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Anne Salmond:

Rather than defining Te Tiriti as 'a partnership between races', perhaps it could be visualised as a meeting place where different groups of New Zealanders come together to resolve injustices and seek peace with one another, writes Dame Anne Salmond.In 1990, Pā Henare Tate, a well-known priest in the Hokianga, wrote a beautiful article about Te Tiriti for New Zealand Geographic. In it, he discusses the tapu and mana of each person, which springs from the life ...

Watch: The Hui looks at iconic Tāmaki Makaurau marae

Tonight, The Hui looks at an iconic Tāmaki Makaurau marae at the centre of a tug-of-war. There has been an ongoing battle between marae management and members of the community over Awataha Marae.Then, Northcote MP Shanan Halbert joins The Hui host Mihingarangi Forbes in the studio to discuss the marae's future.And later, The Hui meets a Māori man living in Ukraine who has joined the fighting.Link to Recording: Watch: The Hui looks at iconic Tāmaki Makaurau marae at centre of tug-of-...

Opinion: Literacy in NZ doesn't stop

OPINION:Red rag to a bull. That's what the suggestion from the Teaching Council that te reo Māori may eventually become mandatory for teachers has been.But no surprises there. Because we live in a country where some people go nuts over some weather presenters on TV using what they consider to be too much of the Māori language and we live in a country where people get all hot and bothered about New Zealand being called Aotearoa.And where people talk a whole load of nonsense about boycotting Whi...

Government admits it doesn't know how many

The Ministry of Education has admitted it doesn’t know how many truancy officers are in schools or how much money is being spent on them, according to a written parliamentary question.Critics say it’s not good enough.“It is astonishing that the Ministry of Education does not know how many attendance officers there are in New Zealand,” National MP Erica Stanford said.“It goes without saying that this is something the ministry needs to be keeping data on.”Link to video and ar...

The Practice of

KEY POINTS Mourning involves moving from the reality we want to the reality that is.We mourn when we lose loved ones, but also when we make choices and lose things, like opportunitie.Thinking about mourning as an everyday practice can enhance our ability to live life in the present.One day, on my last vacation, I got an email from work. It zipped past my away message to zing me with a little anxiety on my penultimate day off. There was a situation; they needed an email from me. Sensing...

Rewiring the Brain

KEY POINTS In grief, our brains must rewire to function in a world minus our loved one.When in grief, what happens to neurons that developed specifically to respond to the presence of the loved one?By avoiding painful feelings, you do not give your brain the opportunity to learn to manage them.In The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World, co-author (with the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu) and narrator Douglas Carlton Abrams tells a story about his father, who suffered a...

Abuse in care inquiry:

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care has been told competence in te reo and culture will eventually be mandatory for teachers.The commission is paying particular attention to the over-representation of tamariki Māori in state care and abuse. Teaching Council chief executive Lesley Hoskin told the hearing that principals already must verify that teachers were improving their knowledge of te reo and mātauranga Māori. She said the council was focusing on the requirement, and would ...

Govt 'bulldozing'

An advocate for children in care says changes to a government agency before a law has passed show the government is "bulldozing" through a law regarding oversight of Oranga Tamariki.Two government agencies will be directly affected by a proposed law on oversight of Oranga Tamariki.If the bill passes it will create new roles for the Education Review Office (ERO) and the Ombudsman's office.  However, the two agencies are responding in different ways to the proposed law - the Ombudsman's ...

Māori medicines take root in school's

Students at a Manawatū high school are learning about traditional Māori medicinal plants by growing them first hand.Rain didn’t dampen the spirits of about 20 students of Feilding High School who put on their gumboots, took up shovels and braved the wet on Wednesday to plant rare native medicinal plants in their school reserve.It is part of a project being rolled out by native forest restoration advisor and conservationist Gavin Scott to develop a rongoā (traditional Māori medici...

Culturally-offensive Porirua park

The name of Porirua’s Calliope Park deemed culturally-offensive by local iwi Ngāti Toa Rangatira has been officially changed to Matahourua Park.Calliope referred to the 19th Century Royal Navy warship, the HMS Calliope, a 26-gun frigate which held Ngāti Toa rangatira Te Rauparaha captive onboard without trial for two years after being illegally imprisoned by Governor George Grey.Te Rauparaha was taken to Auckland in 1846 after he was arrested at his pā at Taupō in Plimmerton...

Study shows young parents do not know

With the emergence of new technology and the popularity of smartphones, problems faced by new parents are growing. A recent study showed that modern parents are having trouble agreeing on how to handle kids' screentime.There is no set "rule book" that can navigate and direct parents in this regard. In the survey, parents admitted that they were witnessing problems within their families because their kids used mobile phones a lot.The study authors said that most modern parents were simply going w...

What the country's school truancy crisis

Auckland’s young people haven’t established the best reputation in recent months.Since the start of the year, media coverage has shown them plowing cars through shopping centres, smashing open shops with hammers, forcing shop owners to sleep in their stores and leading police on wild and dangerous chases across the city.It’s prompted youth workers to brand the city’s young people as “out of control” – Tāmaki worker Chris Makoare said back in Apri...

Kanapu gets $6.5 million injection

The Government is investing $6.5 million into a programme set to enhance Māori employment outcomes in the research, science and innovation workforce.Kanapu is a by Māori, for Māori research programme, which aims to grow the numbers of Māori in the sector to address the pressures they face in growing the workforce and ensuring their perspectives and expertise are represented.Research, Science and Innovation Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall said the programme would help Māori researchers flourish a...

Students at risk of burnout

The rising cost of living is forcing students to choose between medical bills or feeding themselves, Victoria University Students Association president Ralph Zambrano says.There had been a large increase in the number of students accessing free food from the association’s community pantry, and a rise in requests to access the student hardship fund, due to the rising cost of living, he said.“We are seeing students have to choose between medical bills, rent or groceries.” Zambrano said.Link ...

Kaupapa Māori model at heart of Taranaki

Providing ways to link his employees to their Māori identity is part of a bigger dream Hone Tipene has for his people to break free from the impact colonisation has had on them.“It’s important for me to lay the right foundations as what we want to achieve is legacy,” the founder of Tuarā Civil said.Since moving back to Taranaki, Tipene has studied te reo Māori and renewed his links with his iwi, and by growing the Tuarā civil engineering business, he wanted to help others do the same.�...

Muru: Te Urewera raids-inspired Kiwi

The Toronto International Film Festival’s longstanding love affair with Kiwi movies has continued with this morning’s (Thursday) announcement that Muru has been selected for the Contemporary World Cinema Section.Tearepa Kahi’s action-thriller, inspired by the real-life 2007 raid by New Zealand Government’s elite Special Tactics Group on a remote Māori township in Te Urewera in the Hawke’s Bay, focuses in on Cliff Curtis’ Tūhoe Police Sergeant “Taffy” Tawharau, as he finds himse...

Canterbury Museum removes 'offensive and inaccurate'

Canterbury Museum has removed “offensive and inaccurate” Māori mannequins from its dioramas, more than two years after complaints were first made.Canterbury Museum director Anthony Wright said people had told the museum the mannequins were the most offensive part of the dioramas.For over two years, the dioramas have been partially covered with a message apologising for any offence that may have been caused. The dioramas were developed in the 1980s and based on earlier archaeo...

Salvation Army says mental health clients

The Salvation Army Invercargill says it doesn’t have enough space to help all the high-risk mental health patients who need homes.A Southern mental health boss says there has been a gradual increase in mental health referrals throughout New Zealand; compounded by staffing shortages.The Salvation Army Invercargill is seeing a massive spike in high risk mental health clients trying to access its services.Community ministries manager Cathy Strong said the charity was having to turn away five peop...

Yet another ex Springbok disrespects

Former South Africa No10 Butch James made an enemy of millions of Kiwis last week when he said that he tried not to laugh while watching the Haka when Byron Kelleher was hitting the ground.James also suggested that the All Blacks’ choice between Ka Mate and Kapa o Pango “will tell you if the All Blacks are really taking the game seriously.” They were weird comments and did not go down well.Well one week later, James’ former teammate Jean de Villiers was on SuperSport ...

Bluebird employee under 'investigation'

A Bluebird NZ employee is under investigation after their online comments left a bad taste in the mouth of one TikToker user.The chippie company, which produces some of Aotearoa’s staple party classics, has been quick to remove one of its managers from the job while it investigates comments they left online.The comments followed Whittaker’s release of the limited edition Miraka Kirīmi (Creamy Milk) chocolate block ahead of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori.The new reo Māori wrapper was designed...

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Te Papa's vision is Changing Hearts, Minds and Lives. Biculturalism, mana taonga and learning are at our core, and community and collaboration is at the heart of what we do because community is the source and the outcome of our work.The Audience and Insight Directorate leads the design and delivery of exceptional experiences for our visitors. It takes an integrated approach to how Te Papa connects people, taonga and stories in order to achieve a sense of wonder, belonging and purpose. Our museol...

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Northland marae set up te reo and deaf sign programmes

Twenty marae across Northland want to grow the number of whānau who can speak te reo Māori ... in sign language.An eight week course, He Aha, is about to get under way to help whānau improve communication with tangata turi.It will teach New Zealand Sign language and incorporate signing Māori words and concepts.One of the tutors is Eddie Hokianga of Ngāti Kahungunu who has been teaching sign language for 27 years.Link to article: Northland marae set up te reo and deaf sign programmes to...

Māori Warden: Supermarket giant:

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Lunches in schools programme

The Government’s healthy school lunches programme is making a difference for pupils in Palmerston North.Palmerston North MP Tangi Utikere was invited to visit three Palmerston North schools this week to see what effect the programme had on children and other issues the education sector was dealing with.Ross Intermediate School principal Wayne Jenkins was showing Utikere around the school.Jenkins said the programme had made the biggest difference for children in his more than 25 years in educat...