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 Our children ARE our taonga. It was the first story on the six o'clock news and quickly filtered through to radio and online news outlets ~ the Maori Party had pledged support for the Anti-Smacking Bill, allowing its passage through the third reading and potentially into law. Sue Bradford and the Green Party were skilfully bringing together a fragile majority in Parliament, enabling a founding piece of child-protection legislation and introducing a small step in the wider programme of creating a violence free society.
There are far too many examples of violence in society today ~ to write about it would be to remind ourselves of the deep sorrow that exists throughout many of our communities ~ but it is these realities we must all face up too. The Greens, the Maori Party, the Labour Party and its partners should all be congratulated for taking this bold stand and giving children the same basic protection of law afforded to adults.
The Anti-Smacking Bill has divided opinion with some parents criticising the move as one which criminalises their ability to discipline children; others are annoyed that the legislation will be ineffective, draining scarce resources. Both Church Groups and Rights Advocacy Groups questioned whether legal regulation and enforcement was overlooking educational initiatives and argued that legislation was not the right tool to curbing a violent society.
We've discussed the bill here at TangataWhenua.com and came to the conclusion that we totally support it. Why? Well, fundamentally, we believe in a violence-free society, one which respects all people and has a tolerance for diverse beliefs and opinions. We encourage the elevation of youth and children's rights, and support our country as a beacon for child-protection and family promotion. And personally, I clearly remember getting a hiding and know it's one of those things my son can do without.
 But why does it remain so controversial? When standing as candidate for Hamilton East at the last election, I was approached several times by Christian leaders and youth-delegates to discuss the idea of an anti-smacking bill. They wanted to keep the right to disciple a child in the hands of the community, based on the Bible ("spare the rod, spoil the child") and out of the hands of liberal politicians. It started a fascinating conversation on the rights of people, the role of punishment and the "softening of society". While we agreed to disagree, I did understand the reluctance by many not support such a Bill.
Families face uncertain times as children grow into an age with changing values and evolving social institutions; there is a factor of introducing a single rule for diverse family and cultural norms ~ what one family might consider acceptable, others regard as off limits; and korero about who in society can disciple unruly children? If a parent no longer has the ability to punish a child by smacking, what options remain and will these options be as effective? And if a parent is unable to control a child, will it now be the responsibility of the State and the Police? These questions remain relevant to this discussion and will continue to come out once (or if) the bill is passed into law.
 So what now? If the Bill is passed, will you find yourself in handcuffs the next time you smack your kid in public? Could sending your child to the naughty corner now make you a criminal and will communities be less likely to enforce any discipline on wayward youth in fear of legal reprisals? I think we should continue to have this discussion, developing a new culture of support and creating a nurturing environment of love, and always looking for new ways to teach respectful behaviour ~ remember, what we want is what we give, so to give love should be to receive love. We would like to add our voice of support for the legislation and would like to hear your opinion – do you support the Anti-Smacking Bill or not, and why? Look forward to hearing from you. Click here to share your thoughts in our online Forum.
Potaua
Managing Director
On behalf of TanagataWhenua.com
 Today signals the first series of changes we're making here at TangataWhenua.com. Besides the first significant upgrade to our website since 2005 (giving you greater access to current news stories, archives, services and new products) we'll be lauching Job Space.
Job Space is TangataWhenua.com's alternative to the mainstream job sites. Job Space will cater to employment that is Maori-focused and indigenous-centred (you will find a link to it on our newly developed homepage).
For a limited time we will be providing listings on this space for FREE. So if you or your organisation have a vacancy in need of filling and want your job listing seen by thousands of Aotearoa's best and brightest then contact us now by emailing jobs@tangatawhenua.com.
We'll also be re-launching one of our favourite sites in an exciting new partnership with TangataWhenua.com and announcing an amazing new initiative for Maori online, actually, it's a celebration of our Maori presence in this digital age, but more on this next issue.
 Along with our newly designed website we have updated our copyright permissions. Instead of using a typical © or ® license we have instead choose to use a Creative Commons licences.
The Creative Commons is a non-profit organisation founded on the notion that some authors may not want to exercise all of the intellectual property rights the law affords them.
Creative Commons has developed a set of free public licences to enable authors to share their work with others. Click here to view the history of CC.
We have decided to enable you to:
To Share: to copy, distribute and transmit the work.  To Remix: to adapt the work Under the following conditions:
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Any of the above conditions can be waived if you get permission from the copyright holder. Nothing in this license impairs or restricts the author's moral rights.
No doubt "All Rights Reserved" licenses have an important place in protecting our intellectual property but we feel that because TangataWhenua.com is about Our Voices, Our People, Our Stories, Our Histories and Our News, it's only right that its content be collectively Ours. Kia ora!
We had an overwhelming show of support to our request for business help last issue, so thanks to all who made contact. To answer many of the questions basically, YES, we are resurrecting the idea of putting a Board together. YES, we are looking at new forms of marketing and will be updating our service; and YES, there will be a new directory compiled – just trying to figure out what is best for you, the Reader.
We hope to also bring you two significant interviews in time for ANZAC Day as well, so stay tuned, keep connected and take it easy. More soon…
And whanau, the finalised Te Hui Ahurei a Tuhoe programme is available for viewing.  Click here to check it out. All teams should have received their registration forms. Please complete them and email them back to Shelley  2007Ahurei@tuhoe.com. The Ahurei will be held in Ruatoki from April 6-8.
The Tuhoe Education Authority's Newsletter is also available. Click here to view it.
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 Tomairoa Maori Health Research Group will be presenting their findings of a nationwide study on the health of Maori men. This groundbreaking study was led by Tomairoa Maori Health Research Group at the
University
of Auckland, in partnership with the Maori Women's Welfare League. All are welcome.
The Dissemination Hui will be held at Tapu Te Ranga Marae, 44 Rhine Street, Island Bay, Wellington on Thursday 15 March from 1-4pm.
 Yvonne Tahana of the Waikato Times (9 March 2007) recently reported that "traditional Maori medicine will soon get public health funding in a move backers say will improve access to health outcomes."
"The  Lake Taupo PHO has signed an agreement with Nga Ringa Whakahaere o te Iwi Maori (NRW), the national body for traditional Maori providers. Member practitioners will provide services to the PHO. What those services are will be decided at two upcoming hui. He said the PHO had to find out what kind of contracts practitioners were interested in providing and what the demand was for those services."
 “The agreement and resulting contracts for service will act as a pilot in the Taupo District but have the potential to be picked up by a number of PHOs” says Lake Taupo PHO CEO Jeremy Mihaka-Dyer. “This is a truly significant event which will be viewed as historically important in years to come” he said.
The agreement acknowledges the joint desire of NRW and the PHO to address the inequitable access to and outcomes from health services in the District and forms part of the PHO's Maori Health Action Plan.
"It was possible more people would access GP services because the traditional services would act as a vehicle to get people to see their doctors. NRW general manager Mark Ross said the service had 41 members who specialised in massage therapy, poultices, natural medicines, spiritual healing, bath therapy and other services."
The agreement takes effect immediately and new traditional therapy services are due to commence in July 2007.
The following invitation is open to all Maori Traditional Healers, Whare Oranga & their Supporters.
The kaupapa of the hui is to discuss funding opportunities for Rongoa Maori practitioners in the Rohe of Lake Taupo PHO Ltd and the role of Nga Ringa Whakahaere o te Iwi Maori.
The following details key dates:
- Waipahihi Marae, Taupo
10am Friday 4th of May 2007
- Hirangi Marae, Turangi
10am Saturday 5th of May 2007
If you would like to know more about attending these hui, please contact either the Lake Taupo PHO Office: Tinamarie Winikerei on  027 571 5853, or the NRW Office on  07 349 6467, rongoa@xtra.co.nz. You are asked to Please RSVP for catering purposes.
 Manukau Institute of Technology is addressing the need for more Maori primary health care nurses in the Counties Manukau region in a new collaborative training programme. The institute has been selected as the training provider in an initiative led by Te Kupenga O Hoturoa, the Maori primary health organisation for Counties Manukau.
The Pu Ora Matatini programme aims to train at least 100 Maori nurses over the next decade to work in primary health care within the region, and is the result of collaboration between Te Kupenga O Hoturoa (p.2 - the first Maori sponsored Primary Health Organisation), MIT, the Ministry of Social Development and Work and Income.
The first intake of 23 students started their studies at MIT this month and will complete a one-year pre-degree course at MIT's School of Foundation Studies before commencing the three-year Bachelor of Nursing degree at the institute's Department of Nursing and Health Studies. According to head of MIT's Department of Nursing and Health Studies, Debbie Penlington, the programme addresses the need for Maori nurses in Counties Manukau. “The number of Maori nurses is very low in proportion to the total Maori population in this region. This initiative will help address the need for Maori registered nurses in Counties Manukau.”
Maori nurse leader at Te Kupenga O Hoturoa, Dolly Rewha agrees: “Maori make up 20% of the population in Counties Manukau, but only 5% of the total workforce of registered nurses across the whole of New Zealand. These statistics show how low the proportion of Maori nurses is to the total Maori population in this region.” Capable and competent Maori registered nurses are essential to providing culturally safe and appropriate care to Maori and their whanau – particularly those who access primary health care, says Dolly. “The provision of such care impacts on the improvement of wellbeing for Maori in the region.”
The programme also aims to provide employment opportunities in public health, while tuition fees are covered by the Ministry of Social Development, which also provides support services to the students during their studies, along with Te Kupenga O Hoturoa.
TangataWhenua.com would like to congratulate Riana Manuel on her appointment to the Waikato District Health Board as its general manager for Maori health. For the past 10 years Ms Manuel has worked in the community and most
recently
was appointed to the
Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee in 2006. Her focus has been in a clinical and managerial capacity and she was the services manager for Te Korowai Hauora O Hauraki.
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 The Annual Funding Round for Ma Te Reo 2007 will begin April 2. Hard-copy applications (includes emailed and faxed applications) open on Monday 2 April, 2007 and close Friday 27 April, 5pm. Online applications close Friday 11 May at 5pm.
Ma Te Reo is a Government funded programme established in 2001 to support projects, programmes and activities that contribute to local level Maori language regeneration. One funding round is held each year.
If you are interested in applying for funding we suggest you register now by clicking on the following link, logging in, and then clicking on New Users Register.
For more information, contact
Clayton Reiri 0800 Ma Te Reo (0800 628 373)  04 471 2768
or visit their website.
 This year's Whanau Day Out 2007 (hosted by Ezekiel 33 Trust) will be held at Parrs Park, Glen Eden, Waitakere City, West Auckland, on Saturday 17th March 2007 from 10am to 6pm. This event just keeps getting bigger. Great free fun for the whole family. The day will see exciting Kapa Haka performances as well as multicultural and music performances, including; hip hop, krumping, and Rock n Roll. There will also be free children's amusement rides, free entry and free parking.
This exciting day will also feature Heavenly KOS, Syntek, D Shock, the Mighty DRS, Te Roopu Manutaki - Kapa Haka Team from Hoani Waititi Marae (and
Auckland's longest standing competitive group), Henderson South Pacifika Team
and Chase (who have got their first video going to air soon, and are being promoted on Flava FM. Chase also have some photos of their performance at Ezekiel 33 Trust's FLava Out West 2006 on their website.
There will be a Powhiri to welcome VIPs, Guests and everyone present which will begin at about 9:30am. For further info contact
Ezekiel 33 Trust 021 129 7448 or visit their website.
 Maui: One Man Against the Gods will be showing in Auckland from April 18-29 at the Civic at THE EDGE.
Maui is the story of limits that are broken and of what can be achieved when they are. It is the story of one man who proves he can fulfil his dreams; and, in striving to realise his last ambition, it is also the story of the one limit that can never be broken.
Maui is an original New Zealand theatre production that tells Maui's life story using kapa haka, acting, song, dance and aerial theatre with original music by New Zealand composer Gareth Farr. Director, Tanemahuta Gray, developed the show by drawing on five years of international experience as a senior aerialist with De La Guarda, one of the world's leading aerial theatre companies. For more info click here or contact Andre 04 472 7793. Click here for ticket prices.
Kurareo ki te Waipounamu 2007 will be held 10-15 April 2007 at Te Puna Wänaka, CPIT, Ötautahi. $250 mö ia pakeke, $50 mö ia tamaiti (Käore anö kia tae atu ki te kura tuarua), Ki te hiahia koe ki tëtahi pepa rehita, he pätai, he körero ränei ähau tënä patua waea mai ki ahau. For more info contact Charisma Rangipunga 03 382 6590 021 277 7979.
We came across a great new bus service called NakedBus.com operating around the motu which many might find great value. All you need to know is online. Click here to check it out! With fares starting at a $1 - how could you go wrong!!
There are also two upcoming whanau reunions.
The Manawaiti Whanau reunion will be held 6 April in Te Kuiti. The reunion will begin with a powhiri which starts at 4pm. For more info contact Melissa 0800 205 022.
The Jack Honotana Martin-Pereniko Whanau Reunion will be held April 20-23 at Rakautatahi Marae in Takapau. For more info contact Tina Todd 06 374 5278 06 374 5127.
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Whanau,
the 2007 Unclaimed Monies List which comprises accounts where substantial funds are held by the Maori Trustee is available for viewing.
Under the Maori Trustee Act 1953, if the Maori Trustee holds money in the common fund for at least 10 years and no claim has been made for that money during that time it will become unclaimed money. The Maori Trust Office regularly publishes a list of unclaimed money. This list is available for inspection at all Maori Trust Offices, Te Puni Kokiri Offices and Maori Land Court Offices.
Please read the Introduction at the beginning of the list for directions if you see a name you recognise.
The names are listed alphabetically by surname. If you believe that the Maori Trustee is holding funds for you, please contact your nearest Maori Trust Office or email the Maori Trustee. Kia ora to Robyn Kamira for passing this panui on to us.
 Maori Television recently announced the appointments of Larry Parr (Ngati Raukawa, Muaupoko) as General Manager Programming and Charles Berryman (Ngati Awa) as General Manager Reo and Tikanga.
Mr Parr was appointed to the position after joining Maori Television as Commissioner in 2005 before later moving into the role of Head of Programming. He replaces Tawini Rangihau who resigned late last year. He has an extensive background in television and film, having produced and directed a string of documentaries, drama and movies.
 The establishment of the role of General Manager Reo and Tikanga is regarded as an important one for the channel which wanted to appropriately recognise and acknowledge the status and place of reo and tikanga Maori within the organisation. The role also includes responsibility for staff development and wellbeing, and HR. A key responsibility will be to ensure the alignment of people management practises with relevant tikanga.
Mr Berryman has been promoted from his role as head of staff development. “Charles possesses a wealth of senior managerial experience and leadership. He has proven to be a valued advisor on matters of reo and tikanga and has demonstrated the value of his broad range of skills as a manager, negotiator, educator and advisor,” said Mr Mather. “I am confident that his skills and commitment will lead to the ongoing successful implementation of reo, tikanga and staff development initiatives across our organisation.”
Both positions report directly to the Chief Executive and are effective immediately.
 In Issue 18 (2006) we announced the MAORI MARKet and now are reminding you to be sure to check it out. The MAORI MARKet will be the largest assembly of contemporary Maori art from over 100 leading and emerging artists when it opens the doors for the first time at Wellington's TSB Event Centre on Queens Wharf from April 27 to 29.
It will feature paintings, weaving, sculpture, wood, silver, bone, gold, and pounamu carving, clay, Ta Moko with items ranging in price from $500 to $80,000. It is being staged by Toi Maori, a charitable trust established by artists in 1996 for the promotion of contemporary Maori arts.
MAORI MARKet will also feature a fashion parade of contemporary woven fibre and feather shoulder garments, Maori Tourism ventures, Maori food and wine, dealer galleries, Maori art school graduate work, and live displays of Ta Moko, clay artists and contemporary jewellers. It is supported by Te Puni Kokiri and the Wellington City Council and Pataka Museum.
Toi Maori general manager Garry Nicholas said two significant exhibitions of Maori art at Spirit Wrestler Gallery in Vancouver in 2003 and last year confirmed the growing market for Maori arts in North America. Sales for the Kiwa exhibition were just over $500,000 and at last year's Manawa exhibition they cleared $1 million.
For further information, contact Jenny Knight, Communications Officer,
Toi Maori Aotearoa,
04 801 7914. See you there whanau!
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 Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres has been advocating the creation of a Maori parliament or Council of Elders in an effort to strengthen and improve consultations between Maori and the Crown. Simon Colins of the NZ Herald (10 March 2007) reported that de Bres maintains that "the present system where government agencies hold numerous hui throughout the country to consult on every issue fails to give Maori a collective voice and results in 'consultation fatigue'."
For many years now key Maori leaders have argued that consultation via a series of hui was ineffective. Instead they have suggested that what is needed is a unified Maori voice which could take the form of a "Maori House of Parliament or a 'council of elders and chiefs'."
In Tui Tui Tuituia: Race Relations in 2006, de Bres' annual report on race relations (links are available further down), published recently, Mr de Bres said there was a need to "strengthen the relationship between central and local government and organisations representative of Maori... He said local arrangements between city and district councils and their iwi worked well on details, but there was no effective mechanism for Maori to provide a 'strategic' view to the Crown on broad issues such as immigration, education, health or the ownership of the foreshore and seabed."
"There is an issue, which the foreshore and seabed typified, that there isn't a place where discussions can take place without immediately falling into rhetoric without decisions, where the Crown can discuss issues with representatives of Maori in a manner that doesn't automatically involve taking positions and questions of autonomy of individual iwi and so on," said de Bres.
 "Overseas examples were the Sami Parliaments that represent about 85,000 Sami people (Laplanders) in the north of Norway, Sweden and Finland. "In other countries, there are national councils," he said. "I'm not suggesting that we draw a model from overseas at all. It could be a council of elders but I'm not suggesting a council of chiefs right now. I don't think there is one formula that we can pull from somewhere else. "I am raising it as an issue that is for Maori to continue to discuss with Government."
o read the full report (Tui Tui Tuituia: Race Relations in 2006) please click here (1MB) or for the Word version click here (1.1MB).
For a a snapshot of Race Relations and Diversity statistics click here (550kb). Kia ora to Simon Collins & the NZ Herald for this article, to read it in full click here.
 Apologies, in our last issue we noted that the following link was incorrect - please find the correct link below. Waitangi Associates will be holding Treaty of Waitangi workshops in Christchurch, Wellington, Hawkes Bay throughout 2007. Check out their website to learn more - www.waitangi.co.nz.
Kia Mataara Trust will be holding a hui on 8 April at 75A Ash Street, Avondale, Auckland. This hui is for the
descendents
of Mihaka, Manuhera, Tame Makoare. The hui is being held to discuss Pouto 2F Block. Contact Maria McLeod 09 828 4054 for further details.
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| The following information will be useful for all tauira (students) and their whanau. Click here to view a list of all Scholarships and Grants available to Tangata Whenua. There is also a website available which contains this information.
 An exceptional research project called Reo o Te Kainga Community Action Research Project is seeking expressions of interest for their whanau development study.
This project is aimed at following 11 whanau across the region of Ngaiterangi, in the pursuit of revitalizing Te Reo Maori, as the primary language of the home. Te Runanga o Ngai Te Rangi Iwi o Tauranga Moana in conjunction with Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi, are actively seeking whanau within Ngai Te Rangi to participate in this programme.
Expressions of interest close 30 March 2007. For more info contact Teraania Ormsby-Teki - Pouarahi Reo ki Te Runanga o Ngaiterangi Iwi 07 575 3765.
 Internationally renowned researcher in Maori and indigenous education, Professor Linda Tuhiwai Te Rina Smith (Ngati Awa,Ngati Porou) has been appointed Pro Vice-Chancellor (Maori) at the University of Waikato. Professor Smith, who holds a Chair in Education at The University of Auckland and is joint director of Nga Pae o te Maramatanga (Horizons of Insight), the National Institute of Research Excellence in Maori Development and Advancement, and will take up the Waikato position later this year. The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Waikato, Professor Roy Crawford, and the University's Kaumatua, Hare Puke, joined in congratulating Professor Smith on her appointment. "The University is extremely fortunate to have someone of Professor Smith's calibre take up this important role. Her work in the field of Maori education, and indigenous people's education generally, is renowned both here in New Zealand and internationally," they said.
 Professor Smith has a strong interdisciplinary research and teaching background, primarily in the field of education, including Maori and indigenous education, and the sociology and history of education. Her book, "Decolonising Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples", received international attention and is now used as a text across a range of disciplines and institutions. It has been translated into Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Italian and Bhasa Indonesian.
Many of Professor Smith's publications are credited with having helped to create the academic field of Maori and indigenous education. She is highly sought after as a speaker and has delivered a large number of international keynote addresses.
 With her colleague and husband, Professor Graham Smith, she developed the first undergraduate and graduate courses on Maori Education and Indigenous Education to be taught at a New Zealand university. She is currently Deputy Chair of the Council of Te Wananga o Awanuiarangi, a member of the Advisory Committee for Official Statistics New Zealand, and a member of the Maori Reference Group for the Tertiary Education Commission.
New Waikato University pro vice-chancellor (Maori) Professor Linda Smith hopes to strengthen the university's relationships with iwi, and establish it as "a vibrant hub for indigenous issues". She is expected to take up her new role at the end of July, replacing outgoing pro vice-chancellor (Maori) Professor Tamati Reedy.
 This work was edited by Aroha Te Pareake Mead (VMS, VUW) and Dr Steven Ratuva (USP), both of whom will be present at the Launch. It was published by Call of the Earth Llamado de la Tierra (an international indigenous initiative on cultural and intellectual property policy) and the United Nations University, Institute of Advanced Studies (a research and training centre of UNU that undertakes research and postgraduate education on emerging issues of strategic importance for the United Nations and its Member States.)
The Book Launch is being held on March 20th, 3-6pm on the Mezzanine Floor of Rutherford House. Please refer to the attached invitation for further details including the contact details to R.S.V.P. The publication is an Open Source/Creative Commons work and can be downloaded at no cost through the United Nations University website: www.ias.unu.edu (Latest Publications) and through the Call of the Earth Llamado de la Tierra website: www.earthcall.org if you are able to join us for the book launch on March 20th, please RSVP (purely for catering purposes).
 The First Light 007 Potters Convention will be held 6-9 April at Te Wananga o Aotearoa in Gisborne. Six celebrated New Zealand artist potters, including members of the Kaihanga Uku Maori Ceramists Group, have been confirmed for the First Light 007 Potters Convention. The convention offers two days of demonstrations, workshops with the six artists, an art and wine trail, entertainment, competitions, and exhibitions.
For additional information contact
Seymour May 06 867 3071.
The 2007 Ngati Kahungunu Iwi Scholarships have opened and will close at 4pm Friday 27th April 2007.
To distribute benefits to our members and to encourage and to recognise the pursuit of academic knowledge and qualifications by Ngati Kahungunu tauira to support the realisation of the Ngati Kahungunu Strategic Vision 2026. Applicants must be of Ngati Kahungunu descent and registered on the NKII roll; currently enrolled at a tertiary institution as a full-time degree tauira in the final year of completing degree; or doing post-graduate study; correctly filled in application form received by the stated deadline, by the Ngati Kahungunu Iwi Inc office. The minimum scholarship amount is $500 and the maximum is $1,000 per scholar.
Click here to view the Ngati Kahungunu Scholarship application. |
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 During February 17-28, youth from the Acoma Pueblo, Florida's Seminole Tribe and the Navajo Nation engaged in an international exchange with rangatahi from here in Aotearoa as part of the Emergence Youth Cultural Exchange (EYCE) program. Started several years ago by Melissa Sanchez and Shkeme Garcia of Emergence Productions, (the also have a MySpace site) the EYCE builds cultural empowerment in hopes of inspiring youth to value their culture, heritage and language.
While in New Zealand, the teen reps travelled from the South Island back to the northern tip of the North Island. Planned activities included staying with Maori whanau, attending the national Kapa Haka Festival, sharing songs and dances, and visiting Kohanga and Kura Kaupapa schools.
TangataWhenua.com hopes to bring an exclusive interview with the group highlighting the significance of the trip, what they learned and the fun they had. So watch this space whanau.
 Our rangatahi are the living face of our ancestors, with this in mind it is important to start thinking about how we can enable our tamariki in becoming confident, responsible and articulate leaders of the future. One way is to be part of the upcoming Youth Parliament 2007. Youth Parliament aims to help young people understand what goes on in the government and give them the opportunity to express their views and opinions to politicians, the government and the public.
Youth Parliament has been held every three to four years since 1994. New Zealand's fifth Youth Parliament will be from 8 to 11 July 2007. Information on how to become a Youth MP, a Maori Electorate Youth MP or a member of the Youth Press Gallery is now available online.
Planning for Youth Parliament 2007 is underway and will build on the success and feedback from previous Youth Parliaments.
As with previous years, 121 Youth MPs and 10 members of the Youth Press Gallery will meet in Wellington for Youth Parliament. Youth MPs will debate a piece of legislation, engage in general debate, ask oral questions of cabinet ministers and sit on select committees. Meanwhile their press gallery colleagues will be reporting on their activities and making sure they are held accountable to the public.
New Zealand's fourth Youth Parliament was held between 16 and 17 August 2004 in Wellington, New Zealand. Check out what happened at Youth Parliament 2004.
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Mangere-Otahuhu Netball Centre Open day will be held on 17 March with the powhiri beginning at 8.30am with games starting at 9.30am. This will begin the netball season of 2007! For more info contact Thomas Henry 09 270 4966.
We've heard about the upcoming Tri Relay being hosted in Rotorua on Sunday, 18 March 2007. Happening at Kuirau Park and Rotorua Aquatic Centre, this fun event may be entered individually, involving running (or walking), cycling and swimming. Or you may wish to enter the event as a team, in which each person completes one part of the triathlon each. There is a category for everyone and include:
- Mokopuna - 5-12 years
- Rangatahi - 12-18 years
- Pakeke – adults
- Kaumâtua – older adult
There is a category for a team and your team must include:
- 1 x mokopuna or rangatahi - 1 x 5-18 year old
- 1 x pakeke – 1 x adult
- 1 x kaumâtua – 1 x older adult
Distances are:
- Mokopuna run or walk 1.5km, swim 200m and bike 2.5km
- Rangatahi run or walk 1.5km, swim 200m and bike 2.5km
- Pakeke run or walk 1.5km, swim 200m and bike 2.5km
- Kaumâtua run or walk 1.5km, swim 200m and bike 2.5km
- Whanau run or walk 1.5km, swim 200m and bike 2.5km
The entry fee is $5 for individuals or $10 per team. The $10 per team is the total for all three members of the team. There are very limited numbers so to ensure your place in the event, please enter as soon as possible. For more information, check this webpage.
The Ratana Inter-Parish Sports Day will be held 17 March at Manurewa Netball Association. Sports will include Volleyball, Netball and Touch Rugby. For more info contact
Shannon Wilson by phone on 09 274 6416.
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