Over 500 participants consisting of local, regional and national government agencies, iwi leaders, marae representatives, hapū claimant groups, kaumātua and ministers gathered for the National Māori Housing Conference held at Clubs Hastings on the 25-26 February 2021. The Conference setting created the best platform whether you wanted to hear... Keep Reading

MGPI (Maori Genuine Progress Indicator) - By Māori, for Māori   The standard GPI (Genuine Progress Indicator) accounting framework is used by countries to measure well-being based on economic, environmental, and social quality of life to quantify progress.  However, as the standard GPI model combines all indicators together, it lacks... Keep Reading

Child Healthy Housing Programme If you are a home owner living with children who get sick often and your home is: damp cold difficult to keep warm You may be eligible for the Child Healthy Housing Programme. Contact the Child Healthy Housing Team on (06) 879 9440 or 027 333 8327 Curtain bank Hawke's Bay District Health Board is a... Keep Reading

Kia Ora e te Iwi  Stay Safe Whānau - A friendly message for our Hawke's Bay Civil Defence Emergency Managenment Evacuations are underway across most of napier due to floods if you have any issues please make contact  Keep Reading

9 October 2020 Aspirations for Marae in region to be realised There are 21 Marae across Heretaunga and Ahuriri that are set to realise the dreams for their Marae with $6 million approved funding through... Keep Reading

He Panui There are only 20 places left. Register today! Pay tomorrow! Click on this link or read this email for more information- https://www.kahungunu.iwi.nz/kahungunu-kura-reo---main-page He kura reo tēnei mō te hunga mātau me te hunga matatau ki te reo Māori. Ka aroha te hunga kātahi anō ka tīmata ki te ako i te reo, kāore he... Keep Reading

Applications for the 2021 Commemorating Waitangi Day Fund are now open. Communities throughout Aotearoa are encouraged to get together to put on events commemorating Te Tiriti o Waitangi signing. Events from kai festivals and marae open days to heritage tours, workshops and public performances were funded in 2020. Closing date for fund... Keep Reading

HE MAHI! SPECIAL PROJECTS SENIOR ANALYST HAPŪ ENGAGEMENT  About the role This is a fixed term (6 month role) to advance special projects, in particular to support the Constitutional Evaluation team... Keep Reading

The supply of much needed homes in Flaxmere’s Waingākau Village is about to accelarate after Provincial Growth Fund support was announced last week. “This allows us to bring forward the development of roads and infrastructure to the village enabling up to 50 whānau to realise their aspirations of homeownership sooner,” said Mike Paku,... Keep Reading

This whakataukī reflects the community response to the COVID-19 pandemic during lockdown in our region  read more . With an aim to ‘ensure that there was kai on the tables of every whānau in Kahungunu’ many groups worked closely to help achieve this. Having a 300 strong workforce, Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga (TToH) had the capacity to... Keep Reading

PANUIHUI A IWI to be held on the proposed TANK Plan Change 9Date: Friday, 17 July 2020Time: 5.30pmVenue: Takarangi Meeting Room, Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga, 821 Orchard Road, Hastings. TANK stands for the Tukituki, Ahuriri, Ngaruroro and Karamu waterways so TANK is a broad, collective environmental proposal for Heretaunga hapū and our... Keep Reading