Grace Latimer is a Māori Liason officer at the University of Otago and has recently returned from Australia. With the support of her whānau she's already started self-isolating herself. Although she's well prepared she has concerns for other whānau who might not have that financial support.
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Plunket acknowledges Māori midwife founders
Plunket has worked alongside artist Len Hetet to create a new logo that incorporates tamariki and their parents together with the story of two Māori midwives who established the service.
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Co-housing village a dream come true for Māori whānau
Labelled as the world's first indigenous co-housing community, Waingākau Village in Flaxmere Hawke's Bay has completed its first three homes, with more than 100 planned in the next few years.
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Whānau holiday fun: 'Last sandcastle standing wins'
Enjoying the summer holidays, whānau in Ōpōtiki joined forces to see who could build the strongest sandcastle. It was not all fun and games though, the challenge brought out the competitive spirit in the teams.
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NewsScooter Bros: "They tell me off for my 'motherly' reactions"
Scooter champ brothers Kahu and Maka Day-Brown are upping their training hours in the lead up to the NZ nationals in the new year, with Kahu who turned pro in May eyeing the "golden ticket" of qualification for the Barcelona worlds by topping his section.
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King whānau work hard to achieve farming success
Eugene and Pania King are the owners and operators of Kiriroa Station at Matawai, north-west of Gisborne. The husband and wife team are the 2019 winners of the Ahuwhenua Trophy for the top Māori sheep and beef farm in Aotearoa.
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Wainui couple welcomes newborn
Chiefs winger Sean Wainui and his partner Paige Fox have welcomed their son into this world.
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Relief for survivors of sexual violence
The government is committing $320mil to tackle family and sexual violence, it's a move in the rights direction but much remains to be done to help Māori survivors of domestic abuse.
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Tūranga Health empowers community through DIY
As the winter chill approaches, an iwi-based organisation, Tūranga Health on the East Coast, is teaching families in rural communities the DIY skills they need to improve and future-proof their own homes.
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Wairoa community calls for help dealing with meth epidemic
Meth is taking its toll on the community of Wairoa, where grandmothers are now taking it upon themselves to care for their grandchildren. The questions is, who is supporting them?
