E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā karangatangamaha o Te Moana ā Toi Te Huatahi A panui to share what Komiti Māori and Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council is doing around the rohe that is relevant to iwi, hapū and marae. The last Komiti Māori hui was held at Taharangi Marae, Rotorua. It was a great meeting where the four successful He Toka Tumoana Scholarship winners were presented with their certificates and $2,500 cheque each! Ngā mihi ki te hau kāinga mo to manaaki i a mātou. Full minutes and presentations will be uploaded to our Toi Moana website soon
Pictured above: Eru George (Kaumatua - Ngāti Kea Ngāti Tuara) and other attendees at the 24 April hui. Picture above left to right: Councillor Arapeta Tahana (Ōkurei) with He Toka Tumoana Scholarship winners Vanessa Taikato, Ashlei McMahon, Julie Shepherd, Frances Teinakore-Curtis, and Councillor Matemoana McDonald (Mauao). Our land 2018The Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ have released the fourth report in their environmental reporting series – Our land 2018. This is the first report in the series to focus specifically on the pressures, state and impacts affecting land. Our land 2018 reinforces that land use decisions are putting the environment under pressure. What we do on the land has effects across our environment and economy – water quality, the marine environment, the volume of greenhouse gas emissions, and primary production. Key findings from the report include:
See a video online and find out more about the key findings and the state of our land here>> Igniting Youth Aspirations and EmploymentA hui about the Youth Employability Programme: Licence to Work, and how schools, iwi and community organisations, whānau and employers can be involved is being held on Tuesday 8 May. The programme is achieving results around Aotearoa, and Eastern Bay of Plenty kura and schools are now getting started. Head along to hear from Shirley Johnson, Skills Manager for COMET, who leads the Programme nationally. Attendees are encouraged to bring along their questions, ideas and be prepared to share information and other initiatives you’re working on:
RSVP to: linkup@toi-eda.co.nz by Friday May 4 (for catering) Taiohi Taiao Youth JamBOPRC’s annual secondary schools event will be held at Ōhope Beach on May 15-17 and will focus on the kaupapa of ‘Never Happens? Happens: training youth Civil Defence Ambassadors’. Students from schools and kura across the Bay of Plenty will be joining us for three action-packed days of learning about natural hazards, emergency response, and how to be civil defence leaders in their schools and communities. The event will be run jointly by Emergency Management Bay of Plenty and Toi Moana Community Engagement staff, with support from local city and district councils and emergency response organisations. See details here>> Kawe KōreroA new app has been created by Waikato Regional Council to grow their Māori language skills and protocol knowledge base. It is available to anyone who wants to explore it and begin to use te reo in their daily work. Download it now: Kawe Korero App - Google Play Mashup - 9 & 10 June 2018Secondary school students who have an interest in solving problems affecting them and their community should consider entering this year's Mashup Competition sponsored by Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council. Mashup is a weekend event, delivering a unique learn-by-doing experience for young people aged 14+. It is designed to introduce entrepreneurial and technical skills to solve problems in our community, teams of four students develop a product idea, create a business plan and build a prototype with the help of expert mentors over 48 hours. The challenge culminates in a final team presentation to a panel of judges. $1500 of cash prizes will be awarded to the best Mashup teams. Find out more at www.mashup.nz. Our next Komiti Māori hui will be held Tuesday 19th June, 9.30am in the Eastern Bay of Plenty (Kōhī Consituency). |