A Waikato-Tainui kaumatua who’s been involved in translating the Islamic holy book, the Koran, into Te Reo says it will help with a better understanding between Maori and the Islamic world. The translated work, which has taken 25 years to complete, will be officially launched on Friday. On Tuesday a copy was presented to the Read more
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Remembering Parihaka – a new booklet from Caritas
Friday, October 25th, 2013
A delegation from Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand recently presented its new booklet Remembering Parihaka to the Parihaka community after consulting them over its preparation. “This is not a booklet just about Parihaka’s history,” said Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand Director Julianne Hickey, “but a justice and peace resource that enables us to reflect on the impact of Read more
Disputed church land to be returned to Maori
Friday, September 27th, 2013
Last Wednesday Parliament was due to amend a century-old trust deed of a trust that was set up to assist in the conversion of Maori to Christianity. The amendment will allow the return of land in central Tauranga to the local hapu. The land is owned by The New Zealand Mission Trust, a remnant of Read more
Book published on Maori and Pakeha unions and marriages
Friday, September 6th, 2013A Ngai Tahu historian has published a book about what she calls an unspoken part of New Zealand history – inter-racial Maori and Pakeha unions and marriages. For the book, Matters of the Heart, the University of Otago’s Angela Wanhalla spent several years researching the unions spanning from when early settlers arrived. Dr Wanhalla says Read more
Dr Lance O’Sullivan receives another award
Tuesday, July 9th, 2013
Dr Lance O’Sullivan, a former pupil of Hato Petera College, was honoured with a Sir Peter Blake Leadership Award at the Auckland Town Hall last week. Earlier this year he was awarded Supreme Maori of the Year by current affairs show Marae Investigates. Sir Peter Blake Trust chief executive Shelley Campbell praises O’Sullivan’s dedication to eradicating child poverty. Read more
Who gets priority? Pharmac asks
Tuesday, June 25th, 2013
Pharmac wants to know: Should young people be able to jump queues for costly drugs at the expense of older people who’ve already had a long life? Are poor people more deserving of help than rich people”? The proposals are among a raft of provocative questions being asked by Pharmac as it conducts a consultation Read more
Charter schools: More input for Maori
Tuesday, June 11th, 2013Charter schools will give Maori more input into a school model they can adapt to suit their children, the chairman of the Iwi Education Authority says. Toby Curtis, a Te Arawa kaumatua, defended the controversial charter schools model, saying Maori under-achievement was a big problem charter schools could improve. Continue reading
Cremation becoming more acceptable, says kaumatua
Friday, June 7th, 2013A Waikato kaumatua says there is a cultural shift from burial to cremation. A Maori funeral director in west Auckland, Francis Tipene, says he is seeing more and more bereaved whanau choosing cremation over burial because it is a less expensive option. Continue reading
Church leader planning to build a marae Western Australia.
Friday, May 31st, 2013A Ngati Porou church leader living across the Tasman is planning to build a marae for the growing Maori community in Western Australia. Kaua Te Rangi Tuhura, known to most people as Reverend Kuzie, moved with his family from the small East Coast settlement of Hiruharama in 2011 to Bunbury just south of Perth. Since Read more
Horomia kept eye on Brownlee to ensure he prayed
Friday, May 10th, 2013
As Members of Parliament, Tuesday, dedicated the day to paying tribute to former Minister of Māori Affairs and Labour MP, Parekura Horomia, St Bede’s College Old Boy and National MP Gerry Brownlee told the house he remembered getting a note from Mr Horomia for not shutting his eyes during the House Prayer. Brownlee recalled Mr Horomia used to Read more