All posts for the month November, 2010
November 30, 2010    Education, Social, Treaty

Institute for Post Treaty Settlement Futures

Ngāti Awa treaty claim leader Professor Sir Hirini Moko Mead has been appointed the inaugural professor of a new Institute for Post Treaty Settlement Futures.

November 30, 2010    Government, Rōpu Māori, Treaty

Māori Affairs select committee hear strong opposition to Marine and Coastal Area Bill in Blenheim

Blenheim, November 29, Māori Affairs select committee held hearings for the Marine and Coastal Area Bill.

November 30, 2010    Rōpu Māori

Ngāti Kahungunu concerned with low Māori representation in local government.

Ngāti Kahungunu is concerned at the low level of Māori participation and representation in local government resulting from the recently completed elections.

November 29, 2010    Government, Social

Welfare Working Group – Options paper

Last week the Welfare Working Group released an options paper on- Reducing long term benefit dependence -.

November 29, 2010    Economic, Rōpu Māori

Iwi Collective Partnership launches major seafood venture

Rotorua, November 25,  12 North Island iwi launched a multimillion-dollar global seafood venture.

November 29, 2010    Economic, Government, Rōpu Māori, Treaty

Crown invites iwi to discuss Aquaculture settlement

Iwi are being invited to discuss how the Crown can deliver its obligations under the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement for new space created by proposed new aquaculture legislation.

November 29, 2010    Social

Few babies born into families which speak Te Reo

A report named, Before We Were Born has revealed some interesting details from an University of Auckland study involving the scrutiny of the life of 7,000 New Zealand children over a two year period.

November 26, 2010    Government, Rōpu Māori, Treaty

Taipa protest update

Ongoing protest and further occupation of land at Taipa in the Far North could be at risk of undermining the work Treaty Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson is doing to settle the Muriwhenua land claims. 

November 26, 2010    Health, Social

Māori approaches and leadership crucial for reducing smoking amongst Māori

Research carried out by Whakauae Research for Māori Health and Development and the University of Otago, Wellington, looked at senior Māori policymakers’ and MPs’ views on how to achieve progress on smokefree homes, cars and community will be published today in the New Zealand Medical Journal.  

November 25, 2010    Government, Health, Social

Whānau Ora integrated Service Delivery Study launched

On Wednesday 24th November Māori Party Co-leader Turiana Turia launched the Whānau Ora integrated Services Delivery Study. 

November 25, 2010    Education, Social

New research institute will focus on demographics and the impact on Māori

Māori issues will be a key focus of a new research institute at Waikato University.

November 25, 2010    Education, Social

AUT trying to encourage more Māori into nursing

AUT University in Auckland is trying to encourage more Māori to take up nursing.

November 24, 2010    Economic, Rōpu Māori

No Māori kiwifruit orchards have been infected with PSA

To date no Māori kiwifruit orchards are among the 60 orchards affected by the PSA vine killing bacteria.

November 24, 2010    Health, Social

Māori health researcher blames marketing for low Māori breast-feeding rates

Māori health researcher Dr Marewa Glover says baby formula manufacturers have behaved like tobacco companies in the way they have used marketing to manipulated women into using their products.

November 24, 2010    Government, Treaty

Day 1 The Marine and Coastal Area Bill Hearings

Disagreements among committee members was aired on the first day of hearings on the replacement bill for the Foreshore & Seabed Act.

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