Saturday April 8, 2023
News:
RNZ to receive $25m a year in funding boost
The government has announced $117.8 million over four years in funding increases to RNZ and NZ On Air in the wake of the scrapped public media merger.
establish a new initiative to prioritise Māori and Pacific content and support RNZ to deliver civil defence lifeline emergency communications," Jackson said in a statement.
Jackson said he had been told RNZ was looking at spending $2-3m to strengthen Māori and Pacific content.
It had been making "every attempt" to fulfil its obligations to Te Tiriti and its charter but could do better, he told Midday Report.....
See full article HERE
Strengthening Of Hindu-Māori Relations With Marae Stay In Wellington
Wellington is set to witness the strengthening of Hindu-Māori whanaungatanga (relationship) with Hindus from around New Zealand coming together and connecting with the local iwi at Te Kakano O Te Aroha Marae. The Hindu Council of New Zealand (Central Region) in collaboration with Hindu Youth New Zealand (HYNZ) will help to bring these communities together through a unique Marae Stay Experience from 21-23 April 2023.
“Hindu Youth New Zealand have been helping to organise Marae Stays for a number of years now,” said Srushti Kapadia, Auckland City Coordinator, Hindu Youth New Zealand. “It has been an incredible experience to see young people from all over New Zealand coming together to immerse in Te Ao Māori......
See full article HERE
New police watchdog chair a ‘missed opportunity’
However Te Pāti Māori wanted to see a Māori appointment to the role.
He said tangata whenua had been disproportionately impacted by abuse of police power and inappropriate conduct throughout history and police was undeniably a racist institution.
“We need a police watchdog who understands this reality at a deep cultural level and has the unique qualifications that come with surviving as Māori in this country.”....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Over 90% of Māori and Pasifika experience workplace racism
It had been making "every attempt" to fulfil its obligations to Te Tiriti and its charter but could do better, he told Midday Report.....
See full article HERE
Strengthening Of Hindu-Māori Relations With Marae Stay In Wellington
Wellington is set to witness the strengthening of Hindu-Māori whanaungatanga (relationship) with Hindus from around New Zealand coming together and connecting with the local iwi at Te Kakano O Te Aroha Marae. The Hindu Council of New Zealand (Central Region) in collaboration with Hindu Youth New Zealand (HYNZ) will help to bring these communities together through a unique Marae Stay Experience from 21-23 April 2023.
“Hindu Youth New Zealand have been helping to organise Marae Stays for a number of years now,” said Srushti Kapadia, Auckland City Coordinator, Hindu Youth New Zealand. “It has been an incredible experience to see young people from all over New Zealand coming together to immerse in Te Ao Māori......
See full article HERE
New police watchdog chair a ‘missed opportunity’
However Te Pāti Māori wanted to see a Māori appointment to the role.
He said tangata whenua had been disproportionately impacted by abuse of police power and inappropriate conduct throughout history and police was undeniably a racist institution.
“We need a police watchdog who understands this reality at a deep cultural level and has the unique qualifications that come with surviving as Māori in this country.”....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Over 90% of Māori and Pasifika experience workplace racism
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 April 7, 2023
News:
Racism experienced by Maori needing kidney transplants - Kidney Health NZ
Kidney Health New Zealand (KHNZ) is calling on the government to dramatically improve "woeful" Maori rates of kidney transplantation in light of recent research reporting patient experiences of racial discrimination.
KHNZ says both Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora) and the Maori Health Authority (Te Aka Whai Ora) must encourage more transparency and tikanga Maori policies and practices to achieve equity of care in Aotearoa New Zealand, including consideration of a proposed Maori kidney transplant taskforce.
KHNZ says both Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora) and the Maori Health Authority (Te Aka Whai Ora) must encourage more transparency and tikanga Maori policies and practices to achieve equity of care in Aotearoa New Zealand, including consideration of a proposed Maori kidney transplant taskforce.
"We’ve long been aware that while patients identifying as Maori make up one-third of all patients starting treatment each year for kidney failure in Aotearoa New Zealand, their actual rates of receiving a transplant, especially a pre-emptive planned transplant from a living donor, are woefully low compared to non-Maori, and therefore in breach of Te Tiriti Waitangi" says acting KHNZ General Manager Traci Stanbury.....
See full article HERE
Māori And Pasifika Construction Students Building Education Centre For Waituna Lagoon
A new construction trades training scholarship for Māori and Pasifika students from SIT – Business Division of Te Pūkenga, will see them help to build the new Awarua Rūnaka Waituna Lagoon Education Centre this year.
The Ngā Puna Wai Programme was developed during 2022 in conjunction with Awarua Rūnaka (iwi council) to help provide a pathway for Māori and Pasifika students to learn contemporary trades and construction skills, while connecting with Māori cultural values, architecture and art. Students on the Ngā Puna Wai Programme will help build a transportable whare (house) which will be used as an Education Centre at the Awarua Rūnaka Waituna Lagoon property, allowing for local schools to visit for environmental and cultural learning......
See full article HERE
Mana Whenua Scholarship
The scholarship will contribute up to a maximum of $2,000 towards the cost of the recipient’s tuition fees in a single year of enrolment.
Candidates must be registered on the Waikato-Tainui beneficiary roll and studying full-time at Wintec | Te Pūkenga.....
See full article HERE
Opposition to Dome Valley dump in tatters following iwi backflip
Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust has chosen to support Waste Management New Zealand's resource consent application for a 26 million cubic metre 'mega dump' in Dome Valley, north of Auckland.
It's a change of heart that has sent shockwaves through opponents of the landfill.
In exchange for the settlement trust's support, Waste Management has agreed to several conditions, including a return of 1060ha of Waste Management landholdings once the site is no longer required, $2m to construct six homes nearby, and a $10m environment fund should the river be exposed to risk.....
See full article HERE
Renaming Wānaka's walkway: what we stand to gain
The topic of te reo Māori has been circulating in Queenstown Lakes the past week, with the renaming of Wānaka’s 650-metre pathway, previously the Millennium Path now Te Ata Maumahara, sparking debate at the Wānaka-Upper Clutha Community Board meeting.
Part of the te reo Māori revitalisation in Queenstown Lakes, of course, includes the pathway name change in Wānaka.
Part of the council’s Wānaka Lakefront Development Plan, a working group was established in 2020 for the pathway as it was going through updates, with local iwi, Ngāi Tahu, involved. They offered the name Te Ara Maumahara, which is now the new name.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
If university’s visual identity ain’t broke, don’t fix it
Propaganda:
New ETS plan concerns Māori leaders, but gagging order stops them talking about it
Māori academic Tā Pou Temara launches his new book at a replica of Ōrākau Pā in Mamaku
Māori And Pasifika Construction Students Building Education Centre For Waituna Lagoon
A new construction trades training scholarship for Māori and Pasifika students from SIT – Business Division of Te Pūkenga, will see them help to build the new Awarua Rūnaka Waituna Lagoon Education Centre this year.
The Ngā Puna Wai Programme was developed during 2022 in conjunction with Awarua Rūnaka (iwi council) to help provide a pathway for Māori and Pasifika students to learn contemporary trades and construction skills, while connecting with Māori cultural values, architecture and art. Students on the Ngā Puna Wai Programme will help build a transportable whare (house) which will be used as an Education Centre at the Awarua Rūnaka Waituna Lagoon property, allowing for local schools to visit for environmental and cultural learning......
See full article HERE
Mana Whenua Scholarship
The scholarship will contribute up to a maximum of $2,000 towards the cost of the recipient’s tuition fees in a single year of enrolment.
Candidates must be registered on the Waikato-Tainui beneficiary roll and studying full-time at Wintec | Te Pūkenga.....
See full article HERE
Opposition to Dome Valley dump in tatters following iwi backflip
Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust has chosen to support Waste Management New Zealand's resource consent application for a 26 million cubic metre 'mega dump' in Dome Valley, north of Auckland.
It's a change of heart that has sent shockwaves through opponents of the landfill.
In exchange for the settlement trust's support, Waste Management has agreed to several conditions, including a return of 1060ha of Waste Management landholdings once the site is no longer required, $2m to construct six homes nearby, and a $10m environment fund should the river be exposed to risk.....
See full article HERE
Renaming Wānaka's walkway: what we stand to gain
The topic of te reo Māori has been circulating in Queenstown Lakes the past week, with the renaming of Wānaka’s 650-metre pathway, previously the Millennium Path now Te Ata Maumahara, sparking debate at the Wānaka-Upper Clutha Community Board meeting.
Part of the te reo Māori revitalisation in Queenstown Lakes, of course, includes the pathway name change in Wānaka.
Part of the council’s Wānaka Lakefront Development Plan, a working group was established in 2020 for the pathway as it was going through updates, with local iwi, Ngāi Tahu, involved. They offered the name Te Ara Maumahara, which is now the new name.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
If university’s visual identity ain’t broke, don’t fix it
Propaganda:
New ETS plan concerns Māori leaders, but gagging order stops them talking about it
Māori academic Tā Pou Temara launches his new book at a replica of Ōrākau Pā in Mamaku
Thursday April 6, 2023
News:
Te Pūnaha Hihiko Funding Supports Māori Research
From improving Aotearoa’s response to whale strandings to using eDNA to monitor biodiversity and inform sustainable development, 16 projects will receive funding through the latest round of Te Pūnaha Hihiko: Vision Mātauranga Capability Fund.
“By embracing mātauranga Māori alongside modern science, we grow our pool of knowledge, strengthen community connections, and make room for a wider range of ideas and experiences that enhance our research outcomes.
“By embracing mātauranga Māori alongside modern science, we grow our pool of knowledge, strengthen community connections, and make room for a wider range of ideas and experiences that enhance our research outcomes.
Established in 2010, the Vision Mātauranga Capability Fund invests around $4 million each investment round into projects across two schemes:
The 2023 round is the 11th investment round of the fund.
2023 applications approved for funding [as follows].....
See full article HERE
Kiingitanga Inspired By Stories Of Maaori Resilience In Cyclone Recovery
Hundreds of people joined with Ngaati Kahungunu leaders to welcome the King to Omahu Marae on Monday 3 April, and Wairoa and Tangoio Marae on Tuesday 4 April, where they discussed the challenges left by Cyclone Gabrielle.
The King visited some communities that are yet to receive any support from the Government and Councils. The King affirms his call that all agencies must work with mana whenua to re-build the communities affected.
As the King returns home to Waikato he has extended further support to Kahungunu. In the coming days and weeks Kiingitanga officials will work with Mana Whenua to organise appropriate support for the impacted communities.....
See full article HERE
She says the book can mean Māori perspective being included is good for anyone learning the history of Aotearoa, no matter what history of the country they learn about.
The 2023 round is the 11th investment round of the fund.
2023 applications approved for funding [as follows].....
See full article HERE
Kiingitanga Inspired By Stories Of Maaori Resilience In Cyclone Recovery
Hundreds of people joined with Ngaati Kahungunu leaders to welcome the King to Omahu Marae on Monday 3 April, and Wairoa and Tangoio Marae on Tuesday 4 April, where they discussed the challenges left by Cyclone Gabrielle.
The King visited some communities that are yet to receive any support from the Government and Councils. The King affirms his call that all agencies must work with mana whenua to re-build the communities affected.
As the King returns home to Waikato he has extended further support to Kahungunu. In the coming days and weeks Kiingitanga officials will work with Mana Whenua to organise appropriate support for the impacted communities.....
See full article HERE
Losing racecourse‘s greenspace “would be a crime”
The land was confiscated from Ngāi Tamarāwaho after the Battle of Gate Pa and Te Ranga in 1864 and because it was used for the community the hapū did not seek return of the land in their treaty settlement, said Mikaere.
“If that land is now to be used for other purposes, such as housing and the new hospital site, then we want our interests to be prioritised,” he said.
Ngāi Tamarāwaho lodged a claim via the Treaty of Waitangi Act in February last year.
Mikaere said any change to the status of the land would trigger the treaty claim.....
See full article HERE
Kahungunu joins Wellington Water
Greater Wellington Regional Council [GWRC] unanimously voted for Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tamaki nui-a Rua Settlement Trust to become a mana whenua partner for Wellington Water Limited during a recent council meeting.
GWRC said the change also allowed the authority to be represented on the Wellington Water Committee.
The group is the first Wairarapa Maori authority to be represented on the committee.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Book of the Week: The truth about ‘Māori privilege’
The land was confiscated from Ngāi Tamarāwaho after the Battle of Gate Pa and Te Ranga in 1864 and because it was used for the community the hapū did not seek return of the land in their treaty settlement, said Mikaere.
“If that land is now to be used for other purposes, such as housing and the new hospital site, then we want our interests to be prioritised,” he said.
Ngāi Tamarāwaho lodged a claim via the Treaty of Waitangi Act in February last year.
Mikaere said any change to the status of the land would trigger the treaty claim.....
See full article HERE
Kahungunu joins Wellington Water
Greater Wellington Regional Council [GWRC] unanimously voted for Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tamaki nui-a Rua Settlement Trust to become a mana whenua partner for Wellington Water Limited during a recent council meeting.
GWRC said the change also allowed the authority to be represented on the Wellington Water Committee.
The group is the first Wairarapa Maori authority to be represented on the committee.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Book of the Week: The truth about ‘Māori privilege’
Wednesday April 5, 2023
News:
History book launches in time for new history curriculum changes
Te Pouhere Kōrero 10, written by a collective of established Māori historians of the same name, follows the reset of the history curriculum, which is now officially implemented across all New Zealand schools for years one through to 10.
She says the book can mean Māori perspective being included is good for anyone learning the history of Aotearoa, no matter what history of the country they learn about.
“I think Māori history has a lot to offer in terms of thinking very broadly about sources that aren’t just written on paper – sometimes they’re sung, sometimes they’re artistic, and sometimes there are other kinds of expressions.”.....
See full article HERE
Vatican’s rejection of ‘racist’ doctrine justifying colonisation ‘not enough’ - advocate
The Vatican’s rejection last week of its “racist” Doctrine of Discovery - used to justify the colonisation of Māori and other indigenous peoples - finally acknowledges its legacy of racism and dispossession, the Human Rights Commission says.
But indigenous rights advocate Tina Ngata (Ngāti Porou) argues that the Catholic Church’s epicentre of spiritual leadership has not gone far enough, with its announcement last Friday.
“The Doctrine of Discovery underpinned the idea that Indigenous Peoples were not human and thus European powers were free to colonise perceived empty territories, says Claire Charters (Ngāti Whakaue, Tūwharetoa, Ngāpuhi, Tainui), the commission’s indigenous rights governance partner.
“It is a racist doctrine and a source of inequality that Māori continue to experience today.”...
See full article HERE
Te reo Māori policy speaks to Napier council
A new policy is providing Napier City Council officers with the tools and opportunities to participate and learn te reo Māori and tikanga Māori.
The Te Reo Māori me ōna Tikanga Policy was adopted by Napier City Council earlier this month. It guides the way Council and mana whenua work together for the good of community, Council staff and the city.
Council is supporting the Crown’s efforts towards revitalising te reo Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand and, as part of the nation-wide commitment, will join the Reorua Rautaki.
Some actions already in place at Council include morning karakia each working day, karakia at the start and end of hui, kapa haka, staff inductions, tikanga sessions, karakia/blessings for projects/facilities, and the inclusion of te reo Māori in Council signage and public communications.....
See full article HERE
Napier’s Takitimu Seafoods shuts down
Ngāti Kahungunu’s fisheries business Takitimu Seafoods is shutting down after years of financial struggle due to Covid-19 and Cyclone Gabrielle.
The company announced on Tuesday it will close its retail store, online store and wholesale business in Ahuriri.
Takitimu Seafoods Limited has now reported three years of financial losses, totalling $14.9 million, to its shareholder Ngāti Kahungunu Asset Holdings Company (KAHC), the investment arm of Ngāti Kahungunu iwi Incorporated.....
See full article HERE
Whanau Ora looks at complementary civil defence
The Whanau Ora Commissioning Agency is moving to set up a Māori civil defence first responder network.
Chief executive John Tamihere says the Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle showed Maori with should not wait for somebody else to lead the response from their communities.....
See full article HERE
Formal request for name change for Hamilton's Sonning car park to Opoia Pā lodged
Hamilton hapū Ngāti Wairere has now lodged a formal application to change the name of the city council-owned Sonning car park to Opoia Pā to reflect the land's local Māori history.
Historian Wiremu Puke said Tuesday re-naming would be “a step forward in terms of restoring the mana of our hapū”, as well as recognising the legacy of historical pā chief Poukawa who signed the Treaty of Waitangi.....
See full article HERE
Sir Wayne ‘Buck’ Shelford on his axing from the All Blacks and what’s wrong with the haka
In an interview with the Herald, Shelford, Ngapuhi, claimed that once he was dropped from the All Blacks in 1990, he was quickly yesterday’s man.
“I was forgotten. I look at [my dropping] because I’m a Māori, whereas you look at the likes of Richie McCaw and Kieran Read doing all sorts of things with the All Blacks.....
See full article HERE
Vatican’s rejection of ‘racist’ doctrine justifying colonisation ‘not enough’ - advocate
The Vatican’s rejection last week of its “racist” Doctrine of Discovery - used to justify the colonisation of Māori and other indigenous peoples - finally acknowledges its legacy of racism and dispossession, the Human Rights Commission says.
But indigenous rights advocate Tina Ngata (Ngāti Porou) argues that the Catholic Church’s epicentre of spiritual leadership has not gone far enough, with its announcement last Friday.
“The Doctrine of Discovery underpinned the idea that Indigenous Peoples were not human and thus European powers were free to colonise perceived empty territories, says Claire Charters (Ngāti Whakaue, Tūwharetoa, Ngāpuhi, Tainui), the commission’s indigenous rights governance partner.
“It is a racist doctrine and a source of inequality that Māori continue to experience today.”...
See full article HERE
Te reo Māori policy speaks to Napier council
A new policy is providing Napier City Council officers with the tools and opportunities to participate and learn te reo Māori and tikanga Māori.
The Te Reo Māori me ōna Tikanga Policy was adopted by Napier City Council earlier this month. It guides the way Council and mana whenua work together for the good of community, Council staff and the city.
Council is supporting the Crown’s efforts towards revitalising te reo Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand and, as part of the nation-wide commitment, will join the Reorua Rautaki.
Some actions already in place at Council include morning karakia each working day, karakia at the start and end of hui, kapa haka, staff inductions, tikanga sessions, karakia/blessings for projects/facilities, and the inclusion of te reo Māori in Council signage and public communications.....
See full article HERE
Napier’s Takitimu Seafoods shuts down
Ngāti Kahungunu’s fisheries business Takitimu Seafoods is shutting down after years of financial struggle due to Covid-19 and Cyclone Gabrielle.
The company announced on Tuesday it will close its retail store, online store and wholesale business in Ahuriri.
Takitimu Seafoods Limited has now reported three years of financial losses, totalling $14.9 million, to its shareholder Ngāti Kahungunu Asset Holdings Company (KAHC), the investment arm of Ngāti Kahungunu iwi Incorporated.....
See full article HERE
Whanau Ora looks at complementary civil defence
The Whanau Ora Commissioning Agency is moving to set up a Māori civil defence first responder network.
Chief executive John Tamihere says the Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle showed Maori with should not wait for somebody else to lead the response from their communities.....
See full article HERE
Formal request for name change for Hamilton's Sonning car park to Opoia Pā lodged
Hamilton hapū Ngāti Wairere has now lodged a formal application to change the name of the city council-owned Sonning car park to Opoia Pā to reflect the land's local Māori history.
Historian Wiremu Puke said Tuesday re-naming would be “a step forward in terms of restoring the mana of our hapū”, as well as recognising the legacy of historical pā chief Poukawa who signed the Treaty of Waitangi.....
See full article HERE
Sir Wayne ‘Buck’ Shelford on his axing from the All Blacks and what’s wrong with the haka
In an interview with the Herald, Shelford, Ngapuhi, claimed that once he was dropped from the All Blacks in 1990, he was quickly yesterday’s man.
“I was forgotten. I look at [my dropping] because I’m a Māori, whereas you look at the likes of Richie McCaw and Kieran Read doing all sorts of things with the All Blacks.....
See full article HERE
Tuesday April 4, 2023
News:
Shift from European languages to te reo Māori, Pasifika under way
The statistics are clear - New Zealanders have not lost their love of learning languages.
Enrolments in te reo Māori and Pasifika language courses are surging, having more than doubled at the tertiary level in the past 10 years.
Enrolments in te reo Māori and Pasifika language courses are surging, having more than doubled at the tertiary level in the past 10 years.
At the same time, traditional languages such as French and German have lost their lustre and enrolments are on a downward spiral.....
See full article HERE
Communications Conference To Bring 1000s Of People To Ōtautahi
Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury academics are set to host a conference that aims to put Indigenous knowledge at the centre of communication research.
“UC’s journey of developing a greater understanding of cultural inclusiveness and the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi began a long time ago. Supporting this conference is a unique opportunity for our academics to share their perspectives on Indigenous knowledge with the wider world and perhaps inspire communications research globally,” Professor De la Rey says....
See full article HERE
Reti challenged to defend Māori health cut
Health Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall says the government is committed to the Māori Health Authority and she’s challenging National’s health spokesman Shane Reti to come up with something better.
Supporter says Te Aka Whai Ora is developing services in a way that is culturally appropriate and effective for Māori – where in the past the mainstream health system has been found wanting.
Dr Verrall says Dr Reti has made it clear that under National it will be scrapped......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Mike Butler: English treaty text what to know
Mike Butler: Treaty twisting and two govts
Propaganda:
Mātauranga Māori is no threat to science, it is complementary
The core of karakia
Communications Conference To Bring 1000s Of People To Ōtautahi
Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury academics are set to host a conference that aims to put Indigenous knowledge at the centre of communication research.
“UC’s journey of developing a greater understanding of cultural inclusiveness and the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi began a long time ago. Supporting this conference is a unique opportunity for our academics to share their perspectives on Indigenous knowledge with the wider world and perhaps inspire communications research globally,” Professor De la Rey says....
See full article HERE
Reti challenged to defend Māori health cut
Health Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall says the government is committed to the Māori Health Authority and she’s challenging National’s health spokesman Shane Reti to come up with something better.
Supporter says Te Aka Whai Ora is developing services in a way that is culturally appropriate and effective for Māori – where in the past the mainstream health system has been found wanting.
Dr Verrall says Dr Reti has made it clear that under National it will be scrapped......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Mike Butler: English treaty text what to know
Mike Butler: Treaty twisting and two govts
Propaganda:
Mātauranga Māori is no threat to science, it is complementary
The core of karakia
Monday April 3, 2023
News:
Kaipara District Council's March meeting starts with councillor's karakia
A karakia rang out across Kaipara District Council's monthly meeting on 29 March, just four months after new Mayor Craig Jepson banned its use.
Designated councillor Eryn Wilson-Collins opened the meeting in Mangawhai with the karakia which has been optional and used for a number of years by those who wished to say it.
Designated councillor Eryn Wilson-Collins opened the meeting in Mangawhai with the karakia which has been optional and used for a number of years by those who wished to say it.
Wilson-Collins' karakia came not long before Baylys Beach resident and Iraqi-born Samah Huriwai-Seger addressed councillors, pleading for the reintroduction of the karakia at the start of every meeting - as supporters Mirinia Arana-Pou and Careen Davis unfurled a "protect our karakia" banner alongside Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson.....
See full article HERE
Kīngitanga to visit Ngāti Kahungunu iwi recovering from Cyclone Gabrielle
Kīngi Tuheitia will start a five-day visit to cyclone-impacted communities in Ngāti Kahungunu rohe this Sunday - with staff from Waikato-Tainui and Ngāti Tamaoho setting up camp in Wairoa to also offer support.
“We will be seeking to support Marae and hear their concerns and suggestions for partnership with the Crown in developing kaupapa Māori recovery responses. Kīngi Tuheitia upholds the Mana Motuhake of every hapū and iwi and is calling on all agencies offering support to ensure they work with mana whenua and engage fully with Māori.”...
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
One NZ boss talks te reo and how the telco's customers feel about it
Restoring the mana of the Treaty
Vatican's rejection of 'racist' doctrine justifying colonisation 'not enough' - advocate
Kīngitanga to visit Ngāti Kahungunu iwi recovering from Cyclone Gabrielle
Kīngi Tuheitia will start a five-day visit to cyclone-impacted communities in Ngāti Kahungunu rohe this Sunday - with staff from Waikato-Tainui and Ngāti Tamaoho setting up camp in Wairoa to also offer support.
“We will be seeking to support Marae and hear their concerns and suggestions for partnership with the Crown in developing kaupapa Māori recovery responses. Kīngi Tuheitia upholds the Mana Motuhake of every hapū and iwi and is calling on all agencies offering support to ensure they work with mana whenua and engage fully with Māori.”...
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
One NZ boss talks te reo and how the telco's customers feel about it
Restoring the mana of the Treaty
Vatican's rejection of 'racist' doctrine justifying colonisation 'not enough' - advocate
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:
Do we ever see the irish newsreaders ever use gaelic words at the beginning and end and english in the middle? Or the bbc saying greetings in french? So why do virtue signallers like tvnz and now one nz want to do it? If I was
maori I would find this bizarre. There is nothing inclusive about the woke cult that nz has adopted hook line and sinker.
As with so much else, the execise of cancellation ensures we are stuck with karakia. Great care will be necessary to contain. New wording must be restricted. especailly in leghth, and translations vetted. Otherwise maori mebers will spend more effort contriving ever more imaginitive and political karkaia than to running the District.
The linked article on Matauranga Maori printed in Stuff does not permit comment – if Stuff allowed comments they would be confronted with the reality of what readers really think of the execrable BS they print.
Ariana Estoras makes a living from this drivel.
You don’t need to be a scientist to know that Chinese whispers across 28 generations and millions of participants yields nothing more than complete BS. It does not yield science.
There is no “western” science, there is only science - it is equally relevant whether east or west or north or south, up or down, or anywhere in the universe. “Maori science” is an oxymoron. A fabulist is simply a moron.
Estoras is correct when she says that “More knowledge is a good thing”. However fables and myths are not knowledge, they are fabricated BS. More fabricated BS is not a good thing, it is a complete waste of time and oxygen. Fabricated BS reduces GDP and wellbeing.
What I find incredulous is that anyone can make a living by printing this utter BS in the 21st century in a supposedly post-stone age country. The sooner Ariana Estoras and her ilk get a real job, the better off everyone will be.
re 4th. Of course there is an interest in te reo. This is because this obsolete stone age based, mostly recently contrived language has been made more or less essential for progress in the public service, teaching, council sand much much else. Then there are many who prefer to study than to work and find the laid back approach associated matters maori prefereable to fact based learning. As for the traditonal languages, these are a hangover from when grammar was valued and from when there was a paucity of things in the world to study. Now for those who genuinely want to know rather than just pass the time, there is an overburdene of topics without resort to languages.
Thank goodness for Artificial Intelligence and the opportunities it presents: writing, arts, design, music … so Stone Age is probably comforting for the masses to fall back on.
Re April 5. Napier Council has played directly into maori hands. Emphasis on te reo amd maori twaddle in general discourages many from involvement including employment in Council, leaving the way open fro yet more hyper pro maori. Thus the maori takeover of NZ is advanced.
Re 5 Apr. It was inevitable that sundry pandering histories will emerge to cash in on the new curriculum. Little wonder teachers and students struggle. I have history books from my father's time in the 1920s. Short and succinct and the proscibed text. (inspirational to the extent that 20000 gave their lives in 2 WWs so that the Treaty may be reinterpreted) Now techers will be expected to read and preach this latest tome. And the few with a conscience will have to sort, read and teach similar of the objective history, to acheive a hint of reality, if not balance.
Maori are certainly champions at opportunistic exploitation. I suppose if ones mind is constantly running on those lines it is easy to spot openings, as maori do. The scope of Whanau Ora must be incredibly accommodating if they can provide for a separatist emergency response organisation.We will have citizens and staff arguing whether or not particular emergency staff have any authority to direct particular groups. And they will respond on a racial basis. Your flooded maori neighbour in a state house will be attended before you in your precious own. Quite apart from other considerations, all yet another nightmare for the Attorney General.
re Apr6. One wonders how the likes of the Vision Matauranga Capability Fund come about. There must be some very imaginative employees in thr public service, with time on their hands, and internal and external pro maori encouragement. Presumably some mp was/is aware of. Who ever checks the outcome? Surely not yet another problematic maori associated task for the grossly overloaded Auditor General. The new government in Oct will be faced with a huge clean out program. Their biggest problem will be deciding which ministerial jobs to assign Winston and Shane for effective action. It is inconceivable at this distance in time that maori can contribute any information about whales not already known to Europeans. Matauranga ranks among the biggest cons of recent times.
re 7th. Presuambly kidney recipients are not just listed in as come order but assessed fro general health and future life quality and length. Applying this factor, I wonder how maoei fare? can donors specify recipient generally?
Re 7th. The Dome Valley agreement sets yet another precedent. Most maori objections can be and are formulted to facilitate a bribe settlement. With co governance the situation will become endemic. As co governace becomes general there will be no need to exercise restraint. (Personally I am oppsed to Dome valley. A site adjacent the railway should be chosen to avoid a myriad long distance truck trips)
And naming in te reo has got completely out of hand. National efficency must be hugely affected, quite apart from the time spent consulting, devising, debating, signwriting. Even with a smart phone for reference, the forward translation from English is hopelss, wherers in the past likely names of organisations could be guessed suffcent to consult Google or a phone book. Thsoe without smartphones are totally lost.
Re 8 Apr. Provided it does not come with PIJF type conditions the $25m for RNZ should enable it to extend intelligent, mature programme to 24 hours and attract back the intelligent discerning listeners it has shed. Abandonment of the total pro maori dedication would further assist. Losing Mani is a start. Similar from the Board would likely assist.
And re the new Police Complaints Authority chief, it is debatable if tangata whenua have been disproportionately impacted by abuse of police power, but it is certain that the public has been disproportionately impacted by tangata whenua criminality.
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