Latest Maori Headlines
Whanau must step up to help prevent child abuse
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 16:23:35 +1200 | The Maori Party
The Maori Party is urging extended whanau to step in when they know child abuse is going on in their extended families. The Government has released a framework for legislation to protect vulnerable children and to support the Children’s Action ...More >>
Families contribute to unique study
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 14:54:24 +1200 | University of Auckland
Families in five North Island east coast communities will share their experiences about the end-of-life care of an older family member for a unique community study. More >>
Oil, gas and mining should be on Māori agenda
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 10:53:25 +1200 | Te Putea Whakatupu Trust
Oil, gas and mining are among subjects that will challenge traditional mindsets at a national conference on Māori industry. Bold ideas, new business models and fresh ways of thinking top the agenda at Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust’s third annual conference ...More >>
Waikato-Tainui appoint new Te Kauhanganui chairman
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 10:12:58 +1200 | Waikato-Tainui
Waikato-Tainui governance entity, Te Kauhanganui, has appointed its new chairman at a meeting held in the weekend. (SUBS 11 AUG) More >>
Inaugural Māori Forestry Forum to explore key issues
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 09:36:57 +1200 | Scion
Forestry investment, increasing knowledge and challenges in the industry are some of the key areas that will be addressed at this week’s ‘Mai i te ngahere oranga - Māori Forestry Forum’ in Rotorua.More >>
United Kingdom Welcomes Pacific Curls
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 14:44:14 +1200 | Arts on Tour New Zealand
“Here we go again”, says Arts On Tour NZ director, Steve Thomas, as the Kiwi touring group introduced to the United Kingdom, is booked the length and breadth of the country from the Highlands and Islands, including Skye, Wales, Devon and Cornwall.More >>
RMA Framework needs close scrutiny - Māori Party
Sat, 10 Aug 2013 12:00:04 +1200 | The Maori Party
Māori Party Co-leaders Tariana Turia and Te Ururoa Flavell have expressed a cautious response to the Resource Management changes announced by National this morning. More >>
Waipareira And Papua New Guinea – Humble Beginnings
Fri, 9 Aug 2013 16:01:54 +1200 | Te Whanau O Waipareira Trust
The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea praised Te Whanau O Waipareira for the work they are doing in the community. More >>
NorthTec’s Performance Is Consistent But Can Do Better
Fri, 9 Aug 2013 15:08:25 +1200 | NorthTec
NorthTec has performed with consistency over the last 12 months but can do better, Chief Executive Paul Binney told stakeholders at its recent Annual Review Meeting (Thursday 25 July).More >>
Te Ara exhibition opens in Vancouver
Fri, 9 Aug 2013 14:44:53 +1200 | Libro International
Launches new trilingual book featuring Musqueam alongside Māori and English. The exhibition Te Ara: Māori Pathways of Leadership, opens today in Vancouver, Canada, in the final stage of its world tour before returning to New Zealand in February ...More >>
Korero Mai Ki Ahau - 10th & 11th of August 2013
Fri, 9 Aug 2013 14:08:47 +1200 | Radio Waatea 603 AM
In April Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples took Maori business leaders including Maori Trustee Jamie Tuuta and Federation of Maori Authorities chair Traci Houpapa to China to look for trade and investment.More >>
Police reach diversity milestone
Fri, 9 Aug 2013 13:47:42 +1200 | New Zealand Police
Constables entering New Zealand Police in the last year have been the most diverse ever. Out of 240 recruits graduating from the Royal New Zealand Police College during the 2012-2013 financial year, 30.8 percent were women, up from 27.3 percent in 2010-2011.More >>
Greater accountability needed for NZ's charter school
Fri, 9 Aug 2013 13:19:13 +1200 | Quality Public Education Coalition - QPEC
“This past week has been a poor one for so-called Partnership Schools, New Zealand’s version of charter schools. It is now clear that the authorisation process does not meet the standards expected of open and transparent government, according to the ...More >>
Maori Party: Honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Fri, 9 Aug 2013 12:58:32 +1200 | The Maori Party
The Maori Party is calling on New Zealanders to honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, as we celebrate the International Day of World Indigenous Peoples (August 9).More >>
Big changes for economic development in the Eastern Bay
Fri, 9 Aug 2013 12:57:30 +1200 | Bay of Plenty Regional Council
On Wednesday 7 August 2013, the Toi EDA Board passed a number of resolutions that will see significant changes in the direction and oversight of an economic development agency in the Eastern Bay of Plenty. More >>
Maori business corporations in it for the long haul
Fri, 9 Aug 2013 12:24:35 +1200 | University of Canterbury
Indigenous post-settlement entities in New Zealand have taken the form of a western corporation as a consequence of historically conditional economic and legal ideology in New Zealand, a UC postgraduate student says. More >>
Turia: Turama Health and Disability Conference 2013
Thu, 8 Aug 2013 17:19:32 +1200 | New Zealand Government
I want to acknowledge the unique status of your organisation – the only Cook Islands Health Network – a vital network established from the foundation laid by the Cook Islands Nurses Association over two decades ago in 1991.More >>
Stepping Things Up For Tāmaki Makaurau
Thu, 8 Aug 2013 14:36:53 +1200 | The Maori Party
The Māori Party MP for Tāmaki Makaurau is showing no sign of slowing down, with the official opening of a new office in Manurewa to be held this Sunday. Dr Pita Sharples has sent out a pānui to the people of Tāmaki Makaurau extending a hand ...More >>
Māori to be a focus of NZ’s largest business survey
Wed, 7 Aug 2013 18:43:40 +1200 | ANZ Bank
Māori businesses will be a focus of the country’s largest survey of privately owned businesses in September this year. More >>
Further progress in Treaty settlement legislation
Wed, 7 Aug 2013 15:19:09 +1200 | New Zealand Government
The Raukawa Claims Settlement Bill, which will settle the historical Treaty of Waitangi claims of the central North Island iwi, Raukawa, passed its first reading today in extended sitting hours today, and will now be considered by the Māori Affairs Committee. ...More >>
