Monday, 5 July 2021, 2:19 pm
Tēnā koutou e whakarongo mai nei ki a
Paakiwaha.
Paakiwaha is an exciting weekly current
affairs programme from a Māori perspective. Paakiwaha is
hosted today by Dale Husband and broadcast by Radio Waatea
with funding from New Zealand on Air.
On today’s
show: Health Minister Andrew Little kicks off the show with
a kōrero on the establishment of the Māori Health
Authority.
Claire Charters, co-author of the
controversial He Puapua report, joins Dale to discuss it now
the government has opened consultation with the
public.
Māori Law Society co-chair Jamie-Lee Tuuta
Monday, 5 July 2021, 2:40 pm
Porirua City Council recently voted to establish a Māori
ward for Porirua City in the 2022 and 2025 local elections,
so now needs to look at governance arrangements for the city
as a whole.
The goal is to make sure Council provides
fair and effective representation for individuals and
communities, says Acting Democratic Services Manager Jack
Marshall. In other words, we need to look at how many
councillors we have, the areas or wards they represent, and
more. We’re not reviewing the decision to establish
a Māori ward - that’s already been agreed by the Council.
Monday, 5 July 2021, 3:42 pm
Supporting young people to be successful and confident in
the face of adversity is a daily job for the staff at Youth
Inspire – and is something they’ll be better able to
provide for the most at-risk rangatahi, thanks to new
government funding.
This Lower Hutt-based charity has
been providing employment and driver licence training for
local rangatahi (young people) since 2014, helping those
rangatahi overcome the barriers stopping them from being
able to take control of their own futures. While most
rangatahi on Youth Inspire programmes become confident young
people with new employment or educational opportunities
firmly within their sights, a minority don’t make it to
Monday, 5 July 2021, 3:12 pm
Takapuna landmark, the
Bruce Mason Centre, celebrates 25 years as
the heart of the North Shore’s performing arts community
this August.
Auckland Live invites the city to
celebrate the tens of thousands of performances that have
taken place at the Centre over the last quarter century with
a special programme including free performances and
family-friendly events for the local community, culminating
in a weekend of free circus and dance.
The Bruce Mason
Centre first opened its doors in 1996 in a hard-won victory
for the North Shore’s arts community. The opening was the
culmination of twelve years of determined effort by the
Monday, 5 July 2021, 11:08 am
A recent review of 70
studies on alcohol education programmes targeted toward
young people (15-24 years) has shown they can positively
change alcohol-related behaviours, attitudes, and knowledge.
Key attributes of high-quality programmes include culturally
and context-sensitive content, information about peer
behaviours and social norms, taking an interactive approach,
providing targeted age-appropriate information, and skills
training to build resilience.
“The research shows
58% of the alcohol education programmes evaluated resulted
in positive behaviour changes, and a further 17% impacted
attitudes and/or knowledge. We know good education works –
so it’s pleasing to see further research that supports the
basic principle that education can make a difference toward