Thursday January 14, 2021
News:
Taranaki mayoral forum goes in to bat for Māori ward law change
Taranaki’s three mayors and the chair of the regional council have written to the prime minister calling for a change to the law around Māori wards.
A letter from the Taranaki Mayoral Forum to Jacinda Ardern and Minister of Local Government Nanaia Mahuta calls for changing the Local Amendment Act to remove the clauses that allow a poll to overturn a council’s decision to establish a Māori ward.
“We are deeply concerned that the current legislation represents a barrier to progress in Aotearoa’s cultural evolution,” the letter, signed by New Plymouth mayor Neil Holdom, South Taranaki mayor and forum chair Phil Nixon, Stratford mayor Neil Volzke and Taranaki Regional Council chair David MacLeod, states......
See full article HERE
Hinemanu fights Taihape settlement
Members of a Taihape area iwi are threatening a hikoi on parliament because of fears their claims are slipping through the cracks of the treaty settlement process.
Spokesperson Jordan Winiata says Ngāti Hinemanu has tried for three years to meet with ministers to address their concerns about being included in the Taihape-Mōkai Pātea Settlement......
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Hobson's Pledge flyers opposing Māori wards in Gisborne 'undermining democracy'
Clive Bibby, who has signed the petition but was not involved in circulating flyers, said there was "no secret" about what they wanted to achieve.
"We want to get this decision by the council overturned and we are using our democratic rights, which may not last for that long if the Government has its way, to follow the process," he said.
Bibby was concerned about the lack of information around the structure of an electoral system which included Māori wards, and wanted questions answered about the future of rural wards and the number of Māori wards.......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Nothing democratic about race-based wards — Don Brash
Propaganda:
How the Waitangi Tribunal Has Helped New Zealand Confront Its Troubled History
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Hinemanu fights Taihape settlement
Members of a Taihape area iwi are threatening a hikoi on parliament because of fears their claims are slipping through the cracks of the treaty settlement process.
Spokesperson Jordan Winiata says Ngāti Hinemanu has tried for three years to meet with ministers to address their concerns about being included in the Taihape-Mōkai Pātea Settlement......
See full article HERE
Hobson's Pledge flyers opposing Māori wards in Gisborne 'undermining democracy'
Clive Bibby, who has signed the petition but was not involved in circulating flyers, said there was "no secret" about what they wanted to achieve.
"We want to get this decision by the council overturned and we are using our democratic rights, which may not last for that long if the Government has its way, to follow the process," he said.
Bibby was concerned about the lack of information around the structure of an electoral system which included Māori wards, and wanted questions answered about the future of rural wards and the number of Māori wards.......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Nothing democratic about race-based wards — Don Brash
Propaganda:
How the Waitangi Tribunal Has Helped New Zealand Confront Its Troubled History
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Wednesday January 13, 2021
News:
Maori guide to counter cut and paste culture
A Māori cultural brand advisor is warning firms they could face ruin if they misuse or misappropriate Māori words, images or culture - and he’s put together a guide to help them avoid costly mistakes.
Karaitiana Taiuru says often mistakes are made because people don’t know who to talk to, or they don’t realise how words or images can cause offence when put in the wrong context.
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Pharmac's lack of Māori staff 'appalling', 'unacceptable on every level'
Just three of Pharmac’s 130 staff members identified as Māori last year, despite the country’s drug-buying agency vowing to prioritise Māori leadership and uphold the Treaty of Waitangi as a way to ensure better health outcomes for Māori.
There were more staff members who identified their whakapapa as ‘British/Irish’ and Chinese – five staff members apiece – than Māori, according to the agency’s annual report.......
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Strict conditions for controverisal guide's likely return to Taranaki Maunga
A controversial Taranaki mountain climber who has scaled the maunga more than 1800 times is on the verge of returning to guiding clients in the park he has been involved in for a lifetime.
But the Department of Conservation (DOC) said following feedback from iwi during consultation on Ian McAlpine’s application, his concession would be just two years instead of the 10 he asked for, and he would have restrictions on where he could operate.
In the past McAlpine, 70, has been criticised by iwi for ignoring the cultural values and protocols of the maunga.
For his part, McAlpine said that while he respects Māori culture he would rather tell his clients “real” stories about the mountain, not the “cultural myths”......
See full article HERE
Pharmac's lack of Māori staff 'appalling', 'unacceptable on every level'
Just three of Pharmac’s 130 staff members identified as Māori last year, despite the country’s drug-buying agency vowing to prioritise Māori leadership and uphold the Treaty of Waitangi as a way to ensure better health outcomes for Māori.
There were more staff members who identified their whakapapa as ‘British/Irish’ and Chinese – five staff members apiece – than Māori, according to the agency’s annual report.......
See full article HERE
Strict conditions for controverisal guide's likely return to Taranaki Maunga
A controversial Taranaki mountain climber who has scaled the maunga more than 1800 times is on the verge of returning to guiding clients in the park he has been involved in for a lifetime.
But the Department of Conservation (DOC) said following feedback from iwi during consultation on Ian McAlpine’s application, his concession would be just two years instead of the 10 he asked for, and he would have restrictions on where he could operate.
In the past McAlpine, 70, has been criticised by iwi for ignoring the cultural values and protocols of the maunga.
For his part, McAlpine said that while he respects Māori culture he would rather tell his clients “real” stories about the mountain, not the “cultural myths”......
See full article HERE
https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/29347/for-maori-new-zealand-s-waitangi-tribunal-has-aided-reconciliation
Tuesday January 12, 2021
News:
Skills and wellbeing programme for Ōtaki rangatahi receives funding
A two-year pilot programme with a strong focus on Ōtaki rangatahi aged between 15-24 has received $995,000 from the He Poutama Rangatahi initiative, a fund managed by the Provincial Development Unit.
Minister for Social Development and Employment Carmel Sepuloni announced the Council-led Te Hunga Rangatahi pilot programme will receive the funding to support youth who are most at risk of long-term unemployment and who are not in education, employment or training (NEET), including those transitioning from school that are needing extra support......
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Maori courses target teachers
School staff will be able to register for free te reo Maori lessons as part of a new Ministry of Education programme this year.
The Ministry's Te Ahu o Te Reo Māori programme offers lessons for all competency levels and is open to staff working in early childhood education to college.
The 120-hour programme will be delivered online and at weekly classes at wānanga (public education institutions) or noho marae.......
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Ruapekapeka remembrance brings vision for future
Maori courses target teachers
School staff will be able to register for free te reo Maori lessons as part of a new Ministry of Education programme this year.
The Ministry's Te Ahu o Te Reo Māori programme offers lessons for all competency levels and is open to staff working in early childhood education to college.
The 120-hour programme will be delivered online and at weekly classes at wānanga (public education institutions) or noho marae.......
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Ruapekapeka remembrance brings vision for future
Sunday January 10, 2021
News:
Call for reform of the Public Works Act“ a cessation to the open theft of land: National Maori Authority
Call for reform of the Public Works Act - a cessation to the open theft of land: National Maori Authority
News:
Call for reform of the Public Works Act“ a cessation to the open theft of land: National Maori Authority
Call for reform of the Public Works Act - a cessation to the open theft of land: National Maori Authority
Tukaki has also called for the immediate appointment of a joint Maori Land Commissioner at Land Information New Zealand where he has questioned if the organisation properly understands Maori rights and interests and are abiding by the Principle of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Tukaki has not ruled out the National Maori Authority taking a significant claim to the Waitangi Tribunal and even considering contesting some cases in other Courts.......
See full article HERE
New Zealand challenged by Māori academics to decolonise its legal training
Before Pākehā law, there was Māori law. So, as an act of decolonisation and cultural redress, shouldn’t the law schools of Aotearoa New Zealand be teaching both?
Prominent Māori figures, like former chair of the Waitangi Tribunal Justice Joe Williams, have argued that Kupe’s law ruled before Cook’s law. And in a 2013 speech, Williams said righting the Treaty wrongs ought to include recognising this fact.
New Zealand should be working towards a “Lex Aotearoa” – an alignment of the two traditions within a new fully bicultural justice system.......
See full article HERE
Maunga name restoration raises issue for other users of Egmont
Taranaki’s mountain is now known only as Taranaki Maunga, and the national park as Te Papakura o Taranaki (which translates as ‘a place to learn and a place for recreation’), following an agreement reached in December 2019 between Ngā Iwi o Taranaki and the Crown as a result of Treaty of Waitangi negotiations.
Removing Egmont from business and place names will be a further step in the process of restoring the maunga’s correct name, says Te Ao Māori advocate Puna Wano-Bryant, who has whakapapa links to Te Ātiawa, Taranaki and Ngāti Awa.
It is a moral issue, she said.....
See full article HERE
The mana of Ngāti Waewae: Gaining representation for Māori
Gaining representation for Māori was not an easy task – for Francois Tumahai it took perseverance and standing up to racism.
He has been campaigning the Government for a legal framework to allow the representatives to have full voting rights. At the moment, they can vote at council committees but not at full council meetings.
Francois Tumahai says the next step is to get voting rights, but just getting around the table is a giant leap forward when it comes to local government representation for Māori.
He has been campaigning the Government for a legal framework to allow the representatives to have full voting rights. At the moment, they can vote at council committees but not at full council meetings.
Francois Tumahai says the next step is to get voting rights, but just getting around the table is a giant leap forward when it comes to local government representation for Māori.......
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Democracy and the petition to challenge New Plymouth's Māori ward decision
New Zealand challenged by Māori academics to decolonise its legal training
Before Pākehā law, there was Māori law. So, as an act of decolonisation and cultural redress, shouldn’t the law schools of Aotearoa New Zealand be teaching both?
Prominent Māori figures, like former chair of the Waitangi Tribunal Justice Joe Williams, have argued that Kupe’s law ruled before Cook’s law. And in a 2013 speech, Williams said righting the Treaty wrongs ought to include recognising this fact.
New Zealand should be working towards a “Lex Aotearoa” – an alignment of the two traditions within a new fully bicultural justice system.......
See full article HERE
Maunga name restoration raises issue for other users of Egmont
Taranaki’s mountain is now known only as Taranaki Maunga, and the national park as Te Papakura o Taranaki (which translates as ‘a place to learn and a place for recreation’), following an agreement reached in December 2019 between Ngā Iwi o Taranaki and the Crown as a result of Treaty of Waitangi negotiations.
Removing Egmont from business and place names will be a further step in the process of restoring the maunga’s correct name, says Te Ao Māori advocate Puna Wano-Bryant, who has whakapapa links to Te Ātiawa, Taranaki and Ngāti Awa.
It is a moral issue, she said.....
See full article HERE
The mana of Ngāti Waewae: Gaining representation for Māori
Gaining representation for Māori was not an easy task – for Francois Tumahai it took perseverance and standing up to racism.
He has been campaigning the Government for a legal framework to allow the representatives to have full voting rights. At the moment, they can vote at council committees but not at full council meetings.
Francois Tumahai says the next step is to get voting rights, but just getting around the table is a giant leap forward when it comes to local government representation for Māori.
He has been campaigning the Government for a legal framework to allow the representatives to have full voting rights. At the moment, they can vote at council committees but not at full council meetings.
Francois Tumahai says the next step is to get voting rights, but just getting around the table is a giant leap forward when it comes to local government representation for Māori.......
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Democracy and the petition to challenge New Plymouth's Māori ward decision
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1 comment:
The myth of 'partnership' continues to \bedevil the country and gets worse. It's quite amazing that a concept which is total lie has developed really just in the last 40 or so years.
Along with blatant lies about our history it has become one of the products of having separate racially based education systems. Not only are the Maori children involved in these system handicapped in almost everyway they are being fed such propaganda paid for by the State and funded by ordinary taxpayers who in many cases are entirely ignorant ow what is happening.
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