Maori on the move purged from rolls
Almost 47,000 Maori voters are missing from the electoral roll.
Murray Wicks, national manager of the Election Enrollment Centre says 28,953 voters previously on the Maori Roll aren't enrolled to vote and 17,615 Maori who were on the General Roll are now no longer enrolled.
“These are people who were enrolled at some stage in the last three years and they are no longer there. They have changed their address and they haven’t updated their enrollment details and therefore they’ve dropped off the system,” Mr Wicks says.
In the 2005 election the difference between the two main parties was around 50,000 votes so the missing voters could well affect the outcome of the election and he is encouraging potential voters to enroll immediately.
AQUACULTURE CONFERENCE RAISES EXPECTATIONS
Maori considering entering into the aquaculture industry now have a better appreciation of what is required.
A one day aquaculture conference held last week hosted international speakers who pointed out the expectations of importers of New Zealand cultivated kaimoana.
Don Collier, the aquaculture manager for Aotearoa Fisheries, says their korero was invaluable for Maori interests contemplating a move into the sector.
He says they heard how important sustainability and safety are to marketing seafood offshore.
“It was pleasing to see that there was a wide range of Maori/iwi representation there. Us, sure, from the commercial perspective, but I noted also that there were iwi there in their own right looking to get up to speed and be aware of the things you have to be to be a long term player in the sector,” Mr Collier says.
The Government has reserved 20 percent of new aquaculture space for Maori under the Maori commercial aquaculture settlement.
DEWES TRYING FOR MODEL WORLD WAKA AMA TITLE
A Rotorua schoool principal is competing at the coming world waka ama champs in North Carolina to show her students they too can be world champions.
Cathy Dewes is the tumuaki at Te Kura kaupapa o Ruamataa, and is paddling in the masters section of the worlds, which attract crews from 35 countries.
The New Zealand Squad left on Monday, and Ms Dewes says staff at her school are expected to walk the talk.
“The te aho matua kaupapa that we follow states that we have to be the role model for our children. Whatever we expect of our children has to be modeled by us, so we can be national champions. We can also be world champions,” Ms Dewes says.
JONES PLANS HOUSING BOOST FOR MAORI
Building and Construction Minister sees an initiative he is developing for a major boost in State house construction having a major spin off for Maori.
Shane Jones is hosting a hui in Auckland on Friday of more than 100 people from within the construction industry as the next step in furthering the initiative which he sees as creating jobs for Maori keen to get into the building industry.
“I'm not saying building’s the only one but over the years there’s a lot of our men who did come back into education and training because they found there’s a practical application and there was a benefit to learning things that would perhaps suit their style of learning because they like doing as opposed to just head stuff,” Mr Jones says.
YOUNG VOTERS MISSING FROM ROLLS
A large number of young people are among 47-thousand previously enrolled Maori voters now missing from electoral rolls.
The national manager of the Election Enrollment Centre, Murray Wicks says 29,000 voters previously on the Maori Roll and over 17,000 Maori on the General Roll have dropped off the rolls.
He says that's due to them changing their addresses and not updating their enrollment to vote.
“Nationally it’s looking around 40 percent of those are in the 18 to 24 year age group so high numbers of youth, lot of first time voters,” Mr Wicks says.
He is encouraging older Maori to ensure the younger voters get on the roll
He says at the last general election, the difference between the two major parties was only 50,000 so those not enrolled could make a real difference.
HITA HITS SHORT FILM FUNDING JACKPOT
Aotearoa's short film industry is about to get an injection of Maori content.
The New Zealand Film industry has awarded $300,000 to Kura Productions' for Te Arepa Kahi and Quentin Hita to produce three Maori short films.
Mr Kahi says they will oversee the projects from development to production over 12 months.
He says they will be written by Maori for Maori, and short films are a natural medium for tangata whenua to tell their stories.
“Short films are good because they’re small, they’re achievable, they’re a good tutu around, they should be viewed for all of us as a papatakaho to go and have a tutu but really think strongly about how we want to tell a Maori story,” Mr Kahi says.
Murray Wicks, national manager of the Election Enrollment Centre says 28,953 voters previously on the Maori Roll aren't enrolled to vote and 17,615 Maori who were on the General Roll are now no longer enrolled.
“These are people who were enrolled at some stage in the last three years and they are no longer there. They have changed their address and they haven’t updated their enrollment details and therefore they’ve dropped off the system,” Mr Wicks says.
In the 2005 election the difference between the two main parties was around 50,000 votes so the missing voters could well affect the outcome of the election and he is encouraging potential voters to enroll immediately.
AQUACULTURE CONFERENCE RAISES EXPECTATIONS
Maori considering entering into the aquaculture industry now have a better appreciation of what is required.
A one day aquaculture conference held last week hosted international speakers who pointed out the expectations of importers of New Zealand cultivated kaimoana.
Don Collier, the aquaculture manager for Aotearoa Fisheries, says their korero was invaluable for Maori interests contemplating a move into the sector.
He says they heard how important sustainability and safety are to marketing seafood offshore.
“It was pleasing to see that there was a wide range of Maori/iwi representation there. Us, sure, from the commercial perspective, but I noted also that there were iwi there in their own right looking to get up to speed and be aware of the things you have to be to be a long term player in the sector,” Mr Collier says.
The Government has reserved 20 percent of new aquaculture space for Maori under the Maori commercial aquaculture settlement.
DEWES TRYING FOR MODEL WORLD WAKA AMA TITLE
A Rotorua schoool principal is competing at the coming world waka ama champs in North Carolina to show her students they too can be world champions.
Cathy Dewes is the tumuaki at Te Kura kaupapa o Ruamataa, and is paddling in the masters section of the worlds, which attract crews from 35 countries.
The New Zealand Squad left on Monday, and Ms Dewes says staff at her school are expected to walk the talk.
“The te aho matua kaupapa that we follow states that we have to be the role model for our children. Whatever we expect of our children has to be modeled by us, so we can be national champions. We can also be world champions,” Ms Dewes says.
JONES PLANS HOUSING BOOST FOR MAORI
Building and Construction Minister sees an initiative he is developing for a major boost in State house construction having a major spin off for Maori.
Shane Jones is hosting a hui in Auckland on Friday of more than 100 people from within the construction industry as the next step in furthering the initiative which he sees as creating jobs for Maori keen to get into the building industry.
“I'm not saying building’s the only one but over the years there’s a lot of our men who did come back into education and training because they found there’s a practical application and there was a benefit to learning things that would perhaps suit their style of learning because they like doing as opposed to just head stuff,” Mr Jones says.
YOUNG VOTERS MISSING FROM ROLLS
A large number of young people are among 47-thousand previously enrolled Maori voters now missing from electoral rolls.
The national manager of the Election Enrollment Centre, Murray Wicks says 29,000 voters previously on the Maori Roll and over 17,000 Maori on the General Roll have dropped off the rolls.
He says that's due to them changing their addresses and not updating their enrollment to vote.
“Nationally it’s looking around 40 percent of those are in the 18 to 24 year age group so high numbers of youth, lot of first time voters,” Mr Wicks says.
He is encouraging older Maori to ensure the younger voters get on the roll
He says at the last general election, the difference between the two major parties was only 50,000 so those not enrolled could make a real difference.
HITA HITS SHORT FILM FUNDING JACKPOT
Aotearoa's short film industry is about to get an injection of Maori content.
The New Zealand Film industry has awarded $300,000 to Kura Productions' for Te Arepa Kahi and Quentin Hita to produce three Maori short films.
Mr Kahi says they will oversee the projects from development to production over 12 months.
He says they will be written by Maori for Maori, and short films are a natural medium for tangata whenua to tell their stories.
“Short films are good because they’re small, they’re achievable, they’re a good tutu around, they should be viewed for all of us as a papatakaho to go and have a tutu but really think strongly about how we want to tell a Maori story,” Mr Kahi says.
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