Kia hipa te Pire whaiwhai hītori nei, arā, ko te Pire mō Te Reo, i tōna pānuitanga tuarua i roto i te Whare Paremata i te rangi nei, ka tata ake tōna whakamanatia hei ture.
Kua whakahokia pūrongotia atu te pire hei pire reorua. Koinei te pire tuatahi ka whakamanatia ki te reo Māori, ki te reo Pākehā hoki, ā, ki te ara ake he tohe i waenga i ngā whakaputanga e rua, ko te whakaputanga Māori tērā ka tino whāia.
Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell congratulates the Wairoa community on a double celebration: Te Kura Motuhake o Te Ataarangi marks its 20th anniversary, and Te Ataarangi o Te Wairoa marks its 30th.
Te Kura Motuhake is an educational arm of Te Rūnanga o Te Ataarangi. It is a total immersion Māori language provider based on the principles and methods of Te Ataarangi.
“The contribution of Te Kura Motuhake to the preservation, promotion and advancement of te reo and tikanga Māori is exemplary for its size and context,” says Mr Flavell.
Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell reconfirms today that Te Ture Whenua Māori Bill strengthens the retention of Māori land in Māori hands.
Following questions in the House today Mr Flavell says, “Te Ture Whenua Māori goes further to strengthen the protection of Māori land”.
Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell today announced that applications are open for the 2016 round of Te Pūnaha Hiringa: Māori Innovation Fund Commercial Advisors Scheme.
Funding of more than $2 million is available to help Māori realise the economic potential of their assets.
“Through Te Pūnaha Hiringa: Māori Innovation Fund, Māori collectives can contract a commercial advisor to provide professional business advice and mentoring,” Mr Flavell says.
E te hikuroa taniwha o te whawhai mutunga kore: takoto mai, takoto mai rā! Kei te mōteatea te ngākau, kei te heke ngā roimata me te hūpē. E te rangatira, okioki atu rā ki te ukaipō o ō tīpuna.
Māori Development Minister, Te Ururoa Flavell joins the nation and Te Whakatōhea in mourning the passing of Dr Ranginui Walker.
“He spent his working life raising the consciousness of this nation.
The Māori Language (Te Reo Māori) Bill, tabled back in Parliament today, introduces a new way of the Crown and Māori working together to revive te reo Māori.
“Our reo is a taonga and we all need to work together to ensure it survives and flourishes”, says Mr Flavell.
The Māori Language (Te Reo Māori) Bill was introduced by the previous Māori Affairs Minister Hon Sir Dr Pita Sharples with the intent of giving iwi and Māori a stronger leadership role in the goal to revive te reo Māori as a living language.
Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell welcomes applications to the new Whenua Māori Fund. The fund will support owners and trustees of Māori land who are looking to improve their existing operations, diversify or prepare for new opportunities.
“Current use of whenua Māori by owners includes forestry, livestock, and dairy farming, or more diverse uses such as horticulture, viticulture, energy and tourism.
Ko te Pire mō Te Reo Māori, i whakatakotoria ki mua i te aroaro o te Whare Paremata i tēnei rangi, e whakamanatia ai reo Māori mai, reo Pākehā mai hoki, ā, ko te reo Māori tērā ka tino whāia.
Koinei te wā tuatahi i te hitori o Niu Tireni ka tino whāia tā te reo Māori putanga ā-ture, kaua ko tā te reo Ingarihi putanga.
Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce and Maori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell today announced the opening of the 2016 investment round for Te Pūnaha Hihiko - Vision Mātauranga Capability Fund.
“The Vision Matauranga Capability Fund, is designed to grow the skills and capacity of Māori researchers and organisations in science and innovation and support outcomes that benefit Māori and New Zealand," Mr Joyce says.
Up to $2 million per annum is available for investment in new programmes over the next two years.
Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell has welcomed a new reo Māori strategy launched by Tainui today.
Tikanga Ora Reo Ora – outlines how the tribe will support iwi members to become fluent Māori language speakers. The strategy includes providing online learning tools and programmes to support whānau living outside of the tribal area.
“Tainui’s bold goal– for 80 percent of Waikato-Tainui iwi members to be fluent in its tribal reo and tikanga by 2050 – illustrates the commitment iwi have to revitalising te reo.
Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell and Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy have congratulated this year’s Ahuwhenua Trophy competition finalists, celebrating excellence in Māori farming.
The three finalists are Tahu a Tao farm in Rakaia near Ashburton, Te Ahu Pātiki and Maukatere near Oxford in Canterbury and Tewi Trust in Okoroire near Tirau.
Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell is delighted to unveil the portraits of two remarkable wāhine Māori who helped change the political and social landscape of Aotearoa.
The photographs of Hon Iriaka Rātana and Hon Whetū Tirikātene-Sullivan will adorn the walls of Parliament’s former Māori Affairs Committee, Matangireia.
“These women were trailblazers of their time. They led the way on issues that remain a priority today such as te reo Māori, education, employment and electoral representation,” he says.
Cabinet has agreed to provide local Councils with more workable and equitable tools to deal with issues around the rating of unused and unoccupied Māori land.
Local councils already have the ability to remit rates on general and Māori land. However this proposed change clarifies the law around the rating of unoccupied and unused Māori land.
The changes will provide councils the ability to remove rates arrears on unoccupied and unused Māori land where there is:
Māori Development Minister, Te Ururoa Flavell, welcomes the interim Waitangi Tribunal report on Te Ture Whenua Māori.
The Tribunal released part of its report last night in response to an urgent hearing held last year.
Mr Flavell says he agrees with the Tribunal’s view that consultation with Māori is critical to the reform of the Ture Whenua Māori Act.
“This is why we have carried out extensive consultation on Te Ture Whenua Māori Bill and continue to consult with a range of Māori on the reform.
A new initiative to boost the mānuka honey industry in Northland and provide educational and employment opportunities has been launched today at Northland College by Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell, Education Minister Hekia Parata and Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy.
The Mānuka Planting Initiative at Northland College is part of the Tai Tokerau Northland Economic Action Plan which was launched this morning.
Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell has released an updated draft of Te Ture Whenua Māori Bill and details around further consultation hui.
“I’m pleased that significant changes have been made to the Bill which reflect the written submissions and feedback from nationwide hui received last year. We listened to the people and acted on their kōrero,” says Mr Flavell.
Some of the key changes to the updated draft Bill are:
Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell has announced two new appointments to the Board of the Māori Broadcasting Funding Agency, Te Māngai Pāho.
“I am pleased to appoint Vanessa Clark and Brian Morris, who bring a wealth of experience to the Board,” he says.
Ms Clark has 15 years global experience in the Information and Communication Technology industry, while Mr Morris has been in the publishing industry for 13 years.
Brian Morris is also a fluent Māori speaker and licensed translator.
A Ministerial Investigation into the affairs of Te Aupōuri Māori Trust Board has been completed and its findings have been reported to Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell.
On 17 September 2015, Mr Flavell appointed Grant Taylor, a Partner at Ernst and Young, to conduct an investigation.
Its purpose was to piece together how the Board reached its financial situation.
“The investigation found no evidence of fraud or criminal activity. I am pleased to hear that this is the case,” he says.
Changes to the Māori and Pasifika Trades Training (MPTT) programme from next year will open the door to trade careers for more Māori and Pasifika learners, Tertiary Education Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce and Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell announced today.
Māori and Pasifika Trades Training is one of the key programmes in the skills section of the Business Growth Agenda, to lift the participation of young Māori and Pasifika in meaningful employment, especially in regional New Zealand.
Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell has released a summary of the submissions made on the exposure draft of Te Ture Whenua Māori Bill.
More than 1200 people attended the 23 consultation hui held around the country in June 2015, and almost 400 written submissions were received.
“I’m grateful to the people who took the time and made the effort to either attend one of the consultation hui or to make a submission. I value all of the contributions people have made to this reform,” says Mr Flavell.
Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell has announced New Zealand Trade and Enterprise is committing an extra $1.6 million to support Māori businesses wanting to grow internationally.
Mr Flavell says there’s huge interest in the unique value that Māori businesses offer overseas.
“I’ve just returned from leading a Māori trade mission to China that included businesses spanning tourism, dairy, seafood, wine, kiwifruit, horticulture, professional services and manufacturing,” he says.
