Mobile population slipping off electoral rolls
Low home ownership rates are being fingered as a reason for Maori falling off the electoral roll at an alarming rate.
About 47,000 Maori voters have been dropped from the both general and Maori rolls since last election after enrolment packs were returned, address unknown.
That amounts to a 12 percent drop in the Maori roll.
Rawiri Taonui, the head of Maori studies at Canterbury university, says while some of it is down to social and demographic factors such as age and income, there's more the Electoral Commission could do.
"Maoridom's doing everything it can when the electoral option comes up to enroll people, inform them and all that sort of thing. It's really the Electoral Commission that has to go out there and keep those people on the roll., That's their responsibility. Just running a red line through the names, that's too easy. In a country that prides itself on being a modern democracy, it's an appalling indictment," Mr Taonui says.
TALK RADIO PLATFORM USED TO BASH MAORI
Anti-violence campaigner Hone Kaa says it's disturbing that Michael Laws repreatedly uses his public platforms to bash Maori.
Radio Live has been forced to apologise to the Children's Commissioner, Cindy Kiro, after a series of on air attacks by the talk host, including a false claim she had failed to support Dr Kaa's Te Kahui Mana Ririki Trust.
Mr Laws was unrepentant, saying he continues to harbour significant misgivings as to the office and its conduct.
Dr Kaa says the attacks on Dr Kiro by former MP turned Wanganui mayor seem highly personalised, but they are also part of a wider pattern.
"I find it disturbing that he does take a strongly racist stance because much of the stuff he criticises is Maori and I just wonder what it does for him personally, that he is so inclined," he says.
Dr Kaa says Cindy Kiro's work on child abuse, and the efforts of his trust, are having a real impact on Maori communities.
DISASTER PREPARATION KIT ISSUES IN TE REO VERSION
More than 300 Maori immersion and bilingual schools are learning how to deal with the wrath of Ruoaomoko.
The kura have been provided with a Maori language resource on what causes natural disasters... and how they should react.
Kia Takatu is designed for rangatahi aged between 8 and 12 and includes a teacher handbook, visuals and an audio CD for children to listen to disaster stories in te reo Maori.
Chandrika Kumaran from the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management says knowing about what causes disasters helps reduce children's fear.
"We've got so many in New Zealand from earthquakes, storms to tsunami, and to encourage kids to learn about it and also to go home and talk about it to encourage their parents to take the simple steps to be better prepared," Ms Kumaran says.
Kia Takatu is based on the "What's the Plan, Stan," English-language resource put out by the Ministry a few years ago.
COMMISSIONER HELPING STOP THE SCOURGE OF CHILD VIOLENCE
A campaigner against Maori child abuse says Children's Comissioner Cindy Kiro has made a real impact on the problem.
Radio Live has apologised to Dr Kiro over on air criticism by talk host Michael Laws, which it accepted were innaccurate unfair.
The Wanganui mayor falsely claimed that Dr Kiro did not back Te Kahui Mana Ririki Trust, set up by Anglican priest Hone Kaa to look for solutions to abuse.
Dr Kaa says the Children's Commissioner was in fact the first government agency to offer support and resources, and she has continued to make an effective contribution.
"As a result of what we're doing and what Dr Kiro is doing, especially in the Maori community, there is a lot more open talking abut child maltreatment. It's something you would have not heard a year ago. Once our trust got up and running and started talking about it, it started a conversation all over the country," Dr Kaa says.
He's disturbed that Michael Laws uses his public platforms to consistently voice anti-Maori attitudes.
VOTE MUST BE CAST TO BE COUNTED SAYS CAMPAIGNING FOX
It's not enough to be on the roll ... Maori also have to get out and vote
That's the word from the Maori Party's Ikaroa rawhiti candidate, Derek Fox, who is in a tight race in against Parekura Horomia.
He says while it's a real concern almost 4000 voters have dropped off the roll in the East Coast seat because they moved without telling the Electoral Office, the result will be termined by turn-out on the day.
"Last time round in Ikaroa Rawhiti there were 34,000 on the roll - 10,000 didn't vote. And when you consider the seat was won by less than 2000 votes, you can see that five times the majority was wasted because people didn't go and vote," Mr Fox says.
He says whanau need to ensure everyone who is enrolled gets to the polling booth.
IWI CELEBRATE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF NINA SUBRITZKY
More than 600 members of Ngati Kuri braved the weekend storms in the far north to celebrate the hundreth birthday of kuia Nina Subritsky.
Those at Waiora marae in Ngataki included the survivors among Mrs Subritzky's 16 children, and scores of her mokopuna.
A grand-niece, Marlena Uruamo, says a highlight on the centenary was the presentation of a korowai, woven by Heeni Marshall and incorporating feathers collected by the families.
"A lot of it was what birds they were able to gather, some of course the paradise duck and the toroa, the albatross feathers, being beautiful white, they bordered either side of the korowai that represented the sand, the Kokota (spit) at Parengarenga Harbour because Auntie Nina was born at Te Hapua. That was where her family, the Normans, were living. It was symbolic of the life cycle of a woman in that environment," Mrs Uruamo says.
Nina Subrizky has long played an important role holding the whanau of Ngati Kuri together.
About 47,000 Maori voters have been dropped from the both general and Maori rolls since last election after enrolment packs were returned, address unknown.
That amounts to a 12 percent drop in the Maori roll.
Rawiri Taonui, the head of Maori studies at Canterbury university, says while some of it is down to social and demographic factors such as age and income, there's more the Electoral Commission could do.
"Maoridom's doing everything it can when the electoral option comes up to enroll people, inform them and all that sort of thing. It's really the Electoral Commission that has to go out there and keep those people on the roll., That's their responsibility. Just running a red line through the names, that's too easy. In a country that prides itself on being a modern democracy, it's an appalling indictment," Mr Taonui says.
TALK RADIO PLATFORM USED TO BASH MAORI
Anti-violence campaigner Hone Kaa says it's disturbing that Michael Laws repreatedly uses his public platforms to bash Maori.
Radio Live has been forced to apologise to the Children's Commissioner, Cindy Kiro, after a series of on air attacks by the talk host, including a false claim she had failed to support Dr Kaa's Te Kahui Mana Ririki Trust.
Mr Laws was unrepentant, saying he continues to harbour significant misgivings as to the office and its conduct.
Dr Kaa says the attacks on Dr Kiro by former MP turned Wanganui mayor seem highly personalised, but they are also part of a wider pattern.
"I find it disturbing that he does take a strongly racist stance because much of the stuff he criticises is Maori and I just wonder what it does for him personally, that he is so inclined," he says.
Dr Kaa says Cindy Kiro's work on child abuse, and the efforts of his trust, are having a real impact on Maori communities.
DISASTER PREPARATION KIT ISSUES IN TE REO VERSION
More than 300 Maori immersion and bilingual schools are learning how to deal with the wrath of Ruoaomoko.
The kura have been provided with a Maori language resource on what causes natural disasters... and how they should react.
Kia Takatu is designed for rangatahi aged between 8 and 12 and includes a teacher handbook, visuals and an audio CD for children to listen to disaster stories in te reo Maori.
Chandrika Kumaran from the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management says knowing about what causes disasters helps reduce children's fear.
"We've got so many in New Zealand from earthquakes, storms to tsunami, and to encourage kids to learn about it and also to go home and talk about it to encourage their parents to take the simple steps to be better prepared," Ms Kumaran says.
Kia Takatu is based on the "What's the Plan, Stan," English-language resource put out by the Ministry a few years ago.
COMMISSIONER HELPING STOP THE SCOURGE OF CHILD VIOLENCE
A campaigner against Maori child abuse says Children's Comissioner Cindy Kiro has made a real impact on the problem.
Radio Live has apologised to Dr Kiro over on air criticism by talk host Michael Laws, which it accepted were innaccurate unfair.
The Wanganui mayor falsely claimed that Dr Kiro did not back Te Kahui Mana Ririki Trust, set up by Anglican priest Hone Kaa to look for solutions to abuse.
Dr Kaa says the Children's Commissioner was in fact the first government agency to offer support and resources, and she has continued to make an effective contribution.
"As a result of what we're doing and what Dr Kiro is doing, especially in the Maori community, there is a lot more open talking abut child maltreatment. It's something you would have not heard a year ago. Once our trust got up and running and started talking about it, it started a conversation all over the country," Dr Kaa says.
He's disturbed that Michael Laws uses his public platforms to consistently voice anti-Maori attitudes.
VOTE MUST BE CAST TO BE COUNTED SAYS CAMPAIGNING FOX
It's not enough to be on the roll ... Maori also have to get out and vote
That's the word from the Maori Party's Ikaroa rawhiti candidate, Derek Fox, who is in a tight race in against Parekura Horomia.
He says while it's a real concern almost 4000 voters have dropped off the roll in the East Coast seat because they moved without telling the Electoral Office, the result will be termined by turn-out on the day.
"Last time round in Ikaroa Rawhiti there were 34,000 on the roll - 10,000 didn't vote. And when you consider the seat was won by less than 2000 votes, you can see that five times the majority was wasted because people didn't go and vote," Mr Fox says.
He says whanau need to ensure everyone who is enrolled gets to the polling booth.
IWI CELEBRATE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF NINA SUBRITZKY
More than 600 members of Ngati Kuri braved the weekend storms in the far north to celebrate the hundreth birthday of kuia Nina Subritsky.
Those at Waiora marae in Ngataki included the survivors among Mrs Subritzky's 16 children, and scores of her mokopuna.
A grand-niece, Marlena Uruamo, says a highlight on the centenary was the presentation of a korowai, woven by Heeni Marshall and incorporating feathers collected by the families.
"A lot of it was what birds they were able to gather, some of course the paradise duck and the toroa, the albatross feathers, being beautiful white, they bordered either side of the korowai that represented the sand, the Kokota (spit) at Parengarenga Harbour because Auntie Nina was born at Te Hapua. That was where her family, the Normans, were living. It was symbolic of the life cycle of a woman in that environment," Mrs Uruamo says.
Nina Subrizky has long played an important role holding the whanau of Ngati Kuri together.
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