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Māori news stories for the week ending 9 March 2012

Retired High Court judge and historian Sir Rodney Gallen passed away last Saturday. Te Putea Whakatupu Trust will be offering up to ten Rona scholarships to Māori students completing a degree in fisheries, aquaculture, or marine sciences.  The value of each scholarship is $10,000.  The Bay of Plenty Regional Council will host Te Tōanga Mai [...]

January 27, 2012    Private Posts, Rōpu Māori, Social

Top Māori news stories for the week ending 27.01.2012

Māori Rugby Board member and chairman of Te Waipounamu Rugby Board Allan “Smiley” Haua passed away on Tuesday. On Monday a ceremony was held in Paris to return 20 toi moko (preserved Māori warrior heads) back to New Zealand.  The toi moko were received by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa’s repatriation team. On [...]

January 27, 2012    Private Posts, Rōpu Māori

Appointments -Māori New Years Honours: omnibus excerpt from week ending 27.01.2012

Member of the Order of New Zealand (ONZ); Hone Hotere Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) Robyn Bargh; Wharehuia Milroy Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) Grace Dorset; Russell Feist  Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) Piatarihi Callaghan; Margaret Kawharu; Merata Kawharu; Bert Mackie; John Maihi; [...]

November 11, 2011    Economic, Private Posts, Rōpu Māori

Geothermal exploration and feasibility study agreement signed: omnibus excerpt

Okere Incorporation and Ruahine Kuharua Incorporation have signed agreements with Mighty River Power to enable initial exploration and a feasibility study of geothermal energy on the Taheke field, 20km northeast of Rotorua.  The agreement, which will be known as Te ia a Tutea Development, provides for long-term co-ownership of any future development in the Taheke [...]

November 11, 2011    Economic, Education, Private Posts, Rōpu Māori

Telecommunication companies offer Māori scholarship and graduate programmes: omnibus excerpt

Hautaki Trust, Te Huarahi Tika Māori Spectrum Trust, and 2degrees have created a scholarship and graduate programme for Māori studying information and communications technology at Auckland University.  Vodafone have also announced it will extend its current graduate programme by allocating an additional five places for Māori graduates.  These announcements follow the establishment of Ngā Pū [...]

Māori news stories for the week ending 11 November, 2011: omnibus excerpt

Broadcaster Te Kauhoe Wano died last week. The Federation of Maori Authorities (FoMA) will hold its annual conference in Mount Maunganui on the 12- 13 November. Te Kōtahi Research Institute – Māori research institute has opened at Waikato University. Te Runanganui o te Pihopatanga of Aotearoa (the Maori Anglican Church) has rejected a proposed Anglican [...]

Act Party: manifesto commitments:omnibus excerpt

ACT Party – Māori focused matters The ACT Party has nineteen policy statements, and Māori interests are captured almost exclusively in one of these, entitled the ‘One Law for All’ policy proposal.  (The only other place the word Māori appears is under Welfare where ACT notes the high numbers of Māori on welfare.)  The ‘One [...]

Mana Party: manifesto commitments: omnibus excerpt

Mana Party – Māori focused matters Despite its relative newness, the Mana Party has developed twelve broad policy platforms, all of which take into account specific Māori interests.  These policies, and salient features, are highlighted in the table that follows. Mana Party Notes – salient aspects of Māori-focused policy proposals Livelihoods and Economic Justice policies [...]

Green Party – manifesto commitments: omnibus excerpt

Green Party Māori focused matters This election the Green Party is the only ‘mainstream’ political party to produce clear Māori specific policy.  It is noteworthy that both National and Labour have, since the last election, jettisoned specific Māori-related policy documentation.  We consider the size of the Māori voting electorate (15%), and the significance of issues [...]

September 3, 2011    Private Posts, Rōpu Māori, Social

Report from Chief Scientific Advisor (and Taskforce) on Adolescence: omnibus excerpt

From week ending June 3, 2011 On Wednesday, The Chief Scientific Advisor to the Prime Minister, Dr Peter Gluckman, released a report on adolescence; Improving the transition: reducing social and psychological morbidity during adolescence.  The report is an extensive synthesis of national and international academic literature of adolescence, and the risks that present for that [...]

September 2, 2011    Government, Private Posts, Rōpu Māori, Social

Police promote archaic powers of Māori wardens: omnibus excerpt

From week ending 12 August 2011 Last week the Wellington Police wrote to licensed premises in Wellington reminding them of the legislative power of Māori Wardens to order the premise not to sell alcohol to a Māori, who in the Warden’s opinion is “in state of intoxication, or is violent, quarrelsome, or disorderly, or is [...]

Household Labour Force Survey Released – Māori employment: omnibus excerpt

From week ending 5 August 2011 Yesterday Statistics New Zealand released the Household Labour Force Survey for the quarter to the end of June 2011.  Overall the survey shows unemployment is 6.5% of the workforce.  For Māori the unemployment rate is 12.6% – still about double the total rate.  In real numbers, if Māori had [...]

The Kōhanga National Trust – Treaty Claim: omnibus excerpt

Last week the Waitangi Tribunal heard the urgent claim of the Kōhanga Reo National Trust, which alleges multiple failures of the Crown to adequately support and respect the Trust and Kōhanga Reo. The Tribunal has now issued a short ‘memorandum-directional’ which requests that the parties seek mediation to resolve the claim. A report back on [...]

New Zealand Māori Council-water issues: omnibus excerpt

From week ending 12 August 2011 The New Zealand Māori Council has indicated that they are preparing a Waitangi Tribunal Claim on behalf of thirty hapū in relation to the Māori ownership interests of water.  The Council has indicated that the government exerts ownership interests, via regional councils etc, but affected hapū receive no payment [...]

Ministerial Inquiry on Foreign Charter Vessels: omnibus excerpt

Yesterday Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister, Phil Heatley announced that a Ministerial Inquiry into the operation of Foreign Charter Vessels (FCVs) will be held.  The terms of reference have yet to be set by Cabinet, however the issue of concern relates to employment conditions experienced by foreign crew, while working in New Zealand waters. The fisheries [...]

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