Benefits of charter schools for Pasifika kids questioned

Press Release – NZEI

Charter schools may put the quality of education Pasifika students receive at risk, participants at a Pasifika education fono warned this weekend. Read more »

Matariki, a great time for giving

Press Release – Volunteering New Zealand

Matariki, also known as the Mori New Year, begins 28 June this year. Matariki is the Mori name for the cluster of stars known as the Pleiades, and traditionally it signals the beginning of the Mori New Year, when the cluster of stars appear … Read more »

Policy focuses on high skills, high wages

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party

Boosting regional development and lifting New Zealands economic performance toward a high-skilled high-income economy are key components of Labours immigration policy, released this morning. Read more »

Dual Launch for Pacific Health

Press Release – The Maori Party

Associate Minister of Health Tariana Turia facilitated the dual launch of Tangata o le Moana the Auckland Regional Provider Network and the refreshed Ala Moui: Pathways to Pacific Health and Wellbeing 2014-2018 at Pacific Homecare in Papatoetoe, … Read more »

Te Pā Harakeke Matariki Symposium – The Potential of Whānau

Speech – The Maori Party

I must admit I felt a bit daunted when I read about this symposium as an opportunity to engage in deep and meaningful krero about the potential of whnau. Read more »

Call Out for Marae teams for Series 2!

Press Release – Marae Kai Masters

Mori Television flag ship programme Marae Kai Masters is back! After a fabulously successful first series, Tmanako Productions is calling for teams to apply for Marae Kai Masters Series Two Read more »

Winter Chill events fund applications now open

Press Release – Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority

Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority Chief Executive Roger Sutton has welcomed a $50,000 contribution from Fletcher Building to help establish the Winter Chill event series for the young people of greater Christchurch, and is now calling on … Read more »

Select Committee Business From 23 June to 26 June 2014

Press Release – Office of the Clerk

There were 16 committee meetings, two outside Wellington and 14 in the parliamentary complex. Read more »

Festival for the Future

Press Release – Festival for the Future

I’m delighted to share that our our new Auckland-based crew are now cranking. We’re working hard to curate the most epic Festival yet, being hosted in partnership with AUT Business School at their beautiful new Sir Paul Reeves Building in the central … Read more »

Fair And Just New Policy to Support Ethnic Communities

Press Release – United Future NZ Party

UnitedFuture Leader Hon Peter Dunne will proudly announce the partys new Ethnic Affairs and Immigration policy on Multicultural New Zealands political panel tomorrow morning. Read more »