Supplied Content Wellington, February 2, 2021 Projects focusing on supporting seniors from diverse ethnic backgrounds will get a funding boost from the Office for Seniors after the latest round of Community Connects grants. Over the past three years, Community Connects grants of up to $15,000 have been allocated to help communities plan or implement initiatives to make their community or…
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Politicians welcomed at Te Tii Marae as Waitangi celebrations begin
Labour MPs have gone onto the Te Tii Marae in Waitangi today. (RNZ Photo by Mani Dunlop) Politicians have made their way onto Te Tii Marae in Waitangi – the first time in four years – in a bid to rebuild a fractured relationship between politics and the marae over years. Events have started in…
Read MoreNational turns around looking for Maori seats in 2023
Tu Williams, Chair of National Party Maori Wing Kahurangi Blue, stood at the back as Judith Collins, flanked by Party President Peter Goodfellow, answered questions about the Party’s plan to start contesting the Maori seats. (Photo for Newsroom by Lynn Grieveson). The first National Party caucus retreat since the Party’s devastating election loss last year was a stark reminder of…
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