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Kaiarahi - Curriculum Portfolio Owner at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa
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News

A hearty welcome to Affinity Services

by admin on September 3, 2010

We are delighted to confirm Affinity Services as another of our founding clients.
Affinity Services is a standalone Charitable Company, owned by the Affinity Services Charitable Trust. They are a community based organisation, who have provided mental health services in the Auckland region for over 33 years.
Affinity provides community based, recovery focused, mental health support services [...]

Employer Spotlight: Ministry of Education

by admin on August 27, 2010

Here’s a snipet from our latest epānui in which we welcome aboard the Ministry of Education. If you’d like to subscribe, vist our website and sign up for regular updates by clicking the Subscribe By Email button.
There is a wide range of opportunities available at the Ministry of Education. They offer careers with interest and [...]

Skills shortage after redundancies by REBECCA STEVENSON – BusinessDay.co.nz

August 23, 2010

Employers who “cut into the muscle” and made too many redundancies are facing a skills shortage which will only worsen during any economic recovery, a report out today from recruiter Hudson says.
The annual Hudson 20:20 Series surveyed 605 employers and 1690 employees from around Australasia.
It found 84 per cent of employers felt they had made [...]

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A veteran teacher of te reo Māori says the time is right to introduce compulsory Māori language into the school curriculum.

August 19, 2010

Radio New Zealand 20 August 2010
A survey of 500 people by Research New Zealand has found under-35s were split 50:50 on the idea, although support drops away in older age groups.
Te Ataarangi teaching group chair Rahera Shortland started the first Māori immersion class in a mainstream school at Auckland Girls’ Grammar.
She says developments like Māori [...]

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Jobless figures jump for Maori, Islanders

August 5, 2010

By JAMES WEIR and NZPA – BusinessDay.co.nz 06/08/10
Unemployment is hitting hardest among the young, Maori, and Pacific Islanders, and especially in the top half of the North Island.
It rose 19,000 in the June quarter to reach 159,000, a rise of 0.8 of a percentage point to 6.8 per cent, much higher than predicted.
Ministers said that, [...]

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Maori development ‘vital to NZ’

July 30, 2010

The Dominion Post 31/07/10
Prime Minister John Key believes Maori businesses can capitalise on the major world sporting events New Zealand will host over the next 18 months.
Mr Key, in Hamilton this week to visit iwi organisations during Maori Language Week, said iwi and Maori business leaders were “very encouraged” by the prospects presented by the [...]

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Skilled job vacancies continue to increase

July 19, 2010

19 July 2010 by Hon Paula Bennett, Social Development and Employment
The total number of jobs advertised online continues to rise, up by 36.9 percent since June last year and by 9.4 percent over the last three months.
The Jobs Online results released today show skilled job vacancies increased by 10.0 percent over the last three months [...]

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Fallon keen to inspire Māori, Polynesian talent

June 25, 2010

Rory Fallon hopes to return to New Zealand after his professional career to inspire Maori and Polynesian youngsters to follow him into football.

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Benefit Numbers Remain Below Forecast by voxy.co.nz

June 14, 2010

The number of New Zealanders receiving a benefit increased slightly over the month of May by 0.6 percent, but overall numbers remain below forecast.
“With seasonal work winding up, we expected to see a slight increase in Unemployment Benefit figures, but it is much lower and has occurred later than it did last year,” says Social [...]

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Ministers Release Māori Education Report

June 13, 2010

Monday, 31 May 2010, 5:18 pm
Press Release: New Zealand Government
Ministers Release Māori Education Report by scoop.co.nz
Education Minister Anne Tolley and Associate Education Minister Dr Pita Sharples today released Ngā Haeata Mātauranga, the Annual Report on Māori Education for 2008/09.
“We are beginning to see some positive gains in Māori education, but much more hard work lies [...]

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