OUR COMMUNITY
Baika ko riai n atai imwain rokom ke inanon am tai n tiku iaon Nu Tiran
Koa tibwa roko iaon Nu Tiran? Ko nang maeka ke ko bon roko ni kawariia am koraki? Nu Tiran bon te aba ae kaokoro ma Kiribati, te katei te aroaro ao a bati riki. Kain Kiribati a tabe ngkai n rinanon aekan katein maeuia kain te aba aio. Nu Tiran bon abaia kain Maori, ao anne are e kinaaki n te boraraoi ae Treaty of Waitangi. Moan te kakawaki bwa kona karekea moa buokam mai irouia am koraki ke raraom iaon itera aikai, te onaoraki, te reirei, te immigration, te tangomwane, karekean am IRD, am insurance, ao te hire purchase.
E kaokoro naba naba tein aia tii (accent) kain Nu Tiran. E kakawaki bwa kona buokaki iaon itera aikai, kakaean te tabo ae kona maeka iai ma am utu, te reirei are a na reirei iai am ataei. N angiin te tai ao ngaira ake tia kaman roko ti rawa ni kaotii kangaanga ake tia tia n aitara ma ngaai. Ngkana ko bon tangiria ni karekei kamataata iaon itera aikai ma buokam, ao waekoa reitaki nakon Pacific Micronesian Foundation bwa e na kaotii taabo ake a kona n reke mai iai buokam.
Uringnga are akea te kamaama n te titiraki ni kan oota, e raoiroi riki nakon ae kona kana uakakana imwiina.
a. Inaomatan te tia kabonganai bwaai (products) ke ibuobuoki (services).
Baika ko riai n ataia ibukia aomata ake a kawariko ian am auti ni kabonako aia kako ke ibuobuoki.
Iai te tua ae The Door to Door Sales Act are e tararuai kabobwai imatam am mataroa. Aio are e irekereke ma kawarakim irouia tenaan salesmen, ke aomata ake a kawari auti ni kaboinako aia bwai (products) ke aia mwakuri (services).
Tai maama n tuanga te aomata anne are kona iangoia moa, tai tiainaa te contract ane anganiko, reitaki ma aobitin te Consumers iaon 04 474 2750 ke 0508 627 774)
Te tua ae te Door to Door Sales Act e tii mwakuri ngkana e bon kawariko te aomata ian am auti, ke e tareboniiko ke iai te reta ke te katanoata ae nikiraki n am meeri (mail box). Ibukin rongorongona ae bwanin ko kona n noora aia website, http://www.consumeraffairs.govt.nz, ke email nakon office_pmf@yahoo.co.nz bwa tina buokiko iai.
Uringnga naba are iai te tua ae te Consumers Protection Act are e kataniia taan kabonganai bwaai (products) ke ibuobuoki (services). Tai mwaninga ni karekea moa buokam ma kaotaakim imwain ae ko tiaina te contract ke te boraraoi.
Tera te ‘spam’ ao Nna kanga n ataia?
Te spam bon te taeka are e kabonganaaki ibukin waaki ni kamwaneia aomata bwa a na a boobai ke n anga nambwan aia bank account. N angin te tai ao a kona n roko iroum messages iaon am mobile, am email ke am meeri bwaki (mail box) ao ko bon aki tuatua bwa a na karokoaki.
Akanne bon tenaan spam are a na anai nano, ke ni kamwaneia aomata bwa a na anga aia bank account, credit card.
A kona naba ni korakora aia urubwai nakon am computer. E katautaua te aobiti are e tararuai mwakuri ni kamwane (spam) bwa e nakon 120 te billion mwaitin ‘spam’ ake a kanakoaki ni katoa bong.
Tai mwaamwane n te spam kee? Ibukin te kan oota riki ao reitaki ma aobitin Anti-Spam Compliance Unit (04) 495 7200 ke noora aia website http://www.dia.govt.nz/Services-Anti-Spam-Index
b. Kiribati community in New Zealand
There are approximately 4,000 i-Kiribati now living in New Zealand and call it their home. The majority live in Auckland then in Hamilton, Wellington, Te Puke and Hastings, and Wellington with a few in the South Islands. There are seven Kiribati community groups, Kiribati Rodney Community, Kiribati Waitakere Association, Auckland Kiribati Community Society, Marewen Kiribati Cultural Club and Maurin Kiribati Community. Two in Hamilton, Kiribati Waikato Association, Kiribati Kirikiriroa Cultural Club, Pay of Plenty and Ueen Kiribati in Wellington.
There is a national body called New Zealand Kiribati National Council which is the head of the Kiribati community groups in New Zealand. The council consists of three councillors elected by their community. The councillors elected among themselves a President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. Current President of the council is Nikaro Baua from Kiribati Rodney Community Inc.
There are two major church groups, NZ Kiribati Protestant Church, and the Kiribati Catholic group with a few others belonging to SDA, LDS and Bahaii. New Zealand has a scheme called Pacific Access Category that accepts 75 Kiribati families every year to migrate, work and live permanently in New Zealand. Please email office_pmf@yahoo.co.nz should you want to get in touch with any Kiribati community in New Zealand.
c. Community events and stories
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