Saturday December 3, 2022
News:
Kaipara mayor stands by decision to ban karakia at council meetings
Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon is calling on Kaipara’s new Mayor to reconsider his ban on karakia at the start of council meetings.
Foon’s call comes after new Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson on Wednesday shut down efforts by new Māori ward councillor Pera Paniora to say a karakia to start the Kaipara District Council (KDC)’s first full council meeting, in Mangawhai.
Jepson said today he would be continuing with the approach of not having karakia at the start of council meetings.....
See full article HERE
More on the above here > Kaipara mayor asks Māori ward councillor: 'How Māori are you?'
Councillor pushes for IMSB powers on committee
Councillor Chris Darby expressed concerns around the curtailed participation of the Independent Māori Statutory Board.
The Independent Māori Statutory Board (IMSB) has voting rights on a large number of issues at Auckland Council with one or two seats usually allocated at any committee.
Cr Darby called on Mayor Wayne Brown to amend the terms of reference to ensure equal participation for the IMSB.
“Is there a willingness to amend the terms of reference or the membership and participation of the IMSB so that they are full participants not part-timers at the appointments committee?” he asked......
See full article HERE
Race fears push pause on co-governance – Jackson
Amid fears of a racially charged election season, Māori Development Minister Willie Jackson says he's considering freezing co-governance reforms.
The opposition, and former deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters, neither of whom have seen the reforms, have both slammed them, positioning them as divisive and a 2023 general election issue......
See full article HERE
Whakatōhea votes to accept $100m Treaty settlement
Members of Whakatōhea have voted to accept the Crown's $100 million settlement offer, marking an end to nearly 30 years of negotiation.
The Eastern Bay of Plenty iwi's treaty settlement has been one of the longest running and most contentious, with an initial $40m offer rejected in 1996.
This time, the Crown has offered $100m, 500ha of marine space, and the return of 6000ha of land, as well as cultural and commercial redress.....
See full article HERE
Māori procurement push value for money
A consultant who’s working with Te Puni Kokiri to help Māori businesses win government contracts says a procurement policy brought in last year is producing some great results.
The government wants 5 percent of contracts by volume to go to Māori businesses.
“We’ve seen some great ownership. When a Māori business delivers state housing in Kaikohe for their own people, not only are you having a contract with government to deliver that housing, you are signing a social contact with your people.....
See full article HERE
Funding Boost For Kaupapa Māori Response To Homelessness
Associate Minister of Housing (Homelessness) Marama Davidson has announced a significant funding boost today for kaupapa Māori approaches that support whānau into housing.
$24.7 million will be allocated to support the delivery of He Ara Hiki Mauri – a tangata whenua-led response to homelessness......
See full article HERE
High Court dismisses Hawke's Bay farmer's appeal against wāhi taonga decision
A Hawke’s Bay farmer’s efforts to overturn a decision by the Environment Court that part of his land be classed as wāhi taonga has been dismissed by the High Court.
Justice Christine Grice described the matter as a “direct cultural clash about religious views” during an appeal heard in the High Court at Wellington in August this year....
See full article HERE
Police investigating after reports more Te Urewera huts destroyed
Police are investigating after receiving reports that eight more huts have been destroyed in Te Urewera.
The huts are reportedly in addition to the 29 that had been dismantled by Te Uru Tamatua, the operating arm of iwi Ngāi Tūhoe, as part of its replacement programme until it was forced to stop by the High Court on November 9.
Te Uru Taumatua has confirmed it is abiding by the court order and has no knowledge of the more recent activity.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Iwi radio seeks Māori news cadets in tight market
Dame Tureiti Moxon: 'Filling their pockets with our misery' after state childcare exposed
See full article HERE
More on the above here > Kaipara mayor asks Māori ward councillor: 'How Māori are you?'
Councillor pushes for IMSB powers on committee
Councillor Chris Darby expressed concerns around the curtailed participation of the Independent Māori Statutory Board.
The Independent Māori Statutory Board (IMSB) has voting rights on a large number of issues at Auckland Council with one or two seats usually allocated at any committee.
Cr Darby called on Mayor Wayne Brown to amend the terms of reference to ensure equal participation for the IMSB.
“Is there a willingness to amend the terms of reference or the membership and participation of the IMSB so that they are full participants not part-timers at the appointments committee?” he asked......
See full article HERE
Race fears push pause on co-governance – Jackson
Amid fears of a racially charged election season, Māori Development Minister Willie Jackson says he's considering freezing co-governance reforms.
The opposition, and former deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters, neither of whom have seen the reforms, have both slammed them, positioning them as divisive and a 2023 general election issue......
See full article HERE
Whakatōhea votes to accept $100m Treaty settlement
Members of Whakatōhea have voted to accept the Crown's $100 million settlement offer, marking an end to nearly 30 years of negotiation.
The Eastern Bay of Plenty iwi's treaty settlement has been one of the longest running and most contentious, with an initial $40m offer rejected in 1996.
This time, the Crown has offered $100m, 500ha of marine space, and the return of 6000ha of land, as well as cultural and commercial redress.....
See full article HERE
Māori procurement push value for money
A consultant who’s working with Te Puni Kokiri to help Māori businesses win government contracts says a procurement policy brought in last year is producing some great results.
The government wants 5 percent of contracts by volume to go to Māori businesses.
“We’ve seen some great ownership. When a Māori business delivers state housing in Kaikohe for their own people, not only are you having a contract with government to deliver that housing, you are signing a social contact with your people.....
See full article HERE
Funding Boost For Kaupapa Māori Response To Homelessness
Associate Minister of Housing (Homelessness) Marama Davidson has announced a significant funding boost today for kaupapa Māori approaches that support whānau into housing.
$24.7 million will be allocated to support the delivery of He Ara Hiki Mauri – a tangata whenua-led response to homelessness......
See full article HERE
High Court dismisses Hawke's Bay farmer's appeal against wāhi taonga decision
A Hawke’s Bay farmer’s efforts to overturn a decision by the Environment Court that part of his land be classed as wāhi taonga has been dismissed by the High Court.
Justice Christine Grice described the matter as a “direct cultural clash about religious views” during an appeal heard in the High Court at Wellington in August this year....
See full article HERE
Police investigating after reports more Te Urewera huts destroyed
Police are investigating after receiving reports that eight more huts have been destroyed in Te Urewera.
The huts are reportedly in addition to the 29 that had been dismantled by Te Uru Tamatua, the operating arm of iwi Ngāi Tūhoe, as part of its replacement programme until it was forced to stop by the High Court on November 9.
Te Uru Taumatua has confirmed it is abiding by the court order and has no knowledge of the more recent activity.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Iwi radio seeks Māori news cadets in tight market
Dame Tureiti Moxon: 'Filling their pockets with our misery' after state childcare exposed
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Friday December 2, 2022
News:
Te Whakatōhea is leading the way in mussel aquaculture
The mussel factory finally opened in 2021, offering 107 jobs in that year alone The factory a is top-of-the-line building, with a skywalk throughout the factory which allows whānau to view the processing of the plant.
Now Whakatohea is producing top-quality mussels, not just on the national market but internationally.
"I just think mixing our superannuation system where we have to have a retirement age across the country, you don't fiddle with that. What you need to do is make really great progress on Māori health outcomes."
Now Whakatohea is producing top-quality mussels, not just on the national market but internationally.
Open Ocean Whakatōhea Mussel Ōpōtiki has now secured a $400 million per year overseas opportunity. The factory produces 45 to 50 tonnes a day of kūtai (mussels) for national and international distribution.....
See full article HERE
New law better protects indigenous plants of significance to Māori, but doesn't require sharing of profits
The reform continues to offer this kind of intellectual property to plant breeders, but the law now also extends new protections for the guardian (kaitiaki) relationships Māori have with taonga plant species, as well as for mātauranga Māori. But it stops short of requiring that any benefits from the commercial use of these plants be shared.
The new act defines taonga plants as those Māori have special relationships with, either because they are indigenous to Aotearoa or because they are believed to have been brought to the country before European settlement from other parts of the Pacific region.....
See full article HERE
Support for Māori primary sector businesses announced
Associate Agriculture Minister, Meka Whaitiri says the Government is investing in more on-the-ground support, innovation, and workforce development as part of a new plan to grow Māori businesses and jobs in the food and fibre sector.
“We’re kick-starting that mahi by co-investing in a $723,200 project led by Māori farming company Ātihau-Whanganui Incorporation, which operates 42,000 hectares of whānau farms in the Manawatū-Whanganui region.”
The project will involve an innovative trial embedding mātauranga Māori into farming practices, delivering measurable environmental benefits around improving soil quality and cleaning up waterways, the Minister said......
See full article HERE
How to protect - or regulate - rongoā Māori
The government is revisiting how and if rongoā Māori - or traditional Māori medicine - is being incorporated and protected in legislation which aims to regulate natural medicine.....
See full article HERE
Ātihau-Whanganui Incorporation receives BNZ’s first Māori Agribusiness Sustainability Linked Loan
Bank Of New Zealand (BNZ) has partnered with Ātihau-Whanganui Incorporation for its first Māori Agribusiness Sustainability Linked Loan.
“One that embraces the idea that debt and finances can not only enhance environmental outcomes for Māori businesses and their shareholders, but social and cultural outcomes as well, incorporating and reflecting both AWHI’s strategic values and te ao Maori.”
“To help them achieve their goals, AWHI will receive further interest rate discounts as more uri enter and complete their cadetships, paving the way for social sustainability into the future.”
Ātihau-Whanganui will also receive interest rate incentives for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by up to six per cent across the term of the loan and by completing additional waterway protection and biodiversity enhancements beyond compliance and regulatory requirements......
See full article HERE
Articles:
John Porter: Co-governance Is a Con Job
Lindsay Mitchell: New Zealand - No longer a secular state
Propaganda:
Morgan Godfery: In Whakatāne, another Ihumātao is in the making
Unveiling of Māori street name in Hamilton marks shift in city's story
What is Pou Tiaki?
New law better protects indigenous plants of significance to Māori, but doesn't require sharing of profits
The reform continues to offer this kind of intellectual property to plant breeders, but the law now also extends new protections for the guardian (kaitiaki) relationships Māori have with taonga plant species, as well as for mātauranga Māori. But it stops short of requiring that any benefits from the commercial use of these plants be shared.
The new act defines taonga plants as those Māori have special relationships with, either because they are indigenous to Aotearoa or because they are believed to have been brought to the country before European settlement from other parts of the Pacific region.....
See full article HERE
Support for Māori primary sector businesses announced
Associate Agriculture Minister, Meka Whaitiri says the Government is investing in more on-the-ground support, innovation, and workforce development as part of a new plan to grow Māori businesses and jobs in the food and fibre sector.
“We’re kick-starting that mahi by co-investing in a $723,200 project led by Māori farming company Ātihau-Whanganui Incorporation, which operates 42,000 hectares of whānau farms in the Manawatū-Whanganui region.”
The project will involve an innovative trial embedding mātauranga Māori into farming practices, delivering measurable environmental benefits around improving soil quality and cleaning up waterways, the Minister said......
See full article HERE
How to protect - or regulate - rongoā Māori
The government is revisiting how and if rongoā Māori - or traditional Māori medicine - is being incorporated and protected in legislation which aims to regulate natural medicine.....
See full article HERE
Ātihau-Whanganui Incorporation receives BNZ’s first Māori Agribusiness Sustainability Linked Loan
Bank Of New Zealand (BNZ) has partnered with Ātihau-Whanganui Incorporation for its first Māori Agribusiness Sustainability Linked Loan.
“One that embraces the idea that debt and finances can not only enhance environmental outcomes for Māori businesses and their shareholders, but social and cultural outcomes as well, incorporating and reflecting both AWHI’s strategic values and te ao Maori.”
“To help them achieve their goals, AWHI will receive further interest rate discounts as more uri enter and complete their cadetships, paving the way for social sustainability into the future.”
Ātihau-Whanganui will also receive interest rate incentives for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by up to six per cent across the term of the loan and by completing additional waterway protection and biodiversity enhancements beyond compliance and regulatory requirements......
See full article HERE
Articles:
John Porter: Co-governance Is a Con Job
Lindsay Mitchell: New Zealand - No longer a secular state
Propaganda:
Morgan Godfery: In Whakatāne, another Ihumātao is in the making
Unveiling of Māori street name in Hamilton marks shift in city's story
What is Pou Tiaki?
Thursday December 1, 2022
News:
Christopher Luxon won't commit to Māori health outcome target
Christopher Luxon won't commit to any Māori health outcome targets but admitted he's "really concerned" about their lagging life expectancy.
"I just think mixing our superannuation system where we have to have a retirement age across the country, you don't fiddle with that. What you need to do is make really great progress on Māori health outcomes."
But Luxon admitted Māori and Pacific life expectancy is something he is "really concerned about".....
See full article HERE
Weaving tikanga Maori and the common law into new cloth – Chapman Tripp
The Supreme Court in the Ellis v R decision has elevated tikanga Māori in the law of Aotearoa New Zealand.1 Where previously the Supreme Court has found that tikanga Māori is just one common law value to be weighed among others, the Ellis judgment acknowledges tikanga as a freestanding legal framework that may determine the result of future cases.....
See full article HERE
Newly-elected Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson shuts down Councillor's karakia request
The Kaipara District Council's first meeting since the local election has kicked off with a bit of verbal biffo between the Mayor and a Māori ward Councillor.
Just minutes into the council's first meeting, Councillor Pera Paniora, of Te Moanaui o Kaipara Māori Ward, wanted to begin the meeting with a karakia.
Mayor Jepson then gave an explanation as to why he wouldn't allow the karakia to go ahead.
"This is a council that's full of people who are non-religious, religious, of different ethnicities and I intend to run a secular council here which respects everybody and I will not be veering from that. Thank you.".....
See full article HERE
Significant sites to Māori identified in Timaru district plan
Changes to the Timaru district plan have designated large areas of land as sites of significance to Māori, with implications for the ways some of that land can be managed.
About 4000 landowners in the district will now have a planning overlay indicating a site or area of significance to Māori (SASM) applied in part or full over their property, though some may not be aware of the changes.....
See full article HERE
Weaving tikanga Maori and the common law into new cloth – Chapman Tripp
The Supreme Court in the Ellis v R decision has elevated tikanga Māori in the law of Aotearoa New Zealand.1 Where previously the Supreme Court has found that tikanga Māori is just one common law value to be weighed among others, the Ellis judgment acknowledges tikanga as a freestanding legal framework that may determine the result of future cases.....
See full article HERE
Newly-elected Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson shuts down Councillor's karakia request
The Kaipara District Council's first meeting since the local election has kicked off with a bit of verbal biffo between the Mayor and a Māori ward Councillor.
Just minutes into the council's first meeting, Councillor Pera Paniora, of Te Moanaui o Kaipara Māori Ward, wanted to begin the meeting with a karakia.
Mayor Jepson then gave an explanation as to why he wouldn't allow the karakia to go ahead.
"This is a council that's full of people who are non-religious, religious, of different ethnicities and I intend to run a secular council here which respects everybody and I will not be veering from that. Thank you.".....
See full article HERE
Significant sites to Māori identified in Timaru district plan
Changes to the Timaru district plan have designated large areas of land as sites of significance to Māori, with implications for the ways some of that land can be managed.
About 4000 landowners in the district will now have a planning overlay indicating a site or area of significance to Māori (SASM) applied in part or full over their property, though some may not be aware of the changes.....
See full article HERE
Wednesday November 30, 2022
News:
New te reo Māori names for Hamilton street and park
The new names were blessed this morning and new signs were unveiled, officially changing Von Tempsky St to Puutikitiki St and nearby Dawson Park to Te Wehenga Park.
It comes after growing debate in recent years for the city to revisit street names honouring colonial figures who had played a role in land confiscations from Māori.
It comes after growing debate in recent years for the city to revisit street names honouring colonial figures who had played a role in land confiscations from Māori.
Hamilton Mayor Paula Southgate said "it's not often streets are renamed in the city so it's a special day made more meaningful by the new names that are linked to the area and speak to its unique history.....
Friday’s council meeting approved a new committee structure which got rid of the finance committee, with all financial decisions now to be made by the governing body as a whole.
See full article HERE
Māori share 'burning desire' to build papakāinga housing on their lands
Matamata-Piako District Council is proposing to make changes to its district plan to enable papakāinga to be developed in the area more freely.....
See full article HERE
Te Urewera hut found burnt after court injunction against removal
A hut in Te Urewera has mysteriously burned down while a court order for no huts to be removed from the area is in place.
The Otamatuna Hut in the Waimana Valley was found burned down this morning....
See full article HERE
Taranaki justice initiative launches pilot for family violence cases
A pilot programme designed to address family violence will be added onto an iwi and police justice partnership already operating in Taranaki.
Te Pae Oranga Whānau pilot was launched in the region on Monday, and will deal with family violence referrals.
It involves a panel of three members, along with the kaiwhakahaere who coordinates the hui, who meet with offenders referred to the process by police....
See full article HERE
Mātauranga key to Māori conservation projects
Conservation Minister Poto Williams says the latest round Jobs for Nature and Ngā Whenua Rāhui funding will support the use of mātauranga Māori in environmental protection.
The $11 million of Jobs for Nature projects include pest control, weeding, planting, and track maintenance on Māori land in Waikato, Hawke’s Bay, Tairāwhiti, Nelson, and Southland’s Waituna Lagoon.
The $13 million for Ngā Whenua Rāhui projects will also target protection of indigenous biodiversity.
Minister Williams says the funding will support Māori landowners to protect and restore their whenua, while providing iwi, hapū and whānau with long-term nature-based employment......
See full article HERE
Māori journalists’ roopu reinvigorated
The new co-chair of Māori Journalists’ body Kawea Te Rongo says it’s an exciting and challenging time for Māori journalism in Aotearoa.
Māni Dunlop, of Ngāpuhi – who presents Radio New Zealand’s Midday Report – says since Kawea Te Rongo’s birth in the 90s, there has been an explosion of media platforms – and bilingual Maori journalists.
As the body representing Maori journalists, Kawea Te Rongo has an important watchdog role to play.....
See full article HERE
Māori fall behind on retirement savings
Researcher Erin Thompson says there are growing disparities between Maori and non-Maori driven by lower home ownership, fewer Maori homeowners reaching retirement age mortgage-free, and lower KiwiSaver participation......
See full article HERE
Ngāti Toa’s Long-held Educational Aspirations Are Set To Become Reality
Ngāti Toa is another step closer to realising our moemoeā to ensure our mokopuna are provided with a strong educational platform grounded in Ngāti Toatanga.
“We have long held aspirations to establish a kura taiao for our mokopuna and tamariki that not only teaches Ngāti Toa reo, whakapapa, tikanga and kawa, but also provides ākonga with a solid grounding of education that takes them out of traditional classroom learning, into the environment,” Bianca said.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Young New Zealanders want Māori language, tikanga and Te Tiriti principles honoured at work
Māori share 'burning desire' to build papakāinga housing on their lands
Matamata-Piako District Council is proposing to make changes to its district plan to enable papakāinga to be developed in the area more freely.....
See full article HERE
Te Urewera hut found burnt after court injunction against removal
A hut in Te Urewera has mysteriously burned down while a court order for no huts to be removed from the area is in place.
The Otamatuna Hut in the Waimana Valley was found burned down this morning....
See full article HERE
Taranaki justice initiative launches pilot for family violence cases
A pilot programme designed to address family violence will be added onto an iwi and police justice partnership already operating in Taranaki.
Te Pae Oranga Whānau pilot was launched in the region on Monday, and will deal with family violence referrals.
It involves a panel of three members, along with the kaiwhakahaere who coordinates the hui, who meet with offenders referred to the process by police....
See full article HERE
Mātauranga key to Māori conservation projects
Conservation Minister Poto Williams says the latest round Jobs for Nature and Ngā Whenua Rāhui funding will support the use of mātauranga Māori in environmental protection.
The $11 million of Jobs for Nature projects include pest control, weeding, planting, and track maintenance on Māori land in Waikato, Hawke’s Bay, Tairāwhiti, Nelson, and Southland’s Waituna Lagoon.
The $13 million for Ngā Whenua Rāhui projects will also target protection of indigenous biodiversity.
Minister Williams says the funding will support Māori landowners to protect and restore their whenua, while providing iwi, hapū and whānau with long-term nature-based employment......
See full article HERE
Māori journalists’ roopu reinvigorated
The new co-chair of Māori Journalists’ body Kawea Te Rongo says it’s an exciting and challenging time for Māori journalism in Aotearoa.
Māni Dunlop, of Ngāpuhi – who presents Radio New Zealand’s Midday Report – says since Kawea Te Rongo’s birth in the 90s, there has been an explosion of media platforms – and bilingual Maori journalists.
As the body representing Maori journalists, Kawea Te Rongo has an important watchdog role to play.....
See full article HERE
Māori fall behind on retirement savings
Researcher Erin Thompson says there are growing disparities between Maori and non-Maori driven by lower home ownership, fewer Maori homeowners reaching retirement age mortgage-free, and lower KiwiSaver participation......
See full article HERE
Ngāti Toa’s Long-held Educational Aspirations Are Set To Become Reality
Ngāti Toa is another step closer to realising our moemoeā to ensure our mokopuna are provided with a strong educational platform grounded in Ngāti Toatanga.
“We have long held aspirations to establish a kura taiao for our mokopuna and tamariki that not only teaches Ngāti Toa reo, whakapapa, tikanga and kawa, but also provides ākonga with a solid grounding of education that takes them out of traditional classroom learning, into the environment,” Bianca said.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Young New Zealanders want Māori language, tikanga and Te Tiriti principles honoured at work
Tuesday November 29, 2022
News:
Māori board sidelined in council restructure
Auckland mayor Wayne Brown says he will call a meeting of all iwi in the region to see how the council can more effectively engage with Māori – and whether his new structure meets legal requirements.
Friday’s council meeting approved a new committee structure which got rid of the finance committee, with all financial decisions now to be made by the governing body as a whole.
This directly affects the Independent Maori Statutory Board, which is represented on committees but not the full council.
The board will also be given a say in appointments, including that of the chief executive.....
See full article HERE
Universities slow to promote Māori
A Māori scientist says while universities talk about honouring the Treaty of Waitangi and encouraging more Māori academics, the numbers show little has changed in the last decade.
Dr McAllister says Maori academics need a strong presence at pakeha universities – but there are stark differnces to the feeling at a Maori-dominated institution like Te Wananga o Raukawa.....
See full article HERE
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei declares record result, assets up 6.4 per cent to $1.6b
Tangata whenua of central Tāmaki Makaurau, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust, has pushed up total group assets 6.4 per cent annually.
It says the growth from $1.55 billion to $1.65b in the latest year has set a new record.
“The financial result for the year ended June 30, 2022, is our largest on record and provides a strong platform to deliver the ambition set out by our whānau in the long-term plan,” the trust said in accounts just issued.....
See full article HERE
New Catholic Māori group works with NZ bishops
New Zealand’s Catholic bishops were pleased to welcome the Church’s new Te Rōpū Māori group to the November New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference meeting. Members of Te Rōpū Māori joined the bishops for a full day of the meeting, to take part in agenda items of importance to Katorika Māori.....
See full article HERE
Cleanup efforts and road closures continue in Melville - Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council and contractors continue to repair a wastewater issue on Normandy Avenue in Melville, as a raahui is put in place over the Mangakootukutuku gully system.
Meanwhile, the raahui - a cultural practice which protects people, wildlife, and the environment from harm - was put in place on Monday morning to restrict people accessing the gully area.
"Council is working with our iwi and mana whenua and taking a partnership approach to manage this incident and its ongoing repair," said Eeva-Liisa Wright, General Manager Infrastructure Operations at Council......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Martin Hanson: Slavery - should we apologise for what our ancestors did?
'Right v Wrong, Not Left v Right' - Winston Peters
'Cunning, deceitful savages': 200 years of Māori bad press (2018)
Propaganda:
European men the worst offenders for digital harm - Police data
The Pākehā backlash
The board will also be given a say in appointments, including that of the chief executive.....
See full article HERE
Universities slow to promote Māori
A Māori scientist says while universities talk about honouring the Treaty of Waitangi and encouraging more Māori academics, the numbers show little has changed in the last decade.
Dr McAllister says Maori academics need a strong presence at pakeha universities – but there are stark differnces to the feeling at a Maori-dominated institution like Te Wananga o Raukawa.....
See full article HERE
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei declares record result, assets up 6.4 per cent to $1.6b
Tangata whenua of central Tāmaki Makaurau, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust, has pushed up total group assets 6.4 per cent annually.
It says the growth from $1.55 billion to $1.65b in the latest year has set a new record.
“The financial result for the year ended June 30, 2022, is our largest on record and provides a strong platform to deliver the ambition set out by our whānau in the long-term plan,” the trust said in accounts just issued.....
See full article HERE
New Catholic Māori group works with NZ bishops
New Zealand’s Catholic bishops were pleased to welcome the Church’s new Te Rōpū Māori group to the November New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference meeting. Members of Te Rōpū Māori joined the bishops for a full day of the meeting, to take part in agenda items of importance to Katorika Māori.....
See full article HERE
Cleanup efforts and road closures continue in Melville - Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council and contractors continue to repair a wastewater issue on Normandy Avenue in Melville, as a raahui is put in place over the Mangakootukutuku gully system.
Meanwhile, the raahui - a cultural practice which protects people, wildlife, and the environment from harm - was put in place on Monday morning to restrict people accessing the gully area.
"Council is working with our iwi and mana whenua and taking a partnership approach to manage this incident and its ongoing repair," said Eeva-Liisa Wright, General Manager Infrastructure Operations at Council......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Martin Hanson: Slavery - should we apologise for what our ancestors did?
'Right v Wrong, Not Left v Right' - Winston Peters
'Cunning, deceitful savages': 200 years of Māori bad press (2018)
Propaganda:
European men the worst offenders for digital harm - Police data
The Pākehā backlash
Sunday November 27, 2022
News:
Fund helps quest for equitable future for Southland rangatahi
The Te Ōhanga Tīwhera fund is supported by Te Rourou, Vodafone Aotearoa Foundation in partnership with Community Trust South, the Invercargill Licensing Trust Foundation, and Clare Foundation.
On Friday it was announced the financial backing of more “creative and innovative projects or initiatives that support rangatahi to connect with Te Āo Māori” from its contestable fund.
On Friday it was announced the financial backing of more “creative and innovative projects or initiatives that support rangatahi to connect with Te Āo Māori” from its contestable fund.
The recipients were: Tuurama Trust (Rangatahi Zone) $25,000; Menzies College Whare Wananga Steering Group (Whare concept plans) $5000; Active Southland – Rangatahi Leadership Group $18,200; Te Oriori Trust (Mau Rākau community programme) $25,000; Active Southland (Mau Rākau in schools) $19,800.
They have also allocated $10,000 to developing a trust to uplift Māori Sports......
See full article HERE
New Committee Structure Ensures Strong Governance Oversight
Nine discretionary committees confirmed by Waikato regional councillors will ensure strong governance oversight of the council’s work for the next three years.
“In the last triennium, we invited other parties to participate in the Regional Connections Committee. But if established as a subcommittee of Future Proof, it will facilitate a greater level of engagement with iwi, regional and central government, as well as our Auckland neighbours,” she said.
Similarly, a motion to increase membership of the Climate Action Committee from five to eight councillors, was also lost. However, the numbers were later increased to seven in a unanimous vote to ensure a te ao Māori worldview in decision making.....
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Govt not honouring treaty in watered-down hate speech reform - Human Rights Commission
Today, chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt has stepped up his criticism, saying the Government was not honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi) in its changes to hate speech reform.
“The Government has Te Tiriti o Waitangi responsibilities to protect tangata whenua communities from harmful speech, including takatāpui Māori (LGBTQ+ Māori), tāngata whaikaha (disabled people) and wāhine,” he said.....
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Pākaraka signs to consign Maxwell to history
A settlement on the outskirts of Whanganui will soon have signs reflecting its traditional Māori name rather than one honouring a militiaman associated with the killing of local rangatahi.
Ngā Rauru Kītahi hapū Ngāti Maika says signs identifying the village 20 kilometres west of Whanganui - more recently known as Maxwell - as Pākaraka will be put up in January.
Ngāti Maika's application to the New Zealand Geographic Board in 2021 to change the name of Maxwell to Pākaraka was upheld in February 2022.....
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Articles:
Tribal Control of Water – Dr Muriel Newman.
The Three Waters lie – democracy the loser ~ Frank Newman.
Propaganda:
Modern Aotearoa Still Locked In Colonial Shackles
They have also allocated $10,000 to developing a trust to uplift Māori Sports......
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New Committee Structure Ensures Strong Governance Oversight
Nine discretionary committees confirmed by Waikato regional councillors will ensure strong governance oversight of the council’s work for the next three years.
“In the last triennium, we invited other parties to participate in the Regional Connections Committee. But if established as a subcommittee of Future Proof, it will facilitate a greater level of engagement with iwi, regional and central government, as well as our Auckland neighbours,” she said.
Similarly, a motion to increase membership of the Climate Action Committee from five to eight councillors, was also lost. However, the numbers were later increased to seven in a unanimous vote to ensure a te ao Māori worldview in decision making.....
See full article HERE
Govt not honouring treaty in watered-down hate speech reform - Human Rights Commission
Today, chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt has stepped up his criticism, saying the Government was not honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi) in its changes to hate speech reform.
“The Government has Te Tiriti o Waitangi responsibilities to protect tangata whenua communities from harmful speech, including takatāpui Māori (LGBTQ+ Māori), tāngata whaikaha (disabled people) and wāhine,” he said.....
See full article HERE
Pākaraka signs to consign Maxwell to history
A settlement on the outskirts of Whanganui will soon have signs reflecting its traditional Māori name rather than one honouring a militiaman associated with the killing of local rangatahi.
Ngā Rauru Kītahi hapū Ngāti Maika says signs identifying the village 20 kilometres west of Whanganui - more recently known as Maxwell - as Pākaraka will be put up in January.
Ngāti Maika's application to the New Zealand Geographic Board in 2021 to change the name of Maxwell to Pākaraka was upheld in February 2022.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Tribal Control of Water – Dr Muriel Newman.
The Three Waters lie – democracy the loser ~ Frank Newman.
Propaganda:
Modern Aotearoa Still Locked In Colonial Shackles
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8 comments:
Re 27th. If I had nothing else to do I would mug up on te reo and amuse/infuriate myself reading the cases for maori subsidies. As Shakespeare was blocked, truly imaginiive writing must be necessary to justify thousands of dollars to acquaint rangatahi (youth, presumably maori or demonstratably ardently pro) with that most nebulous of subjects, te ao. Exactly what is is is more undefinable and changeable even than tikanga, wairua, mauri, kaitiaki, matauranga etc etc.
And if you look throgh the Index of a NZ atlas the number of names likely to be confused with Maxwell can count on one hand. But there are pages which are similar to Pakaraka, Pakarakaraka, Prakaraka or whatever. We are encouraged to improve efficiency but maori adds nothing but confusion.
Re 30th, Von Tempsky St is eminenty rememberable. Very, very few people reflect on the origin unless constantly prompted by political agitators. In the current climate I would have expected maori to prefer to continue the sore. In Porirua they have a Te Rauparaha stadium.....presuambly not approved by Ngai Tahu. The new name is very difficult to remember and spell. In my local area all the fancy bridges on a cycle way have been given maori names with expensive plaques. Followed local "consultation,"easily worked by maori who have networks of idle/semi idle with time to participate. I have never heard anyone refer to the bridges by other than the colour. As for papakaianga and othe rmaori housing it would be interesting to know full details of financing and who occupies on what terms.. We have many areas which have effectively devolved to ghettos; it seems folly to deliberately build same.
re Dec 3. It is very bold of the Kaipara mayor to risk cancellation and forbid a karakia. It seems relatively innocuous in this case but following the traditional hoatu he karamatuatango te waewae principle would grow and the words be subversively altered. Meng Foon has as usual waded in and will again be out of his depth. It seems typical of maori representatives that they are not there to efficiently serve the common good, but to waste council time pushing pro maori mana seeking topics no matter how trivial and unrelated.
And wily Willie has had a rethink about co governance. And this despite the fact that thanks to sparse coverage by the msm the great majority of citizens still have little idea of what is/was afoot. Sadly it is too late to reverse all the inefficiency promoting co arrangements incorporated in documents such as the Auckland Council climate plan, Reserves management plan etc etc. And it does not mean 3 Waters will be canned. Too late for Health.
Looks like the public will be banned from the ridge at Te Mata peak. Another boost for mana (within maoridom) just as having the public banned from the Waitakeres in Auckland. Are they felling coloniast trees yet?
Dec. 3
"High Court dismisses Hawke's Bay farmer's appeal against wāhi taonga decision"
A precedent has been set, based on Maori myth. Private land no less.
It had been stated years ago that private land would not be affected by treaty or other settlements. The door is now opened to change that. Watch this space.
It is becoming obvious the courts have abandoned principles of private ownership in favor of Maori myth.
Dec 3
The Kaipara mayor has done what many many New Zealanders have been thinking for a long long time.
He could roll over on this with the proviso that other religions or ethnicities on the council say a prayer before start of business.
That way they could be excused for never getting any work done.
Mayor Jepson is right, Mr Foon is wrong.
There is no, and never will be a partnership.
unfortunately for paniora you are not special you don't have any more rights than anyone else, proberly less, well done craig Jepson keep calling this shit out and crawl back under your rock meng who cares what you think
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