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Annual Report for the Year Ended 30 June 2011

Key Outcome: Te Ao Māori - Māori succeeding as Māori, more secure, confident and expert in their own culture.

Impact: Strengthen Māori language and culture
Impact measures Results
Enhanced levels of support for and action on Māori language and culture initiatives. (No target specified.) Te Puni Kōkiri has continued to provide direct support for Māori language and culture initiatives being undertaken by third parties (for example, He Kāinga Kōrerorero, Māori Language Week, Kura Whānau Reo, and Te Reo at Rugby World Cup). We have also undertaken policy work to secure resources for Māori language and culture initiatives through Budget 2011 (that is, reallocated funding for Mā Te Reo and iwi radio).
Direct support and promotion of language and culture initiatives results in increased numbers of and participation in events. (Target: Uptake of Māori radio and television programmes by 50% of Māori population; 75% of participants in selected programmes and events are satisfied with the Māori language outcomes.) Te Puni Kōkiri completed an impact survey of Māori language services in 2010/11. It showed that, among respondents, 63% of Māori adults had watched the Māori Television Service within the last 7 days, and 16% had listened to iwi radio within that timeframe. Some 66% of respondents with increased Māori language proficiency attributed some of their gain to the provision of these services. Funding assitance was also provided to a wide range of smaller community events such as manu kōkero and kapa haka competitions and, as in previous years, Te Puni Kōkiri enabled many communities to hold Matariki celebrations.
Impact: Strengthen cultural infrastructure
Impact measures Results
Marae are more aware of their development requirements (Target: 500 individualised marae development reports.) Marae development reports were provided to 547 marae as part of the Marae Development project. These reports will form the basis for an ongoing work programme to provide advice about Marae development opportunties.
Increased levels of marae capability. (Target: 50 marae prepare marae development plans.) Te Puni Kōkiri processed in excess of 140 proposals from marae for development activities in 2010/11. Particular themes include: support for 20 marae to host Rugby World Cup teams (details were announced on 30 June 2011); and support for marae to provide civil defence facilities during the Christchurch earthquake events. Of the 547 marae surveyed, 40% (220) had strategic plans; 38% (200) had action plans and 12% (65) succession plans.
Participation in iwi and hapū based events. (Target: No specific target pending collation of baseline information.) Te Puni Kōkiri has provided support for more than 70 iwi and hapū based events in 2010/11 to allow participation in: kapa haka festivals; speech competitions; ‘Pa Wars’ events; wānanga and others.