Greensill hoping for smaller seat to chase
The Maori Party's candidate for the Tainui seat last election, Angeline Greensill, says she wants to see the results of the Maori Electoral Option before putting her hand up to stand again.
Ms Greensill says she is proud of the performance of the Maori Party MPs, and feels they have changed the tone of Parliament.
But she says it's too early to say if she will again try to join them, after missing out to Labour's Nanaia Mahuta by less than 2000 votes last time.
Ms Greensill says she has been asked to stand, but wants to see what the electorate boundaries look like first. Ef every eligble Maori in Hamilton came over to the Maori roll, she said there could be a Maori seat covering just the city.
The Tainui seat currently goes from south Auckland to the Mokau River.
VOLCANIC ENDORSEMENT FOR LOW HONOUR
One of the original members of the Maori Volcanics says she was thrilled to see Eddie Low's name in the Queens Birthday Honours List.
Mahora Peters, who lives in Sydney, says Low has been a wonderful contributor to the Maori music scene, and has enhanced the reputation of Maori entertainers worldwide.
Mr Low was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for his contribution to music.
He was born in Ngapuna near Rotorua, and moved to Australia in the early 60's as a duo with friend John Rowles.
He has made 25 albums, including one made in the home of country music, Nashville Tennessee.
Ms Peters says Eddie is a consumate professional and fully deserves the recognition.
MAORI TEENS PUSH UP PREGNANCY STATS
A Christchurch doctor says Maori attitudes have a lot to do with New Zealand having one of the highest teenage pregnancy rates in the Western World.
Sue Bagshaw says Maori women aged between 16 and 19 are less likely to have an abortion than Pakeha or Asian women.
Maori whanau are also more inclined to give support when their teenagers become pregnant.
Dr Bagshaw says it affects overall achievement levels, but attitudes are changing.
"Maori culture values the family and having children more than education. That is changing as we speak, in that many more Maori families are encouraging their kids to stay at school so they can get a good educaitoon and get a good job, but it still to filter through to some young people, that's for sure," Dr Bagshaw said.
Sue Bagshaw says some rangatahi think it's cool to be pregnant, especially if the school system has failed them.
BUSH QUERIES PLAYERS' WHAKAPAPA MAORI
Former All Black Bill Bush says the Maori rugby management must check the credentials of all their players.
He says mistakes in the past have proven embarrassing for Maori, with players chosen who were found subsequently to not have a whakapapa Maori.
The Maori squad under new coach Donny Stevenson are in Canada defending their title in the Churchill Cup in a four-way contest against the host nation, England and the United States.
Mr Bush says Maori team management need proof eligibility, and can't afford to just take the players word for it.
But the Maori representative on the New Zealand Rugby Union, Paul Quinn, has challenged Bush to put up or shut up.
Mr Quinn says procedures for checking the whakapapa of Maori team members are robust, and if Mr Bush wants to challenge anyone, he should do it in a Maori way.
"The process is more rigorous now than it's ever been. It's all very good for him to say 'the captain's suspicious and should put his whakapapa' - why didn't he go up to his marae and challenge him on the marae in a real Maori sense. He's using modern communicatin, hiding behind microphones, and he's too scared to go to people's maraes and challengig them on it," Quinn said.
FORRESTER COMEDY STAR IN THE MAKING
Maori actress Kura Forrester is breaking ground in the world of comedy.
The 21 year old who hails from Ngati Porou has been cast in Maori Television's six part multicutural sitcom Kai Korero, about two families who meet for a weekly for some verbal jousting around the dinner table.
It's the first on-screen role for Forrester, who's not long graduated from a performance and screen arts course from Aucklands Unitec.
She shares the small screen with veteran actors George Henare and Annie Whittle, but production manager Neil James says Forrester is a rising star.
Kai Korero screens tonight.
Ms Greensill says she is proud of the performance of the Maori Party MPs, and feels they have changed the tone of Parliament.
But she says it's too early to say if she will again try to join them, after missing out to Labour's Nanaia Mahuta by less than 2000 votes last time.
Ms Greensill says she has been asked to stand, but wants to see what the electorate boundaries look like first. Ef every eligble Maori in Hamilton came over to the Maori roll, she said there could be a Maori seat covering just the city.
The Tainui seat currently goes from south Auckland to the Mokau River.
VOLCANIC ENDORSEMENT FOR LOW HONOUR
One of the original members of the Maori Volcanics says she was thrilled to see Eddie Low's name in the Queens Birthday Honours List.
Mahora Peters, who lives in Sydney, says Low has been a wonderful contributor to the Maori music scene, and has enhanced the reputation of Maori entertainers worldwide.
Mr Low was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for his contribution to music.
He was born in Ngapuna near Rotorua, and moved to Australia in the early 60's as a duo with friend John Rowles.
He has made 25 albums, including one made in the home of country music, Nashville Tennessee.
Ms Peters says Eddie is a consumate professional and fully deserves the recognition.
MAORI TEENS PUSH UP PREGNANCY STATS
A Christchurch doctor says Maori attitudes have a lot to do with New Zealand having one of the highest teenage pregnancy rates in the Western World.
Sue Bagshaw says Maori women aged between 16 and 19 are less likely to have an abortion than Pakeha or Asian women.
Maori whanau are also more inclined to give support when their teenagers become pregnant.
Dr Bagshaw says it affects overall achievement levels, but attitudes are changing.
"Maori culture values the family and having children more than education. That is changing as we speak, in that many more Maori families are encouraging their kids to stay at school so they can get a good educaitoon and get a good job, but it still to filter through to some young people, that's for sure," Dr Bagshaw said.
Sue Bagshaw says some rangatahi think it's cool to be pregnant, especially if the school system has failed them.
BUSH QUERIES PLAYERS' WHAKAPAPA MAORI
Former All Black Bill Bush says the Maori rugby management must check the credentials of all their players.
He says mistakes in the past have proven embarrassing for Maori, with players chosen who were found subsequently to not have a whakapapa Maori.
The Maori squad under new coach Donny Stevenson are in Canada defending their title in the Churchill Cup in a four-way contest against the host nation, England and the United States.
Mr Bush says Maori team management need proof eligibility, and can't afford to just take the players word for it.
But the Maori representative on the New Zealand Rugby Union, Paul Quinn, has challenged Bush to put up or shut up.
Mr Quinn says procedures for checking the whakapapa of Maori team members are robust, and if Mr Bush wants to challenge anyone, he should do it in a Maori way.
"The process is more rigorous now than it's ever been. It's all very good for him to say 'the captain's suspicious and should put his whakapapa' - why didn't he go up to his marae and challenge him on the marae in a real Maori sense. He's using modern communicatin, hiding behind microphones, and he's too scared to go to people's maraes and challengig them on it," Quinn said.
FORRESTER COMEDY STAR IN THE MAKING
Maori actress Kura Forrester is breaking ground in the world of comedy.
The 21 year old who hails from Ngati Porou has been cast in Maori Television's six part multicutural sitcom Kai Korero, about two families who meet for a weekly for some verbal jousting around the dinner table.
It's the first on-screen role for Forrester, who's not long graduated from a performance and screen arts course from Aucklands Unitec.
She shares the small screen with veteran actors George Henare and Annie Whittle, but production manager Neil James says Forrester is a rising star.
Kai Korero screens tonight.
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