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 Whakatau mai ra e nga rangatira, e nga hapu, e nga whanau katoa.
Today we share in grief the sadness of losing dear loved ones, intimate family members, cherished friends. They will forever hold a treasured place in our hearts, as we smile at those special moments shared, at the personal experiences enjoyed. To the whanau of Alex Philips, Mahinarangi Tocker, to Natasha Bray, Portia McPhail, Floyd Fernandes, Tom Hsu, Anthony Mulder, Tara Gregory, Tony McClean, to the Mutu whanau and the whanau and friends of Marie Davis and finally to Roger McGill, we here at TangataWhenua.com and RANGIKAINGA extend our collective condolences and sincere wishes of support.
Haere. Haere. Haere.
 In a week symbolised by sacrifice and loss, Anzac Day 2008 itself remains a potent binding series of moments, shared by a nation, creating a people. The losses, it is often said, were as large as the commitment and resistance on those fateful days of conflict, spanning many generations now, but enduring as a living legacy today. It wasn't until I visited Gallipoli back in 1994, to see the raw landscape and the jagged peaks, that I was fully awed by what this day meant, to all those involved. Our small whanau will be joining in the Dawn Parade this Friday here in Rotorua - 6am, St Faiths Church, Ohinemutu. We will remember them...
 Some also say the silly season is now upon us. My passion is politics and the involvement of Maori at all levels in an active exchange of dialogue, opinion and rights, so yeh, I'm pretty excited.
So let's recap, we have 121 MPs in Parliament in our House of Representatives (positively, one more than anticipated), with Helen Clark leading the largest coalition group to form the Labour-led Government of New Zealand. As leader and Prime Minister, Helen Clark seeks to return the Labour Party back into office for a 4th consecutive Parliamentary term, but at current polling, could lose all to the opposing National Party, as led by John Key. The current issues at debate are taxes and the economy in general, crime and social order, the Electoral Finance Act, integrity of leadership, housing affordability, health, medicine and healthy lifestyles and foreign affairs.
 And at the kainga level? Well, we currently have 7 Maori Electorates who have representatives working tirelessly on their constituents' behalf and a proud 22 Maori MPs within the House of Representatives. They represent a diverse range of backgrounds, experiences and ideologies and some will be returning to contest this coming General Election. We wish every candidate good luck. Actually, while I have the mic, the issues I have been hearing around the marae zip relate to land and land trusts, economic futures and leadership potential, joint venturing and partnerships, education, supportive whanau initiatives and Australia - the land down under is definitely the place to be. Government is still looked at as an intrusive, colonizing device and talk of a Maori Super Bank is equally being looked at suspiciously. Same with the Treelords Deal, as many whanau and hapu remain outside this supra-iwi settlement plan, while the corporate takeover of historical claims sets in motion another round of Treaty of Waitangi-based grievances. My opinion remains that all settlements should rest with the mana whenua and not with slick negotiating teams nor dodgy non-mandated groups; this story, however, is still being written.
 We would like to acknowledge those whanau who share both Maori and Chinese whakapapa and extend respect to all genealogies.
This panui is now being read simultaneously in 50 countries around the world and in over 500 marae across the country. To you all, we thank and welcome your presence. We would like to announce the arrival of our daughter, Hiona, and wish happy birthday to all who celebrated life this April, this month is particularly special for us as Nikolasa and I celebrate our 10 year anniversary.
We also had the good fortune of attending the first day of Hui Tuakana here in Rotorua, a weekend gathering of pioneering direction, exciting ideas and innovative discussion. This extended on from the Hui Taumata held back in 2005. We will be bringing you a thorough report from this important wananga soon and would like to thank Luke Rikiti and Katie Waaka for inviting us along.
 As a plug, TUANZ and Agile are hosting Telecommunications Day in Wellington on May 8th. The breakup of Telecom's line-monopoly could mean major opportunities to the entire telecommunications industry but will Maori again be followers or this time be leaders? We're trying to gain entry (its $1120 for one entry if anyone would like to sponsor a poor, struggling Maori reporter…) and will keep you updated on the info-tech sector. Thanks to Mana magazine and Qiane Corfield-Matata for the wonderfully positive coverage of the Google Maori Project, we're now close to completion, will undertake verification and related discussion, before launching nearer Matariki 2008, we'll be sending your invite to your inbox soon. It's time to put down those winter annuals and prepare those spring bulbs, also heard the rainbows are biting in Lake Wakatipu and finally, the countdown to Te Matatini 2009 has begun… well, in our whare at least. Again, many thanks for reading and we hope you enjoy Issue 4.
Kia whai kororia tatou ki te Atua
I runga, i runga rawa
Te maungarongo ki te whenua
Me nga whakaaro pai ki te tangata katoa
Amine.
 TangataWhenua.com would like to welcome the New Zealand Aids Foundation, the following outlines three exciting job
opportunities
, take the time to check them out and/or pass them on.
E NGA MATAA WAKA O TE MOTU, TENA KOUTOU KATOA
Technology Communications Advisor
The New Zealand AIDS Foundation
0.8 full time equivalent. National Office, Auckland
$38,000 - $49,000 (collective negotiations pending)
The New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF) is committed to its vision of a world without HIV and AIDS. NZAF achieves this through a range of interventions focused on preventing the transmission of HIV and supporting people affected by HIV and AIDS to maximise their health and well-being.
The NZAF is now seeking a Technology Communications Advisor to join its HIV Prevention and Communications Group.
This new position is for four days per week, and will work closely with the National Communications Co-ordinator and the wider HIV Prevention and Communications Group.
The new Technology Communications Advisor will work to develop NZAF's prevention work by taking full advantage of new and emerging media and technologies, as well as develop current initiatives.
We are looking for a committed, passionate individual who can work independently and as part of a team. Ideally you will have experience working in journalism, government communications, media and communications planning and delivery, desktop publishing or social marketing. This is a challenging position working in a constantly changing, exciting progressive environment.
Applications close 5pm, Monday 5th May 2008.
Application pack can be downloaded from the NZAF website: www.nzaf.org.nz
For further information on any of the above positions, please contact
Steve Martin in the NZAF National Office on ph: 09 303 3124, steve.martin@nzaf.org.nz
Kaimahi/Takataapui Taiohi
The New Zealand AIDS Foundation
Full time (one year fixed term). Auckland or Wellington
$38,000 - $49,000 (collective negotiations pending)
The New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF) is committed to its vision of a world without HIV and AIDS. NZAF achieves this through a range of interventions focused on preventing the transmission of HIV and supporting people affected by HIV and AIDS to maximise their health and well-being.
OutThere! is a national initiative of the NZAF and Rainbow Youth and focuses on changing the environment to increase acceptance of sexual and gender diversity, promoting the wellbeing of gay, lesbian, bisexual, takatapui, fa'afafine transgender, and intersex youth.
OutThere! has an exciting and challenging role for a passionate individual committed to ensuring that all queer Maori youth (Takataapui Taiohi) have access to high quality support and information about sexuality and gender identities.
This position sits alongside and complements the OutThere! Project Coordinator's role, and seeks to ensure Takataapui Taiohi have a voice in all environments where youth development happens, including whanau, education and community services.
The primary client group of this venture are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, Takataapui, fa'afafine and intersex young people. A major requirement of this position is acceptance of sexuality and gender diversity, sensitivity to the health needs of queer young people, and the creation of a working environment supportive of queer youth.
Applications close 5pm, Monday 5th May 2008.
Application pack can be downloaded from the NZAF website: www.nzaf.org.nz
For further information on any of the above positions, please contact
Steve Martin in the NZAF National Office on ph: 09 303 3124, steve.martin@nzaf.org.nz
National Communications Co-ordinator
The New Zealand AIDS Foundation
Full time. National Office, Auckland
$45,000 - $50,600 (collective negotiations pending)
The New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF) is committed to its vision of a world without HIV and AIDS. NZAF achieves this through a range of interventions focused on preventing the transmission of HIV and supporting people affected by HIV and AIDS to maximise their health and well-being.
The NZAF is now seeking a National Communications Co-ordinator to join its HIV Prevention and Communications Group.
This is an integral senior position leading communications across the Foundation. The new National Communications Co-ordinator will bring a passion to the work of the Foundation and sound experience leading communications and publications projects and working closely with the media.
We are looking for a committed, passionate individual who can work independently and as part of a team. Ideally you will have experience working in journalism, government communications, media and communications planning and delivery, desktop publishing or social marketing. This is a challenging position working in a constantly changing, exciting progressive environment.
Applications close 5pm, Monday 5th May 2008.
Application pack can be downloaded from the NZAF website: www.nzaf.org.nz
For further information on any of the above positions, please contact
Steve Martin in the NZAF National Office on ph: 09 303 3124, steve.martin@nzaf.org.nz
 To say that we are overwhelmed at the birth of our beautiful daughter Hiona Nanni Marena Judith Biasiny-Tule, is an understatement.
She, like her brother, Atutahi, decided to come early and took us completely by surprise (including our midwife, the maternity ward, as well as both Papa AND Mama)!
She was born March 20 and weighed in at a healthy 5lbs 12ozs (good for a preemie born 5 weeks early!) After spending 2 weeks in hospital (which is why we have been particularly silent over the last few weeks) she is finally home.
She is named Hiona, which means Zion, after her Koro Rua Kenana's temple in Maungapohatu which was built in 1907. A powerful name indeed, Nikolasa happens to be a Puerto Rican Dutch Jew and the Jewish tradition maintains that parents become prophetic when choosing names for their children.
So we are assured that all is well
 Google Maori Update: Mana Magazine has reported on the Google Maori Project in their most recent issue.
Thanks to Qiane for the great story and cool photos.
The project is almost near completion and we will have a launch date in the coming months.
We are
delighted
to now have Dr Te Taka Keegan on the project team.
Te Taka is a Senior Lecturer with the Computer Science Department at the University of Waikato. He recently completed his PhD (2007) titled Indigenous Language Usage in a Digital Library: He Hautoa Kia Ora Tonu Ai.
If you are still keen on being involved click here and email us, there is still more mahi to be done (i.e. the launch event) and we'd be keen to have you on board e hoa ma!
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|  Three returned Harkness Fellows in Health Care Policy and Practice will report back on their research in the US at public seminars in Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin over coming weeks. Chaired by Director-General of Health Stephen McKernan, who acts as New Zealand Representative for the Harkness Fellowships programme, the seminars will feature speakers drawn from the past few years' Harkness Fellows. The following speakers will be of particular interest to you whanau:
 Dr Mihi Ratima, a Harkness Fellow from 2006-2007, will speak at the Wellington seminar, discussing the findings from her research into obesity prevention among indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities, which she completed while on placement at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston (we profiled Dr Ratima in Issue 11, 2006), a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School. While in the US, Mihi undertook case studies of two obesity prevention initiatives - a Native Alaskan-owned primary health care intervention aiming to prevent obesity among indigenous peoples, and the Healthy Eating Active Communities initiative which aims to fight childhood obesity in California by reducing risk factors for obesity and facilitating healthy eating and physical activity. Mihi is Director of AUT University's Taupua Waiora Centre for Maori Health Research and leader of the University's Postgraduate Programme in Maori Health.
 Dr Elana Taipapaki Curtis (Ngati Rongomai, Ngati Pikiao, Te Arawa), will report on her earlier research as a 2004-2005 Harkness Fellow at the Auckland seminar. Elana analysed ethnic disparities in breast cancer mortality and survival at the University of California, San Francisco, investigating the role of access and quality in breast cancer screening and treatment. She is a Public Health Physician and currently works as a Senior Lecturer at Te Kupenga Hauora Maori, the University of Auckland's Department of Maori Health.
Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice are offered by private American foundation The Commonwealth Fund. Valued at over US$100,000, the Fellowships allow mid-career health professionals from Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United Kingdom to spend up to 12 months in the US, conducting original research and working with leading American health policy experts.
Applications for 2009-2010 Fellowships are open now and close on 5 September. See www.commonwealthfund.org for further details.
 We were pleased to see something in the media we've known all along - that Maori Wardens are effective! NewsTalkZB reported that "Maori wardens in Hamilton have been proving very successful at defusing incidents of drunken disorder before they get out of hand."
A four-month-old pilot programme funded by ACC that aims to reduce crime and injury caused by Friday and Saturday night drinking has enabled the Maori Wardens to hit the streets and do what they do best, keep the peace. Six Maori wardens have been trained in controlling crowds, using police radios, health and safety and liquor laws.
ACC injury prevention consultant Ted Breach says Maori Wardens have effectively neutralised 78 percent of incidents they are called to before they get out of control. Breach says they have a special relationship with the public and are seen as very user-friendly. Kia kaha whanau!!
 2008 Whanau Ora Awards -
Maori health providers and disability service providers will soon be invited to submit a Registration of Interest (ROI) to be considered for the 2008 Whanau Ora Awards.
The Whanau Ora awards promote successful models of service delivery or initiatives that increase whanau health and wellbeing by building on the strengths and assets of whanau and Maori communities.
Up to 20 finalists will be selected. All finalists will need to complete a full application form, which will be externally assessed. External judges will then select winners and runners-up in each category.
Finalists will be showcasing their programmes, with the winners and runners-up announced at the Whanau Ora Awards evening function on Friday 12 September.
How to enter - Registrations of Interest (ROI) will open on 19 May 2008, and close on 6 June.
If your ROI is successful, you will be advised by 25 June at which point you'll be required to submit a full application.
Submit your Registration of Interest to: MPDS Administrator,
Maori Innovations,
Sector Capability and Innovation Directorate,
Ministry of Health,
PO Box 5013,
Wellington,
MPDSadministrator@moh.govt.nz,
fax: 04 495 4496.
 For information about past Whanau Ora Awards, browse the links below.
Background to the Whanau Ora Awards
The vision for Whanau Ora was firmly established in 2002 in He Korowai Oranga, the Maori Health Strategy. The Whanau Ora vision reoriented the whole Maori health sector towards wellness and wholeness, demanding new approaches to ongoing health and disability issues.
In He Korowai Oranga, Whanau Ora is about Maori families being supported to achieve their health and wellbeing. Whanau (kuia, koroua, pakeke, rangatahi and tamariki) is recognised as the foundation of Maori society. As a principal source of strength, support, security and identity, whanau plays a central role in the wellbeing of Maori individually and collectively.
The Whanau Ora Awards
The inaugural Whanau Ora Awards in 2004 were designed to recognise Whanau Ora innovation in the Maori health sector. The Awards are a bi-annual event, with Maori health and disability service providers participating in one of three categories (small, medium and large).
The Ministry of Health has released the Maori Provider Development Scheme for 2008/09, and is inviting funding applications from regional and national Maori Health and Disability Providers.
The closing date and time for submitting applications is: 4.00pm, Friday 2 May 2008.
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 For all the whanau over in the UK - The Pacific Style of George Nuku is coming your way. George is staging his first solo exhibition in the UK in which he will be showing the whole range of his artwork, from large impressive pieces of carved acrylic and polystyrene, traditional Maori weapons, feather and treasure boxes, to intricate pieces of personal adornment and jewellery, including the only Maori ‘Hei Tiki' neck ornament made of Whitby jet. There will also be the chance to witness film footage of George undergoing tattooing using traditional Polynesian methods.
The exhibition will run until 9 June 2008 at the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum, England.
For more info contact captcookmuseum@middlesbrough.gov.uk,
phone: 01642 311211,
fax: 01642 515659.
See also: http://www.captcook-ne.co.uk
George Nuku is a highly regarded Maori artist working in stone, bone, wood, shell, polystyrene and perspex. His works range from delicate jade and pearl amulets, stone sculptures of life-size figures through to two story high Polynesian demigods and Maori cultural heroes. He carries the traditions of his people handed down for thousands of years in artforms that expand life and enhance survival. He is also a performance artist collaborating with a variety of Maori and Pacific artists in venues including the Asia Society Museum in NYC.
 The 2008 Ma Te Reo Annual Funding Round is now open - so get in your applications now. The Ma Te Reo fund supports projects, programmes and activities which help regenerate te reo Maori at a community level.
This year's annual funding round opened 31 March 2008. It closes on 25 April for hard copy applications. For on-line applications, the closing date is 9 May. Kia kaha te tono mai.
For further information contact
Hollie Smith, hollie@tetaurawhiri.govt.nz,
phone: 0800 Ma Te Reo (0800 6283736).
 Ake Associates Limited would like to announce the release of a new weekly newspaper in Te Reo Maori. TE KORAKO will be released online once a week for the next six months with the aim of increasing public access to the te reo Maori in the written form.
Feel free to print off TE KORAKO and distribute for public use. All copyright of articles and
their contents remains with the individual authors. Whilst more like a
periodical
than a scoop-finding hard core hitting newspaper we hope that people find value in it and support us to raise the awareness and value of te reo Maori.
The Ngahuru edition of He Muka is now online by clicking here. To subscribe to the print version of He Muka, send your name and postal details to hemuka@tetaurawhiri.govt.nz.
We recently got word that Tamaki Runanga of NZCTU and Conscious Collaborations joined with Ngati Wai and Ngati Whatua to collect Manuka wood on April 13 at Umupuia. They were able to get about 1800 pieces and importantly a renewed and strengthened sense of whanaungatanga. The plan is to rebuild the palisade fence that the crown tore down in 1950 which was part of the settlement at Okahu Bay in Auckland.
We have been told of aching bones and bruised bodies but the effort continued the following week at Orakei Marae. A powhiri was held and the wananga went through until Sunday morning. The wananga was open to anyone wanting to learn more of Auckland's history, and how to construct palisade fences in traditional manner.
Kia ora to Helen Te Hira of the Indigenous Education Project, NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi in Auckland for this panui.
The Brown Pages are looking for people who are interested in listing in the Brown Pages online and hardcopy directory. This is a directory of Maori, Pacific and indigenous peoples in media, arts and culture. It's free to list in the online directory (which is available 24/7) and the hard copy directory (which will be published every six months). The latest directory is due out in March.
The Brown Pages invites you to take a look around the website www.brownpages.com which features the directory and some indigenous panui from around the world. If you want to be part of this collective indigenous network, go to www.brownpages.com - and follow the directions on the right hand side to register and login. There's also an FAQ section under the directory link if you're not sure about something. If you have any queries, email us at admin@brownpages.com.
The Brown Pages are indigenous owned and operated and has been in existence since 1993. For more info contact Iulia Leilua, Brown Pages, PO Box 125 060, St Heliers, Auckland, (09) 578 1366, 021 378 639.
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 We've been asked to panui out the following request. NZhaka.com is looking for Maori gifts that wholesale for $20 and under for international corporates. They do a lot of bulk orders anywhere from 20 - 600 pieces.
Other Maori gifts ideas and price range would be great too. The only other requirement is that the items MUST be made by Maori.
It's an interesting proposition as it's really hard to find Maori made gifts at this price level. An example is all the bone and greenstone carvings at that price are made overseas with overseas greenstone.
If you are interested email us and we'll pass on your message.
  Some years back we profiled Yummy Mummy well things are transitioning positively for this creative crew and what has grown from Yummy Mummy is Too Luscious! The sister in laws Tawa Hunter and Aroha Armstrong are ecstatic to have on board their LUSCIOUS aunty – Inez Crawford. How this connection works…. Inez is Tawa's mothers (Ata's) younger sister, Aroha is married to Inez's eldest nephew (Moehewa), Moehewa and Tawa are brother and sister, Shamos (Tawa's husband) is Moehewa's best mate, Ata is Aroha's mother in law, Inez and Aroha met in a Chocolate Shop in Aspen before she met and married Moehewa!!!!!!!!!!!
It has taken three years to get from Belly Casting (click here to find out more) to advertising their Contemporary Handmade Resin Jewellery in AUSTRALIAN VOGUE magazine, which has been quite a trip! Now with their combined forces – they plan to be unstoppable in any venture they choose to take on!
 A lifelong frustration for the duo has been never finding jewellery that was FABULOUS enough, FUNKY enough, ATTENTION-GETTING enough! So they started making their own. The early editions got purchased straight off their bodies, by complete strangers in places like the street and supermarket. The demand grew, and they spent more and more time on their Resin Tiki and jewellery. Until there came a point where they decided to spend ALL their time on it!
They still get accosted in the street and supermarket - however now it's much more convenient for you to go to a shop or buy Too Luscious online! Click here to check out their delicious range of funky handmade NZ Maori Jewellery! Beautiful stuff whanau!!
 The Dominion Post recently ran an article on those Chinese-made "Russian" nesting dolls featuring a Maori whanau, and described as insulting and ugly, are being sold at local gift stores.
With the upcoming Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and China (this is a government website - so keep in mind its slant) many critics are warning that this type of exploitation of Maori culture is likely to increase.
The nesting dolls were commissioned by a New Zealand artist to design them but then made to order in China, as making the dolls locally would have been cost
prohibitive. These wooden stacking dolls are selling for up to $35 a set at souvenir and gift stores around New Zealand.
The dolls are imported and commissioned by Auckland company Avalon Importers. Director Jeanette Joseph said the company commissioned a local artist to come up with the design and they were made to order by the thousands.
When Ms Joseph was asked if Maori had been consulted or if the designer was Maori, Ms Joseph declined to comment, saying "It's confidential information. Part of my business is creating [novelties] so really that's intellectual property."
Aroha Mead, a senior lecturer in Maori business studies at Victoria University, said the dolls were an insult to traditional artists. "If you compare these to authentic Russian dolls, which are well-designed and beautiful with very intricate patterns, they are cheap and simplistic. They certainly don't have anything to do with Maori culture ... I don't think any Maori would make something like this."
 Ms Mead highlighted the growing concern regarding the Free Trade Deal with China arguing that while the government is
encouraging
Maori to develop their entrepreneurial skills this agreement will see the market flooded with "cheap, poor-quality" imitations which may undermine Maori entrepreneurial aspirations.
There are other critics, including Maori Party co-leader Pita Sharples who is also concerned. He consistently has opposed "this kind of commodification" of Maori culture, saying "these dolls tell us exactly what the 941 pages of the free trade agreement with China will mean for Maori people."
Nga Tauira Maori is looking to rebrand themselves. They are seeking anyone who has design and branding expertise or knows of a Maori company who deals in design and advertising. They would prefer to keep it within Maori but if we can't find anyone then will have to outsource it. So, if you know of anyone or are interested then please contact them by Tuesday 22nd April. Phone/Fax: 09 306 6575,
021 0264 9492,
mso@auckland.ac.nz, www.ntm.maori.nz.
Background -
Nga Tauira Maori is responsible for advocating better conditions for Maori Students on campus and all issues pertaining to Maori, and students, in general. We support and provide services to all Maori students (and their roopu) catering to their specific educational, cultural, social and political needs. They strive to support, encourage, learn and practice tikanga Maori and Te Reo Maori and nurture an environment where Maori students feel comfortable.
 The Federation of Maori Authorities is considering laying a claim with the Waitangi Tribunal over the government's allocation of carbon credits. Under the proposed emissions trading scheme, credits will be given to farmers and industry to help ease the transition into the scheme, and to some foresters.
However, Federation chief executive Paul Morgan says the government is not allocating credits to Crown forest land that is under a treaty claim. "Our argument is quite simple. The ownership should have been resolved in the '80s, and that was the intent; it never happened. Our view is, if you are the owner now - and should have been the owner then - you're entitled to any allocation of credits associated to that land."
The Federation also says Maori land should be exempt from the scheme. Mr Morgan says the scheme is not in the best interests of New Zealand, as it does not encourage efficient low-emission food production. He says on the basis of article two of the Treaty of Waitangi, Maori land should be exempt.
FoMA has a very useful page which outlines various responses to the climate change issue, proposed government regulations and the impacts to Maori and non- Maori. Click here to check it out.
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|  We were elated to hear that our flags will be allowed to fly on civic buildings in Auckland. Howick councillor Jami-Lee Ross was unsuccessful (thankfully) in his attempt to prevent the proposed flying of the Maori sovereignty Tino Rangatiratanga and Kingitanga flags, and to stop the development of a comprehensive council flag flying policy.
The Eastern Courier reported that "The council's Treaty of Waitangi Committee had requested a comprehensive flag-flying policy report be drawn up to clarify the Manukau City Council's position. Mr Ross' motion that only the New Zealand and council flags be flown on civic
buildings
was defeated by 13 votes to 4 at last week's meeting. The proposal that no council resources be committed to developing a flag policy was defeated by 10 votes to 7."
Mr Ross argued that the council
shouldn't
use its funds to develop a flag-flying policy, because ratepayers didn't perceive the issue as a priority." One councillor Colleen Brown of Manurewa, who voted against the motion, says she was pleased. Brown objected to the singling out of Maori flags from being flown as an array of flag were already being flown from different civic
buildings
and Maori flags should therefore be treated no differently.
The comprehensive flag-flying report will be presented to the council meeting of June 12, and we will make it available to you.
And "now for something completely predictable" recently NZCPR Weekly reflected on why one in six Maori live in Australia, with Guest Commentator Kelly Te Heuheu, Maori spokesperson for the Sensible Sentencing Trust, describing the destructive effects of Maori tribalism, with a weekly poll asking NZCPR readers whether the abolition of the Maori seats would make a difference to the country. We're thinking that you can guess how that poll ran, but if you'd like to check out the stats, click here. Kia ora to Manu Caddie for passing this bit of info on.
 For those of you in the Waiariki rohe, definitely check out the upcoming CELEBRITY ROAST… where our well-known person is ‘roasted' by his friends. The Celebrity Roast will be held on Friday 9th May at 6pm at 324 Malfroy Rd, Rotorua. This is a Black Tie Event and tickets cost: $100.
Enjoy the Wit, Watercress and Waiata
Roast-ee : TE URUROA FLAVELL
Roast-ers : Kingi Biddle, Mabel Wharekawa-Burt, Howie Tamati, Pem Bird
Roast Master: TBC
Roast-ing: at Te Wananga O Aotearoa, Taiwere Campus.
Enquiries to :
Makoha Gardiner: 348 0581, (027) 635 6772, makoha@xtra.co.nz
Wendy Biddle: 348 7751 (021) 02425062, wendybiddle@hotmail.com
This event is organised by the Waiariki Electorate of the Maori Party
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A recent seminar by Professor Paul Chartrand from AUT was on The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples - Tena rawa atu e te Ahorei. Click here if you want to view the presentation.
Next week Keao NeSmith of Waikato will be presenting on Traditional Hawaiian and Neo Hawaiian Language. Please click here to find out more.
 The Traditional Knowledge Conference 2008 will be held 8-11 June 2008. The conference Te Tatau Pounamu - The Greenstone Door:
Traditional knowledge and gateways to balanced relationships will be held at The University of Auckland.
Abstracts close April 30th 2008.
The Conference focuses on traditional indigenous concepts, values, ideals,
models and strategies for sustaining balanced and healthy relationships within and
across families, communities, nations, nation-states, local, regional and global
borders, territories and environments. The Conference will provide opportunities to
discuss indigenous strategies for sustaining relationships between collectives and
over generations, for resolving conflict, for peace-making, reconciliation and
restorative justice.
There will also be opportunities to share what has been learned
from diverse contexts around the world about how indigenous models, values,
concepts and processes have been incorporated into state or government
initiatives and with what impact for indigenous peoples. The international
conference with associated community workshops and satellite meetings enables
us to bring together in dialogue a wide range of participants, perspectives, voices,
frameworks and models for understanding indigenous frameworks.
 Fulbright New Zealand and Creative New Zealand invite applications for the 2008 Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writers' Residency, an award which offers a New Zealand writer the opportunity to work for three months on a creative writing project exploring Pacific identity, culture or history at the University of Hawai'i.
 Valued at NZ$30,000, the residency includes return airfares to Hawai'i , accommodation costs and an artist stipend. It is open to writers across all genres, including playwrights, fiction and non-fiction writers, poets and screen writers. Previous recipients have been filmmaker Sima Urale, performance poet Tusiata Avia, playwright Victor Rodger and children's author Sarona Aiono-Iosefa.
The three month residency is available from mid - August 2008. The closing date for applications to Creative New Zealand is 2 May 2008. See http://www.fulbright.org.nz/awards/nz-cnz.html or contact Creative New Zealand for further information:
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 One of our readers recently contacted us with a wonderful poem written by her 10 year old son, Matenga Tamehana, as part of his class study on Aotearoa this month. The family have received positive comments regarding the depth and feeling of the poem and we wanted to share this poem.
Kindly someone suggested that the whanau send it to TangataWhenua.com. Kia mau te wehi!
The Ministry of Youth Development are celebrating the positive contribution that
young people make to our communities and to
Aotearoa. As part of Youth Week 08, MYD will
be profiling the achieve  ments of 12 young people
from all over the country.
This is an opportunity to nominate a
young person that has made an inspirational
difference by giving something back to their
community, iwi, hapu, country or peers.
Celebrating Everyday Young New Zealanders,
as the title suggests, does not necessarily reward
the ‘best’, ‘greatest’ or ‘highest’ achievers,
instead it promotes the many positive things
young people do all around New Zealand.
The 12 young people profiled as part of
Celebrating Everyday Young New Zealanders will
attend a special event in Wellington where
they will be presented with a certificate of
acknowledgement and be profiled in the media.
All young people that get nominated will be profiled
on the Ministry’s website and in a special Youth Week 08
edition of the Ministry of Youth Development’s bi-monthly
newsletter, 12 to 24. They will also be profiled here on TangataWhenua.com.
For more information go to the ‘Events & conferences’
section of the Ministry of Youth Development website:
www.myd.govt.nz then click on ‘Celebrating Everyday
Young New Zealanders’, including:
If you have any enquiries please email mydinfo@myd.govt.nz or phone 0508 FOR MYD (0508 367 693.
Involve 08 - Relate - will be held 2-4 July 2008 in Wellington. This conference is about 'Young People and Quality Relationships'. Involve is more than a conference, it is an experience.
A meeting of hearts and minds. Bringing together over 500 diverse people who work with young people: youth workers, policy analysts, peer support workers, health workers, youth health and development providers, practitioners, clinicians, educators, professionals, young people, counsellors, social workers and more.
Up to 750 attendees are anticipated. The conference theme is "Young People and Quality Relationships".
Click here to check out the Involve 08 website.
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 Nga Taonga Takaro: Maori Sports & Games due for release by Penguin: June 2008
If genuine Maori sports are your interest then a new book out by Harko Brown (Ngati Raukawa, Ngati Whatua, Ngaiterangi) will inform and enthral you as it shatters Western contrived fallacies which have, for nearly two centuries, derogatively positioned Maori ancestral pastimes as ‘simple hand and stick games played by heathen'. According to Brown traditional game playing was in fact highly evolved within specific hapu and required extremely attuned mental and physical intelligences. He believes specialised games were an integral part of ancient living, they carried the essential wairua, and hauora of tribal entities and as their taonga takaro have been stripped away during colonisation much vitality and health has been lost by tangata whenua.
The author's historical analysis points to the demise of traditional games adherences by a discursive process of Pakeha inspired ‘cultural obliteration' which began when the early Missionaries, who tagged such pastimes as “devil worship”, solicited the help of Christian Maori converts to assist in the widespread destruction of games artefacts and playing pitches. This process was continued, says Brown, by the legislators, educators, leaders and historians of the 1880s who reinforced such propaganda by belittling Maori pastimes and their adherents as ‘dirty heathen with child-like minds' and who, at that time, rewrote Maori history with the total omission of important cultural games references.
These developments and mainstream socialisation practices, such as institutionalised resistance have, according to Brown, reinforced the stigmatisation of traditional game playing throughout our colonised history. Even today, he says, a negligible number of traditional sports are played in any of our well-funded ‘flagship' Maori educational centres, such as Kura Kaupapa, or at our well attended Iwi Games Festivals - the only exception being the He Kainga Tuwharetoa inspired Kaha Mai National Maori Games festival.
The book contains over twenty ancient games with their histories and rules and is packed with full colour illustrations. It has case studies of Maori game playing in culturally receptive schools and universities in NZ, the U.S. and France. Brown sees the growing popularity and acceptance of traditional games in education as a tribute to the long years of work by passionate pragmatists such as Paora Johanson, Ihi Heke, Val Irwin and Te Ngaehe Wanikau, who have, with their support networks, developed resources and educational templates from scratch on severely limited budgets.
Brown's research was based on fieldwork, an extensive review of indigenous sports literature and most importantly on interviews with several kaumatua, who as one, fervently believe that the ‘wholesale revival' of traditional games, will markedly uplift Maori as a people and move our nation closer to one of true bi-culturalism.
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