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Mataatua Wharenui
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Recognised orator, custodian and teacher Dr Joseph Mason passed away over the weekend at the age of 87.
Of Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Pukeko and Ngāti Hokopū decent, Mason contributed diligently to Ngāti Awa s raupatu claim and passage of Ngāti Awa claims settlement act in 2005.
During earlier years, Mason was a respected teacher at many schools across the Mataatua area, including Pāroa School, Wharekāhika Native School, Whakatāne Intermediate, Waiariki Polytechnic and Bethlehem Primary School.
In 1980 he became the first secretary of the newly-formed Ngāti Awa Trust Board and would go on to have numerous other leadership roles, including as chair of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa, director of Mātaatua Fishing Company, director of Ngāti Awa Group Holdings, trustee member of Te Kāhui Kaumātua, chair of the Kiwinui Trust as well as serving on the council of Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi, which earned him an honorary doctorat
Press Release – Joint Press Release
Bay of Plenty teachers now have access to a world-leading Te Reo Māori app, through a Ministry of Education initiative aimed at strengthening New Zealand’s education workforce in Te Reo.
Reo Ora is a fully automated Te Reo Māori app developed by one of New Zealand’s leading linguistics and Māori language experts, Dr. Rāpata Wiri (Te Arawa, Ngāti Ruapani) and built by Rotorua-based Salt + Tonic.
Dr. Wiri said the multi-dialect app is the only one of its kind, accepting answers in all different Māori dialects based on tribal differences.
Press Release – Joint Press Release Bay of Plenty teachers now have access to a world-leading Te Reo Mori app, through a Ministry of Education initiative aimed at strengthening New Zealands education workforce in Te Reo. Reo Ora is a fully automated Te Reo Mori app developed by …
Bay of Plenty teachers now have access to a world-leading Te Reo Māori app, through a Ministry of Education initiative aimed at strengthening New Zealand’s education workforce in Te Reo.
Reo Ora is a fully automated Te Reo Māori app developed by one of New Zealand’s leading linguistics and Māori language experts, Dr. Rāpata Wiri (Te Arawa, Ngāti Ruapani) and built by Rotorua-based Salt + Tonic.