8emailprintIt has certainly been a very busy week here in New York with many meetings taking place at a range of levels. In the Permanent Forum itself the session on WIPO (the World Intellectual Property (/Piracy) Organisation) on Thursday saw sparks flying as almost all Indigenous representatives attacked the Organisation. Although WIPO is made up [...]
A programme designed to improve bonding between new born babies and their families is being launched in the Waikato this week. Storytime Foundation Chief Executive Tony Culliney says the “Books for Babies” programme is designed to encourage families to bond with their newborn children through books. “Real moments of magic can occur when cuddling and [...]
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(JUSTIN BUTLER) A packed house watched Te Radar, better known as a comedian, play peacemaker as a piece of Taranaki history was debated at New Plymouth’s Puke Ariki Museum on Saturday. Maori identity Peter Moeahu, military author Richard Stowers of Hamilton and Puke Ariki social history curator Andrew Moffat debated myths and agendas surrounding Nga [...]
Continue reading …Kia ora whanau – now we all know that the Maori whakatauki ‘Tama Tu Tama Ora, Tama Noho Tama Mate‘ is a powerful expression to live and thrive rather than to sit and die. Well – thanks to Jullian Wilcox, we saw an American version of the whakatauki being used to inspire groups to action. [...]
Continue reading …JustSpeak is set to have its official launch tomorrow night as well as presenting a position paper on Maori and the Criminal Justice system. JustSpeak is a non-partisan network of young people encouraging a new generation of debate around criminal justice issues in order to achieve a more just Aotearoa. The group is guided by [...]
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Kia ora ra, Letter to the Editor Moerewa has been hit with the lock out of workers from the Affco plant by the millionaire food production company Talleys. 7 weeks later, on TV last night, the Secretary of Education announced that the Board of Trustees have been sacked and a commissioner has been appointed for [...]
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FYI. If archiving iwi, hapu, marae, whanau information is something you have been wondering about but didn’t know how or where to start then this course is worth considering. The Recordkeeping Capability Team within Archives NZ is running a Introduction to Archives Training Course in Rotorua on the 24 – 25 May 2012. This course introduces you to the key requirements [...]
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TangataWhenua.com’s CEO, Potaua Biasiny-Tule was asked to present a think piece for NZ Educational Administration & Leadership Society (NZEALS) Conference 2012 – which he did with his effortless flare, but what was more interesting was the presentation that came after. We were humbled to have the opportunity to listen to a presentation on the He Kakano [...]
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Minister Steven Joyce, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment, is responsible for the appointment of four governance appointments to each university, polytechnic and wananga council. This email seeks your nominations for candidates who have governance experience and expertise, and would add value as members of the folloiwng councils: Victoria University of Wellington Lincoln University [...]
Continue reading …(AAP) Student loan holders heading overseas will have to start repaying their loan after just one year following a law change. Borrowers were previously allowed to spend up to three years overseas before they had to make loan repayments. They will now have to apply for the one-year repayment holiday before leaving New Zealand, and [...]
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