Saturday May 13, 2023
News:
National selects Hinurewa te Hau former Māori Party candidate for Tāmaki Makaurau seat
National has selected a former Māori Party candidate to run in the Māori electorate of Tāmaki Makaurau - the first time the party has entered the race in the Auckland seat since 2002.
She said she was also determined to secure a good place on the party list to “present a Māori voice within the National government”.
Te Hau was on Te Pāti Māori’s list in 2014 and 2017 and was its chair in Te Tai Tokerau for three years
She said her involvement in politics had always been about getting the best possible outcomes for Māori, which she would carry into her campaign with National.
“As a Māori woman, I am putting equity back into National and if I’m fortunate enough to be elected, to work with the caucus and with our leader to get the best possible outcomes for Māori as per our values
“Tariana Turia used to say the social welfare system does not fit our people, and I still believe in that.”
Te Hau said she would also be a big advocate in growing the creative economy - particularly for Māori
She declined to comment if she agreed with Luxon that the Māori Health Authority was “separatist”......
See full article HERE
Govt to speed up 5G rollout to regional towns
The Interim Māori Spectrum Commission will receive 100 MHz of spectrum. The Interim Māori Spectrum Commission will manage this spectrum, on behalf of all Māori....
See full article HERE
No GST on food, no monarchy, tax the rich: Te Pāti Māori's demands for coalition
A wealth tax, removing GST from food, and exiting the Five Eyes military spy pact with the US, UK, Canada and Australia are among the demands of Te Pāti Māori party president John Tamihere before the party will support a coalition government at the next election.
With Te Pāti Māori reaching 4.5% in some polls, Tamihere said future governments would have to recognise they would be a “permanent party in government”.....
See full article HERE
Wintec Celebrates 30 Years Of Ground-breaking Māori Nursing Programme This International Nurses Day
However, Jan points out there were still many hurdles to get past, “not everyone supported the kaupapa in its early years, with calls of separatism. Some staff left because of it, but the programme went from strength to strength, with many of its graduates going on to hold key positions of influence in the sector over the years”.....
See full article HERE
Foon calls for action over poor Māori health outcomes
Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon is calling for a more targeted approach to healthcare funding to address poor outcomes for Māori living in Tairāwhiti.
Speaking to Local Democracy Reporting, Foon said Māori continued to bear the brunt of inequality, the result of historical injustice that had led to poverty.
“Māori had land and they had wealth. They had the economics, therefore they could provide for their . . . health and educational wellbeing,” Foon said.
She said her involvement in politics had always been about getting the best possible outcomes for Māori, which she would carry into her campaign with National.
“As a Māori woman, I am putting equity back into National and if I’m fortunate enough to be elected, to work with the caucus and with our leader to get the best possible outcomes for Māori as per our values
“Tariana Turia used to say the social welfare system does not fit our people, and I still believe in that.”
Te Hau said she would also be a big advocate in growing the creative economy - particularly for Māori
She declined to comment if she agreed with Luxon that the Māori Health Authority was “separatist”......
See full article HERE
Govt to speed up 5G rollout to regional towns
The Interim Māori Spectrum Commission will receive 100 MHz of spectrum. The Interim Māori Spectrum Commission will manage this spectrum, on behalf of all Māori....
See full article HERE
No GST on food, no monarchy, tax the rich: Te Pāti Māori's demands for coalition
A wealth tax, removing GST from food, and exiting the Five Eyes military spy pact with the US, UK, Canada and Australia are among the demands of Te Pāti Māori party president John Tamihere before the party will support a coalition government at the next election.
With Te Pāti Māori reaching 4.5% in some polls, Tamihere said future governments would have to recognise they would be a “permanent party in government”.....
See full article HERE
Wintec Celebrates 30 Years Of Ground-breaking Māori Nursing Programme This International Nurses Day
However, Jan points out there were still many hurdles to get past, “not everyone supported the kaupapa in its early years, with calls of separatism. Some staff left because of it, but the programme went from strength to strength, with many of its graduates going on to hold key positions of influence in the sector over the years”.....
See full article HERE
Foon calls for action over poor Māori health outcomes
Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon is calling for a more targeted approach to healthcare funding to address poor outcomes for Māori living in Tairāwhiti.
Speaking to Local Democracy Reporting, Foon said Māori continued to bear the brunt of inequality, the result of historical injustice that had led to poverty.
“Māori had land and they had wealth. They had the economics, therefore they could provide for their . . . health and educational wellbeing,” Foon said.
“Since the signing of Te Tiriti, all of that has diminished. It’s intergenerational.”
He pointed to the Tohunga Suppression Act 1907 — legislation intended to stop tangata whenua using traditional healing practices of a spiritual nature — as an example of the way Māori had been oppressed through colonisation.
“It really suppressed Māori health and wellbeing.”....
See full article HERE
Kindergarten teachers agree to pay rises
The Educational Institute said the deal accepted by its kindergarten members included "several significant gains for teachers including sick leave increased to 15 days, a cultural allowance for kaiako Māori....
See full article HERE
Iwi dispute leaves New Plymouth District Council 'caught between a rock and a hard place'
New Plymouth councillors say they are the meat in the sandwich as they puzzle how to deal with a dispute between two iwi.
Ngāti Maniapoto wants New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) to join a formal relationship agreement, which would also include the regional councils of Taranaki and Whanganui-Manawatu along with Ruapēhu District Council.
But neighbouring Ngāti Tama is adamant NPDC should not join the agreement, saying Ngāti Maniapoto has wrongly claimed an interest over much of its territory....
See full article HERE
Articles:
John Robinson: Who is King of New Zealand?
Propaganda:
Māori-led initiatives improved Covid-19 pandemic response, report finds
Libraries are the beating hearts of communities
Luxon bad match for Māori
He pointed to the Tohunga Suppression Act 1907 — legislation intended to stop tangata whenua using traditional healing practices of a spiritual nature — as an example of the way Māori had been oppressed through colonisation.
“It really suppressed Māori health and wellbeing.”....
See full article HERE
Kindergarten teachers agree to pay rises
The Educational Institute said the deal accepted by its kindergarten members included "several significant gains for teachers including sick leave increased to 15 days, a cultural allowance for kaiako Māori....
See full article HERE
Iwi dispute leaves New Plymouth District Council 'caught between a rock and a hard place'
New Plymouth councillors say they are the meat in the sandwich as they puzzle how to deal with a dispute between two iwi.
Ngāti Maniapoto wants New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) to join a formal relationship agreement, which would also include the regional councils of Taranaki and Whanganui-Manawatu along with Ruapēhu District Council.
But neighbouring Ngāti Tama is adamant NPDC should not join the agreement, saying Ngāti Maniapoto has wrongly claimed an interest over much of its territory....
See full article HERE
Articles:
John Robinson: Who is King of New Zealand?
Propaganda:
Māori-led initiatives improved Covid-19 pandemic response, report finds
Libraries are the beating hearts of communities
Luxon bad match for Māori
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 May 12, 2023
News:
Flavell forecasts more defections to Māori Party
Former Māori Party co-leader Te Ururoa Flavell says more of Labour’s Māori MPs would be ready to shift to the Māori Party if they had a chance.
Mr Flavell says he was surprised by Meka Whaitiri’s defection last week after 10 years as a Labour MP, but politics can be strange.
Mr Flavell says he was surprised by Meka Whaitiri’s defection last week after 10 years as a Labour MP, but politics can be strange.
He says the Māori Party is a place Māori can be free to say what they want and not be shackled by the political machines of the larger parties.....
See full article HERE
Little River School
Implement and maintain an elementary level Te Reo programme through the school; integrating where possible with all curriculum areas.
Continue to develop an understanding of Tikanga through the school with regular powhiri, visits to Marae etc.
The palette draws inspiration from the taiao, the natural environment, and will be used to maintain the Iwi's wharenui, refurbish papakāinga housing, and other new developments in Ōrākei.
Little River School
Implement and maintain an elementary level Te Reo programme through the school; integrating where possible with all curriculum areas.
Continue to develop an understanding of Tikanga through the school with regular powhiri, visits to Marae etc.
Develop and sustain effective and productive communication between our whanau and the school.
Support positive Māori Role Models for our students.....
See full article HERE
‘Significant objection’ expected at hearing into renewal of lease of Tokomaru Bay sports field
A 2008 document for the Waitangi Tribunal’s East Coast Inquiry reveals a cricket-loving European settler upset Māori landowners by leasing the land in question and repurposing it without permission.
According to The Impact of the Native Townships Act 1895 on the East Coast (Wai 900), the land was leased in 1907 to William Oates for two pounds per annum.
Around that time, Oates and a number of others unsuccessfully lobbied the government to include additional land within the township as a recreation reserve.
After Oates obtained the lease to the land, he effectively changed its purpose to that of a sports ground....
See full article HERE
A Western Bay of Plenty councillor’s comments about the council’s relationship with Māori have been labelled “mischievous” by a senior staff member.
Councillor Margaret Murray-Benge raised her concerns about the word ‘prioritise’ in the council’s 12 page, long-term plan preparation document during the Annual Plan and Long Term Plan Committee Meeting on Tuesday.
Murray-Benge said: “It’s true we do work closely with Māori and that’s important, but partnership with Māori will continue to increase [in] importance.
“I just say it cannot go over our commitment to the wider community, it can’t prioritise over anybody else because the Treaty [of Waitangi] when you read it doesn’t say that.”
“To move into so called partnership just doesn’t add up because it’s not in the treaty and I just think that we are being quietly misled and I’m just sending a signal that I think this quite wrong,” she said.....
See full article HERE
FTA start sweet news for Māori exporters
Associate Trade Minister Rino Tiritakene says provisions for Māori in the Free Trade Agreement with the United Kingdom are the first of their kind in the world.
When the agreement comes into force at the end of the month almost all of goods exported to the UK will be tariff free.
That means more profit for export companies and Māori businesses.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Māori Responses To COVID-19 Are Exemplars For Crisis Health And Wellbeing Support
Celebrating wins but wanting more: One small step towards a Māori health workforce with critical mass
Support positive Māori Role Models for our students.....
See full article HERE
‘Significant objection’ expected at hearing into renewal of lease of Tokomaru Bay sports field
A 2008 document for the Waitangi Tribunal’s East Coast Inquiry reveals a cricket-loving European settler upset Māori landowners by leasing the land in question and repurposing it without permission.
According to The Impact of the Native Townships Act 1895 on the East Coast (Wai 900), the land was leased in 1907 to William Oates for two pounds per annum.
Around that time, Oates and a number of others unsuccessfully lobbied the government to include additional land within the township as a recreation reserve.
After Oates obtained the lease to the land, he effectively changed its purpose to that of a sports ground....
See full article HERE
A Western Bay of Plenty councillor’s comments about the council’s relationship with Māori have been labelled “mischievous” by a senior staff member.
Councillor Margaret Murray-Benge raised her concerns about the word ‘prioritise’ in the council’s 12 page, long-term plan preparation document during the Annual Plan and Long Term Plan Committee Meeting on Tuesday.
Murray-Benge said: “It’s true we do work closely with Māori and that’s important, but partnership with Māori will continue to increase [in] importance.
“I just say it cannot go over our commitment to the wider community, it can’t prioritise over anybody else because the Treaty [of Waitangi] when you read it doesn’t say that.”
“To move into so called partnership just doesn’t add up because it’s not in the treaty and I just think that we are being quietly misled and I’m just sending a signal that I think this quite wrong,” she said.....
See full article HERE
FTA start sweet news for Māori exporters
Associate Trade Minister Rino Tiritakene says provisions for Māori in the Free Trade Agreement with the United Kingdom are the first of their kind in the world.
When the agreement comes into force at the end of the month almost all of goods exported to the UK will be tariff free.
That means more profit for export companies and Māori businesses.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Māori Responses To COVID-19 Are Exemplars For Crisis Health And Wellbeing Support
Celebrating wins but wanting more: One small step towards a Māori health workforce with critical mass
Thursday May 11, 2023
News:
Iwi partners with Resene for first taiao-inspired colour palette
The first iwi-inspired colour paint palette was recently launched in partnership between Resene ColorShop and Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei.
The palette draws inspiration from the taiao, the natural environment, and will be used to maintain the Iwi's wharenui, refurbish papakāinga housing, and other new developments in Ōrākei.
These new colours, all with Māori names, are now available in all Resene stores throughout the country......
See full article HERE
National Party leader Chris Luxon won’t work with Māori Party even if it makes him PM
National Party leader Christopher Luxon has ruled out any governing deal with Te Pāti Māori after the election - and taken aim again at what he describes as the potential “coalition of chaos” on Labour’s side of politics.
He has also confirmed he wouldn’t enter into any arrangement with Te Pāti Māori even if it was National’s sole route into government.
Luxon said on Newstalk ZB this morning that it was clear to him that National and Te Pāti Māori had fundamentally different views on many issues.....
See full article HERE
New Longford Gore Merged School Celebrates Inclusivity
The merger of Longford Intermediate School and Gore High School signals a progressive bi and multi-cultural future for Gore and Southland.
One of the most important aspects of the merger was the gifting of the new school name from iwi.
Mrs Hamilton said they were aware some members of the Gore community might have concerns.
“The name of the new school has been gifted as part of its te Tirirti o Waitangi partnership with its iwi as part of the Board of Trustees consultation process.
“We are honoured to have been gifted the new name by iwi, and we hope the community will embrace it with the same enthusiasm that we have,”.....
See full article HERE
The Reorua Initiative Promotes A Bilingual Strategy For Ōpōtiki Township
Aotearoa Reorua is a Te Tari Taiwhenua, Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), kaupapa that creates more spaces, places, and opportunities across Aotearoa New Zealand for te reo Māori to be seen, heard, and celebrated. It achieves this by supporting mana whenua and councils to work together to develop a bilingual rautaki (strategy) for their communities. Te Tari Taiwhenua will be supporting Whakatōhea Māori Trust Board and the Ōpōtiki District Council to help realise this for Ōpōtiki Reorua.
Ōpōtiki Mayor, David Moore, said that it was a very special occasion and marked a significant moment for Ōpōtiki.
“We are starting this Reorua journey with Whakatōhea at their invitation and it is an honour to be part of this kaupapa.....
See full article HERE
Hauraki to consult on Māori Wards
Hauraki District Council will talk to iwi and members of the community to better understand the effects of, and the interest in, establishing Māori Wards.
Māori Wards allow voters on the Māori role to elect a representative to their local council.
They sit alongside general wards and, at the 2022 local elections, council said six of the 11 regional councils [54.5 per cent] had Māori constituencies, while 29 of 76 territorial authorities [43.3 per cent] had Māori wards.
At its meeting on April 26, elected members heard the population of Māori within the Hauraki district was roughly 26 per cent. That could equate to two seats around the table.....
See full article HERE
Māori eye tikanga clash in digital privacy
It’s Privacy Week – and Aotearoa’s most experienced Māori patent attorney warns the rapid expansion of all things digital is threatening Māori sovereignty and control over their own data.
Lynell Tuffery-Huria says Māori imagery, music, art and knowledge are constantly being misappropriated.
Ms Tuffery-Huria says government needs to listen to groups like Te Mana Rarauranga – the Māori Data Sovereignty Network.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Eliora: Believing One Race Is Superior to Another
Propaganda:
Te Tiriti o Waitangi policy - Pharmac
National Party leader Chris Luxon won’t work with Māori Party even if it makes him PM
National Party leader Christopher Luxon has ruled out any governing deal with Te Pāti Māori after the election - and taken aim again at what he describes as the potential “coalition of chaos” on Labour’s side of politics.
He has also confirmed he wouldn’t enter into any arrangement with Te Pāti Māori even if it was National’s sole route into government.
Luxon said on Newstalk ZB this morning that it was clear to him that National and Te Pāti Māori had fundamentally different views on many issues.....
See full article HERE
New Longford Gore Merged School Celebrates Inclusivity
The merger of Longford Intermediate School and Gore High School signals a progressive bi and multi-cultural future for Gore and Southland.
One of the most important aspects of the merger was the gifting of the new school name from iwi.
Mrs Hamilton said they were aware some members of the Gore community might have concerns.
“The name of the new school has been gifted as part of its te Tirirti o Waitangi partnership with its iwi as part of the Board of Trustees consultation process.
“We are honoured to have been gifted the new name by iwi, and we hope the community will embrace it with the same enthusiasm that we have,”.....
See full article HERE
The Reorua Initiative Promotes A Bilingual Strategy For Ōpōtiki Township
Aotearoa Reorua is a Te Tari Taiwhenua, Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), kaupapa that creates more spaces, places, and opportunities across Aotearoa New Zealand for te reo Māori to be seen, heard, and celebrated. It achieves this by supporting mana whenua and councils to work together to develop a bilingual rautaki (strategy) for their communities. Te Tari Taiwhenua will be supporting Whakatōhea Māori Trust Board and the Ōpōtiki District Council to help realise this for Ōpōtiki Reorua.
Ōpōtiki Mayor, David Moore, said that it was a very special occasion and marked a significant moment for Ōpōtiki.
“We are starting this Reorua journey with Whakatōhea at their invitation and it is an honour to be part of this kaupapa.....
See full article HERE
Hauraki to consult on Māori Wards
Hauraki District Council will talk to iwi and members of the community to better understand the effects of, and the interest in, establishing Māori Wards.
Māori Wards allow voters on the Māori role to elect a representative to their local council.
They sit alongside general wards and, at the 2022 local elections, council said six of the 11 regional councils [54.5 per cent] had Māori constituencies, while 29 of 76 territorial authorities [43.3 per cent] had Māori wards.
At its meeting on April 26, elected members heard the population of Māori within the Hauraki district was roughly 26 per cent. That could equate to two seats around the table.....
See full article HERE
Māori eye tikanga clash in digital privacy
It’s Privacy Week – and Aotearoa’s most experienced Māori patent attorney warns the rapid expansion of all things digital is threatening Māori sovereignty and control over their own data.
Lynell Tuffery-Huria says Māori imagery, music, art and knowledge are constantly being misappropriated.
Ms Tuffery-Huria says government needs to listen to groups like Te Mana Rarauranga – the Māori Data Sovereignty Network.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Eliora: Believing One Race Is Superior to Another
Propaganda:
Te Tiriti o Waitangi policy - Pharmac
Wednesday May 10, 2023
News:
Iwi set to reserve parts of Whanganui River for annual tribal journey
Iwi are set for the first time to activate a customary activities provision in legislation to reserve sections of the Whanganui River for the sole use of their annual tribal wānanga.
Iwi river entity Ngā Tāngata Tiaki o Whanganui has given notice that it intends to activate the provision set out in the Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017. The notice has been given to river users and decision-makers, including the Department of Conservation, local government and tour and jetboat operators.
Iwi river entity Ngā Tāngata Tiaki o Whanganui has given notice that it intends to activate the provision set out in the Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act 2017. The notice has been given to river users and decision-makers, including the Department of Conservation, local government and tour and jetboat operators.
Ngā Tāngata Tiaki kaihautū/chief executive O Nancy Tuaine said the provision would be activated for the two-week river wānanga, the Tira Hoe Waka, in January 2024. Sections of the river will be reserved solely for the Tira Hoe Waka on the dates it travels those parts of the river.....
See full article HERE
Crucial Māori Land Court Decision On Disputed Shelly Bay Land
In an important decision, the Māori Land Court has ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear the claims of “Breach of Trust” and “Knowing Receipt” of Shelly Bay lands in a case taken by members of Taranaki Whānui ki te Ūpoko o te Ika. The members are seeking to have the sale of Shelly Bay land declared unlawful and the land returned to iwi.
Lawyers for the Shelly Bay property developer, the Wellington Company, tried to have the entire case struck out, claiming that the court had no jurisdiction. In the court decision, the judge D H Stone rejected the property developer’s arguments and ruled that the court has jurisdiction to hear the claims.....
See full article HERE
Our organisation’s name is changing - laboratory group
The Asia Pacific Healthcare Group is proud to announce on 20 April 2023, our organisation will change its name to Awanui.
Awanui means big river, and represents the journey of bringing our network together to form a national organisation. Like our nation’s rivers, our network of services, laboratories, collection centres and people, intersect and join.....
See full article HERE
Māori Party co-leaders kicked out of the House over welcome for Meka Whaitiri
Te Pāti Māori co-leaders Rawiriri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa Packer have been kicked out of the House, after performing an unapproved waiata for former Labour MP Meka Whaitiri’s return to Parliament.
Speaker Adrian Rurawhe said Te Pāti Māori could only do so if every party in Parliament agreed, and he said they knew they hadn’t got that approval.....
See full article HERE
Māori Muslim numbers growing
The number of Māori Muslims is on the rise, and an expert in Middle East and Islamic studies believes similar values is the key.
Ayca Arkilic, a senior lecturer in comparative politics at Victoria University of Wellington Te Herenga Waka, says at the 1991 Census just 99 Māori said they were Muslim, but by 2018 that number had grown to 1,160.
She sees common cultural practices.....
See full article HERE
Migrant women’s wellbeing course developed
Guidance and advice were also sought from the NZ Newcomers Network (NZNN). Māori adviser Joy Bullen assisted with knowledge of tikanga Māori and the impact of the Treaty of Waitangi,
“Trips will be organised to local places of interest and [there will be] opportunities to learn more about tangata whenua, the Treaty of Waitangi and also take part in cultural experiences.”.....
See full article HERE
‘Crown has no place in regulating rongoā’ says expert
Rongoā Māori practitioner Donna Kerridge says the Crown has “overstepped the mark” in trying to regulate rongoā Māori in the draft of the Therapeutic Products Bill.
“Without fail, Māori will take a Waitangi Tribunal claim under urgency if this bill progresses in its current form. The Crown has no place in regulating the practice of rongoā Maori. Not one part of it.”....
See full article HERE
Māori Party co-leaders booted out of the House after unsolicited pōwhiri for Whaitiri
Te Pāti Māori co-leaders have been kicked out of Parliament’s debating chamber after conducting a pōwhiri without permission of all parties to symbolically welcome Meka Whaitiri, who recently resigned from Labour.
She was led into the House today by Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi, with fellow co-leader Debbie Ngarwea-Packer performing a karanga from her seat.....
See full article HERE
Crucial Māori Land Court Decision On Disputed Shelly Bay Land
In an important decision, the Māori Land Court has ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear the claims of “Breach of Trust” and “Knowing Receipt” of Shelly Bay lands in a case taken by members of Taranaki Whānui ki te Ūpoko o te Ika. The members are seeking to have the sale of Shelly Bay land declared unlawful and the land returned to iwi.
Lawyers for the Shelly Bay property developer, the Wellington Company, tried to have the entire case struck out, claiming that the court had no jurisdiction. In the court decision, the judge D H Stone rejected the property developer’s arguments and ruled that the court has jurisdiction to hear the claims.....
See full article HERE
Our organisation’s name is changing - laboratory group
The Asia Pacific Healthcare Group is proud to announce on 20 April 2023, our organisation will change its name to Awanui.
Awanui means big river, and represents the journey of bringing our network together to form a national organisation. Like our nation’s rivers, our network of services, laboratories, collection centres and people, intersect and join.....
See full article HERE
Māori Party co-leaders kicked out of the House over welcome for Meka Whaitiri
Te Pāti Māori co-leaders Rawiriri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa Packer have been kicked out of the House, after performing an unapproved waiata for former Labour MP Meka Whaitiri’s return to Parliament.
Speaker Adrian Rurawhe said Te Pāti Māori could only do so if every party in Parliament agreed, and he said they knew they hadn’t got that approval.....
See full article HERE
Māori Muslim numbers growing
The number of Māori Muslims is on the rise, and an expert in Middle East and Islamic studies believes similar values is the key.
Ayca Arkilic, a senior lecturer in comparative politics at Victoria University of Wellington Te Herenga Waka, says at the 1991 Census just 99 Māori said they were Muslim, but by 2018 that number had grown to 1,160.
She sees common cultural practices.....
See full article HERE
Migrant women’s wellbeing course developed
Guidance and advice were also sought from the NZ Newcomers Network (NZNN). Māori adviser Joy Bullen assisted with knowledge of tikanga Māori and the impact of the Treaty of Waitangi,
“Trips will be organised to local places of interest and [there will be] opportunities to learn more about tangata whenua, the Treaty of Waitangi and also take part in cultural experiences.”.....
See full article HERE
‘Crown has no place in regulating rongoā’ says expert
Rongoā Māori practitioner Donna Kerridge says the Crown has “overstepped the mark” in trying to regulate rongoā Māori in the draft of the Therapeutic Products Bill.
“Without fail, Māori will take a Waitangi Tribunal claim under urgency if this bill progresses in its current form. The Crown has no place in regulating the practice of rongoā Maori. Not one part of it.”....
See full article HERE
Māori Party co-leaders booted out of the House after unsolicited pōwhiri for Whaitiri
Te Pāti Māori co-leaders have been kicked out of Parliament’s debating chamber after conducting a pōwhiri without permission of all parties to symbolically welcome Meka Whaitiri, who recently resigned from Labour.
She was led into the House today by Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi, with fellow co-leader Debbie Ngarwea-Packer performing a karanga from her seat.....
See full article HERE
Tuesday May 9, 2023
News:
Uncertainty over customary marine title bid for island
Seafood companies operating in the Marlborough Sounds have expressed uncertainty around Ngāti Koata’s bid for customary marine title of Rangitoto-ki-te-Tonga (D'Urville Island).
According to the Marlborough District Council, within the application area there are 273 active coastal permits, authorising 87 marine farms, 131 moorings, 40 other “coastal structures” and 15 other activities.
According to the Marlborough District Council, within the application area there are 273 active coastal permits, authorising 87 marine farms, 131 moorings, 40 other “coastal structures” and 15 other activities.
Ngāti Koata Trust chair Caroline Palmer said the application for customary marine title was about “recognition of their long association with, and interests in, the waters around Rangitoto”.
The only exceptions may be if lawful restrictions were necessary to protect any wāhi tapu and wāhi tapu areas located within the title area.”....
See full article HERE
Chris Hipkins’ BBC interview: Māori politics, future republic
Kuenssberg then asked about the apologies demanded by Māori from the Crown, which were presented in an open letter addressed to the King and signed by many leaders across the country. Hipkins said the Crown can’t just apologise “in a non-specific way”.
“It’s more important and more meaningful if you’re actually looking at specific harm done to specific groups of people,” Hipkins said.
“In many cases, the redress includes a full apology, and that can come from the Crown.”
He dodged the question of whether he thought the UK should follow suit with the process New Zealand has started by apologising for “horrific and horrible” things in its past, but called the practice a “very powerful thing”.....
See full article HERE
What is co-governance? Panellists at community discussion don't seem to know
Te Momo explained co-governance – citing the example of the Tertiary Education Union – as Māori and Pākehā sitting together at the decision-making table.
Wishart, who has experience with co-governance as deputy chairperson of Te Poari o Kaipātiki ki Kaipara, said decisions are reached through discussion and consensus, not when someone backs down.
He believed co-governance would create a “harmonious society”.
“Māori should have equal representation with non-Māori on a governance.”
Dyet, who earlier admitted he was still learning about the concept, was unable to give any examples of co-governance where the consequences had been negative.
“Co-governance hasn’t been around very long.”
However, he worried co-governance would give Māori more voting power.
“I fear we are heading towards an apartheid system.”...
See full article HERE
Safety improvements for high-risk intersection at SH1 and SH29 - NZTA
"We acknowledge the work iwi have put into making this happen, as well as the regional and local councils," Ms Wilton says.
The Piarere site is a confluence of three destinations: South Waikato, Bay of Plenty and North Waikato as well as the three iwi in the area, Ngaati Koroki Kahukura, Ngaati Hauaa and Raukawa. It is therefore a significant project.....
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Whānau impacted by race-based separatism in Pukekohe to receive formal apology
Auckland Council is working with the Government to issue a formal apology to whānau who were impacted by the race-based separatism that existed in Pukekohe, on Auckland's southern edge.
The apology goes in some way to address the injustices Māori whanau suffered between the 1920s and early 1960s.
"We want an apology for the suffering, the racial discrimination and the hell we went through," said Phyllis Bhana, who was born in Pukekohe and witnessed the poor treatment first-hand.....
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Articles:
Tyranny of the Minority – Dr Muriel Newman.
The only exceptions may be if lawful restrictions were necessary to protect any wāhi tapu and wāhi tapu areas located within the title area.”....
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Chris Hipkins’ BBC interview: Māori politics, future republic
Kuenssberg then asked about the apologies demanded by Māori from the Crown, which were presented in an open letter addressed to the King and signed by many leaders across the country. Hipkins said the Crown can’t just apologise “in a non-specific way”.
“It’s more important and more meaningful if you’re actually looking at specific harm done to specific groups of people,” Hipkins said.
“In many cases, the redress includes a full apology, and that can come from the Crown.”
He dodged the question of whether he thought the UK should follow suit with the process New Zealand has started by apologising for “horrific and horrible” things in its past, but called the practice a “very powerful thing”.....
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What is co-governance? Panellists at community discussion don't seem to know
Te Momo explained co-governance – citing the example of the Tertiary Education Union – as Māori and Pākehā sitting together at the decision-making table.
Wishart, who has experience with co-governance as deputy chairperson of Te Poari o Kaipātiki ki Kaipara, said decisions are reached through discussion and consensus, not when someone backs down.
He believed co-governance would create a “harmonious society”.
“Māori should have equal representation with non-Māori on a governance.”
Dyet, who earlier admitted he was still learning about the concept, was unable to give any examples of co-governance where the consequences had been negative.
“Co-governance hasn’t been around very long.”
However, he worried co-governance would give Māori more voting power.
“I fear we are heading towards an apartheid system.”...
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Safety improvements for high-risk intersection at SH1 and SH29 - NZTA
"We acknowledge the work iwi have put into making this happen, as well as the regional and local councils," Ms Wilton says.
The Piarere site is a confluence of three destinations: South Waikato, Bay of Plenty and North Waikato as well as the three iwi in the area, Ngaati Koroki Kahukura, Ngaati Hauaa and Raukawa. It is therefore a significant project.....
See full article HERE
Whānau impacted by race-based separatism in Pukekohe to receive formal apology
Auckland Council is working with the Government to issue a formal apology to whānau who were impacted by the race-based separatism that existed in Pukekohe, on Auckland's southern edge.
The apology goes in some way to address the injustices Māori whanau suffered between the 1920s and early 1960s.
"We want an apology for the suffering, the racial discrimination and the hell we went through," said Phyllis Bhana, who was born in Pukekohe and witnessed the poor treatment first-hand.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Tyranny of the Minority – Dr Muriel Newman.
Monday May 8, 2023
News:
Calls for Phil Goff to quit after offending Māori King with coronation comments, forgotten karakia
Prominent Māori leader Tukoroirangi Morgan wants Phil Goff to quit as New Zealand's UK High Commissioner for offending the Māori King.
Goff forgot to observe the karakia and failed to recognise the Māori King's own coronation. Now there's pressure from Māoridom for Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta to act.
Goff forgot to observe the karakia and failed to recognise the Māori King's own coronation. Now there's pressure from Māoridom for Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta to act.
Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta is also from Waikato-Tainui and her own Iwi is putting pressure on her to take action over this "diplomatic incident".....
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'Some learnings' for Phil Goff after he offended Māori King with coronation comments - Carmel Sepuloni
Speaking on Sunday, acting Prime Minister Sepuloni said what Goff had done was "regrettable".
"I think there's some learnings that need to be taken from that, and I think that's what we've heard through the media, so I'd agree with that," she told Newshub.
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, who is in London following King Charles' coronation, said the faux pas was "certainly regrettable" and a "mistake". He told RNZ's Morning Report the Crown-Māori relationship needs to be acknowledged at events like those the New Zealand delegation was at.
Hipkins said Goff didn't intend to "take away from the significance of Kīngi Tūheitia's coronation, or any of his predecessors for that matter".
"The Prime Minister emphasised the importance of the Māori-Crown relationship, especially at this event," a spokesperson said.
"This is a reminder to think more carefully about how the Māori-Crown relationship is recognised, in the future."....
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Articles:
Michael Bassett: Labour sows the wind, and reaps the whirlwind
Stuart Smith: We Don’t Want a Feudal Society
Propaganda:
Dr Sue Crengle: Our health inequities and colonisation
Margaret Mutu: Call it what you want, co-governance isn’t going away
‘This could be the opening of the floodgates’ - John Tamihere
The unveiling kicked off a $126,000 consultation exercise in which students, staff and alumni were asked for their views on the changes.
'Some learnings' for Phil Goff after he offended Māori King with coronation comments - Carmel Sepuloni
Speaking on Sunday, acting Prime Minister Sepuloni said what Goff had done was "regrettable".
"I think there's some learnings that need to be taken from that, and I think that's what we've heard through the media, so I'd agree with that," she told Newshub.
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, who is in London following King Charles' coronation, said the faux pas was "certainly regrettable" and a "mistake". He told RNZ's Morning Report the Crown-Māori relationship needs to be acknowledged at events like those the New Zealand delegation was at.
Hipkins said Goff didn't intend to "take away from the significance of Kīngi Tūheitia's coronation, or any of his predecessors for that matter".
"The Prime Minister emphasised the importance of the Māori-Crown relationship, especially at this event," a spokesperson said.
"This is a reminder to think more carefully about how the Māori-Crown relationship is recognised, in the future."....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Michael Bassett: Labour sows the wind, and reaps the whirlwind
Stuart Smith: We Don’t Want a Feudal Society
Propaganda:
Dr Sue Crengle: Our health inequities and colonisation
Margaret Mutu: Call it what you want, co-governance isn’t going away
‘This could be the opening of the floodgates’ - John Tamihere
Sunday May 7, 2023
News:
University delays decision on logo
Unveiled in March, the new logo replaces the traditional coat of arms with a tohu (symbol) and a new Māori name for the institution.
The unveiling kicked off a $126,000 consultation exercise in which students, staff and alumni were asked for their views on the changes.
Consultation concluded two weeks ago and a decision on the proposal was to be made at a university council meeting next Tuesday.
However, acting vice-chancellor Prof Helen Nicholson said staff had been advised this week that the university council had decided to delay a decision on the proposed new visual identity (Tuakiritaka) until later in the year.....
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Council calls for Māori art despite freedom warning
Councillors are pushing for more Māori art in New Plymouth’s public places, despite a warning that they may be treading on artistic freedom.
New Plymouth District Council’s Art in Public Places Strategy has been changed to include “an increased commitment to the inclusion of local Māori narratives and artists.”
The strategy – and the Art in Public Places Trust which buys the art – were created to ensure independence from political processes.
But councillors have also instructed council officers to discuss with the Trust how iwi and hapū could get a say on its board....
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The indigenous call for an apology from British monarchy is a 'pipe dream' - Māori academic
On Friday morning, Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi joined an online Zoom meeting of indigenous leaders from several Commonwealth nations asking King Charles for unspecified monetary reparations, the return of all indigenous artefacts held in Britain and a public apology for the atrocities of colonisation.
On the Zoom call with indigenous leaders, Waititi called the British crown "thieves", "murderers" and "cowards".
“To expect those climbing out from beneath generations of colonial violence and oppression to celebrate the British crown's latest succession, you cannot ask us to be complicit in the ongoing rape of our own nations.”.....
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High Commissioner to UK apologises to Māori King over tikanga
A right royal mess. The High Commissioner to the UK, Phil Goff, has apologised to the Maori King for not following tikanga at an event in London.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
A.E. Thompson: Te Tiriti into the Dustbin of History
David Lillis: Fighting for Science
What the hell is co-governance? an explainer……
Warning from Northern Ireland – co-government does not work
Propaganda:
Co-governance to cost of living – what are the big issues for Māori voters?
'I can assure you' Te Pāti Māori 'will be the kingmaker come October' - Rawiri Waititi
However, acting vice-chancellor Prof Helen Nicholson said staff had been advised this week that the university council had decided to delay a decision on the proposed new visual identity (Tuakiritaka) until later in the year.....
See full article HERE
Council calls for Māori art despite freedom warning
Councillors are pushing for more Māori art in New Plymouth’s public places, despite a warning that they may be treading on artistic freedom.
New Plymouth District Council’s Art in Public Places Strategy has been changed to include “an increased commitment to the inclusion of local Māori narratives and artists.”
The strategy – and the Art in Public Places Trust which buys the art – were created to ensure independence from political processes.
But councillors have also instructed council officers to discuss with the Trust how iwi and hapū could get a say on its board....
See full article HERE
The indigenous call for an apology from British monarchy is a 'pipe dream' - Māori academic
On Friday morning, Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi joined an online Zoom meeting of indigenous leaders from several Commonwealth nations asking King Charles for unspecified monetary reparations, the return of all indigenous artefacts held in Britain and a public apology for the atrocities of colonisation.
On the Zoom call with indigenous leaders, Waititi called the British crown "thieves", "murderers" and "cowards".
“To expect those climbing out from beneath generations of colonial violence and oppression to celebrate the British crown's latest succession, you cannot ask us to be complicit in the ongoing rape of our own nations.”.....
See full article HERE
High Commissioner to UK apologises to Māori King over tikanga
A right royal mess. The High Commissioner to the UK, Phil Goff, has apologised to the Maori King for not following tikanga at an event in London.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
A.E. Thompson: Te Tiriti into the Dustbin of History
David Lillis: Fighting for Science
What the hell is co-governance? an explainer……
Warning from Northern Ireland – co-government does not work
Propaganda:
Co-governance to cost of living – what are the big issues for Māori voters?
'I can assure you' Te Pāti Māori 'will be the kingmaker come October' - Rawiri Waititi
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12 comments:
BV
Re 8th. It is dificult to imagine anything less appropriate than a maori name for Otago University. Perhaps the Council are qwaiting the election. When Winston and Shane scrap all the hopelessly confusing maori names for govt depts Otago will not then have to also change back theirs to conform.
For Waiti to add his voice to a group whinge about the atrocities of colonisation is absurd. I often wonder just how much the likes of him have read. I suggest Polack and also The Musket Wars for a start.
Poor Phil Goff. He has been surrounded by civilisation for so many months now he has forgotten NZ's stoneage inheritance. As expected the maori king was not entrusted to speak for himself. It is a pity Brown is too old to ever make it as HC. I suspect his response would have been more succinct.
If pulling in the public is the aim of the New Plymouth art gallery, then in my far off day maori art with its celebration of genitalia would have lured schoolboys in droves. Some may have remained art devotees. But with the internet, that allure is lost.
Otakou Whakaihu Waka- making waves again with its unwanted rebranding.
But let’s take a minute to ponder Otakou. We quote Professor Rawinia Higgins “After many years purporting that Otāgo was the Māori name for this region – newsflash: Otago is a butchering of Ōtākou, the actual original Māori name – the university unveiled a new name.“
Well, no, actually this is dead wrong, that is, unless she wants to impose a far Northern dialect on the distinctly different practice in the south. “Otago” was the way Scottish settlers heard the name of the harbour settlement of Kai Tahu and “Otago” ” became the name of their province and in due course, the University.
There are many examples of different dialects. Waitaki in the south becomes Waitangi in the north. There is bulibul and poroporo, bungi and punga, mokotap and maungatapu. The southern island has been recorded as Rakiula.
Refer “Dusky Bay” by AC Begg and NC Begg 1966 p 122-123 for remnants of the voice of the Kati Mamoe. There is kaghaa for kaka, ghotarre for kotare and diggo wagh wagh for pi waka waka. A now lost tribe butchered by Ngai Tahu and with it lost the richness of language.
But out goes scholarship. In comes political correctness. And the usurpation of language and history.
I found one of the endearing fascinations (and attractions) of Otage was the near universal use of long esatblished colonist versions of maori names irrespective of what now touted as "correct".
Robert Arthur - examples please. Maori was not a written language so it was written phonetically by those that heard it. Indeed my own childhood memories recall the southern Maori dialect being used by those with Maori heritage.
So to suggest some sort of twee colonialism is condescending for those that lived and spoke with local dialects.
Incidentally I take it you would say the Taranaki glottal stop is just a burp?
I have no respect for the fantasy known as te reo Maori, but I have do for those who listened to, learned and recorded a Stone Age language.
Re 8th. Some action following Goff's relegation of maori twaddle from top spot is warranted. Perhaps a knighthood.
re 9th.BV
Re 9th. The co governance discussion meeting seems to have been woefuy attended. Presumably it was barely publicised. Or, being in a marae, many anti c.g would have seen attendance as futile or even dangerous. I would not have parked my car anywhere near. The organisers grossly misjudged Tau Henare. At the 2019 hui on Owairaka it was his declared absolute allegiance as a maori to whatever the maori dominated Tupuna Maunga Authority decided which in part shaped my understanding of the unquestioning programmed maori approach and hence my opposition to the 50/50 co governance concept.
Re 10th. I guess the Shelly Bay affair follows tha customary legal rule of thumb; the court will find however is likely to maximise work for the profession.
The Asia Pacific Health Care Group joins the myriad business and govt organisations formerly with with plain, efficent, self expanatory names and joins fashion with a maori name irrelevant even when translated. Mercifully the maori has been limited to one word.
Does Resene think it will attract customers? It puts me off. Will look at the other options now.
Re 12th
Refreshing to read about the Western BOP councillor who is telling her council how it should be.
Unfortunately she has become the perfect target for the woke clan in the council and for other racists.
Regarding the Whanganui River story - here we go again, what a surprise.
When I buy paint it is the colour that I am choosing not the name. Could be gobbledegook as far as I am concerned. Seems to be a trend in NZ to out virtual signal your competitor. Woke marketers!!
re 12th. It is astonishing that so many still do not seem to realise that near all maori mps are motivated not by the furtherance of NZ, but in the interest of "their people". Gratitude is not something maori do well. And anyone who has read The Musket Wars will realise that deceit is instinctive. Miffed that the Maori Caucus now seems to be experiencing slight restraint within Labour, if there were enough maori seats, all would probably go.
For a school that appears not primarily maori the Little River programme would seem very provocative. I wonder how many of the parents, far removed from Northland or the East cape, have read it.
As with many maori those in Tokomaru seem to have idle time on their hands. It is absurd that all maori remains are considered to render ground special. From Polak it is clear maori had no regard for burial areas not their own. In view of the wholesale slaughter of the past, at this distance links of locals with old bones are doubtful. If bones rendered land sacrosanct large areas of France and Belguim would be unusable.
At least one West BOP Councillor is awake. The pro maori obsession of Councils seems driven by embedded pro maori in the staff. many Auckland provisons are riddled with race based maori preference paragraphs. if Mayor Brown wishes to reduce expenditure the huge input by pro maori into everything should be scrubbed.
re 13th. It seems to me National would do well to shake off all its maori candidates faintly identifiable as committed to the "our people" motive and thus potential 5th columnists/traitors. Policy would then be far less fettered and could be clear stated and thus be made hugely more attractive to most of the public. For the few votes now likely to be drawn away from the blatantly racist and therefore appealing Te Pati and Labour candidates, the maori seats may as well be abandoned by National.
Any sleepy National voters who forgot to change off the race based Roll can still vote National on the party list.
The quote attributed to Meng Foon is unbelievable. He is mouthing platitudes just like uneducated brainwashed maori activists. He seems to spend too much time listening to maori marae speechmakers who pitch to wishful, unquestioning, totally receptive audiences. The msm should tear him to shreds for such trite rubbish. But he is unlikely to be challenged. I doubt if he will risk another Platform appearance. With hindsight maori had wealth in the form of extensive forest, but if a great value had been recognised pre treaty possession would have been fought over, so it would be absurd for all maori everywhere, including slave descendants, to claim loss. In any case, value was only realisable later and only of considerable value many decades post treaty.
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