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Future Demographic Trends for Māori – Part One
Future Demographic Trends for Māori – Part One is the first in a series of three reports by Te Puni Kōkiri which collate a range of baseline population statistics, trends and projections for Māori.
Cutting our own track and walking it
The owners and trustees of Aorangi Māori Trust Board are amongst those leading the way in Hawkes Bay with an eight home papakāinga build at Waipatu.
Vote Māori Development - 2017
The Minister for Māori Development and Minister for Whānau Ora is required under the Public Finance Act 1989 to report against the following non-departmental appropriations in accordance with section 19B (2) for the year ended 30 June 2017.
Te Pūtake o te Riri successful applications announced
The first successful applications to the inaugural regional Te Pūtake o te Riri Wars and Conflicts in New Zealand commemoration Fund for 2017 have been announced.
Te Puni Kōkiri: Waikato-Waiariki Regional Profile 2017
Te Puni Kōkiri measures a range of outcomes that fall within Whakapapa (te reo Māori and connection to iwi), Oranga (whānau well-being and whānau housing), Whairawa (whenua and whanaketanga), and Whanaungatanga (Crown-Māori relationships). This publication provides an insight into the growth and development of Māori within these outcomes in the Waikato-Waiariki region.
Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2017
The annual report is a key accountability document which all New Zealand Government departments are required to produce. It reports performance against the statement of intent and contains achievements for the year, performance against specific criteria, and audited financial statements.(Pursuant to Section 44 (1) of the Public Finance Act).
Te Puni Kōkiri: Te Waipounamu Regional Profile 2017
Te Puni Kōkiri measures a range of outcomes that fall within Whakapapa (te reo Māori and connection to iwi), Oranga (whānau well-being and whānau housing), Whairawa (whenua and whanaketanga), and Whanaungatanga (Crown-Māori relationships). This publication provides an insight into the growth and development of Māori within Te Waipounamu and within these outcomes.
Te Puni Kōkiri: Te Waipounamu Regional Profile 2017
Te Puni Kōkiri measures a range of outcomes that fall within Whakapapa (te reo Māori and connection to iwi), Oranga (whānau well-being and whānau housing), Whairawa (whenua and whanaketanga), and Whanaungatanga (Crown-Māori relationships).
This publication provides an insight into the growth and development of Māori within Te Waipounamu and within these outcomes.
Rotorua programme helps whānau buy homes
Inez White founded Indigenuity Limited, which is giving first homebuyers and whānau the help they need to own their own homes in Rotorua.
Speed-Dating for a Better Whare
More than a dozen whānau in Murihiku have safer and warmer homes after a day of speed dating with builders, insulators, roofers and finance experts.
Helping Porirua Whānau Start Businesses
Porirua people wanting to start a business can get professional help when PopUp Business School arrives in Porirua. The course will give budding entrepreneurs tools, confidence and knowledge to get their business up and running.
Māori and Pasifika together in new Tāmaki office
After nearly 15 years in Penrose, the Tāmaki Makaurau office has officially opened Te Puni Kōkiri House in Mānukau, which it now shares with the Ministry for Pacific Peoples.
Kōrero For Your Coffee
On a cold and wet morning in Manukau in Auckland, 140 people were treated to a free cup of hot coffee from Te Puni Kōkiri for ordering their drink in te reo Māori.
The value of a Whānau Ora Approach
New research from Lincoln University and Ihi Research shows how public investment in the Whānau Ora approach provides economic as well as social and cultural benefits to the country.
Thousands Engage in Rangatahi Vote Campaign
It has been all go for the Te Puni Kōkiri ‘For Future’s Sake Vote’ street team, which has been on the road for the past three months encouraging young Māori to vote in last weekend’s election.
First Disney Film in te reo Māori
Thousands of tamariki and whānau around the country have been overjoyed to witness the first ever Disney film translated in te reo Māori, Moana.
Staff Speak Te Reo Māori All Month at Te Puni Kōkiri
Several Te Puni Kōkiri staff members have taken on the challenge to speak more te reo Māori at home and at work in the month of September as part of Mahuru Māori.
Te hīkoi whakanui mō te reo Māori 2017
Te Puni Kōkiri people took to the streets along with 2500 smiling mokopuna, singing school children and other community groups, as part of the country’s second ever reo Māori street parade - a big hearted event to kick off Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2017.
Agreement to pardon Rua Kēnana
The uri of Rua Kēnana remain stigmatized by the convictions of their tūpuna and still feel the hardships caused by Crown troops.
Agreement to provide a statutory pardon for Rua Kēnana
An agreement paving the way for a statutory pardon for Tūhoe prophet and leader Rua Kēnana has been signed by the Crown and his descendants and Ngā Toenga o ngā Tamariki a Iharaira me ngā uri o Maungapōhatu.
Māori cultural revitalisation in social media
Dr Acushla Deanne (Dee) Sciascia is of Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāruahine Rangi, Te Atiawa descent. She was awarded the Fulbright Harkness New Zealand Fellowship where she disseminated her doctoral research findings throughout the USA. More recently, her research has extended into online Indigenous citizenship and the expression and actions of tino rangatiratanga (self-determination) by Indigenous communities through socially mediated spaces.
Cultural Revitalisation and the making of identity with Aotearoa New Zealand
Donna Matahaere Atariki is of Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Ruanui, Ngā Rauru and Te Atiawa descent, has a background in Māori development and is engaged in roles at national, regional and local levels, including the Chair of the Ōtākou Rūnanga, a member of the University of Otago Council, and a Gambling Commissioner.
It’s official – Rotorua is New Zealand’s first bilingual city
You can now expect to see and hear more reo Māori in Rotorua as the city takes on the mantle of being New Zealand’s first officially declared bilingual city.
Te Taura Whiri opened its doors to celebrate its 30th anniversary
Thirty years ago, the Māori language was made an official language of New Zealand and the Māori Language Commission was created. To celebrate, Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori opened its doors to the public.
Māori land owners shape proposed Advisory and Development Services
Māori land owners involved with the Māori Land Service case studies have responded positively to the opportunity to influence proposed Advisory and Development Services for all Māori land owners.