June 08, 2023
Tokomaha ngā kaiako Māori ka whai hua i te puna putea ā-Ahurea: Te Riu Roa


Mā te pūtea ā-ahurea hou a te kāwanatanga e whakahōnore tūturu ai te nui o ngā mahi a te kaiako Māori kei ngā kura tuatahi o te motu. Koia te kōrero a tētahi o ngā kaiwhiriwhiri o Te Riu Roa a Ripeka Lessels mō te puna putea hou kua whakaaehia e te kawanatanga mō ngā kaiako hapai i ngā mahi kaupapa Māori ki tōna kura pēnei i ngā pōwhiri. Hei tā Lessels he tokomaha rawa ngā kaiako ka whai wahi ki tēnei whakaritenga hou.
Hei tā Lessels, “Hei whakamana i ngā kaiako ahakoa ko wai engari ko ngā mea Māori te mea nui e whakahaerehia ana i ngā wāhanga Māori o te kura ahakoa he kaiako i roto i te akomanga mehemea ka hui mai rā te kura ka tahuri atu rā ki te Māori hei whakahaere i aua mea na, i aua mahi na, ā mō te kore noa iho i ētahi wā, engari i roto i tēnei tono, kua whakaae mai te Tāhuhu ki a 12,000 tāngata ka whiwhi mai he pūtea tikanga allowance.”