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Published: 30 January, 2019
Māori Education Trust 2019 Scholarship Round is Open
Māori Education Trust 2019 Scholarship Round is Open
The Māori Education Trust 2019 Scholarship Programme is open and offers scholarships to Māori secondary school and tertiary students who meet the respective scholarship’s criteria.
The 2019 Tertiary Scholarship Programme is made up of the following scholarships:
Undergraduate
- Frances Irwin Hunt Art Scholarship
- Māori Education Trust Undergraduate Scholarship (New)
- Nicholas Irwin Hunt Writing Scholarship
- Norman Kirk Memorial Scholarship
- Rose Hellaby Bursaries Scholarship
- Roy Watling Mitchell Bursaries Scholarship
- Sir Apirana Ngata Memorial Scholarship
- Sister Annie Henry Scholarship
- Tī Maru Māori Trust Scholarship
Postgraduate
- Eric Hall McCormick Scholarship
- Māori Education Trust Postgraduate Scholarship: Hapū or Iwi Development (New)
- Māori Education Trust Postgraduate Scholarship: STEM (new)
- Pae Tawhiti Scholarship (to open early 2019)
- Queen Elizabeth II Postgraduate Fellowship
- Rangiriri and Mātene Te Whiwhi Winiata Scholarship
- Rose Hellaby Postgraduate Scholarship
- Roy Watling Mitchell Prestigious Professions Scholarship
- Tī Maru Māori Trust Prestigious Scholarship
Certificates, National Certificates and Diplomas:
- Regina Rudland Memorial Scholarship
We would appreciate it if you would pass the attached flyer to your staff, students, and those within your community who would benefit from a scholarship.
While applicants are encouraged to apply on-line at www.maorieducation.org.nz, applicants can download an application form and guideline from the site, or contact us and we will forward copies by email or post.
If you would like more information, please do not hesitate to contact the office on 04 586 7971,
text: 027 262 8046, or email: info@maorieducation.org.nz.
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Published: 30 January, 2019
CL2IMB
Kia ora
CL2IMB partners are on the road and heading to Te Waipounamu in April 2019.
Registrations are now open for CL2IMB Ōtepoti on Wednesday 3rd April at Innov8HQ, 123 Vogel St, Dunedin and CL2IMB Ōpawa on Thursday 4th April at the Scenic Hotel Marlborough, 65 Alfred St, Blenheim.
CL2IMB - Collaborative Leadership 2 Inspire Māori Business. A 3-hour event designed to share information, opportunities and connections to support and accelerate business success. It is a collaboration between provider organisations, agencies, regional networks and Māori enterprises to share funding, training, services and business tips.
2018 Feedback:
• "Excellent platform to share snippets of information without wasting time".
• "Big mihi to organisers for an event that breaks down barriers and brings enterprises and service providers together".
• "We really enjoyed the evening. The providers were very informative and we left feeling very motivated".
• "It was amazing. I spoke to one of the presenters about funding opportunities for my business. He gave me a true and accurate idea about who to contact and who's a waste of time (as I'm not ready)".
This event is for both businesses and agencies to gain the knowledge and connections to access the resources available and to establish and strengthen your local networks.
Spaces are limited so click now to register for CL2IMB Ōtepoti and CL2IMB Ōpawa. Please also share the event your clients, colleagues and motivated networks.
CL2IMB is a free event thanks to our sponsors: Te Wānanga o Aotearoa; NZ Māori Tourism; and Māori Women's Development Inc and the support or our regional partners.
We look forward to seeing you there.
CL2IMB - POWERED BY TE WĀNANGA O AOTEAROA AND POUTAMA
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK: https://cl2imb.conference.maori.nz/next-event-7/
Published: 30 January, 2019
Submissions open on possible changes to the family justice system
The Independent Panel considering the 2014 family justice system reforms is seeking feedback on their ideas for reform from today (23 January 2019). Submissions close on 1 March 2019.
“Following our initial round of consultations, the Panel has some suggestions for change,” says Rosslyn Noonan, Panel Chair.
“We want to hear from the people who submitted to us, from people who work in family justice services, and people who have used those services. We want their views on the proposals we are developing.
“We are open to the suggestions being challenged and there are a number of issues we are still considering. It’s therefore essential that we hear from people with a wide range of experiences across the family justice system. The final report will be strengthened by the responses we receive.”
The Panel undertook its first round of consultations between September and November 2018.
“Across New Zealand, parents, grandparents, caregivers, children and young people and their whānau told us about the difficulties they experienced in the Family Court and with related services.”
“Many of the professionals we met, or who made submissions, spoke of significant barriers to timely, fair, long-lasting resolutions to those disputes. Early evaluations of the effect of the 2014 changes and current research support these concerns,” says Ms Noonan.
The Panel considers that the Family Court and related services should work in a joined-up way that is accessible and responsive to families’ different needs.
“We envisage a network that brings together the Family Court and a range of services. This Family Justice Service, would form a korowai, a cloak for separating parents, caregivers, and whānau who need help making decisions about their children,” says Ms Noonan.
“The Service must be visible, informative, accessible, responsive, and cohesive. It should encourage and support people to agree on decisions about their children and mokopuna at the earliest time and in the least adversarial way. The Panel agrees it is in the best interests of children if arrangements for their care and decisions about them can be decided without having to go to court, which is inherently adversarial”.
Specific proposals include:
- making targeted counselling available
- allowing people involved in care of children disputes unrestricted representation by a lawyer
- allowing people to make an application to the Family Court at any time and without pre-conditions
- establishing an effective triaging system when applications are filed in court, so cases needing urgent judicial attention are referred directly to a judge for directions
- introducing new roles to improve how the court deals with applications, and to support joined-up family justice services.
The Panel is also working, amongst others, on proposals to ensure:
- recognition of Te Ao Maori and integration of tikanga Maori in family justice services
- systematic accommodation of people with disabilities
- children can take part in a meaningful way and that their voices are heard
- strengthening children’s safety and the way family violence is dealt with.
The Panel will be submitting its final report to Justice Minister, Andrew Little in May 2019.
You can add your submission here:
Submit your views on strengthening the family justice system(external link)
More information about the Panel’s consultation document can be found here:
Strengthening the family justice system - Q and A [PDF, 330 KB]
https://www.justice.govt.nz/about/news-and-media/news/strengthening-family-justice-system/