I am heartened by the level of public response to the Crown’s draft Māori language strategy, just one month after its launch. The goal to have one million New Zealanders speaking basic te reo Māori by 2040 has captured the nation’s interest. We’ve had over 300 individual responses already,...
Reappointment of members to Waitangi Tribunal I have reappointed four members of the Waitangi Tribunal to maintain the continuity and security of its decision making. Sir Sidney (Hirini) Moko Mead, Professor Rawinia Higgins and Dr Grant Phillipson have all been reappointed along with Chief Judge Isaac (Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti...
Today I announced a Māori housing finance wānanga to tackle barriers to accessing finance to build housing on Māori land. Iwi, financial and legal experts, banking sector representatives and Māori housing providers will gather today in Auckland, hosted by Te Matapihi, with support from Te Puni Kōkiri. Getting finance...
An investment of $725,000 in the late Koro Wētere’s whānau marae near Kawhia. It is a great to see that Waipapa,is one of the first marae investments with Oranga marae. As a tribal and political leader, Koro led the Māori language and Māori development campaigns of his time. It...
Calling for all New Zealanders’ views on the Maihi Karauna – the Crown’s draft Māori language strategy. The Government recognises the importance of te reo Māori as a taonga and the responsibility we have to protect its status. And when I think of my young children growing up it...
Artist and academic, Professor Ahorangi Derek Lardelli has been awarded the supreme award at the third Matariki Awards. It gives me great pleasure to see Professor Lardelli walk away with the Te Tohu Tikitiki o Matariki, as he has so successfully spanned the worlds of art and academia. He...
Government investment going into the North Waikato town of Te Kauwhata will support vital infrastructure and the increasing need to respond to housing demand in the area, says the Minister for Māori Development Hon Nanaia Mahuta. This morning the Coalition Government announced $38 million of 10-year interest-free loans to the...
Having climbed the 1349 steps on the Hākarimata walkway outside Ngaruawahia, the Minister for Māori Development Hon Nanaia Mahuta says she is delighted to welcome a new digital app that promotes the history and the healthy value of the track. “This is an important educational resource that promotes Hauora...
The ‘Three Waters’ cover the interconnected drinking water, waste water and storm water systems. The Coalition Government is now engaged in a conversation with New Zealand’s local government sector, which owns and manages most of the water assets, after the inquiry into the Havelock North campylobacter outbreak. The outbreak which followed...
The Māori Development Minister Hon Nanaia Mahuta is pleased that Te Puni Kōkiri is supporting New Zealand communities who want to mark the start of Matariki, the Māori New Year. The Māori New Year is marked by the dawn rising of the star cluster Matariki (the Pleiades) or...
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