FAQs for Pacific communities – Vairakau akamatutu I te tūranga pāruru natura o te kopapa Turanga Paruru natura o te kopapa E au maki kino ke atu ainei rai tetai e vai nei i Aotearoa nei? Ae. Ko tetai o teia au maki ka rauka ua I te pāruru, me kore ra ka rauka […]
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About us CIDANZ is a Cook Islands development agency, based in Mangere, South Auckland. We support our Cook Islands and Pasifika families to access the help and resources they need to grow their self-confidence, pride and financial wellbeing. About the role As part of the government’s response and recovery plan for COVID-19, Community Connector roles
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Photos and Story provided by Taputukura Raea Last week was the launch of the Virtual Pacific Museum – Digital Pasifik with a celebration event at the National Library Te Puna Matāuranga o Aotearoa, hosted by the Australian High Commission. The launch had a fitting pacific-style celebration with talanoa, food and dance. Hon Jan Tinetti and
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Written by Tauraki Rongo This week we celebrate the life of one of our greatest leaders, Dr Joseph Williams. As the event began to shape up through the last two to three weeks planning, I suddenly realised that two great leaders that the Cook Islands have ever had passed at the same time. I believe
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If you’ve been following the Pink Shirt Day Campaign, you would have seen five videos, each with their own message of encouragement, hope, understanding, and support to stand up against bullying. Capturing those stories would not have been possible without Lasskohl Visuals, owned and operated by Luke Siaki. Here is their story. “Lasskohl Visuals was
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Principal’s Greetings This term saw the completion of new student gardens, the clam survey, a focus on study skills, International Literacy Week, drumming classes, learning about food security and food miles, what goes into making a t-shirt and a unit of work on advertising. Students are learning critical thinking skills, gaining an understanding of environmental
The Lucky Times, 7 October 2020 – Palmerston Lucky School Newsletter Read More »
Written by Tauraki Rongo I watched some of the productions done by our youth towards Pink shirt day. So this is all about bullying right? Trying put an end to bullying because of the mental health consequences suffered by some victims. Some really good stuff came out. I love the testimonies shared by some people
Story Written by May Seager Caption: Daniel Lewis with Charlize (aged 10, left) and Jairome (aged 11, right) during Managed Isolation at their hotel in South Auckland Having space to play footy with his son and for his daughter to run around. Those are the things that Daniel Lewis is most looking forward to, after two
Returning home after 16 years – A family in self-isolation Read More »
At CIDANZ, smooth business and operational processes and systems are the key to our success. We’re in need of an Operations Assistant for 20 hours per week with excellent organization skill and a personable disposition. You’ll be a strong and reliable support to company operations, maintaining procedures, communication and collaboration between the CIDANZ team of
CLOSED – JOB VACANCY – Operations Administrator (20hrs) Read More »
Written by Tauraki Rongo Over the period of the alert levels moving between lockdowns, the lives of a lot of New Zealanders were affected one way or another. The Corstophine community Hub was one of the many places across the country that was buzzing to provide support to those in need. When I turned up