Ngati Porou News from Home

November 25, 2016

Meet Mr Mackey

Interest in Sidewalk is intense with its low-fi formula setting off sparks in pro­duction houses across the globe.

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November 25, 2016

#standwithstandingrock

I talked with older, dignified women, native kuia, ready to be arrested if need be for the cause. It was wonderful having that connection. People were putting their lives on the line for what they believed in.

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November 25, 2016

Ka maumahara tonu tatau ki a ratōu

For members of the whanau, most of whom were visiting Uncle Henry’s bur­ial place for the first time, the occasion was a blend of sadness and relief. Henare is someone who has been such an impor­tant ‘presence’ in our whanau throughout the generations

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November 25, 2016

Five years on: Time to review TRONPnui's constitutional document

"You, as the owner of the asset (currently worth approximately $223 million), have the opportunity to change the way things are being done or ensure those aspects that are operating effectively are kept."

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November 25, 2016

Amua Ao 2016: Te haerenga ki Silicon Valley me te Whare Wananga o Stanford

Na mātau o Āmua Ao te hōnore nui ki te peka atu ki kōrā, kia kite atu ai i ērā āhuatanga mīharo! Ka noho pūmau ēnei mātauranga, ēnei mōhiotanga ki toku taha mo ake tonu atu.

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November 25, 2016

Ngati Porou Hauora battling to keep health services on the Coast

It was never envisaged that the Runanganui would subsidise public health provision, and it is unsustainable for this situation to continue for much longer.

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November 25, 2016

Working from home

Hikurangi Enterprises recently se­cured their license from the government to grow a trial crop of hemp for seed oil and fibre this summer, and is looking at other natural fibres for construction and polymer products. The group is also leading a regional energy study for re­mote rural communities, including the opportunity to establish a solar electric­ity producer-consumer cooperative.

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November 25, 2016

Ko Toku Taumata Tonu, Ko Hawaiki

We are beautiful people and there are so many things that make us a unique iwi, such as our whakapapa, whenua and stories. This really inspires me as an artist to produce work reflect­ing our world and Māoritanga is a major driving force

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