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Aotearoa New Zealand’s Universal Periodic Review
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) is seeking feedback on the draft national report for Aotearoa New Zealand’s Fourth Universal Periodic Review.
GCSB Women in STEM Scholarship – Now Open
Applications for the 2023 GCSB Women in STEM Scholarship are now open and close Saturday 1 October. There are four scholarships available, one of which will be dedicated to a Māori or Pacific person.
Matariki Resources
The Ministry of Culture and Heritage have developed a range of resources for use free of charge.
Te Puni Kōkiri helps fund partnership for Te Reo assistive technology
Te Puni Kōkiri is supporting the Tua o te Pae team from Wahanga Tū Kōrero / TalkLink Trust and Te Hiku Media to explore the development of the first ever synthetic te reo Māori voice that is compatible with communication assistive technology devices.
Sediment and debris management package available for cyclone affected whenua Māori
The government is providing $30 million to support whenua Māori owners with vital clean-up of sediment and debris in Tairāwhiti and the Hawke’s Bay regions affected by Cyclone Gabrielle.
Call to successors of the Hāwea/Wānaka SILNA land
This year, successors to the Hāwea/Wānaka South Island Landless Natives Act 1906 (SILNA) land will be establishing a representative body that will work with the Crown on issues regarding the land in Wānaka committed to them.
Te Tai Tokerau construction business receives a boost
Justin Roberts (Ngāpuhi) of Te Putahi Projects features in a new video showcasing his success with the Te Puni Kōkiri Progressive Procurement Capability Uplift Programme, through localised support from Te Hiringa Trust in Whangārei.
Whenua engagements continue in Ikaroa-Rāwhiti
Māori landowners on the East Coast have the opportunity to engage kanohi ki te kanohi with Te Puni Kōkiri about their whenua.
Strengthening Māori aspirations in radio spectrum
New agreements between Te Puni Kōkiri, Hīkina Whakatutuki and the Interim Māori Spectrum Commission will see Māori participation expanding in spectrum and digital industries.
Māori-Pacific traffic management business turns lives around
iTraffic is a proudly 100% Māori and Pacific owned business based in Auckland that has been taking the traffic management industry by storm.
Christchurch’s wahine Māori-owned design firm
As a wahine Māori creative director and business owner Tania McCoy must be quite rare as it’s estimated just 1% of creative agencies globally have a female owner.
ACC shares progressive procurement tips for agencies
ACC is breaking down the barriers to government procurement, so the process is more accessible for Māori health providers to tender for ACC’s contracts.
The wahine business owner fixing up East Coast roads and school lunches
Powerhouse Kat (Hubba) Kaiwai is used to digging in for her community and quickly mobilising her Ruatōria roading business to fix roads on the cyclone-ravaged East Coast.
Ahuwhenua Trophy – a time to celebrate excellence
Joining the audience of 920 people, a contingent of Te Puni Kōkiri kaimahi were able to celebrate excellence in Māori farming at the Ahuwhenua Trophy awards ceremony held in Tauranga on Friday 9 June.
New bilingual signs released for consultation
Kua tukuna ngā tohu reorua hou ki te ara tuku kōrero
Young Māori Grower Finalists all wahine
Since the inaugural Ahuwhenua Trophy in 2012, this is only the second time the competition is recognising Young Māori Growers, and the first time all three finalists are wahine.
Three wāhine Māori business owners, three stories of success
Inspiring wāhine Māori business owners are paving the way in their respective fields – from roading in Ruatōria, to creative design solutions in Ōtautahi, to a virtual contact centre run from Taranaki.
Joint COVID-19 Case Study with NIAA
A look into the policy measures adopted by Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand in response to the pandemic and the resulting impact on Indigenous peoples and their communities - March 2020 to July 2021.
Te Au Rangahau: Māori Business Research
Understanding the economic value of Māori taonga: a scoping study
2023 Ahuwhenua Trophy field days completed
Finalists have all successfully hosted Ahuwhenua judges, sponsors, guests, iwi, hapū and whānau at their respective field day.
Government’s Budget 23 released today
Today, the Government has released Budget 23 – Support for today, building for tomorrow.
Forestry slash, debris, flood and cyclone support update
Funding and support for the people and regions affected by flooding and the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle continues to be announced.
Sediment and debris package launched to accelerate recovery to Cyclone Gabrielle
The Government has launched a $172 million funding package to support councils and commercial properties in Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti, with vital clean-up and processing of sediment and debris as a result of Cyclone Gabrielle.
Celebrate Matariki 2023
Aotearoa is once again gearing up for Matariki! 2023 is the second year we will officially celebrate Māori New Year as a public holiday. This year Matariki falls on 14 July.
Cyclone Gabrielle Māori Communities Response Fund near capacity
Cyclone Gabrielle exposed disproportionate risks to Māori, and severely damaged cultural infrastructures and taonga such as marae and urupā. This in turn challenged the holistic resilience of many Māori communities.