Christmas was given extra special meaning due to the efforts of Papakura Marae and the Auckland City Mission. In a unique partnership, the pre-Christmas food bank was taken into the community in an attempt to personalise the ‘spirit of Christmas’ and support whānau in need of a helping hand....
I’ve been meeting with several of our Māori wardens throughout the country and it has been humbling to hear their aspirations. It’s apparent in the rich conversations held that there are memories that stem back to those early forebears of the Māori Wardens badge. Their legacy was simple ‘aroha...
I attended the Watercare Wastewater Treatment Plant in Mangere to announce the next steps that the Government will take to progress the Three Waters Reform and lead a strategic conversation on the future role and contribution of Local Government to support community wellbeing. The relationship between these two significant themes highlights...
“Me hanga tou ake whare he kainga mōu” Our Government has put housing at the centre of our ambition to build a caring and decent society. This week I have been given the responsibility of Associate Minister of Housing and Urban Development with responsibility for Māori housing. There will...
I was pleased to attend a community planting day at Te Puea Orchard in Tikitere – Rotorua. This was a great day shared with the Dibley whanau who had made land available so that the community could grow kumara and riwai (potatoes) and share the traditional knowledge of kumara...
Today I hosted a wānanga to promote greater international dialogue on indigenous business and trade opportunities. This was a first for the New Zealand Government that recognises our shared cultural identities as indigenous people and fosters stronger trade. It was an opportunity for us to learn from one another...
I have presented at so many water conferences this year I’m not surprised to hear people say “its great that you are taking such a keen interest in waters infrastructure”. I totally get what they mean, after all when you consider that drinking, waste and stormwater infrastructure is about...
You just get that nice warm feeling about the Māori Wardens Organisation. No matter where you live throughout the country, you will find a growing cohort of Māori Wardens who are the mainstay of ‘keeping order’ at our major events and key hui. But I bet you didn’t know...
I encourage all New Zealanders to take part in Māori Language Week which begins today. Te Wiki o te reo Māori runs from 10 to 16 September 2018. The theme is ‘kia kaha te reo Māori’ or ‘let the Māori language live’. The Māori language is one of the...
Mahuru Māori is an exhilarating challenge for Māori language speakers, to communicate only in te reo Māori every day for the entire month of September. The purpose is to normalise the language so that it is heard not only at formal occasions or in ‘traditional Māori’ settings like marae,...
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