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Friday, April 1, 2022

Breaking Views Update: Week of 27.3.22







Friday April 1, 2022 

News:
Ahipara landowner to sell Moringai section as occupation clocks up six months

Six months after an occupation began at a waterfront property in Ahipara, the owner says he has no choice but to try to sell the land.

But the occupiers say they aren't going anywhere......(NZ Herald paywall)
See full article HERE

Taranaki's last historical Treaty claim is settled, with apology to Ngāti Maru
Ngāti Maru, which was the last of the eight iwi of Taranaki to settle its historical grievances with the Crown, had its hardship recognised by Parliament on Tuesday.

The settlement offered Ngāti Maru redress to the value of $30 million, and the right to purchase 36 properties in its rohe. The iwi will also have some land returned from the Crown, mostly centred in Tarata Village......
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Kelvin Davis wants 60,000 Māori students in Māori schools by 2040
Davis also discussed how the by-Māori, for-Māori strategy worked for rangatahi, saying “if we had more parents sending their children off to kaupapa Māori education, knowing that kaupapa Maori education achieves more for our Māori children than in mainstream schools, then we would be In a lot better situation".

“We only have 9% of tamariki Māori in kura kaupapa or Māori medium learning at the moment and I want to increase that to 30% by 2040. That’s currently 20,000 Māori students increased to 60,000.".......>
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Whakapapa reflected in new Whakarongo School playground
Whakapapa is the concept behind a new Māori village playground that opened at Whakarongo School on Thursday morning.

Designed to incorporate Manawatū iwi Rangitāne genealogy, elements of the Māori village represent the awa (Manawatū River) maunga (Tararua Range) and waka (Kurahaupō canoe)......
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National policy negates Māori heath future
The National Party vow to scrap the Māori Health Authority has alarmed its interim co-chair.

Party leader Christopher Luxon’s outburst comes as he faces competition on the right from ACT’s David Seymour, who is mounting a full-throated campaign against co-governance.

Tipa Mahuta says it’s disappointing to see the health of Māori put on the ballot in such a negative way, especially when the case for change was made so clearly by the Waitangi Tribunal.......
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'A bit of an impasse': Ngāi Tahu expresses concern about Christchurch council joining three waters 'splinter group'
Tension continues to mount between Ngāi Tahu and three of the South Island’s biggest councils about their involvement with a three waters-related “splinter group”, with one Christchurch City councillor describing the situation as “a bit of an impasse”.

Ngāi Tahu has expressed concern to the Christchurch City Council about the council’s decision in December to join the group, Communities 4 Local Democracy He hapori mo te Manapori (C4LD).......
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‘Racist’ Three Waters rhetoric damages council-iwi relations
A first, fragile attempt at Māori co-governance is tearing apart, as Ngāi Tahu threatens to walk away from its partnership with three of the South Island's biggest councils......
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Deep South National Science Challenge to fund 14 kaupapa Māori climate adaptation research projects
Climate adaptation research in Aotearoa is set to be invigorated by an unprecedented 14 research projects led by Māori, for Māori. These highly localised projects, made up of multidisciplinary teams including tohunga and kairangahau, will investigate climate impacts and responses and shine a light on indigenous leadership through the urgent challenges of the climate crisis......
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He Tohu Huarahi Māori bilingual traffic signs programme
Waka Kotahi wants to contribute to having te reo Māori seen, heard and spoken wherever possible to continue the revitalisation of the language.

Alongside our partners Te Mātāwai and Local Government we are working to enable the use of bilingual traffic signs, to ensure safe and consistent use across state highways and local roads.

This project is also looking at ways to enable the use of te reo Māori and te āo Māori icons and symbols on traffic signage.......
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Articles:
Graham Adams: The no-go areas that are killing mainstream media

Point of Order: The PM urges sophistication in our thinking about democracy – to make it gel with co-governance (and unelected councillors)

Propaganda:
Why is our desire for self-governance viewed as separatism? 

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Thursday March 31, 2022 

News: 
Transmission Gully named after chief of Battle Hill fame. Who was Te Rangihaeata? 
The Ngāti Toa iwi is probably best known historically for Te Rauparaha​, the fierce tribal leader and the composer of Ka Mate. But his nephew Te Rangihaeata​ is enjoying some time in the limelight, thanks to having a new road named in his honour.

The $1.25 billion, 27km stretch of new road out of Wellington – previously dubbed Transmission Gully due to the power lines that run through the area – was named “Te Ara Nui o Te Rangihaeata” by Ngāti Toa on Wednesday morning, as the road was officially opened. It means “the big road of Te Rangihaeata.”.....
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South Taranaki wards approved despite not fitting the official requirements
The Local Government Commission has approved the wards set by South Taranaki District Council for this year's election, despite four of them not fitting the official requirements.

Taranaki Coastal ward and Te Tai Tonga (the eastern Māori ward) will be underrepresented with more voters per councillor than the law recommends.

The Pātea ward and Te Kūrae (the western Māori ward) will be overrepresented with fewer voters per councillor......
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Tūpuna Maunga Authority decides to appeal Court of Appeal decision
The Tūpuna Maunga Authority has sought leave to appeal to the Supreme Court to appeal the decision of the Court of Appeal in Norman v Tūpuna Maunga

He also says, “It is vital for the Authority to have a decision from the highest court in the land to provide clarity surrounding its co-governance decision-making powers to manage the Tūpuna Maunga. This is the first time that the courts have been able to consider the powers of a co-governance entity created through a Te Tiriti o Waitangi settlement.”....
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Three Waters Co-governance Should Be Shelved Until Co-governance Consultation Completed
If the Government’s consultation on co-governance was genuine, Three Waters would be put on ice until it’s completed, says the Taxpayers’ Union.

“You can’t have a consultation on co-governance while at the same time implementing co-governance over a core function of municipal government,” says Jordan Williams, a spokesperson for the Union.

“One of the key flaws in the proposed Three Waters model is the total lack of safeguards against rent seeking by tangata whenua. Indeed, it appears that the scheme is being set up to allow expensive water royalties and other financial ‘support’ to iwi groups – something the Minister would not deny when I asked her about this on our Taxpayer Talk podcast.”......
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Mahuta Admits Māori Have Not Expressed Interest In Three Waters Assets
”Nanaia Mahuta has admitted under questioning from the ACT Party that there is no need for co-governance around Three Waters,” says ACT Local Government and Environment spokesperson Simon Court.

“I asked Mahuta using Written Parliamentary Questions “does the Minister believe that Māori have rights and interests in Three Waters assets built after 1840, and if so, why?

“Her response was “To my knowledge Māori have not expressed rights and interests in three waters assets over and above those as ratepayers within their respective communities of interest.”

”With that, whatever rationale there was for putting a co-governance model front and centre of the water reforms has been flushed down the drain and she should drop her pretence that Māori co-governance needs to be part of a Three Waters reform programme.....
See full article HERE

Articles:
Tribal Control of Health – by Dr Muriel Newman.

Fact Check: Māori health claims in the Healthy Futures Bill – Dr Lawrie Knight. 

Wednesday March 30, 2022 

News: 
New DIA Executive Director to focus on working with iwi and Māori 
Maria Nepia (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Rākaipaaka) has today been announced as acting Executive Director, Three Waters Iwi/Māori at Te Tari Taiwhenua Department of Internal Affairs.

Michael Lovett, Deputy Chief Executive, says that this new position signals the role iwi/Māori will play in the Three Waters programme and across the Local Government system......
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Iwi seeks input into NZ history curriculum
A central North Island iwi leader says hapū want their own authentic stories taught in the Aotearoa New Zealand histories curriculum.

Ngāti Tūwharetoa rangatira Te Ngaehe Wanikau said the iwi wanted to ensure that tribal history taught in schools throughout the country told the full story and made sense to the people it involved....
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Three waters: Iwi engagement 'severely lacking', mayor says
South Wairarapa mayor Alex Beijen says the government's consultation and engagement with local iwi regarding three waters reforms has been "severely lacking".

But the government department leading the reforms has rebutted this and says it is committed to even more engagement with mana whenua as reforms progress.....
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ACT's David Seymour explains why he wants Māori co-governance referendum
ACT leader David Seymour says he wants a referendum on Māori co-governance to help align the meaning of the Treaty of Waitangi's principles since it has changed from a guarantee of property rights and a commitment to right past wrongs to something that "pervades all aspects of public life between two ethnicities".

But what is important is when it comes to the boards of Crown researchers, the boards of state-owned enterprises, the management of Three Waters and healthcare.

"Those were things that did not exist in 1840, so by insisting on co-governance for those, the current Government is moving to a whole new paradigm.".....
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National's Christopher Luxon commits to scrapping Māori Health Authority, but no need for referendum on co-governance
National leader Christopher Luxon is committed to scrapping the new Māori Health Authority, but sees no need for a referendum on co-governance - a bottom line for ACT.....
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Act Party - rewrites Te Tiriti interpretation
But despite a referendum which would test Māori co-governance support, Act's leader said a number of current co-governance arrangements could stay under the new law, including Waikato, Ngāi Tahu, Tūhoe and Whanganui iwi arrangements.

Asked how some relationships would stay while others would go, Mr Seymour explained he wouldn't reverse those settlements because those assets were part of Treaty redress. He added "you could make the argument that actually those assets should have been returned in full".......
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Auckland Council set to kick-off consultation on Māori seats
Auckland Council will start formal consultation with iwi and urban Māori from next month on the creation of Māori seats in time for the 2025 election......
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Māori seats won't come in time for Auckland election
Plans to introduce Māori seats into Auckland Council are underway, with consultation set to begin next month, but the seats won't come in time for the 2022 election.

Independent Māori Statutory Board chair David Taipari is labelling the move "disappointing", saying the failure to get Māori seats into the council will mean Māori won’t see representation till 2025,.....
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Māori Population Share Projected To Grow In All Regions
The proportion of people identifying with Māori ethnicity is projected to grow in all 16 regions between 2018 and 2043, Stats NZ said today.

In 2018, the Māori population was 17 percent of New Zealand’s population, ranging from 54 percent of Gisborne’s population down to nine percent in Tasman and Otago. That share is projected to increase to 21 percent nationally by 2043, ranging from 69 percent in Gisborne down to 12 percent in Tasman and Otago.......
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Vote overturns DCC's Three Waters decision
Dunedin councillors have today voted 7-6 to overturn their decision to join Three Waters lobby group Communities 4 Local Democracy.

Dunedin Mayor Aaron Hawkins said reversing last month's decision would allow the council to begin to repair its relationship with mana whenua, who had been disappointed in the council's previous stance.

The seven elected representatives of the city who voted to revoke the council's previous decision were Mr Hawkins, deputy mayor Christine Garey and Crs David Benson-Pope, Marie Laufiso, Mike Lord, Chris Staynes and Steve Walker.

The six who voted against were Crs Carmen Houlahan, Jim O'Malley, Sophie Barker, Jules Radich, Andrew Whiley and Lee Vandervis......
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Education strategies released
Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | Ministry of Education has developed Hei Raukura Mō te Mokopuna to support learners by strengthening Te Reo Matatini me Pāngarau across reo Māori education pathways, and has also released the Literacy & Communication and Maths Strategy.

“We are weaving te reo matatini and pāngarau throughout the redesign of Te Marautanga o Aotearoa, and literacy, communication and numeracy throughout Te Whāriki and the refresh of The New Zealand Curriculum to deliver improved teaching and learning for ākonga,” the Ministry said in a statement.......
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Māori seek seat on competition watchdog after supermarket study let-down
The National Māori Authority is seeking the right for Māori to nominate a commissioner to the Commerce Commission in the wake of disappointment over the watchdog’s supermarket industry study.

Chairman Matthew Tukaki said he intended to raise the matter of a Māori commissioner with Commerce Minister David Clark at a meeting on Thursday.

“The Crown and Māori organisations should work together on an appointment process,” Tukaki said.

“That comes down to the spirit of the treaty-based partnership between Māori and the Crown.”....
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirms public consultation on Māori co-governance will happen in 2022
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed that public consultation on co-governance with Māori will begin later in 2022.

"Phase one of consultation is going out to all New Zealanders and that'll be happening over the course of this year," Ardern said on Tuesday.

Her comments followed ACT leader David Seymour's announcement last week that a referendum on Māori co-governance, which he likened to an "unequal society", was a bottom line for any coalition negotiations in 2023.......
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The key to improving tamariki education outcomes
An authority on Māori and indigenous knowledge especially in the fields of education and psychology has been elected to the academy of the Royal Society Te Apā-Rangi.

Associate Professor Sonja Macfarlane nō Ngāti Waewae, Ngāi Tahu joins 22 new fellows to be honoured for their distinction in research and advancement of mātauranga Māori humanities technology and science.......
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Monday March 28, 2022 

News: 
Dunedin City Council's broken relationship with runanga an 'ugly situation' 
"We have made steps towards continuing working together in a way that is mindful of the traditional authority of mana whenua within the city."

Hawkins said it would take time to rebuild the relationship with mana whenua, but the city's commitment to Treaty of Waitangi principles remained......
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Covid forces Māori service rethink
The Health Ministry is looking at ways to improve its Covid-19 Māori protection plan as cases soar.

Over the past two weeks, 77,000 Māori have reported getting the virus, and more than 200 have ended up in hospital.

John Whaanga, the deputy Director-General Maori, says the ministry has rolled out three Māori plans since Covid-19 hit Aotearoa in 2020 and committed $250 million, with another $27 million going to Māori providers in next month......
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Te Arawa Fisheries post strong financial year
Te Arawa Fisheries has increased its total revenue by more than $10 million and posted a $9.3m surplus in the past 12 months, despite grappling with Covid-related challenges for a second year.

“Te Arawa Fisheries is a living example of how we, as iwi organisations, can embody our values and harness our mātauranga Māori to create enduring and successful business models.”.....
See full article HERE

Articles:
Point of Order: ACT makes commitment to a referendum on co-governance

Henry Armstrong: Stop this disgraceful Three Waters confiscation, Ardern!

If this history curriculum is shaping our future, the outlook is bleak

Propaganda:
Māori involvement in three waters governance is an opportunity to share knowledge, culture and expertise

Stepping up to Matike Mai

Māori co-governance 'nothing to fear' - Ngāti Whātua leader 

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1 comment:

gregd said...

Its quiet easy to see how this co- governace works.Street names,towns,highways,trains,americas cup boats,govt depts and on and on!some how the 15% has become the 85% Can seymour help?