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HEATWAVE - MĀORI CLIMATE COMMISSIONER URGES ACTION
The role of the Māori Climate Commissioner:
* Provide independent Māori-focused research and advice that will contribute to Aotearoa meeting its obligations under the 2015 Paris Agreement on greenhouse-gas-emissions;
* Promote the Māori world view as a model to help Aotearoa meet its obligations.
* Support education campaigns and activities that will enable Māori to participate in the economic opportunities presented by Aotearoa’s commitment to the Paris Agreement;
* Campaign for policy settings that will help Aotearoa meet its obligations;
* Promote an indigenous world view that works to transform world views harmful to the earth into practices rooted in indigenous tikanga.....
www.maoritelevision.com/news/national/heatwave-maori-climate-commissioner-urges-action
NEW CHAIR FOR CONSERVATION AUTHORITY
Edward Ellison is the new Chairperson of the New Zealand Conservation Authority, Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage announced today.
Edward is an active member of Otakou Marae and former Deputy Kaiwhakahaere of Te Runanga o Ngāi Tahu, with experience in cultural advocacy, Treaty of Waitangi claim negotiations, environmental management, policy development and governance......
www.newsie.co.nz/news/138745-new-chair-conservation-authority.html
The role of the Māori Climate Commissioner:
* Provide independent Māori-focused research and advice that will contribute to Aotearoa meeting its obligations under the 2015 Paris Agreement on greenhouse-gas-emissions;
* Promote the Māori world view as a model to help Aotearoa meet its obligations.
* Support education campaigns and activities that will enable Māori to participate in the economic opportunities presented by Aotearoa’s commitment to the Paris Agreement;
* Campaign for policy settings that will help Aotearoa meet its obligations;
* Promote an indigenous world view that works to transform world views harmful to the earth into practices rooted in indigenous tikanga.....
www.maoritelevision.com/news/national/heatwave-maori-climate-commissioner-urges-action
NEW CHAIR FOR CONSERVATION AUTHORITY
Edward Ellison is the new Chairperson of the New Zealand Conservation Authority, Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage announced today.
Edward is an active member of Otakou Marae and former Deputy Kaiwhakahaere of Te Runanga o Ngāi Tahu, with experience in cultural advocacy, Treaty of Waitangi claim negotiations, environmental management, policy development and governance......
www.newsie.co.nz/news/138745-new-chair-conservation-authority.html