Māori TV series Waka Warriors helps young people navigate modernity on a traditional wakaIf you were to ask most people what they thought was important to young people today, they'd probably say social media, selfies and YouTube. They might be right. But some young Māori are ditching all that – disconnecting to reconnect with their culture and ancestry with the help of a new 10-part Māori TV series, Waka
Warriors. The show's producer, Heather Lee, says it grew out of a larger project in which seven traditional waka undertook a 22,000 nautical mile trip through the Pacific and America over two years. Read more here.
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Halal Tourism – an opportunity for Māori tourism businesses?Say the phrase ‘halal tourism’ to most people and they may be able to give you a couple of lines about what it means, but their understanding of what halal visitors need when they are touring countries may not be as clear. At the second annual Halal Tourism and Hospitality Symposium held in Auckland recently, there were several suggestions on how tourism operators could
better accommodate and attract halal visitors. Read more here.
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Computers in Homes Marlborough Pilot ProgrammeOver the past few months Ngāti Apa have been creating a learning and development strategy, Te Mātauranga a Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō, to complement their Wānanga programme and to offer iwi members access to a range of learning opportunities. They are now looking for participants to take part in a Marlborough based pilot for their first programme starting in June, Computers in
Homes. Computers in Homes provides training, technical support, refurbished computers and home Internet. Families receive 20 hours of free training (2 hours per week over 10 weeks), a recycled computer, 12 month subsidised Internet connection and technical support. Read more here.
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Kiwi lifestyle holding back NZ productivityIf you're happy to sit back and let your business tick along, you could be holding the rest of us back. But don't fret - it's not entirely your fault. According to the Productivity Commission's Paul Conway, New Zealand might look like it is performing well at the moment, but that's mostly
because our international friends have suffered so much on productivity. Read more here.
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Hekenukumai Busby, master waka carverHekenukumai Busby, known as Hec, is a Master Waka Carver, a Māori leader and an authority on Polynesian and Māori celestial navigation. He's crafted more than 30 waka, and was awarded an MBE in recognition of his role in the revival of ocean voyaging and navigation using traditional Polynesian double hull canoes. From humble beginnings in the Far North, Hec was inspired to build waka after a childhood visit to Waitangi. Now 82, he's the subject of a new book by Jeff Evans, called Heke-nuku-mai-nga-iwi Busby: Not Here by
Chance. Listen to his story here.
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New horizons for regional South IslandA new fund has been announced to help regional South Island tourism operators capture the tsunami of opportunities from the growing China market. The 'New Horizons Fund' is a regional economic development programme initiated by Christchurch Airport, as part of the "South" initiative, which sees all 15 South Island regional tourism organisations working collaboratively in tourist markets. The programme kicks off with a budget of $100,000 and aims to support a minimum of
two South Island tourism operators into the China market each year. Read more here.
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