Sentences with word «iwi»

The Electoral Commission may seek the consent of any Maori elector to the supply by the Electoral Commission from time to time of the particulars described in subsection (2) to the designated body for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a register or registers of iwi affiliations.

Before taking on the role of NZSTA President, Lorraine managed a number of education partnership projects for her local iwi (indigenous people) Tūwharetoa.

The decision follows a long court battle for the river's personhood initiated by the Whanganui River iwi, an indigenous community with strong cultural ties to the waterway.

Final Decision (if proposed): Scarlet Hawaiian honeycreeper («i «iwi), relict leopard frog, Tahoe yellow cress.

Geographic isolation and the absence of mammalian predators resulted in remarkable biodiversity, including such iconic species as the «I» iwi and Maui Parrotbill.

Most of the species are called by their native Hawaiian names such as ʻamakihi, apapane, i» iwi, and mamo.

The Old Lahaina Luau - How Maui Slowed the Sun - Bird Watching on Haleakala (the «I «iwi, «Apapane, «Amakihi and Maui Creeper)- A Zipline Adventure at the Maui Tropical Plantation - Sprecklesville Beach - Maui Tropical Plantation Tour - Maui Surfing: Lessons for Beginners

«I «iwi, «Apapane, «Amakihi and Maui Creeper are virtually certain, while «Akohekohe (Crested Honeycreeper) is less common, and Maui Parrotbills are seen on these hikes two or three times per year.

Under the settlement, the river is regarded as a protected entity, under an arrangement in which representatives from both the iwi and the national government will serve as legal custodians towards the Whanganui's best interests.

«Today's agreement which recognises the status of the river as Te Awa Tupua (an integrated, living whole) and the inextricable relationship of iwi with the river is a major step towards the resolution of the historical grievances of Whanganui iwi and is important nationally,» says New Zealand's Minister for Treaty for Waitangi Negotiations, Christopher Finlayson.

As the stakes continued to rise exponentially for mountain species, in summer 2010 we stepped up our campaign by filing simultaneous scientific petitions to protect the white - tailed ptarmigan, Bicknell's thrush, i» iwi and San Bernardino flying squirrel under the Endangered Species Act.

As temperatures warm, the high mountain forests in Hawai`i that are home to birds like the «I «iwi are likely to experience an influx of introduced pests, especially by disease - carrying mosquitoes.

Habitat loss and the introduction of invasive plants and animals pose additional threats to the «I «iwi and other Hawaiian birds.

Te Waka Ture, our Māori Legal Group, specialises in providing commercial legal advice to iwi, hapū, Māori landowners, Māori businesses, and those looking to work with them, focusing specifically on:

Our members include trusts, foundations, community groups, individuals, investors, local government and iwi.

The adapted program also sits well with Māori traditions of putting the needs of whānau, extended whānau, and iwi / tribe before the individual.