Māori students targeted for leadership
A new initiative has been launched to develop Māori leaders for the future. Te Rau Whakaara, which means creating pathways, is a new student-centred approach to accelerate Māori achievement at Massey developed by Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Māori and Pasifika) Professor Sir Mason Durie.
Find out what Te Rau Whakaara can do for you.

Carver trades chisel for paintbrush
Carver turned graphic artist Ranga Tuhi rekindled an aptitude he had not used for a dozen years when he became involved in an upgrade of the Porirua Railway Station.

 

YouTube sensation films latest vid on campus
Rising music stars, J Geek and the Geeks have used Massey University's Albany campus to film their latest video because they want to get the message across to young Māori that education is important.

Sights set on international role
Kemp Reweti has moved a stone's throw from the headquarters of Manawatahi, the Māori students association at the Manawatu campus, to his first paid job, as a Māori student adviser.

Taranaki authors' book on Māori potato a first
A book about the pests and diseases of Māori potatoes (taewa) written by three authors from Taranaki has been launched at the Māori vegetables collective annual meeting at Owae Marae in Waitara.

Taewa book giveaway winners
Congratulations to J Faragher of Nelson and E Murray of Moerewa who have each won a copy of Ngā Pōrearea me Ngā Matemate o Ngā Māra Taewa, Pests and Diseases of Taea (Māori Potato) Crops by Dr Nick Roskruge, Aleise Puketapu and Turi McFarlane.

Whānau Whanake, Whānau Development

Two-day short course $700
Thursday June 30 and Friday July 1, 2011
Sir Neil Waters Lecture Theatres
SNW100 and SNW200
Albany Campus

Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Māori and Pasifika) Professor Sir Mason Durie will present a two-day professional development course on whānau development at the Albany Campus for individuals, teams and service providers working with whānau.

A key element of the course will be converting crisis into positive whānau planning. The course will be delivered in two parts, on day one the focus will be on best practice, and on day two tools for practitioners including compiling a whānau profile, developing a whānau plan and measuring outcomes.

There are no entry requirements, other than being actively engaged or interested in whānau practice.

Enrolments close 9 June 2011. Places are limited so register online now.

For more information contact:

Adrian Christie
Professional and Continuing Education Coordinator
0800 MASSEY
ext 8530
A.Christie@massey.ac.nz
http://pace.massey.ac.nz/


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Upcoming events

Friday, 15 April 2011, 9:30 a.m
Ceremony to Honour Māori Graduates
Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, Auckland
Contach Donald Ripia D.Ripia@massey.ac.nz

Friday, 13 May 2011, 9:30 a.m
Ceremony to Honour Māori Graduates
The Regent Theatre, Broadway Ave, Palmerston North
Contact: Jacob Tapiata J.Tapiata@massey.ac.nz

Friday, 27 May 2011,10:00 a.m
Ceremony to Honour Māori Graduates
The Great Hall, Museum Building, Wellington
Te Tumatakuru O'Connell S.T.OConnell@massey.ac.nz

Issue 7 March 28, 2011

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, koutou hoki e noho ana i ngā kāinga maha o te motu, o te ao; tēnā koutou i roto i ngā āhuatanga o te wā.

Ngā manaakitanga ki te whare i taka te aituā ki Ōtautahi otirā ki te parekura nui ki Hapani me Haina hoki. Ka tangi te ngākau mō ngā mate kua mene atu ki te pō. Ki a tātou whanaunga, ki ngā tauira, ki ngā kaimahi me ngā hoa e noho ana i raro i te kapua pouri, mā te Atua koutou e tiaki. E mihi ana ki te tokomaha o ngā tāngata e haere ake ana ki te tautoko i ngā tūroro, i ngā whānau i ngā hapori, i ngā pākihi ki te kimi oranga.

Anei rā te mihi ki ngā tauira me ngā kaimahi hou. Nau mai, piki mai, haere mai. Ki ngā tauira tawhito, nau mai, hoki pai mai ki waenganui i a tātou. Ngā mihi hoki ki te whānau whānui o Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa.

Our deepest sympathy goes out to those relatives, students, associates and friends who have suffered great losses as a result of the earthquake in Christchurch, and those too who have been impacted by the earthquakes in China and Japan and the devastating tsunami.

Notwithstanding the cloud of sadness that has swept across the country and the world, the academic year is now in full swing. Therefore I would like to welcome our new students and staff, and welcome back returning students and staff, and extend greetings to graduates and whānau. Students, you are one of 2,700 Māori currently studying with us, and you will eventually join the 5000-plus Māori graduates of Massey.

2011 marks the commencement of the second decade for this century and with it comes the prospect of major economic and social gains for Māori whānau and communities. The post-settlement era and the roll out of Whānau Ora hold great promise for current and future generations.

People who are well qualified, and in many areas and disciplines will be required to meet the needs of the decades to come. University education will play an important part in developing future leaders. Massey qualifications will enable our students and graduates to bring much needed expertise to the workplace and to our many communities.

For our part, we have created Te Rau Whakaara a programme to help Māori students studying on one of our three campuses and studying at a distance to reach their career goals. Find out more about this new initiative and other upcoming news and events in this the first edition of Māori@Massey for 2011.

Kia kaha, kia manawanui, kia māia.

Kia māia

Mason Durie KNZM
Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Māori and Pasifika)

E rapu kau nei | Forever discovering

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