Press Release: Cranfield launches MBA scholarship for New Zealand Māori

Cranfield School of Management, through a partnership with the Hui Taumata Trust, is offering a new scholarship for New Zealand Māori. Up to two scholarships will be awarded annually to outstanding New Zealand Māori to study Cranfield’s prestigious one-year, Full-time MBA (Master of Business Administration) programme. The Cranfield scholarship of £14,000 (approximately NZ$40,000) covers half the tuition fees. The Hui Taumata Trust is committed to assisting accepted students to find the remaining costs. The scholarship is open to anyone of New Zealan ... read more

Hui Taumata Trust – An Eye To The Future

The Hui Taumata event, MATA “An eye to the future” was a huge success. 300 people packed out the Symposia and Marketplace and close to 200 attended the evening event. We received excellent feedback from the symposia attendees about the topics and the very high quality of speakers. Each symposium ran from 10.00am through until 4.45pm and was made up of a range of speaker presentations with commentary and feedback from the floor throughout the day and work-shop sessions in the afternoon. The three topics covered were: Employment Business (smal ... read more

Event: MATA An eye to the future

MATA – Friday 6 March 2009 The Hui Taumata Trust is hosting a day long symposia with support from key New Zealand corporates, on Friday 6 March 2009. Leaders from the private and government sectors will be joined by representatives of Maori Iwi, incorporations, trusts and businesses from throughout New Zealand. Three symposia, chaired by Hui Taumata board members, Prof Ngatata Love, June McCabe and Ross Wilson, and Trust executive Shaan Stevens and Lorraine Skiffington, address current business, employment and water issues against a backdrop ... read more

Event: Te Awe 09 Waitangi Day Celebration

INVITATION Waitangi Day Celebration Te Awe requests the pleasure of your company to join us in celebrating a unique day to Māori and Māori Business. What a better way to celebrate this occasion with delicious barbeque, refreshing drinks, fine entertainment and great company. TIME: Friday 6 February 2009 10am – 4pm, lunch served at 12pm VENUE: Te Awe Stall Waitangi Park (next to Te Papa and the Overseas Terminal) Oriental Parade, Wellington. RSVP: by 4pm Wednesday 4 February 2009 to Maria Rolleston on 021 0265 2758 or info ... read more

Event: Hui Taumata Workforce Development Panui

This is a joint CTU Runanga, Hui Taumata and Business New Zealand programme to build champions within the Maori workforce Registrations Open for THE WAKA EFFECT: MENTORING PROGRAMME Bay of Plenty: Rotorua, Wednesday 19th NOVEMBER Mentor training Thursday 20th November Rangatahi training Mentors and Rangatahi come together 20th November 3.00pm   Venue tbc 8.30am-4.40pm Session includes: MENTORING: The Mentor’s Toolbox - Developing effective mentoring relationships THE CREATIVE POTENTIAL BUILDING MENTORS FOR WORKPLACES This training sessio ... read more

Strategic partnership for Hui Taumata Trust.

The Hui Taumata Trust has been investigating providers of the best Leadership training internationally, especially focussed in the Asia Pacific rim. The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy is located in Singapore and is an excellent example of a top level leadership training provider.     The Hui Taumata Trust recently entered into a Partnership Agreement with the Lee Kuan Yew School of public Policy. The purpose of this Agreement is to set out the terms and conditions under which Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and Hui Taumata Trust will c ... read more

Event: See what unions are doing this year.

Visit the CTU events calendar at http://union.org.nz/event ... read more

Event: He Mana tō ia Tamaiti/ Every Child Counts.

He Mana tō ia Tamaiti/ Every Child Counts 3rd Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony James Cook Hotel, Wellington, New Zealand 10 and 11 September, 2008. www.everychildcounts.org.nz ‘For our children: A better today, a better tomorrow. What’s it going to take?’   Participate in a dynamic conference featuring leading international and national speakers, youth participation, and an opportunity to identify what you can do to help address the most important issues facing Aotearoa New Zealand. With all the energy of an election year around it, th ... read more

Workplace Wellbeing.

Workplace Wellbeing is a collaborative initiative between the NZ Council of Social Services, the NZ Federation of Voluntary Welfare Organisations, Community Waikato and the Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota. The aim of the project is to promote and support the development of effective employment practice and relationships in the tangata whenua, community and voluntary sector. See Mana Mahi Newsletter Issue #3 for the latest update from the Workplace Wellbeing Project. ... read more

Media Release Scoop: Pay for unskilled workers going backwards.

A new survey of pay rates shows a dramatic deterioration for those at the bottom of the heap, while rates for skilled workers are outpacing rampant inflation.   See the article on the stuff.co.nz ... read more