All posts tagged Ngāti Kahungunu

Māori news stories for the week ending 4 May 2012

The Auckland Independent Māori Statutory Board has commenced a series of six hui to consult on health and wellbeing issues such as Te Reo Māori, housing and co-governance of natural resources.  Feedback from hui will be used to develop the Tāmaki Makaurau – Māori Wellbeing Plan. Ngāti Kahungunu iwi continues to support locked out AFFCO [...]

March 26, 2012    Uncategorized

Māori news stories for the week ending 23 March 2012: Omnibus excerpt

On Tuesday the jury found the ‘Urewera Four’ guilty of a range of firearms charges, but they failed to reach a verdict as to whether the defendants were members of an organised criminal group.  The four defendants have been released on bail and await sentencing on May 24.  The Crown must now determine whether a [...]

May 4, 2011    Economic, Rōpu Māori

Māori working group for Rural broadband initiative appointed

 Māori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples and Minister for Communications and Information Technology Steven Joyce announced on Tuesday the establishment of a seven member Māori Working Group to help steer the rollout of the government’s Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI).

March 8, 2011    Government, Rōpu Māori

Lieutenant-General named the new Governor-General.

Former Defence Force head   Lieutenant-General Jerry Mateparae (Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Ngāti Kahungunu) has been named as the new Governor-General.

February 17, 2011    Rōpu Māori, Social

Māori high risk drivers

This week a 17 year-old Māori female, was sentenced in the Napier High Court  to ten months home detention, 300 hours community work and disqualified from driving for seven years, for causing the deaths of two passages in October 2009 while drink driving. 

February 3, 2011    Health, Rōpu Māori, Social, Treaty

Ngāti Kahungunu Waitangi Day celebrations go smokefree

Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi has announced that their Waitangi Day celebrations will be smoke-free from this year forward.

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 23, 2010    Social

Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi leader named HBDHB Deputy Chairperson

Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi leader, Ngahiwi Tomoana  has been named deputy chairperson for the Hawke’s Bay District Health Board.

November 23, 2010    Treaty

Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi leader says yes to mining

 The chair of the Hawkes Bay’s Ngāti Kahungunu iwi says his people want the door left open to discuss mining on Māori owned land. 

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