On Monday applications for Mā Te Reo funding grants opened. These grants are administered by Te Reo Hāpori, the funding arm within Te Taura Whiri i Te Reo Māori. The grants are provided for initiatives which contribute towards Māori language outcomes. Applications close on 11 September. Funding details are
Day: July 31, 2015
On Tuesday the ANZ bank released a short report on a survey of Māori businesses it undertook in 2014. The report is entitled, Te Tirohanga Whānui; The ANZ Privately-Owned Business Barometer, Māori Business Key Insights 2015. By way of background, the ANZ bank routinely undertakes business confidence surveys, and introduced
Last Friday the Ministry of Health published online, He Māramatanga Huangō: Asthma Health Literacy for Māori Children in New Zealand. This report presents findings from a research project undertaken by the University of Otago which focused on the “health literacy demands” of whānau, and health services around asthma management for
On 14 July Statistics New Zealand published data tables on smoking behaviours of people aged 15-years and over. This is derived from both the 2006 and the 2013 censuses. We advise salient findings relevant to Māori are that: in 2013 there were circa 122,500 Māori smokers – this represents 26%
On Wednesday Statistics New Zealand published revised life expectancy data tables.[1] Based on the period 2012 to 2014, Māori life expectancy at birth is estimated at 73 years for Māori males, and 77 years for Māori females. This means the estimate of Māori male life expectancy has increased by three
To coincide with Te Wiki o Te Reo, this week the University of Auckland has published a policy brief entitled, Growing Up in New Zealand – Māori Language Use Research This short paper was published by the University’s Centre for Longitudinal Research, which is conducting a study of 7,000 children born
He Whakamārama Ko te Wiki tēnei o Te Reo Māori, ā, nā konei ka hāngai tēnei pānui ki ngā take kaupapahere mō Te Reo Māori. Hei whakamārama atu, kei te kīia Te Reo Māori he reo ‘noho mōrearea’ i runga i te tikanga whakamārama a te Kotahitanga o te