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Educated at the Mangatuna Native School and Tolaga Bay Area School and brought up in an extended whanau with particular guidance from his grandmother. After initial labouring, fencing and scrub cutting jobs in his teenage years, he worked in all aspects of the Newspaper Industry and qualified as a printer. He then worked as a shearer farm overseer and forestry and fencing contractor. From there he moved into a career path which eventually led him to become one of the country's most high ranking Maori public servants. phoromia@ministers.govt.nz
“The signing of the Terms of Negotiation is a significant milestone for both Ngai Tkhoe and the Crown.
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"Maori Language Week is an entire week dedicated to celebrating the beauty of one our most paramount taonga tuku iho –Te reo Maori.
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Me whakahihi ra tatou katoa ki nga whakatutukitanga a nga iwi o Waenganui o Te Ika a Maui ki tenei whakataunga i ki te Minita mo nga Take Maori, a Parekura Horomia, i te rangi nei.
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"We should all be proud of what the iwi of the Central North Island have achieved with this settlement" Minister of Maori Affairs, Parekura Horomia said today.
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Mori are entrepreneurial, youthful and dynamic and Budget 2008 aims to harness this potential and grow it to help secure Mori now and into the future, says Minister of Mori Affairs, Parekura Horomia.
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Maori are entrepreneurial, youthful and dynamic and Budget 2008 aims to harness this potential and grow it to help secure Maori now and into the future, says Minister of Maori Affairs, Parekura Horomia.
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Minister responsible for the Education Review Office, Chris Carter, and Associate Education Minister Parekura Horomia were at Hoani Waititi Marae in Auckland today [Friday] to launch the new framework for reviewing Te Aho Matua kura kauapapa MÄÂori.
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“He ahunga whakamua whakahirahira te hainatanga, I te rangi nei, o te Kirimini Upoko hei tautoko I te mana o ngÄ hapÅ« o NgÄÂti Porou, e pÄ ana ki te takutaimoana kei roto I tÄ rÄÂtou rohe,” e kÄ« ana te Minita mÃ…Â ngÄ Take MÄÂori, a Parekura Horomia.
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“Today's signing of the Heads of Agreement to recognise the mana of ngÄ hapÅ« o NgÄÂti Porou in relation to the foreshore and seabed in their rohe, is welcomed as an important step forward,” says Minister of MÄÂori Affairs, Parekura Horomia "This Agreement recognises the special relationship and the enduring and unbroken mana of ngÄ hapÅ« o NgÄÂti Porou in their rohe’s takutaimoana while also ensuring that public interests and access are protected." “This is a major achievement for both this Labour-led government and MÄÂori.
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DUNEDIN — “Hone Tuwhare was a legendary poet whose works weaved together both Maori and English literature in an unique and memorable way.†Minister for Maori Affairs, Parekura Horomia said today as he paid tribute to the late Hone Tuwhare.
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Associate Education Minister Parekura Horomia today announced settlement of the Primary Principals’ Collective Agreement.
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Mâori continue to make gains in the education system, an annual report on Mâori achievement shows.
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Minister of Mäori Affairs, Parekura Horomia today announced the appointment of Mr Craig Coxhead and Mr Stephen Clark to the bench of the Mäori Land Court.
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Kei te tautoko te Minita mô ngâ Take Mâori, a Parekura Horomia, i ngâ whakapainga ki çtahi ture, mai i ngâ whakarerekçtanga kei roto i te Pire Take Mâori 2007.
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Minister of Mâori Affairs Parekura Horomia welcomes the improvements to some existing legislation from changes proposed in the Mâori Purposes Bill 2007.
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Kei te tautoko te Minita mÃ…Â ngÄ Take MÄÂori, a Parekura Horomia, i te Pire Whakareia RÄÂhui Hitori o Mauao, e tautoko ana i te kirimihi kua hainatia i waenga i Tauranga Moana Iwi, Waitaha, me te Karauna i te marama o Here-turi-kÃ…ÂkÄÂ, i tÄ“nei tau, ki te whakahoki i te taitara o Mauao ki te tangata whenua.
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Minister of MÄÂori Affairs Parekura Horomia welcomes the first reading of the Mauao Historic Reserve Vesting Bill which gives effect to the agreement signed between Tauranga Moana Iwi, Waitaha and the Crown in August this year to return the title of Mauao to tÄÂngata whenua.
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He marautanga ÄÂrahi-o te ao te Marautanga, ehara noaiho i te whakamÄÂoritanga o te Marautanga o Aotearoa mÃ…Â ngÄ kura kaupapa pÄÂkehÄÂ, i mea hanga i raro i ngÄ tikanga tangata whenua pÅ«mau", e kÄ« ana a Horomia.
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Launch of Te Marautanga Maori curriculum with Associate Education Minister Parekura Horomia.
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Mâori Affairs Minister Parekura Horomia says he hopes the new emphasis on second language learning in the new curriculum will inspire more students to learn te reo Mâori.
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New Zealand joins more than 100 countries tomorrow to celebrate the annual World Teachers' Day and recognise the professionalism, skills and experience of our teachers.
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The unemployment rate for Mâori fell to 7.6 per cent in the year to June 2007, the lowest since records began in 1986.
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The collective MÄÂori asset base is growing rapidly but needs to be diversified and the innovation economy embraced if opportunities are to continue to be unlocked.
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If you've got a raruraru with your local council or health board, don't just voice it - vote!".
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Research shows that new Kiwis boosted New Zealand's coffers to the tune of $3.3 billion in the year to 30 June 2006.
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A new process covering the sale of Crown land will provide another layer of protection for MÄÂori interests, says MÄÂori Affairs Minister Parekura Horomia.
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LAKE ROTOMA — The deed updates a 1992 deed which vested ownership of the bed of Lake Taupô in Ngâti Tûwharetoa.
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I tautokona e te Minita te whakarewatanga o te Rautaki TÅ«kino Kore a NgÄÂti Kahungunu.
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TÄ«matanga kÃ…Ârerorero mÃ…Â ngÄ whakarerekÄ“tanga e whakaaro ana mÃ…Â te Tari Kaitiaki MÄÂori .
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A local MÄÂori response to family violence.
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Mâori have been under-represented on health boards and more need to stand for the upcoming elections.
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The draft strategy Ka Hikitia aims to make the education system more effective for MÄÂori students.
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