From 1 January 2013, people aged 55 years and over will no longer be eligible for living costs or course-related costs. They will only be eligible for the compulsory fees component of the Student Loan. 
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New television commercials are encouraging women to ‘get the girls out’ and go for their free breast screening. And you’d better listen, because the message is coming from ‘aunties’ Ella Henry and Whetu Fala.

In the ads, Ella and Whetu talk to women and men about why regular breast screening is so important. They explain how breast screening can find really tiny cancers, that can’t be felt. Finding breast cancer early means you have a better chance of beating it.

Sign up here to enrol for your free screening!  
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Te Pua Wananga o Te Arawa

Tena tatou. Greetings everyone. This panui is advise that Te Pua Wananga o Te Arawa will be holding our regular three wananga shortly and that registrations of interest are now being taken.

Te Pua Wananga has developed over the last three years with the assistance of Waiariki Institute of Technology and Te Arawa Lakes Trust. We have held at large number of wananga to date all aimed at preparing people to fill the cultural roles at home base and wherever they may be, at some point. We have had over 100 students thus far and as we start a new set of three wananga, the door is opened to others keen to learn.
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Kei te manawa o Ngāti Rangitihi, tēnā koutou katoa.

Kei te kimi kaiako mātou e ngākau nui ana ki Te Kohanga Reo.

Me matatau te kai tono ki te kōrero Māori. Ka whai koha ia ki ngā tikanga me ngā kawa o Ngāti Rangitihi, o Te Arawa whānui. Ka kaha hoki ia ki te arahi i te whānau i roto i te kaupapa.

Ngā tohu e awhina ai to tono:
·        Tohu Whakapakari
·        Raihana Taraiwa Motuka
·        Tiwhikete Tūroro

Mo te roanga atu o nga korero e pā ana ki tēnei tunga, whakapā mai tō tātai oranga ki te kaitiaki tari, ki a Te Paea Hunuhunu. (07) 322 2603 whanau@k12e003.kohanga.ac.nz
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Matatā-based iwi Ngāti Rangitihi will remain a part of Te Kotahitanga o Te Arawa after receiving a 65% majority support to withdraw at a recent preliminary hui which falls short of the 75% majority required under Te Arawa Fisheries Trust Deed.

The final results released by Elections New Zealand this week show that 65% of Ngāti Rangitihi iwi members who attended the hui voted in favour of the resolution to withdraw from Te Arawa Fisheries.
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Eight tribes involved in the Central North Island treaty settlement have four months to decide how to divide up Kaingaroa Forest.

Ngati Manawa from Murupara took legal action against seven other tribes, including Tuhoe, Ngati Whakaue, Ngati Tuwharetoa and Ngati Rangitihi, because they missed a self-imposed deadline to consider the mana whenua (ownership) of 176,000ha of forest. If after four months they still can't decide, the matter will go before the High Court.
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Matatā-based iwi Ngāti Rangitihi will vote this Saturday to decide whether they should take control of a $2.95M share in Te Arawa Fisheries assets.

The complex withdrawal process initiated by local iwi authority Te Mana o Ngāti Rangitihi Trust is one step closer to completion after they successfully fulfilled mandating obligations via a preliminary vote last month. 

A hui will be held at Rangitihi Marae on 5 November 2011 for the iwi to vote on whether they agree to continue with the withdrawal process. 
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Te Arawa tribe Tapuika from Te Puke is close to finalising a plan to withdraw from the Te Arawa Fisheries Trust.

Tapuika Iwi Authority deputy chairman Ateremu McNeill said the tribe would carry out a postal ballot next month. A 75 per cent majority of those registered with Te Arawa Fisheries Trust (Te Kotahitanga) is needed for the iwi to withdraw from the authority.

Mr McNeil said the desire for withdrawal had been driven by the need to reclaim tino rangatiratanga (sovereignty).
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Salvors on Rena will today continue to focus on gaining access to the starboard tank of the ship, in an effort to begin pumping oil from there as soon as possible.

However, Maritime New Zealand Salvage Unit Manager Kenny Crawford stressed that accessing the tank was a challenging and complex task. “With the starboard tank underwater, and the vessel on a heavy list, this is a difficult, dangerous and dirty job.”

Work was progressing well on building a dam so that water could be pumped out and salvors could access the starboard tank. All going well, the dam would hopefully be completed later today, he said.
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We have been advised today that the Forward Operating Base in Whakatāne is going down to a skeleton crew.  The Iwi Liaison Team will still be available on the 0800 KIA RITE line and this email address.  The size of the FOB will be reassessed if anything changes such as another oil spill.

Just a reminder that there will be a hui with Maritime NZ at 2.00pm on Sunday at Maruohinemaka Marae in Raukōkore. The CEO and Chair of Maritime will be at this presentation as will a representative from Toi Te Ora (District Health Board).  The Iwi Liaison team leader will also provide a brief overview for the iwi.

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