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Government supports Bros for Change

  • Date: 04 March 2021

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.

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Iwi radio station grows homegrown media production

  • Date: 04 March 2021

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.

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Turuki Whānau Ora provider leads vaccine roll out

  • Date: 26 February 2021

Staff at South Auckland Māori health provider Turuki Health Care were the first in Aotearoa to receive and administer a COVID-19 vaccine.

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Papakāinga hīkoi showcases whānau aspirations

  • Date: 25 February 2021

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.

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Supporting the Māori Economy and Achieving Economic and Social Outcomes through Te Kupenga Hao Pāuaua

  • Published: 25 February 2021

These documents have informed the Government’s Progressive Procurement policy.

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Whānau and community development through housing

  • Published: 22 February 2021

Formative evaluation report April 2020

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Fixing up the whare for a further 50 years

  • Date: 04 February 2021

Sitting outside the house her grandfather bought more than 50 years ago, Muri Rata smiles in the morning sun.

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The Section 8I Report 2020

  • Published: 02 February 2021

A report on the progress made on implementation of Waitangi Tribunal recommendations to the Crown. For the period 1 July 2019 – 30 June 2020.

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Te Ōhanga Māori contributes to wellbeing data

  • Date: 28 January 2021

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.

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Housing and hope in the future of Taumarunui

  • Date: 18 January 2021

Five new emergency and transitional homes in Taumarunui are ready to welcome whānau who need a chance to find their feet again.

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New fund to help bring power bills down for whānau Māori

  • Date: 16 December 2020

A new fund that will help whānau save money on power by using renewable energy is now open for Expressions of Interest.

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Pūrongo-ā-tau: Annual Report for the year ended – 2020

  • Published: 08 December 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).

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Te Pōti Whanaketanga Māori: Vote Māori Development – 2020

  • Published: 08 December 2020

On an annual basis, the Minister for Māori Development and the Minister for Whānau Ora are required, under the Public Finance Act 1989, to report on a specific number of non-departmental appropriations.

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Te Ahua o te Kāinga – Shaping the House

  • Published: 07 December 2020

Emeritus Professor Sir Mason Durie discusses the wider determinants that will enable Māori housing to reach high standards. 

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Briefings to the Incoming Ministers

  • Published: 07 December 2020

The Briefings for the Incoming Ministers (BIM’s) outline the roles of the Ministers and the key issues in their respective portfolios – Māori Development and Whānau Ora. They also outline how Te Puni Kōkiri supports the Ministers to achieve their priorities.

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Supplier diversity to increase through new procurement targets for Māori businesses

  • Date: 04 December 2020

Māori enterprises are in line for greater opportunities to do business with government agencies under an initiative to spread the benefits of the economic recovery. 

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Driving future diversity behind the silver screen

  • Date: 23 November 2020

A decade ago, she was a breakout child actor from the hit movie ‘Boy’. Now Rickylee Russell-Waipuka is all grown up and making a name for herself behind the camera with support from Te Puni Kōkiri.  

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A place to heal

  • Date: 19 November 2020

When the Aroha Te Rangi Robin whānau moved into papakāinga homes in Kohupātiki they didn’t anticipate all the intangible gifts they’d receive.

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“Māori Aotearoa living” – the good life in Waipatu

  • Date: 19 November 2020

The second stage of the Aorangi Māori Trust Board papakāinga is among those leading the way in home ownership in Hawke’s Bay.

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Fruit crops provide new opportunities

  • Date: 18 November 2020

After more than fifty years of successful forestry management, Māori Investments Limited (MIL) has its sights set on diversifying into horticulture.

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The origins of the Māori kiwifruit industry

  • Date: 18 November 2020

Māori horticulture pioneers, Kihi and Maria Ngatai planted the first kiwifruit vines in the Tauranga region more than forty years ago. The whānau forged the way for Māori involvement in the kiwifruit industry.

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Māori in Horticulture – 2020 research report

  • Published: 18 November 2020

This report estimates the size and share of Māori in the horticulture sector in 2020.

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Te Matapaeroa 2019

  • Published: 17 November 2020

This research outlines the number and breadth of economically significant Māori-owned businesses and provides a clearer picture of the contribution of Māori to the wider economy.

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Thousands of Māori businesses revealed through research

  • Date: 16 November 2020

More than 10,000 Māori businesses have been identified by new research - eight times more than previously reported.

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