Te Puni Kokiri
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Te Puni Kōkiri is a New Zealand
Public Sector Department responsible for Māori public policy and policy affecting Māori.
The department, called TPK for short, reports to the Minister of Māori Affairs
. Until The Maori Purposes Act of 1947 changed the word native to Māori government-wide, the department was known as Department of Native Affairs. The current name means, literally, 'a group moving forward together.'
Te Puni Kōkiri's current chief executive is Leith Comer and the current Minister of Māori Affairs
is Pita Sharples
.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
Public Sector Department responsible for Māori public policy and policy affecting Māori.
The department, called TPK for short, reports to the Minister of Māori Affairs
Minister of Maori Affairs
The Minister of Māori Affairs is the minister of the New Zealand government with broad responsibility for government policy towards Māori, the first inhabitants of New Zealand. The current Minister of Māori Affairs is Dr. Pita Sharples.-Role:...
. Until The Maori Purposes Act of 1947 changed the word native to Māori government-wide, the department was known as Department of Native Affairs. The current name means, literally, 'a group moving forward together.'
Te Puni Kōkiri's current chief executive is Leith Comer and the current Minister of Māori Affairs
Minister of Maori Affairs
The Minister of Māori Affairs is the minister of the New Zealand government with broad responsibility for government policy towards Māori, the first inhabitants of New Zealand. The current Minister of Māori Affairs is Dr. Pita Sharples.-Role:...
is Pita Sharples
Pita Sharples
Pita Russell Sharples, CBE, , a Māori academic and politician, currently co-leads the Māori Party. He currently is the member for Tamaki Makaurau in New Zealand's Parliament.-Early life:...
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