Karanama Ruru

4 days ago | stuff.co.nz | Nadine Roberts |Karanama Ruru |Kate Green |Dave Hull

The chair of a southern regional council says he is surprised by the number of available vacancies following a recent restructure. Environment Southland disestablished 51 roles and created 56 new ones in a shake-up which impacted almost a quarter of staff this year. When the proposal went live in February, a source told Local Democracy Reporting there were “lots of tears”. It has now been revealed 48 roles are yet to be filled, with the council indicating there's no rush for some.

Dec 15, 2024 | waikatotimes.co.nz | Karanama Ruru

Dec 11, 2024 | teaonews.co.nz | Karanama Ruru

Police say they are engaging with locals, gang leaders, and the whānau of the deceased in the lead up to a gang funeral in Napier. Hawke’s Bay Area Commander inspector Lincoln Sycamore said the role of the police would be to “allow mourners to grieve respectfully within the law”, while maintaining public trust and confidence.

Nov 12, 2024 | teaonews.co.nz | Karanama Ruru |Mildred Armah

It is a journey that never stops moving the earth. On Wednesday, thousands of marchers joined generations before them in a walk across Auckland Harbour Bridge, bracing against each other for support, pushing ahead in a straight line, as the ground beneath them swayed. “It’s just the mana,” an organiser called out, reassuring the crowds in sensible walking shoes, sunglasses, bearing Tino Rangatiratanga flags snapping in a northeasterly rarely felt in the cars driving past.

Nov 1, 2024 | teaonews.co.nz | Karanama Ruru

This article was first published by Stuff. Prominent Māori academics have taken aim at the Royal Society Te Apārangi about its proposed governance restructure which will remove dedicated Māori representation from its council while shoring up the power of its Academy of Fellows. Signatories to the open letter addressed to the society president, Distinguished Professor Dame Jane Harding, include distinguished professors, Royal Society Fellows and members of the society’s Māori Electoral College.