2016 News

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.

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 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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.