Six people were arrested and one was seriously injured overnight as a hundred native Hawaiians stood in protest to stop the construction of a solar telescope at Haleakalā.
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Native Affairs- Culture + Language = Success
The Arioi Cultural Centre in Tahiti is uplifting the educational achievements of children who are failing in mainstream schools.
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Native Affairs- "Without The Reo, We're Nothing"
A matriarch of Tahitian dance is fighting to keep her traditions and reo alive.
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Labour Party promises to support Pacific climate change refugees
Te Atatū MP Phil Twyford has made a promise on behalf of the Labour Party to support Pacific Nations in the wake of climate change. The promise was made at the annual Kiribati Independence celebration in Auckland.
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Māori and Pasifika unite under Maori Party banner
The Māori Party and the forum of Pacific Nations officially announced their partnership for election 2017 as well as their Pacific immigration policy today. But it was a near no-show for the Māori Party co-leaders.
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Native Affairs – Katrina’s Kona Challenge
Two years ago Katrina Whaanga entered the New Zealand Ironman Competition for fun, now she’s representing New Zealand at the World Ironman Championship in Kona, Hawai’i.
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Kelston Boys walk for 100% water
Today marks the first day of Men's Health Week and Kelston Boys High School is tackling diabetes and obesity head on. Students and teachers are embarking on a 3.1-kilometer walk to have 'Water Only', in a bid to minimise students sugar intake.
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Connecting Pacific Communities with their cultural heirlooms
The Auckland Museum is opening up access to its Pacific treasures collection and creating stronger connections with Auckland's Pacific communities. The project will enable the Pacific collection to be better known, cared for and accessible onsite, offsite and online.
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NewsPatrick Snedden honoured for Māori and Pacific digital education
Chairman of the Manaiakalani Trust Mr Patrick Snedden has been made a Member of the NZ Order of Merit for services to Education and Māori. Engaging Māori and Pacific Island children into the digital technology of the 21st century is one of Snedden’s top priorities.
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Rugby great Michael Jones among Queen's birthday honourees for services to Pacific community
Michael Niko Jones has been made a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in this year’s Queen’s birthday honours for services to the Pacific community and youth. Jones is a former rugby union player and coach who has played in World Cups for New Zealand and has since been a driver of economic and social development for Pacific people around New Zealand and the Pacific region.
