Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 10, 2020 4:40:24 GMT 12
JACINDA ARDERN: BUILDING AN AOTEAROA WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF
There have been some major changes since I took my first steps onto the Waitangi Treaty Grounds as Prime Minister back in 2018.
Māori unemployment is at some of the lowest levels in 10 years, and 30 percent more Māori, are now in apprenticeship under this Government – many training fees-free for the first two years.
We’ve significantly increased the minimum wage, extended paid parental leave, extended free GP visits to children aged up to 14 years, increased funding so parents at almost all decile 1-7 schools don’t have to pay for donations, and increased funding to Whanau Ora.
The last two years, we've worked hard to lift the representation of Māori at the seats where decisions are made. For the first time, the number of Māori Chairs and Deputies reflects the Māori proportion of our population.
We’re also working to integrate te reo Māori into our schools – over 500 teachers and support workers have already graduated from Te Ahu o te Reo Māori. We’re making sure that New Zealand history is taught at every school and kura in the country by 2023. It is a right, not a privilege, for every child to know the history of the land they call home.
We also announced a national body of kaupapa waka hourua experts, supporting rangatahi to learn about Māori and Pacific voyaging traditions – building off the success of last year’snational commemoration Tuia 250 and the legacy of Sir Hekenukumai Busby.
We’ve introduced Te Kawa Matakura, a new educational programme designed by Māori, for Māori, which will grow future Māori leaders by supporting 17-25 year olds proficient in te reo Māori to learn an advanced level of mātauranga Māori.....
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There have been some major changes since I took my first steps onto the Waitangi Treaty Grounds as Prime Minister back in 2018.
Māori unemployment is at some of the lowest levels in 10 years, and 30 percent more Māori, are now in apprenticeship under this Government – many training fees-free for the first two years.
We’ve significantly increased the minimum wage, extended paid parental leave, extended free GP visits to children aged up to 14 years, increased funding so parents at almost all decile 1-7 schools don’t have to pay for donations, and increased funding to Whanau Ora.
The last two years, we've worked hard to lift the representation of Māori at the seats where decisions are made. For the first time, the number of Māori Chairs and Deputies reflects the Māori proportion of our population.
We’re also working to integrate te reo Māori into our schools – over 500 teachers and support workers have already graduated from Te Ahu o te Reo Māori. We’re making sure that New Zealand history is taught at every school and kura in the country by 2023. It is a right, not a privilege, for every child to know the history of the land they call home.
We also announced a national body of kaupapa waka hourua experts, supporting rangatahi to learn about Māori and Pacific voyaging traditions – building off the success of last year’snational commemoration Tuia 250 and the legacy of Sir Hekenukumai Busby.
We’ve introduced Te Kawa Matakura, a new educational programme designed by Māori, for Māori, which will grow future Māori leaders by supporting 17-25 year olds proficient in te reo Māori to learn an advanced level of mātauranga Māori.....
www.magic.co.nz/home/news/2020/02/jacinda-ardern--building-an-aotearoa-we-can-all-be-proud-of.html