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Exercise magic pill for kids health 08 Apr 2021 13:27 PM More Related Stories HASH(0x29f2158) ExerciseNZ wants to see a greater efforts to address child obesity in Aotearoa. Yesterday was World Health Day, and ExerciseNZ chief executive Richard Beddie says that was a reminder that this country is ranked 13th worst in the world in inactivity and second highest in the world in child obesity. He says offering healthy school lunches is a good start, but more must be done to address the 93 per...

Waikato Regional Council has changed the way it handles applications to take water from the Waikato River, easing pressure on the waterway.

Miriama Rauhihi Ness a fighter for Maori and Pasifika 16 Mar 2021 08:36 AM Photo: Panthers Liberation Library. Will Ilolahia: Miriama Rauhihi Ness a fighter for Maori and Pasifika. Former Nga Tamatoa and Polynesian Panther member Miriama Rauhihi Ness is being remembered as a wahine toa who was able to cut across divisions in her fights for justice. The wife of musician Tigilau Ness and mother of singer Che Fu died yesterday. Fellow Polynesian Panther Will Ilolahia says she first came ...

Māori language body Te Mātāwai gathers in Rotorua today to assess progress and set the strategic direction for the next three years.

Four organisations with track records of training rangatahi have received a $5.5 million boost from the Māori Trades and Training Fund.

Streaming harms Maori education Photo: Radio Waatea Image Database. More Related Stories Laures Park: Streaming harms Maori education Primary teachers’ union NZEI Te Riu Roa is calling for an end to streaming, which it says sets back Maori and Pasifika children. Primary teachers’ union NZEI Te Riu Roa is calling for an end to streaming, which it says sets back Māori and Pasifika children. The union’s Matua Takawaenga, Laures Park, says streaming is not just a problem in secondary s...

Time for two suns on Whakatane council 15 Mar 2021 08:54 AM Photo: Whakatane District Council Facebook. More Related Stories Toni Boynton: Time for two suns on Whakatane council An advocate for better Maori representation in local government says Maori wards in Whakatane have been a long time coming. An advocate for better Māori representation in local government says Māori wards in Whakatane have been a long time coming. The Whakatane District Council has set itself a tight timetab...

ASB Polyfest organisers are planning for a smaller festival this year because of COVID restrictions.

Message, messenger and media key to Maori Covid vax campaign 08 Mar 2021 12:57 PM More Related Stories HASH(0x32c0438) A member of Māori pandemic response group Te Rōpu Whakakaupapa Urutā is rejecting suggestions there could be vaccine hesitancy among Māori. He says that’s dialling down expectations of Covid-19 vaccine campaign and setting it up to fail, rather than looking at well-resourced and targeted programmes run by Māori providers which have achieved more than 90 percent ...

Ngati Whatua need to korero on Erebus memorial stance 08 Mar 2021 12:57 PM More Related Stories HASH(0x3672328) Crown Māori Relations Minister Kelvin Davis wants to see Ngāti Whātua sort out their differences on the proposed Erebus memorial beside the Parnell Rose Gardens. The Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei board says it has been consulted on and approved the memorial at what it calls Taurarua. But Dame Naida Glavish, who chairs Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua, says many in the hapū say they w...