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Kōkiri 28 welcomes our new Chief Executive Michelle Hippolite who took over the reins last December. This issue shows the variety of mahi we are involved with across the motu: through our head office and network of regional offices. Download the PDF (5.1MB)
E ngā iwi, e ngā mana, e ngā karangatanga maha puta noa i te motu, tēnā rā koutou katoa.
By the time you read this column, I would have completed nearly two months as Chief Executive of Te Puni Kōkiri and, like you, am looking forward to the promises and the challenges that 2013 offers us all. Read more »
A new year has dawned. Many of us are just returning to work, others may still be enjoying the summer weather and kai of the season, but regardless of time and place I can guarantee we have all turned our thoughts to the year that has passed, and the year that lies before us. Read more »
I have enjoyed my year as Associate Minister of Māori Affairs. Read more »
Historical Treaty of Waitangi settlement bills for Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei and Ngāti Manuhiri were enacted into law late last year, while settlements for Waitaha and Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara progressed during extra sitting periods. The following article is taken from Māori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples speeches to the House of Representatives. Read more »
Tēnā koutou e ngā iwi, e ngā rōpū me ngā whānau e ngākau nui ana ki tēnei kaupapa a Whānau Ora. Read more »
More than 70 years have passed since 3,600 young Māori men landed in Europe and North Africa to take on Hitler’s devastating German army. Read more »
“an asset discovered in the crucible of war should have a value in the coming peace” Read more »
In some respects the closure of the 28th Māori Battalion Association is analogous with the return of the Māori Battalion at the end of the Second World War. Read more »
Transforming Māori economic fortunes now and into the future is one of the greatest challenges facing our families: It’s also one of our greatest opportunities. Read more »
Business and trade isn’t a new concept for Māori people: Business and trade is in our DNA. Read more »
Raising Māori educational achievement is fundamental to our future. Read more »
With an overarching aim to increase Māori employment, representatives from successful industries begin by identifying skills the future Māori workforce will need. Read more »
The private sector has joined iwi and government representatives to boost financial literacy and savings habits amongst Māori. Read more »
Boosting Māori economic performance will benefit New Zealand. Read more »
Māori are interested in economic development opportunities, and support a constructive discussion about the sustainable utilisation of natural resources. Read more »
New Zealand’s business leaders working alongside Māori asset holders into the future. Read more »
Māori Economic Development Panel Chairman Ngāhiwi Tomoana has been appointed to the inaugural executive board of the New Zealand China Council. Read more »
Considering the rules that govern our country is an opportunity the people of Aotearoa New Zealand shouldn’t miss. Read more »
Being informed and having a say in how New Zealand is governed is an important constitutional right for all Māori, says Te Puni Kōkiri CEO Michelle Hippolite. Read more »
Forty years after the withdrawal of the last New Zealand troops from South Vietnam in 1972, the Tairāwhiti Vietnam Veterans and Whānau Association have undertaken an oral history project to record the experiences of members and their whānau. Read more »
Few realise that one of our official languages was effectively banned until 1993. Kōkiri speaks to deaf educator and advocate, Richard Peri. Read more »
Innovation, exports and people are key to the future and the history of the Māori economy Māori Affairs Minister Hon Dr Pita Sharples told participants at the Federation of Māori Authorities’ (FoMA) November AGM in Taupō. Read more »
“Our tamariki mokopuna are our future and it’s important that we tautoko projects that encourage creativity, innovation and business smarts. That’s what will help boost the Māori economy and in turn, lead to better lives for Māori whānau,” says Eruera Reedy Te Puni Kōkiri Acting Deputy Secretary. Read more »
Kaumātua who live on our marae keep the home fires burning across Aotearoa: in a new initiative, the Tākitimu Te Puni Kōkiri team is helping to keep those elders own homes warm and healthy. Read more »
p>With huge housing hopes, Trustees have set their sights on future housing developments in the rural township. Their first priority has been the upgrade of existing homes. Leveraging training and employment opportunities for Rātana rangatahi is another key concern. Rātana whānau have worked alongside a range of government agencies and their goals will soon be realised. A year after the strategy was launched, Cabinet approved funding for repairs paving the way for the safe installation of insulation as well as clean, efficient heating. Read more »
There’s been a change of guard at Te Puni Kōkiri. Leith Comer whose 12 years in the top job was unusually long in the modern public service, retired on Friday 30 November. Read more »
It’s official: Cheryl Mokaraka-Crump and Shara Mei Crump Jackson are Northland’s most wanted women. Read more »
When they were selected to take part in the prestigious New Generation show at NZ Fashion Week, Dmonic Intent – aka Glen Innes siblings, Maxine, Samara, Kris and brother-in-law Joe – were ecstatic. Read more »
A devastating arson attack that destroyed the Pouākani Marae in 2007 left the Mangakino community with the huge task of fundraising and searching for resources to start again. With the building and decoration finished, documenting the opening of the marae for future generations was a priority for the people of Mangakino. Read more »
Remaining viable and thriving into the future are key drivers for organisations seeking to grow the leadership and managerial capability of their governing boards. Read more »
Sun, sand and surf are words that we happily associate with summer. New Zealand is blessed with beautiful beaches but shamefully also has one of the highest drowning rates (2.7) per capita in the OECD, approximately twice that of Australia. Read more »
This year Te Puni Kōkiri staff were asked to support a community crisis HOPE hui after several rangatahi from Raureka in Hastings committed suicide. Read more »
Close to 29,000 construction workers will be needed in Christchurch over the next 20-years and some of those heading south will be thirteen rangatahi from Taumarunui. Read more »
Like many marae throughout Aotearoa, the whānau of Te Aroha Pā, Kai Iwi, faced the challenge of passing pahake and a lack of marae whānau to carry out normal cultural practices without seeking support and mentorship from neighbouring whānau and marae. Read more »
Learning new skills, securing casual and part-time work, increased work confidence and self-esteem, punctuality, time management and developing a strong work ethic; these are some of the positive outcomes students have experienced as being part of the Te Taiohitoa o Te Awe Young Champions programme. Read more »
Having a collective voice and working together to make a positive impact in the rebuild and recovery of Ōtautahi was the motivation behind the establishment of the Māori Community Leaders Forum. Read more »
Early results show positive signs of change for whānau are occurring through Whānau Ora. A broad and comprehensive information capture and reporting system is in place to support Whānau Ora implementation and future decision-making. Read more »
Building the capacity and capability of whānau will be the focus of key Whānau Ora stakeholders during the next phase of implementation. Read more »
Eight new provider collectives have been confirmed in priority localities. Read more »
Tawnee Kahukore-Goomes has dreams for her future – the first time in a long time – thanks to Whānau Ora. Read more »
Last year Office Furniture First won the Taranaki Retail Business of the Year Award and Small Business of the Year. It’s a pretty amazing achievement considering owner Anna Davis was more used to a cow shed or netball court than a retail business. Read more »
Kōkiri was privileged to spend some time with a veteran Māori Warden who first donned the familiar black uniform when Iriaka Ratana was his local Māori MP and All You Need Is Love was the number one song. Read more »
A few weeks before we were due to interview her, Māori Warden Julia Murray passed away. Kōkiri headed to Ōtāhuhu to meet her grandchildren, children and lifelong friends. Read more »
The descendents of Whakatōhea chief Mokomoko witnessed the first reading of a bill that seeks to restore the “character, mana, and reputation” of their ancestor. Chief Mokomoko was tried and executed for his alleged role in the murder of Reverend Carl Volkner in Ōpōtiki in 1866. The Government then sent troops into Ōpōtiki where 70,000 hectares of land was seized. Subsequent generations of the Mokomoko whānau have carried the stigma of bringing land confiscation or raupatu to the region. Read more »
Kōkiri headed to Ngāruawāhia to catch up with NZ Fashion Week designer Batreece Poto Morgan at her cousin’s place, over the way from her Nan’s, down the road from her other relations. During the interview a cousin drops in, then a koroua pops by. As we’re leaving, a kuia walking past stops, kisses Poto and pauses at the letterbox for a korero. Read more »
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