2011 winner of NZ Google Doodle announced
2emailprintIn 2011, Google asked young people from across Aotearoa to design their own doodle. The theme was ‘My Wish for New Zealand’. Tamariki between the years 1-1o gathered at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, on 10th November 2011 and enjoyed a special day celebrating with some doodling fun and special behind the scene [...]
(By James Ihaka) A tikanga Maori-based secondary school with a focus on technology and innovation where students will exercise before class each day opens in Hamilton next week. Tai Wananga Ruakura principal Toby Westrupp said the school at the Ruakura Research Centre was not elitist but aimed to produce the next generation of high achievers. [...]
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Jazmine Heka is becoming a bit of a celebrity in her hometown of Whangarei. On Tuesday she was handing out copies of her petition at the shops in Otangarei, one of the city’s most deprived areas, when a mother of seven came up to her. She had seen Jazmine on the front page of the [...]
Continue reading …Call for young people to represent New Zealand at Commonwealth Day in London
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The New Zealand Branch of the (CPA) is seeking expressions of interest from young New Zealanders who are interested in representing New Zealand at Commonwealth Day in London on 12 March 2012. Applicants need to be aged between 18 and 25 years, with strong leadership skills and an interest in the Commonwealth and parliamentary affairs. [...]
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(by Mike Barrington) EXCELLING: Leadership Academy of A Company cadets excelling in sports and leadership are Shane Witehira (left), Mana Ashby and Harley Iraia. The 28 Maori Battalion forged an outstanding reputation on the battlefields of Greece, Crete, North Africa and Italy during World War II. Boys now learning from the soldiers’ example are excelling [...]
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The Ministry of Youth Development is has announced that their youth funding programme is now open. Youth Fund for young people to apply for small grants of between $2,000 – $7,000 for Youth Development projects for and by young people aged 12-24 years. Its called the ‘Youth Fund’ because we want applications to come from [...]
Continue reading …Two emerging young Maori leaders are this year’s recipients of Waikato Regional Council’s Dame Te Atairangikaahu Scholarships, designed to help promote education of rangatahi (youth) in the region. Tama Hata-Tipene and Jasmine Whanga were presented with their scholarships for $1500 and $1200 respectively at a ceremony at the regional council offices in Hamilton today. The [...]
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Fans of Dudley Benson’s groundbreaking live performances now have the chance to relive the experience, with the release of a double live album recorded on his two nationwide tours. Dudley Benson – Live Series: Volume One is released on November 14th in both a deluxe two-CD set and digital format by Golden Retriever Records, available [...]
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THE MAKING OF A PRODIGY – MAORI BOY GENIUS “He uira ki te rangi he tauira ki te whenua.” – “Like lightning in the sky, here is an example on earth” Auckland filmmaker Pietra Brettkelly explores the making of a prodigy in her latest documentary – MAORI BOY GENIUS – which screens on Maori Television [...]
Continue reading …An innovative and ground-breaking project promoting youth non-violence is coming to the East Coast and the far North in the lead-up to White Ribbon Day 2011. RAP: Respect All People – Whakamana Tangata supports youth organisations to take a leadership role in reducing and replacing violence in the environments they provide to young people. RAP [...]
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