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New appointment galvanises collaborative Covid-19 response in Te Tauihu
Ngā iwi Māori in Te Tauihu have taken a major step along the recovery path with the appointment of a new operations manager for Covid-19 response.
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Sandy Morrison appointed Acting Dean at Te Pua Wānanga ki te Ao
Associate Professor Sandy Morrison has been appointed te Whare Wānanga o Waikato Acting Dean for Te Pua Wānanga ki te Ao. Sandy (Te Arawa, Ngāti Maniapoto, Te Tau Ihu o te Waka a Māui) is a longstanding member of the University whānau who brings leadership experience and a comprehensive knowledge
Mauri Ora
Te Whare Whakatā opening
Some of our trustees and representatives took a hikoi during their January hui to help officially open the refurbished Freeman’s cottage. Situated in the DOC carpark at Tuhuroa (Farewell Spit), the name bestowed by Manawhenua Ki Mohua is Te Whare Whakatā (place of rest).
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Historic role a surprise and a privilege
Tania Kura has been appointed a Deputy Commissioner in the New Zealand Police – making history as the first female sworn officer to achieve that rank.
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Visit: Anaweka Waka
Another taonga viewed by the board in Mohua recently was the Anaweka waka. Discovered by local resident Tony Nicholls in 2011, the 6.2m section is believed to be part of a sophisticated and much larger sailing vessel.
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Waikoropupū: Waiora, wairua
Mauri ora: Last week the trustees and senior staff visited Te Waikoropupū during the start-of-year strategic hui.
Matauranga
Haerenga to Ōtaki and Te Whanganui-a-tara
This is a summary of a staff trip to Ōtaki and Whanganui-a-tara in December 2020.
Hononga
Agreement strengthens iwi education, business links
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Rārua and Te Whare Wānanga o Te Tau Ihu o te Waka a Maui (Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, NMIT) have this week signed a memorandum of understanding to improve access to education and retraining opportunities, as well as give local students pathways to employment.
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Key appointment to support environmental strategy
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Rārua has appointed a Pouwhakahaere Taiao (Environmental Manager) to support the environmental management strategy and plan. Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Rārua Pouwhakahaere Shane Graham said the newly-created role was a critical part of the strategy to be active kaitiaki/guardians of the environment. “The Pouwhakahaere Taiao
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Guest post: Outward Bound invitational course
The purpose of the invitational is to provide an Outward Bound experience that allows those attending to gain an insight into what we do. We will also showcase outdoor education as a career and our organisation as a workplace.
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Māori and Antarctica: Ka mua, ka muri seminar series
> Ka kawe nga kī i te Tonga To carry the knowledge from the South Nau mai, haere mai ki tēnei wānanga ipurangi hosted by te rōpū rangahau [https://maoriantarctica.org/about-researchers/], the Vision Mātauranga team of Ross Sea Region Research and Monitoring Plan. This research aims to engage Māori
27 July 3pm – Te Tai Uka a Pia
According to the tribal narratives of Ngāti Rārua and Te Āti Awa, the first human to travel to the Antarctic was the Polynesian explorer Hui Te Rangiora. Te Rangiora sits aloft the meeting house Tūrangapeke, at Te Awhina marae in Motueka. He gazes out in his continual search for new