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New data on Māori Business
The business activities of Māori Authorities and other Māori enterprises come under the spotlight in new data produced by Statistics NZ, contributing to a growing kete of information.
Ngāti Rārua Ātiawa Iwi Trust: Resolution of the Perpetual Lease Issues Relating to Whakarewa Lands in Motueka
These documents sought Cabinet’s agreement to resume and conclude negotiations with Ngāti Rārua Ātiawa Iwi Trust for the resolution of the perpetual lease issues at Whakarewa.
New data on Māori businesses
The business activities of Māori Authorities and other Māori enterprises come under the spotlight in new data produced by Statistics NZ, contributing to a growing kete of information.
Strengthening the Māori media sector for the future
These documents sought Cabinet’s agreement to strengthen the Māori media sector over the next three years to ensure its ongoing sustainability. It outlines plans to provide a high-level framework to guide ongoing work during a period of change.
Te Reo Māori takes centre stage in Tāmaki
Te Pou theatre in West Auckland are champions of Te Reo Māori, with hopes to normalise the reo through performing arts.
Marae breaks down barriers for job seekers
Papakura Marae is set to host its first Nōu Te Ao: The world is yours employment expo, with hopes to connect whānau Māori to potential employers in a ‘safe space’.
Moe mai rā Peter Little
This week we acknowledge the passing of our long-serving colleague and friend Peter Little (MNZM).
Supporting Māori Boarding Schools: Infrastructure Investment Model
These documents sought Cabinet’s agreement to a funding allocation model for progressing the four Māori boarding schools’ infrastructure improvements.
Māori Housing: Urban development in Tāmaki
Whenua where an urban Māori housing development will soon sit was blessed and had the sod turned recently in Mt Wellington, Tāmaki Makaurau.
Local Intermediary Connect Programme Supporting Pakihi Māori to Grow
Lifting the capability of Māori businesses to realise their aspirations is the goal for founder of Awhi Rōpu Consultants (ARC), Aroha Dorset.
Wāhine Māori celebrated at businesswomen awards
Te Puni Kōkiri was a major sponsor at the recent Māori Women’s Development Inc (MWDI) awards night in Tāmaki Makaurau, celebrating businesswomen and their pakihi.
2023 Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarships now open
Applications for the Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarships for the 2023 academic year are now open.
Te Matapaeroa 2020: New data into Māori Business
Wahine Māori have a strong involvement in Māori business, new Te Puni Kōkiri research shows.
Waitangi Tribunal Claims Update
Section 8I Report 1 July 2020 To 30 June 2021
Rangatahi Manawaroa
Rangatahi Manawaroa (formerly the Rangatahi Suicide Prevention Fund) has been renamed to better reflect the range of community initiatives contributing to improving rangatahi well-being and resilience that are funded.
Māori Communities COVID-19 Fund now closed
The $132 million Māori Communities COVID-19 Fund closed on 30 June, after more than eight months of amazing effort by kaitono around the motu to protect whānau.
Matariki stars bring our communities together
As Aotearoa gears up to celebrate its first Matariki public holiday on Friday, Te Puni Kōkiri reflects on this significant kaupapa for Māori that it has always supported.
Paiheretia hauora hub opens
The new Paiheretia hauora hub will change the lives of those in the Corrections system and their whānau, says Choyce Maere, Principal Advisor Paiheretia te Muka Tāngata.
MCCF Fund fully committed
Te Puni Kōkiri kaimahi are now winding up activity for the $130 million Māori Communities COVID-19 Fund.
Māori Housing: Iwi prototypes underway
Over the past year, Te Puni Kōkiri and Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga have been working with a number of iwi groups to test, develop, and implement new Māori housing models.
Te Puni Kōkiri Cadetships support leads to success
Two kaitono supported through the Te Puni Kōkiri Cadetships fund have won big at the annual Human Resources New Zealand (HRNZ) awards in Auckland.
Kākano ki te rākau: Pūhoro graduates with Te Puni Kōkiri support
Pūhoro STEMM Academy has been helping rangatahi Māori into science and technology (STEM) – and now with Te Puni Kōkiri support they’ve graduated themselves into a charitable trust.
Knowledge Empowers Utakura 7 Incorporation to Realise Whenua Aspirations
In the lush ngahere of the Utakura Valley, south of Hokianga, lies around 1639 hectares of whenua Māori, managed by the Utakura 7 Incorporation, established in 1968. The Incorporation Committee of Management is working hard to realise the economic, cultural, and environmental aspirations for the whenua.
Producing Healthy Kai for Happy Tamariki
Kiwigarden believes the foundation for happy kids is good health.
Te Puni Kōkiri Investment Recipients List 2020/21
This document reports detail of the investments made from funds directly managed by Te Puni Kōkiri, for the year 30 June 2021. The recipients are listed by strategic priority, and then by fund and region.