One of two ceremonial waka have now been placed in the Wharewaka building, Wellington. The waka named Te Hononga was blessed in an early morning ceremony on Saturday and is now on public display
Day: August 15, 2011
The Minister of Health -Tony Ryall has appointed Sharon Mariu (Tainui) , to the National Health and Disability Committee. The committee will advise the Ministry of Health on health and disability issues, and it is involved in the assessment of new diagnostic and treatment services. Ms Mariu is an elected member of
Gisborne District councillor Craig Bauld has suggested applying to the Māori Trustee for funding (from funds received under the Emissions Trading Scheme) to recover unpaid rates on Māori land. As of June 30, 2011, the current and outstanding debt on General and Māori owned land rates and water rates (for
Contact Energy has agreed to meet the costs of saving Ngāti Tahu -Ohaaki Marae from future flood risks from the Waikato River. Since 1992, Ohaaki Marae (located north of Taupo) has sunken 3.7 metres, it is believed that subsidence is due to the extraction of underground geothermal fluid by the nearby
Mr Tukoroirangi Morgan has retained the chairpersonship of the Executive Board of Te Kauhanganui (the Tainui parliament) after a resolution to remove him, on the grounds that he had brought the iwi into disrepute, was unsuccessful. Last weekend sixty-five marae voted on the resolution: thirty were in support, twenty-seven opposed,
On Monday two Supplementary Order Papers proposing amendments to the Aquaculture Legislation Amendment Bill (No3) were released. These papers assist the Aquaculture Legislation Amendment Bill (No3), if passed, to amend a series of other Acts relating to aquaculture, such as the Resource Management Act. Ultimately the proposed changes allow the Crown and iwi
The Waitangi Tribunal has granted Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust an urgent Treaty of Waitangi Claim hearing. This is scheduled for next week (Wednesday and Thursday). You will recall we outlined the details of this claim on 29 July 2011. From week ending 12 August 2011