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Exhibition offers stark interpretation of colonisation
A new exhibition in New Plymouth looks at the impact of colonisation on Maori.
Subtitled – ‘A cautionary tale about human endeavour in Aotearoa New Zealand’ – it draws parallels between the land wars, confiscation and environmental and economic problems of the present day.
Graham (Ngati Koroki Kahukura, Tainui) completed an artist in residence at the Govett-Brewster gallery in 2019 where he researched ties between Waikato-Tainui and Taranaki, and the effects of the raupatu, or land confiscations, on both…
rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/434695/exhibition-offers-stark-interpretation-of-colonisation
Dr Kiriana Bird appointed to College of GP’s Board
Dr Kiriana Bird (Ngati Tukorehe, Ngati Porou) has been appointed to the Board of The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners for a three-year term.
Dr Bird will represent Te Akoranga a Maui (the College’s Maori representative group) on the Board, ensuring a clear voice for health equity, one of the College’s core strategic objectives, and bringing robust GP and governance experience.
She has a passion for Maori health and equity and has worked her entire career with Maori in Hawke’s Bay. In her own practice, she’s led changes to the way services are provided, strengthened relationships, enhanced the kaupapa Maori approach and built strong, agile teams who are culturally able to support self-determination for Maori…
nzdoctor.co.nz/article/dr-kiriana-bird-appointed-college-gps-board
Waharoa and pou unveiled at Matakitaki
A sacred site in Pirongia has been recognised with the unveiling of a carved waharoa (entranceway), manuka palisade fence and three carved pou (posts) to commemorate the people who lived and died there in 1822.
In May 1822, Matakitaki Pa witnessed an invasion by Northland iwi under the Nga Puhi chief Hongi Hika.
The pa, a place of refuge, was overwhelmed by Hongi Hika and his musket-bearing warriors as they laid siege to the fortified settlement.
A reported 1500 people died in the battle and while escaping from the crowded pa…
nzherald.co.nz/nz/waharoa-and-pou-unveiled-at-matakitaki
Council’s Maori Economic Development Fund Supports Maori Enterprise
The 2020/21 Maori Economic Development Fund is now open to whanau, hapu, iwi and matawaka in Kapiti to help develop their business or social enterprise.
The grants fund was established in 2013 by the Kapiti Coast District Council and Te Whakaminenga o Kapiti, providing financial assistance to a range of mana whenua entities such as the Maoriland Film Festival, Otaki Manuka Growers Ltd, Kapiti Island Nature Tours and Toi Matarau Gallery…
Vision of a new district court where everyone’s words are heard
But wide-reaching changes to how courts operate, recently announced by Chief District Court judge Heemi Taumaunu, are set to change that.
The new vision of a court – called Te Ao Marama (the world of light) – looks very different to now.
A judge might begin with a karakia and might not sit on a bench, although those decisions will be up to an individual judge.
Taumaunu says calls for change were not new or modern. There had been a sense of hurt deeply felt among Maori, especially over their representation as offenders and victims and imprisonment rates…
stuff.co.nz/national/crime/123723401/vision-of-a-new-district-court-where-everyones-words-are-heard
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