Saturday May 20, 2023
News:
Waitangi Tribunal finds Crown breached Treaty obligations in dealing with Māori homelessness
The Waitangi Tribunal has found the Crown has breached its Treaty obligation, in its inquiry into Māori homelessness.
The Tribunal found the Crown formulated a definition of homelessness in 2009 without adequate consultation with Māori and took no action to address the rising levels of Māori homelessness.
The Crown also formulated a Māori housing strategy but did not implement it and despite Māori reliance on social housing, their access to it was made harder.
Altogether, these actions breached the Treaty principles of active protection, equity and good government......
See full article HERE
Government welcome Waitangi Tribunal Wai 2750 report into homelessness
The Government has welcomed the Stage One Waitangi Tribunal Wai 2750 – Housing and Housing Services Kaupapa Inquiry report into homelessness released today.
Minister of Housing Hon Megan Woods and Associate Minister of Housing (Māori) Hon Willie Jackson as Co-Leads for the government, with Associate Minister of Housing (homelessness) Hon Marama Davidson, have acknowledged and accepted the historical injustices and grievances that have been raised by claimants in the Waitangi Tribunal.
“Over the coming weeks, the Government will take the time to carefully consider the finding and recommendations in the Tribunal’s report and provide a response,” Willie Jackson said.
“The issues raised in the report are historical in nature and span many decades. This Government recognises the extreme housing deficit and the disproportionate impact on Māori.”....
See full article HERE
Tomokanga a bold statement – Henderson Police Station
The traditional Māori carved entranceway was formally unveiled in a ceremony earlier this month attended by Henderson Station staff, district leaders, members of the local Hoani Waititi Marae community, Deputy Commissioner Wally Haumaha and Tāmaki Makaurau Director of Partnerships, Superintendent Scott Gemmell. Close up of Hine Titama
The intention behind the tomokanga, originally suggested by Inspector Stefan Sagar during his tenure as West Area Commander, was to make it a more inviting and hospitable place for all visitors to the station.....
See full article HERE
At-odds iwi Tainui and Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei agree that budget money for Māori is awesome
Cash-rich iwi Tainui and Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei agree that Māori Development Minister Willie Jackson might not have pulled out a rabbit from Grant Robertson’s budget bucket but the funding secured by Labour’s Māori caucus will support Māori long into the future.
Tainui chair and former politician Tukoroirangi Morgan said the Labour Māori caucus had gone above and beyond as far as putea (money) for Māori goes....
See full article HERE
Direct funding sought in Māori Budget
Māori Party president John Tamihere says the Budget falls short of giving Māori the resources to fund their own development.
“What that tells you is that most of our money is still trapped by non-Maori and when pakeha deploy resources, they deploy them by pakeha for pakeha to Maori. That robs of us of our social and economic capacity and capability to grow ourselves, because it’s no good just being a prisoner of a corrections system or a patient of a health system,” Mr Tamihere says.....
See full article HERE
New directional road signs to include te reo Māori – Hastings District Council
Hastings District Council is set to replace more than 20 large, blue, road direction signs across the city centre that have become faded and hard to read, and at the same time will take the opportunity to include te reo Māori place names.....
See full article HERE
Altogether, these actions breached the Treaty principles of active protection, equity and good government......
See full article HERE
Government welcome Waitangi Tribunal Wai 2750 report into homelessness
The Government has welcomed the Stage One Waitangi Tribunal Wai 2750 – Housing and Housing Services Kaupapa Inquiry report into homelessness released today.
Minister of Housing Hon Megan Woods and Associate Minister of Housing (Māori) Hon Willie Jackson as Co-Leads for the government, with Associate Minister of Housing (homelessness) Hon Marama Davidson, have acknowledged and accepted the historical injustices and grievances that have been raised by claimants in the Waitangi Tribunal.
“Over the coming weeks, the Government will take the time to carefully consider the finding and recommendations in the Tribunal’s report and provide a response,” Willie Jackson said.
“The issues raised in the report are historical in nature and span many decades. This Government recognises the extreme housing deficit and the disproportionate impact on Māori.”....
See full article HERE
Tomokanga a bold statement – Henderson Police Station
The traditional Māori carved entranceway was formally unveiled in a ceremony earlier this month attended by Henderson Station staff, district leaders, members of the local Hoani Waititi Marae community, Deputy Commissioner Wally Haumaha and Tāmaki Makaurau Director of Partnerships, Superintendent Scott Gemmell. Close up of Hine Titama
The intention behind the tomokanga, originally suggested by Inspector Stefan Sagar during his tenure as West Area Commander, was to make it a more inviting and hospitable place for all visitors to the station.....
See full article HERE
At-odds iwi Tainui and Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei agree that budget money for Māori is awesome
Cash-rich iwi Tainui and Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei agree that Māori Development Minister Willie Jackson might not have pulled out a rabbit from Grant Robertson’s budget bucket but the funding secured by Labour’s Māori caucus will support Māori long into the future.
Tainui chair and former politician Tukoroirangi Morgan said the Labour Māori caucus had gone above and beyond as far as putea (money) for Māori goes....
See full article HERE
Direct funding sought in Māori Budget
Māori Party president John Tamihere says the Budget falls short of giving Māori the resources to fund their own development.
“What that tells you is that most of our money is still trapped by non-Maori and when pakeha deploy resources, they deploy them by pakeha for pakeha to Maori. That robs of us of our social and economic capacity and capability to grow ourselves, because it’s no good just being a prisoner of a corrections system or a patient of a health system,” Mr Tamihere says.....
See full article HERE
New directional road signs to include te reo Māori – Hastings District Council
Hastings District Council is set to replace more than 20 large, blue, road direction signs across the city centre that have become faded and hard to read, and at the same time will take the opportunity to include te reo Māori place names.....
See full article HERE
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Friday May 19, 2023
News:
Māori Budget continues investment in whānau, whare and whakapapa
The total Māori package this year is just over $825 million.
Kapa Haka - $34 million over two years
Kapa Haka - $34 million over two years
Matariki - $18 million over four years
Maori Media - $51 million over two years.....
See full article HERE
Māori frameworks needed to recloak the whenua
In the wake of the devastation caused by Cyclone Gabrielle and the increasing impact of climate change, there is a call to ensure a Māori world view is incorporated into risk assessment frameworks and decision-making processes.
Led by Manaaki Whenua Kaihautū Māori Research Impact Leader Dr Shaun Awatere, the impact of extreme weather events and climate change on Māori communities is being investigated by a team of researchers focused on a te ao Māori (Māori world view) perspective.
Shaun says during this period of recovery there is a need to ensure Māori are part of the process when it comes to making decisions on replanting, rebuilding, and economic choices concerning their communities.
“The Māori view is more holistic, relational, and cyclical, emphasising the need for balance. The cosmic forces of mana and mauri provide a powerful yet relatively simple way of understanding risk and vulnerability,” he says......
See full article HERE
Former New Plymouth mayor lobbies for law change around repatriation of taonga Māori
A former New Plymouth mayor and well known anti-racism activist is lobbying for a law change to force the nation’s museums and galleries to return taonga Māori to their rightful iwi owners wherever possible.....
See full article HERE
Māori teen pregnancies still high despite overall numbers halving in past decade
Teenage pregnancy numbers have halved over the past decade but Māori still make up the majority of teenagers giving birth.....
See full article HERE
Māori Population Estimates: Mean Year Ended 31 December 2022
the Māori ethnic population grew by 17,000 (1.9 percent annual increase compared with the mean year ended December 2021)
New Zealand’s estimated Māori ethnic population was 891,600
there were 447,500 Māori females and 444,100 Māori males.....
See full article HERE
New Māori target for government procurement
A cross government target for relevant government procurement contracts for goods and services to be awarded to Māori businesses annually will increase to 8%, after the initial 5% target was exceeded, Māori Development Minister, Willie Jackson announced today.
The progressive procurement policy was introduced in 2020 to increase supplier diversity, starting with Māori businesses, for the estimated $51.5 billion spent on government procurement every year.
Maori Media - $51 million over two years.....
See full article HERE
Māori frameworks needed to recloak the whenua
In the wake of the devastation caused by Cyclone Gabrielle and the increasing impact of climate change, there is a call to ensure a Māori world view is incorporated into risk assessment frameworks and decision-making processes.
Led by Manaaki Whenua Kaihautū Māori Research Impact Leader Dr Shaun Awatere, the impact of extreme weather events and climate change on Māori communities is being investigated by a team of researchers focused on a te ao Māori (Māori world view) perspective.
Shaun says during this period of recovery there is a need to ensure Māori are part of the process when it comes to making decisions on replanting, rebuilding, and economic choices concerning their communities.
“The Māori view is more holistic, relational, and cyclical, emphasising the need for balance. The cosmic forces of mana and mauri provide a powerful yet relatively simple way of understanding risk and vulnerability,” he says......
See full article HERE
Former New Plymouth mayor lobbies for law change around repatriation of taonga Māori
A former New Plymouth mayor and well known anti-racism activist is lobbying for a law change to force the nation’s museums and galleries to return taonga Māori to their rightful iwi owners wherever possible.....
See full article HERE
Māori teen pregnancies still high despite overall numbers halving in past decade
Teenage pregnancy numbers have halved over the past decade but Māori still make up the majority of teenagers giving birth.....
See full article HERE
Māori Population Estimates: Mean Year Ended 31 December 2022
the Māori ethnic population grew by 17,000 (1.9 percent annual increase compared with the mean year ended December 2021)
New Zealand’s estimated Māori ethnic population was 891,600
there were 447,500 Māori females and 444,100 Māori males.....
See full article HERE
New Māori target for government procurement
A cross government target for relevant government procurement contracts for goods and services to be awarded to Māori businesses annually will increase to 8%, after the initial 5% target was exceeded, Māori Development Minister, Willie Jackson announced today.
The progressive procurement policy was introduced in 2020 to increase supplier diversity, starting with Māori businesses, for the estimated $51.5 billion spent on government procurement every year.
Minister Jackson said the initiative has had early success, with 90% of government agencies reporting an overall result of 6% of their total contracts being awarded....
See full article HERE
We will get more; Minister Willie Jackson
$200 million has been allocated to Māori Housing in this year’s Wellbeing Budget 2023.
But he says this isn’t the end of the support for housing.
” In terms of more pūtea, we’ll be going back again next year. We can always get more, but we’re very comfortable with where we are right now.” says Minister Willie Jackson.....
See full article HERE
Artist Graham Tipene’s giant korowai for Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki unfurled
The new art work cost approximately $65,000 (including manufacture, installation and artist fees) and funding came from Tātaki Auckland Unlimited’s existing capital budgets.....
See full article HERE
Tūhoe elders’ dispute hits stalemate
The Court of Appeal has knocked back an attempt by a group of Ngāi Tūhoe elders to have the Māori Land Court rule on a challenge to an election for the iwi’s post-settlement governance entity.
Nevertheless, the court ordered that entity, Te Uru Taumatua, to pay the legal costs of Paki Nikora, who led the initial challenge for the Tūhoe kaumātua rōpū.
Nikora’s group, Te Kaunihera Kaumātua o Tūhoe, had asked the Māori Land Court to order a fresh election for the seat on Te Uru Tau held by chair Tamati Kruger.....
See full article HERE
See full article HERE
We will get more; Minister Willie Jackson
$200 million has been allocated to Māori Housing in this year’s Wellbeing Budget 2023.
But he says this isn’t the end of the support for housing.
” In terms of more pūtea, we’ll be going back again next year. We can always get more, but we’re very comfortable with where we are right now.” says Minister Willie Jackson.....
See full article HERE
Artist Graham Tipene’s giant korowai for Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki unfurled
The new art work cost approximately $65,000 (including manufacture, installation and artist fees) and funding came from Tātaki Auckland Unlimited’s existing capital budgets.....
See full article HERE
Tūhoe elders’ dispute hits stalemate
The Court of Appeal has knocked back an attempt by a group of Ngāi Tūhoe elders to have the Māori Land Court rule on a challenge to an election for the iwi’s post-settlement governance entity.
Nevertheless, the court ordered that entity, Te Uru Taumatua, to pay the legal costs of Paki Nikora, who led the initial challenge for the Tūhoe kaumātua rōpū.
Nikora’s group, Te Kaunihera Kaumātua o Tūhoe, had asked the Māori Land Court to order a fresh election for the seat on Te Uru Tau held by chair Tamati Kruger.....
See full article HERE
Thursday May 18, 2023
News:
Te Ao Māori approach – Tauranga City Council
Why do we need to change the way we work?
The spirit of partnership between the council, tangata whenua and the community is lacking.
Council processes and systems do not prioritise or value Te Ao Māori principles and therefore the consideration of tangata whenua as partners in projects and work programmes across the organisation is inconsistent.
Council processes and systems do not prioritise or value Te Ao Māori principles and therefore the consideration of tangata whenua as partners in projects and work programmes across the organisation is inconsistent.
Iwi and hapū are under resourced and therefore are unable to participate adequately in the many council projects and processes that impact tangata whenua......
See full article HERE
Dug up whale jawbones should never have been released to iwi, High Court rules
Whale jawbones held in safekeeping before being delivered to one iwi without telling another, was a breach of the Treaty of Waitangi, a High Court decision has ruled.
The Department of Conservation was meant to be looking after the bones as both iwi claimed they were entitled to them as kaitiaki, but agreed they could decide among themselves what to do with them.....
See full article HERE
Māori food and beverage delegation jets off to grow Southeast Asia business links
Emerging Māori food and beverage leaders are jetting off to explore new food frontiers in Southeast Asia over the next 10 days.
The group of nine entrepreneurs and business leaders will visit Singapore and Thailand from May 18 to 28 on a programme organised by the Asia New Zealand Foundation Te Whītau Tūhono, with support from Te Taumata, a national body that advocates for Māori interests in trade.
“Māori have a long tradition of engaging in international trade, [and] as tribal seafarers established trade routes with Australia as early as the 1700s,” Te Taumata chairman Chris Karamea Insley (Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāti Porou) said on Tuesday.....
See full article HERE
'Coalition of colonisers': Te Pāti Māori on National, ACT policies
The nickname 'coalition of chaos' was given by Christopher Luxon last week, when he said a vote for Labour, Te Pāti Māori or the Green Party was a vote for a coalition of chaos.
"They're calling us the coalition of chaos, theirs is actually the coalition of colonisation, continuing to colonise our people."
"We're the only party that talks to a te Tiriti-centric Aotearoa, and the last time I looked, we're probably the only party that comes in makes sure that we're staying focused on mana motuhake, so from a political perspective, a Tiriti perspective, absolutely."....
See full article HERE
International recognition for Indigenous science champion
Noted Māori academic Linda Tuhiwai Smith has been elected as a lifetime international member of the United States National Academy of Sciences.
Professor Smith, a distinguished professor at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi, was recognised for her transformative contributions to education and Indigenous science methodologies.
The academy says she developed “foundational ways to decolonize the process of science by developing a more critical understanding of the underlying assumptions, motivations and values that inform research practices”.....
See full article HERE
Iwi calls on Govt to commit to forestry report recommendations
The Tairāwhiti iwi Ngāti Porou has asked the Government to commit to recommendations made in a report that is the result of an independent ministerial inquiry into forestry slash, woody debris and sediment on the North Island's East Coast
"They're not in any position to continue to tell us what to do. You don't tell indigenous peoples what our bottom lines are. That is a continued approach to oppression. We won't be taken by that."
Dug up whale jawbones should never have been released to iwi, High Court rules
Whale jawbones held in safekeeping before being delivered to one iwi without telling another, was a breach of the Treaty of Waitangi, a High Court decision has ruled.
The Department of Conservation was meant to be looking after the bones as both iwi claimed they were entitled to them as kaitiaki, but agreed they could decide among themselves what to do with them.....
See full article HERE
Māori food and beverage delegation jets off to grow Southeast Asia business links
Emerging Māori food and beverage leaders are jetting off to explore new food frontiers in Southeast Asia over the next 10 days.
The group of nine entrepreneurs and business leaders will visit Singapore and Thailand from May 18 to 28 on a programme organised by the Asia New Zealand Foundation Te Whītau Tūhono, with support from Te Taumata, a national body that advocates for Māori interests in trade.
“Māori have a long tradition of engaging in international trade, [and] as tribal seafarers established trade routes with Australia as early as the 1700s,” Te Taumata chairman Chris Karamea Insley (Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāti Porou) said on Tuesday.....
See full article HERE
'Coalition of colonisers': Te Pāti Māori on National, ACT policies
The nickname 'coalition of chaos' was given by Christopher Luxon last week, when he said a vote for Labour, Te Pāti Māori or the Green Party was a vote for a coalition of chaos.
"They're calling us the coalition of chaos, theirs is actually the coalition of colonisation, continuing to colonise our people."
"We're the only party that talks to a te Tiriti-centric Aotearoa, and the last time I looked, we're probably the only party that comes in makes sure that we're staying focused on mana motuhake, so from a political perspective, a Tiriti perspective, absolutely."....
See full article HERE
International recognition for Indigenous science champion
Noted Māori academic Linda Tuhiwai Smith has been elected as a lifetime international member of the United States National Academy of Sciences.
Professor Smith, a distinguished professor at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi, was recognised for her transformative contributions to education and Indigenous science methodologies.
The academy says she developed “foundational ways to decolonize the process of science by developing a more critical understanding of the underlying assumptions, motivations and values that inform research practices”.....
See full article HERE
Iwi calls on Govt to commit to forestry report recommendations
The Tairāwhiti iwi Ngāti Porou has asked the Government to commit to recommendations made in a report that is the result of an independent ministerial inquiry into forestry slash, woody debris and sediment on the North Island's East Coast
The report Outrage to Optimism report warned there were only five to 10 years to turn the situation around, with Ngāti Porou at risk of becoming "homeless and landless".
In relation to whenua Māori the report recommended the Government agree to partner with whenua Māori landowners for a suite of investment-ready development projects and to provide capital for a proof-of-concept co-investment arrangement....
See full article HERE
Articles:
David Lillis: Sorry, Professor Mutu – You do not Convince!
In relation to whenua Māori the report recommended the Government agree to partner with whenua Māori landowners for a suite of investment-ready development projects and to provide capital for a proof-of-concept co-investment arrangement....
See full article HERE
Articles:
David Lillis: Sorry, Professor Mutu – You do not Convince!
Wednesday May 17, 2023
News:
Te Pāti Māori accuses Prime Minister Chris Hipkins of 'oppression' for telling parties to 'be careful' with demands
Te Pāti Māori has accused Prime Minister Chris Hipkins of "oppression" after he warned smaller parties to "be careful" with what bottom lines they present ahead of the general election.
"They're not in any position to continue to tell us what to do. You don't tell indigenous peoples what our bottom lines are. That is a continued approach to oppression. We won't be taken by that."
"To be told to be careful about what our bottom lines are is oppression to us," Waititi said. "You don't tell us what to do. You don't have the licence to do that anymore. We send that message to anybody.
"Te Pāti Māori has been clear about our kaupapa. We always have been. If you are not willing to work towards a Te Tiriti-centric Aotearoa which means respecting the indigenous people, which means respecting tangata whenua and our plight to bring ourselves up from out of the ashes and to a place that's more equitable and equal, we will continue to make those statements."
Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer said a Te Tiriti-centric Aotearoa is a "top line, it's a middle line".
"That's the difference for us is we are the only party that a true Opposition because we're not fighting to become ministers or to get into Government. We're more focused on that longer-term picture of a Te Tiriti-centric Aotearoa."....
See full article HERE
Pasifika, Māori children hospitalised more often with preventable diseases, report finds
Pasifika and Māori children have the highest hospitalisation rates for some of the most preventable diseases and infections, including respiratory and rheumatic fever, a new report has found.
It revealed Pasifika and Māori children, and those living in areas with the greatest socioeconomic deprivation, carried the greatest burden of disease in the country.....
See full article HERE
Increasing distress and declining mental health outcomes among rangatahi Māori - report
A new report from the Te Hiringa Mahara, Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission has identified declining mental health outcomes and increasing distress among rangatahi Māori.
The report identified racism and discrimination, social media, whānau wellbeing and uncertainty about the future as the main factors affecting the wellbeing of young people....
See full article HERE
Wairoa post-settlement trust and Stats NZ aim to make data more accessible for whānau Māori
A new partnership between Stats NZ and Wairoa post-settlement trust Tātau Tātau will help make data more accessible for whānau Māori.
The relationship agreement was signed yesterday after a mihi whakatau welcoming Tātau Tātau representatives and kaumātua of Wairoa in Wellington.....
See full article HERE
Statistics NZ will ask questions that get a better response from Māori for Census 2028
Statistics New Zealand is already looking to Census 2028 to drill deeper into Māori and what is relevant in Māori communities.
However, Māori have found the phrasing of the questions irrelevant and ambiguous.....
See full article HERE
Supporting Māori Data Aspirations Through Partnerships
Today we support Māori data aspirations through the signing of a relationship agreement with Tātau Tātau o Te Wairoa.
Stats NZ is committed to be a responsible Te Tiriti partner and strengthening the Māori Crown Relationship with the iwi and hapū of Te Rohe o Te Wairoa.
“Building enduring relationships with iwi is central to our strategic priority ‘Delivering for and with Māori, iwi and hapū’. Our partnership model is based on a whakapapa approach that establishes enduring relationships through a Māori model of connectedness and ensures engagement reflects Māori perspectives and values.....
See full article HERE
Wāhine Māori fighting the frontline for Te Pāti Nahinara.
Māori are concerned National Party policies will negatively impact them following recent comments by Leader Chris Luxon. His one-person, one-vote has unsettled some Māori, who label this as racist dog-whistling.
Chris Luxon has also closed the door firmly on working with Te Pāti Māori post elections.
It’s up to the National party hierarchy now to see the benefits of having two strong wāhine Māori in caucus and who along with Tama Potaka and Dr Shane Reti, carry the hopes and aspirations of their people and their Party. It’s up to National to show they are indeed a Party for all New Zealanders.....
See full article HERE
'Get these items home to the people of Ngāti Hine'
In the 1800s, Andreas Reischek, an Austrian scientist, robbed Māori graves and plundered Māori artefacts for his private collection.
More than 140 years later, officials of the Austrian government have been repatriating what Reischek looted.
A hui took place at The Waitangi Treaty grounds last week between Ngāti Hine and Austrian officials to discuss the wrongdoings of Andreas Reischek against the Ngāti Hine people.....
See full article HERE
DairyNZ and iwi collaborate to revitalise priority catchments
It is the first project of its kind that has seen DairyNZ work closely with iwi, bringing western science and Mātauranga Māori together to understand the ecological health of the catchment and how to improve it. The Pokaiwhenua Catchment Group will also be extensively involved in the project.
“Raukawa are committed to our responsibilities as kaitiaki throughout our takiwā (region). As such, we have a key role to play in the revitalisation and restoration of the wider Pōkaiwhenua catchment. We believe, through the inclusion of Mātauranga Māori alongside western science, that we can bring about positive change.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Chris Trotter: Labour and National should defer significant constitutional change......
Mary Louise Kearney: The Prime Minister‘s Cloak
Propaganda:
Hokianga protest shows need for water reform
"Te Pāti Māori has been clear about our kaupapa. We always have been. If you are not willing to work towards a Te Tiriti-centric Aotearoa which means respecting the indigenous people, which means respecting tangata whenua and our plight to bring ourselves up from out of the ashes and to a place that's more equitable and equal, we will continue to make those statements."
Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer said a Te Tiriti-centric Aotearoa is a "top line, it's a middle line".
"That's the difference for us is we are the only party that a true Opposition because we're not fighting to become ministers or to get into Government. We're more focused on that longer-term picture of a Te Tiriti-centric Aotearoa."....
See full article HERE
Pasifika, Māori children hospitalised more often with preventable diseases, report finds
Pasifika and Māori children have the highest hospitalisation rates for some of the most preventable diseases and infections, including respiratory and rheumatic fever, a new report has found.
It revealed Pasifika and Māori children, and those living in areas with the greatest socioeconomic deprivation, carried the greatest burden of disease in the country.....
See full article HERE
Increasing distress and declining mental health outcomes among rangatahi Māori - report
A new report from the Te Hiringa Mahara, Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission has identified declining mental health outcomes and increasing distress among rangatahi Māori.
The report identified racism and discrimination, social media, whānau wellbeing and uncertainty about the future as the main factors affecting the wellbeing of young people....
See full article HERE
Wairoa post-settlement trust and Stats NZ aim to make data more accessible for whānau Māori
A new partnership between Stats NZ and Wairoa post-settlement trust Tātau Tātau will help make data more accessible for whānau Māori.
The relationship agreement was signed yesterday after a mihi whakatau welcoming Tātau Tātau representatives and kaumātua of Wairoa in Wellington.....
See full article HERE
Statistics NZ will ask questions that get a better response from Māori for Census 2028
Statistics New Zealand is already looking to Census 2028 to drill deeper into Māori and what is relevant in Māori communities.
However, Māori have found the phrasing of the questions irrelevant and ambiguous.....
See full article HERE
Supporting Māori Data Aspirations Through Partnerships
Today we support Māori data aspirations through the signing of a relationship agreement with Tātau Tātau o Te Wairoa.
Stats NZ is committed to be a responsible Te Tiriti partner and strengthening the Māori Crown Relationship with the iwi and hapū of Te Rohe o Te Wairoa.
“Building enduring relationships with iwi is central to our strategic priority ‘Delivering for and with Māori, iwi and hapū’. Our partnership model is based on a whakapapa approach that establishes enduring relationships through a Māori model of connectedness and ensures engagement reflects Māori perspectives and values.....
See full article HERE
Wāhine Māori fighting the frontline for Te Pāti Nahinara.
Māori are concerned National Party policies will negatively impact them following recent comments by Leader Chris Luxon. His one-person, one-vote has unsettled some Māori, who label this as racist dog-whistling.
Chris Luxon has also closed the door firmly on working with Te Pāti Māori post elections.
It’s up to the National party hierarchy now to see the benefits of having two strong wāhine Māori in caucus and who along with Tama Potaka and Dr Shane Reti, carry the hopes and aspirations of their people and their Party. It’s up to National to show they are indeed a Party for all New Zealanders.....
See full article HERE
'Get these items home to the people of Ngāti Hine'
In the 1800s, Andreas Reischek, an Austrian scientist, robbed Māori graves and plundered Māori artefacts for his private collection.
More than 140 years later, officials of the Austrian government have been repatriating what Reischek looted.
A hui took place at The Waitangi Treaty grounds last week between Ngāti Hine and Austrian officials to discuss the wrongdoings of Andreas Reischek against the Ngāti Hine people.....
See full article HERE
DairyNZ and iwi collaborate to revitalise priority catchments
It is the first project of its kind that has seen DairyNZ work closely with iwi, bringing western science and Mātauranga Māori together to understand the ecological health of the catchment and how to improve it. The Pokaiwhenua Catchment Group will also be extensively involved in the project.
“Raukawa are committed to our responsibilities as kaitiaki throughout our takiwā (region). As such, we have a key role to play in the revitalisation and restoration of the wider Pōkaiwhenua catchment. We believe, through the inclusion of Mātauranga Māori alongside western science, that we can bring about positive change.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Chris Trotter: Labour and National should defer significant constitutional change......
Mary Louise Kearney: The Prime Minister‘s Cloak
Propaganda:
Hokianga protest shows need for water reform
Tuesday May 16, 2023
News:
Te Pāti Māori won’t be phoning Luxon if Kingmaker
Don’t wait by the phone on election night if the Māori Party is in the kingmaker position.
That’s the advice from co-leader Rawiri Waititi to National’s Chris Luxon over his statement ruling out working with the Māori party.
That’s the advice from co-leader Rawiri Waititi to National’s Chris Luxon over his statement ruling out working with the Māori party.
He says Mr Luxon’s explanation National believes in one person, one vote shows he needs a civics lesson, because under MMP everyone had two votes, and in local body elections people can vote in multiple places if they are ratepayers.....
See full article HERE
Budget 2023 Builds On Progress To Eliminate Violence
Kaupapa Māori
“Te Tiriti o Waitangi is central to our plan to eliminate family violence and sexual violence. These initiatives apply mātauranga Māori and whānau-centred approaches to safety and wellbeing and will ensure more Māori affected by sexual violence can access the support they need to heal,” Marama Davidson said.....
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'The joy on the faces of the tamariki makes everything worth it': Tūrangi opens new sports facility
A new sports facility in Tūrangi, the result of a partnership between Ngāti Tūrangitukua and Taupō District Council, has been officially opened this weekend.
Named Te Mataapuna, the facility at Tūrangitukua Park was blessed at a dawn ceremony on Saturday hosted by Ngāti Tūrangitukua and attended by about 200 people, including Te Ariki Tā Tumu te Heuheu.....
See full article HERE
SPCA provides story books in te reo to Māori education providers across Aotearoa
SPCA is providing children with free books that have been translated into te reo Māori.
Schools receiving these books include full Māori immersion schools and also education places or classes where at least 51 per cent of Māori is taught.....
See full article HERE
'Stop polluting our rivers' Hokianga people plead for sovereignty over their water
The Far North District Council is hearing submissions this week to renew resource consents over wastewater treatment in the Hokianga district. But local Māori say current practices have failed and they want authority over their waterways.
The wastewater overflows in Northland are a common problem during bad weather and Māori are fed up with the failure of local authorities to manage the problem.
Pani Hauraki of Te Ihutai says it’s time to return water authority to the iwi.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Long Live the King! - Dr Muriel Newman.
To be or not to be Republican or Monarchist – Anthony Willy.
Propaganda:
Whānau Ora reports highlight success of kaupapa Māori pilot to reduce child poverty
Can western water law become more relational?
Pandemic report finds Māori solutions played key role in keeping communities safe
Budget 2023 Builds On Progress To Eliminate Violence
Kaupapa Māori
“Te Tiriti o Waitangi is central to our plan to eliminate family violence and sexual violence. These initiatives apply mātauranga Māori and whānau-centred approaches to safety and wellbeing and will ensure more Māori affected by sexual violence can access the support they need to heal,” Marama Davidson said.....
See full article HERE
'The joy on the faces of the tamariki makes everything worth it': Tūrangi opens new sports facility
A new sports facility in Tūrangi, the result of a partnership between Ngāti Tūrangitukua and Taupō District Council, has been officially opened this weekend.
Named Te Mataapuna, the facility at Tūrangitukua Park was blessed at a dawn ceremony on Saturday hosted by Ngāti Tūrangitukua and attended by about 200 people, including Te Ariki Tā Tumu te Heuheu.....
See full article HERE
SPCA provides story books in te reo to Māori education providers across Aotearoa
SPCA is providing children with free books that have been translated into te reo Māori.
Schools receiving these books include full Māori immersion schools and also education places or classes where at least 51 per cent of Māori is taught.....
See full article HERE
'Stop polluting our rivers' Hokianga people plead for sovereignty over their water
The Far North District Council is hearing submissions this week to renew resource consents over wastewater treatment in the Hokianga district. But local Māori say current practices have failed and they want authority over their waterways.
The wastewater overflows in Northland are a common problem during bad weather and Māori are fed up with the failure of local authorities to manage the problem.
Pani Hauraki of Te Ihutai says it’s time to return water authority to the iwi.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Long Live the King! - Dr Muriel Newman.
To be or not to be Republican or Monarchist – Anthony Willy.
Propaganda:
Whānau Ora reports highlight success of kaupapa Māori pilot to reduce child poverty
Can western water law become more relational?
Pandemic report finds Māori solutions played key role in keeping communities safe
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18 comments:
Re 16th. Te Aorerekura seems committed to fostering and building the solo mother industry. To relate sexual and home violence to the Treaty is a wondrously imaginative stretch. And I would have thought that tikanga and matauranga were not ideal things to apply as remedy to the problem. Seems to me very often the cause. Keeping track of Aorerekura spending must be yet another nightmare for the Auditor General. The number of maori being paid to provide vague services to their fellows with no measure of performance and efficiency must now be colossal. The less degree to which maori conform with accepted behaviour (as established by colonists) the more soft money is tipped their way. Little wonder few bother to attend school.
If anyone can explain with examples just what the Stats/Wairoa Tatua Trust agreement is all about, I would be much obliged. From the photo it is truly remarkable who qualifies as maori.It could be nay club anywhere in NZ.
Re TMP and others providing suggestions re " bottom lines " - when will somebody be able to root home the truth to the likes of Waititi that maori are not indigenous to New Zealand. They were not native, they settled here. Steve Ellis
Re 17th
Te Pāti Māori need to look inward and see what some tribes have done for themselves before saying what they want to see from the election.
Tainu and Ngai Tahu in particular spring to mind along with many sub tribes who have made positive and ongoing successful businesses for their people.
Trouble with the big players is that they operate as charities (tax exempt). What is obvious is that little or no benefit is passed done the line to those who most need help. It falls to the state to step in and provide the support needed.
One only need to drive around some rural areas to see how some are living to realise that the vast earnings of Maori business is not being used to better those of the bottom of the tribal system.
Chris Hipkin made the correct statement that they need to be careful when stating their demands.
I know that in the news cycle the Coronation is so yesterday and that it was a waste of time money etc etc and that all will be cured with Republicanism. Really? Take a look at the US where the Republic blighted and where wealth is flaunted tastelessly and success is defined by one’s celebrity status. Dress and behaviour have no standards. I note the fake Royal Markle at her latest meaningless award is well on her way there with tackiness and the celebrity pose. And there is a graphic differences between the style of her husband thingy at the Coronation and his I’ll fitting American garb.
Take a look at the Irish Republic and its leader’s and partner’s lack of respect despite the expectations that their diversity must be respected.
They may seem isolated incidents -and yes they are just examples-but frankly they represent a greed and vulgarity not seen in the quiet performance of Monarchies in this modern Age of which participating members are very aware of their rights and responsibilities.
re 18th.Poor Tauranga Council. In addition to grappling with all the usual problems facing Councils it is expected to accommodate wondrously vague maori demands. Te ao and most matters are unwritten moveable objectives which Councillors are somehow supposed to be fully aware of and incorporate along with all other real factors surrounding every issue.
Maori claim rangatiratanga (ownership?) of knowledge systems, kaitiakitanga, the natural environment and matauranga. They also claim protection of knowledge systems and intellectual property, which presumably means it does not have to be revealed so others might understand, or try to, and incorporate. Secrecy enables new contrived obstruction to be wheeled out for every occasion.
The stoush over the whalebones intriguing. Just when did whalebones acquire such sacred status? It is remarkable the number of idle maori able to spend time sitting about watching the excavation. The succinct Court quote "But I do not know whether this is a reflection of greater cultural interest or greater advocacy abilities" could be applied to near all maori demands past and present and future.The quote should rank with the "partnership" quip.
Maori mafia did alright out of the budget.
re 19. NZ gets crazier every day. Whatever happened to the 1 billion limit on Treaty related settlements? Not only has this been hugely exceeded, but there is colossal additional race based assistance. $34m on stone age kapahaka. Years ago hobby night classes were scrapped despite many acquiring current world skills through them. A criticism was that it included aroma therapy classes and the like. Were these less useful than kapa haka? Seems to me comparable to the "loans" made by Tamahere to Te Pati. The merit of the associated aggression training is very questionable. $18m on contrived matariki. $51m on the anti colonist propaganda machine.
What hope has rational reason against such formidable sums?
Everything is now to the maori world view, never succinctly summarised. I have my version.The maori world view wanted more pines (on maori land) The maori world view on pines has now changed.
Apparently PC brainwashed Judd and many maori overlook that without colonist collection instincts, near all maori artifacts would have disappeared without trace, including the revered meeting house in the Auckland Museum.
If maori had conserved all they have stolen over the years many colonists (and other maori) could be in for very satisfying reunion. From many sources (including Muldoon) many Italians would be in for reward.Of course no hope of returning the livestock stolen and eaten.
The amount of money committed to perpetuating Maori exclusivity is mind boggling. So too are the unintelligible budget/ press statements with their mangled kiwi pidgin ( please advise if there is a better word than pidgin). The Maori party though were very articulate in their glee.
The blatant vote buying is a shocker.
I am at a loss.
For information: Harry wore a Christian Dior suit to the coronation
Christian Dior formal wear has refined elegance. Not the tacky trashy look favoured by celebrities. Anyone see any ‘nude’ outfits at the coronation?
Apparently PC brainwashed Judd and many maori overlook that Maori ruled by conquest. In tribal society if you lost, you lost everything. Including your freedom and/or your life. And your body - eaten or dissected with heads sold for money for muskets etc. If we take heads, they were indeed bought by Europeans because they were supplied by Maori, but they were also cared for by Europeans. Gross collections by modern standards but who respected them most? And so it goes for other items many of which one might suspect were ‘produced’ for the market.
Re 20th
Tamihere must be on something that seriously distorts his brainwaves.
His assertion that NZ robs Maori of social and economic capacity and capability to grow ourselves.
He obviously has not talked to the Maori corporates recently.
They have all flourished since settlement and continue to get regular "top ups"
as other settlements are made.
As long as NZ continues to "roll over" to every demand made by Maori, the longer the nonsense will go on.
I venture to suggest that most cash settlements are made with borrowed money that we will be paying for years into the future.
BV I am still reeling from yesterday items of Budget maori expenditure. An unbelievable $34m on kapa haka. Imagine what other exercise/partying/sing along/social/hobby/drinking/political/revolutionary activist groups could do with a fraction of that. Matariki $18m. For the last 150 years I doubt if 10% of maori had any idea of. One of the biggest of the maori cons. And a staggering $51m on maori media. This is the equal of the PIJF, except that the outpourings will be even more non objective, irrational and pro maori. A free revolutionary propoganda newspaper delivered to every maori? In addition wiley Willie is determined to convert RNZ to even more of a tedious pro maori channel than it now already is.
But specifically 20th. Maori are rejoicing at yet another totally predictable WT finding. Of course in housing maori have not been treated as per the reinterpreted Treaty. Equity (which only in Aotearoa means equality of outcome, not of opportunity) not achieved. Of course not. Whilst many others plan families so they can afford accommodation no such caution seems to apply to very many maori. Ironically, pre the missionaries and the Treaty, they practised a severe form of birth (or just post) control to suit their capacity to provide. A tradition they have largely dropped, even in civilised modern form. Ideally maori seem to want totally free housing on their lands far away from the threat of tedious employment and with water and all services provided. Early govts were sufficiently astute to not encourage.
The Tomohanga at Henderson Police Station presumably to remind the public of current bias and discourage any intending to report maori crime which would require Police to ponder action likely to worsen maori statistics. I wonder what it cost. And with all those gods and idols, so much for a secular society.
Especially interesting, the perennial stoush between Ngati Whatua who on the basis of very slender occupation in 1840, claim Auckland, and all the other tribes who passed that way in the previous 1000 years, or simply want anyway. U.p. Morgan of Tainui especially covetous. Another outsider Majurey (chairman of the contentious Tupuna Maunga Authority) also has his eys on the big prize. They seem to have met their match in Ngarimu Blai.200 years ago they would have sorted with a taua and eaten the losers. Auckland may not be worse off if they repeated today. An essential read.
And in Hastings te reo in road signs. These should be as brief and succinct and as least confusing as possible. At todays speeds, and with lanes, and nowhere to stop to ponder, instant reading and understanding of signs is vital. The assumption seems to be that everyone is being directed by sat nav.
Defund the Waitangi Tribunal. Better still, defund the government.
Perhaps I am being petty re several items in this article but they stick in my craw:
-there is now a traditional Maori carving around a police station door. If it is traditional (albeit Police are colonial) was it carved with Stone Age tools? Metal is a colonial technology.
-Maori girls/boys don’t use contraception.
In this day and age one has to ask - why not? Where is their sense of responsibility?
-Quote:” Noted Māori academic Linda Tuhiwai Smith has been elected as a lifetime international member of the United States National Academy of Sciences.
Professor Smith, a distinguished professor at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi, was recognised for her transformative contributions to education and Indigenous science methodologies.
The academy says she developed “foundational ways to decolonize the process of science by developing a more critical understanding of the underlying assumptions, motivations and values that inform research practices”.”
I have no issue with innovation and creativity and lateral thinking in science but this type of gobbledegook is an insult to scientists.
Maybe time I sent a smoke signal to the Gods, cloaked myself in bird feathers and had a coffee for enlightenment.
Not sure where the contraceptive quote came from. But maori health and social workers, labour and/or Ti Pati suporters for sure, will ceratinly not be disposed to giving advice which would curtail maori numbers. Besides, when the reward is freedom from tedious employment plus a state house, only the quaintly colonist irrational would jeopardise their chances.
There was an article about ongoing high rates of Maori teen pregnancies.
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