Fletcher Building, the biggest construction firm in New Zealand is training young employees in Māori and Pacific Island values. Sixteen employees graduated from the company’s learning and development programme at Mataatua Marae in Tāmaki Makaurau today.
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Ngāti Porou geneticist takes on Type 2 diabetes
A young Ngāti Porou geneticist is using DNA from her own people to fight Type 2 diabetes.
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Mātiti Urupā at risk of erosion from the Wairoa River
Families of Huramua Marae in Wairoa are raising funds to exhume and shift the remains of 53 relatives buried in Mātiti Cemetery, which is being eroded by the Wairoa River.
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Keeping karanga alive in Te Tairāwhiti
Women on the East Coast say the ancient arts of Karanga and Pao are in rapid decline. Veteran kapa haka performers on the East Coast are learning tricks of the trade from two Tairawhiti haka maidens, Kuini Moehau Reedy and Tangiwai Ria.
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Emerging navigators learn ancient art of way-finding
24 emerging Maori and Pacific voyagers have been selected to sail on board Haunui Waka to Norfolk Island in September 2018. The voyage provides deep-sea training ahead of a pan-Pacific voyage to the Festival of Pacific Arts in Hawaii in 2020.
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Abusers no right to stand on marae
Māori leader Rangi McLean says any abuser should be removed immediately from the right to speak on the marae.
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Rawiri Waititi awarded inaugural Tā Hemi Henare Scholarship
Today the inaugural scholarship awards ceremony for Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust Board was held in Wellington. The Tā Hemi Henare scholarship worth $10,000 was awarded to Rawiri Waititi to support his Doctorate degree at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi.
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Reviving Māoridom's diminishing orators
Waikato - Tainui is taking Māori language revitalisation into their own hands, implementing the final stage of a seven-part te reo strategy called Te Pae Kākā in the hopes of replenishing a diminishing pool of orators on marae throughout the region.
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Treaty expert disputes Jones’ claims about Waitangi Tribunal
A Treaty law expert disagrees with Shane Jones that the Waitangi Tribunal's powers should be restricted when it comes to ruling who has a right to be heard.
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New qualification to groom Māori excellence
A new Māori qualification for secondary students has been announced by Associate Education Minister Kelvin Davis. Te Kawa Matakura, which Davis says will groom Māori excellence among Māori youth, will receive $2.8mil.
