At CIDANZ, smooth business and operational processes and systems are the key to our success. We’re in need of an Operations Assistant for 20 hours per week with excellent organization skill and a personable disposition. You’ll be a strong and reliable support to company operations, maintaining procedures, communication and collaboration between the CIDANZ team of […]
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Written by Tauraki Rongo Over the period of the alert levels moving between lockdowns, the lives of a lot of New Zealanders were affected one way or another. The Corstophine community Hub was one of the many places across the country that was buzzing to provide support to those in need. When I turned up
I call dad “the wheel that doesn’t squeak”. When in 2015 he was awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to health and the Pacific community in 2015, I was staggered reading the citation and becoming aware of what he had done and achieved in his life – not only career-wise, but
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Kia Orana, Last year we ran the very first Pasifika dedicated Pink Shirt Day. It was a reflective moment where our community came together to speak on what we could be doing more or less of to ensure that our LGBTQIA+ Pacific community felt safe, encouraged and confident to express themselves. Due to Covid-19, instead
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After talking to David Maruariki and featuring his journey over the last couple of weeks, I couldn’t help but think of my younger brother Tereapii or Apii as he is known to many. Apii and David use to hang around in Avatiu sharing their arts amongst other passions. Apii is youngest of our clan and
Last week we explored Davids passion for Cook Islands language, and how he’s building his children’s capacity to be able to speak the Reo. This week we will explore his other passion one that he picked up at quiet a young age. I say young because carving takes a lot of skills and patience, and
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Written by Florence Syme-Buchanan – Opposition Media Release Cook Islands Opposition leader Tina Browne has said they will not support the passage of the To Tatou Vai Authority Bill through Parliament if it remains in its current form. “There is no way that the Democratic Party Opposition will support the bill the way it is
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Saturday 2nd August 2020, saw the launching of the Are Taunga as part of the Opening to the Cook Islands Language Week. The Are Taunga forms the head of a proposed structure to oversee the development of a holistic approach to reviving Cook Islands language in New Zealand. CIDANZ Language & Cultural Lead Tauraki Rongo
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Written by Tauraki Rongo This week Kura Ora caught up with Tumai Tumutoa. She is a mother of two happily married to a Fijian husband. Since the Covid-19 Lockdown, she’s been working from home, doing accounts for her trucking firm. She is currently working for the Les Harrison Transport firms Tauranga branch. Pictured: John
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