Maori

Those wanting to go on their own tiki tour of Maori experience in the lower South Island now have a map to guide them.

New breast-screening television commercials to air next month will be aimed at Maori and Pacific women.

More Maori students are to be encouraged into trades training at Otago Polytechnic next year.

The Clutha District Council will consider whether to create a Maori ward at its meeting today.

As introducing Maori constituencies had gained no support from the region's runanga, the Otago Regional Council will not take the idea any further.

It is hoped new terms of reference for the mana-to-mana group between the Otago Regional Council and Kai Tahu Otago runanga will improve their relationship.

The terms of reference were proposed by Kai Tahu ki Otago and, after consideration at a recent mana-to-mana meeting, it asked for formal endorsement of the terms by the regional council.

Descendants of Maori prisoners from Taranaki who died while working in Dunedin in the 19th century touched a memorial stone in their honour after its unveiling in the Southern Cemetery yesterday.

A United Nations report says Maori are extremely disadvantaged socially and economically compared with other New Zealanders.

All Whites defender Winston Reid, All Blacks winger Hosea Gear and squash player Joelle King head a list of finalists for the 20th Maori sports awards.

One of the big items yet to be ticked off on the Government's must-do coalition agenda is setting up the promised constitutional review.