A voice for Maori members
Maori hold a unique place in New Zealand society as tangata whenua (indigenous people) with a special status conferred by the nation’s founding document, Te Tiriti ō Waitangi. Te Tiriti ō Waitangi is recognised by the PSA (Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi) through Te Rūnanga o Ngā Toa Āwhina – the national body representing the interests of Maori members. About Te Rūnanga
Join the Rūnanga network
Register as a Maori member of the PSA to be part of the Rūnanga network. Email Membership@psa.org.nz
Maori Trustee and Maori Development Bill
The Maori Trustee and Maori Development Amendment Bill will have a significant impact on our members in the Maori Trust Office, says a PSA submission to Parliament. Submission
Strengthening the kumara vine
PSA members working in social services held a national hui in 2007. Delegate Marlene Pitman talked afterwards about strategies for building Maori membership. More
More jobs, better jobs
The Council of Trade Unions held a hui on Maori workforce development in 2007. CTU president Ross Wilson spoke of “reservoirs of untapped potential” among young Maori who leave school without qualifications and older Maori who were disadvantaged by the job losses of the eighties and nineties. More
Maori network in the workplace
PSA delegate Mike Tana talks about reviving the Maori network at his workplace.
Maori health members' hui
PSA Maori members working in health held a national hui in 2006.