2015 News

Position: Senior Adviser Maori Strategy
Group: Office of the Chief Executive
Type: Fixed term, part time
Vacancy Number: 2015/30

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).

Press Release: Careers New Zealand

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

"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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.