Closing the Gaps was a policy of the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand for assisting socio-economically disadvantaged Māori and Pasifika ethnic groups in New Zealand through specially targeted social programmes. The phrase "Closing the Gaps" was a slogan of the Labour Party in the 1999 election campaign and was implemented as a policy initiative in the 2000 Budget.
Palmerston North is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Located in the eastern Manawatu Plains,the city is near the north bank of the Manawatu River,35 km (22 mi) from the river's mouth,and 12 km (7 mi) from the end of the ManawatūGorge,about 140 km (87 mi) north of the capital,Wellington. Palmerston North is the country's eighth-largest urban area,with an urban population of 82,500. The estimated population of Palmerston North city is 91,800.
Christopher Robert Laidlaw is a New Zealand politician and former rugby union player,Rhodes Scholar,public servant,diplomat and radio host.
Ngāti Toa,Ngāti Toarangatira or Ngāti Toa Rangatira,is a Māori iwi (tribe) based in the southern North Island and in the northern South Island of New Zealand. Its rohe extends from Whanganui in the north,Palmerston North in the east,and Kaikōura and Hokitika in the south. Ngāti Toa remains a small iwi with a population of only about 9000. The iwi is centred around Porirua,Plimmerton,Kāpiti,Blenheim and Arapaoa Island. It has four marae:Takapūwāhia and Hongoeka in Porirua City,and Whakatūand Wairau in the north of the South Island. Ngāti Toa's governing body has the name Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira.
Ngāi Te Rangi or Ngāiterangi is a Māori iwi,based in Tauranga,New Zealand. Its rohe extends to Mayor Island / Tuhua and Bowentown in the north,to the Kaimai Range in the west,south of Te Puke and to Maketu in the east.
The Minister for Māori Development is the minister in the New Zealand Government with broad responsibility for government policy towards Māori,the first inhabitants of New Zealand. The Minister heads the Te Puni Kōkiri. Between 1947 and 2014 the position was called Minister of Māori Affairs;before that it was known as Minister of Native Affairs. The current Minister for Māori Development is Tama Potaka.
Dame Frances Helen Wilde is a New Zealand politician,and former Wellington Labour member of parliament,Minister of Tourism and Mayor of Wellington. She was the first woman to serve as Mayor of Wellington. She was chairperson of the Greater Wellington Regional Council from 2007 until 2015,and since 2019 she has chaired the board of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
Wellington Regional Council,branded as Greater Wellington Regional Council,is the regional council overseeing the Wellington Region of New Zealand's lower North Island. It is responsible for public transport under the brand Metlink,environmental and flood protection,and the region's water supply. As of 2023,it is the majority owner of CentrePort Wellington with a 77% shareholding.
Ngāti Ranginui is a Māori iwi (tribe) in Bay of Plenty,New Zealand. Its rohe extends from Waihi in the north,to the Kaimai Range in the west,to south of Te Puke in the south,and to Tauranga in the east. The rohe does not extend offshore to Matakana Island or Mayor Island / Tuhua.
Ngāti Pūkenga is a Māori iwi centred in Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. Its rohe extends to Mayor Island / Tuhua and Waihi in the north,to the Kaimai Range in the west,south of Te Puke and to Maketu in the east,and it has tribal holdings in Whangarei,Hauraki and Maketu.
The Massey University Students' Associations Federation (MUSAF) represents the seven student bodies at Massey University's three campuses in Palmerston North,Auckland,Wellington and Extramural students.
Ngāti Whare is a Māori iwi of New Zealand. It is part of a group of tribes participating in the "treelords" Treaty of Waitangi settlement with the New Zealand government involving Central North Island forestry land and cash.
Rongowhakaata is a Māori iwi of the Gisborne region of New Zealand.
Rangitāne is a Māori iwi (tribe). Their rohe (territory) is in the Manawatū,Horowhenua,Wairarapa and Marlborough areas of New Zealand.
Te Puni Kōkiri is the principal policy advisor of the Government of New Zealand on Māori wellbeing and development. Te Puni Kōkiri was established under the Māori Development Act 1991 with responsibilities to promote Māori achievement in education,training and employment,health,and economic development;and monitor the provision of government services to Māori. The Māori name means "a group moving forward together".
Ihakara Porutu "Kara" Puketapu was a New Zealand public servant and Māori leader. He served as Secretary of Maori Affairs and was later chair of Te Āti Awa based in Waiwhetū,Lower Hutt.
Ngāti Apa ki te RāTō is a Māori iwi (tribe) in the upper South Island of New Zealand. Its rohe include the areas around Golden Bay,Tākaka,Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere,Motueka,Nelson and Saint Arnaud,including Taitapu and Kawatiri River catchments and Lakes Rotoiti,Rotoroa,and the Tophouse.
Te Atiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui is a Māori iwi (tribe) in the upper South Island of New Zealand. Its rohe extends from Golden Bay and Marlborough Sounds at the top of the South Island to Cape Campbell,St Arnaud and Westport.
Taranaki Whānui ki te Upoko o te Ika is a Māori collective that was formed to lodge claims with the Waitangi Tribunal relating to the New Zealand Company's purchase of land in the vicinity of Wellington in 1839 and 1844. Following on from the Tribunal's 2003 report WAI145,a settlement of these claims was signed in 2008 between the New Zealand Government and the collective.
The 2022 New Zealand local elections were triennial elections held in New Zealand on Saturday 8 October 2022. Voting began by postal vote on 16 September and ended at noon on 8 October 2022.
