Long term strategy for violence
The head of Women's Refuge says the ongoing success of Maori language week sets an example for her organisation in changing social attitudes.
Heather Henare says she doesn't want to minimise the impact of violence in the home, but there are parallels in the journey to revitalise te reo Maori.
She says the public response to stories involving high profile broadcasters Tony Veitch and Derek Fox shows attitudes are changing, but it's still a long struggle.
“Twenty years ago you hardly heard anyone speaking Maori language. Now you hear everyone speaking. I think it’s going to be a bit like that. It’s going to take a groundswell of commitment from the bottom where we say this violence is not OK and start addressing it across the board, and eventually our children’s children will be experiencing non-violent parenting and non-violent relationships,” Ms Henare says.
LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE WORKERS
The Minister of Maori Affairs has paid homage to those who continue to support Maori language week.
Hai taa Parekura Horomia...he mea miiharo te maha o nga roopu aa iwi, aa haapori, aa rohe, kei te tuu pena i runga i to ratou piripono ki te reo taketake o tenei whenua:
FIGHT ON OVER WORK FOR DOLE
The Greens say they'll fight any attempt by a National government to introduce work for the dole.
National leader John Key and senior colleagues met with a group which delivers the scheme in several states in Australia, but Mr Key is refusing to confirm whether it will be his party's policy going into the election.
Green MP Sue Bradford, a former head of the Unemployed Workers Union, says Maori are more likely to be affected by work for the dole, because their unemployment rates are higher.
“We think it's iniquitous that anyone should be required to work for less than the adult minimum wage, currently $12 an hour. Working for the dole would mean working for a hell of a lot less than that. Also if you have a job it should be a proper job and you should have a right to join a trade union if you want to. Work for the dole schemes tend not to operate along those lines,” Ms Bradford says.
Labour has also rejected work for the dole, after its analysis of a similar scheme under the previous National government found people on it were less likely to migrate to permanent jobs.
BUS TXT USED TO GET ACROSS REO MESSAGE
The backs of buses are usually used to promote the latest blockbuster movie... but a kura in Tauranga has found a different use for the space.
The bus carrying tauira to Te Kura Kaupapa o Maori o Otepou now feature Maori language phrases text messaging style.
Paul Stanley, the chair the Ngaiterangi Iwi Runanga, says that means Waikato is spelt out as a question mark, followed by the letters K A T and O.
“It brings a bit of fun into it and it also reinforces te reo today with present day technology,” Mr Stanley says.
The runanga will keep the promotion running with different text messages for the rest of the year.
BICULTURALISM STILL NEEDS FIGHTING FOR
The chairperson of the Ngati Porou Runanga, Api Mahuika says many New Zealanders are still coming to terms with biculturalism.
He says people still try to hide behind the rhetoric of multiculturalism to avoid a relationship with tangata whenua.
Hai taana, ko te ahua nei kei te aronui kee te motu ki nga take huhua a nga iwi katoa, ahakoa manene, ahakoa Maori, ahakoa Paakeha i te waa kotahi, ma te tikanga kotahi:
Heather Henare says she doesn't want to minimise the impact of violence in the home, but there are parallels in the journey to revitalise te reo Maori.
She says the public response to stories involving high profile broadcasters Tony Veitch and Derek Fox shows attitudes are changing, but it's still a long struggle.
“Twenty years ago you hardly heard anyone speaking Maori language. Now you hear everyone speaking. I think it’s going to be a bit like that. It’s going to take a groundswell of commitment from the bottom where we say this violence is not OK and start addressing it across the board, and eventually our children’s children will be experiencing non-violent parenting and non-violent relationships,” Ms Henare says.
LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE WORKERS
The Minister of Maori Affairs has paid homage to those who continue to support Maori language week.
Hai taa Parekura Horomia...he mea miiharo te maha o nga roopu aa iwi, aa haapori, aa rohe, kei te tuu pena i runga i to ratou piripono ki te reo taketake o tenei whenua:
FIGHT ON OVER WORK FOR DOLE
The Greens say they'll fight any attempt by a National government to introduce work for the dole.
National leader John Key and senior colleagues met with a group which delivers the scheme in several states in Australia, but Mr Key is refusing to confirm whether it will be his party's policy going into the election.
Green MP Sue Bradford, a former head of the Unemployed Workers Union, says Maori are more likely to be affected by work for the dole, because their unemployment rates are higher.
“We think it's iniquitous that anyone should be required to work for less than the adult minimum wage, currently $12 an hour. Working for the dole would mean working for a hell of a lot less than that. Also if you have a job it should be a proper job and you should have a right to join a trade union if you want to. Work for the dole schemes tend not to operate along those lines,” Ms Bradford says.
Labour has also rejected work for the dole, after its analysis of a similar scheme under the previous National government found people on it were less likely to migrate to permanent jobs.
BUS TXT USED TO GET ACROSS REO MESSAGE
The backs of buses are usually used to promote the latest blockbuster movie... but a kura in Tauranga has found a different use for the space.
The bus carrying tauira to Te Kura Kaupapa o Maori o Otepou now feature Maori language phrases text messaging style.
Paul Stanley, the chair the Ngaiterangi Iwi Runanga, says that means Waikato is spelt out as a question mark, followed by the letters K A T and O.
“It brings a bit of fun into it and it also reinforces te reo today with present day technology,” Mr Stanley says.
The runanga will keep the promotion running with different text messages for the rest of the year.
BICULTURALISM STILL NEEDS FIGHTING FOR
The chairperson of the Ngati Porou Runanga, Api Mahuika says many New Zealanders are still coming to terms with biculturalism.
He says people still try to hide behind the rhetoric of multiculturalism to avoid a relationship with tangata whenua.
Hai taana, ko te ahua nei kei te aronui kee te motu ki nga take huhua a nga iwi katoa, ahakoa manene, ahakoa Maori, ahakoa Paakeha i te waa kotahi, ma te tikanga kotahi:
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