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Maori Housing Supply and Demand in Te Tai Tokerau
Te Puni Kōkiri, Ministry of Social Development and Housing New Zealand commissioned research, a set of four reports to provide comprehensive baseline data and a fifth report that summarises the key findings, to look at the Māori housing supply and demand in Te Tai Tokerau.
Overseas travel: Hon Nanaia Mahuta – North America
These documents report on the Minister’s travel to North America.
Ngāti Ruapani - Draft Deed of Mandate
Te Arawhiti - The Office for Māori Crown Relations invites submissions on the Ngāti Ruapani mai Waikaremoana Negotiating Group’s draft deed of mandate to negotiate the settlement of the historical Treaty claims of Ngāti Ruapani.
Bends of the awa bring regional manager Nancy Tuaine home
E rere kau ana ngā tikanga o ōku tipuna i rō i ngā riporipo, i ngā ngaru o te awa o Whanganui.
Nancy Tuaine has been warmly welcomed home by iwi and hapū as she assumes her role as Te Puni Kōkiri Regional Manager for Te Tai Hauāuru.
Waikato whānau living their best life
Warmer, dryer, more efficient homes enable better life outcomes for ten whānau across the Waikato. We feature two of the whānau here.
Māori Wardens supporting rangatahi to access higher education
Nearly a third of youth aged 15-24 not in education, employment or training are Māori. That includes 7,400 rangatahi Māori in the Waikato-Waiariki region. Katikati Māori Wardens are supporting local rangatahi on their learning pathway.
Boost for marae at the centre of communities
Marae around the country will benefit from boosted initiatives to upgrade their buildings, bolster their emergency kits and expand their work to preserve Māori culture, Minister for Māori Development Nanaia Mahuta said.
The whisper of hope: repairing whare, restoring hauora
Warmer, drier homes enable better health outcomes for whānau in Te Tai Tokerau. We feature one of the whānau and the Ngātiwai community service provider.
Te Ture Whenua Maori (Succession, Dispute Resolution and Related Matters) Amendment Bill
This Cabinet paper responds to Cabinet’s invitation to provide options for realising opportunities for Māori land.
Positioning Te Puni Kōkiri for Strategic Impact
These documents relate to Cabinet’s agreement on the positioning of Te Puni Kōkiri for Strategic Impact.
Ngāti Rangatahi Whanaunga Association - Draft Mandate Strategy
The Office for Māori Crown Relations – Te Arawhiti invites submissions on the Ngāti Rangatahi Whanaunga Association’s (the Association) draft mandate strategy.
Te Taitimu Trust BIG CAMP 2019
Sixty rangatahi from around the Hawke's Bay took part in a 5-day journey which included rowing 400kms down the Whanganui river being guided by Whanganui whanau and staying on their ancestral lands.
Te Puni Kōkiri's Monitoring Function - Improving State Sector Performance
These documents sought Cabinet’s agreement on the refreshed monitoring function of Te Puni Kōkiri and updated forward work programme.
Māori Housing in the spotlight at housing awards
The Te Puni Kōkiri Māori Housing Network was acknowledged at the recent Australasian Housing Institute Professional Excellence in Housing Awards where two Te Puni Kōkiri led initiatives won top awards.
Proposed Overseas Travel – North America
These documents relate to Cabinet's agreement with regard to travel to North America.
Whānau housing repairs lead to intergenerational wellbeing
Four generations of the same whānau live in Karen and Moke’s two-bedroom whare.
Breathing new life into old whānau homes in South Auckland
Lifting living standards for whānau sets a platform for better intergenerational wellbeing. We feature two whānau in South Auckland.
$80 million to expand the Whānau Ora approach
This initiative aims to increase support for whānau to achieve their aspirations and lift overall wellbeing. This will be done through funding the expansion of the Whānau Ora commissioning for outcomes approach to reach more whānau. It will include an increase in the navigator workforce, targeted tamariki support, and support to build financial capability.
Exploring how a whānau-centred approach can improve Māori and Pasifika wellbeing
This initiative will enable exploration into how a whānau-centred approach can be used to raise health and wellbeing outcomes for Māori and Pasifika, including how to reduce avoidable hospitalisation rates, and to develop an investment proposal to test such an approach.
Growing Māori leaders in the ICT sector
ICT is integrated in all sectors and rapidly advancing. Statistics show that Māori fall behind other New Zealanders when it comes to access, usage, employment and education in the ICT sector. With Māori making up less than six percent of those working in the sector, ICT still remains an unopened door of opportunities for Māori.
$12 million over four years for whānau- led development of marae
As part of the Government’s approach to whānau-led development of marae, $12 million over four years has been set aside in Budget 19. This funding will expand the existing Oranga Marae programme for marae development planning and implementation. There will also be additional support for individual marae to be prepared for disaster and other emergency responses.
Ngāti Hikairo whānau open new wharekai at Waipapa Marae
Ngāti Hikairo in Kawhia have traversed a long journey to complete the build of their new wharekai and kāuta at Waipapa Marae. The new wharekai will provide the space to feed the people that visit their marae each year.
Cadets champion hāngi as New Zealand’s national food
Four Māori cadets have been given the wero (challenge) to prove authentic Māori hāngi as New Zealand’s national food.
Sorted Kāinga Ora: Empowering whānau to realise their housing aspirations
Laurae Blake and her whānau have changed the way they think about money since completing the Sorted Kāinga Ora programme. The solo mother of two daughters, aged seven and 13, has spent eight weeks gaining tools to help realise her housing aspirations.
To view the video on Sorted Kāinga Ora click here.
Māori housing to receive $40 million more
Māori housing will receive a further $40 million over four years from Budget 2019 to allow more whānau access to healthy, affordable, secure homes. Whānau wellbeing is at the heart of this year’s Budget announcements for Māori.