Saturday March 18, 2023
News:
Local Government Minister Kieran McAnulty to meet with mayors opposing Three Waters reform
High-level representative groups would oversee the water entities’ professional boards would be split 50/50 between appointees from the various councils and mana whenua, under the principle of “co-governance” – a particularly controversial aspect of the reform.
The representative group structure would “not necessarily” change, McAnulty said. He wanted to meet mana whenua after the council representatives to discuss reworking the reforms.
“The fact of the matter is the Treaty of Waitangi gives Māori special interest in water and if we're wanting to deal with a $195 million problem, which is what we're dealing with, we've got to do it collectively.”....
See full article HERE
Grants and funding – Northland Regional Council
Northland Regional Council offers funding support to iwi, hapū, and other eligible tāngata whenua entities in Te Taitokerau to do environmental monitoring, and develop or update environmental management plans......
See full article HERE
New mural in Glen Innes creates controversy
In an online post, Ngāti Whātua’s cultural advisor, Joe Pihema claims the mural shows 'blatant' disregard for the mana of Ngāti Pāoa......
See full article HERE
Aotearoa name push vital for identity
Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi says the party’s push to make Aotearoa the official name of the country has a serious purpose.
The Maori affairs select committee considered the proposal this week.
“This is all part of growing the identity of a country that should be deep-seated in the values and the principles; well the articles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. And so building a Tiriti-centric Aotearoa is important to building a greater nation than we already are,” he says.
Mr Waititi says renaming the country is a step towards becoming a truly bicultural nation.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Tukoroirangi Morgan: Kiingitanga Tainui challenge to Ngāti Whātua at Te Matatini pōwhiri was about mana - not motuhake
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Grants and funding – Northland Regional Council
Northland Regional Council offers funding support to iwi, hapū, and other eligible tāngata whenua entities in Te Taitokerau to do environmental monitoring, and develop or update environmental management plans......
See full article HERE
New mural in Glen Innes creates controversy
In an online post, Ngāti Whātua’s cultural advisor, Joe Pihema claims the mural shows 'blatant' disregard for the mana of Ngāti Pāoa......
See full article HERE
Aotearoa name push vital for identity
Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi says the party’s push to make Aotearoa the official name of the country has a serious purpose.
The Maori affairs select committee considered the proposal this week.
“This is all part of growing the identity of a country that should be deep-seated in the values and the principles; well the articles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. And so building a Tiriti-centric Aotearoa is important to building a greater nation than we already are,” he says.
Mr Waititi says renaming the country is a step towards becoming a truly bicultural nation.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Tukoroirangi Morgan: Kiingitanga Tainui challenge to Ngāti Whātua at Te Matatini pōwhiri was about mana - not motuhake
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Friday March 17, 2023
News:
'It's a Treaty issue': Thousands of Māori with dyslexia are not being diagnosed - Expert
Thousands of Māori with dyslexia, which affects a person's ability to read, write and spell, are not being diagnosed, experts say.
"Māori are disproportionately disadvantaged by our current regime in New Zealand," dyslexia specialist Mike Styles has told 1 News.
"Māori are disproportionately disadvantaged by our current regime in New Zealand," dyslexia specialist Mike Styles has told 1 News.
"It would be in the tens of thousands of people in New Zealand who are missing out. And here's the thing. It is an equity issue for Māori. And it is, I believe, a treaty issue.".....
See full article HERE
Fresh look for Dunedin bus shelters
Two new bus shelters in Broad Bay are about to get a fresh look, Dunedin City Council has announced.
Each shelter will feature the Te Reo Māori name for the area, Whaka Oho Rahi, along with the street name the shelter is located on......
See full article HERE
Marae set to get Gabrielle reimbursement
Fifteen million dollars in government financial support is now available to support community groups who responded to Cyclone Gabrielle.
Iwi, marae and community groups were the backbone of the response, demonstrating manaakitanga when their communities needed it most and keeping people safe.....
See full article HERE
Government pulls the plug on 3 waters co-governance?
The Government looks set to renege on its 3 Waters co-governance arrangement with Māori.
Minister for Local Government Kieran McAnulty isn’t committing to a 50/50 co-governance arrangement with Māori, instead opting to go on a structural reforms roadshow canvassing local government agencies including representatives from local democracy.
“I’ll give them an opportunity to help frame this up. But after that I hope to engage with mana whenua.”....
See full article HERE
Britomart to be renamed as seven Auckland railway stations receive new names
Anselm Haanen, Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic chairperson, said six of the seven railway stations - two in South Auckland and four in central Auckland - were gifts from mana whenua.
“The use of these new names will also help to re-establish cultural connection and identity when used by the public.”
“This demonstrates the holistic values of te ao Māori and the utmost respect of Papatūānuku, the mother of the earth. People will come and go but the land will remain.”....
See full article HERE
NASA hears Māori celestial view
A Māori teaching fellow at Auckland University says NASA has shown more respect for indigenous Māori celestial knowledge and values – than New Zealand’s own space agencies and industry.
Te Kahuratai Moko-Painting, of the faculty of science, was part of this week’s welcome at the university marae for NASA administrator Bill Nelson and his deputy, former space shuttle pilot Pam Melroy.
They’re here to develop partnerships on climate research.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Ngarimu Blair: Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei reflect on the joy of Te Matatini - and THAT challenge at the pōwhiri
Fresh look for Dunedin bus shelters
Two new bus shelters in Broad Bay are about to get a fresh look, Dunedin City Council has announced.
Each shelter will feature the Te Reo Māori name for the area, Whaka Oho Rahi, along with the street name the shelter is located on......
See full article HERE
Marae set to get Gabrielle reimbursement
Fifteen million dollars in government financial support is now available to support community groups who responded to Cyclone Gabrielle.
Iwi, marae and community groups were the backbone of the response, demonstrating manaakitanga when their communities needed it most and keeping people safe.....
See full article HERE
Government pulls the plug on 3 waters co-governance?
The Government looks set to renege on its 3 Waters co-governance arrangement with Māori.
Minister for Local Government Kieran McAnulty isn’t committing to a 50/50 co-governance arrangement with Māori, instead opting to go on a structural reforms roadshow canvassing local government agencies including representatives from local democracy.
“I’ll give them an opportunity to help frame this up. But after that I hope to engage with mana whenua.”....
See full article HERE
Britomart to be renamed as seven Auckland railway stations receive new names
Anselm Haanen, Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic chairperson, said six of the seven railway stations - two in South Auckland and four in central Auckland - were gifts from mana whenua.
“The use of these new names will also help to re-establish cultural connection and identity when used by the public.”
“This demonstrates the holistic values of te ao Māori and the utmost respect of Papatūānuku, the mother of the earth. People will come and go but the land will remain.”....
See full article HERE
NASA hears Māori celestial view
A Māori teaching fellow at Auckland University says NASA has shown more respect for indigenous Māori celestial knowledge and values – than New Zealand’s own space agencies and industry.
Te Kahuratai Moko-Painting, of the faculty of science, was part of this week’s welcome at the university marae for NASA administrator Bill Nelson and his deputy, former space shuttle pilot Pam Melroy.
They’re here to develop partnerships on climate research.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Ngarimu Blair: Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei reflect on the joy of Te Matatini - and THAT challenge at the pōwhiri
Thursday March 16, 2023
News:
Te Pūkenga tells academics not to say words like 'staff', 'students' or 'Treaty of Waitangi'
The row over academic freedom at Te Pūkenga – the country’s largest tertiary provider – has rumbled on after it emerged staff have been issued with a list of words they should and should not use.
Under the guidelines, the words “student” and “trainee” are discouraged, the “preferred terms” being “ākonga” (student) or “learners”.
Under the guidelines, the words “student” and “trainee” are discouraged, the “preferred terms” being “ākonga” (student) or “learners”.
The use of “employee” and “staff” should be limited unless “in a formal setting” or “required by legislation”.
“We refer to each other as kaimahi, colleagues, work friends, whānau, or Te Pūkenga people,” the document said.
Amongst them are “it’s early days” (“those were earlier, we’re in the here and now”)and Treaty of Waitangi.
“We use Te Tiriti o Waitangi or Te Tiriti,” staff were told......
See full article HERE
Star-gazing distinguished professor Rangi Mātāmua wants to develop Māori star app
Professor Rangi Mātāmua’s Living by the Stars group has submitted a proposal to the Manatū Taonga Cultural Sector Regeneration Fund to develop a Māori star app so people can identify stars in the night sky.
“There are several star apps available, but we want to improve the concept by making it more Māori - by establishing an app similar to those that can currently view and identify stars in English, but creating something that will allow you to see the history and significance of the stars from a Māori perspective.....
See full article HERE
National keen for Māori to hop on its electric train
The National Party is hoping Māori will jump onboard its electrification train as the opposition looks to outdo the Labour Government’s renewable energies target.
Nicola Willis says a National Government will electrify Aotearoa New Zealand by establishing on land and off-shore wind farms and solar projects.
But success of the proposal depends on Iwi participation as mana whenua, mana moana and rights holders under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.....
See full article HERE
Consultant fees better directed to Māori says Reti
National’s health spokesperson is comparing the money spent on consultants working on the health reforms with the long-term benefits that would come if it went to treaty settlements,
“If you look at the sum that’s been put aside potentially for the Ngapuhi settlement, which is between $100 million to $150 million, that’s exactly the same as the amount spent in one year alone on consultants so what else could that $150 million be spent on,” Dr Reti says......
See full article HERE
'No future here', calls for Pākaitore statue to go
The monument in question is Aotearoa’s first war memorial. Unveiled in September 1865, it was dedicated to kūpapa Māori - those seen as loyal to the Crown. The statue reads:
“To the memory of those brave men who fell at Moutoa 14 May 1864 in defence of law and order against fanaticism and barbarianism. The monument is erected by the Province of Wellington.”
Manuel describes the monument as “hurtful” and feels concerned about the message it sends to Māori children.....
See full article HERE
Hold firm in three waters says iwi leader
Former Te Rarawa chair Haami Piripi says it’s a chance to make a difference to water quality and to make real cost and efficiency gains by bringing fresh water, waste water and storm water under a large regional entities.
“And also it paves the way for potential iwi investment. It seems such a lost opportunity if we weren’t to take advantage of it,” he says.
“We refer to each other as kaimahi, colleagues, work friends, whānau, or Te Pūkenga people,” the document said.
Amongst them are “it’s early days” (“those were earlier, we’re in the here and now”)and Treaty of Waitangi.
“We use Te Tiriti o Waitangi or Te Tiriti,” staff were told......
See full article HERE
Star-gazing distinguished professor Rangi Mātāmua wants to develop Māori star app
Professor Rangi Mātāmua’s Living by the Stars group has submitted a proposal to the Manatū Taonga Cultural Sector Regeneration Fund to develop a Māori star app so people can identify stars in the night sky.
“There are several star apps available, but we want to improve the concept by making it more Māori - by establishing an app similar to those that can currently view and identify stars in English, but creating something that will allow you to see the history and significance of the stars from a Māori perspective.....
See full article HERE
National keen for Māori to hop on its electric train
The National Party is hoping Māori will jump onboard its electrification train as the opposition looks to outdo the Labour Government’s renewable energies target.
Nicola Willis says a National Government will electrify Aotearoa New Zealand by establishing on land and off-shore wind farms and solar projects.
But success of the proposal depends on Iwi participation as mana whenua, mana moana and rights holders under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.....
See full article HERE
Consultant fees better directed to Māori says Reti
National’s health spokesperson is comparing the money spent on consultants working on the health reforms with the long-term benefits that would come if it went to treaty settlements,
“If you look at the sum that’s been put aside potentially for the Ngapuhi settlement, which is between $100 million to $150 million, that’s exactly the same as the amount spent in one year alone on consultants so what else could that $150 million be spent on,” Dr Reti says......
See full article HERE
'No future here', calls for Pākaitore statue to go
The monument in question is Aotearoa’s first war memorial. Unveiled in September 1865, it was dedicated to kūpapa Māori - those seen as loyal to the Crown. The statue reads:
“To the memory of those brave men who fell at Moutoa 14 May 1864 in defence of law and order against fanaticism and barbarianism. The monument is erected by the Province of Wellington.”
Manuel describes the monument as “hurtful” and feels concerned about the message it sends to Māori children.....
See full article HERE
Hold firm in three waters says iwi leader
Former Te Rarawa chair Haami Piripi says it’s a chance to make a difference to water quality and to make real cost and efficiency gains by bringing fresh water, waste water and storm water under a large regional entities.
“And also it paves the way for potential iwi investment. It seems such a lost opportunity if we weren’t to take advantage of it,” he says.
Haami Piripi says iwi leaders are also getting close to finishing negotiations on Maori interests in radio communications spectrum, which includes a proposal for Maori to receive 20 percent of future allocations.......
See full article HERE
Otago University takes historic and bold step to becoming a Te Tiriti-led institution
The University of Otago has today unveiled its a new strategy as it takes a bold and historic step to becoming a Te Tiriti-led organisation.
The country’s oldest university proposes to adopt a new Māori name and tohu (symbol), created in collaboration with mana whenua.
Acting vice-chancellor Professor Helen Nicholson said the changes align with the strategy Vision 2040, launched last month. Becoming Te Tiriti-led is an obligation, not a choice.
It means acknowledging tino rangatiratanga (the right of Māori to govern themselves) a form of authority alongside kāwanatanga.....
See full article HERE
Māori words officially included in new English Oxford Dictionary addition
Words from the land of the long white cloud have officially made their way into the dictionary, with the likes of Kiwi favourites 'chur' and 'ae' under the spotlight.
The latest edition of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is featuring a batch of new words, including 47 New Zealand English words.
We may see more Māori words in future additions with the OED committing to recording more Māori contributions to the lexicon as it continues to monitor the evolution of English in this part of the world.
Here's the full list:.....
See full article HERE
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Kahurangi Dame Naida Glavish: Kaipara mayor should step down and step out
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Otago University takes historic and bold step to becoming a Te Tiriti-led institution
The University of Otago has today unveiled its a new strategy as it takes a bold and historic step to becoming a Te Tiriti-led organisation.
The country’s oldest university proposes to adopt a new Māori name and tohu (symbol), created in collaboration with mana whenua.
Acting vice-chancellor Professor Helen Nicholson said the changes align with the strategy Vision 2040, launched last month. Becoming Te Tiriti-led is an obligation, not a choice.
It means acknowledging tino rangatiratanga (the right of Māori to govern themselves) a form of authority alongside kāwanatanga.....
See full article HERE
Māori words officially included in new English Oxford Dictionary addition
Words from the land of the long white cloud have officially made their way into the dictionary, with the likes of Kiwi favourites 'chur' and 'ae' under the spotlight.
The latest edition of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is featuring a batch of new words, including 47 New Zealand English words.
We may see more Māori words in future additions with the OED committing to recording more Māori contributions to the lexicon as it continues to monitor the evolution of English in this part of the world.
Here's the full list:.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Kahurangi Dame Naida Glavish: Kaipara mayor should step down and step out
This Breaking Views Update monitors race relations in the media on a weekly basis. New material is added regularly. If you would like to send Letters to the Editor in response to any of these articles, most media addresses can be found HERE.
Wednesday March 15, 2023
News:
Co-governance attacks race fearmongering
The Iwi Chairs Forum’s spokesman on Māori sovereignty and governance says the Government is being out-manoeuvred on the issue of co-governance – as political opponents play the race card to stoke fear and win votes.
Te Huia Bill Hamilton says there are already successful examples of co-governance, such as the Waikato River Authority where Tainui iwi, the regional council, and the Conservation Department are all working together to improve the river’s health and well-being.
Te Huia Bill Hamilton says there are already successful examples of co-governance, such as the Waikato River Authority where Tainui iwi, the regional council, and the Conservation Department are all working together to improve the river’s health and well-being.
But he says the ACT Party and National are stoking anti-Māori fears by claiming it amounts to special treatment.....
See full article HERE
Nanaia Mahuta says her family and iwi are affected by negative attacks
"My whanau do feel personally impacted. My iwi feel like they need to be defensive about all of this."
The Foreign Affairs Minister told Wilcox it was important not to "go down a rabbit hole where there are small-minded views being fostered for a negative divisive purpose".
Mahuta wanted the conversation to be elevated to a well-informed and well-articulated place that had the best interests of all New Zealanders at heart.....
Mahuta said she ultimately decided to stand again in October....
See full article HERE
He Puapua co-author appointed to HRC role
The chair of the Committee that produced the contentious He Puapua report has been appointed to lead work on Indigenous issues, at the Human Rights Commission (Te Kāhui Tika Tangata).
Legal scholar and Auckland University Law Professor Claire Charters (Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngā Puhi, Tainui) will provide ‘tangata whenua leadership’, with a ‘view to enhancing the Commission’s governance’ the HRC said in a statement.
“She will also advise and support existing projects and mahi to advance understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.” It said......
See full article HERE
No need for co-governance says Nats deputy
National Party deputy leader Nicola Willis says co-governance has its place, but not in public services.
“Absolutely let’s deliver better services to Māori. Let’s involve Māori providers. Let’s put Māori communities at the centre of that decision making but we don’t need to in fact have separate co-governance systems to achieve that,” Ms Willis says.....
See full article HERE
Māori and Pasifika students under-represented in med schools
New research has identified how severely under-represented Māori and Pasifika students are in the country's medical and health schools.
Māori make up about 17-percent of the population, and Pasifika about 8-percent - but in the 5 years to 2020, the two groups made up only 7-percent of those studying health professions, such as nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, and medicine.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Breaking the Māori inequity loop: An all-of-population approach has failed Māori for a century
Te reo Māori journalism course more than learning how to tell stories
Why are people still offended about karakia at council meetings?
Nanaia Mahuta says her family and iwi are affected by negative attacks
"My whanau do feel personally impacted. My iwi feel like they need to be defensive about all of this."
The Foreign Affairs Minister told Wilcox it was important not to "go down a rabbit hole where there are small-minded views being fostered for a negative divisive purpose".
Mahuta wanted the conversation to be elevated to a well-informed and well-articulated place that had the best interests of all New Zealanders at heart.....
Mahuta said she ultimately decided to stand again in October....
See full article HERE
He Puapua co-author appointed to HRC role
The chair of the Committee that produced the contentious He Puapua report has been appointed to lead work on Indigenous issues, at the Human Rights Commission (Te Kāhui Tika Tangata).
Legal scholar and Auckland University Law Professor Claire Charters (Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngā Puhi, Tainui) will provide ‘tangata whenua leadership’, with a ‘view to enhancing the Commission’s governance’ the HRC said in a statement.
“She will also advise and support existing projects and mahi to advance understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.” It said......
See full article HERE
No need for co-governance says Nats deputy
National Party deputy leader Nicola Willis says co-governance has its place, but not in public services.
“Absolutely let’s deliver better services to Māori. Let’s involve Māori providers. Let’s put Māori communities at the centre of that decision making but we don’t need to in fact have separate co-governance systems to achieve that,” Ms Willis says.....
See full article HERE
Māori and Pasifika students under-represented in med schools
New research has identified how severely under-represented Māori and Pasifika students are in the country's medical and health schools.
Māori make up about 17-percent of the population, and Pasifika about 8-percent - but in the 5 years to 2020, the two groups made up only 7-percent of those studying health professions, such as nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, and medicine.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Breaking the Māori inequity loop: An all-of-population approach has failed Māori for a century
Te reo Māori journalism course more than learning how to tell stories
Why are people still offended about karakia at council meetings?
Tuesday March 14, 2023
News:
Passenger complains of racist narrative on Interislander information boards
The Interislander is reviewing its information maps on board its ferries after a passenger called them out for being racist and a “yuck thing to put your name against”.
She told Stuff the map mentioned ”wholesale slaughter and cannibal feasting” and a confusion of cultures in a sentence about Europeans being “subsequently dispatched by tomahawk”.
She told Stuff the map mentioned ”wholesale slaughter and cannibal feasting” and a confusion of cultures in a sentence about Europeans being “subsequently dispatched by tomahawk”.
One sentence says: “All 10 were ambushed, killed and eaten by local Maori [sic]”, with no mention of the impact Captain Cook, his men, and colonisation had on the nation.
“We know about kaitangata, that there was eating of other people, but we don’t talk about cannibalism. It makes it really primitive and removed from context.....
See full article HERE
Māori landowners go truffle hunting
A collective of seven Māori land blocks in the eastern Bay of Plenty has secured $1.1 million from the Regional Strategic Partnership Fund to plant 13 hectares of truffle trees.
Regional Development Minister Kiri Allan says the fund will also loan up to $1.1 million to Paengaroa North A1 Section 2 and $2.1 million to Waihau Bay Horticulture to develop kiwifruit orchards.
Taurangamoana iwi Ngāi Tamarāwaho has been granted up to $726,000 to develop a contracting yard to provide nursery services to support ecological restoration, planting and eco sourcing seedlings on Māori freehold land.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Bruce Moon: Democracy in Danger
Propaganda:
Poetic anger or racism in reverse? The controversy over a Captain Cook poem
“We know about kaitangata, that there was eating of other people, but we don’t talk about cannibalism. It makes it really primitive and removed from context.....
See full article HERE
Māori landowners go truffle hunting
A collective of seven Māori land blocks in the eastern Bay of Plenty has secured $1.1 million from the Regional Strategic Partnership Fund to plant 13 hectares of truffle trees.
Regional Development Minister Kiri Allan says the fund will also loan up to $1.1 million to Paengaroa North A1 Section 2 and $2.1 million to Waihau Bay Horticulture to develop kiwifruit orchards.
Taurangamoana iwi Ngāi Tamarāwaho has been granted up to $726,000 to develop a contracting yard to provide nursery services to support ecological restoration, planting and eco sourcing seedlings on Māori freehold land.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Bruce Moon: Democracy in Danger
Propaganda:
Poetic anger or racism in reverse? The controversy over a Captain Cook poem
Monday March 13, 2023
News:
Nothing undemocratic about co-governance - Hipkins
Speaking on Q+A, Hipkins initially said non-Māori, as the Three Waters legislation stands, "have the same" level of representation in these new entities as Māori.
"Under the model as it exists now, it's a co-governance model, so it's a shared governance model — so it's a 50-50 model," he said.
"Under the model as it exists now, it's a co-governance model, so it's a shared governance model — so it's a 50-50 model," he said.
The prime minister also argued that Māori having a seat at the decision-making table is "something that we signed up to when the Treaty was signed".....
See full article HERE
Researchers call for Te Ao Haka to be given equal status in NCEA
New research has revealed the benefit of giving Te Ao Haka mana ōrite (equal status) in the New Zealand curriculum.
Ngā whai painga o Te Ao Haka is the latest release from Te Wāhanga – New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER), examining how the new mātauranga Māori qualification can support teachers, students and whānau.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
A.E. Thompson: The Whatuing Of Our New Health Service
Propaganda:
Cyclone Gabrielle: Traditional Māori practitioners travel to support whānau of the floods
Claudia Orange: The role of the Treaty today
Researchers call for Te Ao Haka to be given equal status in NCEA
New research has revealed the benefit of giving Te Ao Haka mana ōrite (equal status) in the New Zealand curriculum.
Ngā whai painga o Te Ao Haka is the latest release from Te Wāhanga – New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER), examining how the new mātauranga Māori qualification can support teachers, students and whānau.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
A.E. Thompson: The Whatuing Of Our New Health Service
Propaganda:
Cyclone Gabrielle: Traditional Māori practitioners travel to support whānau of the floods
Claudia Orange: The role of the Treaty today
This Breaking Views Update monitors race relations in the media on a weekly basis. New material is added regularly. If you would like to send Letters to the Editor in response to any of these articles, most media addresses can be found HERE.
20 comments:
He cannot do math - either.
re 13th. Hipkin's delusions re the Treaty, the non democratic aspects of 50/50 co governance, and the inevitable maori control outcome of co governace seems so basic it is hard to know where to begin in commenting.
I note no comment in the Herald about the counter co governace road shows shouted down by maori imagining decolonisation in their approach to a public meeting. What are maori afraid of? Outsiders had no opportunity to question the maori "imagine decolonisation" road shows as these were held in the state subsidised private marae. However if held in public I doubt if reaction would have been so pre colonist stone age feral.
Especially so years ago when courses were near free, the popular courses for girls in particular desiring to go to university but not serious was Art History. It was after they had learned basics at secondary school. At least to some extent they polished their research and writing abilities. Seems maori have discovered the equivalent in Te Ao Haka. Except it to be adopted at secondary school displacing real useful subjects, like English. I suppose it will rate on CVs for state sevices, police, nursing, teaching, councils unions etc etc.
Hipkins is just as confused about co governance and 3 waters as his predecessor.
It's an argument the current Govt can't win because it's a bullshit argument. Keep going Chris, it's a sure election loser.
Giving away Billions of dollars of the countries assets to a racial minority is theft, plain and simple.
I believe Winston Peters accurately described the reality as 'bro governance'.
Yes, Hipkins 'Thee Waters' comments are delusional and there's nothing new to see here. Same ol' same ol' corrupt Labour pushing the same twisted treaty barrow without a public mandate.
I see the Interislander is under attack. Kaitangata is an ok word but not cannibalism. Incidentally the word tomahawk is a legitimate word in English to describe a small axe albeit derived from Native American.
No - confusion is a political stance by Hipkins, Luxon and co. to cause doubt.
Clarity is always avoided as facts could be quoted.
Remember Ms Ardern: "you will know hate speech when you see it."
ACT is clear about co-governance. NZ becomes an ethnocracy - power held by a minority ( though a veto). Very clear.
re 14th. Aspects of colonisation are selected and presented as detrimental to maori. The enormous overall gain is ignored or denied. The negative assertions are often very debatable but considerations of violent reaction (as the co governece road show) and cancellation preclude counter. But maori cannot tolerate even unembellished truth. Captain Cook when first in the Sounds was aghast when he saw gnawed body parts in a waka alongside. He was dismayed and saddened that on successive visits the now revered culture had eliminated many/all previous occupants. The account on the ferry refers to this and to the Resolution incident where many of the crew of his accompanying ship were set upon in a peaceful meeting, killed and blatantly eaten. Tomahawks had presumably been traded on a previous visit. Far more effective for despatching captives and sllves than mere mere. The miscreants were puzzled why Cook did not exact revenge. Soft colonist forgiveness did not raise his mana. Unlike accounts of the achievements of later colonists, there was little else about the Sounds maori to note. Perpetually hounded as they were, apparently a squalid lot. Visiting tourists want facts, not the endless spin we locals endure. Except where the lives of his men were in immediate jeopardy, Cook began with benign approach to the locals as had succeeded in Tahiti. But it seems the Resolution and many other treacherous incidents later hardened him.
And are these vast agriculture grants to maori gifts or loans? Must be very dispiriting for industrious colonists pursuing the same on expensive borrowed money. It is difficult to imagine anything more likely to uselessly absorb money than a maori run truffle farm. It hardly seems a likely large scale source of employment. Will it be surrounded by razor wire to keep out whanau, hapu, rival iwi (ie gangs)?
Some years ago I noticed the placards on the Intertislander and at the time thought that was a refreshing piece of honesty. Usually such signs talk of people being 'displaced' (a false euphemism) when we know it typically involved slaughter, cannibalism or enslavement. How speaking the truth is 'racist' beats me.
Re 15th, that co governace comprises special treatemnt is a matter of fact not just an Act and National claim. For reasons explained many times it is effectively maori control. The whole dparture from democratic priniple is based on a recent imaginitive Treaty reinterpretation. Some models seem to work reasonably, although cost comparisons are lacking, but I suspect most, including now even the Tupuna Authority, are exercising restraint.... until maori control is universal.
More 15th. On 3 Waters and co governance smoothly glib Mahuta wants "converstaion elevated to a well informed and well articulated place". She could have contributed to that by calling off her fellow mana whenua who disrupted the meetings on co governace with no hint of attempted well articualted conversation.
Recommended reading: Te Pukenga style guide. What has happened to meaningful communication?
Re the 16th. There is so much nonsense there I am totally overwhelmed. If the msm brought more of this to general public attention there would be severe reaction but the great majority are blissfully unaware.
In response to Anonymous 11.58 the recent Straight Speech Act or whatever it was called was supposed to put paid to council and state gobblydegook publications. But it included an exemption for maori twaddle. So tossing in a few maori words exempts any document from scrutiny. It is little wonder Te Pukenga has had such a manager turnover. Anyone rational faced with staff totally brainwashed and captured by the modern maori uber alles approach would despair.
Te Ao Haka- what on earth are they talking about? The haka is a murderous war incantation.
Like Robert Arthur I am overwhelmed. We have quality articles like that of Bruce Moon this week - and then this Stuff about Pakaitore and Otago University. Like two different universes.
Britomart name change is like something out of nth korea. It's all for show but not for practicality. All the announcements and signage are in maori which no one can understand. Sometimes an english announcement gets added. All the passengers rush around trying to find a poor harrassed train staff member to find out which train to get and what is happening.
re 17th.
Are maori really disproportionately dyslectic or is it just that for so many their upbringing is so alcohol, meth ridden, neglectful, uncaring, unimaginative, inept, confused, inconsistent, bewildering, uncertain, uncommitted that they simply appear to be dyslectic?
The Te Ao coverage of Tusiata (by unnamed contributor) and her poem is incredible. The degree to which the definition of racism is stretched to suit maori is extraordinary. Those that question, as the very rational and consistent Shaun Plunket of The Plaltform, are branded as racist!! (As was/is Don brash for his basically innocuous Orewa speech!) Sadly I suspect vey many maori soak up this propaganda and in their insular world are never exposed to rational questioning of it. Maori (embracing pacifica) have contrived a whole new definition of racist. Meng is still pondering it but seems disposed to conversion.
As only a tiny number of fugitives endured the climate in their grass skirts and lived there originally, one would have thought far off Otago was safe from maori influence. It was one of the major attractions. (I used to greatly enjoy the consistent murder of maori names. Kawarra gorge, Whackawhy etc etc.). But it seems the maori 5th columnists have succeeded there too. The gross inefficiencies associated maori names are now all pervasive throughout New Zealand.
Some of the marae assistance in the recent floods seemed very commendable charity. But from the size of the assistance handout there was more to the motivation than good will to colonist oppressers. I trust the Auditot General is keeping an eye on all this, but should not let it distract him from the truffle farm which will prove an especial challenge. (More so than strawberries)
Seems maori have "gifted" some hard to remember, hard to relate names to suburban railway stations. Does gift mean there were no consultation charges etc? I could have gifted them W1 W2 etc, S1 S2, E1 E2 for the various lines. No less dificult to relate to the suburbs. I guess, as now with the Tupuna Authority, a lot of thought goes into deciding just how far to push it.
Who would ever want to live in a totalitarian media -gagged state?
(Except sheeple)
Re Britomat et al. I was recently in Nelson and spotted Ngati Tama St. Do the residents realise Ngati Tama along with Ngati Mutunga were responsible for the Moriori genocide in the Chatham Islands?
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