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Jessica Smith appointed Regional Director Te Tai Hauāuru
Jessica Smith was appointed the Regional Director of Te Tai Hauāuru in 2021, having been Acting Regional Director since October 2020.
Significant boost for Māori Housing in Budget 2021
Ensuring Māori have access to warm, dry homes is important for health, social and economic reasons, Associate Māori Housing Minister Peeni Henare said.
KiwiRail’s leadership programme just the ticket for kaimahi Māori
A Māori leadership course run by KiwiRail is just the ticket for both the company and its employees. It’s so successful that it has been fast tracked to become KiwiRail’s number one development programme.
Shift to support both whānau and tāne in corrections system
Rows of barbed wire and the cold clang of gates are a stark contrast to the warmth of the people and Māori art decorating the Te Ara Māori Unit office at Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison.
Māori businesses identified through NZBN option
More information about the Māori economy will result from businesses able to self-identify as Māori on the digital New Zealand Business Number (NZBN) register, according to Deputy Secretary Hamiora Bowkett.
Be a doer! KARAWHIUA National campaign encourages Māori uptake of COVID-19 vaccine
In a national COVID-19 vaccination campaign launched on Mother’s Day, Ruthie a young mother who contracted the virus while she was hapū encourages whānau to inform themselves about the COVID-19 vaccine.
Kaiarataki navigators support whānau in Corrections system
Building on the strengths of the whānau ora approach, a new kaiarataki navigator workforce, in partnership with Ngāti Kahungunu, will begin working with tāne at Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison and their whānau, to support them to live healthy positive lives.
Te Hononga: Connecting NZ Post’s Māori leaders through Cadetships
NZ Post is known for connecting people with what they care about. But it’s also connecting Māori staff with their full potential thanks to a partnership with Te Puni Kōkiri.
Young whānau writing their own narrative on home ownership
As a young person today, Aaliyah Armstrong says you don’t have to listen too hard to hear a recurring narrative about the housing market.
2020–2024 He Takunetanga Rautaki | Strategic Intentions
This document sets out refreshed strategic priorities for Te Puni Kōkiri for the period 2020–2024. It outlines our role, purpose and vision, three strategic priorities and nine focus areas, including key performance measures for each area.
Te taiao (nature) inspires young Ngāti Toa hearts and minds
Porirua rangatahi are sitting in a class clapping each other’s achievements – one has passed their license, another’s in final year nursing, a 15-year-old’s returning to college and someone else is off to polytech.
Working ‘on’ the business instead of ‘in’ it
‘Making gains in the gym’ is the challenging goal set by the owners of a holistic health centre in Waikato. But the ‘new year, new you' goal isn’t just for clients, it is also for the business itself and staff. To grow into their future, the team joined up with Te Puni Kōkiri Cadetships.
Whānau and community development through housing (Pt. 2)
Summative evaluation report (October 2020)
Government supports Bros for Change
Dozens of rangatahi will build positive futures thanks to a major government contract awarded to the Bros for Change charitable trust, which is supported by Whānau Ora commissioning agency Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu.
Iwi radio station grows homegrown media production
The South Island’s only iwi radio station has had to adapt to new ways of telling stories online, on-air and on the ground. To support the upskilling of its kaimahi, Tahu FM has reached out to the Cadetships programme run by Te Puni Kōkiri.
Turuki Whānau Ora provider leads vaccine roll out
Staff at South Auckland Māori health provider Turuki Health Care were the first in Aotearoa to receive and administer a COVID-19 vaccine.
Papakāinga hīkoi showcases whānau aspirations
Streams of people filed off busses, into the heat and on to the whenua of the Kurupo-Kaukau whānau in Moteo, Heretaunga. It was the third stop on the papakāinga hīkoi that showcased local papakāinga developments Te Puni Kōkiri has supported since 2015, as a warm up to the National Māori Housing Conference 2021.
Supporting the Māori Economy and Achieving Economic and Social Outcomes through Te Kupenga Hao Pāuaua
These documents have informed the Government’s Progressive Procurement policy.
Whānau and community development through housing
Formative evaluation report April 2020
Fixing up the whare for a further 50 years
Sitting outside the house her grandfather bought more than 50 years ago, Muri Rata smiles in the morning sun.
The Section 8I Report 2020
A report on the progress made on implementation of Waitangi Tribunal recommendations to the Crown. For the period 1 July 2019 – 30 June 2020.
Te Ōhanga Māori contributes to wellbeing data
A new report on the size and scope of the Māori economy will contribute to Māori wellbeing by continuing to build the picture of Māori employment, economic activity and assets.
Housing and hope in the future of Taumarunui
Five new emergency and transitional homes in Taumarunui are ready to welcome whānau who need a chance to find their feet again.
New fund to help bring power bills down for whānau Māori
A new fund that will help whānau save money on power by using renewable energy is now open for Expressions of Interest.
Pūrongo-ā-tau: Annual Report for the year ended – 2020
Te Puni Kōkiri Annual Report outlines our commitment to Māori development and wellbeing and positioning for strategic impact, and our achievements against our committed work programme for 2019/20 and response to COVID-19. It reports our performance against the Strategic Intentions 2018–2022, and presents audited financial statements (pursuant to Section 44 (1) of the Public Finance Act).