Tag: Maori
Uni’s compulsory Treaty courses damage learning experience
By Parmjeet Parmar, Pakuranga-based ACT List MP
From next year, the University of Auckland will require all first-year students to complete a ‘Waipapa Taumata...
Community fires up over Māori placenames debate
A story published by the Times on August 16, (‘War of words heats up over Māori placenames’), received more than 1600 comments when it was...
Luxon details dire state of education system, and his plan to...
Christopher Luxon says the outcomes being delivered by New Zealand’s education system are dire but his Government has a plan to turn it around.
The...
Council beefs up security due to public aggression
By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter
funded by New Zealand on Air
Public aggression towards Māori and Rainbow communities has prompted questions over Auckland Council...
Public places to receive Maori names
Nineteen public places in east Auckland will receive Maori names as part of a commitment for te reo to be "seen, heard, spoken, and...
New police car expresses ‘dedication to diversity’
There’s an eye-catching new police car on the road and it’s intended to showcase the police’s “dedication and commitment” to New Zealand’s diverse communities.
The...
Councillors fear IMSB will colour consultation for Māori seats
By Laura Kvigstad, Auckland Council reporter
funded by New Zealand on Air
Councillors fear the public's lack of awareness about the Independent Māori Statutory Board...
Maori for beginners
With Maori Language Week just around the corner, Howick Library is hosting a Te Reo Maori for Beginners class on Friday September 16 from...
Celebrating New Zealand’s first Matariki public holiday
By Naisi Chen, Labour List MP based in Botany
I'm really proud that we've delivered on Labour's election commitment to establish a public holiday...
Funding for community projects
Applications for a fund providing community-based programmes and projects for children and young people are now open.
The Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa Fund is managed...
Keep removing barriers to Maori vaccination, doctor says
By Nathan Limm
As Auckland hovers in alert level three, one health authority figure says Maori vaccination numbers need boosting.
A doctor at an Auckland vaccination...
Open letter to gunman in Christchurch mosque attack
The effects of your actions have not only shocked and horrified the peoples of Aotearoa New Zealand, they have caused particular offence to Maori,...
HISTORY: The tapu on Howick!
As Howick and districts count down to the 175th anniversary, the Times continues its series by Alan La Roche giving readers a glimpse of...
Pukekohe, a wider view
I read with interest (Times, July 28) Robert Bartholomew's claims that Pukekohe was a hotbed of racism and typical of New Zealand during the...
Native tongue: responses to English petition
By Jim Birchall
The Times has been overwhelmed by responses to Gayleen Mackareth’s petition to make English an official language of New Zealand (December 19).
The...
Connections or lack of connections?
Local historian Alan La Roche continues his series marking the district’s 170th anniversary this year.
To communicate, Maori used gongs from the top of their...
Ratepayer AGM attracts full house
The Fencible Hall was filled to capacity on Saturday for the Howick Ratepayers and Residents Association’s (HRRA) public meeting and AGM.
Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore,...