2346 days ago

'Language as a marker for Identity' & The impact of Indigenous Language + Ethnicity Data Classification/Data Coding" Panel Discussion

The Team from Alexander Turnbull Library

Bula Vinaka!

There will be 5 Panelists plus Sai Lealea speaking on Deed of Cession 1874 UK/Fiji & Fiji Independence 1970-1974.

Tuesday 8 October 2019

Free
Programme Rooms, Te Ahumairangi, Ground Floor, National Library
Corner of Molesworth and Aitken Street Fiji Language week

Sunday 6 October - Saturday 12 October12.00 – 1.30pm (light luncheon to follow)

Panelists:
1. Mrs Lauren Reweti - Tangata Whenua & Lecturer in Te Reo Maori at Wananga o Raukawa
2. Dr Carol Legge - Linguist & Advisor to Fijian Language Society
3. Dr Michael Slyuzberg - Economist & Principal Advisor Ministry of Justice
4. Dr Zoe Irvine - Ethnicity Data Classification/Data Coding from Medical Practitioner perspectives

5. Adi Elisapeci Samanunu Waqanivala - Indigenous Fijian Oral Historian Researcher/Ethnicity Data Classification Research from an Indigenous Fijian/Pasifika perspective

Bulou Marawa Elena Tuisue will facilitate the event.

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More messages from your neighbours
3 days ago

Poll: If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? πŸ›»πŸš¨πŸš“

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

In the Post's article on speeding penalties, the question is asked whether speeding fines are truly about road safety, or are they just a way to boost revenue for the Crown?

What do you think? Should speeding motorists receive speeding fines or demerit points?

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If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? πŸ›»πŸš¨πŸš“
  • 37.1% The sting of a fine (Money talks!)
    37.1% Complete
  • 62.9% The threat of demerit points (Nobody wants to lose their license!)
    62.9% Complete
539 votes
9 days ago

Some Choice News!

Kia pai from Sharing the Good Stuff

DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.

Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.

For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.

Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature β€” and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?

We hope this brings a smile!

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13 hours ago

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