Saturday March 7, 2020
News:
Medicinal cannabis hui: Māori seeking licences criticise high fees
The stigma around cannabis and the high licensing costs are barriers to getting whānau, hapū and iwi into the industry, say Māori applying for medicinal cannabis licenses.
A cultivation license is upwards of $8000 - which does not include the cost of setting up the operation
"When we were listening to the lady talk about just setting up your facility, already there's $100,000 cost involved so for Māori that's already a hinderance and how can we get over the transferring of those sorts of fees.
"I guess if we're to look at it from an iwi point of view, they would have that type of money, they're in that space coming through settlements."....
See full article HERE
Power Of The Pen Proves Downfall For Iwi
One of the larger Treaty of Waitangi claims will commence next week and a confederation of related iwi will present a raft of claims against the Crown and in particular state the Crown purchase of a significant part of the Manawatū was defective.
The confederation refer to the taking of certain lands as “pene raupatu” or confiscation by the pen. Sir Taihākurei contends most of Manawatū and Rangitīkei, some 320,000 acres was deceitfully acquired by government without the consent of the resident hapū of Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Kauwhata and the Reureu. So instead of land taken by armed conflict it was through the power of the pen.....
See full article HERE
"I guess if we're to look at it from an iwi point of view, they would have that type of money, they're in that space coming through settlements."....
See full article HERE
Power Of The Pen Proves Downfall For Iwi
One of the larger Treaty of Waitangi claims will commence next week and a confederation of related iwi will present a raft of claims against the Crown and in particular state the Crown purchase of a significant part of the Manawatū was defective.
The confederation refer to the taking of certain lands as “pene raupatu” or confiscation by the pen. Sir Taihākurei contends most of Manawatū and Rangitīkei, some 320,000 acres was deceitfully acquired by government without the consent of the resident hapū of Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Kauwhata and the Reureu. So instead of land taken by armed conflict it was through the power of the pen.....
See full article HERE
Shane Jones announces $1.18m to help Northland hapū and iwi restore whenua and moana
More than $1.18m of funding to help Northland hapū and iwi restore whenua and moana has been announced by Forestry Minister Shane Jones.
Te Waka Pūpuri Pūtea Trust has been granted $499,200 for its new Kahutia-a-Nuku Afforestation Hub to boost native tree planting on about 1000ha of land from northern Hokianga to Kaitaia; and $688,800 will go to the Integrated Kaipara Harbour Management Group, Te Uri o Hau/Ngāti Whātua, to plant native trees on land surrounding Kaipara Harbour.....
See full article HERE
Taranaki iwi and Ngati Tara hapu oppose the dumping of fishing vessels
DW New Zealand Limited is proposing to dump the fishing vessel Dong Won 701 potentially within the rohe / area of interest of Taranaki Iwi.
"Any decision to dump will set a dangerous precedent especially during a time when new decommissioning regulations are being created to prevent irreversible legacy issues. This is not genuine engagement and will give industry a worse reputation than it already has amongst our people."
"Fundamentally, Taranaki Iwi and the hapu of Ngati Tara are opposed to this activity," she says. Te Kahui o Taranaki Pou Taiao Puna Wano-Bryant says that the protection of our environment is a main focus for Taranaki Iwi.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
A Māori name is not offensive - racist reactions to them are
More than $1.18m of funding to help Northland hapū and iwi restore whenua and moana has been announced by Forestry Minister Shane Jones.
Te Waka Pūpuri Pūtea Trust has been granted $499,200 for its new Kahutia-a-Nuku Afforestation Hub to boost native tree planting on about 1000ha of land from northern Hokianga to Kaitaia; and $688,800 will go to the Integrated Kaipara Harbour Management Group, Te Uri o Hau/Ngāti Whātua, to plant native trees on land surrounding Kaipara Harbour.....
See full article HERE
Taranaki iwi and Ngati Tara hapu oppose the dumping of fishing vessels
DW New Zealand Limited is proposing to dump the fishing vessel Dong Won 701 potentially within the rohe / area of interest of Taranaki Iwi.
"Any decision to dump will set a dangerous precedent especially during a time when new decommissioning regulations are being created to prevent irreversible legacy issues. This is not genuine engagement and will give industry a worse reputation than it already has amongst our people."
"Fundamentally, Taranaki Iwi and the hapu of Ngati Tara are opposed to this activity," she says. Te Kahui o Taranaki Pou Taiao Puna Wano-Bryant says that the protection of our environment is a main focus for Taranaki Iwi.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
A Māori name is not offensive - racist reactions to them are
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Friday March 6, 2020
News:
Water rights: Māori Council seeks precedent-setting court judgementThe contentious fight for Māori water rights is ramping up a notch, as Māori groups prepare to take court action.
Māori Council executive director Matthew Tukaki said the council had decided it would take a case to the High Court next month......
See full article HERE
Foxton's $9 million wastewater revamp to be up and running within two years
"With work under way to move to land-based discharge in Foxton, we are now working with iwi and the community in Tokomaru to investigate and implement land-based wastewater discharge from the Tokomaru Wastewater Treatment Plant.".....
See full article HERE
Work commences on Taranaki Crossing
“DOC has worked very closely with iwi on development of this project, which is progressing well from an idea that came out of the region’s economic development strategy, Tapuae Roa,” Mr Hopkins says.
“This investment will protect and enhance the maunga to be a fantastic destination for walking in the outdoors, as well as giving locals, including iwi, opportunities to invest in tourism-related businesses and to support conservation efforts in the region.”
The project will also strengthen connections to the natural and cultural heritage of the maunga, enhance biodiversity and provide opportunities for local people, including iwi to express their kaitiakitanga of the mountain by sharing their stories.....
See full article HERE
Cultural rights at heart of appeal against $200m Mt Messenger bypass
Recognition of cultural rights continues to be the most debated issue in the ongoing saga of the $200m Mt Messenger bypass project.
Farmers Tony and Debbie Pascoe and the Poutama Kaitiaki Charitable Trust (Poutama) have launched a joint appeal against an interim Environment Court decision, and their main argument is that an error was made in not recognising them as tangata whenua, or kaitiaki (guardians), of their land.....
See full article HERE
Wilding pines threaten significant sites
An iconic area of the Waikato River under threat from wilding pines will be the site of a control project involving local iwi.
Orākei Kōrako was significant as the birthplace of the iwi, she said. "Our tupuna settled there because of the geothermal activity. So control is very significant to the iwi in a cultural sense."......
See full article HERE
Community wānanga at Marlborough's Kowhai Pā to discuss site significance
The significance of Marlborough's Kowhai Pā to iwi will be explained at a public wānanga on Saturday.
Members of Rangitāne o Wairau are threatening to occupy the site to protest what they believe are new grapevines planted over an archaeological site.
The group believe grapes planted are in a "red zone", set by Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, and owner Montford Corporation does not have permission to disturb the site.
The group will hold a gathering open to the public this Saturday, with speakers explaining why the site holds such significance.....
See full article HERE
Whenua Ora Tangata Ora Partnership Leads The Way Forward In Regenerative Agriculture
Whenua Ora Tangata Ora is a joint partnership between FOMA Innovation, the science and technology arm of the Federation of Māori Authorities (FOMA); Soil Connection, biological farming and soil health experts; and Toha, an environmental impact platform that recently launched Calm The Farm to support farmers to reduce their environmental and climate impacts while improving financial resilience.
“Transforming ‘industrial farming’ practices in Aotearoa through regenerative agriculture to reflect true kaitiakitanga (guardianship) is the way of the future,” says FOMA Innovation lead representative, Te Horipo Karaitiana......
See full article HERE
Coronavirus: Hongi restriction put in place at pōhiri in Wellington
Wellington mana whenua have temporarily stopped doing hongi at their pōhiri following the third confirmed case of Covid-19 in the country.
The hongi - or the pressing of noses to exchange breath - is an integral part of every pōhiri, but Te Rūnanga o Te Atiawa chairman Kura Moeahu said it would not be going ahead at pōhiri in Wellington.
"It's not a ban - the word taupāruru is to actually confine or restrict movement in a certain place ... it's commonsense about when coming into contact with people really.
"That's not stopping people from doing what they want to do if they choose to do that but from a tikanga Māori perspective it's the right thing to do.".....
See full article HERE
Thursday March 5, 2020
News:
Petition launched in support of Delaware Bay boat launch accessBoaties seeking continued access to a Nelson boat launch site are taking legal advice as they seek public support, and negotiate with the council.
The Māori Council is the latest to announce that it is mounting a case for Māori water rights in the High Court.
It comes after the Waitangi Tribunal recommended litigation to get a definitive answer over who owns water once and for all.
It comes after the Waitangi Tribunal recommended litigation to get a definitive answer over who owns water once and for all.
Māori Council executive director Matthew Tukaki said the council had decided it would take a case to the High Court next month......
See full article HERE
Foxton's $9 million wastewater revamp to be up and running within two years
"With work under way to move to land-based discharge in Foxton, we are now working with iwi and the community in Tokomaru to investigate and implement land-based wastewater discharge from the Tokomaru Wastewater Treatment Plant.".....
See full article HERE
Work commences on Taranaki Crossing
“DOC has worked very closely with iwi on development of this project, which is progressing well from an idea that came out of the region’s economic development strategy, Tapuae Roa,” Mr Hopkins says.
“This investment will protect and enhance the maunga to be a fantastic destination for walking in the outdoors, as well as giving locals, including iwi, opportunities to invest in tourism-related businesses and to support conservation efforts in the region.”
The project will also strengthen connections to the natural and cultural heritage of the maunga, enhance biodiversity and provide opportunities for local people, including iwi to express their kaitiakitanga of the mountain by sharing their stories.....
See full article HERE
Cultural rights at heart of appeal against $200m Mt Messenger bypass
Recognition of cultural rights continues to be the most debated issue in the ongoing saga of the $200m Mt Messenger bypass project.
Farmers Tony and Debbie Pascoe and the Poutama Kaitiaki Charitable Trust (Poutama) have launched a joint appeal against an interim Environment Court decision, and their main argument is that an error was made in not recognising them as tangata whenua, or kaitiaki (guardians), of their land.....
See full article HERE
Wilding pines threaten significant sites
An iconic area of the Waikato River under threat from wilding pines will be the site of a control project involving local iwi.
Orākei Kōrako was significant as the birthplace of the iwi, she said. "Our tupuna settled there because of the geothermal activity. So control is very significant to the iwi in a cultural sense."......
See full article HERE
Community wānanga at Marlborough's Kowhai Pā to discuss site significance
The significance of Marlborough's Kowhai Pā to iwi will be explained at a public wānanga on Saturday.
Members of Rangitāne o Wairau are threatening to occupy the site to protest what they believe are new grapevines planted over an archaeological site.
The group believe grapes planted are in a "red zone", set by Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, and owner Montford Corporation does not have permission to disturb the site.
The group will hold a gathering open to the public this Saturday, with speakers explaining why the site holds such significance.....
See full article HERE
Whenua Ora Tangata Ora Partnership Leads The Way Forward In Regenerative Agriculture
Whenua Ora Tangata Ora is a joint partnership between FOMA Innovation, the science and technology arm of the Federation of Māori Authorities (FOMA); Soil Connection, biological farming and soil health experts; and Toha, an environmental impact platform that recently launched Calm The Farm to support farmers to reduce their environmental and climate impacts while improving financial resilience.
“Transforming ‘industrial farming’ practices in Aotearoa through regenerative agriculture to reflect true kaitiakitanga (guardianship) is the way of the future,” says FOMA Innovation lead representative, Te Horipo Karaitiana......
See full article HERE
Coronavirus: Hongi restriction put in place at pōhiri in Wellington
Wellington mana whenua have temporarily stopped doing hongi at their pōhiri following the third confirmed case of Covid-19 in the country.
The hongi - or the pressing of noses to exchange breath - is an integral part of every pōhiri, but Te Rūnanga o Te Atiawa chairman Kura Moeahu said it would not be going ahead at pōhiri in Wellington.
"It's not a ban - the word taupāruru is to actually confine or restrict movement in a certain place ... it's commonsense about when coming into contact with people really.
"That's not stopping people from doing what they want to do if they choose to do that but from a tikanga Māori perspective it's the right thing to do.".....
See full article HERE
Thursday March 5, 2020
News:
Petition launched in support of Delaware Bay boat launch accessBoaties seeking continued access to a Nelson boat launch site are taking legal advice as they seek public support, and negotiate with the council.
However, the area is of high cultural significance to local iwi.
Ngāti Tama general manager Jaqui Ngawaka said Ngāti Tama ki Te Tauihu, whānau and hapū continue to advocate for the protection of Wakapuaka, including Delaware Bay and the estuary......
Ngāti Tama general manager Jaqui Ngawaka said Ngāti Tama ki Te Tauihu, whānau and hapū continue to advocate for the protection of Wakapuaka, including Delaware Bay and the estuary......
See full article HERE
Social media backlash for cultural appropriation sees New Zealand gin bottle label dropped
A New Zealand gin company has pulled one of its bottle labels after finding itself in a social media cultural appropriation battle.
Indiginous Gin, which is created in Kāpiti Coast, caused a stir with a social media post that included an image of its Reikorangi triple distilled dry gin, which has a Māori tattoo-inspired label.
Social media backlash on Tuesday night saw individuals attack the gin and its creators, Chris Charteris and Simon Wilson, labelling it cultural appropriation......
See full article HERE
Ric Kayne’d over road name consultation
Plans to name a new private subdivision at Te Arai after developer and golf course owner Ric Kayne’s three daughters have hit a stumbling block.
Rodney Local Board members voted to defer approval of the name Jemasa Lane – which comes from the first two letters of Mr Kayne’s daughters, Jenni, Maggie and Saree – after hearing no iwi consultation had been undertaken or, if it had, no evidence provided by Te Arai North Ltd......
See full article HERE
Funding for iwi radio stations under scrutiny
Te Māngai Pāho cannot increase funding to iwi radio without more money from the government, its chief executive has said, in response to criticism over the small amount of funding those stations receive.
National Party broadcasting spokesperson Melissa Lee asked that with RNZ and TVNZ "focusing more on reo", why hadn't the government given more money to iwi radio stations to serve fluent speakers......
See full article HERE
Armed police team criticism: They could inflame Māori community
Former police officer and National MP Chester Borrows, who chaired the Government's justice advisory group, has voiced concerns over the implementation of the new armed response teams.
"My concern about this is that it's sort of ramping it up and it's in certain communities where that response will be inevitable and that will lead to, not only more arming by police, but even more arming by criminals. So we'll see more police shot and probably more public shot by police."
Borrows said Māori were most targeted by police and the most confronting to them. He pointed to a justice report released last week by Advocacy Group Just Speak that highlighted the disproportionate targeting of Māori by police.....
See full article HERE
First Maori Committee Meeting Of The Triennium – New Chairs Announced
The Māori Committee includes both elected councillors and 12 representatives of four of the six Ngāti Kahungunu Taiwhenua / Executive in this region. The committee makes recommendations to the Regional Council on matters of relevance affecting Māori people of the region and helps fulfil the Māori consultative undertaking of Council, particularly with regard to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti O Waitangi).....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Amazing mahi in Te Tai Tonga
Wednesday March 4, 2020
News:
New Funding Pathway Launched For Kaupapa Māori Educational ResearchThe TLRI is funded by the New Zealand Government and administered by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER). Sheridan McKinley, NZCER’s Kaiwhakahaere Māori has overseen the development of the new kaupapa Māori funding pathway.
‘Whatua tū aka is an exciting new funding pathway that invites applications from researchers who want to work with kaiako, ākonga, whānau, hapū, iwi, and hapori to weave new knowledge.’ Ms McKinley said......
Social media backlash for cultural appropriation sees New Zealand gin bottle label dropped
A New Zealand gin company has pulled one of its bottle labels after finding itself in a social media cultural appropriation battle.
Indiginous Gin, which is created in Kāpiti Coast, caused a stir with a social media post that included an image of its Reikorangi triple distilled dry gin, which has a Māori tattoo-inspired label.
Social media backlash on Tuesday night saw individuals attack the gin and its creators, Chris Charteris and Simon Wilson, labelling it cultural appropriation......
See full article HERE
Ric Kayne’d over road name consultation
Plans to name a new private subdivision at Te Arai after developer and golf course owner Ric Kayne’s three daughters have hit a stumbling block.
Rodney Local Board members voted to defer approval of the name Jemasa Lane – which comes from the first two letters of Mr Kayne’s daughters, Jenni, Maggie and Saree – after hearing no iwi consultation had been undertaken or, if it had, no evidence provided by Te Arai North Ltd......
See full article HERE
Funding for iwi radio stations under scrutiny
Te Māngai Pāho cannot increase funding to iwi radio without more money from the government, its chief executive has said, in response to criticism over the small amount of funding those stations receive.
National Party broadcasting spokesperson Melissa Lee asked that with RNZ and TVNZ "focusing more on reo", why hadn't the government given more money to iwi radio stations to serve fluent speakers......
See full article HERE
Armed police team criticism: They could inflame Māori community
Former police officer and National MP Chester Borrows, who chaired the Government's justice advisory group, has voiced concerns over the implementation of the new armed response teams.
"My concern about this is that it's sort of ramping it up and it's in certain communities where that response will be inevitable and that will lead to, not only more arming by police, but even more arming by criminals. So we'll see more police shot and probably more public shot by police."
Borrows said Māori were most targeted by police and the most confronting to them. He pointed to a justice report released last week by Advocacy Group Just Speak that highlighted the disproportionate targeting of Māori by police.....
See full article HERE
First Maori Committee Meeting Of The Triennium – New Chairs Announced
The Māori Committee includes both elected councillors and 12 representatives of four of the six Ngāti Kahungunu Taiwhenua / Executive in this region. The committee makes recommendations to the Regional Council on matters of relevance affecting Māori people of the region and helps fulfil the Māori consultative undertaking of Council, particularly with regard to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti O Waitangi).....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Amazing mahi in Te Tai Tonga
Wednesday March 4, 2020
News:
New Funding Pathway Launched For Kaupapa Māori Educational ResearchThe TLRI is funded by the New Zealand Government and administered by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER). Sheridan McKinley, NZCER’s Kaiwhakahaere Māori has overseen the development of the new kaupapa Māori funding pathway.
‘Whatua tū aka is an exciting new funding pathway that invites applications from researchers who want to work with kaiako, ākonga, whānau, hapū, iwi, and hapori to weave new knowledge.’ Ms McKinley said......
See full article HERE
Anglicised Wellington street looks set to go back to te reo
The Māori chief who sold much of Wellington looks set to be immortalised in street signage.
Technically, Te Wharepouri has always had a Wellington street named after him.
But after a bamboozling series of Anglicisations it became Waripori St in Berhampore......
See full article HERE
Māori Party Welcomes New Life For Ihumātao
As new life arrives at Ihumātao with the birth of Pania Newton’s baby over the weekend and on the back of another dynamic candidate announcement for a resurgent Māori Party in Ikaroa-Rāwhiti, Māori Party president Che Wilson makes the party’s stance on Ihumātao emphatically clear. “In breach of the undertaking by the crown in the Treaty of Waitangi, this land was stolen. The nice term for this is confiscated.”.....
See full article HERE
Mokaraka Māori Women in Business Scholarship
A Scholarship of up to $15,000 to support Māori women enrolled at undergraduate level in the Business School.
The main purpose of the Scholarship is to support young Māori women studying at undergraduate level in the University of Auckland Business School.....
See full article HERE
Ōtangarei community celebrate completion of social housing units
The first kaupapa Māori transitional homes, opened today in Ōtangarei, will ensure the small but vibrant community can look after whānau most in need.
“Papakāinga reflects a whānau support system which means the kāinga are more than physical structures.
“The focus of this papakāinga is to provide whānau Māori, who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, with a setting where kaupapa Māori wrap-around-services will help them get back on their feet faster,” Minister Mahuta says........
See full article HERE
Housing likely element in Ihumatao fix
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says housing could still be in the mix in a solution to the stand-off at Ihumātao.
Mr Goff says Auckland Council has been involved in conversations with central government, the Kīngitanga and mana whenua, and options have now gone to cabinet.
"Government is getting close to having an agreement that will take us forward and I think all of us want to see a solution found that takes us beyond confrontation and into saying what's the best future outcome for this area in terms of respect for the land, which is one of the longest-settled areas in Tāmaki Makaurau, in respect to need for Māori housing which is pressing, to maintain the identity of Ihumātao as a special place rather than being swallowed up in a larger development, and the historic values particularly round Ōtuataua, the stonefields area, so all those things are in the mix," Mr Goff says......
See full article HERE
Tuesday March 3, 2020
News:
Maori Council Sends Blunt Message To Local Government - Hands Off Maori LandThe New Zealand Maori Council has warned the Far North District Council to keep its hand off Maori land in an ever deepening rift between Maori and Councils across the country. The Councils Executive Director Matthew Tukaki has called the Far Norths plan to apply to the District Court for the confiscation of land due to the non-payment of rates “nothing more than a land grab by modern day pirates”.
Tukaki has also reminded Local Government to keep their hands off Maori land while new legislation passes through the Parliament.
Tukaki will be writing to all mayors across the country telling them to reflect on the land seizures and will also warn them that the New Zealand Maori Council will not put up with it. He also indicated that at his next meeting with the Minister or Maori Development and Local Government, Nanaia Mahuta, he will continue to push the business case for an overhaul of the Local Government Act to stop such land grabs.....
Anglicised Wellington street looks set to go back to te reo
The Māori chief who sold much of Wellington looks set to be immortalised in street signage.
Technically, Te Wharepouri has always had a Wellington street named after him.
But after a bamboozling series of Anglicisations it became Waripori St in Berhampore......
See full article HERE
Māori Party Welcomes New Life For Ihumātao
As new life arrives at Ihumātao with the birth of Pania Newton’s baby over the weekend and on the back of another dynamic candidate announcement for a resurgent Māori Party in Ikaroa-Rāwhiti, Māori Party president Che Wilson makes the party’s stance on Ihumātao emphatically clear. “In breach of the undertaking by the crown in the Treaty of Waitangi, this land was stolen. The nice term for this is confiscated.”.....
See full article HERE
Mokaraka Māori Women in Business Scholarship
A Scholarship of up to $15,000 to support Māori women enrolled at undergraduate level in the Business School.
The main purpose of the Scholarship is to support young Māori women studying at undergraduate level in the University of Auckland Business School.....
See full article HERE
Ōtangarei community celebrate completion of social housing units
The first kaupapa Māori transitional homes, opened today in Ōtangarei, will ensure the small but vibrant community can look after whānau most in need.
“Papakāinga reflects a whānau support system which means the kāinga are more than physical structures.
“The focus of this papakāinga is to provide whānau Māori, who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, with a setting where kaupapa Māori wrap-around-services will help them get back on their feet faster,” Minister Mahuta says........
See full article HERE
Housing likely element in Ihumatao fix
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says housing could still be in the mix in a solution to the stand-off at Ihumātao.
Mr Goff says Auckland Council has been involved in conversations with central government, the Kīngitanga and mana whenua, and options have now gone to cabinet.
"Government is getting close to having an agreement that will take us forward and I think all of us want to see a solution found that takes us beyond confrontation and into saying what's the best future outcome for this area in terms of respect for the land, which is one of the longest-settled areas in Tāmaki Makaurau, in respect to need for Māori housing which is pressing, to maintain the identity of Ihumātao as a special place rather than being swallowed up in a larger development, and the historic values particularly round Ōtuataua, the stonefields area, so all those things are in the mix," Mr Goff says......
See full article HERE
Tuesday March 3, 2020
News:
Maori Council Sends Blunt Message To Local Government - Hands Off Maori LandThe New Zealand Maori Council has warned the Far North District Council to keep its hand off Maori land in an ever deepening rift between Maori and Councils across the country. The Councils Executive Director Matthew Tukaki has called the Far Norths plan to apply to the District Court for the confiscation of land due to the non-payment of rates “nothing more than a land grab by modern day pirates”.
Tukaki has also reminded Local Government to keep their hands off Maori land while new legislation passes through the Parliament.
Tukaki will be writing to all mayors across the country telling them to reflect on the land seizures and will also warn them that the New Zealand Maori Council will not put up with it. He also indicated that at his next meeting with the Minister or Maori Development and Local Government, Nanaia Mahuta, he will continue to push the business case for an overhaul of the Local Government Act to stop such land grabs.....
See full article HERE
'Every day I was beaten' - Māori women three times more likely to be killed by partner
Māori women are beaten and killed by their partners at the highest rates in New Zealand and they say they are at risk no matter what they do.
Research shows up to 80 percent of Māori women will experience family violence in their lifetime.
Māori women are three times more likely to be killed by a partner than non-Māori.
But as high profile cases of intimate partner death make the headlines in New Zealand and abroad, there is concern that women are being blamed for not ending the relationship.
"The system is poor - it's very poor and it does not help at all the way the system is designed," she said.
"And as it is a western system I would not expect any less... It is of utmost importance to try a different approach, try something new."....
See full article HERE
National significance of Ihumatao considered
Heritage New Zealand has upgraded the Ōtuataua Stonefields to its category 1 listing - and it could go higher.
Conversations with iwi are continuing.
"Because we want to look at this land not just being category 1. Perhaps it has other categories of significance we could align with it such as wāhi tapu, wāhi tūpuna or in fact under our current legislation 2014, the most significant is a national historic landmark, so we think it has a fantastic story of history and heritage," Mr Coleman says......
See full article HERE
Indigenous Collaboration Arrangement between New Zealand and Australia
Minister for Māori Development and Associate Minister for Trade and Export Growth Hon Nanaia Mahuta and Minister for Indigenous Australians, the Hon Ken Wyatt AM, MP signed a collaboration arrangement to deepen the trans-Tasman working relationship on indigenous issues.
It is believed to be the first standalone bilateral arrangement of its kind in the world and aims to promote economic, social and cultural advancement between New Zealand and Australia. The Indigenous Collaboration Arrangement recognises the ancestral and spiritual connections of indigenous peoples to traditional lands and waters and their unique contributions to our nations, cultures and economies........
See full article HERE
PGF finds formula to fund Opotiki harbour upgrade
The prospects for Te Whakatōhea’s offshore mussel farm have been boosted with the announcement of a $79 million central government investment in the Ōpōtiki harbour redevelopment.
Currently Te Whakatōhea’s mussel farm is serviced from Whakatane, but the upgraded port means the iwi can build processing facilities in Ōpōtiki......
See full article HERE
Mayors get tips on mentoring rangatahi Maori
The Mayors’ Taskforce for jobs is keen to extend a mentorship programme which pairs young Māori with mayors.
Along with Wellington City Council, it’s hosting a training workshop this week to give mayors participating in the Tuia programme tools and strategies to develop meaningful relationships with their selected rangatahi.
As well as working with their local mayor, the selected rangatahi attend five wānanga in different parts of the country to build networks.
This year 40 councils are expected to participate in the programme, which has been running since 2011......
See full article HERE
Monday March 2, 2020
News:
Tauranga growth may require rates rises, mayor warnsPowell said had rate rises been managed better over the last few years the city would not be in its current position.
He did not rule out rate rises or asset sales, but says they were just two options.
''We have two water plants which are extremely expensive, we have got an airport, there are a range of options we could look at. Personally - and I haven't talked to my colleagues about this, but my personal view is - I am not a fan of selling the family jewels.''
Ngāi Te Rangi is one of three iwi in Tauranga Moana and its chair Charlie Tawhiao said most people had seen the crisis coming as growth has far outstripped the city's ability to afford it.
''What presents as a problem for council presents as a potential opportunity for long-term infrastructure investors like iwi,'' he said.....
See full article HERE
Pūkenga Aotearoa one of five names shortlisted for new polytechnic merger
New Zealand's new mega-polytechnic is Pūkenga Aotearoa may opt for the same name used by a government education agency disestablished 17 years ago.
The country's 16 institutes of technology and polytechnics will merge on April 1. Public feedback will help decide what the new national organisation will be called.
Pūkenga Aotearoa has emerged as the preferred option and is similar to Skill New Zealand - Pūkenga Aotearoa – the Crown education and labour market entity dissolved in January 2003......
See full article HERE
Long-serving Timaru lawyer takes seat as a District Court judge
Long-serving Timaru lawyer Quentin Hix has taken his seat as a District Court judge.
Hix, who is of Māori descent, will start work on Monday at the Christchurch District Court, where he will be based.
However, the most important role in the past 10 years was representing Arowhenua in making connections with Ngāi Tahu, he said.
"It's been fantastic making connections and I will continue making connections so we can address that 5.7 figure."
O'Regan told the crowd there was an increasing recognition of traditional customs in the court system......
See full article HERE
Southland's Māori population increases by 3000
A previously stagnant Māori population is starting to rise again, according to census data.
According to Statistics New Zealand, the number of people who identified with Māori descent in Southland increased by more than 3000 between 2013 and 2018.
In 2006 13,233 people identified as being of Māori descent, in 2013 this was 13,977 and in 2018 it increased to 17,310.....
See full article HERE
Sunday March 1, 2020
News:
Iwi investment not maximising returns for members - report
Iwi are too reliant on investments in property and primary industries, restricting returns for their members, according to a new report.
The annual Iwi Investment Report by consulting firm TDB Advisory, showed the country's eight largest iwi with a collective $9 billion worth of assets, had weak growth in the 2019 year.
Six of the iwi reported lower returns, while only two, Ngāpuhi and Tūhoe, reported gains, albeit of less than 2 percent.
Ngāi Tahu, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei and Waikato-Tainui were invested in mostly property and primary industries, including fishing or forestry.
Ngāti Porou, Raukawa, and Tūhoe invested mostly in managed funds, while all of the iwi had taken steps to invest in public or private companies.....
See full article HERE
Government rejects pay parity for Māori nurses - NZNO
The government has ignored the Nurses Organisation's call to lift the wages of nurses working for Māori health providers to match those at DHBs, the union says.
Union president Kerri Nuku, who represented the Māori nurses claim in the Waitangi Tribunal's health inquiry, said there was a 25 percent pay disparity between nurses working for Māori health providers and nurses working at DHBs.
"The same skill is required to be a nurse across both sectors but they're getting paid differently," she said.....
See full article HERE
NZ On Air And Te Māngai Pāho Combine To Bring Māori Language Programmes To Prime Time
Six compelling new factual series are set to bring more te reo Māori into prime time, after securing over $3.6m funding through a NZ On Air / Te Māngai Pāho Māori Factual Co-Fund.
Made for a variety of audiences, the stories aim to engage individuals in an informative and inclusive way, using a range of levels of te reo to widen audience’s understanding of te ao Māori......
See full article HERE
Mayors Gather To Develop Rangatahi Mentoring Programme
A workshop to be held in Wellington next month aims to grow one of New Zealand’s most successful mentorship programmes, which has paired dozens of young Māori in one-on-one partnerships with local mayors.
The Tuia programme, in partnership with the Mayors Taskforce for Jobs (MTFJ) and the Wellington City Council are hosting a Mayoral Training Workshop on March 4, to help mayors participating in the Tuia programme enhance their mentoring relationship with rangatahi (young) Māori.....
See full article HERE
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'Every day I was beaten' - Māori women three times more likely to be killed by partner
Māori women are beaten and killed by their partners at the highest rates in New Zealand and they say they are at risk no matter what they do.
Research shows up to 80 percent of Māori women will experience family violence in their lifetime.
Māori women are three times more likely to be killed by a partner than non-Māori.
But as high profile cases of intimate partner death make the headlines in New Zealand and abroad, there is concern that women are being blamed for not ending the relationship.
"The system is poor - it's very poor and it does not help at all the way the system is designed," she said.
"And as it is a western system I would not expect any less... It is of utmost importance to try a different approach, try something new."....
See full article HERE
National significance of Ihumatao considered
Heritage New Zealand has upgraded the Ōtuataua Stonefields to its category 1 listing - and it could go higher.
Conversations with iwi are continuing.
"Because we want to look at this land not just being category 1. Perhaps it has other categories of significance we could align with it such as wāhi tapu, wāhi tūpuna or in fact under our current legislation 2014, the most significant is a national historic landmark, so we think it has a fantastic story of history and heritage," Mr Coleman says......
See full article HERE
Indigenous Collaboration Arrangement between New Zealand and Australia
Minister for Māori Development and Associate Minister for Trade and Export Growth Hon Nanaia Mahuta and Minister for Indigenous Australians, the Hon Ken Wyatt AM, MP signed a collaboration arrangement to deepen the trans-Tasman working relationship on indigenous issues.
It is believed to be the first standalone bilateral arrangement of its kind in the world and aims to promote economic, social and cultural advancement between New Zealand and Australia. The Indigenous Collaboration Arrangement recognises the ancestral and spiritual connections of indigenous peoples to traditional lands and waters and their unique contributions to our nations, cultures and economies........
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PGF finds formula to fund Opotiki harbour upgrade
The prospects for Te Whakatōhea’s offshore mussel farm have been boosted with the announcement of a $79 million central government investment in the Ōpōtiki harbour redevelopment.
Currently Te Whakatōhea’s mussel farm is serviced from Whakatane, but the upgraded port means the iwi can build processing facilities in Ōpōtiki......
See full article HERE
Mayors get tips on mentoring rangatahi Maori
The Mayors’ Taskforce for jobs is keen to extend a mentorship programme which pairs young Māori with mayors.
Along with Wellington City Council, it’s hosting a training workshop this week to give mayors participating in the Tuia programme tools and strategies to develop meaningful relationships with their selected rangatahi.
As well as working with their local mayor, the selected rangatahi attend five wānanga in different parts of the country to build networks.
This year 40 councils are expected to participate in the programme, which has been running since 2011......
See full article HERE
Monday March 2, 2020
News:
Tauranga growth may require rates rises, mayor warnsPowell said had rate rises been managed better over the last few years the city would not be in its current position.
He did not rule out rate rises or asset sales, but says they were just two options.
''We have two water plants which are extremely expensive, we have got an airport, there are a range of options we could look at. Personally - and I haven't talked to my colleagues about this, but my personal view is - I am not a fan of selling the family jewels.''
Ngāi Te Rangi is one of three iwi in Tauranga Moana and its chair Charlie Tawhiao said most people had seen the crisis coming as growth has far outstripped the city's ability to afford it.
''What presents as a problem for council presents as a potential opportunity for long-term infrastructure investors like iwi,'' he said.....
See full article HERE
Pūkenga Aotearoa one of five names shortlisted for new polytechnic merger
New Zealand's new mega-polytechnic is Pūkenga Aotearoa may opt for the same name used by a government education agency disestablished 17 years ago.
The country's 16 institutes of technology and polytechnics will merge on April 1. Public feedback will help decide what the new national organisation will be called.
Pūkenga Aotearoa has emerged as the preferred option and is similar to Skill New Zealand - Pūkenga Aotearoa – the Crown education and labour market entity dissolved in January 2003......
See full article HERE
Long-serving Timaru lawyer takes seat as a District Court judge
Long-serving Timaru lawyer Quentin Hix has taken his seat as a District Court judge.
Hix, who is of Māori descent, will start work on Monday at the Christchurch District Court, where he will be based.
However, the most important role in the past 10 years was representing Arowhenua in making connections with Ngāi Tahu, he said.
"It's been fantastic making connections and I will continue making connections so we can address that 5.7 figure."
O'Regan told the crowd there was an increasing recognition of traditional customs in the court system......
See full article HERE
Southland's Māori population increases by 3000
A previously stagnant Māori population is starting to rise again, according to census data.
According to Statistics New Zealand, the number of people who identified with Māori descent in Southland increased by more than 3000 between 2013 and 2018.
In 2006 13,233 people identified as being of Māori descent, in 2013 this was 13,977 and in 2018 it increased to 17,310.....
See full article HERE
Sunday March 1, 2020
Iwi investment not maximising returns for members - report
Iwi are too reliant on investments in property and primary industries, restricting returns for their members, according to a new report.
The annual Iwi Investment Report by consulting firm TDB Advisory, showed the country's eight largest iwi with a collective $9 billion worth of assets, had weak growth in the 2019 year.
Six of the iwi reported lower returns, while only two, Ngāpuhi and Tūhoe, reported gains, albeit of less than 2 percent.
Ngāi Tahu, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei and Waikato-Tainui were invested in mostly property and primary industries, including fishing or forestry.
Ngāti Porou, Raukawa, and Tūhoe invested mostly in managed funds, while all of the iwi had taken steps to invest in public or private companies.....
See full article HERE
Government rejects pay parity for Māori nurses - NZNO
The government has ignored the Nurses Organisation's call to lift the wages of nurses working for Māori health providers to match those at DHBs, the union says.
Union president Kerri Nuku, who represented the Māori nurses claim in the Waitangi Tribunal's health inquiry, said there was a 25 percent pay disparity between nurses working for Māori health providers and nurses working at DHBs.
"The same skill is required to be a nurse across both sectors but they're getting paid differently," she said.....
See full article HERE
NZ On Air And Te Māngai Pāho Combine To Bring Māori Language Programmes To Prime Time
Six compelling new factual series are set to bring more te reo Māori into prime time, after securing over $3.6m funding through a NZ On Air / Te Māngai Pāho Māori Factual Co-Fund.
Made for a variety of audiences, the stories aim to engage individuals in an informative and inclusive way, using a range of levels of te reo to widen audience’s understanding of te ao Māori......
See full article HERE
Mayors Gather To Develop Rangatahi Mentoring Programme
A workshop to be held in Wellington next month aims to grow one of New Zealand’s most successful mentorship programmes, which has paired dozens of young Māori in one-on-one partnerships with local mayors.
The Tuia programme, in partnership with the Mayors Taskforce for Jobs (MTFJ) and the Wellington City Council are hosting a Mayoral Training Workshop on March 4, to help mayors participating in the Tuia programme enhance their mentoring relationship with rangatahi (young) Māori.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Ryan Bridge: Are police racist or is the data wrong?
Propaganda:
Ihumātao’s heritage listing win - what does it mean?
Breakfast presenter Hayley Holt breaks down in tears after powerful report on police mistreatment of Māori
For the month of February 'Breaking Views updates' recorded 55 articles on race relations published in media across the country, with 41 promoting Maori sovereignty and 14 reflecting an equal rights perspective.
This Breaking Views Update monitors race relations in the media on a weekly basis. A summary of new material being added is emailed out during the week - to subscribe (or unsubscribe) to the mailout, please use the form at the top of the Breaking Views sidebar. If you would like to send Letters to the Editor in response to any of these articles, most media addresses can be found HERE.
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