Saturday April 1, 2023
News:
Emotions on show as hundreds witness history-making moment for Taranaki Maunga
On Friday, Ngā Iwi o Taranaki and the Crown initialled the agreed Taranaki Maunga redress package, named Te Ruruku Pūtakerongo.
The negotiated deal bestows Taranaki Maunga, the national park Te Papa-Kura-O-Taranaki, and the nearby peaks, with rights of legal personhood. Known as Te Kāhui Tupua, it reflected the tūpuna status the landmark has within Māoridom.
It also marks the first time in history that the official name of a geographic feature in Aotearoa New Zealand will only be in te reo Māori.
“So, no more Egmont,” Tuuta said.
A sum of $35 million will be paid to assist iwi to exercise its statutory functions and support the health and wellbeing of the maunga......
See full article HERE
New NCEA tests poorly designed for Māori, Pacific students - report
An independent evaluation says it is likely the design of new NCEA maths and writing tests is unfair on Māori and Pacific teenagers.
It says the difficulty of the tests appears to be about right, but their design and digital nature could be contributing to lower pass rates for some groups.
Some teachers and principals are worried the tests will be too difficult for some students and Māori and Pacific students will be particularly disadvantaged.....
See full article HERE
Reporoa College celebrates 40th anniversary of Māori studies classroom
Forty years ago Te Whao a, Māori studies classroom, was established at Reporoa College as a safe space for rangatahi and whānau from Reporoa to learn te reo Māori and kapa haka.
Reporoa College kapa haka tutor Hinehou Treanor (Ngāti Whaoa) says its 40th birthday celebrations are a new and sustainable way to ensure tikanga and kawa in te ao Māori will stay alive in her community......
See full article HERE
The 'pretty significant' law change meaning Māori can now switch voting rolls at most times
From Friday Māori are free to switch their enrolment choice at any time except in the three months before an election.
After a law change last year, it will be easier for Māori to decide whether to enrol on the general roll or the Māori roll.....
See full article HERE
Fund to support Maori business in Kapiti open - Kapiti Coast District Council
Kapiti Coast District Council says a fund aimed at supporting Maori business on the Kapiti Coast has opened for 2022/23 and whanau, hapu, Iwi, nga mawaka and Maori business are encouraged to apply.
The contestable Maori Economic Development Grants Fund has $68,000 available for criteria-meeting applications. Applications close on 21 April......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Resource management reforms aim for greater Māori involvement
Propaganda:
Māori can now switch electoral rolls with ease - but will it encourage more voters?
A person who is taught at home will stand collected on the marae
Indigenous knowledge offers solutions, but its use must be based on meaningful collaboration with Indigenous communities
“So, no more Egmont,” Tuuta said.
A sum of $35 million will be paid to assist iwi to exercise its statutory functions and support the health and wellbeing of the maunga......
See full article HERE
New NCEA tests poorly designed for Māori, Pacific students - report
An independent evaluation says it is likely the design of new NCEA maths and writing tests is unfair on Māori and Pacific teenagers.
It says the difficulty of the tests appears to be about right, but their design and digital nature could be contributing to lower pass rates for some groups.
Some teachers and principals are worried the tests will be too difficult for some students and Māori and Pacific students will be particularly disadvantaged.....
See full article HERE
Reporoa College celebrates 40th anniversary of Māori studies classroom
Forty years ago Te Whao a, Māori studies classroom, was established at Reporoa College as a safe space for rangatahi and whānau from Reporoa to learn te reo Māori and kapa haka.
Reporoa College kapa haka tutor Hinehou Treanor (Ngāti Whaoa) says its 40th birthday celebrations are a new and sustainable way to ensure tikanga and kawa in te ao Māori will stay alive in her community......
See full article HERE
The 'pretty significant' law change meaning Māori can now switch voting rolls at most times
From Friday Māori are free to switch their enrolment choice at any time except in the three months before an election.
After a law change last year, it will be easier for Māori to decide whether to enrol on the general roll or the Māori roll.....
See full article HERE
Fund to support Maori business in Kapiti open - Kapiti Coast District Council
Kapiti Coast District Council says a fund aimed at supporting Maori business on the Kapiti Coast has opened for 2022/23 and whanau, hapu, Iwi, nga mawaka and Maori business are encouraged to apply.
The contestable Maori Economic Development Grants Fund has $68,000 available for criteria-meeting applications. Applications close on 21 April......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Resource management reforms aim for greater Māori involvement
Propaganda:
Māori can now switch electoral rolls with ease - but will it encourage more voters?
A person who is taught at home will stand collected on the marae
Indigenous knowledge offers solutions, but its use must be based on meaningful collaboration with Indigenous communities
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.
Friday March 31, 2023
News:
Education and Training Bill (No.3) reading signals historic shift between the Crown and Wānanga sector
The Bill seeks to enhance the relationship between tino rangatiratanga and kāwanatanga as prescribed by Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles through the establishment of a Wānanga Enabling Framework within the Education and Training Act 2020. The Wānanga Enabling Framework describes the characteristics of wānanga and enables each wānanga to design its own organisational arrangements by Order in Council.
These provisions recognise the unique role that wānanga play in the tertiary education sector through the provision of teaching and learning that is inextricably linked with te reo Māori and mātauranga Māori. They also represent an important first step in addressing decades of inequity due to Crown policies and actions that have prejudicially affected wānanga and their exercise of rangatiratanga......
See full article HERE
A third of staff see no future at mega polytech Te Pūkenga, survey finds
One in three staff at Te Pūkenga don't believe there is a future for them at the new mega polytech, while the vast majority surveyed would not recommend working there to whānau and friends.
The findings of the survey, known by Te Pūkenga as Aromātai (evaluation) Kaimahi (employees), also included statements from staff.
One said Te Pūkenga is “a racist organisation that doesn't represent the majority of New Zealanders, only Māori”.....
See full article HERE
'Get out of the way' the ministerial message on Government's role to help solve Māori housing crisis
Empowering Māori to identify and develop their own housing solutions was the key message from Government ministers speaking in Rotorua at the National Māori Housing Conference on Thursday.
“Decolonise the power and resources out, devolve the bureaucracy and get out of the way” was how Associate Housing Minister Marama Davidson described what she believed should be the Government approach to dealing with the Māori housing crisis.
“We have been made houseless and decolonisation and re-indigenisation will pull us through that.”.....
See full article HERE
Human rights fundamental in disaster response - Human Rights Commission
A critical checklist to ensure human rights are prioritised during relief and recovery efforts has been released today by Te Kahui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission.
The checklist aims to help busy local and national officials, and others, apply human rights and te Tiriti o Waitangi in their vital relief and recovery efforts.
The Commission’s Rongomau Taketake, Claire Charters, says the checklist also builds on the swift and effective response of iwi, hapu, marae and Maori organisations in numerous emergency situations, including the Canterbury earthquakes, Covid-19 response and Cyclone Gabrielle.
"Their responses have been a powerful expression of tino rangatiratanga, self-determination and manaakitanga. The Government has te Tiriti o Waitangi responsibilities to back that up by ensuring Tangata Whenua participation in decision-making and equitable resourcing for Maori communities. These are outlined in the checklist."....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Why Māori renaming is the new norming
A third of staff see no future at mega polytech Te Pūkenga, survey finds
One in three staff at Te Pūkenga don't believe there is a future for them at the new mega polytech, while the vast majority surveyed would not recommend working there to whānau and friends.
The findings of the survey, known by Te Pūkenga as Aromātai (evaluation) Kaimahi (employees), also included statements from staff.
One said Te Pūkenga is “a racist organisation that doesn't represent the majority of New Zealanders, only Māori”.....
See full article HERE
'Get out of the way' the ministerial message on Government's role to help solve Māori housing crisis
Empowering Māori to identify and develop their own housing solutions was the key message from Government ministers speaking in Rotorua at the National Māori Housing Conference on Thursday.
“Decolonise the power and resources out, devolve the bureaucracy and get out of the way” was how Associate Housing Minister Marama Davidson described what she believed should be the Government approach to dealing with the Māori housing crisis.
“We have been made houseless and decolonisation and re-indigenisation will pull us through that.”.....
See full article HERE
Human rights fundamental in disaster response - Human Rights Commission
A critical checklist to ensure human rights are prioritised during relief and recovery efforts has been released today by Te Kahui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission.
The checklist aims to help busy local and national officials, and others, apply human rights and te Tiriti o Waitangi in their vital relief and recovery efforts.
The Commission’s Rongomau Taketake, Claire Charters, says the checklist also builds on the swift and effective response of iwi, hapu, marae and Maori organisations in numerous emergency situations, including the Canterbury earthquakes, Covid-19 response and Cyclone Gabrielle.
"Their responses have been a powerful expression of tino rangatiratanga, self-determination and manaakitanga. The Government has te Tiriti o Waitangi responsibilities to back that up by ensuring Tangata Whenua participation in decision-making and equitable resourcing for Maori communities. These are outlined in the checklist."....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Why Māori renaming is the new norming
Thursday March 30, 2023
News:
Taranaki Maunga agreement to be initialled on Friday
Striking a deal over the future of Taranaki Maunga will not end the need to involve iwi and hapū in running the national park, negotiators say.
The Treaty of Waitangi settlement over Taranaki Maunga will be initialled on Friday, setting out redress for the confiscation of the mountain.
The Treaty of Waitangi settlement over Taranaki Maunga will be initialled on Friday, setting out redress for the confiscation of the mountain.
The deed of redress and associated legislation will then go out for ratification by each of the eight iwi of Taranaki.
Co-governance of the 36,000-hectare park has been hammered out but negotiator Liana Poutu said the new arrangements would not override mana whenua rights and obligations......
See full article HERE
No child poverty plan for tamariki Māori
The Minister for Child Poverty Jan Tinetti has failed to guarantee Government support for any Māori led policies and initiatives targeting tamariki Māori.
Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer took Minister Tinetti to task over the absence of data for transient and kore kainga whānau.
The latest Stats NZ’s child poverty statistics for June 2022 showed 1 in 10 children in Aotearoa live in material hardship.
Te Pāti Māori say the story is much worse for Māori and Pasifika, with 1 in 5 Māori and 1 in 4 Pasifika tamariki living in poverty. The rate of poverty for tamariki with disabilities is 1 in 5, but Stats NZ have no data on tamariki Māori with disabilities.....
See full article HERE
Bill recognises unique role and contribution of Wānanga and Kura Kaupapa Māori
The Bill introduces a set of characteristics for Wānanga that clearly articulates the unique role and contributions of Wānanga in the tertiary education sector. It also brings in a process enabling Wānanga to become a bespoke Crown entity or convert to a non-Crown entity Wānanga.
“I acknowledge the vital contributions of the Wānanga in developing this enabling framework. It has been a great privilege to co-design this work. Their input gives me confidence that the framework will support them to meet their aspirations,” Kelvin Davis said.
“This Government has shown its deep commitment to Māori education, not just through the more than $1 billion it has invested but by working in a way that recognises the significant Te Tiriti o Waitangi relationship between the sector and the Crown.”
The Bill also separates the establishment provisions for kura kaupapa Māori from those of designated character schools in the Act.
“This change restores the pre-2017 position of Kura Kaupapa Māori as a distinct type of state school and recognises their mana in education legislation.” Kelvin Davis said.....
See full article HERE
Wairarapa Moana takes on crown over foreshore and seabed rerun
Treaty of Waitangi Minister Andrew Little was in Masterton at the weekend to deliver a crown apology to Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki nui-a-Rua for historical breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi including the taking of Wairarapa Moana – but now the traditional owners of the lake say the settlement creates a new breach.
Wairarapa Moana has asked the High Court for a declaratory judgment the settlement is inconsistent with the Bill of Rights Act and the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights......
See full article HERE
Wairoa iwi pushes government for housing support, post-Cyclone Gabrielle
A local iwi organisation in Wairoa is seeking a government commitment to help rebuild houses, but also plan for managed retreat.
Symes said he wanted to ensure the government support was as easy as possible for whānau and iwi entities to access.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
What te ao Māori can teach us about sustainable management
Co-governance of the 36,000-hectare park has been hammered out but negotiator Liana Poutu said the new arrangements would not override mana whenua rights and obligations......
See full article HERE
No child poverty plan for tamariki Māori
The Minister for Child Poverty Jan Tinetti has failed to guarantee Government support for any Māori led policies and initiatives targeting tamariki Māori.
Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer took Minister Tinetti to task over the absence of data for transient and kore kainga whānau.
The latest Stats NZ’s child poverty statistics for June 2022 showed 1 in 10 children in Aotearoa live in material hardship.
Te Pāti Māori say the story is much worse for Māori and Pasifika, with 1 in 5 Māori and 1 in 4 Pasifika tamariki living in poverty. The rate of poverty for tamariki with disabilities is 1 in 5, but Stats NZ have no data on tamariki Māori with disabilities.....
See full article HERE
Bill recognises unique role and contribution of Wānanga and Kura Kaupapa Māori
The Bill introduces a set of characteristics for Wānanga that clearly articulates the unique role and contributions of Wānanga in the tertiary education sector. It also brings in a process enabling Wānanga to become a bespoke Crown entity or convert to a non-Crown entity Wānanga.
“I acknowledge the vital contributions of the Wānanga in developing this enabling framework. It has been a great privilege to co-design this work. Their input gives me confidence that the framework will support them to meet their aspirations,” Kelvin Davis said.
“This Government has shown its deep commitment to Māori education, not just through the more than $1 billion it has invested but by working in a way that recognises the significant Te Tiriti o Waitangi relationship between the sector and the Crown.”
The Bill also separates the establishment provisions for kura kaupapa Māori from those of designated character schools in the Act.
“This change restores the pre-2017 position of Kura Kaupapa Māori as a distinct type of state school and recognises their mana in education legislation.” Kelvin Davis said.....
See full article HERE
Wairarapa Moana takes on crown over foreshore and seabed rerun
Treaty of Waitangi Minister Andrew Little was in Masterton at the weekend to deliver a crown apology to Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki nui-a-Rua for historical breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi including the taking of Wairarapa Moana – but now the traditional owners of the lake say the settlement creates a new breach.
Wairarapa Moana has asked the High Court for a declaratory judgment the settlement is inconsistent with the Bill of Rights Act and the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights......
See full article HERE
Wairoa iwi pushes government for housing support, post-Cyclone Gabrielle
A local iwi organisation in Wairoa is seeking a government commitment to help rebuild houses, but also plan for managed retreat.
Symes said he wanted to ensure the government support was as easy as possible for whānau and iwi entities to access.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
What te ao Māori can teach us about sustainable management
Wednesday March 29, 2023
News:
Council says no to english signs on library despite raru online
Ōpōtiki District Council has decided, against recommendations from staff, to install a sign on the side of Te Tāhuhu o Te Rangi explaining that it is a library.
At a meeting on Tuesday, the council voted to have an aluminium sign painted with the words "Ōpōtiki District Library" in a font half the size of the Te Tāhuhu o Te Rangi letters, attached to the barge board at the top of the King Street side of the building.
At a meeting on Tuesday, the council voted to have an aluminium sign painted with the words "Ōpōtiki District Library" in a font half the size of the Te Tāhuhu o Te Rangi letters, attached to the barge board at the top of the King Street side of the building.
In November last year, councillors asked staff to look into adding a sign to the building in response to feedback they had received that, for visitors not familiar with the town, there was confusion about the location of the library......
See full article HERE
Lawyer slams Oxford English Dictionary for including Māori kupu
Lawyer Lynell Tuffery Huria (Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāruahine) told The Hui host Julian Wilcox the move was inappropriate.
"Our kupu are turning up in the Oxford Dictionary - part of the English vernacular. It's not appropriate for our kupu to be in the Oxford Dictionary at all. Because we are just being more and more assimilated and that's not what we want," Huria said....
See full article HERE
Why karakia is more than just a tick box exercise
Firstly, as a prayer as its literal translation, and secondly, as a ceremony of acknowledgment to the environment that you are in, which is usually its purpose at a meeting.
By saying karakia, it can remove any restrictions and clear any bad wairua (spirits) or negativity and open a space of calmness and positivity.
"First of all, because the Māori language is an official language of New Zealand, [and] the Supreme Court has already ruled that Tikanga Māori is our common law.
"We have the right to do karakia.".....
See full article HERE
Rangatahi chosen for Hastings mentor programme
Two rangatahi have been selected for Hastings District Council’s 2023 Tuia mayoral mentoring programme, designed to unleash the potential of young Māori......
See full article HERE
Historians launch special edition journal to support Māori history taught in schools
On 28 March, Māori historians’ group Te Pouhere Kōrero, supported by the Judith Binney Trust, will celebrate the publication of Volume 10 of the prestigious Māori history journal of the same name – Te Pouhere Kōrero: Māori History, Māori People.
The special edition follows the reset of the history curriculum, announced in 2019, which will see more focus on Māori, iwi, and Te Tiriti history.
It provokes questions like ‘whose history’ is to be taught and explores the potential for a decolonised history in schools....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Bob Jones: Another Maori wonderfulness absurdity
Tribal Takeover – Dr Muriel Newman
Who Guards the Guards – Anthony Willy.
Propaganda:
Co-governance at the coalface
Resurgence of Māori Law: the Constitutional Transformation Movement in Aotearoa New Zealand
Why we should embrace Māori renaming
How the Rain falls differently upon Māori
Lawyer slams Oxford English Dictionary for including Māori kupu
Lawyer Lynell Tuffery Huria (Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāruahine) told The Hui host Julian Wilcox the move was inappropriate.
"Our kupu are turning up in the Oxford Dictionary - part of the English vernacular. It's not appropriate for our kupu to be in the Oxford Dictionary at all. Because we are just being more and more assimilated and that's not what we want," Huria said....
See full article HERE
Why karakia is more than just a tick box exercise
Firstly, as a prayer as its literal translation, and secondly, as a ceremony of acknowledgment to the environment that you are in, which is usually its purpose at a meeting.
By saying karakia, it can remove any restrictions and clear any bad wairua (spirits) or negativity and open a space of calmness and positivity.
"First of all, because the Māori language is an official language of New Zealand, [and] the Supreme Court has already ruled that Tikanga Māori is our common law.
"We have the right to do karakia.".....
See full article HERE
Rangatahi chosen for Hastings mentor programme
Two rangatahi have been selected for Hastings District Council’s 2023 Tuia mayoral mentoring programme, designed to unleash the potential of young Māori......
See full article HERE
Historians launch special edition journal to support Māori history taught in schools
On 28 March, Māori historians’ group Te Pouhere Kōrero, supported by the Judith Binney Trust, will celebrate the publication of Volume 10 of the prestigious Māori history journal of the same name – Te Pouhere Kōrero: Māori History, Māori People.
The special edition follows the reset of the history curriculum, announced in 2019, which will see more focus on Māori, iwi, and Te Tiriti history.
It provokes questions like ‘whose history’ is to be taught and explores the potential for a decolonised history in schools....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Bob Jones: Another Maori wonderfulness absurdity
Tribal Takeover – Dr Muriel Newman
Who Guards the Guards – Anthony Willy.
Propaganda:
Co-governance at the coalface
Resurgence of Māori Law: the Constitutional Transformation Movement in Aotearoa New Zealand
Why we should embrace Māori renaming
How the Rain falls differently upon Māori
Monday March 27, 2023
News:
Ngāti Kahungunu receive ‘long awaited’ Crown apology in Wairarapa
Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki nui-a-Rua has received a long-awaited apology from the Crown in Masterton on Saturday.
Treaty Minister Andrew Little offered the apology for the Crown’s historic Te Tiriti of Waitangi breaches in front of several hundred whānau at Queen Elizabeth Park.
Treaty Minister Andrew Little offered the apology for the Crown’s historic Te Tiriti of Waitangi breaches in front of several hundred whānau at Queen Elizabeth Park.
“This is a momentous day for Ngāti Kahungunu and their settlement journey which has not been without its challenges, but today marks the first step of many more in a renewed partnership between Ngāti Kahungunu and the Crown.”.....
See full article HERE
New District Court judges, make for four sets of Māori judicial siblings
Two wāhine Māori lawyers were appointed new District Court Judges this week - making for four sets of Māori judicial siblings.
Ngaroma Tahana (Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Mākino, Tapuika) of Rotorua and Tania Williams-Blyth (Ngāti Pukenga, Te Arawa) of Hamilton were announced as judicial appointees by Attorney-General David Parker on Thursday.
With the Clark brothers (Judges Stephen and David Clark) and Paul siblings (Judges Eddie and Rachel Paul), there are now four sets of Māori judicial siblings - Clark, Paul, Williams (Justice Joe Williams and Judge Tania Williams-Blyth) and Tahana (Justice Kiri and Judge Ngaroma Tahana)......
See full article HERE
Iwi, hapū look to history for renaming of prominent building
Te Kotahitanga o Te Atiawa and Ngāti Te Whiti hapū have revealed the new name and facade of a prominent New Plymouth building.
For the past nine months the Atkinson Building on Devon Street West has been under wrap while it was strengthened and refurbished.
Representatives of Te Atiawa and Ngāti Te Whiti hapū revealed the new name - Ngāmotu House - at a ceremony at the site this week.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
The big issues facing te ao Māori ahead of Election 2023
New District Court judges, make for four sets of Māori judicial siblings
Two wāhine Māori lawyers were appointed new District Court Judges this week - making for four sets of Māori judicial siblings.
Ngaroma Tahana (Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Mākino, Tapuika) of Rotorua and Tania Williams-Blyth (Ngāti Pukenga, Te Arawa) of Hamilton were announced as judicial appointees by Attorney-General David Parker on Thursday.
With the Clark brothers (Judges Stephen and David Clark) and Paul siblings (Judges Eddie and Rachel Paul), there are now four sets of Māori judicial siblings - Clark, Paul, Williams (Justice Joe Williams and Judge Tania Williams-Blyth) and Tahana (Justice Kiri and Judge Ngaroma Tahana)......
See full article HERE
Iwi, hapū look to history for renaming of prominent building
Te Kotahitanga o Te Atiawa and Ngāti Te Whiti hapū have revealed the new name and facade of a prominent New Plymouth building.
For the past nine months the Atkinson Building on Devon Street West has been under wrap while it was strengthened and refurbished.
Representatives of Te Atiawa and Ngāti Te Whiti hapū revealed the new name - Ngāmotu House - at a ceremony at the site this week.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
The big issues facing te ao Māori ahead of Election 2023
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.
12 comments:
In renaming a building in New Plymouth maori have exercised peculiar restraint. They have retained the wicked colonist word House and have restricted the new name to a mere three syllables. It is just possible a significant number of persons may actually remember and use the name. But beware next naming. It is probably a softening up ply (On local multi million dollaer walk/cycleway the fancy bridges have expensive palques with maori names. I doubt if five persons within a 2km radius know thw names. The bridges are referred to by colour. Presumably the Police and St Johne have cluttered their data base with thn maori names.)
I am so pleased to have retired from being a lawyer after over forty years. A white female lawyer.
I am beyond revolted. The humble tomato is being politicised - sorry tomato growers I will no longer buy them. And a Minister ( cannibal heritage) says all cis men are the cause of violence. Then gives an excuse - appalling lack of judgment. NZ - together with all the other nonsense - you have lost the plot. If white ‘colonialism’ was bad what on earth is this current colonialism? I repeat, I am beyond revolted.
So Julian Bachelor has net the same fate as Posie Parker just without the tomato juice. Proud NZ (yes pun intended)?
Do you think we will have ice cream riots over the merits of each goody gum drops, cookies and cream and Hokey Pokey ice cream. Let me note that Maori did not have dairy ( unless they milked dogs and pigs) nor did they have freezers or crispy ice cream cones and I am sure there is something to be commented upon concerning the colours of cookie and cream ice cream. As for sticky Hokey Pokey that must be deeply offensive to some one (not me, it’s my favourite based on my life experience Marama and Debbie). Gee, I never realised ice cream was such a hot(joke) topic!
So Julian Bachelor has been banned again from discussing co- governance as a flawed concept, this time in Mount Eden. Tribal warfare well and truly under way.
It is only a matter of time before this labelling of buildings and structures in maori leads to some identity problem and a police or St Johns disaster. Hopefully when Winston attends to govt departments his influence will extend beyond.
And saying a karakia certainly does not clear my bad wairua or open space for calmness and productivity;in fact the contrary.
I trust tramping clubs who maintain huts, and owners of lodges on Mt Egmont, and all who have enjoyed clambering about on it are bracing themselves for the new settlemnt. With co governance the disater of the Auckalnd Tupuna Maunga Authority is likely the model of where mountain management is headed.
Re 31st, again an overload of topics. No Party has come out clearly opposed to the pro maorification of everything. Whoever does will get my vote. Winston has made a start promising to second tier the hyper confusing, ínefficeny inducing maori names for govt departments. But he and his party are a worry on several fronts. Not least the fact that both he and Shane Jones are maori. Their chances of being effectively eliminated by some crazed fellow applying tikanga/te ao utu would seem considerable, esepcially in their home territory the stone age culturally locked far north.
In the above article on Housing Marama has set out the NZ of the future as she sees it. Housing is simply the context of her speech.
(Re Rob Arthur)
To secure votes, the election may well hinge on this - i.e. which party/parties clearly oppose co-governance/maorification, will repeal laws and cancel Ministry-led action.
This is when the people must put the question - their last chance as they were never consulted before on this matter.
With hindsight, the strategy has been simple: NEVER ask the people - and then see how many are objecting?
Maori breed and spend their way to homelessness. School dropout ensures few receive medium incomes. Maori housing could not be self sufficient drawing on just maori paid taxes, even if water tax, charged entry to Parks, etc etc included.
Maori spend too much time in adorative naive, unquestioning, brainwashed maori company where no dissenting voice exists or dares to speak. When faced with rational reason in the real world the only response is to block tikanga/te ao style with violence. Often with a haka.
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