Appointments and Awards Kingi Kiriona (Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Apa) has been appointed to the Māori Television board. The Department of Conservation re-opened the nomination process for 45 Conservation Board members. This follows a statement by Minister Eugenie Sage, that the boards need to reflect the diverse communities they
Day: March 23, 2018
On Thursday Te Pire Haeata ki Parihaka / Parihaka Reconciliation Bill was read a first time and referred to the Māori Affairs Committee. This Bill, if passed into law, gives effect to the Te Kawenata o Rongo / Deed of Reconciliation signed between the Crown and Parihaka in June last year.
Earlier this month Te Puni Kōkiri published a document entitled the ‘Waikato Region Maaori Economic Action Plan and Agenda’. This is a product of Waikato-Tainui and Partners WMB (Waikato Means Business), and Te Puni Kōkiri.[1] This is a sixty-pager, but most readers will be able to get all the information
Last month a number of documents relating to Māori fisheries were publicly released including: The Annual Report (to September 2017) of Moana New Zealand; The Annual Report (to September 2017) of Te Ohu Kaimoana; The Māori Fisheries Strategy prepared by Te Ohu Kaimoana; and The Briefing to the Incoming Minister