New Vision Mâtauranga projects for GNS Science

Edit Scoop 24 Jun 2016
GNS Science has been awarded funding for two new projects in the 2016 round of the Government’s Vision Mâtauranga Capability Fund, which invests in programmes that help iwi development for the benefit of New Zealand ... ....

Cabinet paper proposes Treaty of Waitangi breaches say Victoria University academics (Victoria University of Wellington)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Jun 2016
1) 'nobody owns freshwater', 2) 'no national settlement favouring iwi/hapu over other uses' and 3) 'Allocation determined catchment by catchment based on resource availability, efficiency of use, good industry practice and a positive contribution to regional economic development' ... be undertaken by the Crown without first engaging with iwi' [144]....

Joyful homecoming for precious Maori cloak

Edit NZ Herald 23 Jun 2016
Tears of joy and jubilation were shed at the welcoming of a historic Maori cloak back home to Wairarapa yesterday afternoon.The 19th century woven cloak, or korowai, originally belonged to Wairarapa iwi and had been stored in the... ....

Rs 1 lakh crore defence purchases on Manohar Parrikar’s mind

Edit The Times of India 23 Jun 2016
NEW DELHI. In a marathon meeting on new acquisitions, defence minister Manohar Parrikar is set to discuss projects worth over Rs 1 lakh crore, including critical purchases like armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), an advanced air defence system, carbines for the Army and a range of vessels for the Navy ... The Army wants to import 44,600 carbines and only one of the three competitors — Israeli IWI — has qualified after field trials....

Ngāpuhi Mourns Loss of Ngāti Hine Leader

Edit Scoop 22 Jun 2016
Te Runanga-A-Iwi O Ngapuhi wish to express their thoughts, prayers and aroha of the passing of a great Ngati Hine leader, Robin John Cooper CNZM ... ....

Heritage centre work delayed

Edit Otago Daily Times 22 Jun 2016
Construction of Curio Bay's natural heritage centre has been postponed until next year ... ‘‘We had to finish the bulk of construction before the yellow-eyed penguin breeding season in October and the timeframe was getting too tight.'' ... Funding has been secured by the trust, with support from the Southland District Council, the Department of Conservation (Doc) and local iwi ... ....

Inner Harbour Redevelopment project

Edit Scoop 21 Jun 2016
The Inner Harbour Redevelopment Project continues to push through the concept design work, with meetings held recently on site to discuss identified heritage sites with archaeologist Lynda Walter and iwi representatives ... ....

No change in defence FDI limits, but 'state of art' technology not needed for investments over 49%

Edit The Times of India 21 Jun 2016
NEW DELHI ... Follow @ETDefence Twitter handle for comprehensive coverage on other buzzing Defence stories. The decision announced on Monday to allow 49% FDI in manufacturing of small arms and ammunition under the automatic route is expected to attract major firms such as Heckler and Koch, Beretta, Colt and IWI to India, which has a huge requirement of firearms for the armed forces, paramilitary as well as police forces ... Also Read....

Commissioner team faces public

Edit Otago Daily Times 21 Jun 2016
Previous .. Next.  . The commissioner team running Southern District Health Board has been publicly challenged about decisions it is taking at the embattled board. A meeting at Wakari Hospital yesterday was the public's first opportunity to speak directly to commissioner Kathy Grant in a public forum ... The only community members set to be on the committees, iwi representatives, are yet to be appointed. eileen.goodwin@odt.co.nz. ....

Knee deep in mud at the Rotorua Mud Festival (New Zealand Tourism Board)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Jun 2016
(Source. New Zealand Tourism Board). A festival of a different kind is about to be added to the New Zealand international events' calendar in the form of the Rotorua Mud Festival. Rotorua Lakes Council today (21.6.2016) launched a new festival celebrating Rotorua's distinctive geothermal and volcanic environment ... The town of Rotorua, on the shores of Lake Rotorua, is home to the Te Arawa iwi - one of New Zealand's larger Māori tribes....

Professor Piri Sciascia retires after 16 years serving Māori engagement at Victoria (Victoria University of Wellington)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Jun 2016
(Source. Victoria University of Wellington). When Professor Piri Sciascia (Ngāti Kahungunu and Kāi Tahu) was growing up in the coastal township of Porangahau in southern Hawke's Bay in the 1950s, his father was in charge of explosives at the family quarry ... 'It was all done as a part of what we learnt. It was only afterward we thought, 'What!? You did that!?'' ... Professor Sciascia has also sat on numerous national and iwi boards ... (noodl....

War on Weeds Dirty Dozen 2016 revealed (Department of Conservation of New Zealand)

Edit Public Technologies 20 Jun 2016
(Source. Department of Conservation of New Zealand). 'This year we are going to have a baker's dozen of weeds - with enemy number one the wilding conifer,' Ms Barry says ... 'We know that it's possible to eradicate weeds. Stephens Island in the Cook Strait, once infested with tradescantia or wandering willie, is now believed to be free of the weed thanks to the concerted efforts of DOC and the local iwi over a decade ... (noodl. 34169330) ....

New book looks at state of New Zealand agriculture (Massey University)

Edit Public Technologies 20 Jun 2016
(Source. Massey University). Professor Claire Massey with the cover of The New Zealand Land and Food Annual ... The book was launched at an event as part of Fieldays at the Radio Sport Lounge at FMG Stadium Waikato on Thursday ... Chapters explore issues of foreign ownership, dairy prices, worldwide consumer demand, iwi, food fraud, environmental sustainability, advances in technology, exports, manufacturing, and much more ... (noodl. 34169524) ....
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