One of five Maori social service providers losing a Family Start contract is choosing not to fight the decision in court - and will instead attempt to win back the business; Maori business leaders who've recently returned from China say the trip has already resulted in new export deals - including a five-tonne shipment of mussels to a Chinese town; A new Maori education group says iwi are sleeping giants that have woken up to help tamariki do better at school; A new study into the effects of the Canterbury earthquakes on Maori mental health patients is promising to offer a unique perspective on how Maori live after devastating events.
Maori business leaders who've recently returned from China say the trip has already resulted in new export deals - including a five-tonne shipment of mussels to a Chinese town; One of five Maori social service providers losing a Family Start contract is choosing not to fight the decision in court - and will instead attempt to win back the business; A new Maori education group says iwi are sleeping giants that have woken up to help tamariki do better at school; A new study into the effects of the Canterbury earthquakes on Maori mental health patients is promising to offer a unique perspective on how Maori live after devastating events.
Highlights from Radio New Zealand National's programmes for the week ending Friday 16 December. This week .... This week...another housing boom as property prices increase, the current state of Maori journalism, two stories from Canterbury's earthquake - a victim's recovery and a musician's return, a look back at the life of an albatross genius, the DNA of food, performing Shakespeare in te reo Maori and 200 years of wedding fashion on exhibition at Te Papa.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on the corner of Liggins Street and Jean Batten Place in the Horseshoe Lake district".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on the corner of Jean Batten Place and Liggins Street in the Horseshoe Lake district".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on the corner of Liggins Street and Jean Batten Place in the Horseshoe Lake district".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on the corner of Jean Batten Place and Liggins Street in the Horseshoe Lake district".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on the corner of Liggins Street and Jean Batten Place in the Horseshoe Lake district".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on the corner of Liggins Street and Jean Batten Place in the Horseshoe Lake district".
A digital photograph in PDF format with caption, looking North East down Liggins street, where it intersects with Jean Batten St. An empty Red Zoned lot is also on the corner.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Children at Frankley School dressed in Canterbury colours last week to help raise funds for earthquake victims".
An aerial photograph of the Horseshoe Lake area, with Queensbury Street in the centre.
A building on St Asaph Street has been demolished, exposing the interior structure of the adjoining building. The photographer comments, "The building that this one was part of has been demolished and the join looks very much like the exterior walls of an Anglo-Saxon house. It has been exposed due to the demolition of damaged buildings after the Christchurch earthquake".