Matauri kaumatua Kira remembered
Kua hinga tetahi totara nui, a prominent kauri of the north has fallen.
Well known kaumaatua Poihaakena Sid Kira of Whangaroa died last night at his home in Matauri Bay.
A 28 Maori Batallion World War 2 veteran and well into his eighties, Mr Kira helped set up the taumata kaumatua o Ngapuhi or Northern Council of Elders.
His kinsman and Labour MP Dover Samuels is one of many who will acknowledge "Koro Sid" in the coming days:
"It is a very sad day for Ngati Kuta, Ngati Ruamahoe, Ngati Kura, Ngati Kawau which our kaumatua Syd Kira worked tirelessly for the interests of his people right through his life," Samuels said.
PM SAYS WEAK GOVERNANCE FACTOR AT WAIPAREIRA
Prime Minister Helen Clark says problems at West Auckland social services provider Te Whanau o Waipareira have been brewing for a long time.
The trust is holding a special meeting at Hoani Waititi Marae tonight to discuss a financial crisis which has led to staff lay-offs, asset sell-offs and programmes being cut.
Ms Clark says Waipareira led the way in delivering services to Maori living in cities, but urban Maori authority it has unique challenges.
"My view would be that it suffered from weak governance,over quite a period of time, and unless that is corrected it makes it very difficult to serve, because it is not iwi based, so of course it does not have that underlying durability in it," Clark said.
Helen Clark says Waipareira can't afford to allow itself to be ripped apart by factions.
NZ FIRST STRUGGLES TO FIND WOMEN TO JOIN TEAM
NZ First Maori spokesperson Pita Paraone too few women are entering parliament.
Only one in four National Party MPs are women, and Mr Paraone's own party only has one current woman MP, Barbara Stewart.
He says the party had real difficulty finding women wwho wanted to join the team, which is why it only had two women in the top ten of its party list.
TUWHARETOA SANGUINE ABOUT NGARUAHOE SHAKING
Ngaruahoe is shaking, but central North Island iwi Ngati Tuwharetoa isn't too concerned as yet.
Volcanologists from the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences are putting extra seismographs on the mountain so they can track what they say is a significant number of earthquakes in recent weeks.
Duty volcanologist Michael Rosenberg says the five-step scientific alert level has been raised from zero to one, indicating some signs of unrest, and the Department of Conservation is warning people from visiting the crater area.
Paranata Otimi of Tuwharetoa says it's not a worry as yet.
Ngauruhoe last erupted in 1975.
LAKE ALICE VETERAN BLASTS SHOCKING SHRINKS
A Maori health worker who saw first hand the effect electroshock treatment had on patients at Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital in the early 1970's, says those responsible should be held accountable for the devastation it caused.
Winston Maniapoto, who now works for the Raukora Hauora O Tainui, is backing calls to have the psychiatrist in charge of the programme returned to New Zealand to face charges.
He says the young people who received shock therapy had no-one to turn to, and ended up with on-going psychological and behavioural problems.
Mr Maniapoto says some have since committed suicide.
He says the mental health professionals need to be made accountable for their actions.
"They come up with crazy notion if we gave them shock treatment it would improve their lives, but it didn't, and those peole got away with no guilt, no charges, no nothing, still practicing years after they had done the damage, and that is an indictment on the government of the time," Maniapoto said.
OBESITY THREAT TO MAORI
Otago University nutrition expert Jim Mann says the cost of obesity on Maori society is too high.
Professor Mann says Maori are genetically no more susceptible to obesity than any other group of New Zealanders, but the statistics show they are more likely to be overweight.
He says that leads to high rates of kidney failure, heart and respiratory disease which can be devastating for whanau.
Professor Mann says the solutions are well known, more phycical activity and eating less junk food.
KOROWAI FEATURE OF FASHION SHOW
A Taumarunui Maori fashion show this weekend will combine modern styles and ideas with traditional crafts.
Now in its fifth year, Te Huapae Matariki is for clothing made by Maori artists and designers.
Event organiser Ngaarau Tarawa says all garments must use some sort of raranga or weaving technique.
She says there is increasing interest in traditional cloaks or cloak or korowai.
Well known kaumaatua Poihaakena Sid Kira of Whangaroa died last night at his home in Matauri Bay.
A 28 Maori Batallion World War 2 veteran and well into his eighties, Mr Kira helped set up the taumata kaumatua o Ngapuhi or Northern Council of Elders.
His kinsman and Labour MP Dover Samuels is one of many who will acknowledge "Koro Sid" in the coming days:
"It is a very sad day for Ngati Kuta, Ngati Ruamahoe, Ngati Kura, Ngati Kawau which our kaumatua Syd Kira worked tirelessly for the interests of his people right through his life," Samuels said.
PM SAYS WEAK GOVERNANCE FACTOR AT WAIPAREIRA
Prime Minister Helen Clark says problems at West Auckland social services provider Te Whanau o Waipareira have been brewing for a long time.
The trust is holding a special meeting at Hoani Waititi Marae tonight to discuss a financial crisis which has led to staff lay-offs, asset sell-offs and programmes being cut.
Ms Clark says Waipareira led the way in delivering services to Maori living in cities, but urban Maori authority it has unique challenges.
"My view would be that it suffered from weak governance,over quite a period of time, and unless that is corrected it makes it very difficult to serve, because it is not iwi based, so of course it does not have that underlying durability in it," Clark said.
Helen Clark says Waipareira can't afford to allow itself to be ripped apart by factions.
NZ FIRST STRUGGLES TO FIND WOMEN TO JOIN TEAM
NZ First Maori spokesperson Pita Paraone too few women are entering parliament.
Only one in four National Party MPs are women, and Mr Paraone's own party only has one current woman MP, Barbara Stewart.
He says the party had real difficulty finding women wwho wanted to join the team, which is why it only had two women in the top ten of its party list.
TUWHARETOA SANGUINE ABOUT NGARUAHOE SHAKING
Ngaruahoe is shaking, but central North Island iwi Ngati Tuwharetoa isn't too concerned as yet.
Volcanologists from the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences are putting extra seismographs on the mountain so they can track what they say is a significant number of earthquakes in recent weeks.
Duty volcanologist Michael Rosenberg says the five-step scientific alert level has been raised from zero to one, indicating some signs of unrest, and the Department of Conservation is warning people from visiting the crater area.
Paranata Otimi of Tuwharetoa says it's not a worry as yet.
Ngauruhoe last erupted in 1975.
LAKE ALICE VETERAN BLASTS SHOCKING SHRINKS
A Maori health worker who saw first hand the effect electroshock treatment had on patients at Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital in the early 1970's, says those responsible should be held accountable for the devastation it caused.
Winston Maniapoto, who now works for the Raukora Hauora O Tainui, is backing calls to have the psychiatrist in charge of the programme returned to New Zealand to face charges.
He says the young people who received shock therapy had no-one to turn to, and ended up with on-going psychological and behavioural problems.
Mr Maniapoto says some have since committed suicide.
He says the mental health professionals need to be made accountable for their actions.
"They come up with crazy notion if we gave them shock treatment it would improve their lives, but it didn't, and those peole got away with no guilt, no charges, no nothing, still practicing years after they had done the damage, and that is an indictment on the government of the time," Maniapoto said.
OBESITY THREAT TO MAORI
Otago University nutrition expert Jim Mann says the cost of obesity on Maori society is too high.
Professor Mann says Maori are genetically no more susceptible to obesity than any other group of New Zealanders, but the statistics show they are more likely to be overweight.
He says that leads to high rates of kidney failure, heart and respiratory disease which can be devastating for whanau.
Professor Mann says the solutions are well known, more phycical activity and eating less junk food.
KOROWAI FEATURE OF FASHION SHOW
A Taumarunui Maori fashion show this weekend will combine modern styles and ideas with traditional crafts.
Now in its fifth year, Te Huapae Matariki is for clothing made by Maori artists and designers.
Event organiser Ngaarau Tarawa says all garments must use some sort of raranga or weaving technique.
She says there is increasing interest in traditional cloaks or cloak or korowai.
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