Ngati Porou News from Home

July 31, 2015

Ngāti Porou Invest $500,000 in Inter-generational Reo Transition

If Ngāti Porou believes that our language is a taonga, which I believe they do, then we need to front-up and take responsibility for the care, use and retention of our reo. - Selwyn Parata

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July 26, 2015

Indigenous Struggle for Survival

We can also think of our indigenous brothers and sisters across the globe who are facing similar challenges to us, and how we make the most of the opportunities in front of us.

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July 17, 2015

Te Panui o Te Poari online now

The panui has been produced to give the Iwi a glimpse of what is happening around the Board table and to disseminate this information to Ngati Porou whanui

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July 16, 2015

Growing Ngati Porou

As any good gardener knows, a young seedling needs a nourishing and healthy environment in which to grow. Will we choose to chop our tall poppies down, or will we nurture them in the right conditions where they can blossom?

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July 14, 2015

Ngati Porou Miere Pilot - a Ngati Porou landowner’s perspective

It wasn’t so long ago that Manuka was a weed, and now it’s a taonga. Perhaps it was always a taonga but we didn’t know it.

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July 11, 2015

Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou encourages Home Ownership

The Runanganui completed a housing strategy 18 months ago and is in the process of extending its housing service provisioning to align with these strategic goals.

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July 11, 2015

Ngati Porou Miere and Science: Q & A with Dr Peter Molan

Forming a Ngati Porou collective gives protection for Ngati Porou land-owners from just being price-takers. And will allow them to benefit fully from the profits to be obtained from manuka honey, which are expected to increase markedly.

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July 11, 2015

Home Coming

"He [Dr Apirana Mahuika] leaves a huge legacy – his single mindedness, his drive, his philosophy of Ngati Porou first, second and third. those are big shoes for all to fill and footsteps for us to follow."

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