Jasmax Māori Cultural Advisory
There probably aren’t very many architectural practices in New Zealand that are trying to create an everyday working environment where Māori language and culture is celebrated – from Hangi Fridays to incorporating tikanga, from pōwhiri for special guests to staff singalongs of waiata. At Jasmax, four young Māori architects, Brendan Himona, Haley Hooper, Elisapeta Heta and Rameka Alexander-Tu’inukuafe have set up...
Māori Education Trust 2016 Scholarships
The Māori Education Trust 2016 Scholarship Programme is now open and offers scholarships to Māori secondary school and tertiary students who meet the respective scholarships’ criteria. The Scholarship Programme is made up of the following scholarships: Secondary Rose Hellaby Scholarship Tī Maru Māori Trust Secondary Boarding Scholarship. Undergraduate Norman Kirk Memorial Scholarship Rose Hellaby...
MEDIA STATEMENT: Te Urewera launches Statement of Priorities
The Crown and Ngāi Tūhoe welcome the launch of Te Urewera’s inaugural Statement of Priorities in Taneātua today. “This launch is significant as it demonstrates the excellent progress the Te Urewera Board has made since Te Urewera was declared a legal entity last year,” Mr Finlayson says. The Statement of Priorities invites public feedback on a framework for Te Kawa O Te Urewera, a 10 year management plan which sets out the...
The Whakatane Distict Council gives notice that it has made decisions on the Proposed Whakatane District Plan, in accordance with Clause 10 of the First Schedule of the Resource Management Act 1991. The date of public notification of the Whakatane District Councils decisions is Friday 4 December 2015. The final date for lodging an appeal to the Environment Court is Friday 5 February...
Tribes to meet to settle urupa discord
According to Pouroto Ngaropo, in 1868 the leader of the Ringatu Faith, Te Kooti, prophesied a child would come from the east to unite the tribes of Ngati Awa, Tuwharetoa and Ngati Rangitihi. The Ngati Awa deputy chairman said the child would hold the knowledge of the ancestors and have the ability to heal the land, restore the wellbeing of the people and unite the three...
Easy to become separated in Urewera Bush
A father and his teenage daughter have been happily reunited after becoming separated for a night while out hunting in Te Urewera. The Auckland pair, aged 44 and 14, became separated on Sunday in Te...
