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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).
Te Pōti Whanaketanga Māori: Vote Māori Development – 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.
Te Ahua o te Kāinga – Shaping the House
Emeritus Professor Sir Mason Durie discusses the wider determinants that will enable Māori housing to reach high standards.
Briefings to the Incoming Ministers
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.
Supplier diversity to increase through new procurement targets for Māori businesses
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.
Driving future diversity behind the silver screen
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.
A place to heal
When the Aroha Te Rangi Robin whānau moved into papakāinga homes in Kohupātiki they didn’t anticipate all the intangible gifts they’d receive.
“Māori Aotearoa living” – the good life in Waipatu
The second stage of the Aorangi Māori Trust Board papakāinga is among those leading the way in home ownership in Hawke’s Bay.
Fruit crops provide new opportunities
After more than fifty years of successful forestry management, Māori Investments Limited (MIL) has its sights set on diversifying into horticulture.
The origins of the Māori kiwifruit industry
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.
Māori in Horticulture – 2020 research report
This report estimates the size and share of Māori in the horticulture sector in 2020.
Te Matapaeroa 2019
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.
Thousands of Māori businesses revealed through research
More than 10,000 Māori businesses have been identified by new research - eight times more than previously reported.
Whānau pride restored in Bridge Pā home
A whānau home that has housed 22 tamariki over two generations has taken on a healthier life following critical repairs inside and out.
Repairs transform Hawke’s Bay home from hazardous to healthy
“The walls are not crying now.” Collaboration between Te Puni Kōkiri, health authorities, builders and community groups is leading to healthier homes, healthier whānau in Hawke’s Bay.
“My family is whole again”
A Hastings woman suffering from a life-threatening respiratory illness was forced to live elsewhere because of the unhealthy condition of her home. She is now back with her whānau in a warm, dry house thanks to the Te Puni Kōkiri-led Housing Repairs Programme.
The pull of home accelerates papakāinga construction in Waiōhiki
The construction of papakāinga housing in Waiōhiki, Hawke’s Bay, is drawing whānau home to live on their ancestral land. A new generation is bringing skills back to the rural community and becoming kaitiaki of their whenua.