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Two Guitars, Two Mates And Two Very Different Takes On What It Means To Be A Modern Māori - A Musical Journey
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 17:43:31 +1300 | Circa Theatre
Hilarious, thoughtful and filled with fun, this touching comedy explores the world of third-gen Māori who’ve missed the reo bus and find themselves a bit lost. More >>
Crown Put To The Test Before The Waitangi Tribunal On Health System Inequities
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 10:44:08 +1300 | Te Kohao Health
WAI2575 Health Services & Outcomes Kaupapa Inquiry Investigating More Breaches WAI3307 New Claim Filed Against Disestablishment of Te Aka Whai OraMore >>
Kiingi Tuheitia Holds Audience With Green Party
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:10:06 +1300 | Te Tari o te Kiingitanga
Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII has hosted members of the Green Party Caucus at Tuurangawaewae Marae in Ngaaruawahia. The audience follows the King’s Hui-aa-Motu on 20 January, where more than 10,000 people gathered to discuss nationalMore >>
E Tipu E Rea Whānau Services
Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:29:48 +1300 | E Tipu e Rea
E Tipu e Rea Whānau services supports young hapū māmā, mātua taiohi (young parents) and their tamariki with a range of health and social services tailored to their needs. Our mission statement is: Supporting mātua taiohi, hapū māmā and ...More >>
Te Ātiawa And Outward Bound Celebrate The Success Of Inaugural Course
Fri, 15 Mar 2024 09:53:01 +1300 | Outward Bound
Revives a Tohi Rite in Waitohi, a ritual last performed by 28th Māori Battalion More >>
Play Inspired By The Māori And Pasifika Workers At Iconic NZ Crockery Factory
Wed, 13 Mar 2024 18:21:43 +1300 | Te Pou Theatre
A new heartwarming play inspired by the Māori and Pasifika workers at Crown Lynn, the iconic Kiwi crockery factory in Auckland, will debut at Te Pou Theatre in May. The Handlers , written by Māori/Afro-Caribbean playwright Poata Alvie McKree and ...More >>
Indigenous Drive Behind New Partnership In Media Industry
Tue, 12 Mar 2024 15:27:11 +1300 | Kiwa
Announced today at RES 2024, the largest economic summit in Indian Country, a new indigenous partnership in the media industry. Grey Willow Music and Production Studios has been appointed to represent VoiceQ localisation software in growing its presence ...More >>
Government’s 100-day War Against The Poor Cannot Continue - FIRST Union Verdict
Fri, 8 Mar 2024 09:47:24 +1300 | First Union
After 100 days in power, Christopher Luxon’s Government has made workers significantly worse off and punished the poorest while kicking off a pointless and distractionary culture war on behalf of the chaotic coalition’s wealthy backers, according to ...More >>
Hāpai Dissapointed Govt Funded School Lunch Programme Up For Review
Fri, 8 Mar 2024 09:42:01 +1300 | Hapai Te Hauora
Hāpai Te Hauora, Aotearoa's leading Māori Public Health organisation is extremely concerned that the coalition Government has confirmed the government-funded school lunch programme, Ka Ora Ka Ako is under review. Another devastating blow, on hauora ...More >>
Kia Hiwa Rā! Māori Economic Development Fund Open For Applications
Thu, 7 Mar 2024 12:44:01 +1300 | Kapiti Coast District Council
Kāpiti Coast District Council invites Kāpiti whānau, hapū, iwi, ngā mātāwaka and Māori businesses to apply to the Māori Economic Development Fund which is now open. The contestable fund has $65,000 available this year for projects that align ...More >>
Hui Taumata Called To Action Māori Unity
Thu, 7 Mar 2024 11:24:44 +1300 | Ngati Kahungunu
A Hui Taumata will be held in Ngāti Kahungunu on 31 May 2024 hosted by Omāhu Marae to identify solutions for Māori Unity - Kotahitanga. Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Inc. Chair, Bayden Barber says, “We saw thousands of people gather at Tūrangawaewae, Rātana ...More >>
Turning The Tide Of Health Reforms By Taitamariki For Taitamariki In Te Hiku Ō Te Ika
Wed, 6 Mar 2024 14:32:38 +1300 | He Taura
A sea change bringing better health and wellbeing outcomes for Far North taitamariki is on the horizon as a group of young leaders at the forefront of health reforms reconvenes for 2024. Since last August, He Taura – a rangatahi leadership group ...More >>
Govt Reinforces Commitment To Māori Health
Wed, 6 Mar 2024 12:25:12 +1300 | New Zealand Government
Minister of Health Dr Shane Reti says he’s encouraged by a significant meeting with Iwi-Māori Partnership Boards in Christchurch today, saying the gathering heralds a new way forward to achieving improved outcomes for Māori health. Dr Reti says ...More >>
Deep Dive Stocktake Of Māori Wisdom Reveals Solutions For Tackling Violence
Tue, 5 Mar 2024 13:20:17 +1300 | Te Pukotahitanga
A thoughtful deep dive stocktake into the contemporary landscape of Māori literature on Māori living with violence and sexual violation has been released. The ‘Litany of Sound Revisited’ 208-page substantial literature review is believed to be the ...More >>
Poukai Tradition On Display At Waikato Museum
Fri, 1 Mar 2024 18:09:43 +1300 | Hamilton City Council
Ko Kiingi Tūheitia me Toona Ahurewatapu, Paimarire. E nga mana e nga reo, na Te Whare Taonga O Waikato te karanga ake ka tuu tenei whakaaturanga, Te Pani, Te Pouaru, Te Rawakore. Hei te 1 Maehe ka tuwhera te kuwaha mo te marea. Ko nga whakaahua e ...More >>
Undoing Progress: The Disestablishment Of Te Aka Whai Ora And The Future Of Māori Health
Fri, 1 Mar 2024 13:48:29 +1300 | Hapai Te Hauora
The dissolution of Te Aka Whai Ora will send Māori spiraling backward and add more pressure to a health system already buckling according to New Zealand’s largest Māori Public Health Organisation. Hapai Te Hauora CEO Jacqui Harema is disappointed ...More >>
Te Aka Whai Ora Disestablishment ‘Damaging’ For Māori Health Equity
Fri, 1 Mar 2024 10:49:04 +1300 | Hei Ahuru Mowai Maori Cancer Leadership Aotearoa
Hei Āhuru Mōwai Māori Cancer Leadership Aotearoa is deeply disappointed in the coalition government’s recent announcement to disestablish Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority. The network of Māori cancer specialists say the decision will ...More >>
On The Newshub/Smokefree Twin Fiascos
Thu, 29 Feb 2024 10:57:37 +1300 | Gordon Campbell
Here’s a tale of two sunset industries. One has a track record of quality investigative reporting, and sound reportage of the 24/7 news cycle. The other sunset industry peddles a deadly substance that kills and injures tens of thousands of New Zealanders ...More >>
National Iwi Chairs Forum Pou Tangata Condemns Proposed Repeal Of Smokefree Environments Act
Thu, 29 Feb 2024 09:10:19 +1300 | Pou Tangata
Pou Tangata of the National Iwi Chairs Forum strongly condemns the recent actions by the Government to introduce legislation in favour of repealing the Smokefree Environments Act and urges the Government to focus instead on strengthening the policies that ...More >>
Starship Launches Culturally Responsive Team, Ringa Atawhai, To Help Transform Healthcare Experiences
Wed, 28 Feb 2024 19:34:22 +1300 | Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand
Starship launches culturally responsive team, Ringa Atawhai, to help transform healthcare experiences of mokopuna and whānau In a first for Starship, the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) will be home to a dedicated culturally responsive multi-disciplinary ...More >>