2 x Articles 29/4/21 - Kiwibank, Education

[Kiwi Frontline]

THREE NORTH ISLAND IWI SIGN PARTNERSHIP WITH CROWN TO RESHAPE EDUCATION FOR MĀORI

Three iwi descended on Waihi Village near Tūrangi today to sign a kawenata with the Ministry of Education to realise iwi aspirations for Māori learners along the Waikato awa.

Associate Education Minister Kelvin Davis says the broad aim is to put into action a Treaty-based partnership that will enable active Māori participation in the shaping of education policies and programmes…..

www.teaomaori.news/three-north-island-iwi-sign-partnership-crown-reshape-education-maori

[Kiwi Frontline]

TE HUNGA RŌIA MĀORI O AOTEAROA (THE MĀORI LAW SOCIETY) TO PARTNER WITH KIWIBANK

Today, representatives of Te Hunga Rōia Māori o Aotearoa (the Māori Law Soicety) and Kiwibank signed an agreement that will support both organisations to deliver better outcomes for Māori and in turn all communities across Aotearoa.

Both organisations are committed to encouraging whānau, hapū, and iwi initiatives, responding to and engaging with Te Ao Māori. The agreement signed between Te Hunga and Kiwibank will strenghten this work across the legal and finance industries.

Jamie-Lee Tuuta, Tumuaki Wahine of Te Hunga Rōia, sees the partnership as an important way to work with an organisation with shared values. “We can see that Kiwibank are taking steps to demonstrate a commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Te Ao Māori…..

www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2104/S00453/te-hunga-roia-maori-o-aotearoa-the-maori-law-society-to-partner-with-kiwibank.htm