Over 16 thousand employees depend on the guidance and health support provided by a descendant of Ngāti Hine at the World Bank in America. Dr Clarence Brown is the main point of contact for the majority of staff under the bank and although he holds a high ranking position he maintains his humility.
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Māori artist first international invited to join US indigenous organisation
A Gisborne woman has been selected to be the first international board representative and Māori voice for the US-based indigenous organisation, Seventh Generation Fund. Tawera Tahuri was surprised when she was approached, but is very humbled by the opportunity.
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Native Affairs- Te Reo Catalan
Catalonia. Have you heard of it? It's an autonomous province in Spain that includes Barcelona. It's official Catalan language is compulsory in schools and for official use. It's also been credited with strengthening the Catalan nation. Those living there say te reo Māori should be compulsory here.
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Aotearoa ambassadors Ōpōtiki Mai Tawhiti off to Taiwan
Next month, Ōpōtiki Mai Tawhiti haka group will represent NZ at the Howkan Global Indigenous Peoples Arts Festival in Taiwan. The festival hopes to promote indigenous culture.
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American indigenous students learn about Māori research frameworks
A group of indigenous students from America are in NZ to learn more about Māori research frameworks. The eight students were at the University of Auckland today to extend their knowledge in the hope it will strengthen their research approaches to benefit their own indigenous communities.
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Native Affairs- Soul Music in Barcelona
Following her childhood dream, Tamar McLeod Sinclair of Ngāi Tahu left Aotearoa for Barcelona. The singer and pianist now teaches music for a living, sharing her language and culture on the world stage.
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Some locals not supportive of overseas investment deal with school
It's a rural school that's been saved from closure by overseas investment. But locals at the former Te Tii School in Kerikeri aren't supportive of the agreement by the Overseas Investment Office allowing those investors to purchase lands here in New Zealand.
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Native Affairs- Cruising To Success
Chef David Reihana was a high school dropout who once washed dishes for a living. Now, he's the corporate travelling chef onboard the largest cruise ship in the world. We were onboard the Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas, to meet the man in charge of 18 restaurants and hundreds of staff.
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Māori chef’s cuisine served on the world’s largest cruise ship
Harmony of the Seas is the largest cruise ship in the world it cost $2bil to build and owned by Royal Caribbean. The Corporate Travelling Expert Chef on board is Chef David Reihana from Ngāi Tahu. Māori Television was in Barcelona for the launching of Harmony of Seas.
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News50 people dead after mass shooting in America
A mass shooting in America has been described by President Barrack Obama as the “most deadly shooting in American History.”
