Saturday August 5, 2023
News:
Māori news hubs experiment in collaboration
Te Māngai Pāho boss Larry Parr says the Māori broadcast funding agency is treating the new regional news hubs as an experiment.
In partnership with Irirangi Te Motu-NZ On Air using money from the Public Interest Journalism Fund it has committed a further $3 million to four hubs providing collaborative news services across 11 Iwi radio stations in Ngāi Tahu, Tainui, Taranaki and Tairāwhiti.
They’re expected to provide a mix of news and current affairs content in both Te Reo Māori and English.....
See full article HERE
Claim filed against Crown over seaweed infestation engulfing Aotea
Ngāti Rehua/Ngāti wai ki Aotea, the mana whenua and mana moana of Aotea (Great Barrier Island), has filed a Waitangi Tribunal claim against the Crown over what it says is uncontrolled spread of the invasive Caulerpa seaweed, marine pest.
In a scathing submission, the claim asserts the Crown’s failure to act has subjected Ngāti Rehua to degradation and pollution of its waters, undermining its rights under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, as well as enabling the spread of the bright green invasive weed, which smothers entire marine ecosystems.....
See full article HERE
Te Aka Whai Ora on track to deliver real change for Māori
“The Government established Te Aka Whai Ora under the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022 to strengthen Māori leadership in the health system and initiate a serious change in the health system’s performance for Māori. Te Aka Whai Ora has made some good progress in challenging circumstances.
“The uncomfortable fact is that the current deeply entrenched disparities for Māori in the health system are decades in the making and will take more than a year to fix.....
See full article HERE
National Making Strong Commitment To The Future Of Māori
National’s guarantee to maintain the ETS and provide certainty for continued investment in forestry is an important commitment to the future of Māori, according to leading Māori economic collective Te Taumata.
Te Taumata Chair Chris Karamea Insley says while the proposed ETS reforms have already cost Māori millions, there’s growing political awareness that the system is working as it should and what the market needs is certainty to invest in Aotearoa’s climate action.....
See full article HERE
Northland iwi leaders highly critical of Crown-owned company
Disappointing, out of touch and full of numpties — that's how Northland leaders have described Tupu Tonu, the Crown-owned company in charge of buying assets that will eventually be offered to Ngāpuhi in a Treaty settlement.
The company was created so the tribe's many hapū wouldn't miss out on investment opportunities.
It has spent just under half of its $150 million budget so far......
See full article HERE
Ngāti Tūwharetoa bidding for collapsed Ruapehu Alpine Lifts; now going through its books
Central North Island iwi Ngāti Tūwharetoa has confirmed it is in the bidding to buy Ruapehu Alpine Lifts, which runs New Zealand’s biggest commercial skifield but went into liquidation last month owing creditors $45 million.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Impact of land loss more than money, Tribunal told
Claim filed against Crown over seaweed infestation engulfing Aotea
Ngāti Rehua/Ngāti wai ki Aotea, the mana whenua and mana moana of Aotea (Great Barrier Island), has filed a Waitangi Tribunal claim against the Crown over what it says is uncontrolled spread of the invasive Caulerpa seaweed, marine pest.
In a scathing submission, the claim asserts the Crown’s failure to act has subjected Ngāti Rehua to degradation and pollution of its waters, undermining its rights under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, as well as enabling the spread of the bright green invasive weed, which smothers entire marine ecosystems.....
See full article HERE
Te Aka Whai Ora on track to deliver real change for Māori
“The Government established Te Aka Whai Ora under the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022 to strengthen Māori leadership in the health system and initiate a serious change in the health system’s performance for Māori. Te Aka Whai Ora has made some good progress in challenging circumstances.
“The uncomfortable fact is that the current deeply entrenched disparities for Māori in the health system are decades in the making and will take more than a year to fix.....
See full article HERE
National Making Strong Commitment To The Future Of Māori
National’s guarantee to maintain the ETS and provide certainty for continued investment in forestry is an important commitment to the future of Māori, according to leading Māori economic collective Te Taumata.
Te Taumata Chair Chris Karamea Insley says while the proposed ETS reforms have already cost Māori millions, there’s growing political awareness that the system is working as it should and what the market needs is certainty to invest in Aotearoa’s climate action.....
See full article HERE
Northland iwi leaders highly critical of Crown-owned company
Disappointing, out of touch and full of numpties — that's how Northland leaders have described Tupu Tonu, the Crown-owned company in charge of buying assets that will eventually be offered to Ngāpuhi in a Treaty settlement.
The company was created so the tribe's many hapū wouldn't miss out on investment opportunities.
It has spent just under half of its $150 million budget so far......
See full article HERE
Ngāti Tūwharetoa bidding for collapsed Ruapehu Alpine Lifts; now going through its books
Central North Island iwi Ngāti Tūwharetoa has confirmed it is in the bidding to buy Ruapehu Alpine Lifts, which runs New Zealand’s biggest commercial skifield but went into liquidation last month owing creditors $45 million.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Impact of land loss more than money, Tribunal told
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 August 4, 2023
News:
Iwi ‘flabbergasted’ Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson claimed they were consulted about te reo exclusion
Māori leaders say they were never properly consulted regarding Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson’s directive to remove te reo Māori from council documents and the decision is the latest to smack of separatism.
But the mayor has pushed back, saying his commitment is to represent his community equally.
But the mayor has pushed back, saying his commitment is to represent his community equally.
Last week, Jepson confirmed he had instructed an English-only version of the Kaipara District Council’s Annual Plan be created, after which a bilingual copy would be crafted using AI to translate words into te reo Māori.
His motivation was to create an easier-to-read document for residents and that more te reo would be available in the bilingual version than if there were one document....
See full article HERE
Youth crime sparks fuzzy policy
A criminologist says the use of the term youth justice perpetuates judicial inequality.
Ronald Kramer from the University of Auckland Waipapa Taumata Rau says youth crime and youth justice are vague terms that circle around societal issues of inequality and institutional racism.
Inequality creates conditions for unlawful behaviours to breed....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
As election looms, can we have a safe campaign season for Māori?
A Deeper Look At “aren’t We All Just New Zealanders, Anyway?”
His motivation was to create an easier-to-read document for residents and that more te reo would be available in the bilingual version than if there were one document....
See full article HERE
Youth crime sparks fuzzy policy
A criminologist says the use of the term youth justice perpetuates judicial inequality.
Ronald Kramer from the University of Auckland Waipapa Taumata Rau says youth crime and youth justice are vague terms that circle around societal issues of inequality and institutional racism.
Inequality creates conditions for unlawful behaviours to breed....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
As election looms, can we have a safe campaign season for Māori?
A Deeper Look At “aren’t We All Just New Zealanders, Anyway?”
Thursday August 3, 2023
News:
Māori Party vows to take Māori children out of state care, replace Oranga Tamariki with Mokopuna Māori Authority
Te Pāti Māori is vowing to end state care of Māori children, establishing an independent Mokopuna Māori Authority with over $1 billion of Oranga Tamariki’s current funding.
The party is unveiling its policy today, a revamp of what it campaigned on ahead of the 2020 election, saying despite changes since then - including partnering with several iwi and devolving resources - they had not gone far enough.
“State care has been used as a colonising tool to sever mokopuna Māori from their whakapapa and to undermine our culture and sovereignty” said Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer.....
See full article HERE
Education Minister vows to work hard in tackling issues Māori face in school
The Education Minister is vowing to work hard in tackling issues Māori face in school.
New data shows last year 75 percent of school leavers attained NCEA Level 2 or above– down from 81 percent in 2017.
Māori school leavers fared worse with just 59 percent getting NCEA level two or above.....
See full article HERE
Ngai Te Rangi’s maritime protest on Tauranga Harbour demands land resolution
Ngāi Te Rangi held a peaceful maritime protest in Tauranga Harbour yesterday to express discontent with the Government’s slow response to historical land grievances.
The hapū and iwi of Ngai Te Rangi aimed to draw attention to longstanding issues that deeply affect their community, and seek timely resolution and justice from the Crown.
Toi Kai Rawa Trust (TKR), the Bay of Plenty's regional Māori economic development organisation, launched the strategy in Tauranga on July 31.
“State care has been used as a colonising tool to sever mokopuna Māori from their whakapapa and to undermine our culture and sovereignty” said Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer.....
See full article HERE
Education Minister vows to work hard in tackling issues Māori face in school
The Education Minister is vowing to work hard in tackling issues Māori face in school.
New data shows last year 75 percent of school leavers attained NCEA Level 2 or above– down from 81 percent in 2017.
Māori school leavers fared worse with just 59 percent getting NCEA level two or above.....
See full article HERE
Ngai Te Rangi’s maritime protest on Tauranga Harbour demands land resolution
Ngāi Te Rangi held a peaceful maritime protest in Tauranga Harbour yesterday to express discontent with the Government’s slow response to historical land grievances.
The hapū and iwi of Ngai Te Rangi aimed to draw attention to longstanding issues that deeply affect their community, and seek timely resolution and justice from the Crown.
Ngai Te Rangi chief executive Paora Stanley says today’s effort marks the beginning of an 11-stage protest plan....
See full article HERE
Govt wants volunteer wardens to 'supplement' police in Akl CBD
Minister for Police Ginny Andersen wants volunteer wardens to do more to help patrol the streets of Auckland's city centre and "supplement" the police....
See full article HERE
Time runs out on treaty settlements
Time is running out for those wanting complete treaty settlements before October’s election.
Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Andrew Little says between July 2022 and March 2023 the crown ticked off significant milestones with 13 claimant groups.
According to Te Arawhiti’s website, 11 settlements have passed into law since 2017 and a further eight are at various milestone stages, including mandate recognition, terms of negotiation reached, agreements in principle signed, deeds of settlement and passing of legislation.....
See full article HERE
LGWM Captured By Co-governance
“Let's Get Wellington Moving is the latest public sector project to become captured by co-governance and ACT will end the Treaty consulting industry that has grown under Labour,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.
It has spent more than $600,000 in three years just consulting with local iwi.
“Only under Labour do people get highly-paid Treaty jobs based in Wellington, to talk to iwi in Auckland, for a railway that doesn’t exist....
See full article HERE
Auckland University of Technology launches guidelines to give life to Tiriti actions
A culture that views Te Tiriti o Waitangi as an opportunity to grow and prosper as a university is the vision behind the newly launched Te Aronui Te Tiriti framework at Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland University of Technology.
The framework has been developed after more than a year of consultation and co-creation with tangata whenua and tangata Tiriti, and a body of work spanning several years before this. It is intended to provide AUT with guidelines to give life to Tiriti honouring actions.....
See full article HERE
ACT Will Put An End To Race-based Healthcare
Labour wants to end unfair differences in access to healthcare, it should start with the racial lottery it is deliberately creating,” says ACT Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden.
“Today in Parliament I revealed that pregnant mothers are receiving $50 prezzy cards simply for turning up to pregnancy assessments and 6-week assessments. The catch? You have to identify as Māori to get the prezzy card.
“The funding for this divisive policy has been taken from Community Services Card funding. Labour is taking money from a scheme which benefits the economically vulnerable, to give it to a scheme which exclusively benefits mothers from one ethnic group.......
See full article HERE
Previously Unavailable has announced its investment in a scholarship package specifically designed to support Māori and Pacific students at Auckland University of Technology (AUT)
Previously Unavailable was inspired by the example and action of Special, who introduced a scholarship earlier this year for Māori students.
Each year, Previously Unavailable will award one scholarship. This scholarship covers tuition and compulsory student fees for a Māori or Pacific student in Years 2 and 3 of a bachelor’s degree program at AUT....
See full article HERE
Manatū Hauora Commits $7.3 Million To Fund Māori Cervical Cancer Screening
Hei huru Mwai Mori Cancer Leadership Network commends Manat Hauora the Ministry of Health’s decision to fully fund the new cervical screening programme and human papillomavirus (HPV) self-testing for whine Mori, Pasifika, community....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Bruce Moon: Treaty or Charters?
See full article HERE
Govt wants volunteer wardens to 'supplement' police in Akl CBD
Minister for Police Ginny Andersen wants volunteer wardens to do more to help patrol the streets of Auckland's city centre and "supplement" the police....
See full article HERE
Time runs out on treaty settlements
Time is running out for those wanting complete treaty settlements before October’s election.
Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Andrew Little says between July 2022 and March 2023 the crown ticked off significant milestones with 13 claimant groups.
According to Te Arawhiti’s website, 11 settlements have passed into law since 2017 and a further eight are at various milestone stages, including mandate recognition, terms of negotiation reached, agreements in principle signed, deeds of settlement and passing of legislation.....
See full article HERE
LGWM Captured By Co-governance
“Let's Get Wellington Moving is the latest public sector project to become captured by co-governance and ACT will end the Treaty consulting industry that has grown under Labour,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.
It has spent more than $600,000 in three years just consulting with local iwi.
“Only under Labour do people get highly-paid Treaty jobs based in Wellington, to talk to iwi in Auckland, for a railway that doesn’t exist....
See full article HERE
Auckland University of Technology launches guidelines to give life to Tiriti actions
A culture that views Te Tiriti o Waitangi as an opportunity to grow and prosper as a university is the vision behind the newly launched Te Aronui Te Tiriti framework at Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland University of Technology.
The framework has been developed after more than a year of consultation and co-creation with tangata whenua and tangata Tiriti, and a body of work spanning several years before this. It is intended to provide AUT with guidelines to give life to Tiriti honouring actions.....
See full article HERE
ACT Will Put An End To Race-based Healthcare
Labour wants to end unfair differences in access to healthcare, it should start with the racial lottery it is deliberately creating,” says ACT Deputy Leader and Health spokesperson Brooke van Velden.
“Today in Parliament I revealed that pregnant mothers are receiving $50 prezzy cards simply for turning up to pregnancy assessments and 6-week assessments. The catch? You have to identify as Māori to get the prezzy card.
“The funding for this divisive policy has been taken from Community Services Card funding. Labour is taking money from a scheme which benefits the economically vulnerable, to give it to a scheme which exclusively benefits mothers from one ethnic group.......
See full article HERE
Previously Unavailable has announced its investment in a scholarship package specifically designed to support Māori and Pacific students at Auckland University of Technology (AUT)
Previously Unavailable was inspired by the example and action of Special, who introduced a scholarship earlier this year for Māori students.
Each year, Previously Unavailable will award one scholarship. This scholarship covers tuition and compulsory student fees for a Māori or Pacific student in Years 2 and 3 of a bachelor’s degree program at AUT....
See full article HERE
Manatū Hauora Commits $7.3 Million To Fund Māori Cervical Cancer Screening
Hei huru Mwai Mori Cancer Leadership Network commends Manat Hauora the Ministry of Health’s decision to fully fund the new cervical screening programme and human papillomavirus (HPV) self-testing for whine Mori, Pasifika, community....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Bruce Moon: Treaty or Charters?
Wednesday August 2, 2023
News:
Plan to create 40,000 new jobs in Bay of Plenty by 2050 unveiled
A plan to boost Māori economic growth in the Bay of Plenty has been unveiled, with more than 40,000 high-value new jobs for Tauranga Moana anticipated by 2050.
Toi Kai Rawa Trust (TKR), the Bay of Plenty's regional Māori economic development organisation, launched the strategy in Tauranga on July 31.
The five-year plan involves connecting Māori businesses to commercial opportunities, empowering Māori in science, technology, engineering, arts and maths, as well as training, mentorship, scholarships and help with accessing funding for individuals and businesses.....
See full article HERE
New Plymouth council meeting to take place on marae for first time
For the first time ever, New Plymouth's council will meet on a marae - and it's a case of "about time", the district's first Māori ward councillor says.
She said the council chamber in New Plymouth was an uncomfortable space for many Māori.....
See full article HERE
MUMA helps flat pack giant with Aotearoa living
Manukau Urban Māori Authority has entered a collaborative relationship with IKEA in advance of the Swedish flat pack furniture giant’s move into Aotearoa in 2025.
Managers from Ikea Australia overseeing the development of the Sylvia Park outlet were welcomed onto Ngā Whare Waatea this morning.
Project lead Giovanni Rutigliano says the three level building will include a 500 seat restaurant and could provide up to 400 full-time and part-time jobs and carry up to 7500 products.
Indigenous feedback is a vital part of that process.....
See full article HERE
Parliament culture report fails Te Tiriti o Waitangi test
The Prime Minister says a report which describes Parliament as a toxic workplace has some major gaps.
Chris Hipkins says he would have also expected to see Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the relationship between tāngata whenua and the crown included in any such review of parliament’s culture.....
See full article HERE
Power plans punish Māori
A University of Otago researcher says the poorest are paying the most for electricity – and Māori among the most affected.
She says Maori have less access to home ownership and higher quality homes.
“In all of my work I’ve generally found Maori have been at greater risk of experiencing energy poverty, energy hardship and have been more affected by he health risks associated with not being able to have enough energy at home to meet their needs,” she says.....
See full article HERE
2023 Kupe Scholars announced
We are proud to announce the 31 recipients of the 2023 Kupe Scholarships for Māori and Pacific High Achievers.
The Kupe Scholarship, worth over $22,000, aims to attract highly accomplished Māori and Pacific students to the teaching profession and support them to become teachers in early learning, primary and secondary education.....
See full article HERE
UN Calls Out New Zealand’s Youth Justice Record
The United Nations Committee against Torture has published its findings on New Zealand after in-person hearings earlier this month, highlighting its concerns about the disproportionate representation of Māori in the entire justice system and noting that transformational change is needed.
The UN’s findings also highlight the fact that mokopuna Māori are overrepresented in the system, and call on the government to recognise its responsibilities under Te Tiriti o Waitangi to reduce these disparities, including giving greater consideration to tikanga Māori and partnering with hapū and iwi in the rehabilitation of young offenders.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Mike Butler: The denigration of Julian
New Plymouth council meeting to take place on marae for first time
For the first time ever, New Plymouth's council will meet on a marae - and it's a case of "about time", the district's first Māori ward councillor says.
She said the council chamber in New Plymouth was an uncomfortable space for many Māori.....
See full article HERE
MUMA helps flat pack giant with Aotearoa living
Manukau Urban Māori Authority has entered a collaborative relationship with IKEA in advance of the Swedish flat pack furniture giant’s move into Aotearoa in 2025.
Managers from Ikea Australia overseeing the development of the Sylvia Park outlet were welcomed onto Ngā Whare Waatea this morning.
Project lead Giovanni Rutigliano says the three level building will include a 500 seat restaurant and could provide up to 400 full-time and part-time jobs and carry up to 7500 products.
Indigenous feedback is a vital part of that process.....
See full article HERE
Parliament culture report fails Te Tiriti o Waitangi test
The Prime Minister says a report which describes Parliament as a toxic workplace has some major gaps.
Chris Hipkins says he would have also expected to see Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the relationship between tāngata whenua and the crown included in any such review of parliament’s culture.....
See full article HERE
Power plans punish Māori
A University of Otago researcher says the poorest are paying the most for electricity – and Māori among the most affected.
She says Maori have less access to home ownership and higher quality homes.
“In all of my work I’ve generally found Maori have been at greater risk of experiencing energy poverty, energy hardship and have been more affected by he health risks associated with not being able to have enough energy at home to meet their needs,” she says.....
See full article HERE
2023 Kupe Scholars announced
We are proud to announce the 31 recipients of the 2023 Kupe Scholarships for Māori and Pacific High Achievers.
The Kupe Scholarship, worth over $22,000, aims to attract highly accomplished Māori and Pacific students to the teaching profession and support them to become teachers in early learning, primary and secondary education.....
See full article HERE
UN Calls Out New Zealand’s Youth Justice Record
The United Nations Committee against Torture has published its findings on New Zealand after in-person hearings earlier this month, highlighting its concerns about the disproportionate representation of Māori in the entire justice system and noting that transformational change is needed.
The UN’s findings also highlight the fact that mokopuna Māori are overrepresented in the system, and call on the government to recognise its responsibilities under Te Tiriti o Waitangi to reduce these disparities, including giving greater consideration to tikanga Māori and partnering with hapū and iwi in the rehabilitation of young offenders.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Mike Butler: The denigration of Julian
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.
Tuesday August 1, 2023
News:
Labour’s Māori caucus all smiles as six Māori in top 20 and more in top 40
“Six in the top 20 is a great achievement for Māori,” Jackson said.
Included in the the top 20 are Kelvin Davis (2), Jackson (8), Willow-Jean Prime (9) Adrian Rurawhe (11) Peeni Henare (14), and Jo Luxton (19).
Included in the the top 20 are Kelvin Davis (2), Jackson (8), Willow-Jean Prime (9) Adrian Rurawhe (11) Peeni Henare (14), and Jo Luxton (19).
Add to that list Rino Tirikatene (21), Shannon Halbert (28) Georgie Dansey (31), Tāmati Coffey (36) and Toni Boynton (39), who are also Māori.....
See full article HERE
Judge to oversee administration of iconic Te Tii Marae in Waitangi as trustees put on notice
The performance of trustees and administrators at one of the country’s most iconic marae has been under the microscope, with a Māori Land Court judge formally putting trustees on notice.
Te Tii Waitangi Marae’s board of trustees has been before the land court for the past 20 years as several attempts to rectify administration processes were undertaken.....
See full article HERE
120,000 plants to be planted as part of Bay Link
"Planting across the project will integrate with the existing landscape and draw upon Matauranga Māori to incorporate cultural values, and use species to support local wildlife including invertebrates and bird species."....
See full article HERE
Taranaki councils and iwi to adopt start date for water entity
For months representatives from Taranaki councils and iwi had met to draft a position statement to deliver to the Department of Internal Affairs on a preferred transition date for the new entity, a major part of the Government’s Three Waters reforms.
Through their collective negotiations, councils and iwi had indicated April 1, 2025, a date which NPDC was likely to sign off....
See full article HERE
Te Āti Awa partners with Whitireia and WelTec to qualify more Māori nurses
Te Rūnanganui o Te Āti Awa in partnership with Whitireia and WelTec | Te Pūkenga is helping more Māori students qualify as nurses and enter the healthcare workforce.
This is being done with a new intake of ākonga Māori (students) to the Whitireia Bachelor of Nursing Māori programme which has been designed to allow the students to remain in work should they need or want to....
See full article HERE
First Variable Speed Limit Unveiled Outside Northland Marae
In 2020, Waka Kotahi reviewed speed limits on Northland’s SH10 between Awanui and Kaingaroa to make the road safer for all road users.
Since then, Waka Kotahi has worked with iwi, hapū partners and the local community to implement lower speed limits outside the Mahimaru and Kareponia marae on State Highway 10.
Mahimaru marae now has a 60km/h variable speed limit to ensure the safe entry and exit of vehicles.
Kareponia marae also has a 60km/h variable speed limit to allow safe entry and exit of vehicles as well as a 30km/h variable speed limit area encompassing both Kareponia marae and the urupā to keep iwi safe as they walk along the State Highway during tangi.....
See full article HERE
Eighty per cent of all attachment orders for debt collected from beneficiaries
The use of attachment orders to collect debts affects 20,000 beneficiaries a year at a cost of $29 million.
Figures from the Ministry of Social Development from 2021 show 57.3 per cent of all attachment orders were against Work and Income New Zealand (Winz) clients who identified as Māori, despite the fact they only make up 36.6 per cent of all beneficiaries....
See full article HERE
Data shows ongoing racial bias in police warrantless searches
New data obtained by the Sunday Star-Times once again shows that if you are brown in Aotearoa, you are far more likely to be subject to a police search without a warrant.
In the past two years, Māori were 3.9 times more likely to be subject to a warrantless search compared to Pākehā, and Pasifika 1.6 times more likely....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Tina Ngata: Waiting for the fox to give the henhouse back
How New Zealand's plan for bilingual road signs took an unexpected turn
Judge to oversee administration of iconic Te Tii Marae in Waitangi as trustees put on notice
The performance of trustees and administrators at one of the country’s most iconic marae has been under the microscope, with a Māori Land Court judge formally putting trustees on notice.
Te Tii Waitangi Marae’s board of trustees has been before the land court for the past 20 years as several attempts to rectify administration processes were undertaken.....
See full article HERE
120,000 plants to be planted as part of Bay Link
"Planting across the project will integrate with the existing landscape and draw upon Matauranga Māori to incorporate cultural values, and use species to support local wildlife including invertebrates and bird species."....
See full article HERE
Taranaki councils and iwi to adopt start date for water entity
For months representatives from Taranaki councils and iwi had met to draft a position statement to deliver to the Department of Internal Affairs on a preferred transition date for the new entity, a major part of the Government’s Three Waters reforms.
Through their collective negotiations, councils and iwi had indicated April 1, 2025, a date which NPDC was likely to sign off....
See full article HERE
Te Āti Awa partners with Whitireia and WelTec to qualify more Māori nurses
Te Rūnanganui o Te Āti Awa in partnership with Whitireia and WelTec | Te Pūkenga is helping more Māori students qualify as nurses and enter the healthcare workforce.
This is being done with a new intake of ākonga Māori (students) to the Whitireia Bachelor of Nursing Māori programme which has been designed to allow the students to remain in work should they need or want to....
See full article HERE
First Variable Speed Limit Unveiled Outside Northland Marae
In 2020, Waka Kotahi reviewed speed limits on Northland’s SH10 between Awanui and Kaingaroa to make the road safer for all road users.
Since then, Waka Kotahi has worked with iwi, hapū partners and the local community to implement lower speed limits outside the Mahimaru and Kareponia marae on State Highway 10.
Mahimaru marae now has a 60km/h variable speed limit to ensure the safe entry and exit of vehicles.
Kareponia marae also has a 60km/h variable speed limit to allow safe entry and exit of vehicles as well as a 30km/h variable speed limit area encompassing both Kareponia marae and the urupā to keep iwi safe as they walk along the State Highway during tangi.....
See full article HERE
Eighty per cent of all attachment orders for debt collected from beneficiaries
The use of attachment orders to collect debts affects 20,000 beneficiaries a year at a cost of $29 million.
Figures from the Ministry of Social Development from 2021 show 57.3 per cent of all attachment orders were against Work and Income New Zealand (Winz) clients who identified as Māori, despite the fact they only make up 36.6 per cent of all beneficiaries....
See full article HERE
Data shows ongoing racial bias in police warrantless searches
New data obtained by the Sunday Star-Times once again shows that if you are brown in Aotearoa, you are far more likely to be subject to a police search without a warrant.
In the past two years, Māori were 3.9 times more likely to be subject to a warrantless search compared to Pākehā, and Pasifika 1.6 times more likely....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Tina Ngata: Waiting for the fox to give the henhouse back
How New Zealand's plan for bilingual road signs took an unexpected turn
Sunday July 30, 2023
News:
Treaty Negotiations Minister Andrew Little signs settlement with central North Island iwi
Te Korowai o Wainuiārua represents Tamahaki, Tamakana and Uenuku iwi groups in the central Whanganui region.
The redress package include:
The redress package include:
* $21.7 million in financial and commercial redress
* $6.8 million in cultural funding
* The return of 19 sites of cultural significance and 12 commercial properties, including Crown forestry land at Erua, and the former prison site at Waikune
* Conservation management redress to support the establishment of a predator-proofed ecosanctuary at Pōkākā, and a seat on the Tongariro-Taupō Conservation Board
* Relationship agreements with a range of Crown agencies.
The Crown has made it clear Te Korowai o Wainuiārua will also be able to participate in future negotiations for collective redress over Whanganui National Park and Tongariro National Park.....
See full article HERE
Parihaka seeks 45,000 acre exclusion zone in new oil and gas block offer
The Parihaka community in South Taranaki is calling for oil and gas exploration to be excluded from the entire 45,000 acre Parihaka Block that was originally created by the Crown in 1879.....
See full article HERE
Doc kicks iwi off Queenstown river site
A tiny community overstaying on Tucker Beach wildlife reserve, near Queenstown, has left the site after being served trespass notices by landowner Department of Conservation (Doc).
Doc Whakatipu acting operations manager Rebecca Teele confirmed trespass notices were served on the settlement of seven, who identify as members of the Ngāi Tahu iwi.
* $6.8 million in cultural funding
* The return of 19 sites of cultural significance and 12 commercial properties, including Crown forestry land at Erua, and the former prison site at Waikune
* Conservation management redress to support the establishment of a predator-proofed ecosanctuary at Pōkākā, and a seat on the Tongariro-Taupō Conservation Board
* Relationship agreements with a range of Crown agencies.
The Crown has made it clear Te Korowai o Wainuiārua will also be able to participate in future negotiations for collective redress over Whanganui National Park and Tongariro National Park.....
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Parihaka seeks 45,000 acre exclusion zone in new oil and gas block offer
The Parihaka community in South Taranaki is calling for oil and gas exploration to be excluded from the entire 45,000 acre Parihaka Block that was originally created by the Crown in 1879.....
See full article HERE
Doc kicks iwi off Queenstown river site
A tiny community overstaying on Tucker Beach wildlife reserve, near Queenstown, has left the site after being served trespass notices by landowner Department of Conservation (Doc).
Doc Whakatipu acting operations manager Rebecca Teele confirmed trespass notices were served on the settlement of seven, who identify as members of the Ngāi Tahu iwi.
The community had been camping on the nohoanga site on the banks of the Shotover River, past their entitlement to stay on the land, which ran from September 1 to May 16....
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Commerce Commission raises concerns about Sanford sale to Moana
The Commerce Commission is concerned fishing company Moana New Zealand’s acquisition of Sanford’s North Island operations could cause issues with competition in the industry.
Sanford plans to sell most of its North Island inshore wildcatch fishing rights to iwi-owned rival Moana, and close its Auckland processing plant. Sanford had agreed to sell the annual catch entitlement for much of its quota to Moana for at least 10 years.
“We are considering whether the increase in the amount of [entitlement] that is allocated to Moana could substantially lessen competition,” the statement said.....
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Work begins on new $2m workshop at Ara Te Pūkenga Timaru campus
Work has begun on a new $2 million workshop at the Ara Institute of Canterbury Timaru campus, with the first sod turned on the site and a special kohatu (stone) gifted by iwi to form part of the building’s foundation.
It included karanga (call out) and karakia led by Ngāti Huirapa, with a kōwhai tree, to be planted on the completed site, also blessed as an acknowledgement of the physical resource being invested into the project.....
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New all-Māori, nurse-led health clinic to ease burden for Far North GP backlog
An all-Māori, nurse-led health clinic is aiming to meet the needs of more than 3000 people without a doctor in Te Hiku.
Te Whare Oranga will open on Tuesday in Kaitāia and is the vision of Māori not-for-profit ANT Trust, in a bid to address the lack of available GPs in the area.
The name of the clinic, meaning The House of Wellness, is based on the principles of hauora Māori or the holistic, whānau-centric approach to healthcare.....
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Commerce Commission raises concerns about Sanford sale to Moana
The Commerce Commission is concerned fishing company Moana New Zealand’s acquisition of Sanford’s North Island operations could cause issues with competition in the industry.
Sanford plans to sell most of its North Island inshore wildcatch fishing rights to iwi-owned rival Moana, and close its Auckland processing plant. Sanford had agreed to sell the annual catch entitlement for much of its quota to Moana for at least 10 years.
“We are considering whether the increase in the amount of [entitlement] that is allocated to Moana could substantially lessen competition,” the statement said.....
See full article HERE
Work begins on new $2m workshop at Ara Te Pūkenga Timaru campus
Work has begun on a new $2 million workshop at the Ara Institute of Canterbury Timaru campus, with the first sod turned on the site and a special kohatu (stone) gifted by iwi to form part of the building’s foundation.
It included karanga (call out) and karakia led by Ngāti Huirapa, with a kōwhai tree, to be planted on the completed site, also blessed as an acknowledgement of the physical resource being invested into the project.....
See full article HERE
New all-Māori, nurse-led health clinic to ease burden for Far North GP backlog
An all-Māori, nurse-led health clinic is aiming to meet the needs of more than 3000 people without a doctor in Te Hiku.
Te Whare Oranga will open on Tuesday in Kaitāia and is the vision of Māori not-for-profit ANT Trust, in a bid to address the lack of available GPs in the area.
The name of the clinic, meaning The House of Wellness, is based on the principles of hauora Māori or the holistic, whānau-centric approach to healthcare.....
See full article HERE
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Gary Judd KC: “We were here first,” is no justification for anything
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3 comments:
Maori mafia got lots of sugar daddy's eh.
The health system should never be racist as we all pay taxes.
There is already a basic system in place for taking Maori kids that are being mistreated at home. The main two being Mongrel Mob and Black Power and they already have access to government funding.
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