The latest stories, notices, publications, and other news from across our website.
Meet the new CE of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori
The Kōkiritia team recently spoke with the newly appointed Chief Executive of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori – Ngahiwi Apanui.
Vital words – Ngā Kupu Ora Aotearoa
Te Puni Kōkiri is proud to be associated with three of this year’s 15 finalists – one of which won its category. Finalists were selected from an overall pool of 60 Māori books.
Haka! Whiti Te Rā!
Read about Patricia Grace’s Haka! Whiti Te Rā! And find out how you could win a copy her new children’s book.
Māori succeeding as Māori - Always
Forty-three years ago the Māori Language Petition was presented to Parliament.
The petition was presented by Ngā Tamatoa, and supported the teaching of Māori language and culture in schools. The petition was among the first of many turning-points for the revitalisation of Te Reo Māori; embedding it as one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s official languages, and into our sense of nationhood and identity.
Understanding whānau-centred approaches: Analysis of Phase One Whānau Ora research and monitoring results
The first phase of Whānau Ora (2010 – 2015) has focused on strengthening provider capability to design and deliver whānau-centred approaches.
Governance and Financial Literacy Training
In November 2014 two pilot workshops were held in Kirikiriroa (Hamilton) and Te Papaioea (Palmerston North) that offered targeted governance and financial literacy training to Māori Wardens.
The Pride Of Our Community
Māori Warden Thomas Henry is often thanked when he picks up a child off the street and drops them home, but occasionally he isn’t.
Tāmaki Wardens Praised For Work At Cricket World Cup
At a ceremony held at the Auckland Town Hall in May this year, North Shore and Tāmaki Māori Wardens were acknowledged for their work during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.
Ōtepoti creating more Māori Wardens
Dunedin will soon have a group of more than 20 Māori wardens taking turns patrolling the streets at night and during big events.
Keeping The Situation Cool
Often a calm reassuring word from a respected person is all it takes to diffuse a situation that has the potential to get out of hand.
Rolling with the Governor General Kahungunu style
For the first time in 30 years Kohupātiki Marae in Hastings hosted Governor General Sir Jerry and Lady Janine Matepārae signalling a four-day tour across the region.
Got Any Good Warden Stories? Or Story Tips?
If you know something that a Warden has done that is great for the community, know of anyone who has accomplished something great or is just a really amazing person – we want to hear from you!
Contact your nearest Te Puni Kōkiri regional co-ordinator and we will work to get them featured in the next quarterly edition of Aroha ki te Tangata.
He Kupu nā Te Rau
It has been over three years since the last edition and it’s great to have it back to profile the fantastic work that Māori Wardens continue to do in our rural and urban communities and beyond the marae gates.
Kōrero Mai e te Whānau
Kōrero Mai e te Whānau – Whānau Stories of Integration, Innovation and Engagement presents the stories of 12 whānau who completed whānau plans during Phase One of Whānau Ora.
Toitū te whenua, toitū te mana, toitū te reo
Our land and our language are important markers of Māori identity, these are also the focus of two important pieces of legislation which will be introduced into Parliament in the next year.
Whiriwhiria ngā taonga tuku iho, e arahina koe i tō mahi
In its 40th year since the first Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, rangatahi Māori, rangatahi Pākehā stood as leaders and advocates of te reo Māori.
Ko te reo te mauri o te mana Māori
Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori announced a new study investigating the health of the Māori language in homes and communities.
Ahorangi Rawinia Higgins - Te Whakaora Reo Māori
Kua mana te reo Māori i Aotearoa nei nō te tau 1987, mai i taua tau e hia kē ngā mahi whakaora reo Māori kua puta mai pērā ki te kōhanga reo, ngā kura kaupapa Māori, te whakatūria te kōmihana mō te reo Māori a Te Taura Whiri i Te Reo Māori, ngā reo irirangi Māori i roto i ngā tau tata ake nei ko Whakaata Māori.
Te Reo Waiātarere o Tautoro - E whakatairanga ana i te reo i ngā kāinga me ngā whānau o Tautoro
Ka whakarewaina te kaupapa o ‘Te Reo Waiātarere o Tautoro’. I tū te whakarewatanga ki te marae o Mahukiterangi ki Tautoro i te rohe o Te Taitokerau.
Kua puta te rārangi poto mō ngā Tohu Pikihuia
Kua whakaputaina te rārangi poto mō ngā Tohu Pikihuia 2015 e te Māori Literature Trust.
Tō tātou tirohanga ki te Toi Māori
Neke atu i te rua ngahuru tau kua whakapau kaha a Tākuta Rangihīroa Panoho ki ana mahi hei kaitiaki, hei hitōria toi anō hoki. Ko tōna aronga nui ko ngā toi a te Māori, a te Moana nui ā-Kiwa, a Aotearoa me ngā toi a ngā tāngata whenua huri noa i te ao.
Te Reo Māori – ki te kōrerotia e te whānau e kore e ngaro
He tūranga matua tō te whānau i ngā mahi whakaora i te reo Māori i ō tātou kāinga, i ō tātou hapori.
Whānau Ora Achievements Report
In July 2014 the then Minister of Whānau Ora, Minister Turia presented this Whānau Ora Achievements Report in the House.
Tracking Whānau Ora Outcomes July – December 2013
The Tracking Whānau Ora Outcomes July – December 2013 report reviews results from action research and Whānau Ora Provider Collective reports from June – December 2013.
Tangata Whenua wins RSNZ award
Te Puni Kōkiri congratulates authors of Tangata Whenua: an Illustrated History Atholl Anderson FRSNZ, the late Dame Judith Binney FRSNZ and Aroha Harris, whose book won the 2015 Royal Society of New Zealand Science Book Prize.