35 Hato Paora College students, aged 15 to 18, are going to Los Angeles next week for a cultural and faith exchange. They are going to San Juan Capistrano where they will meet the Juaneno Band of Mission Indians, belonging to the Acjachemen Nation. Hato Paora head boy Campbell Te Paa, says “Getting to know Read more
Ohakune kuia Vera Whakaaronui Wilson has been made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to Maori, music and the Ohakune community in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Vera says she will receive the NZOM on behalf of her late brothers and sister, Rihari and Matiu Mareikura, and older sister Joan Read more
TV3 says 413,400 viewers aged five or older watched the first episode of GC, a reality show about a group of young Maori on the Gold Coast. It was watched by 42 per cent of Maori watching television It out-rated 3News and Campbell Live and became a trending topic world wide on Twitter, but attracted Read more
Hundreds of people attended the Hui Aranga which took place this year at the Opononi Area School, on Northland’s Hokianga Harbour. The spiritual director for Te Waiora Catholic group in Palmerston North, Danny Karatia-Goddard, says many of the kapa haka compositions had a Tai Tokerau theme. He says Northland is well known among Katorika (Catholics) Read more
Gifted Maori children are being overlooked in the classroom because teachers are failing to recognise their unique genius, says a researcher. Massey University education associate professor Jill Bevan-Brown said schools tend to focus on academic subjects but giftedness in Maori students is broader.
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has made a submission to the Consultation with Maori about the Mixed Ownership Model being proposed by the Government. Caritas supports the retention of Section 9 of the State Owned Enterprises Act 1986 as it relates to the new legislation being proposed under the Public Finance Act and believes insufficient time has been allowed for meaningful consultation. The Read more
New Zealand/Aotearoa Maori tattoos made up part of the agenda for an unusual conference which took place on Tuesday at a Vatican university about the role of tattoos in shaping identity. “Into the Skin: identity, symbols and history of permanent body marks” was the brainchild of a Christian arts association and Israel’s ambassador to the Read more
An ACT ad campaign launched at the weekend has echoes of leader Don Brash’s controversial Orewa speech in 2004. It was condemned yesterday by the Maori and Mana parties. Former ad man for ACT John Ansell has branded it “a party of cowards” after he was forced to step down over his comments about Maori. The Read more
It is not always easy to get organisations and institutions to buy into Maori Language week. This year Countdown has taken a proactive role promoting te reo Māori during Māori Language week in all Countdown, Foodtown and Woolworths stores. This has been described by Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori as perhaps one of the most significant Māori Read more
On Saturday The Waitangi Tribunal released its report, Ko Aotearoa Tēnei, in response to the Wai 262 claim It recommends wide-ranging reforms to laws and policies affecting Māori culture and identity and calls for the Crown-Māori relationship to move beyond grievance to a new era based on partnership. In the Report the Tribunal has called for a Read more