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A new national online directory is improving access to mental health and addiction services for those seeking help.

The Healthpoint Mental Health and Addictions directory is an online platform for consumers and professionals to more easily navigate, understand and use mental health and addiction services in their community.

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Auckland, Counties Manukau District and Waitematā and District Health Boards (Metro Auckland DHBs)

He karanga tenei kia koutou e hiahia ana te haere mai ki te mahi mai mō Waitematā, Auckland mē Counties Manukau DHBs. E kī a nei kō Metro Auckland DHBs.

When six Wintec Māori and Pasifika engineering students volunteered for work experience at Longveld recently, they got to work on a very special project. Together they have made the framework for Hamilton’s Matariki Interactive Waka sculptur

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Ten aspiring Māori innovators selected to attend Kōkiri, a new start-up accelerator explicitly focused on accelerating the development and growth of Māori entrepreneurs, where announced at Spark City in Auckland at 4:30 pm today (Dec 7).

The latest Child Poverty Monitor, which will be launched in Auckland tomorrow, shows a slight decrease in the numbers of New Zealand children living in poverty.

A new board game called "kuputupu" based on the popular word game Scrabble has been developed by an Hutt Valley library to encourage use of te reo Māori.

Victoria University of Wellington is building partnerships with iwi and other Māori organisations to boost opportunities for Māori students and foster research collaborations.

As an advisor to the Mayor, Council and Senior Leadership team, reporting to the Chief Executive, you will be responsible for building and supporting strategic relationships with whanau, hapu and iwi. You will also work with others to build the capability, skills and knowledge of Council staff, so that they can engage respectfully and effectively with Máori, and keep building partnerships within our community.

University of Canterbury (UC) Pasifika Education specialist Tufulasi Taleni has been awarded the 2017 NZARE Rae Munro Award for excellence for his Master’s thesis – the first Pasifika researcher to receive the award.

Treaty of Waitangi expert, indigenous rights legal scholar and Māori leader Moana Jackson (Ngāti Kahungunu, Rongomaiwahine and Ngāti Porou) will receive an honorary doctorate from Victoria University of Wellington at a graduation ceremony in December.

Hei Te Hui Whakapūmau o Hakihea nei e whakapōtaehia ai tēnei uri whakaheke o Ngāti Kahungunu, Rongomaiwahine me Ngāti Porou ki te tohu kairangi hōnore i Te Herenga Waka Marae.

A University of Canterbury (UC) academic has been recognised for her contributions to Māori education, becoming the 2017 recipient of the Te Tohu Pae Tawhiti Award.

Mairehau Grace of Paekākāriki has recently returned from Beaudesert, Australia after landing a role in a new Television drama series.

Wellington City Council’s proposed Te Reo Māori policy will honour Billie Tait-Jones, the organisation’s Cultural Advisor, who passed away earlier this month.

A PhD student from Victoria University of Wellington has been awarded $345,156 to research the chemical and biological properties of plants found in the Pacific that are traditionally used for medicinal purposes.

We are searching for ten highly motivated Māori entrepreneurs and innovators with the X-factor to board our waka launching in February 2018. These startup or early stage teams will come from across Aotearoa and\ will work with expert coaches, mentors, and industry leaders to thrive and grow through an intensive 4-month programme.

New Zealand’s most talented Pasifika artists will be on show at next month’s annual Measina Festival.

Now in its fourth year, the Measina Festival of Contemporary Pacific Dance and Theatre festival showcases live theatre, music and dance and is being held at Pātaka Art + Museum in Porirua from 7 to 9 December.

The Bonn climate change meeting will put the global spotlight on the concerns of vulnerable Pacific nations, Ministers say.

Massey University Tātai Angitu e3@Massey is currently looking for an Early Years Facilitator to join our existing team in developing and delivering Professional Learning for Early Childhood Education professionals, with a particular focus in the areas of governance and management, leadership and curriculum.

He tūranga wātea ki te Kura Mātai Hinengaro o Te Kura Pūkenga Tangata. Mehemea he tohu kairangi tāu mō te Mātai Hinengaro, (tata rānei te whakatutuki). Mehemea koe kua tū hei kaiako i roto i ngā kura tuatoru, kua rangahau, kua tā kōrero mō te mātai hinengaro ki tā te Māori titiro. Nau mai, tono mai.

Applications are invited for a full-time, fixed-term position as a Senior Analyst/Analyst in the national Environmental Health Indicators Programme at the Centre for Public Health Research, Massey University, Wellington Campus.

Microsoft Word doesn’t make adding macrons to Māori words in your documents a straightforward exercise, or at least it doesn’t feel like one. There’s no key you can just type them in with, and increasingly we’re becoming aware of words that we should have been including macrons on.

Press Release: Massey University - Symposium Provides Unique Opportunity for Unity in Tonga

Māori tattoos being sold in a Halloween store in America have led to renewed calls for laws to stop businesses from misusing Māori designs.

South Auckland Pacific young people will have an opportunity to tell their heart-warming stories of triumph and tribulations at the MyStory event in Otara today, an event hosted by SouthSeas Healthcare Trust, in collaboration with the Office of the Children's Commissioner.

Otahuhu College’s ‘Heavenly Bodies’ was awarded the prestigious iTICKET Showdown Award for Best Production for Auckland Secondary Schools. Billed as the biggest secondary school performing arts competition in New Zealand, this year’s competition featured 28 schools and over 30 productions. The awards ceremony took place last Thursday night on October the 26th at the Sky City Theatre.

Research from at Victoria University of Wellington has identified the names and details of 12,000 imperial soldiers who fought in the New Zealand Land Wars of the 1860s.

The ASB St John in Schools programme provides learning experiences for pre-school, primary and intermediate school aged children to empower them to act in an emergency. Community Educators visit schools across New Zealand to provide young people with the skills and confidence to take action in response to an emergency situation.

SouthSeas Healthcare Trust, in collaboration with the Office of the Children’s Commission, is hosting the MyStory event in South Auckland on Tuesday, 31 October 2017 at the Otara Recreational Centre, culminating in a special dinner to celebrate SouthSeas Healthcare Trust’s 18th anniversary.

Over the last twenty years, Kaupapa Māori has become central to the work of researchers in the field of Māori education and indigenous studies and in the areas of social policy and practice from architecture to law to public health. But what is its future for Māori and New Zealand?

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Arts Pasifika Awards celebrate excellence and innovation in Pacific Art

Some of New Zealand’s most talented Pacific artists were recognised for their contribution at the 2017 Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards last night.

The growth of interest in Māori politics has been recognised in this year’s Massey University Ngā Kupu Ora Awards: Celebrating Māori Books and Journalism.

The 2017 line-up of seven Pacific language weeks has come to an end with Tokelauan Language Week, Vaiaho ote Gagana Tokelau being celebrated this coming week.

Ministry for Pacific Peoples Chief Executive Laulu Mac Leauanae is urging all New Zealanders to get behind Niuean Language Week.

We currently have a fantastic opportunity in our finance department. This administrator will have full responsibility for the firms Audit reporting and eBilling processes. The role also includes providing additional support to the Credit Control team, including the ability to assist the Senior Credit Controller and provide backup on the National Credit Control Administrator role including assisting the Inventory Manager and National Support Manager with various other tasks.

Widely regarded as New Zealand’s premier law firm, Russell McVeagh is committed to operating on the cutting edge of legal practice. We employ approximately 350 staff and partners across our Auckland and Wellington offices, our lawyers are the best in their fields and recognised internationally for their expertise.

Victoria University of Wellington’s 2017 Dr Michael Volkerling Memorial Lecture will examine the impact of climate change on coastal farming through art and design.

Recreational Services is one of New Zealand’s largest and most diverse parks, grounds and facility management organisations. Founded in 1992 as a specialist golf turf management company, it has grown into a multi-million dollar operation with a huge inventory of plant and machinery, with over 350 staff carrying out all aspects involved with the development and maintenance of parks, reserves and sports fields - including facilities and asset management, project management and long-term contract management across 3,281 park sites.

The Cadet role is an amazing way for Māori and/or Pacific students to get up close to a range of careers in the health sector and to become interested in Waitemata DHB as an employer of choice. The Rangatahi Programme is part of our overall strategy to employ a workforce that reflects the cultural diversity of the communities we serve.

Are you fluent in te reo Māori (both ōkawa and ōpaki) and English, with Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori certification of competency in translation and interpretation? If so then read on because we’re keen to hear from you.

Reporting to the Team Manager, you will be responsible for cleaning and maintenance of toilet blocks, rubbish collection and disposal, BBQ cleaning and general tidiness of the allocated site of the 13 TūpunaMaunga parks, whilst ensuring the safety of yourself and others.

Reporting to the Team Manager, you will be responsible for the mowing the 13 Tūpuna Maunga parks, whilst ensuring the safety of yourself and others. This is a diverse role which includes mowing, basic mechanical maintenance of plant, weed eating and spraying.

Reporting to the Team Manager, you will be responsible for the general maintenance of the 14 TūpunaMaunga parks, whilst ensuring the safety of yourself and others. This is a diverse role in which you will be trained all aspects of gardening, minor repairs and maintenance to park assets, playground inspections and maintenance, minor track maintenance and rubbish collection. Trainees will be expected to commit to working towards a National Certificate in Horticulture – Level 4

Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will be responsible for the general maintenance of the 13 Tūpuna Maunga parks, whilst ensuring the safety of yourself and others.

This role will have internal and external training opportunities and we see the position developing initially from a weed eater position into a mower operator role, there is also potential for further advancement within the company following this.

Massey Manawatu Health and Counselling Centre is looking for a Student Counsellor/Psychologist committed to making a difference, with an affinity for working with Maori and Pasifika and experience working with a diverse range of age groups and cultures. The centre is particularly interested in hearing from registered psychologists able to assist with the supervision of intern psychology students.

A first-year Marine Biology student and star swimmer from American Samoa has won Sportsperson of the Year at Victoria University of Wellington’s annual sports awards.

He kura tangata, he tangata kura! He tūranga e wātea ana ki Te Kura o te Mātauranga. Mēnā ka whakaae koe ki te kaupapa whakahaere nei, tēnā tukua mai tō tono! We are in an exciting stage of growth and need a talented Business Operations Manager to ensure our Professional Learning and Development contracts and trading functions are viable, consistent, well managed and sustainable through the coordination of planning, budgets, proposals, contracts, deliverables, data gathering and analysis, and reporting.

In week 5 of this term, a small group of Year 12 and 13 students took part in a competitive national exam for entry to the New Zealand International Biology Olympiad.

Victoria University’s New Zealand Sign Language Studies (NZSL) programme is celebrating two decades of helping to make more New Zealanders understood.

E hika mā koutou ngāi mātanga, kia mataara! E kimi ana a Toi Rauwharangi i tētahi mātanga Kaiwhakarite Whakaaturanga mō roto mai o Toioho ki Āpiti, ki Te Pūtahi a Toi ki Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa ki Papaioea.

The College of Creative Arts at Massey University is a world-class art and design school based in Wellington, New Zealand with a legacy of 130 years of creative education. The College is comprised of the School of Design Ngā Pae Mahutonga, the School of Art Whiti o Rehua, including the Toioho ki Āpiti Māori Visual Arts programme located in Palmerston North, and the School of Music and Creative Media Production Te Rewa o Puanga.

Victoria University of Wellington and Va’aomanū Pasifika, Victoria’s Pacific and Samoan Studies programme, will launch a new scholarship fund in memory of Dr Teresia Teaiwa, who passed away in March 2017.

Massey University's Tātai Angitu and Institute of Education bring together client, scholarly, professional, sector, community and whānau interests in rich communities of education practice and professional development.

E wātea mai ana tētahi tūranga mō tētahi Pūkenga Matua i Te Pūtahi-a-Toi. He tūranga pūmau i Te Papaioea.
A vacancy exists for a Senior Lecturer position in Te Pūtahi-a-Toi. The position will be full-time and based in Palmerston North.

Vaka Tautua is a Pacific non-government organisation providing services nationally for Pacific people who experience mental illness or disability. We are looking for a new part time Peer Support Worker to join our Mental Health Peer Support Team based in Henderson and servicing West Auckland.

To coincide with World Suicide Prevention Day on Sunday, LifeKeepers - a new evidence-informed suicide prevention training programme designed especially for New Zealand communities, was officially launched by Le Va in South Auckland today.

The first major exhibition of Māori portraits in the United States opens tomorrow, Saturday 9 September, at the de Young Museum in San Francisco.

Auckland University of Technology (AUT) aspires to be the University of opportunity for Māori and Pacific people and is proactively engaged in growing the number of Maori and Pacific academics at AUT. AUT is dedicated to increasing the participation and success of Māori and Pacific peoples across all academic disciplines. We are a young university with an innovative, student centric academic environment with a strong focus on research-led teaching.

The first ever Te Rerenga Manu fono (conference) will take place next week on 31 August and 1 September at the Papatoetoe Seventh Day Adventist Church (PAPSDA) Campus.

New Zealand has awarded a Pacific woman as the nation's Poet Laureate for the next two years on National Poetry Day.

The Prime Minister of Samoa, a New Zealand QC, a top business journalist and academics from universities in Australia, New Zealand, Samoa, Fiji and the United States are among the line-up of speakers to present at Victoria University of Wellington’s second Pacific Climate Change Conference in February next year.

The role of engineers in post-disaster recovery will be brought to light at an upcoming lecture at Victoria University of Wellington.

As New Zealand’s favourite transport fuel provider, we know our success is all about finding the right people to join the team. We’re proud of the fact that we’re an Aon Hewitt ‘Best Employer’, and we’re always on the lookout for the right people to join our team.

The Māia video series released today brings the employability skills framework to life for rangatahi Māori, says Associate Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Louise Upston.

As New Zealand’s favourite transport fuel provider, we know our success is all about finding the right people to join the team. We’re proud of the fact that we’re an Aon Hewitt ‘Best Employer’, and we’re always on the lookout for the right people to join our team.

Do you want to lead and inspire change?

Here in Aotearoa New Zealand we need skilled graduates and professionals to make a real difference in the classroom and the wider community. We need individuals who are proficient writers and speakers of Te Reo Māori to work in schools and ensure that all our young people are achieving their full potential. The Teach First NZ programme is your opportunity to support ngā rangatahi ki te rangatira while changing your own life.

At its 2nd annual conference in Wellington, the Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Bill English told a hundred partners from the Pasifika Futures network that “the work you are doing is so important because you are doing something government just can’t do”.
Mr English talked about the stories of change experienced by Pacific families through the Whanau Ora programmes that are commissioned by Pasifika Futures.

Toka Tu, a Rotorua based Kapa Haka Hip Hop fusion group, have been announced as the winners of Toyota’s #YOUARECHR social media campaign.

With over 85 percent of Māori now living in urban areas, a Victoria University of Wellington researcher is exploring how whānau have adapted their environment to fit cultural needs.

Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM) is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Linda Waimarie Nikora (Te Aitanga a Hauiti, Ngāi Tūhoe) to the position of Co-Director of NPM, and Professor of Māori Studies based at Te Wānanga o Waipapa, University of Auckland.

The two-day conference focuses on the past three years since Pasifika Futures was established as a Whanau Ora commissioning agency to specifically work with Pasifika families to support families to succeed in education, healthier living, financial freedom, leadership, culture and community.

Businesses and organisations wanting to build relationships and collaborate with Māori and Pacific peoples are being urged to register now for the CulturePRO Masterclass in Auckland next month.

This year, the Auckland Writers Festival has granted Otahuhu College the Writers in Residence programme, an eight-week tutorship which bring some of Auckland’s best writers into the school to work with our young, talented writers.

Acclaimed Samoan-Scottish dramatist Victor Rodger will be the new convenor of Te Hiringa a Tuhi, the Maori and Pasifika Creative Writing Workshop at Victoria University of Wellington’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML).

HUNDREDS of smart, ambitious and innovative Māori entrepreneurs will spend this Saturday focusing on how technology can help realise their business dreams.

The Tu Tangata Wellington Secondary Schools’ Poly festival 2007 will take place this Tuesday, 25 July at the Michael Fowler Centre, featuring 9 student led groups with close to 700 students showcasing Pasifika performance.

Returning for a third year, Te Pou Theatre are preparing to throw open their doors for Kōanga Festival, running from Friday 1 – Sunday 17 September in a celebration of new stories and storytellers. Based in the home of Māori theatre in Auckland, this year’s programme will present a range of performances, showcases, workshops, readings, and social events, all held in Te Pou’s various spaces.

Education Minister Nikki Kaye has congratulated 30 highly-accomplished Maori and Pasifika student teachers who have been awarded Kupe Scholarships.Hon Nikki Kaye

As Matariki brings into focus the past year, Auckland Libraries is starting to sow the seeds for our future. As a connection point for libraries and mātauranga Māori in our communities, our Library assistants fulfil a vital role in sharing knowledge and information with all ages, cultures and whānau.

Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell says more young Māori will get help to obtain essential documents to help set them up for their futures after an additional $8 million was allocated in Budget 2017 for Passport to Life.

Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell has announced a $70,000 investment in Tai Poutini Māori Tourism.

Mr Flavell says the investment supports the preparation and implementation of the Tai Poutini (West Coast) Māori Tourism Strategy and Action Plan to guide iwi investment in the region.

Writer Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok, Hunt for the Wilderpeople) and Performance and Talent Director Rachel House are excited about the developments of the reo Māori Version of Moana

The Crown has signed a Deed of Settlement with Ngāti Tūwharetoa at Waitetoko Marae, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Christopher Finlayson announced today.

A single by Auckland-based electronic group SoccerPractise, sung entirely in Te Reo Māori, has reached number one on student radio charts in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin within a few weeks of its release.

Cawthron Foundation and Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM) have launched a new scholarship for Māori undergraduate students wanting to pursue a career in science. The scholarship, 'Te Pītau Whakarei Karahipi', is valued at $5,500 and will be available for the first time this coming 2017/2018 summer.

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University of Canterbury researchers looking into strategies for addressing dyslexia and related language learning disabilities have been awarded $350,000 in funding by the National Science Challenge, A Better Start, in partnership with the child health research charity Cure Kids.

The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is pleased to announce the recipients of the Ramai Hayward Directors' Scholarship for wahine Māori.

Accomplished poet, editor, art critic and journalist David Eggleton has been awarded the Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writers’ Residency.

A landmark pay equity deal is just one of a number of government policy changes coming into effect tomorrow that deliver for New Zealanders, Prime Minister Bill English says.

Another Kiwi is starting his basketball dream in the USA.

A major socio-economic summit to improve the health, education, leadership and economic standing for Northland will be held at Waitangi on Saturday.

The success of New Zealand's Pacific nurses will be the focus of a special event at Te Papa Museum this evening with the Prime Minister and a number of Pacific health leaders in attendance.

Reviewing the evidence, innovative work and planning for the future will be the centre of Pasifika Futures’ Whānau Ora Conference, to be held at the James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor in Wellington on 31 July and 1 August.

Small Business Minister Jacqui Dean, and Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell are looking forward to meeting with Māori businesses when the Small Business Roadshow travel to Kaitaia and Whakatāne later this month.

The last issue of Rugby prints from Internationally renown Wellington artist Michel Tuffery has just been released. The perfect gift for that Rugby mad person in your house. Take a look what is on offer and feel free to contact Michel directly via his Facebook shop to purchase these wonderful artworks.

Massey University Tātai Angitu e3@Massey is currently looking for a schools education Y1-Y10 focussed Field Facilitator to join our existing team in developing and delivering an education transformation project with the learning communities of Tokelau. A strong knowledge of Tokelau culture as well as an in-depth understanding of pedagogy, curriculum and teacher professional learning and development, is essential. This role requires residence and a working visa if needed for the remote Tokelau atolls and involves working with the local community, ECE and school sector and other Field Facilitators.

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Massey University Tātai Angitu e3@Massey is currently looking for an Early Years Field Facilitator to join our existing team in developing and delivering an education transformation project with the learning communities of Tokelau. A strong knowledge of Tokelau culture, as well as an in-depth understanding of early childhood theory and practice, is essential. This role requires residence and a working visa if needed for the remote Tokelau atolls and involves working with the local community, ECE and school sector and other Field Facilitators.

Here in Aotearoa New Zealand we need skilled individuals to make a real difference in the classroom and the wider community. Inspirational teachers and leaders are needed to work towards creating fairer opportunities.There are many issues we can transform by using the skills of a teacher, as a leader, for good.

On Saturday, May 20th, two talented Otahuhu College writers performed excerpts from their work at the Auckland Writers Festival in the Aotea Centre in central Auckland.

Are you a dedicated, motivating and visionary teacher education academic willing to provide strategic contribution to the College of Education, Health and Human Development?

It’s been a double celebration for the Puka family of Lower Hutt this week, as father and daughter donned matching gowns and trenchers to graduate from Victoria University of Wellington.

One of New Zealand’s leading Maori health companies, Navilluso, has again been recognised for its enormous work helping people’s health all over New Zealand.

A Victoria University of Wellington researcher has developed a number of recommendations that she says are needed to improve Samoans’ understanding of cardiovascular disease to help lower rates of the disease in this high-risk demographic group.

Māori Development Minister and Associate Minister for Economic Development Te Ururoa Flavell will leave tomorrow for a business and cultural mission to Malaysia with a focus on the food and beverage sector.

Vodafone’s global Discover graduate programme empowers you to shape your own world right from the start of your career.

A new bilingual children’s book written by a Victoria University of Wellington academic is using te reo Māori to connect with a new generation of speakers.

A group of budding Māori digital entrepreneurs have been selected as finalists in the DIGMYIDEA Māori Innovation Challenge which aims to stimulate interest and involvement of Māori in New Zealand’s innovation ecosystem.

Massey Manawatū Health and Counselling Centre is looking for a Student Counsellor (psychologist) committed to making a difference, with an affinity for working with Maori and also has experience working with a diverse range of age groups and cultures. The centre is particularly interested in hearing from practitioners with an affinity for working with Maori as well as registered psychologists to assist with supervision of intern psychologist placements.

One hundred young Pasifika people have presented an Act outlining legislation they believe will enhance Pacific Peoples development, in a strong push to be heard in election year. The Act, titled Pacific Youth Parliament (Our Movement) Act 2017 is …Pacific Youth MPs present their Act

The history of the 28th Māori Battalion’s D Company will be documented by Harawira Craig Pearless, Education Minister Hekia Parata and Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Maggie Barry have announced.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment is seeking applications from graduates who are enthusiastic, innovative, strategic, and have an interest and drive in becoming future government procurement professionals.

E kimi ana te whānau o Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Mokopuna i tētahi kaimahi
Ko ngā mātāpono o te kaupapa o Te Kōhanga Reo te tāhūhū mō tēnei tūranga.

Te Ratonga Akonga me te Whakapa: Student Services and Communications - Full-time at 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE), Continuing (i.e. permanent) position. We have a vision of people prepared to make a difference: tangata tu, tangata ora. Do you want to play a key leadership role in championing UC’s student holistic experience?

Vaka Tautua is a Pacific non-government organisation working at the cutting edge of health and social service provision in New Zealand.

The 2017 Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards are open for nominations, showcasing excellence and innovation in Pacific arts.

Wesley, who is studying a Bachelor of Engineering with Honours, will tonight receive a Youth Champion Award for individuals who have made a significant contribution to young people.

Le Va has a new website. Key features of the colourful new site include its responsiveness across devices, integrated social media and more streamlined navigation. It has also been designed to ensure data use is not excessive.

The recent finding of myrtle rust on Raoul Island pohutukawa trees marks a significant and very sad milestone in a long history of impacts of invasive pathogens, pests and weeds on New Zealand’s unique flora and fauna, says Dr Andrea Byrom, Director …Media statement by the National Science Challenge for NZ’s Biological Heritage:

It’s hardly big news that a ground-breaking, game-changing virtual digital health business, Navilluso, has reached the finals in two innovative categories of the New Zealand Hi-Tech awards.

Victoria University of Wellington in collaboration with Ngāti Toa is today launching an urban design competition asking people to imagine what a decolonised city might be like using two sites in Porirua.

Auckland-based dance group Pukepuke o’ Tonga will make music history on Saturday 8 April, when they perform New Zealand’s premiere of ‘Lomipeau Aotearoa’, an album of unique recordings based on the mythical poetry of the late Queen Salote Tupou III, at Auckland Council’s Mangere Arts Centre.

Budding Māori digital entrepreneurs are being urged to get in quick and submit their entries to the DIGMYIDEA Māori Innovation Challenge which closes this Friday, 31 March.

We believe that all young people in Aotearoa New Zealand should have the opportunity to reach their full potential, regardless of their background.

Ko te reo Ma ori te ka kahu o te whakaaro, te huarahi i te ao tu roa

E toro atu te ringa ki ng oro puareare o te waok o Tane te w nanga, koutou kei ng pureke mowai o te Arareo M ori, e t m tou r p reo M ori. Ki te whai w hi ai koe ki te reo M ori, ki Te Marautanga o Aotearoa, ki Te Aho Arataki Marau m te Ako i Te Reo M ori, otir ki te ao Arareo M ori (ng w hi whakaako m te reo M ori m te nuinga o te w ) t n koa tonoa mai ki t nei turanga.

E toro atu te ringa ki nga oro puareare o te waoku o Tane te wananga, koutou kei nga pureke mowai o te Arareo Maori, e ta matou ropu reo Maori. Ki te whai wahi ai koe ki te reo Maori, ki Te Marautanga o Aotearoa, ki Te Aho Arataki Marau mo te Ako i Te Reo Maori, otira ki te ao Arareo Maori (nga wahi whakaako ma te reo Maori mo te nuinga o te wa) tena koa tonoa mai ki tenei turanga.

Once you understand that whatever your age you should be learning, keeping your mind active becomes even more crucial as we grow older. Committing to personal development will help you stay young and of course provide you with new skills and awareness.

Well I am glad to say I tried the new VR tool from the New Zealand Fire Service and managed to 'escape my house'. However, it immediately reminds you to check if everyone managed to get out. This VR app should be applauded it really send you a strong message. It feels real and the fact it uses clever technology so that when you finally escape your house, you find yourself actually outside your real house the real impact of a fire at home hits you.

Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell and Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy have congratulated this year’s Ahuwhenua Trophy competition sheep and beef farming finalists, celebrating excellence in Māori farming.

Pack your picnic rug and head along to the 25th anniversary Pasifika Festival, this weekend!25th Pasifika Festival – This Weekend!

Widely acclaimed for his achievements in promoting Māori health, David Tipene-Leach is EIT’s newly appointed Professor of Māori and Indigenous Research.

Today, the Aniva programme will celebrate the first graduation where three graduands will be awarded the inaugural Master of Professional Practice (Leadership) by Whitireia Community Polytechnic.

A group of undergraduate students who have just completed Summer Research scholarships at Victoria University of Wellington’s Te Kawa a Māui—School of Māori Studies have contributed to research projects and lent a youth perspective to current te ao Māori and New Zealand issues.

Massey Manawatū Health and Counselling Centre is looking for two Student Counsellors committed to making a difference, with experience working with a diverse range of age groups and cultures.

Auckland’s Pasifika Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, with special programming to mark this significant milestone. The festival, the largest Pacific Island cultural festival in the world, takes place at Western Springs Park on Saturday, 25 and Sunday, 26 March.

A new plan to improve outcomes for disabled Pasifika people is being welcomed by Associate Health Minister Nicky Wagner.

Faiva Ora, which means Work for Life, is a five-year improvement plan developed by the Ministry of Health.

Huri Translations is currently hiring Top Corpus Editors in several Pacific Islands languages.

Science numbers are growing at Otahuhu College, with more students also going on to degree level study at University. In 2016 Education Counts data show that more Pacific Island students from Otahuhu College were going on to degree level study than any other coeducational school in Auckland.

It is with great pride and pleasure that the Kumara Vine in association with JobCafe will be working with the New Zealand Warriors to help find jobs for there young, physically fit emerging players.

We're seeking someone who's self-motivated and passionate about training at grass roots levels, especially for Maori whanau, hapu and iwi.

We're seeking someone who's highly organised, loves attention to detail, and a strong desire to contribute to our new national suicide prevention training programme.

Azaria Felagai has gone from carpentry training at Whitireia last year to working on projects for construction firm Hawkins.

Whitireia Graduate Forges the Way for Young Women in the Building Industry

In April, Statistics New Zealand is running a census test in Whanganui, to help them prepare for the 2018 Census.

The targeted operations team will be working in Whanganui before, during, and after the test day to help people participate in the census test. This role requires a ‘can do’ attitude and will suit individuals who like to be out and about talking with a diverse mix of people.

DIGMYIDEA Māori Innovation Challenge launches to seek out budding digital entrepreneurs

DIGMYIDEA, which was first held in 2015, aims to inspire more Māori to engage in the digital economy by helping emerging Māori innovators turn their creative ideas into reality.

It is with deep sadness that we have learnt of the untimely passing of Her Majesty, Queen mother of Tonga, the late Halaevalu Mata'aho.

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University of Canterbury Professor Steven Ratuva has won a prestigious Fulbright Senior Scholar Fellowship to carry out research as a visiting professor in the United States next year.

This year, Z will give away a total of more than $1 million to neighbourhood groups and projects that help people who need it and/or the environment. You can apply to be part of Good in the Hood by visiting www.z.co.nz/GoodintheHood. Applications are open until 28 February.

Radio New Zealand has announced the establishment of a significant new training and development programme to support Te Reo Māori and foster Māori journalism.

We are looking for great companions to support a young woman in her 20’s to live independently. Supporting her in her own home, you will assist her with meal preparation, household chores, exploring the community, and planning for a week filled with meaningful activities. She wants to work alongside an active, reliable, flexible and fun person with good communication skills that can help her to be as independent as possible.

Victoria University of Wellington is for the first time, running a free academic camp to help prepare newly-enrolled first-year Pasifika students for university life.

SKYCITY Auckland is New Zealand's most popular entertainment and tourist destination, welcoming millions of visitors each year into our world-class casino, two luxury hotels, 20 award-winning bars and restaurants, the country's largest convention centre, theatre and the iconic Sky Tower. And we’re about to get even bigger, with construction underway on the NZ International Convention Centre, a third luxury hotel and a food and retail precinct between Hobson and Nelson Streets.

Nestlé Cook for Life - Ka Tuna Ka Ora, has partnered with Mangere Mountain Education Centre (MMEC) with the aim of delivering a unique, interactive daylong workshop to over 750 secondary school students across Auckland this year.

Demographic Advisory Panels

• Recruiting Auckland Council Advisory Panel members
• Be the voice of Auckland's diverse communities
• Monthly commitment of up to 15 hours
• Term of three years to 2019

He aha te mea nui o te ao, he tangata, he tangata, he tangata.

The University of Auckland is New Zealand's leading University. It employs over 5400 academic and professional staff to support over 41,000 students making us one of NZ's largest employers. The Faculty of Engineering is also the country's largest and most successful with a roll of more than 3,900 students and a strong focus on research; with large scale research activities and collaborations with other institutions and members of the industry. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Kaiārahi.

Students from Otahuhu College achieved their best ever results at Level One, Two and Three NCEA in 2016. The improvement in NCEA pass rates over the last four years has been impressive, with Level Three being a highlight through matching the national average last year. Indeed in the last four years Otahuhu College has achieved its four best ever results for each of the three levels.

Connect with your community: Matariki Festival 2017 wants you.
Want to be part of Tāmaki Makaurau’s celebrations of the Māori New Year?

DJ Spell is a Māori disc jockey that's ranked among the world's best in this field. And he's using Māori words on social media in a humorous and informative way to benefit his followers.

If you want to make a positive difference by supporting people with impairments and/or mental health conditions in their everyday lives in a kaupapa Maori whare (homes) based environment then this could be the role for you. We are looking for people who want to support the independence of tangata (people we support) so they can have great lives, make choices about how they live, and what they do.

Dr Kiki Maoate, Chairman of Pasifika Futures has congratulated Alfred Ngaro on his recent appointment to Cabinet as Minister for Pacific Peoples.

A new range of emojis will allow texters to express themselves with pukana, or communicate using hangi or boil up icons.

Victoria University of Wellington has taken its partnership with 12 iwi and other Māori groups to a new level as part of its ongoing commitment to improve academic success of Māori.

A Victoria University of Wellington law researcher studying Māori constitutional principles is focusing on traditional kōrero pūrākau (stories) rather than documents, statutes and court reports.

Last week, five Pasifika students graduated from Victoria University of Wellington with a PhD, the highest number ever for one of the University’s biannual graduation celebrations.

Finding the most effective methods for families to increase and normalise the use of Māori language in their homes is the focus of new research from Victoria University of Wellington.

Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood New Zealand (ECNZ) is pleased to announce that it has been granted approval by NZQA to deliver the Graduate Diploma of Teaching (ECE).

When her grandmother graduated from university, Erin Roxburgh (Ngāti Porou) remembers her getting photos taken in her academic dress in her childhood backyard.

As Christmas, fast approaches, and then we celebrate the start of a new year I am preparing myself for my annual ritual of reviewing my lifelong dreams and goals and setting the course for a successful 2017.

As Christmas, fast approaches, and then we celebrate the start of a new year I am preparing myself for my annual ritual of reviewing my lifelong dreams and goals and setting the course for a successful 2017.

Eighty-three new scholarships, worth $1,880 each, have been awarded to high achieving Māori and Pasifika students studying at Victoria University of Wellington.

Victoria University of Wellington is celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of Te Herenga Waka Marae’s wharenui located on its Kelburn campus.

Kaikōura’s Takahanga Marae is a shining example that Māori are a vital cog during a civil emergency says Minister of Whānau Ora Te Ururoa Flavell.

One of the highlights of the Hollywood Disney Animation, Moana, is the soundtrack provided by The University of the South Pacific’s (USP) Pasifika Voices choir, according to New Zealand actor, Mr Temuera Morrison.

Recruiting amazing people is at the heart of what we do. We work to attract the most talented, highest achieving graduates to join our two year leadership development programme. We equip them with the knowledge, skills and support they need to make a difference for children as a classroom teacher, whilst offering them leadership development so they can realise their own potential and make the biggest impact possible beyond the programme.

One of New Zealand’s largest tourism operators, Ngāi Tahu Tourism, has won the Māori Excellence in Export award He kai kei aku ringa at the 2016 New Zealand International Business Awards.

The National Maori Authority, Nga Ngaru and one of Australia’s oldest and largest Aboriginal service organisations, Babana Aboriginal, have today embarked on a strategic relationship with the signing of a memorandum of understanding that will lead to a joint venture between Maori and Indigenous and Torres Strait Islanders.

University of Waikato researchers in collaboration with Rauawaawa Kaumātua Charitable Trust (Rauawaawa) have been awarded more than $900,000 for a new study for the Ageing Well National Science Challenge.

A record number of Māori and Pacific graduate doctors from the University of Auckland joined the workforce this week.

We are looking for great companions to support a young woman in her 20’s to live independently. Supporting her in her own home, you will assist her with meal preparation, household chores, exploring the community, and planning for a week filled with meaningful activities

The Treasury is the New Zealand Government's lead economic and financial advisor. Within the Transactions Unit, we have an opportunity for an experienced Senior Analyst (Maori Engagement) to join our team on a full-time 12 month fixed-term basis. Secondments from other government agencies will be considered.

The newly established Pacific healthcare provider in Christchurch, Etu Pasifika Ltd today launches its new location of operation at 173 Montreal St in Christchurch central.

The Kumara Vine in partnership with JobCafe are currently driving a project to develop a comprehensive talent pool of te reo Māori speakers for career and contract opportunities with some of Aotearoa's most sort after employers

Theres a spirit in the tree. If you have the gift, you will hear its whispering, letting you know if your midwifery talents will born a vaka to sail the South Seas.Tokelau’s traditional artists showcase talent and exchange knowledge with New Zealanders
For Pacific Guardians | by Lealaiauloto Aigaletaule’ale’a F. Tauafiafi

The winners in the annual Pacific Business Trust Awards have been named Friday evening, including Pasifika Futures chief executive Debbie Sorensen who took out the Business Executive Award title against Tevita Funaki, The Fono, Taulalo Fiso, Intueri Education Group and Angus Malietoa of Kyocera Document Solutions.

University of Canterbury’s (UC) Master of Teaching and Learning is fast developing a reputation for excellence and innovation.

Massey University's new Assistant Vice-Chancellor Māori and Pasifika, Dr Charlotte Severne of Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Ngāi Tūhoe, is a geologist, former chief scientist for oceans and Māori development at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research and, most recently, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Māori and Communities at Lincoln University.

Kai Pasifika a community based restaurant project based out of Auckland New Zealand is looking for potential community investors. You can take part in the share offer for as low as $500 please read more

Are you looking to work in an environment where your passion, creativity, and energy can be unleashed?
Are you seeking to provide quality care and education to tamariki/mokopuna in a kaupapa Māori environment?

Māori Language champions are not only making a difference for te Reo Māori, but also helping ignite the Māori economy, says Steven Renata, CEO of Māori owned technology company Kiwa Digital.

Callaghan Innovation is today opening a centre for Māori business innovators at the Gracefield Innovation Quarter in Lower Hutt.

Te Whare a Māui - The Maori Innovation Hub is a shared working space, with tools to assist collaboration and innovation.

A computer program that recognises and measures Māori language content on broadcast media has won a design award.

A bold new initiative targeted at young Māori and Pasifika students launches in Auckland on Thursday.

The University of Otago will renew an important Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Te Runanga o Toa Rangatira on Monday this week.

Wellington will have its first-ever Māori Deputy Mayor when Paul Eagle is formally sworn into office at the Wellington City Council inauguration ceremony on 26 October.

The Labour Party’s Pacific Candidates who stood for local elections in Auckland came out on top with 14 winners, says Labour’s Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson Su’a William Sio.

Are you an expert in employment relations, with experience or an interest in dispute resolution?
Do you enjoy helping people resolve their issues, no matter who they are or where they come from?
Are you experienced in working with Maori, Pacific peoples and other cultures?

Haere mai, nau mai, piki mai, nga waka, nga mana, nga reo, nau mai!

We are looking for great companions to work within a close knit team to help support an active young woman. This will include support around meal preparation, household chores, exploring the community, and filling her week with creative meaningful activities. You will also support her with her personal cares.

A fast rising Auckland Maori tech leader says New Zealand needs to raise the bar and celebrate more of our successes as rapidly changing technology is now transforming the world.

The provider is a newly registered entity which has been established to ensure that services, jobs and most importantly Pacific families are supported following the closing of Pacific Trust Canterbury.

Tangible results are starting to show from the Māori Housing Network effort launched just under 12 months ago, says Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell who will be speaking at the National Māori Housing Conference in Tauranga this afternoon.

The Modern Māori Quartet showcases the talents of well known musicians as well as members of the public as they share their favourite party songs in the 10 part half-hour entertainment series MY PARTY SONG.

Auckland University of Technology (AUT) is a vibrant and energetic university focused on research-led teaching, which seeks to be a university of opportunity for Māori and Pacific people. The Early Career Academic Programme was created with the support of the Vice Chancellor to help accelerate the growth of Māori and Pacific academic staff at the University.

Social Development Minister Anne Tolley has told a Pacific Leaders Fono that the new Ministry for Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki will respond to the needs of Pacific children and young people in care or at risk of going into care.

Haere mai, nau mai, piki mai, nga waka, nga mana, nga reo, nau mai!
Permanent Part-Time and Casual Positions

Kei te rapu a Te Kūnenga ki Pūrehuroa i tētahi mātanga reo, mātanga mātauranga Māori hei Kaihāutu mō Te Pūtahi a Toi. He kura whakaako, he kura rangahau tēnei e hāngai atu ana ki te reo me ōna tikanga, te whakawhanaketanga, mātauranga me te hauora.

We are seeking an exceptional academic with strong Te Reo and Māori Matauranga to lead the School in its delivery of teaching and research in Māori language, culture, development, education and health.

I stand proudly behind Black Ice Matter , and proudly behind Gina Cole, Selina Tusitala Marsh, one of New Zealand’s foremost Pasifika poets, told guests at the launch of Gina Cole’s debut book, Black Ice Matter. And as New Zealand’s first Pasifika …

Helping get more people in South Auckland into great jobs is the key focus for Gus Gilmore, who starts his tenure as Chief Executive of Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) this week.

Efforts to revitalise te reo Māori, through television and digital platforms have been recognised by the New Zealand Research Association.

A Year 12 student who wrote an essay in te reo Māori drawing on his experiences during a pilgrimage to war sites in Europe has won the Supreme Award in a school competition honouring the 28th (Māori) Battalion, Education Minister Hekia Parata announced today.

"Greater autonomy and protection of rights for Maori landowners" says FOMA at Ture Whenua Maori hearing today

The Science for Technological Innovation National Science Challenge will fund two new Vision Mātauranga research projects that will seek to unlock the science and innovation potential of Māori knowledge, resources and people for the benefit of all New Zealanders.

It is with regret that Pacific Trust Canterbury will be closing its doors today after serving the Pacific community in Canterbury and the wider South Island for 17 years.

An historic partnership agreement was signed today between RNZ and Te Whakaruruhau O Ngā Reo Irirangi Māori, the network of Māori radio stations.

Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce has today welcomed figures that show 56 per cent of New Zealanders aged 25-34 years old now hold a higher-level tertiary qualification.

Te Huinga Tauira, the annual Māori Students' Conference ended in Wellington on Sunday after new leadership was elected to carry on the fight for Māori students.

E nga Iwi, e nga karangatanga maha huri noa i te motu, tenei te mihi atu ki a koutou katoa. E karanga tenei ki a koutou. Haere mai, tono mai mo tetahi o te turanga hei Kaitakawaenga, i Nga Kete Wananga-o-Otautahi.

At Vodafone, we offer graduates the chance to absolutely own their careers. That’s 600 grads, from top universities around the world, from 55 different nationalities, taking total ownership of their lives.

E nga iwi, e nga karangatanga maha huri noa o te motu, tenei te mihi atu ki a koutou katoa. He karanga tenei ki a koutou. Haere mai, tono mai mo tetahi o nga turanga ki Nga Kete Wananga-o-Otautahi.

Here at the Council, our work is our community. We feel a strong sense of connection to our City, as we play a vital role in making it the place to be, now and in the future.

The Pasifika Medical Association Service Awards and Life Awards 2016 recognises the outstanding service made by Pacific medical practitioners to their communities.

Partnerships will be celebrated this week with the 20th anniversary conference, marking a successful Pasifika Medical Association journey, from 1996 to 2016, which will be opened by Her Royal Highness Princess Salote Mafile’o Pilolevu Tuita of Tonga.

The Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) tonight launches its 20 year history book, “The Pasifika Medical Association Journey – 20 Years of Successful Navigation 1996–2016”, as part of the 20th anniversary conference.

Lincoln University student Ash-Leigh Campbell, 25, is one of the bright lights of Maori agribusiness in New Zealand.

Recently named as a finalist in the prestigious 2016 Ahuwhenua Young Māori Dairy Farmer Award – the first ever woman to make the finals of the dairy category – Campbell, who is of Ngāi Tahu descent, is passionate about bringing a Maori perspective to the dairy industry.

Are you passionate about people? Achievement focused? A strong communicator? Passionate about learning and education? Resilient and determined?

This role within our Choice in Community Living team is focused on supporting independence, choice and self-determination for the person you are working with. You will provide support at key points during the day that will build a sense of structure, freedom, and will inspire the person you will support to live the life that is right for them.

If you want to make a positive difference by supporting people with impairments and /or mental health conditions in their everyday lives in a kaupapa Maori whare (home) based environment then this could be the role for you. We are looking for people who want to support the independence of tangata (clients) so they can have great lives, make choices about how they live, and what they do.

Founded in 1996, the PMA has made and continues to make a significant contributions to improving the health of Pacific people in the Pacific region.

European and Polynesian genepools are different and should be treated differently when matching tissues for transplants or prescribing medicines, says a Victoria University of Wellington researcher who has just completed an extensive 30-year study.

Haere mai, nau mai, piki mai, nga waka, nga mana, nga reo, nau mai!

Permanent Part-Time Position

Are you passionate about working with young people? Do you enjoy a challenge? Would like to make a difference in your community? Then this is the job for you.

A call has gone out to identify a man photographed in a group of Māori soldiers from World War I.

One of New Zealand’s most dynamic tech entrepreneurs and leading strategists on Māori economic development, Mike Taitoko, has been appointed as a director of Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED) – the region’s economic growth agency.

More research that provides a Māori perspective on repatriation of Māori remains is needed, says Victoria University of Wellington PhD student Amber Aranui.

Historic exhibition of Māori portraits to open at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki this October

Victoria University of Wellington’s Stout Research Centre and Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision have come together to host the New Zealand premiere public screening of the restored 1926 film Moana: A Romance of the Golden Age.

The Commission is offering an outstanding opportunity for someone who can develop an e-learning human rights education presence using multi-platform techniques and methods. In this role, you will work with the Manager for Special Projects and other specialist subject matter experts to deliver the work.

During a visit to the Island of Aituaki in 2015, we met with local village elders, the Mayor, church leaders and the principal of the only high school. They were all in unanimous agreement that the island's youth were in need of leadership training, to help them contribute to their community and give them the skills needed to succeed if they chose to travel and work abroad.

Are you a creative and motivated person who thrives on building collaborative relationships? Do you go the extra mile to get the right result? Do you have great people and communication skills and a drive to make a difference?

The Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) congratulates five Pasifika female doctors who will be honoured as Fellows of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners this Saturday at an award ceremony in Auckland.

Every year in May we celebrate New Zealand Music Month. Now, Māori music will be celebrated in the month of August, which will be known as Te Marama Pūoro Waiata Māori- Māori Music Month.

Education Minister Hekia Parata has today congratulated 30 highly-accomplished Māori and Pasifika student teachers who have been awarded Kupe Scholarships.

On Saturday 30 July five Pasifika female GPs will become Fellows of The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (the College).

A new team weight loss competition for Māori and Pacific people is to be trialled by Massey University’s School of Public Health. The study, led by Associate Professor Marewa Glover, will involve three competitions, in Northland, Manawatū and a Pasifika competition in Auckland.

The Red Ribbon 2016 a joint effort by UNAIDS of 11 UN organisations
UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, UNDP, UNFPA, UNODC, UN Women, ILO, UNESCO, WHO and the World Bank and as such, this year placed particular emphasis on the organisation's newly approved global priority areas of action.

Massey University Tātai Angitu e3@Massey is looking for Mentor Facilitator to join our existing team in delivering our Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade funded contract to support the transformation of education in Tokelau. A strong knowledge of education systems, change management and Pasifika education and community is essential alongside the proven ability to successfully coach and mentor teachers and education leaders.

The College of Creative Arts at Massey University is a world-class art and design school based in Wellington, New Zealand with a legacy of 130 years of creative education

The College of Creative Arts at Massey University is a world-class art and design school based in Wellington, New Zealand with a legacy of 130 years of creative education.

Join our highly respected graduate programme, or get a taste of what it’s like to work in government policy on one of our summer internships. Right now, we have four great opportunities to help you start building your career.

The TupuTai Pasifika Internships are an interagency initiative that supports Pasifika students to explore career pathways within the public sector.

As a TupuTai Pasifika intern you’ll get to work on interesting, high priority and often high profile projects that have a positive impact on your community, and New Zealand.

If you want to make a positive difference by supporting people with impairements and/or mental health conditions in their everyday lives then this could be the role for you. We are looking for people who want to support the independence of tangata (clients) so they can have great lives, make choices about how they live, and what they do.

Massey University’s Māori book awards are being expanded this year to celebrate excellence in Māori journalism. The 2016 Ngā Kupu Ora Awards, Celebrating Māori Books and Journalism will include the first national Māori journalism award.

If you want to make a positive difference by supporting people with disabilities and /or mental health conditions in their everyday lives in a kaupapa Maori whare (home) based environment then this could be the role for you. We are looking for people who want to support the independence of tangata (clients) so they can have great lives, make choices about how they live, and what they do.

If universities are the critic and conscience of society, then the new head of Victoria University of Wellington’s Te Kawa a Māui School of Maori Studies says its strength is also in encouraging staff and students to be the critics and conscience—for Māori.

Haere mai, nau mai, piki mai, nga waka, nga mana, nga reo, nau mai!
Multiple Permanent Full-Time Positions

We are specifically interested in recruiting fit and agile men and women for permanent full time positions to support young male and female tangata with high and complex needs

Haere mai, nau mai, piki mai, nga waka, nga mana, nga reo, nau mai!
Permanent and Casual Positions

If you want to make a positive difference by supporting people with disabilities and /or mental health conditions in their everyday lives in a kaupapa Maori whare (home) based environment then this could be the role for you.

A new website developed by Le Va called ‘Aunty Dee’ is helping young Pasifika and Māori cope with stressful life experiences by providing them with a step-by-step structured approach to problem solving; something that is not necessarily learned in families where collective decision making is the cultural norm.

Le Va’s purpose is to create opportunities for Pasifika families and communities to flourish through embracing Pasifika solutions. Our approach takes a holistic perspective - encompassing the physical, mental, social, environmental and spiritual dimensions of wellbeing.

Pasifika Futures is pleased with the results of tracking Whānau Ora outcomes leading up to the third year of commissioning work.

As part of the government’s priority to build financial capability in New Zealand, $900,000 is being allocated to improving levels of financial capability among Māori, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Paul Goldsmith announced today.

Le Va has officially joined the NRL’s State of Mind programme to provide expert advice on mental health to support the wellbeing of Pasifika and Maori rugby league communities in New Zealand, the Pacific and Australia.

Increasing engagement and participation in New Zealand’s elections is a shared responsibility, and the Electoral Commission and Pasifika Futures, the Pacific Whānau Ora commissioning agency have committed to working together to increase Pacific participation in New Zealand’s democratic processes.

He aha te mea nui o te ao? Māku e kī atu, he tangata, he tangata, he tangata

A paper prepared for Cabinet proposing the introduction of a freshwater allocation work programme would breach the Treaty of Waitangi and ignores recent Waitangi Tribunal and Supreme Court decisions in relation to Māori rights to freshwater, say two academics from Victoria University of Wellington.

More users of the Māori language now have the opportunity to advance their understanding of te reo through an innovative new webseries, with the news that the programme has just received support from Māori Television’s digital platform and the Maori Radio Network which broadcasts nationwide.

MEETINGS 2016 ended on a high note last night at Vodafone Events Centre where 650 event organisers gathered for a Pasifika dinner.

Recent political events such as the alliance between the Labour and Greens Parties, and formation of the New Zealand Senior Party, have opened the way for Maori to play a much more influential role in the governance of Aotearoa, according to the president of the Maori Party, Rangimarie Naida Glavish.

Respected academic and researcher Professor Rawinia Higgins has been appointed to the role of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Māori) at Victoria University of Wellington.

Do you have energy, vision, a strong belief in people with disabilities being fully involved in our community, and a passion for working with people?

The Heart Foundation will launch its latest cookbook, Pasifika Flavours, in the Otara Town Centre this Saturday, 11th June.

The Auditor-General’s report Education for Māori: Using information to improve Māori educational success was presented to the House of Representatives today. This is the third report in our five-year work programme looking at Māori education. A two-page summary is also available.

Haere mai, nau mai, piki mai, nga waka, nga mana, nga reo, nau mai!

We have an exciting opportunity for a Community Living Coordinator working with individuals to develop support services in their own homes. You will have solid experience managing teams, combined with your aptitude to build strong relationships, develop effective systems and motivate people to try something new.

Dr Kiki Maoate, Chairman of Pasifika Futures has congratulated Pasifika Futures Board member, Ali’imuamua Sandra Alofivae and other Pacific recipients of appointments and awards in the Queen's Birthday Honours list 2016.

Minister for Pacific Peoples Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga has praised the Manukau Institute of Technology for going out of its way to recognise and embrace its Pacific population with a Pasifika Community Centre.

The Court Theatre is seeking an individual with a strong cultural identity and an affinity for the arts to support the theatre’s engagement with diverse communities in Ōtautahi. Reporting to the Education Manager, the Kaihāpai Toi (Māori and Pasifika Producer) will be responsible for the planning, development and delivery of the Court’s Māori and Pasifika Engagement initiatives.

Five entrepreneurial University of Canterbury students will be flying to Niue to make a real difference to a community there, with help from their Kiwi business and Niuean cultural mentors.

Talofa Lava! This week is Samoan Language Week, a celebration of Samoan culture and language in New Zealand.

Le Va has officially joined the NRL’s State of Mind programme to provide expert advice on mental health to support the wellbeing of Pasifika and Maori rugby league communities in New Zealand, the Pacific and Australia.

The call for abstracts is now open for the Pasifika Medical Association 20 years celebration conference to be held at the Rendezvous Hotel in Auckland from 24-26 August 2016.

Leading Māori researcher Dr Monty Soutar has been appointed to the position of Senior Māori Historian at Manatū Taonga, Ministry for Culture and Heritage.

Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy and Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell have tonight congratulated The Proprietors of Rakaia Incorporated, this year’s Ahuwhenua Trophy winner.

The Māori Party joins with Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa and Rangitāne to honour Dr Kim Workman who was conferred with an honorary doctorate from Victoria University today.

Tena koutou katoa, e mihi tenei na Te Roopu Taurima ki a koutou e pirangi mahi nei mo tenei Roopu. Te hunga mate ki a ratou, te hunga ora ki a tatou, tena tatou katoa

Tena koutou katoa, e mihi tenei na Te Roopu Taurima ki a koutou e pirangi mahi nei mo tenei Roopu. Te hunga mate ki a ratou, te hunga ora ki a tatou, tena tatou katoa

An additional $9.6 million over four years will provide for more Māori and Pasifika Trades Training (MPTT) as demand for the programme continues to grow, Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce and Maori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell say.

Tena koutou katoa, e mihi tenei na Te Roopu Taurima ki a koutou e pirangi mahi nei mo tenei Roopu. Te hunga mate ki a ratou, te hunga ora ki a tatou, tena tatou katoa

Tena koutou katoa, e mihi tenei na Te Roopu Taurima ki a koutou e pirangi mahi nei mo tenei Roopu. Te hunga mate ki a ratou, te hunga ora ki a tatou, tena tatou katoa

Tena koutou katoa, e mihi tenei na Te Roopu Taurima ki a koutou e pirangi mahi nei mo tenei Roopu. Te hunga mate ki a ratou, te hunga ora ki a tatou, tena tatou katoa.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and Te Puni Kokiri (TPK) welcomed the announcement of Te Taitokerau Maori Forestry Collective Incorporated's Action Plan to 2020 launched today at the He Kai Kei Aku Ringa (HKKAR) Regional Hui in Kerikeri.

A group digital superheroes from Te Runanga O Ngati Ruanui Trust’s innovative 2NuiCODE programme will be winging their way to the home of high-tech research and enterprise later this year.

All new frontline Corrections staff now undergo training in effective engagement with Pasifika people as part of the Frontline Futures training delivered by the Department.

A University of Waikato student has started a business to revitalise the Māori language. It’s called Taputapu and specialises in designing Te Reo Māori homewares.

New Zealand’s biggest fishing fleet renewal project in four decades is creating career opportunities for young Māori looking to join the marine industry.

New Zealand’s first ever parade to celebrate the Māori language will get underway in Wellington on July 4.

New Zealand is making gains at improving underlying factors affecting the health of Māori children and young people, a new report by the University of Otago-based NZ Child and Youth Epidemiology Service shows.

SolOthello will mark Māori actor Regan Taylor solo debut of at Circa Theatre during Matariki. As part of the inaugural Kia Mau Festival (formerly Ahi Kaa Festival), Māori Performance Mask (Te Mata Kokako o Rēhia) will come to life for the first time in Wellington as Taylor unfolds his adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello in his solo performance SolOthello.

We are looking for graduates to help make Auckland the world’s most liveable city.

Our Graduate Programme aims to support talented Aucklanders as they launch their careers and grow into future leaders and specialists. With over 80 areas of business and the chance to work on large-scale projects, we want to see you achieve your goals while making a real difference in shaping Auckland!

The 2016 Te Hiringa Te Taitokerau Māori Business Awards showcases, celebrates and recognises the beneficial influence Māori-led enterprises contribute to whānau, the economy and our hapori.

Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell is pleased Te Pire mō Te Reo Māori (Māori Language) Bill has progressed to third reading following widespread debate by the Committee of the Whole House last night.

A report into whitestreaming reveals that every university in New Zealand, most polytechnics and even one wānanga have cut jobs that support Māori students.

The new Māori innovation category at the 2016 Hi-Tech Awards has attracted a high number of entries, with 22 Māori organisations putting themselves forward.

It's about moving a non-speaker and becoming more active in Te Reo Māori. That's the drive behind web-series Hahana who are working towards making te reo Māori sexy and enticing for the younger generation.

The Human Rights Commission says Kiwis should think before they link to an online survey launched by the state broadcaster that poses leading and biased questions about Maori New Zealanders.

Trade Minister Todd McClay told participants at the first Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) hui in Christchurch today that Māori have much to gain from the agreement.

Hearing loss and access to hearing health services among older people in New Zealand’s Pacific community will be investigated this year.

Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell today announced that applications are open for the 2016 round of Te Pūnaha Hiringa: Māori Innovation Fund Commercial Advisors Scheme.

The impact of around 5000 years of migration has significant implications for Maori and Pasifika health today, according to a just-completed research programme by a Victoria University of Wellington biologist.

The importance of growing sustainable Pacific owned businesses is one of the many reasons why the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) are getting behind the inaugural ANZ Pasifika Business Awards 2016.

Ko te Māori e arataki ana i a Aotearoa ki te ao kei mua
Māori leading New Zealand into the future

This is the new vision for Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga and our first Horizons of Insight Seminar for 2016 will consider the role of law in Māori communities achieving this vision.

Māori Broadcasting Agency Te Māngai Pāho (TMP) is now funding more Māori tracks and music videos as opposed to funding albums. Some Māori artists have welcomed the move but the challenge to attract bigger audience’s remains.

Te Ture Whenua Maori Reforms will enhance utilisation of Māori land

A man who who has performed the haka on the world stage and touched noses with royalty is back in Palmerston North, inspiring children.

Google Translate has added its first Pasifika language to its multilingual translation service.

From yesterday, Samoan words and phrases will be among more than 100 languages from around the world that can be translated into English on the website and app.

A new book about Māori participation during World War I hopes to get more photos for its pages.

The Ministry of Justice is introducing new resources to support the use of te reo Māori in court. All court sessions with Justices of the Peace and Community Magistrates have adopted the District Court approach, which is to open and close in te reo Māori.

The Māori Land Court have compiled a list of 1071 people who are to receive shares in the block of Hāwea-Wanaka Substitute Land. Te Puni Kōkiri are looking for all of the owners and their descendants and invites you to view the list of beneficial owners.

Count Me In is an attempt to reduce the numbers of Māori and Pasifika leaving school without at least NCEA Level 2 or equivalent qualifications.

For the first time in New Zealand waka ama history, there will be a Master 70 Waka Ama Mens team competing on the world stage. Come May this year, they'll be competing at the World Club Championships on Australia's Gold Coast.

Welcome to 2016. We truly wish this year to be a wonderful one for all our network members. This year we hope to kick the Kumara Vine up a notch and start adding more value to those who support us - read this newsletter to find out how we plan to achieve this and also contact us if you have any ideas you would like to share with us.

Since 2002 PACIFICA branches have been fundraising to build an education fund to provide educational grants to assist Pacific students with their educational development. By 2013, PACIFICA Inc was delighted to offer the following grants and scholarships:

NZ Post have partnered with Māori Television and Te Taura Whiri i Te Reo Māori / The Māori Language Commission to support Māori Language Week and the Te Kupu o Te Wiki / Word of the Week campaign, teaching 50 Māori words to as many New Zealander’s as possible over 50 weeks starting from Māori Language Week.

Pasifika returns to Western Springs Park on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 March, as the world’s biggest celebration of Pacific Island culture and heritage celebrates its 24th birthday.

The death of Linda Grennell, a former President of the Māori Women’s Welfare League, marks the end of a lifetime of leadership and service to New Zealand, and Labour sends sympathy to her family at this very sad time, Labour Women’s Issues spokesperson, Ruth Dyson says.

The government’s newly proposed recreational fishing parks will undermine Māori fishing rights and the Māori Party remains silent on the issue, says New Zealand First.

This role will focus on developing independence, choice and self-determination for people with disabilities within our Choice in Community Living team. To be successful for this role you will be a good coach and motivator, with the ability to support another person in achieving their goals.

Over a hundred and forty Māori and Pasifika adult educators will gather at Te Wharewaka o Pōneke February 24-26 for the annual Hui Fono which offers professional development and networking opportunities for Māori and Pasifika working in the Adult and Community Education (ACE) Sector.

Press Release: Vanguard Military School- Maori And Pasifika Excelling at Vanguard

Hundreds turned out in Palmerston North at the weekend for the launch of the first Maori Science Academy.
Its aim is to help Maori high school students do better at science and the launch featured astronauts, lab coats and chemical experiments designed to capture their attention.

A group of talented Māori and Pasifika pupils from around the country descended on Victoria University of Wellington last week to get a taste of tertiary-level science.

Local iwi to use waka tauā (war canoe) to teach Māori culture and traditions to Aucklanders
​Unprecedented opportunity for Aucklanders to learn through paddling a waka

Māori students at Otago Polytechnic will soon have their own place where they can “work and learn as Māori” following the announcement of the establishment of a Māori Centre in the Forth Street campus and the appointment of its Tumuaki (Manager) Rebecca Williams.

It's no surprise, sadly, that Māori are still over-represented in all the wrong statistics - from life expectancy and educational qualifications to the criminal justice system. But there is some good news for iwi, 176 years after the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.

A passionate wedding haka that moved a New Zealand bride to tears is making everyone else cry too after being watched more than 19m times.

Student-run initiative I, Too, Am Auckland an event held yeaterday, launched a series of videos addressing racism in universities.

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One of New Zealand’s most respected statesmen, Sir Pita Sharples, has been appointed as a strategic advisor to the board of Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED).

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Careers New Zealand Boosts Support for Rangatahi Māori

Innovative research programme charts course for responding to changing career needs of young Māori

Auckland, 9 December 2015 - A new research project gives new insights into how best to support young Māori into high growth sectors.

A Tongan fine arts graduate and a marine biologist in training are among five young leaders from New Zealand's Pacific community who were recognised at a ceremony at parliament last night.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our finance team at Ngati Awa. We seek a full time qualified accountant who will be responsible for the financial reporting, management and safeguarding the tribes asset base which includes accounting for environmental, educational and cultural programs, multiple farms, forestry leases, fish quota, tourism ventures, equities and bonds. This is a diverse role with a strong focus upon financial analysis and preparation of Board reports.

Mysterious people, creatures and patterns emerge from the shadows in the latest exhibition from Whanganui artist Rachael Garland.

Wellington's Victoria University has commended four Pasifika students for being among the first from the region to graduate from its international leadership programme.

Dave Makea had to borrow a bike from his brother when he first entered Iron Maori.
Five years later, 40kg lighter and armed with a bike of his own, as well as the attitude to conquer anything, the Hawke's Bay man is determined to complete the Iron Maori Half Ironman this morning.

The number of Māori doctors entering the workforce is continuing to grow.

Over the weekend New Zealand Cricket in association with the Māori Sports Awards, the inauguration of a Māori Cricket Scholarship / Kirikiti Aotearoa Karahipi o Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Scholarship — a high performance scholarship to assist New Zealand’s most promising Māori players reach their potential.

Maori youth are not speaking in Te Reo Maori because it lacks the "cool" factor and expressions for social media, a Massey University study has found.

Experienced Māori and Pasifika tradespeople in Auckland are being asked to help the next generation of tradies get a start in the industry.

A financial educational software programme for kids and an app that encourages face to face meetings with friends are two of the winning ideas of the DigMyIdea Māori Innovation Challenge.

Eight iwi from the Taranaki region celebrated the 4th anniversary of the Taranaki Tūmai festival this weekend. Over two days, iwi members competed in kapa haka and sports events.

A New Zealand Transport Agency highway construction project may have uncovered the remnants of a Maori village on the western side of New Zealand’s North Island.

Māori population growing. The number of people living in New Zealand who identify with the Māori ethnic group – the Māori ethnic population – reached an estimated 712,000 at 30 June 2015. Māori population growth was an estimated 1.5 percent in the year ended June 2015.

“The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are ‘easily the largest privatized conflicts the world has ever seen’. Some have even described them as ‘contractor wars’”.

A new book by Victoria University of Wellington senior lecturer Dr Maria Bargh offers insights into a highly secretive world while also challenging perceptions about the economic contribution of Māori.

The Māori economy will be a big driver of work changes and must be in a strong position to reap the benefits of new opportunities, Labour’ Chair of the Future of Work Commission Grant Robertson says.

Successful Māori companies representing New Zealand’s $1.3 billion seafood export industry will be on display at the China Fisheries and Seafood Expo in Qingdao today.

As a child growing up in Tonga Manase Latu always sang in church. But as the youngest in his family with three older sisters who had their own singing trio, he was not very confident. Manase was shy and quiet and could barely hold a note.

The Māori economy (estimated at $40billion), is a significant contributor to the prosperity of New Zealand. Assisting Māori businesses build their investment strategy and capability to attract investment is central to NZTE's role in helping companies to succeed internationally. In recognition of the huge potential of the Māori economy, we have created a new role to assist with its success.

A strong sense of who one is and that ones life matters is vital to health and wellbeing, says Professor Linda Waimarie Nikora, who will deliver her inaugural professorial lecture this month.Māori flourishing in a fast changing world

One of the few remaining Maori boarding schools, Te Aute College in Hawkes' Bay, is making plans for a multi-million dollar cash injection by the local iwi.

At MIT you will work with people who are passionate about the positive impact we make to the communities we serve. We offer a work environment which values genuine people who care for others, are well-connected, open and approachable and strive for excellence in all we do.

A new Māori midwifery unit in Auckland is seeing more homeless and vulnerable Māori women receive care in pregnancy.

It is often said that the most profound changes within society and communities are the result of a determination for something different - a unique vision that empowers people to collectively embark upon journeys in a bold new direction.

Māori in advanced age living in areas of higher socio-economic deprivation were significantly more likely to attend a marae, according to new research from the University of Auckland.

Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell says “Cabinet has approved amendments be made to the Māori Language (Te Reo Māori) Bill.”

Press Release: Turakina Maori Girls College Board of Trustees
Turakina Maori Girls College

A Lincoln University Master’s student has been awarded a prestigious scholarship that aims to increase Māori participation in the fisheries and aquaculture industries.

A new Māori midwifery unit in Auckland is seeing more homeless and vulnerable Māori women receive care in pregnancy.

You will become Auckland Council's preeminent lead for mohiotanga / technical knowledge on Te Aranga and Tamaki Maori Design.

Giving back to the community is all in a days work for one group of young Maori and Pasifika trades trainees from Auckland.

NZTE is focused on unlocking the power of the Māori export economy by working with more Māori companies, collectives and leaders to create more successful international companies. Our role is to grow companies internationally and we do this through our network of 46 international offices - by connecting companies to international partners and markets, mobilising capital for growth, and building company capability to grow.

Communications Minister Amy Adams and Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell have announced eight appointees to the Māori ICT Development Fund Expert Advisory Group.

South Auckland family medical centre OneCare plans to have all chronic and minor illnesses dealt with by nurses without the need for doctor intervention.

Leinster Rugby have confirmed that Maori All Blacks lock Hayden Triggs has signed a contract with the province until the end of the season. The 33 year old Wellington native, who has been capped nine times by the Maoris, will arrive into Leinster Rugby tomorrow having been granted a work permit.

Thirty outstanding Māori and Pasifika student teachers in early childhood, primary and secondary education were today awarded Kupe Scholarships by Education Minister Hekia Parata at a ceremony in Wellington.

Eight outstanding Māori and Pacifika secondary school students are off to Auckland in December after being recognised with CPIT awards this week.

Calling for Interns!

Toi Māori Aotearoa, with support from Creative New Zealand, is pleased to be running the Māori Arts Internship (MAI) Programme again in 2016!

The Maori Women’s Welfare League says Māori women must play a central role in helping address the significant needs of Māori children and their families.

A network to support Maori-led house building projects has been launched at the opening of a housing development by a Ngaruawahia whanau.

Whitireia New Zealand will tomorrow hold a graduation ceremony for the last group of Bachelor of Nursing Māori students to finish in July, before the programme moves to a November end date from 2016.

A Southland Maori wardens group that has dipped out on funding as it trains up more members has won a prestigious community award worth $1500.

Pasifika Futures today released a progress snapshot of the Pacific Whānau Ora programme and its commissioning activities following a year on since the commissioning agency was established.

A month ago, I was asked to present staff here at the NZ Treasury with some tips on how to engage effectively with Māori, including Iwi.

So, I know there is an issue here - otherwise people wouldn't be asking me for help. Moreover, after 15 plus years in the public sector, even though we all live in Aotearoa NZ, I am used to working with people who know absolutely nothing about Māori. The good news is people want advice. Based on my experience, which is not inconsiderable, here are my thoughts.

The acclaimed Modern Māori Quartet is riding a wave of success picking up a performance award on their recent Asian tour, selling out performances at Christchurch Arts Festival and confirming a season in Honolulu, Hawai’i.

New research from Massey University has compared work/life balance and life satisfaction levels across seven cultures – and found that New Zealand Māori scored the highest on both fronts.

The spirits of MMA fighter Hikitetapu Haunui have been lifted after the announcement he will fight in the XFC - 67kg division (Extreme Fighting Championship) in Australia.

Around 100 Māori and New Zealand-based Pasifika artists will represent Aotearoa alongside 26 other Pacific nations at the 12th Festival of Pacific Arts in Guam next May and June.

A young singer who first featured at the National Waiata Maori Music Awards as a guest performer when she was a teenager has won the event’s top award for a female artist in 2015.

The Minister of Education’s announcement to fund a full time coordinator and provide ongoing funding to support an initiative for lifting Māori children’s learning was met with enthusiastic applause at the Te Akatea Māori Principals’ conference today.

Māori histories and the arts have dominated Massey University’s Ngā Kupu Ora Aotearoa Māori Book Awards 2015.

Manager of Papatuanuku Kokiri Marae in Mangere, Auckland – Valerie Teraitua – was named Maori Public Health Champion, Tu Rangatira mo te Ora for 2015, at the Public Health Association’s Annual Conference in Dunedin last night. The annual award recognises outstanding achievement and leadership in Maori public health.

It's been 11 years in the making, but the Ngāti Kauwhata-led sports initiative Manukura are excited to be given approval by the Minister of Education to be a state designated special character school in high performance sport, which means the school will receive direct funding from the Ministry of Education in 2016.

What is the contribution of Maori Boarding Schools to nation building?

The growing strength of Maori tourism ventures is being seen as a way to develop rangitahi, as well as providing experiences for visitors.

Hamilton band Tasty Brown is a finalist at the 2015 National Waiata Maori Music Awards, which will be held in Hastings on September 11

In the New Year, Waiohau Marae in Whakatāne will start construction on their new dining hall. The new hall will pay tribute to the 28th Māori Battalion and the efforts to raise the funds are proving to be a source of iwi pride.

Following the success of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the next challenge for Brazil, before the Olympics 2016, is the achieving of the first edition of the I World Indigenous Games

Three students from a Palmerston North Māori language immersion primary school have won awards in a nation-wide competition that honours the 28th Māori Battalion.

Global indigenous trade partnerships, transformational fisheries models and how the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement will affect Māori are among subjects being put before Māori business and industry leaders next wee

• Develop built, cultural and natural heritage integral to the region's identity
• Protect Maori relations to lands, water, sites waahi tapu and other taonga
• Development of integrated heritage strategy and policy

• Understand and conserve Auckland's natural, cultural and built heritage
• Improve the understanding of Maori Heritage
• An appropriate response to its long term protection and recognition

A team of young Māori paddlers, Ngā Tauira Māori, are training hard for the world's longest and most challenging outrigger canoe races that take place in Hawaii next month.

A talented young Māori soloist hopes to take out the National Smokefree Pacifica Beats in Auckland next month. Kapiolani Kihi-Waikato recently won the regional competition in Rotorua with a song inspired by the death of a friend

Ko nga pae tawhiti whaia kia tata. Ko nga pae tata. Whakamaua! Kia tina e!

The distant horizons, pursue them and draw them near. The goals right in front of you, take hold of them! Make them happen!

Lead the Treasury's work on Māori education

A Tūhoe academic hopes his latest writing will inspire a new generation of Māori language scholars.

New Zealand employers of Pasifika people meet in Auckland on Wednesday to learn how they can take part in a new training initiative for tradespeople.

A book to commemorate a group that has promoted Māori interests at New Zealand's eight universities for a decade has been launched at Parliament.

Fed up with seeing the housing struggles its whanau was facing, Ngati Hinewera got up and did something about it.

An initiative to bolster te reo Maori in Alexandra is under way.

Expressions of interest are being sought by The Terrace School to attend the new Te Puna bilingual coffee and play group session beginning on August 20.

We have multiple opportunities available right across the Auckland region to join our new Community Empowerment team!

St Peter's College are making it "cool" to korero with boys learning some of today's most common teenage expressions in Te reo Maori.

The Black Caps will have 'Aotearoa' printed on their playing uniforms for this Sunday's one-day international against Zimbabwe in Harare.

• Provide strategic advice on engagement obligations to Maori with respect to petroleum and minerals development
• Advance critical thinking with regard to the long term relationships to ensure that we are responsive to the needs of Maori and communities, and progress responsible development of the resources.
• Identify the needs of Māori with respect to sensitive land to ensure that these areas are reflected in NZP&M operational activities.
• Ensure at all times that adequate information is given Iwi and communities to support the opportunity for people to state their views to inform government and industry operations.

Maori businesses are more optimistic and recording stronger profit growth than non-Maori firms, ANZ Bank's 2015 Maori business report says.
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Some Te Reo experts are challenging the idea that Māori is a dying language.

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We are looking for graduates to help us make Auckland the world’s most liveable City.

Iwi from the Auckland, Tasman, and Marlborough regions have had agreements signed as a result of the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004.

Wakatipu High School teacher Rawinia Paringatai is the driving force behind Te Puna Ako O Tahuna, or Tahuna Early Learning Centre, which held its opening day at the Queenstown Playcentre in Stanley St on Monday

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The Indigenous Runway Project debuted in New Plymouth last night before a packed crowd of over 300.

The Flag Consideration Panel has received a significant number of flag designs that include Māori symbols, it says.

Crowds at Auckland Viaduct got a taste of Māori culture this weekend at the 2degrees Kapa Haka Super 12s.

• 3 months paid summer park ranger
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A paid internship - providing you with relevant careers experience through the summer months at our regional parks.

A busy week for dynamic Chiefs midfielder Charlie Ngatai will be capped when he leads the New Zealand Maori side out against Fiji in Suva on Saturday.

Throughout the month of July ANZ is celebrating all things Māori – ngā mea Māori katoa.

Event organisers are hoping the success of the inaugural Tauranga Moana Matariki Festival will help it become an annual event.

New research shows many medications and treatments may not work as effectively for Māori and Pasifika as they do for people of European descent.

Taranaki and Whanganui iwi, and some on the West Coast of the South Island, recognise the rising of the star Puanga - or Rigel - as signalling the start of the new year, rather than the appearance of the constellation Matariki, or Pleiades.

We are pleased to announce that applications from students in their second and final year of study to participate in a pilot mentoring programme is now open.

What is art? You can read Sina's story about the art of leadership and Hemi's story about what is art in the latest Kumara Vine newsletter.

Critical success factors for Māori Economic Development have been identified in a report released just recently on the three-year Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga research programme, Te Tupunga Māori Economic Development.

Samoan is the second most commonly spoken language in Auckland, and the third most spoken in New Zealand.

A new Māori business masters programme is being planned for universities around the country.

Māori art offered international platform in Hundertwasser project

Whangarei has been given the exciting opportunity to establish a unique Māori art gallery and education centre.

Creative New Zealand is calling for applications from Māori and Pasifika artists to represent Aotearoa at the 12th Festival of Pacific Arts in Guam during May and June 2016.

A star-studded cast of Kiwi actors have been lined up for the new comedy "Find Me a Māori Bride" which premieres soon on Māori Television.

A 17-person family living in a rundown cow shed for 28 years are about to start building their first proper home.

Prince Harry is due to arrive in New Zealand today and will be officially welcomed by an 80 strong haka contingent from Hato Pāora College.

A challenging role at the highest level of Government. Expertise in Treaty Issues and Māori Affairs, and an ability to provide advice on a diverse range of policy issues as required.

Four waka prepare to leave on a 10 to 16 day journey from New Zealand to Rarotonga using only Polynesian traditional methods of navigation where they are guided solely by the conditions of the pacific ocean and the sky above.

Nominations for the Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards 2015 are now open. The awards celebrate excellence and innovation in Pacific arts in New Zealand.

Moa bones, thought to be around 2000 years old, have been uncovered in the Central North Island.

The natural Māori flare and skill wasn't only seen in the NZ teams, there are Māori representing many countries including England, Australia, Cook Islands and South Africa.

IMPASSIONED haka and waiata greeted several EIT Tairawhiti graduates as they were presented with their certificates, diplomas and degrees at the institute’s graduation ceremony yesterday.

Education Minister Hekia Parata today presented five Māori students with a prestigious tertiary scholarship in honour of the 28th (Māori) Battalion.

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"Lest We Forget the 500 Cook Islands Soldiers" is the focus of an Arts and Cultural exhibition which opened today at Depot Art Space in Auckland.

Pasifika fathers are spending more time with their children, a parent support group says, after a study found strong links between a lack of dad time and behavioural problems in Pasifika children.

An investment approach to funding Whanau Ora projects could "overturn the social service industry" and push Maori towards higher education, the Maori Development Minister says.

Calling for Interns!

Toi Māori Aotearoa, with support from Creative New Zealand, is pleased to be running the Māori Arts Internship (MAI) Programme again in 2015!

A South Island iwi-led agricultural training programme is expanding and offering higher level qualifications as it seeks to boost Māori leadership.

The Bio-Protection Research Centre, in conjunction with Lincoln University, is facilitating the establishment of a National Māori Biosecurity Network to help manage and protect New Zealand from biosecurity incursions.

Shade Pihema's passion is youth and her focus is to engage youth in Moerewa positivity and through the youth centre.

Celebrate Matariki 2015 with us in Wellington!

Submit a video of your original waiata and be in to win a trip to Wellington to perform with two of Aotearoa’s hottest musicians, Ria Hall and Rob Ruha.

A total of 1.9 million over the next two years will be invested in 17 programmes under the Vision Matauranga Science Fund.

Brave Maori soldiers gained a reputation as fierce fighters and became equal with their Pakeha comrades for the first time.

One of the world’s largest arts and creativity incubators, Canada’s Banff Centre, will reserve one spot for a Maori artist in each of their indigenous dance and writing residency programmes this year.

Auckland Council is acknowledging the power of tikanga Māori in helping it find a new home for a life-sized sculpture of a North Shore kaumatua.

And with 85 percent of archaeological sites believed to be Māori, the trend is causing some alarm in the sector.

The NZ Māori Mens Hockey team has taken out the Affiliates Tournament at the Festival of Hockey in Hawkes Bay, making it through five days of competition undefeated.

Consortia for Māori and Pasifika trades training in Bay of Plenty announced

A boost to an initiative designed to get more Maori and Pacific Islanders into the trades will benefit Taranaki students.

Pink is the colour this weekend and Pinikilicious Organising Committee are calling all Pacific women of all ages in Porirua and other communities nearby to wear pink and be a part of the 3rd annual celebration of the Pinikilicious event, a campaign that encourages church communities to make the health and wellbeing of Pasifika women and girls one of their priorities.

The Government today announced further expansion of the Māori & Pasifika Trades Training initiative with the selection of three new consortia to join the scheme.

Kia ora koutou

A couple of weeks ago Prime Minister John Key, Minister of Maori Development Te Ururoa Flavell and Minister in Charge of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Chris Finalyson visited Taranaki.

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Public participation holds the key to the success of the Massey University Pacific Research and Policy Centre that was launched at Parliament last night, according to a government spokesman.

The lower North Island tribe, Ngāti Toa, wants all of its members to be speaking or learning Te Reo Maori in four years' time.

Māori have found a spiritual bond with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu says black belt Pina Simpson.

Ngāti Kahungunu has committed to using a new fishing net design that will drastically reduce the number of undersize fish that get trapped in the nets.

The talent on display at this year’s Ahuwhenua Trophy competition highlights the vast potential for Māori Agribusiness, says the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).

An innovative new web-series is set to showcase rangatahi Māori and celebrate te reo Māori and the identity of youth from the Horowhenua, Manawatu and Wanganui region.

Are you an energetic individual looking for an opportunity to contribute to growing and protecting New Zealand?

The Māori Partnership and Programmes Directorate implements and delivers initiatives that enable Māori to maximise the benefits from improving primary sector productivity and increased sustainable resource use, through engaging and partnering with Māori, government agencies, and sectoral stakeholders.

Rotorua Maori culture is being showcased on the world stage again through a living art exhibition, Tuku Iho, which has opened in Santiago, Chile.

A nation-wide hui will be held next month allowing iwi to give feedback on changes to the Māori Commercial Fisheries (MCF) structure.

Kiwi-born actor Manu Bennett is proud to be a visible Maori face in international television and film.

With the stormy weather forcing an early afternoon for many on the last day of the Pasifika Festival, Counties Manukau Police are pleased with the crowd of thousands who attended following a last-minute change of location.

The Hamama Orchard, owned by Te Kaha 14B2 Trustees, recently won the PGG Wrightson Land and Life Award for commitment to people, community and passion for sustainable practice.

The world’s largest kapa haka festival held in Christchurch from March 5-8 delivered a television and online viewing audience of one million viewers to Māori Television.

The defending champions took to the stage on day one of competition from the Te Ihu pool. However, there were also groups debuting at Te Matatini who delivered an impressive performance.

He Taunga Waka is a new project funded by the TEC designed to specifically help educators better connect, engage and facilitate literacy and numeracy skill development for educators working with Māori and Pasifika learners in adult literacy and numeracy.

New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) is increasing its support for Māori businesses wanting to grow internationally, with two new appointments to its Māori business team.

• Strategic input into NZ’s future science capability and capacity
• Relationship and investment management

One of the country's new Māori inspectors says police are serious about addressing the problem of tāngata whenua and Pasifika people being over-represented in prosecution rate figures.

The pesky Queensland fruit fly is causing a swarm of trouble for two Auckland schools.

Western Springs College and Pasadena Intermediate rely on the annual Pasifika Festival as a major fundraiser.

A recent report on Whangarei Boys' High School found a growing gap between the achievement of Maori and Pakeha students.

Reporoa College has taken on an iwi run initiative by the Ngāti Tahu-Ngāti Whāoa Rūnanga that aims to engineer social and educational outcomes for their future leaders.

Whangarei will for the first time play host to a showcase of the very best Pacific islands cultural performances, art and craft, food, music, and sports.

With only three days to go before Te Matatini 2015 kicks off in Christchurch, Te Kāea profiles a team touted as a favourite going into the competition, Waikato-based group Te Iti Kahurangi. This year they are focussing on youth.

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Hana O’Reagan has been appointed by the Government to a panel charged with engaging the public on a possible new flag for New Zealand.

A 13-year-old Māori lad from Pawarenga and Pātea has reached his peak in one of the most rigorous martial art form Sir Gee Dorr Kung Fu; it's not about fighting but more to do with self-defence.

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The Porirua-based tribe has hosted a post-Treaty settlement tour of their tribal area - and their buses were booked out by elderly Pākehā folk.

$60,000 is up for grabs on the Kāpiti Coast for projects that develop Māori economic activity.

Today we start to build our Maori and Pasifika art gallery. The purpose of this project is to both celebrate and promote Maori and Pasifka art and the artists that do such wonderful mahi.

Using the many tools of technology is what Te Kāhui Rangatahi has identified as the way of today.

Te Rua Wallace of Te Arawa and Tūwharetoa is an 18-year-old vying for the next Miss World New Zealand title.

Represent NZ’s science and innovation “smarts”
Develop key partnerships here and overseas

Pasifika Festival 2015 is jam-packed with highlights, including:

The Hawaiian Village back for a second year after debuting in 2014, while a new Melanesian Village will be showcasing food and craft from Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands on Sunday, 15 March.

The hard work and dedication of a collective of weavers - many from Rotorua and the Eastern Bay - will be unveiled at the United Nations headquarters.

A consortium of education and training organisations, backed by industry and community partners, will enable nearly 500 Maori and Pasifika youth to gain trades training in 2015.Polytechnics,

It was a great start for Waikato-Tainui heading into the match. However, Ngāti Toa, runners-up at last year’s tournament showed that they weren't about to repeat last year’s mistakes.

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Yesterday, The Treasury visited Hongoeka Marae in Plimmerton to discuss developing a closer relationship with Ngati Toa Rangitira.

Read Miriama's story on the latest Kumara Vine out today..

A west Sydney council and Maori group hope a marae and multi-million dollar sports complex will attract the Warriors and All Blacks when they're in town.

Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, hosted by the University of Auckland, has been invited to submit a full application as part of the process for selecting a Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE) focused on Māori research.

Senior role in policy at the centre of Executive Government (Policy Advisor)

Seventeen Maori science and engineering students at the University of Waikato had their studies boosted by scholarships totaling $174,000.

Te Rākau Theatre’s tale of settlers, Māori, and the New Zealand Company brings 1840s Wellington to life. The Ragged is the first of four plays in The underTOW series, which gives a kaupapa Māori perspective to Wellington’s past, present, and future.

They may have worked in Lambton Quay or Lower Hutt, but many Maori who migrated to Wellington decades ago still don’t consider Poneke home.

Northlanders with a passion for Maori art now have a home where they can study it.

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Associate Primary Industries Minister Jo Goodhew has welcomed the release of a report highlighting the economic opportunities for forestry through more productive use of Māori freehold land.

Ten years painting houses put recent NorthTec graduate Paora Tiatoa in good step for a successful future in the contemporary Maori art scene.

For nearly 150 years South Island hapū Ngāti Waewae haven't had their own meeting house, now they do.

TVNZ announced yesterday that it was negotiating with four independent production companies to make Tagata Pasifika and Fresh, and its Maori programmes Marae and Waka Huia.

Ground-breaking Māori history book – has Ministry for Culture and Heritage support

The official New Zealand casting call for Disney's first Polynesian princess Moana has opened - and sparked huge interest.

A passion for photography is apparent in Erica Sinclair's work. While pursuing her art she has travelled New Zealand to capture performers of Haka in their natural environments, and this week she launched her new project.

The official New Zealand casting call for Disney's first Polynesian princess Moana has opened - and sparked huge interest.

The first Maori woman writer to publish fiction in New Zealand.


Grace’s first collection of short stories, Waiariki And Other Stories, and her first novel, Mutuwhenua: The Moon Sleeps.
Grace’s first collection of short stories, Waiariki And Other Stories.

Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says a record 728 students received a Hauora Māori scholarship award this year, the highest number since the scholarship fund began in 2000.

The remains include 35 Toi moko (preserved Maori tattooed heads), two tattooed thigh skins and 46 Maori skeletal remains.

He Waka Taura - Navigating Talent is a framework that uses principles like respect, integrity and well practiced communications skills to help an organisation recruit, nurture and release talent in such a way they become an advocate for you even when they have left your business.

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As a surprise at the Southland Police awards ceremony yesterday, Southland area commander inspector Lane Todd presented the Murihiku Maori wardens with an Area Commander's Commendation for their work.

A researcher investigating why tāngata whenua quit their jobs is urging businesses to write up policies which acknowledge the mana of their Māori employees.

The Māori Party is encouraging New Zealanders to make a commitment towards reading stage one of the Paparahi o te Raki (Northland District) inquiry.

Tax breaks for small businesses in the provinces and better information-sharing systems could be the key to turning Maori business aspirations into economic reality.

Māori women and their whānau are the focus of a new initiative designed to help grow and support their businesses.

The Treasury is the Government's lead advisor on economic, financial and regulatory policy and has the overall vision of helping government to achieve higher living standards for all New Zealanders. We are actively looking to build a talent pool of experienced Policy Analysts and Advisors who are interested in working with us in the near future.

The Battle of the Fittest is the competition to find New Zealand's fittest man and woman. For the past two years Māori have held this title and this year another Māori hopes to keep that legacy alive.

A total of 26 world champions – as individuals or team members – are among the recipients and finalists who will vie for top honours at the 2014 Māori Sports Awards later this month (November).

Established on 1 November 2010, the Independent Māori Statutory Board's vision is to advance the interests of Māori in Tamaki Makaurau. To do this, the Board's role is to assist Auckland Council with fulfilling its Tiriti o Waitangi responsibilities, and to promote issues of significance for Māori.

Minister for Māori Development Hon Te Ururoa Flavell has announced that applications for a $2 million per annum fund, Te Pūnaha Hiringa: Māori Innovation Fund are now open.

Unions believe the Government must to do more to help young workers in to jobs, education or training. Statistics New Zealand has today released figures which show that in the last year the number of 20-24 year olds not working or in education or training has increased by 3,000 people.

The proportion of Maori in the police has risen to its highest level in eight years, with 1200 tangata whenua in in the service, but still short of reflecting the national Maori population of 14.9 percent.

A set of woven tukutuku panels are being packed up and shipped to New York, where they'll take pride of place at the United Nations Headquarters.

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• He ārahi, he tautoko, he para huarahi kia eke panuku, kia eke taumata.

The New Zealand Maori rugby jersey for their upcoming tour to Asia pays tribute to the country they will play two of their games in.

When Mother Teresa was asked how do you achieve world peace, she said, go home and love your family.

Maori portraits by 19th-century painter Gottfried Lindauer are about to leave New Zealand for the first time.

New Zealand Trade & Enterprise has a strong commercial focus, growing companies internationally - bigger, better and faster - for the benefit of New Zealand. We're looking for a commercially savvy Pouārahi/Customer Manager to be at the heart of our relationship with Māori businesses across the South Island.

New Zealand Trade & Enterprise has a strong commercial focus, growing companies internationally - bigger, better and faster - for the benefit of New Zealand. We're looking for a commercially savvy Customer Manager to be at the heart of our relationship with Māori businesses across the North Island.

Honoured Hauraki Health Promoter Says Health for Maori Means Embracing Who We Are

The purpose of The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is to Grow New Zealand for All.

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Children and connections with tribal identity have been revealed as significant factors in the use of Te Reo Maori.

Three historical climate researchers say winds in the 1100s and 1200s made it possible to sail downwind from east Polynesia to New Zealand.

Parliament now has more Maori MPs than ever before, prompting one commentator to question whether Maori seats were still needed.

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The Maori business community is on the front-foot this week kicking off the next 3 year parliamentary term with the Federation of Maori Authorities National Conference in Whanganui this Friday 26 September

Cultural property rights, the impact of mining and climate change are the issues being raised by Maori at the UN's first World Indigenous Conference.

Palmerston North communities boast a wealth of talented Māori and Pacific artists and Creative New Zealand want to encourage more of them to apply for funding.

The Ministry of Maori Development, Te Puni Kokiri, wants tangata whenua to gain higher qualifications and better employment and is offering scholarships in engineering.

Press Release: Federation Of Maori Authorities - Maori business conference setting the standard for gender diversity in governance

A Board of Inquiry has reaffirmed its draft decision and granted consent to change the Hamilton city's district plan to allow for a large development by Tainui Group Holdings.

We wish to congratulate Maori Television & Hastings Boys High School on this fantastic documentary.

The Māori Party is fielding daily enquiries from Pākeha voters wanting to know if they can vote for the Māori Party.

Policing in the last 100 years hasn't worked for Maori, says Wanganui's newly-appointed iwi liaison coordinator, acting Sergeant Vinnie Heihei.

Maori Women's Welfare League is looking for Expressions of Interest for Accounting Services...

Creating a tradition of university study within families is at the heart of the Maori Party's tertiary education policy, launched in Palmerston North.

Fletcher's have roles in Finance, HR, Strategy, Procurement and ICT. You’ll need relevant degrees but high emotional intelligence and self- awareness will make the difference to you being selected. You will be our future leaders of FB.

A professor in business management says Maori can be disadvantaged when applying for jobs due to cultural differences.

A Maori business researcher says a Maori approach to leadership could benefit business, but it might mean rethinking what makes a good manager.

A Ngāpuhi settlement is too important for the Minister of Treaty Negotiations to miss before Parliment rises

Māori business development has surged ahead in the past decade, from the growth of the iwi organisations responsible for the management of multi-million dollar assets, through to enterprises in industries from natural resources to tourism

At a time of renewed interest in Maori martial arts, Maori Weapons serves as the ideal reference work...

An alliance between the commercial arms of Ngai Tahu and Tainui have led to the groups buying the passenger transport company Go Bus for a total of $171 million.

I love learning languages. I am a speaker of English, Japanese and te reo Māori. I have also had the opportunity to learn some Chinese Mandarin, Spanish and Samoan over the past decade.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) is joining forces with the Federation of Maori Authorities (FoMA) to ramp up support for Maori sheep and beef farmers.

There has been a slight increase in the number of Maori in employment.

Official statistics shows the number of Maori in work rose 2.8 percent to 267,000 in the June quarter, compared to a year ago.

The Treasury is undertaking the build of a HR professionals talent pool within www.jobcafe.co.nz

Maori unemployment is still double the overall rate of 5.6 percent for the whole country, which is the lowest level in more than five years.

The chief executive of Te Ohu Kaimoana, the Maori Fisheries Trust, isn’t expecting major changes as a result of a ten-year review of the organization, reports Waatea News.

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The Treasury reviews the performance of 49 government-owned enterprises that have full or partial commercial objectives, with assets of around $130 billion. The makeup of these assets is changing over time, and we need to support Ministers in seeking the best results from a dynamic portfolio.

Launch your career with Auckland Council! We are looking for graduates to help us make Auckland the world’s most liveable city.

Te Ropu Wahine Maori Toko i te Ora is seeking an experienced Contracts Manager to manage the contract negotiations and compliance process as well as provide advice on the League's partnerships with its contract Principals. This opportunity is based in National Office in Wellington.

A groundbreaking theatre group is celebrating Maori Language Week with performances at local primary schools.

Thirty years after 'Poi E' hit the charts and got everyone singing along in Te Reo Māori, Stan Walker is having another go.


The singer has teamed up with three others to release a new single, which they launched at the start of Māori Language Week.

Visit jobcafe.co.nz to view this fantastic opportunity for a Senior information technology professional who will lead the Central Governments Shared Agencies ICT teams.

Days out from Maori Language Week, there are signs our indigenous language may be in danger.

A researcher finding out why professional Maori quit their jobs hopes her study will encourage employers to foster Maori values in their respective workplaces.

This exciting opportunity at the New Zealand Treasury offers you the chance to join a team where you will develop policy, play a key role in the negotiation of major projects, and help to shape the procurement of major infrastructure and services around the delivery of outcomes.

The Maori All Backs will play in Singapore for the first time in November, with New Zealand Rugby today confirming a three-match Asian tour.

A Ngati Rangiwewehi chief has been pardoned for one of the most notorious murders in New Zealand colonial history.

The rare statutory pardon for Kereopa Te Rau, included in a Treaty of Waitangi settlement with the Rotorua iwi, has passed into law without fanfare.

Maori authorities are investing more money in their employees compared to businesses in the rest of Aotearoa, a new study by Statistics New Zealand has found.

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Indigenous Australian representatives at a land management hui in Wellington say they have learnt from how Maori negotiates with the Crown.

A Taranaki Māori Trust Te Rua o Te Moko Ltd has won the prestigious Ahuwhenua Trophy BNZ Māori Excellence in Farming Award for Dairy.

The Maori Party says it's doing its part to help cut the high rates of Maori obesity.


New Zealand has been rated the fourth fattest country in the developed world, with 48 percent of Maori adults tipping the scales.

A Maori business says the Government's revamp of rules around Maori land are a step in the right direction but won't fix the real problem of capability in Maori trusts.

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The Maori Internet Society hopes efforts will be made to attract Maori students to new information and communications technology graduate schools.

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te aka Kumara (The Kumara Vine network) increases its information base adding to our monthly newsletter a website that provides information on the organisations working with the vine and detailing the career options available through these organisations.

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