Saturday November 5, 2022
News:
Terrorism hui too alien
Indigenous rights advocate Tina Ngata says the next anti-terrorism hui should be hosted by tangata whenua – not the Crown.
She says the Auckland gathering felt alien to her, and lacked the kind of empathy and compassion a hui hosted by Maori would bring.
“That hui should actually be run by tangata whenua. It should not be run by the crown. It should be resourced by the crown but it needs to be run by tangata whenua so it is more accessible and we can guarantee it will be more tiriti-centered and we will have those things we just know how to do so well, the manaakitanga that is there,” Ms Ngata says......
See full article HERE
Outward Bound And Te Ātiawa Re-ink Partnership Agreement
The Outward Bound School of New Zealand and iwi Te Ātiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui have re-signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to continue working together to enhance Tikanga tuku iho (tradition and customs) of their organisations in Anakiwa and surrounding whenua.
The signing took place during an overnight stay at the Marae which included a pōwhiri, cultural training, waiata, and haka practice........
See full article HERE
Māori Trustee seeks changes to Act
The Māori Trustee is seeking changes to the Māori Trustee Act 1953 so it can make grants instead of just loans.
Māori Trustee Charlotte Severne says it’s an early-stage process to test any appetite for whether she should be able to make grants to support Māori development, and what types of things should grants be used for.
The proposed amendments would not affect Māori land claims or how whānau succeed to Māori land.
Dr Severne says some Māori land trusts and businesses cannot afford to service loans, so grant funding is a way to assist them.....
See full article HERE
Oriori give clues to mental health fix
Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi says while he supports Mike King’s Gumboot Friday initiative to raise fund for youth mental health counselling, Maori must also look after their own.
See full article HERE
Outward Bound And Te Ātiawa Re-ink Partnership Agreement
The Outward Bound School of New Zealand and iwi Te Ātiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui have re-signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to continue working together to enhance Tikanga tuku iho (tradition and customs) of their organisations in Anakiwa and surrounding whenua.
The signing took place during an overnight stay at the Marae which included a pōwhiri, cultural training, waiata, and haka practice........
See full article HERE
Māori Trustee seeks changes to Act
The Māori Trustee is seeking changes to the Māori Trustee Act 1953 so it can make grants instead of just loans.
Māori Trustee Charlotte Severne says it’s an early-stage process to test any appetite for whether she should be able to make grants to support Māori development, and what types of things should grants be used for.
The proposed amendments would not affect Māori land claims or how whānau succeed to Māori land.
Dr Severne says some Māori land trusts and businesses cannot afford to service loans, so grant funding is a way to assist them.....
See full article HERE
Oriori give clues to mental health fix
Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi says while he supports Mike King’s Gumboot Friday initiative to raise fund for youth mental health counselling, Maori must also look after their own.
He’d like to see Maori go back to traditional cultural systems, such as those revealed through oriori or lullabies.
He says rangatahi are still dealing with the trauma created by colonisation and war.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer: Kotahitanga is stronger than the Crown thinks
He says rangatahi are still dealing with the trauma created by colonisation and war.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer: Kotahitanga is stronger than the Crown thinks
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Friday November 4, 2022
News:
Mayor Brown’s water plan “reckless”
The Iwi Chairs Forum in Taupo has come out strongly in support of the Three Waters reform.’
Te Rarawa chair Haami Piriri says for too long rates have been spent on infrastructure for prosperous pakeha communities while Maori communities miss out.
Te Rarawa chair Haami Piriri says for too long rates have been spent on infrastructure for prosperous pakeha communities while Maori communities miss out.
He says working with Maori people and communities through co-governance it the key to a prosperous future for Aotearoa......
See full article HERE
Māori communities criticise lack of consultation in report on areas at risk of flooding
Māori communities are worried the government's climate planning could override their own work and rangatiratanga.
A government report has for the first time identified 44 unprepared communities at serious risk of flooding. Ministers are considering how to help the communities and abandoning the areas altogether is on the table.
Many are predominantly Māori, and some leaders are furious at the lack of consultation.....
See full article HERE
How Well Are Māori Doing Amidst The Te Reo Boom?
Dr Kiri Dell has been awarded a Marsden Fast-Start grant to analyse Māori well-being in relation to efforts to normalise te reo.
Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland academic Dr Kiri Dell is embarking on a three-year research project to investigate the effects of te reo revitalisation strategies on Māori well-being with the support of a $360,000 Marsden Fast-Start grant awarded this week......
See full article HERE
Dozens of new innovative projects awarded funding - Verrall
A total of 113 new projects have been approved for funding with $77.391 million being invested over the next three years.
"Supporting Māori researchers in our research system is an important priority for the Government."
See full article HERE
Ardern attends 'unique' moment land is handed back to mana whenua
The land was once part of the Tauranga City Council's chambers and library.
It's now part of a much wider transformation to develop the city, and rebuild the CBD, which has been neglected for decades.
Te Manawataki o Te Papa Charitable Trust, will own the land of the civic precinct and will be jointly governed by council and Otamataha Trust......
See full article HERE
Currently, Māori can only switch between the Māori and general electoral rolls once every five to six years during a four-month slot after the census, despite elections occurring every three years.
Māori communities criticise lack of consultation in report on areas at risk of flooding
Māori communities are worried the government's climate planning could override their own work and rangatiratanga.
A government report has for the first time identified 44 unprepared communities at serious risk of flooding. Ministers are considering how to help the communities and abandoning the areas altogether is on the table.
Many are predominantly Māori, and some leaders are furious at the lack of consultation.....
See full article HERE
How Well Are Māori Doing Amidst The Te Reo Boom?
Dr Kiri Dell has been awarded a Marsden Fast-Start grant to analyse Māori well-being in relation to efforts to normalise te reo.
Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland academic Dr Kiri Dell is embarking on a three-year research project to investigate the effects of te reo revitalisation strategies on Māori well-being with the support of a $360,000 Marsden Fast-Start grant awarded this week......
See full article HERE
Dozens of new innovative projects awarded funding - Verrall
A total of 113 new projects have been approved for funding with $77.391 million being invested over the next three years.
"Supporting Māori researchers in our research system is an important priority for the Government."
See full article HERE
Ardern attends 'unique' moment land is handed back to mana whenua
The land was once part of the Tauranga City Council's chambers and library.
It's now part of a much wider transformation to develop the city, and rebuild the CBD, which has been neglected for decades.
Te Manawataki o Te Papa Charitable Trust, will own the land of the civic precinct and will be jointly governed by council and Otamataha Trust......
See full article HERE
Ngāi Tahu To Reintroduce Popular Programmes After Forced Hiatus
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu has released its annual report for the financial year ended June 2022, marking a second year of strong returns.
Ngāi Tahu Holdings has declared a net profit of $233m for the 2021-22 financial year.
Kaiwhakahaere Lisa Tumahai says the iwi is pleased with the result, which is just shy of last year’s record $240m profit.
“With our strong financial result, we can reintroduce several of our popular programmes that were paused in 2020 due to economic uncertainties, such as Te Pōkai Ao which introduces rangatahi to future focused opportunities in the digital world, and Manawa Tītī and Manawa Mui which support emerging tribal leaders......
See full article HERE
Iwi representatives to serve on Tasman District Council, committees
An iwi representative with voting rights is to be appointed to each of Tasman District Council's three standing committees for the 2022-25 term.
Another role for an iwi representative will also be established on the full council but in an advisory capacity only, without voting rights.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
John Robinson: A constitution enshrining racial apartheid in NZ is coming
John Porter: Te Ao Maori Is Not How NZ Should Be Governed
Propaganda:
Māori have the solutions to Aotearoa's 'dark past
A more resonant occasion than Guy Fawkes
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu has released its annual report for the financial year ended June 2022, marking a second year of strong returns.
Ngāi Tahu Holdings has declared a net profit of $233m for the 2021-22 financial year.
Kaiwhakahaere Lisa Tumahai says the iwi is pleased with the result, which is just shy of last year’s record $240m profit.
“With our strong financial result, we can reintroduce several of our popular programmes that were paused in 2020 due to economic uncertainties, such as Te Pōkai Ao which introduces rangatahi to future focused opportunities in the digital world, and Manawa Tītī and Manawa Mui which support emerging tribal leaders......
See full article HERE
Iwi representatives to serve on Tasman District Council, committees
An iwi representative with voting rights is to be appointed to each of Tasman District Council's three standing committees for the 2022-25 term.
Another role for an iwi representative will also be established on the full council but in an advisory capacity only, without voting rights.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
John Robinson: A constitution enshrining racial apartheid in NZ is coming
John Porter: Te Ao Maori Is Not How NZ Should Be Governed
Propaganda:
Māori have the solutions to Aotearoa's 'dark past
A more resonant occasion than Guy Fawkes
Thursday November 3, 2022
News:
National ‘disappointed’ no compromise on Māori electoral roll options
National says it is “disappointed” the Government has ignored its concerns around a bill to allow Māori to change electoral rolls right up to election day, especially given it needs their support to pass.
Currently, Māori can only switch between the Māori and general electoral rolls once every five to six years during a four-month slot after the census, despite elections occurring every three years.
The last Māori Electoral Option was in 2018 and the next is due in 2024.....
See full article HERE
Applications For Premier Ngāpuhi Education Scholarships Open Today:Te Marewa O Tautoru
Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-Ō-Ngāpuhi, is proud to announce the opening of applications for Te Marewa o Tautoru scholarships - worth up to $10,000 each.
Valued at a total of $300,000, the scholarships are being equally funded by Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi O Ngāpuhi, Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University, and the Māori Education Trust. All have worked extremely hard to bring this to fruition – and have high expectations of the 30 or more successful applicants. The scholarships are open to registered Ngāpuhi applicants who will study at Victoria University’s Wellington (or Auckland) campuses.....
See full article HERE
Māori ready to tackle extremism fall-out
Justice Minister Kiritapu Allan says Māori can play an important role to play in fighting the threat of terrorism in Aotearoa.
“So these aren’t abstract kaupapa. They’re things that we as Maori have a big role to play in terms of healing our nation and also in terms of taking a leadership role, sharing our experiences and cutting down, shutting down racism and what that looks like in Aoteaora,” she says.....
See full article HERE
Independent Māori Statutory Board appointments under review
Just one day after announcing the reappointment of David Taipari as the Chair and Tau Henare deputy, the Herald can reveal the appointment process and selection of Independent Māori Statutory Board members will be challenged in court.
National Urban Māori Authority sources said there are at least three legal disputes which will be lodged over the IMSB selection process and possible conflicts of interest.....
See full article HERE
Spark launches $1 million scholarship programme for Maori, Pasifika and women
Qrious, Spark’s AI and data analytics team, has unveiled a talent pathway that includes $1 million of scholarships for people from minority communities.
Only 4% of the technology workforce is Māori, under 3% are Pasifika and 27% are women, according to research......
See full article HERE
Relationship with iwi leaders supports better outcomes for ākonga Māori
The Mātauranga Iwi Leaders Group (MILG) is the iwi leaders group collective delegated by the National Iwi Chairs Forum (NICF) to identify issues of importance relating to education.
“We work constructively with Government and other entities to advance our goals in education and learning for iwi Māori learners, influencing and helping shape education and learning responses now and into the future,” says Hana.
Secretary for Education Iona Holsted says, “The MILG provides a collective voice on behalf of the iwi who form the National Iwi Chairs Forum. In that respect it provides an effective way of engaging with iwi Māori at a national level, as a Te Tiriti partner on matters of education policy and practice as it relates to outcomes for Māori.”.....
See full article HERE
Tribal leaders slam mayors' Three Waters replacement plan
But some tribal leaders said it's clear they don't want to share power with Māori through co-governance.
"I don't know which world they belong to, this is 2022 Aotearoa New Zealand, this is about partnership," Waikato-Tainui chairperson Tukoroirangi Morgan said.
But not all iwi are against the three mayors' proposal. Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, one of 19 iwi groups recognised by Auckland Council, has welcomed it.....
See full article HERE
Applications For Premier Ngāpuhi Education Scholarships Open Today:Te Marewa O Tautoru
Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-Ō-Ngāpuhi, is proud to announce the opening of applications for Te Marewa o Tautoru scholarships - worth up to $10,000 each.
Valued at a total of $300,000, the scholarships are being equally funded by Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi O Ngāpuhi, Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University, and the Māori Education Trust. All have worked extremely hard to bring this to fruition – and have high expectations of the 30 or more successful applicants. The scholarships are open to registered Ngāpuhi applicants who will study at Victoria University’s Wellington (or Auckland) campuses.....
See full article HERE
Māori ready to tackle extremism fall-out
Justice Minister Kiritapu Allan says Māori can play an important role to play in fighting the threat of terrorism in Aotearoa.
“So these aren’t abstract kaupapa. They’re things that we as Maori have a big role to play in terms of healing our nation and also in terms of taking a leadership role, sharing our experiences and cutting down, shutting down racism and what that looks like in Aoteaora,” she says.....
See full article HERE
Independent Māori Statutory Board appointments under review
Just one day after announcing the reappointment of David Taipari as the Chair and Tau Henare deputy, the Herald can reveal the appointment process and selection of Independent Māori Statutory Board members will be challenged in court.
National Urban Māori Authority sources said there are at least three legal disputes which will be lodged over the IMSB selection process and possible conflicts of interest.....
See full article HERE
Spark launches $1 million scholarship programme for Maori, Pasifika and women
Qrious, Spark’s AI and data analytics team, has unveiled a talent pathway that includes $1 million of scholarships for people from minority communities.
Only 4% of the technology workforce is Māori, under 3% are Pasifika and 27% are women, according to research......
See full article HERE
Relationship with iwi leaders supports better outcomes for ākonga Māori
The Mātauranga Iwi Leaders Group (MILG) is the iwi leaders group collective delegated by the National Iwi Chairs Forum (NICF) to identify issues of importance relating to education.
“We work constructively with Government and other entities to advance our goals in education and learning for iwi Māori learners, influencing and helping shape education and learning responses now and into the future,” says Hana.
Secretary for Education Iona Holsted says, “The MILG provides a collective voice on behalf of the iwi who form the National Iwi Chairs Forum. In that respect it provides an effective way of engaging with iwi Māori at a national level, as a Te Tiriti partner on matters of education policy and practice as it relates to outcomes for Māori.”.....
See full article HERE
Tribal leaders slam mayors' Three Waters replacement plan
But some tribal leaders said it's clear they don't want to share power with Māori through co-governance.
"I don't know which world they belong to, this is 2022 Aotearoa New Zealand, this is about partnership," Waikato-Tainui chairperson Tukoroirangi Morgan said.
But not all iwi are against the three mayors' proposal. Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, one of 19 iwi groups recognised by Auckland Council, has welcomed it.....
See full article HERE
Wednesday November 2, 2022
News:
Mana whenua council role to be reduced
Mana whenua will no longer be involved in Invercargill City Council meetings but Mayor Nobby Clark does not believe the move will impact on the relationship between the council and iwi.
The new Invercargill City Council will have its inaugural meeting today under the leadership of Mr Clark, where he will formally amend the committee structure, shifting decision-making power back to the full council.
The new Invercargill City Council will have its inaugural meeting today under the leadership of Mr Clark, where he will formally amend the committee structure, shifting decision-making power back to the full council.
Speaking to the Otago Daily Times yesterday, Mr Clark confirmed mana whenua roles would be retained under the new structure but only at committee level.
They would have voting and speaking rights only at the committee level and would not sit or take part in debates on full council meetings, Mr Clark said.....
See full article HERE
They would have voting and speaking rights only at the committee level and would not sit or take part in debates on full council meetings, Mr Clark said.....
See full article HERE
A Māori education programme is exposing young minds to career opportunities while also connecting with their culture.
Pūhoro Stemm Academy works with young Māori students to increase engagement in science, technology, engineering, maths and matauranga (Māori knowledge) subjects (stemm).
It works with 1500 students in 54 schools in 10 regions across the country.....
See full article HERE
Māori need to shine light on space strategy
There’s concern public consultation on New Zealand’s Aerospace Strategy and Space Policy Review consultation has been too rushed for Māori to have meaningful input.
Māori are rebuilding their relationship with the night sky through developments such as the reawakened interest in Matariki, but what does it mean if people can no longer see Puaka, Matariki or her children because of increased nightglow.....
See full article HERE
Independent Māori Statutory Board appoints Taipari and Henare
David Taipari has been reappointed chairman of Auckland Council's Independent Māori Statutory Board for another three years. Former MP Tau Henare is his new deputy.....
See full article HERE
Govt partnership with Māori aims to fund up to 100 homes in Te Tai Tokerau
The government has signed a $55 million partnership with Māori providers which it says will build up to 100 homes Te Tai Tokerau.
The deal with Te Pouahi o Te Tai Tokerau - a collective of iwi, hapū and Ahu Whenua Trusts - would fund between 80 and 100 affordable rental homes and prepare infrastructure on 110 sites by the end of June in 2025.
Associate Housing Minister Peeni Henare said the partnership was a novel approach with providers who knew where houses were needed......
See full article HERE
Santa is getting ready to send more letters in te reo Māori than ever before – ka pai!
Santa is catching up with the rest of Aotearoa - he's going bilingual.
The white bearded one will reply to letters from tamariki in English and te reo Māori.
NZ Post and Hana Kōkō (Santa) understand the importance of using more te reo Māori in our everyday lives. This generation of Kiwis are part of the groundswell revival of our indigenous language.....
See full article HERE
Two years after setting up camp Ōpua occupiers continue to protest 'land grab'
(NZ Herald paywall - Extracts)
Two years after Tony Williams, of the Ngāpuhi hapū Te Roroa ki pua ki Haumi, started his occupation of the headland known as Puketiti in 2020, peaceful protests are continuing at the site.
A spokesman for Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, Dennis Ngāwhare, confirmed the office has received the wāhi tapu application......
See full article HERE
Properties ranged from homes, flats, schools, railway stations, prisons and police buildings, kiwi fruit orchards, quarries, tennis courts and old hospital sites.
Pūhoro Stemm Academy works with young Māori students to increase engagement in science, technology, engineering, maths and matauranga (Māori knowledge) subjects (stemm).
It works with 1500 students in 54 schools in 10 regions across the country.....
See full article HERE
Māori need to shine light on space strategy
There’s concern public consultation on New Zealand’s Aerospace Strategy and Space Policy Review consultation has been too rushed for Māori to have meaningful input.
Māori are rebuilding their relationship with the night sky through developments such as the reawakened interest in Matariki, but what does it mean if people can no longer see Puaka, Matariki or her children because of increased nightglow.....
See full article HERE
Independent Māori Statutory Board appoints Taipari and Henare
David Taipari has been reappointed chairman of Auckland Council's Independent Māori Statutory Board for another three years. Former MP Tau Henare is his new deputy.....
See full article HERE
Govt partnership with Māori aims to fund up to 100 homes in Te Tai Tokerau
The government has signed a $55 million partnership with Māori providers which it says will build up to 100 homes Te Tai Tokerau.
The deal with Te Pouahi o Te Tai Tokerau - a collective of iwi, hapū and Ahu Whenua Trusts - would fund between 80 and 100 affordable rental homes and prepare infrastructure on 110 sites by the end of June in 2025.
Associate Housing Minister Peeni Henare said the partnership was a novel approach with providers who knew where houses were needed......
See full article HERE
Santa is getting ready to send more letters in te reo Māori than ever before – ka pai!
Santa is catching up with the rest of Aotearoa - he's going bilingual.
The white bearded one will reply to letters from tamariki in English and te reo Māori.
NZ Post and Hana Kōkō (Santa) understand the importance of using more te reo Māori in our everyday lives. This generation of Kiwis are part of the groundswell revival of our indigenous language.....
See full article HERE
Two years after setting up camp Ōpua occupiers continue to protest 'land grab'
(NZ Herald paywall - Extracts)
Two years after Tony Williams, of the Ngāpuhi hapū Te Roroa ki pua ki Haumi, started his occupation of the headland known as Puketiti in 2020, peaceful protests are continuing at the site.
A spokesman for Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, Dennis Ngāwhare, confirmed the office has received the wāhi tapu application......
See full article HERE
Articles:
He Puapua Accelerates – Dr Muriel Newman.
The Peter Ellis Decision – Anthony Willy.
Propaganda:
Breaking the barriers between banks and the Māori economy
Packed Crowd, Lively Discussion On Treaty
Lines drawn on three waters changes
He Puapua Accelerates – Dr Muriel Newman.
The Peter Ellis Decision – Anthony Willy.
Propaganda:
Breaking the barriers between banks and the Māori economy
Packed Crowd, Lively Discussion On Treaty
Lines drawn on three waters changes
Tuesday November 1, 2022
News:
The 925 properties land banked for treaty settlement
There are 925 properties currently in the Treaty Settlement Landbank, administered by Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand.
Properties ranged from homes, flats, schools, railway stations, prisons and police buildings, kiwi fruit orchards, quarries, tennis courts and old hospital sites.
Of the 926 properties, 467 in the landbank are recorded as residential properties, and the majority are used, with 376 currently tenanted......
See full article HERE
Mahuta says reporting seen as racist
Hauraki-Waikato MP Nanaia Mahuta says people are seeing through a newspaper campaign highlighting the business interests of members of her whanau.
She says any potential conflicts over contracts with government agencies were declared and managed in line with advice from the public service commission.....
See full article HERE
Support Package to build new homes in Te Taitokerau
Associate Minister of Housing (Māori Housing) Peeni Henare has today announced a new investment partnership with Te Pouahi o Te Taitokerau to build up to 100 houses in the North.
“Today we are announcing a $55m package to support Te Pouahi o Te Taitokerau as part of the government’s commitment to the vision that all whānau have safe, healthy, affordable homes with secure tenure across the whole housing continuum,” Peeni Henare said......
See full article HERE
Mahuta says reporting seen as racist
Hauraki-Waikato MP Nanaia Mahuta says people are seeing through a newspaper campaign highlighting the business interests of members of her whanau.
She says any potential conflicts over contracts with government agencies were declared and managed in line with advice from the public service commission.....
See full article HERE
Support Package to build new homes in Te Taitokerau
Associate Minister of Housing (Māori Housing) Peeni Henare has today announced a new investment partnership with Te Pouahi o Te Taitokerau to build up to 100 houses in the North.
“Today we are announcing a $55m package to support Te Pouahi o Te Taitokerau as part of the government’s commitment to the vision that all whānau have safe, healthy, affordable homes with secure tenure across the whole housing continuum,” Peeni Henare said......
See full article HERE
New report measures father absence in NZ
Thousands of New Zealand children struggle with having no father in their lives, and a new report from Family First - WHERE DOES HE LIVE? Measuring Father Absence in New Zealand - finds little change since Children's Commissioner Laurie O'Reilly described fatherless families as the 'greatest social challenge facing New Zealanders' in 1998.
Report author Lindsay Mitchell says, "Last year one in twenty births had no father registered; one in six did not have a father living at the same address as the mother and almost one in five had parents with no stated legal relationship."
"Maori children are the most likely to experience father absence. The proportion of Maori babies born to married parents has fallen from a relatively high level of 72% in 1968 to just 20% in the June 2022 quarter. Maori children are the most likely to experience living with a sole parent."....
See full article HERE
Government backs moratorium on deep sea mining
Māori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, who led an eight-year campaign to stop seabed mining in Aotearoa and across the Pacific, is delighted the government has agreed to support a conditional moratorium on deep sea mining in international waters.
The moratorium would be retained until more effective environmental regulations backed by scientific research were discovered and implemented.
Ngarewa-Packer said that the backing from the government meant a lot to Māori.
“We are extremely grateful that Nanaia Mahuta has listened to us and led the charge in this particular decision.”....
See full article HERE
Digital marketing programme sees first cohort graduate
Te Mātātahi Scholarship programme is an eight-week course for rangatahi aged between 18-25, designed to provide a comprehensive digital marketing programme, specifically for Māori, who want to build their skills in the industry.
“It's important that we support young people like this, especially in this age of social media,” says Minister Willie Jackson, who was at the graduation over the weekend.
“We need young people with a strong background, particularly in tikanga Māori, to be supported and to tell our Māori stories,” he added......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Graeme Reeves: Ella Henry responds to Oxford University’s Richard Dawkins
Professor wants apology from Māori activist group
Frank Newman: The Future of Local Government in NZ
Propaganda:
Local government review calls for Te Tiriti reform - what would that look like?
Claire Charters: The myth of sovereignty
To fight racism, we need to start at the beginning: with our own name
Thousands of New Zealand children struggle with having no father in their lives, and a new report from Family First - WHERE DOES HE LIVE? Measuring Father Absence in New Zealand - finds little change since Children's Commissioner Laurie O'Reilly described fatherless families as the 'greatest social challenge facing New Zealanders' in 1998.
Report author Lindsay Mitchell says, "Last year one in twenty births had no father registered; one in six did not have a father living at the same address as the mother and almost one in five had parents with no stated legal relationship."
"Maori children are the most likely to experience father absence. The proportion of Maori babies born to married parents has fallen from a relatively high level of 72% in 1968 to just 20% in the June 2022 quarter. Maori children are the most likely to experience living with a sole parent."....
See full article HERE
Government backs moratorium on deep sea mining
Māori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, who led an eight-year campaign to stop seabed mining in Aotearoa and across the Pacific, is delighted the government has agreed to support a conditional moratorium on deep sea mining in international waters.
The moratorium would be retained until more effective environmental regulations backed by scientific research were discovered and implemented.
Ngarewa-Packer said that the backing from the government meant a lot to Māori.
“We are extremely grateful that Nanaia Mahuta has listened to us and led the charge in this particular decision.”....
See full article HERE
Digital marketing programme sees first cohort graduate
Te Mātātahi Scholarship programme is an eight-week course for rangatahi aged between 18-25, designed to provide a comprehensive digital marketing programme, specifically for Māori, who want to build their skills in the industry.
“It's important that we support young people like this, especially in this age of social media,” says Minister Willie Jackson, who was at the graduation over the weekend.
“We need young people with a strong background, particularly in tikanga Māori, to be supported and to tell our Māori stories,” he added......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Graeme Reeves: Ella Henry responds to Oxford University’s Richard Dawkins
Professor wants apology from Māori activist group
Frank Newman: The Future of Local Government in NZ
Propaganda:
Local government review calls for Te Tiriti reform - what would that look like?
Claire Charters: The myth of sovereignty
To fight racism, we need to start at the beginning: with our own name
Sunday October 30, 2022
News:
Dawkins denies science evolution
A Māori academic says the dismissal of matauranga Māori by a leading British public intellectual demonstrates a common Euerocentric view of science.
Oxford University evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins told Newshub reporter Patrick Gower that “myths” couldn’t be confused with science, and scientific proof was global and didn’t belong to one country
Oxford University evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins told Newshub reporter Patrick Gower that “myths” couldn’t be confused with science, and scientific proof was global and didn’t belong to one country
“We know that matauranga Maori science is the way that we traveled the Pacific, inhabited all the islands, named all the mountains, learned how to use all the fruits and the plant life. That is science. It may not be predicated on numbers and Western models of knowledge but it is still a very effective knowledge system,” Dr Henry says.....
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Crown apologises to Ngāti Maru for historical Treaty breaches
Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Andrew Little has delivered a Crown apology to Ngāti Maru for historic breaches of te Tiriti.
The Crown also returned land titles to the Taranaki iwi - not to be mistaken for the Hauraki iwi of the same name.
Ngāti Maru also receives $30 million under the settlement.
Ninety-seven settlements have now been signed, but 40 tribes are yet to reach one.....
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Council at odds with iwi over accommodation plan to keep whānau out of prisons
Iwi in Hastings want to transform a fruitpackers lodge on police land into a revolutionary space to keep whānau out of prisons.
The property recently changed hands - it's now owned by the police, who have been working with iwi on an accommodation development which they hope will be a gamechanger for whānau battling the justice system.
The idea is for the hundreds of rooms to become places where providers can give live-in support to those who have been arrested or charged by police.
There would be kaupapa Māori services such as health, budgeting, support for māmā and pēpi and pathways for them to find jobs and stay out of prison.....
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Māori design influence striking feature of new Hamilton footbridge
Māori cultural and design influence is a significant feature of a new cycling and pedestrian bridge in Hamilton.
The footbridge - which crosses over Wairere Drive extension to the new suburb of Peacocke - incorporates two striking 25-metre-tall steel masts which were lifted into place on Friday.
“Cultural symbolism and storytelling have been incorporated into different parts of this project, in collaboration and partnership with iwi and tangata whenua,” Hamilton Mayor Paula Southgate said in a statement......
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Crown apologises to Ngāti Maru for historical Treaty breaches
Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Andrew Little has delivered a Crown apology to Ngāti Maru for historic breaches of te Tiriti.
The Crown also returned land titles to the Taranaki iwi - not to be mistaken for the Hauraki iwi of the same name.
Ngāti Maru also receives $30 million under the settlement.
Ninety-seven settlements have now been signed, but 40 tribes are yet to reach one.....
See full article HERE
Council at odds with iwi over accommodation plan to keep whānau out of prisons
Iwi in Hastings want to transform a fruitpackers lodge on police land into a revolutionary space to keep whānau out of prisons.
The property recently changed hands - it's now owned by the police, who have been working with iwi on an accommodation development which they hope will be a gamechanger for whānau battling the justice system.
The idea is for the hundreds of rooms to become places where providers can give live-in support to those who have been arrested or charged by police.
There would be kaupapa Māori services such as health, budgeting, support for māmā and pēpi and pathways for them to find jobs and stay out of prison.....
See full article HERE
Māori design influence striking feature of new Hamilton footbridge
Māori cultural and design influence is a significant feature of a new cycling and pedestrian bridge in Hamilton.
The footbridge - which crosses over Wairere Drive extension to the new suburb of Peacocke - incorporates two striking 25-metre-tall steel masts which were lifted into place on Friday.
“Cultural symbolism and storytelling have been incorporated into different parts of this project, in collaboration and partnership with iwi and tangata whenua,” Hamilton Mayor Paula Southgate said in a statement......
See full article HERE
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8 comments:
re the 30th. Henri is one of a coterie of activists who regularly appear on RNZ. She relentlessly plugs her irrational pro maori views which are never challenged and usually encouraged. I guess based on the low decile school achievement statistics she repeats a standard pitch aimed at an audience whose logical reasoning ability is limited to the odds of significant punishment for a ram raid. Which makes it all especially grating in the msm, and especially so on RNZ.
re the 1st.
It is too much to expect of the modern msm, but details of race based maori housing subsidies would be of great public interest. Is the money a loan? To whom? If a gift who to? Is it taxed as income? Are the properties owner occupied or rented? Is it a direct subsidy to the owner/occupier? How does the effective income count for tax and benefit purposes? If the properties are rented out who collects? If gathered as a profit how taxed? If distributed as a supposed charity how is giver and taker taxed? How are occupants limited to trace maori? Is race based discrimination allowed?
Re nov 2, I presume Mr Clark in Invercargill, so far removed from the nutters of Waitangi, feels sufficently safe to not totally indulge maori
Re 3 Nov
I trust the Nga Puhi scholarships will not all be used for Maori Studies, thus generating clamour to create yet more make work public funded positions to employ.
And maori can play an important role in fighting the threat of terrorism. They could begin by not parading on RNZ purveyors of the seditious decolonisation theme.
And I trust the legal costs associated the Maori Statutory Board are all born by maori and not ratepayers. Excessive maori involvement invariably leads to protracted legal action ie the Tupuna Maunga Authority. With appointed as distinct from public elected members, the tribal animosities which tore NZ apart prior the Treaty seem to be revived.
Re 5th
I ask what will a "Tiriti" based approach to anti terrorism bring to the system ?
Perhaps stories, oral history and Lullabies will put terrorists off even coming to NZ.
It would work for me.
RE 5th
"He says rangatahi are still dealing with the trauma created by colonisation and war"
This is the main reason Maori (generally) will never progress and step into the 21st century.
They forget their own inter tribal wars and the effect those had on their own populations.
They need to look at european countries and Japan to see how intelligent people rebuild their lives and countries and not keep looking back.
@ Ray S, well the next one will be funded by the Crown (one assumes Mana Whenua has put its hand in its pocket for previous ones?) and what don't you understand about looking back - to do otherwise has no future in it.
Every entry selected for BV Update invariably warrants some comment on its blatant one eyed pro maori bias. I simply cannot spare the time to comment on all. Hopefully all raders spot the glaring absurdities and ironies. Some maori may feel comfortble at hui but not others. Lengthy diatribes in te reo, all in maori time. No non mori in a maori audience is gong to risk significant criticism. Especially if his car parked anywhere near.The biggest terrosism threat in NZ is probably deranged low IQ maori stirred by the imagine colonisation and we wuz cheated when our worthless to us bush was acquired at low cost and later, by dint of hard work, turned into lucrative farm land,themes. Huis are the very last place for unemotive rational analysis.
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