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Wellington.Scoop The Wellington City Council today confirmed the decision of its strategy and policy committee and agreed to add mana whenua representation to council committees, with the representatives having a vote and being paid. Mayor Andy Foster and Cr Sean Rush changed their votes and supported the plan, leaving opposition from only three councillors. They had voted against the plan at the previous committee meeting. A historic day for council with agreement to share power with mana whenua! A special thanks to mana whenua for their graciousness, ⁦@jilldaynz⁩ for leading the charge ...

The latest arrival at the National Kiwi Hatchery is the continuation of a line started 34 years ago.

Kiwi chick hatches in Rotorua 19 Apr, 2021 11:37 PM 2 minutes to read A new kiwi chick is the offspring of Tahi, the first kiwi born at the National Kiwi Hatchery in 1987. Photo / Supplied A new kiwi chick is the offspring of Tahi, the first kiwi born at the National Kiwi Hatchery in 1987. Photo / Supplied Rotorua Daily Post Keepers at the National Kiwi Hatchery have announced the arrival of a special kiwi chick. The newly-hatched chick, that arrived on March 31, is the offspring of a male called Tahi, who was the first kiwi chick born at the hatchery in 1987. While in residence, Tahi sired 2...

Harmony Te Raki, 21, says she still feels the impact of being put in the “cabbage class”. Pressure is building to end academic streaming following a new report that shows the practice disadvantages Māori students. Harmony Te Raki moved from a kura kaupapa into a mainstream high school because she believed it would give her better opportunities. Not long after starting in Year 9, Harmony was told by her classmates that she was in the "cabbage class" – the lowest stream. “I got put straight into the cab class based on the fact that I went to a kura kaupapa school,” she says. “I j...

Wellington.Scoop The Wellington City Council today voted to appoint one representative from each of Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika and Ngāti Toa Rangatira to sit on all Council committees and subcommittees with full voting rights from 1 July. The only exceptions are the CEO Performance Review Committee, Community Boards, the Appointment Group, and the District Licencing Committee. The vote was supported by eight councillors, and opposed by six. Deputy mayor Sarah Free was absent. The council will reimburse each iwi by paying an annual fee, equivalent to the remuneration of a full tim...