Tēnā koutou, We are delighted to welcome Donna Grace today as our new Administration Assistant. Donna has worked for the last 10 years as a Whānau Ora Navigator in a Mauri Ora role and adds a new perspective to the team. Donna's previous role focused on reducing health inequalities and improving Māori health gains in [...]
Kia ora koutou, Aroha mai for the communication lapse last week as I was shifting house and had some pressing work deadlines. Last weekend’s inaugural consultative Strategy hui in Whakatū and Wairau was, to me, a great success. Often, Strategy development are referenced by their importance to the development of business plans and budgets. The [...]
Tēnā koutou, Last week we spent time with our auditors, BDO, finalising and reviewing last years financials. We had a great day in the maara kai yesterday. The weather was beautiful and we started planting some of the more frost sensitive plants. Chillis and tomatoes were planted in the glasshouse with courgettes, potatoes and more [...]
Kia ora koutou, We are looking forward to things settling down in the office now after our Te Wiki o te Reo Māori events. I would like to thank Jodie, Deedee and Madelene for their hard mahi and enthusiasm which carried us through a very busy few weeks. Te Pātaka o Wairau Māori Night Market [...]
Kia ora koutou, We have had a very “eventful” start for Te Wiki o te Teo Māori. On Sunday around 60 whānau attended the launch of our language and cultural revitalisation strategy Tangata Rau, Reo Kotahi. Our special guests Scotty and Stacey Morrison spoke about their reo journey together with their whānau and how they use [...]
Kia ora e te iwi, the Trustee nomination/election process for 2018 is underway and the AGM date has been set for Saturday 17 November 2018. All enquiries regarding the Trustee election can be made to the helpline at electionz.com on 0800 666 029. More information about the AGM including agenda and travel will be available [...]
Nick Chin, Lauree White, Cruz Tuhimata, Sarah Lee, Jodie Palatchie and Wendy Hynes. Kia ora koutou, Last week our kaumātua travelled from Te Tau Ihu and Levin to Wellington. Despite dodgy weather on Wednesday, the event was a great success. We had a fantastic dinner with Trustee Jeremy MacLeod as MC and there was singing [...]
