Maori Party leader wants Pasifika branch
Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia says she would like to see a politcal organisation representing not only Maori but also Pacific Island peoples.
The only previous attempt at such a liaison, Tau Henare's Mauri Pacific Party, failed to make an impact on voters when it stood candidates in the 1999 general election.
Mrs Turia is urging embattled Mangere MP, Taito Phillip Field to leave the Labour Party.
She says that would create an opportunity for Maori and Polynesian to work together more effectively on political issues.
“It is a relationship based on whakapapa anyway. We are Polynesian people too. We are people of the Pacific. They are our closest relatives living here in this land. It would make sense that we would work together in our common interest,” Turia said.
BURN OUT FEAR FOR MAORI TEACHERS
Head of Maori Studies at Auckland's Manukau Institute of Technology, Wiremu Doherty, a former kura kaupapa principal, says the problems children bring to school adds significant stress to the job of teaching.
Many Maori teachers find it difficult to turn their backs on kids who are disadvantaged or carry emotional baggage from home.
“Some of these come to school without the basics, let alone trying to teach them. Most of these kids are hungry, they are cold, and sadly most are Maori who fall into that category and I guess this is possibly why a lot of our Maori teachers wind up burnt out,” Doherty said.
Wiremu Doherty says Maori teachers should be treasured as taongabecause they are not easily replaced:
YOUTH SUMMIT IN MANUKAU
Maori media personality, Stacey Daniels, who is now Stacey Morrison, since her marriage earlier in the year, will be one of the keynote speakers at a youth summit being held in Manukau City tomorrow.
It will bring together 120 teenagers with leadership potential, and will focus on issues of concern to them and the communities they live in.
Mrs Morrison says although she didn't grow up in Manukau , Aranui in Christchurch, where she grew up has similar social issues.
She says it's important for young people to talk candidly in a safe environment about the problems they face, and ways to deal with them.
TAI TOKERAU TRIBES WANT ACTION ON SMACKS
The tribes of Tai Tokerau, from Ngati Kuri to Ngati Whatua, are backing Green Party MP Sue Bradford's anti smacking bill.
Judy Steel, the CEO of Te Runanga o Whaingaroa, says Maori statistics on violence within the whanau don't make for good reading, and it's time for Maori communities in Taitokerau to do something about it.
She says Ngapuhi are the first iwi in the country to go public with their support for the anti smacking legislation, and she predicts others will follow.
MATAURANGA CONFERENCE LOOKS FORWARD
The organiser of a major conference on traditional knowledge, Joe te Rito, says the event at Wellington's Te Papa Tongarewa Museum over the next three days is about looking forward, not looking back.
The Matauranga Taketake conference brings together academics from the multi-university Nga Pae o te Maramatanga centre for Maori research excellence with international indigenous speakers.
Mr Te Rito says flax roots community groups working with the research centre will also take part.
He says the emphasis is on indigenous visions of well-being.
“Many of our conferences are based upon looking backwards into our sad history, so this time we’re looking to positivity and looking to solutions for some of the situations we find ourselves in as Maori and indeed as indigenous people in the wider world,” Te Rito said.
PAROANE SMACKS DOWN ANTI-SMACKING BILL
New Zealand First MP Pita Paraone says it is wrong to expect the general public to monitor what is reasonable force, if the government can't.
Mr Paraone says he will vote against Green MP Sue Bradford's anti-smacking bill because while the intent is commendable, the law would be ard to apply.
He says force can be applied in many ways.
“We tend to when considering this issue, just look at physical force. There are other sorts of force. The use of language. Again, how do you define what is reasonable and what isn’t,” Paroane said.
Pita Paraone says the issue is more likely to be resolved through education than legislation.
The only previous attempt at such a liaison, Tau Henare's Mauri Pacific Party, failed to make an impact on voters when it stood candidates in the 1999 general election.
Mrs Turia is urging embattled Mangere MP, Taito Phillip Field to leave the Labour Party.
She says that would create an opportunity for Maori and Polynesian to work together more effectively on political issues.
“It is a relationship based on whakapapa anyway. We are Polynesian people too. We are people of the Pacific. They are our closest relatives living here in this land. It would make sense that we would work together in our common interest,” Turia said.
BURN OUT FEAR FOR MAORI TEACHERS
Head of Maori Studies at Auckland's Manukau Institute of Technology, Wiremu Doherty, a former kura kaupapa principal, says the problems children bring to school adds significant stress to the job of teaching.
Many Maori teachers find it difficult to turn their backs on kids who are disadvantaged or carry emotional baggage from home.
“Some of these come to school without the basics, let alone trying to teach them. Most of these kids are hungry, they are cold, and sadly most are Maori who fall into that category and I guess this is possibly why a lot of our Maori teachers wind up burnt out,” Doherty said.
Wiremu Doherty says Maori teachers should be treasured as taongabecause they are not easily replaced:
YOUTH SUMMIT IN MANUKAU
Maori media personality, Stacey Daniels, who is now Stacey Morrison, since her marriage earlier in the year, will be one of the keynote speakers at a youth summit being held in Manukau City tomorrow.
It will bring together 120 teenagers with leadership potential, and will focus on issues of concern to them and the communities they live in.
Mrs Morrison says although she didn't grow up in Manukau , Aranui in Christchurch, where she grew up has similar social issues.
She says it's important for young people to talk candidly in a safe environment about the problems they face, and ways to deal with them.
TAI TOKERAU TRIBES WANT ACTION ON SMACKS
The tribes of Tai Tokerau, from Ngati Kuri to Ngati Whatua, are backing Green Party MP Sue Bradford's anti smacking bill.
Judy Steel, the CEO of Te Runanga o Whaingaroa, says Maori statistics on violence within the whanau don't make for good reading, and it's time for Maori communities in Taitokerau to do something about it.
She says Ngapuhi are the first iwi in the country to go public with their support for the anti smacking legislation, and she predicts others will follow.
MATAURANGA CONFERENCE LOOKS FORWARD
The organiser of a major conference on traditional knowledge, Joe te Rito, says the event at Wellington's Te Papa Tongarewa Museum over the next three days is about looking forward, not looking back.
The Matauranga Taketake conference brings together academics from the multi-university Nga Pae o te Maramatanga centre for Maori research excellence with international indigenous speakers.
Mr Te Rito says flax roots community groups working with the research centre will also take part.
He says the emphasis is on indigenous visions of well-being.
“Many of our conferences are based upon looking backwards into our sad history, so this time we’re looking to positivity and looking to solutions for some of the situations we find ourselves in as Maori and indeed as indigenous people in the wider world,” Te Rito said.
PAROANE SMACKS DOWN ANTI-SMACKING BILL
New Zealand First MP Pita Paraone says it is wrong to expect the general public to monitor what is reasonable force, if the government can't.
Mr Paraone says he will vote against Green MP Sue Bradford's anti-smacking bill because while the intent is commendable, the law would be ard to apply.
He says force can be applied in many ways.
“We tend to when considering this issue, just look at physical force. There are other sorts of force. The use of language. Again, how do you define what is reasonable and what isn’t,” Paroane said.
Pita Paraone says the issue is more likely to be resolved through education than legislation.
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