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Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi leader named HBDHB Deputy Chairperson

Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi leader, Ngahiwi Tomoana  has been named deputy chairperson for the Hawke’s Bay District Health Board.

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Treaty

Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi leader says yes to mining

 The chair of the Hawkes Bay’s Ngāti Kahungunu iwi says his people want the door left open to discuss mining on Māori owned land. 

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Health Social

Māori psychological assessment model launched

Te Mata o Te Tau academy for Māori research and scholarship – Massey University is launching a Māori mental health assessment test – Hua Oranga.

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Economic Employment Social Welfare

Increased unemployment figures drops the Median income for Māori and Pacific people

Information released by Statistics NZ has shown a disparity in the impact of increased unemployment levels measured between 2008 -2010 and median income amongst Māori and Pacific people.

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Social

Child, Youth and Family Service offers free child protection workshops

In a push to equip frontline workers with skills and knowledge to recognise and respond to child abuse the Deputy minister of Social Development, Judy Collins announced that CYFS and child protection trainers ‘Child Matters’ will deliver free workshops to 800 professionals who work with children.