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Whenua Māori Fund Open
Maori land owners are keen to explore ways to better utilise their whenua as applications to the new Whenua Maori Fund start coming forward.
Whānau Ora - Pā Ora, Pā Wānanga at Omaka Marae
Whānau of Omaka Marae in Blenheim believe in the whakatauki ‘He tangata akona ki te marae, tū ki te ao, tau ana’. If a person is well connected to their marae they will learn all the values and principles needed to participate in the global village with confidence.
Te Pātaka a Te Ururoa
Nō muri mai i te Kirihimete me te Tau Hou ko Te Aranga te tuatahi o ō tātou tino hararei. Tāna e tohu nei ko te hekenga mai o te waewae o Hine Takurua, ka makariri ngā rā, ka roa ake ngā pō.
Kia titiro whakamuri au ki te tau kua pahure tonu nei, he koanga ngākau tōku ki ngā mahi kua tutuki nei i a Te Puni Kōkiri ki te taha o ngā iwi, o ngā hapū, me ngā whānau.
Ranginui e tū iho rā
Thousands descended on Ōrākei marae, many more followed the live stream coverage to pay tribute, to honour and to grieve the loss of one of te ao Māori’s most influential academic leaders and advocates – Dr Ranginui Walker.
Mōkai Kāinga: All about community
For more than three decades Mōkai Kāinga Trust in Wellington has been ‘giving back’ to the community it serves. We visited Ōwhiro Gardens to discover a little bit more about what happens on the ground.
Ahuwhenua finalists' field days
The three Ahuwhenua Trophy finalists - Ngāi Tahu Farming Limited, Tewi Trust and The Proprietors of Rakaia Incorporation have hosted their field days. Last month the three finalists were announced by the Minister in Parliament . The winner will be announced Friday, 20 May.
Whāia te iti kahurangi
In this edition, Hon Te Ururoa Flavell, writes about a new fund to support Māori land owners and looks forward to The Māori Language (Te Reo Māori) Bill being reported back from Parliament.
Toitū te whenua, toitū te tangata: productive land, prosperous people
Whatungarongaro te tangata toitū te whenua. As man disappears from sight, the land remains.
Whānau Ora - Reo Pēpi pukapuka
Tokorua ngā hākui nō Ngāi Tahu kua mahi tahi ki te waihanga i tētahi kohinga pukapuka ātaahua mā te hunga tamariki, e whakaaturia ai te reo Ingarihi me Te Reo Māori, ā, kei roto hoki ētahi whakaahua i tāia e te ringa.
Rise Up!
Fourteen Māori women will soon make their mark as graduates of the world’s first indigenous international leadership coaching programme.
Tai Tokerau Economic Action Plan launched
Te Tai Tokerau Economic Action Plan was launched last month, emphasising that Māori, government and industry working in unison was critical to grow incomes, jobs and investment in Northland.
Ngāpuhi Festival
More than 32,000 people crowded out Northland College and Kaikohe to attend the 11th Ngāpuhi Festival last month.
Honey is like the “It Girl” of the primary industry sector
Māori Trustee Jamie Tuuta outlines Te Tumu Paeroa plans to support more Māori into the honey industry.
Ahuwhenua Trophy finalists announced
Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell and Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy have congratulated this year’s Ahuwhenua Trophy competition finalists, celebrating excellence in Māori farming.
Kaupapa Māori bowls everyone away
Manaakitanga and tautoko were well demonstrated at the 2016 Aotearoa National Māori Bowls Tournament held in Wainuiomata over Waitangi weekend.
Te Ara ki te Pire mō te Ture Whenua Māori
I ngā tau 40 kua pahure, koianei te whakahoutanga nui ki Te Ture Whenua Māori. I te roanga o taua wā, ko te hiahia o te Māori ko te tino rangatiratanga o ō rātou whenua.
Whānau Ora - From First Year Reflections to the Future
The Pasifika Whānau Ora and Aniva Pacific Health Workforce National Conference in Wellington, on November 25 - 26 2015, provided opportunities for Pacific providers and partners of Whānau Ora to share ideas, knowledge and experience gained from the first year of Whānau Ora Commissioning.
Uenuku Charitable Trust Deed of Mandate
The Office of Treaty Settlements (OTS) invites submissions, views or inquiries concerning the draft Deed of Mandate of the Uenuku Charitable Trust (UCT) for the settlement negotiations of the historical Treaty claims of Te Korowai o Wainuiārua (the central Whanganui Large Natural Group).
Ko te mea nui o te ao
Hutia te rito o te harakeke, kei hea rā te kōmako e kō?
Kī mai ki ahau, he aha te mea nui o te ao?
Māku e kī atu, he tangata, he tangata, he tangata.
Te Ture Whenua Māori
He nui tonu ngā aho o te taura roa e whiri ana i te Māori ki te whenua me te ture. He kupenga whīwhiwhi kē te otinga o te whakatūnga o te Kōti Whenua Māori i tērā 150 tau. Nō muri mai, ka mātua rerekē te mana whakahaere me te tūhonotanga o te Māori ki te whenua.
Entries now open for Prime Minister's Education Excellence Awards
The Prime Minister's Education Excellence Awards recognise and celebrate outstanding achievements in early childhood education, primary and secondary schooling. Entries are now open until 18 March 2016.
Kōkiri 33 Raumati – kei ngā rori
Pānuihia ētahi o ngā kōrero mai i te putanga o Kōkiri 33 ki roto i tēnei putanga o Kōkiritia.
Toi Kikī 2016
Mō ngā wiki e toru, i ia rua tau, ka tū Te Taurima o Aotearoa (New Zealand Arts Festival) ki Pōneke. Koia nei tētahi o ngā taiopenga toi whakahirahira o te motu, e kitea ai ngā momo mahinga toi nō Aotearoa me rāwāhi.
A day in the life: of a wahine farmer
Hannah Wallace won Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer of the Year 2015, making her the first woman to win the award.
Hēnare: ko te aroha mutunga kore
Kei whea mai ki ngā toi rei a te pakihi o Hēnare e hao nei i te umanga rei o Aotearoa. Ko ngā rei ā-ringa, he mea hanga ki ngā rawa o te taiao, he mea whakarākei ki te pūmahara, he taonga e minaminatia ana e te marea.