Saturday July 1, 2023
News:
Māori inhabitants on Enderby found by archaeologists
Evidence gathered from a recent combined archaeological trip, run by the University of Auckland, Ngāi Tahu and the University of Canterbury, to the sub-Antarctic island of Enderby (in the Auckland Islands) could confirm not only an earlier Māori arrival date in this country but also any extended and later occupations.
A team of 12 spent just under two weeks in April on the island, 460 kilometres from Bluff, looking for evidence of early human interactions with the landscape.
It follows previous research 20 years ago done by Ngāi Tahu archaeologist Professor Athol Anderson, who found Māori had been on Enderby, and lived off the bird and marine mammal life from as early as 1400CE.....
See full article HERE
Opera star Simon O'Neill sorry for 'unfiltered' criticism of Māori arts funding
Grammy-winning opera singer Simon O’Neill has apologised for criticising funding of Māori studies and arts, which he called “some sort of post-stone age fake construct”....
See full article HERE
Māori census returns up to 74 percent
The return rate for Maori is estimated to be 74 percent, well short of the 90 percent target but up on 2018, and for people of Pacific ethnicity it’s 79 percent....
See full article HERE
Te Kahu o Waipuna: Blenheim's new library and gallery name revealed
A river next to Blenheim’s new library and art gallery is the “geographical feature” that “most influenced” the building’s new name.
Te Kahu o Waipuna – or the protective cloak of Waipuna – is the name gifted by mana whenua and unveiled at the official opening of the $20m building on Friday......
See full article HERE
Celebrating The Strength Of Iwi Partnerships Through Te Takapou Tupua
“We are making a commitment to better understand the landscape of Ngaa Rauru Kittahi through their data needs and aspirations.” says Acting Government Statistician, Dr Craig Jones.
“This Agreement acknowledges Stats NZ’s commitment to establish an enduring, Tiriti-derived relationship with Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi.....
See full article HERE
Government to finally consider bid for Māori intellectual and cultural property rights
The Waitangi Tribunal has dealt with more than a thousand claims, most of them to do with land. But in Saturday in Kaikohe the Government will consider one about intellectual property rights.
The claim was first lodged in the 1990s but has yet to be resolved by the Government. It's known as Wai 262 or the Fauna, Flora and Intellectual Property Rights claim - and put simply it's about law reform across the ministries to protect Māori culture and its taonga.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Lushington D. Brady: Beethoven Should Have Worn a Grass Skirt
Propaganda:
Matariki 'not a Māori holiday. It’s a day for everyone'
* The National Fresh Water and Geothermal Resources Inquiry (Wai 2358)
* The Māori Military Veterans Inquiry (Wai 2500)
See full article HERE
Opera star Simon O'Neill sorry for 'unfiltered' criticism of Māori arts funding
Grammy-winning opera singer Simon O’Neill has apologised for criticising funding of Māori studies and arts, which he called “some sort of post-stone age fake construct”....
See full article HERE
Māori census returns up to 74 percent
The return rate for Maori is estimated to be 74 percent, well short of the 90 percent target but up on 2018, and for people of Pacific ethnicity it’s 79 percent....
See full article HERE
Te Kahu o Waipuna: Blenheim's new library and gallery name revealed
A river next to Blenheim’s new library and art gallery is the “geographical feature” that “most influenced” the building’s new name.
Te Kahu o Waipuna – or the protective cloak of Waipuna – is the name gifted by mana whenua and unveiled at the official opening of the $20m building on Friday......
See full article HERE
Celebrating The Strength Of Iwi Partnerships Through Te Takapou Tupua
“We are making a commitment to better understand the landscape of Ngaa Rauru Kittahi through their data needs and aspirations.” says Acting Government Statistician, Dr Craig Jones.
“This Agreement acknowledges Stats NZ’s commitment to establish an enduring, Tiriti-derived relationship with Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi.....
See full article HERE
Government to finally consider bid for Māori intellectual and cultural property rights
The Waitangi Tribunal has dealt with more than a thousand claims, most of them to do with land. But in Saturday in Kaikohe the Government will consider one about intellectual property rights.
The claim was first lodged in the 1990s but has yet to be resolved by the Government. It's known as Wai 262 or the Fauna, Flora and Intellectual Property Rights claim - and put simply it's about law reform across the ministries to protect Māori culture and its taonga.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Lushington D. Brady: Beethoven Should Have Worn a Grass Skirt
Propaganda:
Matariki 'not a Māori holiday. It’s a day for everyone'
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 June 30, 2023
News:
Update on the Waitangi Tribunal’s Current Kaupapa Inquiries
The following kaupapa inquiries currently before the Waitangi Tribunal:
* The National Fresh Water and Geothermal Resources Inquiry (Wai 2358)
* The Māori Military Veterans Inquiry (Wai 2500)
* The Health Services and Outcomes Inquiry (Wai 2575)
* Māori living with disabilities
* The Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act Inquiry (Wai 2660)
* The Mana Wāhine Inquiry (Wai 2700)
* The Housing Policy and Services Inquiry (Wai 2750)
* The Justice System Inquiry (Wai 3060)
WHAT’S NEXT?
The Tribunal’s next kaupapa inquiry will look into Aotearoa’s constitutional arrangements.
See full article HERE
Opera star hits out at 'racist' Government, calls mātauranga Māori 'fake'
One of New Zealand’s most celebrated opera singers, Simon O’Neill has been accused of stoking division in the arts, after accusing the Government of “a racist agenda” against European arts and institutions.
* Māori living with disabilities
* The Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act Inquiry (Wai 2660)
* The Mana Wāhine Inquiry (Wai 2700)
* The Housing Policy and Services Inquiry (Wai 2750)
* The Justice System Inquiry (Wai 3060)
WHAT’S NEXT?
The Tribunal’s next kaupapa inquiry will look into Aotearoa’s constitutional arrangements.
See full article HERE
Opera star hits out at 'racist' Government, calls mātauranga Māori 'fake'
One of New Zealand’s most celebrated opera singers, Simon O’Neill has been accused of stoking division in the arts, after accusing the Government of “a racist agenda” against European arts and institutions.
O’Neill’s comments, which were sent in emails around the arts and academic community and leaked to The Post, have drawn NZ Opera into an ugly political issue. The Māori Party has called for him to apologise, while Acting Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni said it was wrong to pit te ao Māori against classical arts....
See full article HERE
Waimakariri council to consider Māori representation
Councillors will consider how best to recognise ‘‘the history and mana’’ of local Māori, Waimakariri District Council chief executive Jeff Millward says.
The question of Māori representation will be considered alongside Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tūāhuriri as part of the council’s representation review ahead of the 2025 local government elections.
‘‘We will go through the process and we will be consulting with Ngāi Tūāhuriri to see if there is an appetite for a separate Māori ward,’’ Mr Millward said.
‘‘We have been looking at lots of ways to incorporate Ngāi Tūāhuriri within our decision-making to ensure it is more of a partnership and a collaboration.....
See full article HERE
Millions available to help removal of silt from whenua Māori in Hawke’s Bay, Tairāwhiti
An $30 million injection of Government funding will help Māori land owners remove sediment and debris from whenua in Tairāwhiti and Hawke’s Bay.
Māori Development Minister Willie Jackson said the new money was on top of the $172m the Government announced last month to help local authorities and commercial property owners manage sediment and debris.....
See full article HERE
Radical Change Urgently Needed In Alternative Education – Children’s Commissioner
“Māori continue to be disproportionately represented in Alternative Education, therefore there must be an increase in by Māori, for Māori approaches to support our mokopuna in a way that is culturally safe and responsive.....
See full article HERE
Racial Discrimination 2011/12, 2016/17 and 2020/21: New Zealand Health Survey
Racism is an important determinant of health that contributes to health inequities. Eliminating all forms of racism is critical to achieving health equity and the vision of pae ora – healthy futures for all New Zealanders.....
See full article HERE
Speech at CPTPP Indigenous Hui – Rino Tirikatene
International trade is an important kaupapa for Māori. The Māori economy is estimated to be over $70 billion, and many iwi, hapū, and whānau are already involved in trade, or on the path to getting involved.
The Crown’s partnership with Māori on trade is a vital component of how as a nation we can reach deep into future markets and secure the best possible outcomes.
Māori offer unique knowledge and principles on the international trade stage that help differentiate Aotearoa, we should not forget this.....
See full article HERE
Essential Māori part of the oversight of prisons, Minister Davis
The Minister of Corrections says it’s essential Māori form part of the oversight of prisons given the number of whānau behind the wire.
He is also recommending that the Corrections Act 2004 and the Corrections Regulations 2005 are reviewed to make sure Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act and relevant international human rights obligations such as the Mandela Rules, are given greater emphasis....
See full article HERE
Moxon demands end to OT pipeline
Māori health advocate Lady Tureti Moxon says Māori need to be trusted to look after their children.
Lady Moxon says reforms needs to start with providing for children, rather than the calls from todays colonialists for tough er law and order measures, more police and more people in prison.....
See full article HERE
Māori art at Hibiscus Coast bus station
The Hibiscus Coast bus station is proudly featuring incredible Māori art on its glass windows.
Auckland Transport is featuring a Māori waka on several of their bus stations around the city.....
See full article HERE
Māori Governance Video Toolkit Launch Event
Te Tumu Paeroa and Community Governance Aotearoa partnered to create a series of governing videos, designed to support Māori governors in their roles.....
See full article HERE
Will Mauri make our water safe to drink - Simon Court
"The Labour Government’s obsession with adding race-based hierarchy to every piece of legislation has come to Three Waters," says ACT’s Infrastructure Spokesperson Simon Court, "but will it fix our broken pipes and make our water safe to drink?"
"Under the Water Services Entities Amendment Bill, the powers awarded to the general population through "community priority statements" are far less than those awarded to local Maori through "Te Mana o te Wai statements".
"The segregation and prioritisation of local Maori input into the provision of water infrastructure above that of the wider community is another government policy which doesn’t stand up to scrutiny. The addition of vague spiritual elements into the mix makes it worse. I do not understand why this government is creating an environment which does not deliver better outcomes and promotes division.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
'That's a good Māori': On learning how to sit, listen and behave
Mahuta’s 'radically different' te ao Māori foreign policy approach with China makes prestigious international journal
See full article HERE
Waimakariri council to consider Māori representation
Councillors will consider how best to recognise ‘‘the history and mana’’ of local Māori, Waimakariri District Council chief executive Jeff Millward says.
The question of Māori representation will be considered alongside Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tūāhuriri as part of the council’s representation review ahead of the 2025 local government elections.
‘‘We will go through the process and we will be consulting with Ngāi Tūāhuriri to see if there is an appetite for a separate Māori ward,’’ Mr Millward said.
‘‘We have been looking at lots of ways to incorporate Ngāi Tūāhuriri within our decision-making to ensure it is more of a partnership and a collaboration.....
See full article HERE
Millions available to help removal of silt from whenua Māori in Hawke’s Bay, Tairāwhiti
An $30 million injection of Government funding will help Māori land owners remove sediment and debris from whenua in Tairāwhiti and Hawke’s Bay.
Māori Development Minister Willie Jackson said the new money was on top of the $172m the Government announced last month to help local authorities and commercial property owners manage sediment and debris.....
See full article HERE
Radical Change Urgently Needed In Alternative Education – Children’s Commissioner
“Māori continue to be disproportionately represented in Alternative Education, therefore there must be an increase in by Māori, for Māori approaches to support our mokopuna in a way that is culturally safe and responsive.....
See full article HERE
Racial Discrimination 2011/12, 2016/17 and 2020/21: New Zealand Health Survey
Racism is an important determinant of health that contributes to health inequities. Eliminating all forms of racism is critical to achieving health equity and the vision of pae ora – healthy futures for all New Zealanders.....
See full article HERE
Speech at CPTPP Indigenous Hui – Rino Tirikatene
International trade is an important kaupapa for Māori. The Māori economy is estimated to be over $70 billion, and many iwi, hapū, and whānau are already involved in trade, or on the path to getting involved.
The Crown’s partnership with Māori on trade is a vital component of how as a nation we can reach deep into future markets and secure the best possible outcomes.
Māori offer unique knowledge and principles on the international trade stage that help differentiate Aotearoa, we should not forget this.....
See full article HERE
Essential Māori part of the oversight of prisons, Minister Davis
The Minister of Corrections says it’s essential Māori form part of the oversight of prisons given the number of whānau behind the wire.
He is also recommending that the Corrections Act 2004 and the Corrections Regulations 2005 are reviewed to make sure Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act and relevant international human rights obligations such as the Mandela Rules, are given greater emphasis....
See full article HERE
Moxon demands end to OT pipeline
Māori health advocate Lady Tureti Moxon says Māori need to be trusted to look after their children.
Lady Moxon says reforms needs to start with providing for children, rather than the calls from todays colonialists for tough er law and order measures, more police and more people in prison.....
See full article HERE
Māori art at Hibiscus Coast bus station
The Hibiscus Coast bus station is proudly featuring incredible Māori art on its glass windows.
Auckland Transport is featuring a Māori waka on several of their bus stations around the city.....
See full article HERE
Māori Governance Video Toolkit Launch Event
Te Tumu Paeroa and Community Governance Aotearoa partnered to create a series of governing videos, designed to support Māori governors in their roles.....
See full article HERE
Will Mauri make our water safe to drink - Simon Court
"The Labour Government’s obsession with adding race-based hierarchy to every piece of legislation has come to Three Waters," says ACT’s Infrastructure Spokesperson Simon Court, "but will it fix our broken pipes and make our water safe to drink?"
"Under the Water Services Entities Amendment Bill, the powers awarded to the general population through "community priority statements" are far less than those awarded to local Maori through "Te Mana o te Wai statements".
"The segregation and prioritisation of local Maori input into the provision of water infrastructure above that of the wider community is another government policy which doesn’t stand up to scrutiny. The addition of vague spiritual elements into the mix makes it worse. I do not understand why this government is creating an environment which does not deliver better outcomes and promotes division.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
'That's a good Māori': On learning how to sit, listen and behave
Mahuta’s 'radically different' te ao Māori foreign policy approach with China makes prestigious international journal
Thursday June 29, 2023
News:
Mayor's proposal for bilingual naming of Invercargill civic buildings part accepted - sticking points remain
A culturally charged Invercargill City Council meeting has accepted the bottom line of a proposal from Mayor Nobby Clark, to develop a protocol to advance the bilingual naming of the city’s civic buildings.
But several sticking points in the detail of his proposal drew heated reproach and were bounced back for more research and consultation with rūnaka.
The 30-seat public gallery was filled to overflowing with iwi strongly contesting many aspects of the proposal, including the mayor’s wish to reject “metaphorical’’ names in te reo, which several speakers insisted was a language of metaphor.....
See full article HERE
Success Of Tapuwaekura Pilot Sees Sport NZ Invest $4.5 Million To Help Kura Across Aotearoa
Mātaiao aims to improve the wellbeing of tamariki and rangatahi through healthy eating and drinking and quality physical activity. It is specifically focussed on supporting kura kaupapa Māori, wharekura, kura ā-iwi and full immersion units within some English medium schools. At its core Mātaiao nurtures a thriving taiao (environment) through reconnecting ākonga (learners) with the languages and environmental knowledge of atua Māori......
See full article HERE
Original Māori names restored and others adopted for ten west Auckland parks
Ten parks around west Auckland will now have te reo Māori names either restored or adopted, replacing the current English names.
Nine parks and two libraries will also receive dual te reo and English names....
See full article HERE
Tūwharetoa puts hand up for skifield stake
A group representing stakeholders in the Ruapehu ski-fields is welcoming a new proposal for Ngāti Tūwharetoa to buy the assets of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts.
Ruapehu Skifields Stakeholders Association chair Jason Platt says that’s great news for lifetime and season-pass holders, local businesses and communities.
He says Tūwharetoa was part of the creditor group, and its involvement will be critical in any solution.
“We would see MBIE or the Ministry of Business and Innovation not having understood that connection and also not understanding various hapū and iwi have to be consulted with over the concessions to use the mountain because we all understand we are guests on that mountain and that they should have been the first group to be consulted with by MBIE,” Mr Platt says.
He says local ownership of the skifields is the best possible outcome for a region which gets 10% of its income from the industry, about $100 million a year.....
See full article HERE
Hipkins emphasises cultural connection as he courts Chinese premier
Aotearoa Prime Minister, Chris Hipkins has finally acknowledged the role of the Māori culture in the relationship with China.
“In particular I bring with me senior Māori representatives from New Zealand.
This signifies the importance of Māori to our bilateral connections, through trade, through culture and through people-to-people links.”
“I also have with me our champion winning kapa haka group which further illustrates the contribution of New Zealand’s indigenous culture to the relationship with China.”....
See full article HERE
Articles:
John Robinson: Another step towards Maori government
Propaganda:
Indigenous knowledge as a foundation for sustainable trade partnerships
The 30-seat public gallery was filled to overflowing with iwi strongly contesting many aspects of the proposal, including the mayor’s wish to reject “metaphorical’’ names in te reo, which several speakers insisted was a language of metaphor.....
See full article HERE
Success Of Tapuwaekura Pilot Sees Sport NZ Invest $4.5 Million To Help Kura Across Aotearoa
Mātaiao aims to improve the wellbeing of tamariki and rangatahi through healthy eating and drinking and quality physical activity. It is specifically focussed on supporting kura kaupapa Māori, wharekura, kura ā-iwi and full immersion units within some English medium schools. At its core Mātaiao nurtures a thriving taiao (environment) through reconnecting ākonga (learners) with the languages and environmental knowledge of atua Māori......
See full article HERE
Original Māori names restored and others adopted for ten west Auckland parks
Ten parks around west Auckland will now have te reo Māori names either restored or adopted, replacing the current English names.
Nine parks and two libraries will also receive dual te reo and English names....
See full article HERE
Tūwharetoa puts hand up for skifield stake
A group representing stakeholders in the Ruapehu ski-fields is welcoming a new proposal for Ngāti Tūwharetoa to buy the assets of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts.
Ruapehu Skifields Stakeholders Association chair Jason Platt says that’s great news for lifetime and season-pass holders, local businesses and communities.
He says Tūwharetoa was part of the creditor group, and its involvement will be critical in any solution.
“We would see MBIE or the Ministry of Business and Innovation not having understood that connection and also not understanding various hapū and iwi have to be consulted with over the concessions to use the mountain because we all understand we are guests on that mountain and that they should have been the first group to be consulted with by MBIE,” Mr Platt says.
He says local ownership of the skifields is the best possible outcome for a region which gets 10% of its income from the industry, about $100 million a year.....
See full article HERE
Hipkins emphasises cultural connection as he courts Chinese premier
Aotearoa Prime Minister, Chris Hipkins has finally acknowledged the role of the Māori culture in the relationship with China.
“In particular I bring with me senior Māori representatives from New Zealand.
This signifies the importance of Māori to our bilateral connections, through trade, through culture and through people-to-people links.”
“I also have with me our champion winning kapa haka group which further illustrates the contribution of New Zealand’s indigenous culture to the relationship with China.”....
See full article HERE
Articles:
John Robinson: Another step towards Maori government
Propaganda:
Indigenous knowledge as a foundation for sustainable trade partnerships
Wednesday June 28, 2023
News:
Amalgamation Review Could Change Everything – Invercargill City Council
Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark believes the scariest thing about the amalgamation of councils is that along with four Southland councils becoming one unitary council, it will then have to become a co-partner of the ‘Treaty of Waitangi.’
“And you could imagine where that leads us,” he said referring to the Waitangi Tribunal – a permanent commission of inquiry that makes recommendations on claims brought by Māori relating to Crown actions.....
See full article HERE
Iwi joins bidding war for Ruapehu
The Ngāti Tūwharetoa iwi has expressed interest in purchasing the Ruapehu ski fields in a deal announced this afternoon by Kiri Allan.
Ngāti Rangiwewehi holds mana whenua over Pekehaua Puna Reserve where the spring is located. It supplies fresh water to Ngongotahā and Awahou communities (and Te Koutū in cases of emergency).
Iwi joins bidding war for Ruapehu
The Ngāti Tūwharetoa iwi has expressed interest in purchasing the Ruapehu ski fields in a deal announced this afternoon by Kiri Allan.
Allan, the Minister for Regional Development, also announced a $5 million injection to allow the liquidators of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts to run the company until a favourable outcome can be secured.
In throwing its hat into the ring, Tūwharetoa joins existing bidders Whakapapa Holdings and Pure Tūroa who were keen on the company pre-liquidation.
There is also an active Treaty claim over the mountain, which local iwi Uenuku expects to sign at the end of July.....
See full article HERE
Mayor Nobby Clark called out for creating 'massive racial divide' with his anti-Māori comments
Local Māori say Invercargill mayor Nobby Clark is causing a "massive racial divide" in the city, and some left an anti-co-governance meeting he spoke at in tears.
"People say to me, 'are you anti-Māori?' Well, I'm clearly not anti-Māori. What I'm anti is this left-wing, woke government that allows Māori to have way more power than they should have."....
See full article HERE
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown making Matariki a real celebration for the city
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown wants everyone in Tāmaki Makaurau to celebrate Matariki - and he’s making sure the council has invested enough putea (money) to make that happen.
Brown said despite the financial pressure on the council coffers, Matariki was an event that we must all celebrate.
“We are proud to partner with Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei to present Matariki Festival.....
See full article HERE
More Investment Needed For Kaupapa Māori Mental Health & Addiction Services
More investment in kaupapa Māori mental health and addiction services is needed to ensure the support available meets the level of mental distress experienced by Māori. Despite funding increases over the past five years more needs to be done to achieve equitable funding. This is a key finding in today’s Te Hiringa Mahara - the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission, Te Huringa Tuarua 2023: Kaupapa Māori Services report.
"Māori make up 17 per cent of the population and have higher levels of mental distress than other population groups but the level of resourcing doesn’t match this."
The report amplifies the voices of Māori, underscoring their experiences within a health system that often fails to prioritize Te Ao Māori and tikanga Māori principles.....
See full article HERE
IMSB failed model says Tamihere
Former Independent Māori Statutory Board member John Tamihere says after 12 years it’s clear the board has been a complete failure for 95 per cent of Māori in the city.
“We need Maori in the city to have a voice. Of course mana whenua will have a say because they’ve got it deeply embedded in their settlements legislation that they’ve got rights of consultation etc, etc. What we’ve got to be careful about though is we don’t have two types of Maori citizens in the country, first class and second class,” Mr Tamihere says.
He says urban Maori don’t get to choose their own representatives on the Independent Maori Statutory Board because of the way the appointment process is managed by mana whenua iwi.....
See full article HERE
More commitment needed for reo revival
The co-chair of Te Mātāwai says inequitable funding and lack of genuine government recognition of the importance of te reo are still major obstacles to Māori language revitalisation.....
See full article HERE
Māori power company Nau Mai Rā under fire as consumers shocked by sharp rise in bills, communication failures
Customers with huge electricity bills are being left in the dark, unable to connect with their provider Nau Mai Rā as the invoices keep rolling in.
The business launched in 2019 as the first kaupapa Māori power company in Aotearoa and had been praised for using its company profits to help struggling customers pay their power bills.
But now some have tripled, and customers want to know why....
See full article HERE
'Let's embrace this': DCC backs bilingual road signs
The Dunedin City Council has unanimously backed a Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency drive for increased bilingual signage.
The agency is consulting on a proposal to bring in bilingual signage in some categories, such as for destinations and to highlight cycle or bus lanes.
Councillors supported more use of te reo Māori and said incorporating it into some signage would help to normalise its use as a living language.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Plan to double the Māori economy in five years
Northlander Nikau Munroe-Rawiri uses rongoā Māori to overcome anxiety and mental health issues
In throwing its hat into the ring, Tūwharetoa joins existing bidders Whakapapa Holdings and Pure Tūroa who were keen on the company pre-liquidation.
There is also an active Treaty claim over the mountain, which local iwi Uenuku expects to sign at the end of July.....
See full article HERE
Mayor Nobby Clark called out for creating 'massive racial divide' with his anti-Māori comments
Local Māori say Invercargill mayor Nobby Clark is causing a "massive racial divide" in the city, and some left an anti-co-governance meeting he spoke at in tears.
"People say to me, 'are you anti-Māori?' Well, I'm clearly not anti-Māori. What I'm anti is this left-wing, woke government that allows Māori to have way more power than they should have."....
See full article HERE
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown making Matariki a real celebration for the city
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown wants everyone in Tāmaki Makaurau to celebrate Matariki - and he’s making sure the council has invested enough putea (money) to make that happen.
Brown said despite the financial pressure on the council coffers, Matariki was an event that we must all celebrate.
“We are proud to partner with Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei to present Matariki Festival.....
See full article HERE
More Investment Needed For Kaupapa Māori Mental Health & Addiction Services
More investment in kaupapa Māori mental health and addiction services is needed to ensure the support available meets the level of mental distress experienced by Māori. Despite funding increases over the past five years more needs to be done to achieve equitable funding. This is a key finding in today’s Te Hiringa Mahara - the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission, Te Huringa Tuarua 2023: Kaupapa Māori Services report.
"Māori make up 17 per cent of the population and have higher levels of mental distress than other population groups but the level of resourcing doesn’t match this."
The report amplifies the voices of Māori, underscoring their experiences within a health system that often fails to prioritize Te Ao Māori and tikanga Māori principles.....
See full article HERE
IMSB failed model says Tamihere
Former Independent Māori Statutory Board member John Tamihere says after 12 years it’s clear the board has been a complete failure for 95 per cent of Māori in the city.
“We need Maori in the city to have a voice. Of course mana whenua will have a say because they’ve got it deeply embedded in their settlements legislation that they’ve got rights of consultation etc, etc. What we’ve got to be careful about though is we don’t have two types of Maori citizens in the country, first class and second class,” Mr Tamihere says.
He says urban Maori don’t get to choose their own representatives on the Independent Maori Statutory Board because of the way the appointment process is managed by mana whenua iwi.....
See full article HERE
More commitment needed for reo revival
The co-chair of Te Mātāwai says inequitable funding and lack of genuine government recognition of the importance of te reo are still major obstacles to Māori language revitalisation.....
See full article HERE
Māori power company Nau Mai Rā under fire as consumers shocked by sharp rise in bills, communication failures
Customers with huge electricity bills are being left in the dark, unable to connect with their provider Nau Mai Rā as the invoices keep rolling in.
The business launched in 2019 as the first kaupapa Māori power company in Aotearoa and had been praised for using its company profits to help struggling customers pay their power bills.
But now some have tripled, and customers want to know why....
See full article HERE
'Let's embrace this': DCC backs bilingual road signs
The Dunedin City Council has unanimously backed a Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency drive for increased bilingual signage.
The agency is consulting on a proposal to bring in bilingual signage in some categories, such as for destinations and to highlight cycle or bus lanes.
Councillors supported more use of te reo Māori and said incorporating it into some signage would help to normalise its use as a living language.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Plan to double the Māori economy in five years
Northlander Nikau Munroe-Rawiri uses rongoā Māori to overcome anxiety and mental health issues
Tuesday June 27, 2023
News:
Hope springs eternal as dawn karakia marks significant occasion for Ngāti Rangiwewehi
Ngāti Rangiwewehi taniwha, Pekehaua sees light again today for the first time in 60 years after the removal of the old pump station that hung over Taniwha Springs/Te Waro Uri.
Ngāti Rangiwewehi holds mana whenua over Pekehaua Puna Reserve where the spring is located. It supplies fresh water to Ngongotahā and Awahou communities (and Te Koutū in cases of emergency).
“Land back, pumps out is our iwi mantra,” says Louis Bidois, Pekehaua Puna Reserve Trust chairman....
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Hipkins ready for kapa haka diplomacy
The Prime Minister is in China this week with a trade mission that includes a number of Māori business people.
“Having kapa haka alongside MPs and Ministers when they are travelling internationally just presents such a positive picture of New Zealand so I’m really humbled they have agreed to come,” Mr Hipkins says....
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Māori health authority does the mahi
National Party health spokesperson Shane Reti says in its first year Te Aka Whai Ora has cost a huge amount but hasn’t achieved a single outcome – and he’s promising to scrap it if given the chance.
But chief executive Riana Manuel says it has been an equal partner with Te Whatu Ora and the Health Ministry in developing strategies across the health it’s been developing long-term health plans and strategies, setting up the iwi-Maori partnership boards, securing more funding for Maori providers, and getting more support for Maori training to join the health workforce.....
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National crime policy beat up on Māori
Māori Party president John Tamihere says National’s annual conference shows its election strategy is to build up fear of Māori among its supporters.
He says it’s a standard National Party election year beat up.
“The other thing about the beat up is it conflates two things – crime with Maori, three waters with Maori, take back New Zealand – what take back Aotearoa means to the National Party is kick the hories into touch, make it greater again when us pakehas are in total control,” he says.
Mr Tamihere says Maori are at the bottom because their assets were stolen and they’re now seven generations behind the theft.....
See full article HERE
Prospect of more Māori representation welcomed
Ngāi Tahu's deputy chairperson hopes a review of local government will lead to more Māori representation on local councils.
The Future for Local Government Review Panel's final report, He piki tūranga, he piki kōtuku, which was released last week, has recommended changes to the Local Government Act to recognise local government as a partner to Te Tiriti o Waitangi....
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Māori seat consultation clouded
Manukau ward councillor Alf Filipaina says some Auckland Council members are deliberately sowing confusion over proposed Māori seats on the governing body.
Mr Filipaina says the discussion has been widened to include discussion of the Independent Maori Statutory Board, which is unnecessary as that board was set up by legislation to address Treaty of Waitangi obligations and give Maori a voice in the super city.
“Some of those people who voted to include Independent Maori Statutory Board in the consultation, they knew this was going to happen, they knew it was going to cloud the issue and they would rather do that and get people to jump on that anti co-governance, anti-Maori horse to cloud the issue, that’s why they did it,” he says....
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Central North Island tribes back $30m Treaty settlement
Uri of the mountain and river tribes Tamahaki, Tamakana and Uenuku have endorsed the Crown’s $30 million package to settle their historical Treaty of Waitangi claims.
Te Tihi o te Rae includes the Crown’s acknowledgement of breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi, an agreed historical account and an apology from the Crown for those breaches.
It also includes cultural redress with the return of several sites and a cultural revitalisation fund of $6.85m. Financial redress amounts to $21.7m plus interest and commercial redress includes rights to buy Erua Crown Forest licensed land and sites from the Treaty Settlements Landbank.....
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Te ao Māori infused in Royal NZ Ballet performance
The Royal New Zealand Ballet is incorporating te ao Māori in its latest presentation, Te Ao Mārama.
Choreographer Moss Patterson, who is of Ngāti Tūwharetoa descent, emphasises the importance of incorporating te ao Māori (the Māori world) in both the performance and the future diversification of the Royal New Zealand Ballet.
"A performance that embodies the significance of Māori gods and dance serves as a perfect way to honour our Māoritanga through a Māori lens.
“It not only encourages others to embrace their own identity,but also enhances the Māori culture within the Royal New Zealand Ballet."....
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Remind Māori what has been achieved under National - Hipango
"So now we have Māori candidates, it is really about just articulating and reiterating what's been achieved for our Māori communities under National governments. Under National governments, and I'll just go through and I'll remind our people, Māori Women's Welfare League, we have Māori wardens, we have Te Matatini. These are investments from National governments. The renaissance and resurgence of Māori language - the reo, kura kaupapa Māori, - education, kōhanga reo. Treaty settlements, of course, and seeing what's happened with the post-Treaty settlement investments."........
See full article HERE
Articles:
Mike Butler: What triggered Julian?
Karl du Fresne: Guest post - Why I have left the Labour Party
Michael John Schmidt: From the Desk of a Male Pale and Stale
Mike Hosking: Why has the government brought Three Waters back?
Propaganda:
Invercargill mayor Nobby Clark called out for creating 'massive racial divide' with his anti-Māori comments
Christopher Luxon, David Seymour labelled 'racist' by Te Pāti Māori's Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
Hipkins ready for kapa haka diplomacy
The Prime Minister is in China this week with a trade mission that includes a number of Māori business people.
“Having kapa haka alongside MPs and Ministers when they are travelling internationally just presents such a positive picture of New Zealand so I’m really humbled they have agreed to come,” Mr Hipkins says....
See full article HERE
Māori health authority does the mahi
National Party health spokesperson Shane Reti says in its first year Te Aka Whai Ora has cost a huge amount but hasn’t achieved a single outcome – and he’s promising to scrap it if given the chance.
But chief executive Riana Manuel says it has been an equal partner with Te Whatu Ora and the Health Ministry in developing strategies across the health it’s been developing long-term health plans and strategies, setting up the iwi-Maori partnership boards, securing more funding for Maori providers, and getting more support for Maori training to join the health workforce.....
See full article HERE
National crime policy beat up on Māori
Māori Party president John Tamihere says National’s annual conference shows its election strategy is to build up fear of Māori among its supporters.
He says it’s a standard National Party election year beat up.
“The other thing about the beat up is it conflates two things – crime with Maori, three waters with Maori, take back New Zealand – what take back Aotearoa means to the National Party is kick the hories into touch, make it greater again when us pakehas are in total control,” he says.
Mr Tamihere says Maori are at the bottom because their assets were stolen and they’re now seven generations behind the theft.....
See full article HERE
Prospect of more Māori representation welcomed
Ngāi Tahu's deputy chairperson hopes a review of local government will lead to more Māori representation on local councils.
The Future for Local Government Review Panel's final report, He piki tūranga, he piki kōtuku, which was released last week, has recommended changes to the Local Government Act to recognise local government as a partner to Te Tiriti o Waitangi....
See full article HERE
Māori seat consultation clouded
Manukau ward councillor Alf Filipaina says some Auckland Council members are deliberately sowing confusion over proposed Māori seats on the governing body.
Mr Filipaina says the discussion has been widened to include discussion of the Independent Maori Statutory Board, which is unnecessary as that board was set up by legislation to address Treaty of Waitangi obligations and give Maori a voice in the super city.
“Some of those people who voted to include Independent Maori Statutory Board in the consultation, they knew this was going to happen, they knew it was going to cloud the issue and they would rather do that and get people to jump on that anti co-governance, anti-Maori horse to cloud the issue, that’s why they did it,” he says....
See full article HERE
Central North Island tribes back $30m Treaty settlement
Uri of the mountain and river tribes Tamahaki, Tamakana and Uenuku have endorsed the Crown’s $30 million package to settle their historical Treaty of Waitangi claims.
Te Tihi o te Rae includes the Crown’s acknowledgement of breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi, an agreed historical account and an apology from the Crown for those breaches.
It also includes cultural redress with the return of several sites and a cultural revitalisation fund of $6.85m. Financial redress amounts to $21.7m plus interest and commercial redress includes rights to buy Erua Crown Forest licensed land and sites from the Treaty Settlements Landbank.....
See full article HERE
Te ao Māori infused in Royal NZ Ballet performance
The Royal New Zealand Ballet is incorporating te ao Māori in its latest presentation, Te Ao Mārama.
Choreographer Moss Patterson, who is of Ngāti Tūwharetoa descent, emphasises the importance of incorporating te ao Māori (the Māori world) in both the performance and the future diversification of the Royal New Zealand Ballet.
"A performance that embodies the significance of Māori gods and dance serves as a perfect way to honour our Māoritanga through a Māori lens.
“It not only encourages others to embrace their own identity,but also enhances the Māori culture within the Royal New Zealand Ballet."....
See full article HERE
Remind Māori what has been achieved under National - Hipango
"So now we have Māori candidates, it is really about just articulating and reiterating what's been achieved for our Māori communities under National governments. Under National governments, and I'll just go through and I'll remind our people, Māori Women's Welfare League, we have Māori wardens, we have Te Matatini. These are investments from National governments. The renaissance and resurgence of Māori language - the reo, kura kaupapa Māori, - education, kōhanga reo. Treaty settlements, of course, and seeing what's happened with the post-Treaty settlement investments."........
See full article HERE
Articles:
Mike Butler: What triggered Julian?
Karl du Fresne: Guest post - Why I have left the Labour Party
Michael John Schmidt: From the Desk of a Male Pale and Stale
Mike Hosking: Why has the government brought Three Waters back?
Propaganda:
Invercargill mayor Nobby Clark called out for creating 'massive racial divide' with his anti-Māori comments
Christopher Luxon, David Seymour labelled 'racist' by Te Pāti Māori's Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
Monday June 26, 2023
News:
Mana whenua representatives considered for Hawke's Bay Civil Defence
The regional council's Civil Defence committee will on Monday consider a proposal to have mana whenua representatives join the committee.
A 2021 review of emergency management in the region found Māori were not properly involved - but they should be.
A 2021 review of emergency management in the region found Māori were not properly involved - but they should be.
"This would help ensure that the needs of Māori communities were better understood and accounted for, and the capabilities of Māori organisations incorporated into planning," the 2021 review said.....
See full article HERE
'We've been played.' Locals' fury as iwi stall 'jewel in the crown' marine reserve
A fourth proposal for greater ocean protection – described as the jewel in the crown of the Hauraki Gulf – has stalled following opposition from iwi groups.
Mike Lee said this was “the same old litany of excuses” and that DOC “went back on their word” about how long the application would take.
“We have been played,” he said. “Giving effect to Treaty principles is not meant to be a veto, however, I have come to the conclusion that DOC has got into the habit of using the Treaty as a pretext for bureaucratic procrastination, and inefficiency.”..
See full article HERE
Articles:
Peter Winsley: While people focus on the election radical change is happening without voter awareness
Karl du Fresne: Kiwi life
Propaganda:
Signs of the (racist) times: Māori, bilingual signage, still used for 'race-baiting'
Chris Hipkins on his commitment to te ao Māori
Maxine Ronald: Why do we have to keep explaining the ethnicity gap?
How vape shops continue colonisation
'We've been played.' Locals' fury as iwi stall 'jewel in the crown' marine reserve
A fourth proposal for greater ocean protection – described as the jewel in the crown of the Hauraki Gulf – has stalled following opposition from iwi groups.
Mike Lee said this was “the same old litany of excuses” and that DOC “went back on their word” about how long the application would take.
“We have been played,” he said. “Giving effect to Treaty principles is not meant to be a veto, however, I have come to the conclusion that DOC has got into the habit of using the Treaty as a pretext for bureaucratic procrastination, and inefficiency.”..
See full article HERE
Articles:
Peter Winsley: While people focus on the election radical change is happening without voter awareness
Karl du Fresne: Kiwi life
Propaganda:
Signs of the (racist) times: Māori, bilingual signage, still used for 'race-baiting'
Chris Hipkins on his commitment to te ao Māori
Maxine Ronald: Why do we have to keep explaining the ethnicity gap?
How vape shops continue colonisation
Sunday June 25, 2023
News:
College defends status of Māori studies block - 'the spiritual base of the school'
A Palmerston North high school is at odds with the Ministry of Education over the classification of a building which the school sees as its unofficial marae.
Moller said the block didn’t have official marae status, but it was a culturally appropriate Māori space for students.
Moller said the block didn’t have official marae status, but it was a culturally appropriate Māori space for students.
“It's a marae, it's a safe haven for [students] during morning tea and lunch times to have a break from what's happening around the school.”....
See full article HERE
Māori electoral roll - why some Māori voters are strategically swapping rolls and what you need to know ahead of Election 2023
Hikairo emphasised, "Who we can vote for is a lot more limited compared to the general".
"On the general roll, all parties stand candidates, on the Māori roll, not so much."
He said the Māori roll can feel restrictive and switching to the general roll doesn't change his blood or genealogy.
"We don't just live in Māori things, we suffer the same health stuff as everybody else, we go to the same schools as everybody else.
"What electoral roll I'm on didn't change my Māori blood, didn't change my Māori genealogy, didn't change my Māori language, didn't change my Māori family. None of that changed. What's changed is my ability to choose more widely who I can potentially vote for."....
See full article HERE
Political commentator says National will not win Māori seats but still benefit from standing candidates
"First of all, it's respectful… You're a party that was meant to speak to the whole of the country and if you deliberately don't stand candidates in seats that's like writing them off. It's just wrong.
"The second thing is, from a strategic, more sort of electoral view, you're going pull across a few party votes. It's the party vote that counts.
"Thirdly… The National Party, in theory, has committed to abolishing those seats but only in the same way that the Labour Party is theoretically committed to state socialism - 'it's a theoretical commitment only.'"
Luxon's commitment to standing candidates in Māori seats is an almost total reversal of the party's previous view. In 2008, National said its plan was to eventually get rid of the Maori seats......
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Prominent surgeon says data backs ethnicity factor for waitlists
Māori electoral roll - why some Māori voters are strategically swapping rolls and what you need to know ahead of Election 2023
Hikairo emphasised, "Who we can vote for is a lot more limited compared to the general".
"On the general roll, all parties stand candidates, on the Māori roll, not so much."
He said the Māori roll can feel restrictive and switching to the general roll doesn't change his blood or genealogy.
"We don't just live in Māori things, we suffer the same health stuff as everybody else, we go to the same schools as everybody else.
"What electoral roll I'm on didn't change my Māori blood, didn't change my Māori genealogy, didn't change my Māori language, didn't change my Māori family. None of that changed. What's changed is my ability to choose more widely who I can potentially vote for."....
See full article HERE
Political commentator says National will not win Māori seats but still benefit from standing candidates
"First of all, it's respectful… You're a party that was meant to speak to the whole of the country and if you deliberately don't stand candidates in seats that's like writing them off. It's just wrong.
"The second thing is, from a strategic, more sort of electoral view, you're going pull across a few party votes. It's the party vote that counts.
"Thirdly… The National Party, in theory, has committed to abolishing those seats but only in the same way that the Labour Party is theoretically committed to state socialism - 'it's a theoretical commitment only.'"
Luxon's commitment to standing candidates in Māori seats is an almost total reversal of the party's previous view. In 2008, National said its plan was to eventually get rid of the Maori seats......
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Prominent surgeon says data backs ethnicity factor for waitlists
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10 comments:
re 25th. I wonder if the Palmerston North school also has dedicated rooms where Chinese, Indians, Islams, Caucasian can retreat every break period and avoid exposure to the norms of mixed society, whcih exposure in the past has led to a successful integrated society.
I do not know why National stands candidates in the maori seats. Further provides an avenue for 5th columnists with the elevation of maori uber alles their overriding motivation. Severely limits the ability of National to pursue de maorification policies which openly declared would draw hundreds of thousands of votes from those who of necessity in today's society have to hide their true views. The candidates make the party appear wishy washy at best and hypocritical at worst..
Are any other kiwis out there sick of waking up throughly peeved off and then gping to bed throughly.peeved off at the state of things in nz, and how far we have fallen as a society? I came across an awesome youtube video the other day called
"Sailing away," a song about the nz challenge for the america's cup.and the whole country was behind it and really proud. The lyrics said " one people on the water, one people on the land." In 2023 there is nothing to be proud of. If only we could go back to that nz, where everyone was equal!
Hipkins keeps saying in his interview that maori have been disadvantaged by the system for years? How exactly? This is an absolute lie.
Re 26 Good luck to Hawkes Bay Civil Defecnce. Doubtless, after receipt of considerable payments, the iwi advisory will produce a sweeping vague list of demands. It will be claimed these not met and insist on direct influence. The work of such an organisation is complex enough without constant obstruction and challenge by a sub group interested only in the advantage of "their people". Those subsidised marae will be set up as the source of a rich income stream. Unless clearly from maori reps, problems will arise in directing maori, just as many see ordinary laws and conventions as not applicable to them.
And it is intriguing how maori who profess to be the great exercisers of kaitiakitanga relentlessly oppose fish conservation zones, as the Kermandecs, and protective zones around NZ. Seems only "others" should be restricted whilst maori, in vastly greater numbers than pre colonist times, and not limited to paddled waka and bone hooks, or without freezers, have free run.
Re 27th Hipkins is astute to take a kapahaka party with him to China. By convincing the Chinese that we are a backward stone age lot much as the New Guineans the prioritiy for conquest of NZ will possibly be delayed. On a trip serious on an intellectual level, it is ludicrous to have coattailing a bunch of performing buffoons.
Coarse and crude Tamahere sure knows how to appeal to his receptive brainwashed ill educated often modest i.q. fellows. He does not make clear his fortune and those of other maori chiefs. It would be interesting to know how he envisages NZ had it avoided colonisation. Crime would likely have been met with a mere blow from a rangatira; thus no repeat serious offences. Culture is the maori problem, not colonisation.
Not once john tamihere, did the national party mention maori crime when talking about their new crime policy. People of all races commit crime. Your implication that it is mainly maori who are being targeted is really biased and racist. And yet you say you represent them? Wow.
re 28th I am puzzled why maori want to become involved in the Ruapehau ski field. Do they think their business acumen, drive and industriousness, money handling is so superior that they can make a go of it? Or do all those designer dressed wealthy in flash cars roaming all over "their" mountain irk? Will it be run down and abandoned to spite them? With the govt left to remove the derelict hardware. At least it will contribute to reduction of car CO2 generation. Trampers will have to be very wary that they are not debarred or charged to merely walk the mountain.
Another classic example of the power of likely cancellation; the Dunedin Council has voted overwhelmingly to support bilingual road signs. Dunedin, where they gloriously murder maori pronunciation, would seem to be the last likely place for this. I wonder how many Councillors are actually aware of the proposals. Maori words and names, often recently contrived, will stand above the English and in a larger font. The signs are much larger to accommodate the doubling up or more of words and will obstruct vision. The exercise has nothing to do with safety or travel efficiency; in fact the contribution is negative. If like me you often venture off standard routes and like me find many unfamiliar signs difficult to take in at modern speeds, then the situation is about to get far worse. As is now usual the msm have not drawn the proposals to public attention. Submissions close on 30 June and coming extensively from the oraganised in the know maori bloc, will be overwhelmingly supportive.
re 28th. The mayor of Invercargill quite rightly has reservations about maori names for civic buildings. He has objected to metaphorical names (which, amongst other things, would limit the rambling length). But maori were quick to point out that theirs is a metaphorical language. It is so stilted that even with the myriad new words contrived in recent years resort to metaphor is necessary. It is astonishing the energy and effort maori can muster to promote. A fraction of the effort spent addressing some of their real problems including employment could be productive. Maori are forever trying to slide one past whitey. The local Civic building is called "the eel pot". Most application for new names start as absurdly long try ons. As in E J Wakefield's day, mana is acquired, even for a failed try.
The whole trend defeats the purpose of language. Hardly anyone except te reo hobbyists remembers the convoluted names (or can spell them) and communication becomes very difficult. Persons resort to a long English description of the building (or department or whatever) when it should be evident or easily memorable from the name.
It seems Auckland has done the same for many parks. Instead of simple names most will now have to refer to each via a long description of where it is.
I trust maori are not receiving a handout to clear sludge from land on a race basis.
Anyone who wonders whether Frances Eviers is primarly motivated in the interest of all delinquent children, or primarily with furtherance of maori political ambitons, should listen to the julian Wilcox RNZ interview from midday last Saturday. From an RNZ interview today she advocates for the treatment of the children so idyllic they will likely commit crime to qualify. Where the myriad super caring understanding maori not occupied by their own whanau will come from to run such courses is a mystery. But there is little money cannot resolve, given enough.
Re 1st. It is difficult to think of a more succinct desription of kapahaka than "post stone age fake construct"
There is possibly matter to comment on in the Stas release but it is so riddled with te reo I cannot fathom any of it. Such is NZ, not noted for productivity, today.
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