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Mon, 26 Sep 2011 1:24p.m.

Communications Minister Steven Joyce said Nga Pu Waea would "explore the possibilities for Maori at every step"

Communications Minister Steven Joyce said Nga Pu Waea would "explore the possibilities for Maori at every step"

Maori should get as many opportunities as possible from the high speed broadband rollout and an agreement is being worked out to achieve that, the Government says.

Ministers on Monday signed off terms of reference for the agreement with Telecom and Vodafone, the main contractors, and a Maori working group Nga Pu Waea.

"I'm interested in jobs and training for the short term, and in the long term broadband offers huge potential for social, cultural and economic development for Maori communities all over the country," said Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples.

"Nga Pu Waea has developed an annual work plan and budget to maximise the ability of Maori to connect to broadband and to make it affordable."

Communications Minister Steven Joyce said Nga Pu Waea would "explore the possibilities for Maori at every step" and its input would help drive economic growth.

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17 Oct 2011 11:12p.m.

RubyD82 wrote:

....Why? No, seriously, I don't understand, why would any group get more access to broadband than any other? Government, Y U No treat everyone equal?!?!

03 Oct 2011 02:01a.m.

Sevenofnine wrote:

I'm with Pita on this one, I assume he is talking about using the broadband after Trained Chorus people install it. Working with broadband is well suited to maori, there is gaming, lots of games, porn for Shane, and whats more you can sit down all day and do it.

29 Sep 2011 07:26a.m.

Glen wrote:

I'm all for letting Maori's install the UFB network or at least part of it, but please make sure they have the skill, knowledge and expertises to set this up, i know that will rule out 99.99999% of all Maori but the government is going to take their sweet ass time with training these people up, and how are they going to pick these people? i spent 4 years at a polytechnic and only saw 1 Maori student go through an IT degree and they were in their 5th year. the degree was only 3 years long. For a recap, i'm happy for Maori's to help but don't waste my money teaching those that its going to be a one-off job, if they want the work send them through the correct education channels and make them work like the rest of us at getting a full degree

28 Sep 2011 07:55a.m.

menu wrote:

Education is so that we can be somebody in the national,and have lifestyle e.g heaith, food & wine, cute,home &garden.etc
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28 Sep 2011 07:51a.m.

menu wrote:

Education is so that we can be somebody in the national,and have lifestyle e.g heaith, food & wine, cute,home &garden.etc
Politics lick Economy,social welfare, Law&order.
Technology lick lndustry news, mobile

27 Sep 2011 01:54p.m.

ed wrote:

time to end the gravy train, dont vote national, its because of crap like this that i will be voting for don brash, and i dont even like him

26 Sep 2011 04:42p.m.

eddie wrote:

"Maori should get as many opportunities as possible from the high speed broadband rollout"

Ummm why?

26 Sep 2011 04:42p.m.

nick a wrote:

@Erm, to answer your question "why is this racism allowed to happen?" it is because evil prevails when good men (people) do nothing.

26 Sep 2011 04:37p.m.

hori te pa wrote:

this is not in the treaty so they can't have it.

26 Sep 2011 03:35p.m.

Wolfman wrote:

So is this another chapter being written into the scam Treaty to appease a minority group? Once again lawyers will get richer at the expense common sense. I'm starting to wonder if Key's father was Jewish or Maori.