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Waipareira the driving force behind vaccinating West Auckland
Waitemata DHB is just days away from reaching the milestone 90 per cent double dose vaccination target. Whānau Waipareira has been at the forefront of vaccinating whānau in West Auckland, and beyond.
Cadetship: Working together to protect hapori
Trusted relationships and good local knowledge have enabled Te Puni Kōkiri regional staff to help increase Māori vaccination rates in their communities and efforts of Joeline Takai from Ikaroa Rāwhiti are a great example.
Takitimu Māori Wardens out and about protecting whānau
Māori Wardens in Hawke's Bay are used to being out on the beat, looking after the safety of their communities – making them ideal ambassadors for a Covid-19 vaccination drive.
Rangatahi Māori stepping on the Asia-Pacific stage
Four rangatahi Māori have taken their place at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2021 Voices of the Future youth conference, thanks to support from Te Puni Kōkiri.
Tō Uru Raumati, Have Yours?
More than 20 of our top performers have come together in empty venues across Aotearoa to deliver one message - Tō Uru Raumati (Your Summer Pass), Have Yours?
Te Puni Kōkiri Gender Pay Action Plan 2021-22
Te Puni Kōkiri is committed to ensuring all Kaimahi are able to achieve their full potential, in a workplace that is free from gender and ethnicity-based inequalities, in line with the Public Service Gender Pay Principles and the Public Service Gender Pay Gap Action Plan.
Taitamariki event hopes to lift youth vaccination rates in Tāmaki Makaurau
A “for taitamariki by taitamariki” vaccination event is running tomorrow in a bid to curb vaccine hesitation amongst young people in South Auckland.
New Covid-19 Protection Framework and $120m Māori Communities COVID-19 Fund
The Government today announced details of the new COVID-19 Protection Framework and a new $120m Māori Communities COVID-19 Fund to fast-track vaccination efforts.
Whai Kāinga Whai Oranga funding now open
Applications for Whai Kāinga, Whai Oranga investment are now open through Te Puni Kōkiri and Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga – Ministry of Housing (HUD) and Urban Development.
Pūrongo-ā-tau: Annual Report 2021
Te Puni Kōkiri Pūrongo-ā-tau | Annual Report 2021 outlines how Te Puni Kōkiri has delivered against the expectations set in He Takunetanga Rautaki | Strategic Intentions 2020–2024 and how we have invested the funding appropriated to us in Vote Māori Development.
Iwi driven Māori vaccination campaign reaches Te Tau Ihu whānau
Partnership and kōrero have been key to the success of Te Kotahi o Te Tauihu o Te Waka-a-Māui’s vaccination campaign for local Māori communities in Te Tau Ihu (top of the South Island).
Online webinar supports whenua Māori
Te Puni Kōkiri Te Tai Tokerau (our Northland office) is set to launch their Whenua Roadshow webinar next week in collaboration with Te Kooti Whenua Māori - Māori Land Court.
Working effectively with Māori – case studies
We are always working at Te Puni Kōkiri to better understand and share how effective public sector services are delivered to Māori, and how to improve them.
Community Spirit Drives Super Saturday Success
Aotearoa pulled together to rise to the challenge for Super Saturday with 130,002 New Zealanders getting vaccinated from Moerewa to Mataura. It was a record day for Māori vaccinations with 21,702 Māori getting their shot.
Wāhine Māori trans-tasman company 1Centre flourishing post-COVID
Miriana Lowrie’s trans-Tasman tech company 1Centre Ltd, is one of more than a hundred employers, who used Te Puni Kōkiri Cadetships programme in 20/21 to improve their business and grow the careers of Māori cadets.
Local rangatahi are doing it “for the whānau”
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern praised local rangatahi for getting vaccinated and “looking after their whānau”, during her visit to a vaccine clinic at Wainuiomata marae today (Oct 1).
Breathing new life into iconic Ōtautahi building to house Rehua Marae whānau
Memories of living at the old trade training hostel at Rehua Marae are vivid in Ash Leatherby’s mind.
The marae responding to food insecurity in Tāmaki Makaurau
Papatūānuku Kōkiri Marae, located in Māngere, has been on the frontline of food insecurity in south Auckland for almost 30 years.
Local faces in local places support Māori vaccine campaigns
Thanks to a generous koha from Māori-owned company Go Media, Karawhiua has created a beautiful gallery of digital billboards which encourage whānau and Māori communities around the country to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
COVID-19: Taking the vax to the people in Hauraki
When the Delta outbreak hit Aotearoa, Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki knew the way to get their whānau and iwi tested and vaccinated was to take the clinics to them.
Getting vaccinated with a mate on campus at the University of Waikato
Rangatahi took advantage of a vaccination event at the University of Waikato last week and were encouraged to bring their mates along.
Whānau resilience to COVID-19 increased in Kaiaua
When the second Aotearoa-wide lockdown was announced, the Wharekawa Marae Reservation Trust in Whakatiwai, Kaiaua (near the Coromandel) was able to better respond swiftly to the needs of their whānau and community.
Papakāinga: Whenua blessing in Whāingaroa marks start of construction
Whenua Māori near Whāingaroa (Raglan) that has been sitting idle for decades will soon be home to local Waikato whānau and bring those from afar who are yet to experience living on their ancestral whenua.
Waka Kōkiri mobilised in Te Arawa vaccination effort
A drive-through vaccination clinic established in Rotorua is set to be a permanent fixture until December, with the iwi determined to get whānau protected against COVID-19.
Papakāinga: Bringing whānau back to Maungatautari Maunga
Under the gaze of Maungatautari maunga near Cambridge lies a 10-home papakāinga that has been years in the making for Ngāti Korokī Kahukura iwi.