The first nationwide rainbow youth survey has found that Māori participants face added disparities, including those in state care. … Green MP, takatāpui [LGBTQIA+] advocate and research member Elizabeth Kerekere says takatāpui participants had placed a lot of value on culture and whānau, in which upliftment had a detrimental impact on their mental health. Read…
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Green Party MP Dr Elizabeth Kerekere lent support to the campaign, leading to a petition which gained more than 3700 signatures. Kerekere (Whānau a Kai, Ngāti Oneone, Te Aitanga ā Mahaki, Rongowhakaata, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri) said restoring the river’s name would signal to others that its whakapapa mattered. “If you restore the name, you restore everything…
The Government has finally agreed to meet with the whānau of Te Waimana Kaaku, a step the Green Party says must lead to warm, dry, secure homes being provided on their whenua and papakāinga. In response to Dr Elizabeth Kerekere during Question Time in the House this week, the Minister of Housing (Māori Housing), Peeni…
The Green Party is backing an effort by the hapū of Kohupātiki Marae near Heretaunga to put the Clive River back under its original name, Ngaruroro. MP Elizabeth Kerekere says that comes from Ngaruroro Moko-tū-ā-raro-ki-Rangatira, the name given by Ruawharo, a tohunga on the waka Tākitimu, who was describing the ngaru or ripples (ngaru) created…
Elizabeth Kerekere is one of New Zealand’s newest MPs — but she’s also one of the country’s most diverse. She is of Māori descent and is also a takatāpui, a Māori term for those who identify with diverse sexes, genders and sexualities. Dr Kerekere said it was vital that “people have the opportunity to take part in…