CommunityNet Aotearoa
Encyclopedia
CommunityNet Aotearoa is an internet resource supporting communities throughout Aotearoa
New Zealand
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It was founded in 1998 with support from the Department of Internal Affairs. At its launch, the spokesperson for the Steering Committee said (inter alia) "We have indeed been fortunate that DIA has taken a hands-off approach and insisted from the very beginning that it would be governed by community. Well done Internal Affairs." The Department maintains it as a community service.
Along with Case Studies, How-to Guides, "Hot Topics", categories of links, and community notices, it offers free weekly or monthly email newsletters.
Aotearoa
Aotearoa is the most widely known and accepted Māori name for New Zealand. It is used by both Māori and non-Māori, and is becoming increasingly widespread in the bilingual names of national organisations, such as the National Library of New Zealand / Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa.-Translation:The...
New Zealand
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...
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It was founded in 1998 with support from the Department of Internal Affairs. At its launch, the spokesperson for the Steering Committee said (inter alia) "We have indeed been fortunate that DIA has taken a hands-off approach and insisted from the very beginning that it would be governed by community. Well done Internal Affairs." The Department maintains it as a community service.
Along with Case Studies, How-to Guides, "Hot Topics", categories of links, and community notices, it offers free weekly or monthly email newsletters.
External links
- Official site
- Speech Notes by Ross Himona at the Launch of CommunityNet Aotearoa - "Whakataka te hau ki te uru ... "