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HE PITOPITO KŌRERO / THIS WEEK'S NEWS
Hokianga-based eco-tourism business Whispering Trails has won a major regional business award which it says will allow it to take its operation to the next step.
Papakāinga on whānau land is becoming a more attractive option in the current housing crisis. Over 25 whānau registered to attend a wānanga last weekend at a papakāinga development for ten homes currently under construction.
Community trusts in Northland have told the Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector one of the challenges they face is collaboration with each other.
Far North brigades need assistance
"We want our communities to remain safe, but we need help to achieve this. The solution is simple - we need more volunteers."
The south Auckland marae that opened its doors to the homeless last year is about to do so again.
Cawthron Foundation and Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM) have launched a new scholarship for Māori undergraduate students wanting to pursue a career in science.
Today the Government announced and extra $8mil to help youth access their official documentation under their passport to life policy. Youth worker Aroha Mane says that many youth don't live with their actual parents so do not have proper documentation.
Applications are now being accepted to a fund set up to support commemoration events for Ngā Rā Maumahara - New Zealand Wars, says Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell.
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