Saturday September 2, 2023
News:
Caren Fox to be appointed Chair of the Waitangi Tribunal
Associate Minister of Māori Development Nanaia Mahuta today announced Māori Land Court Chief Judge Caren Fox as the new Chairperson for the Waitangi Tribunal for a period of five years.
"I want to congratulate Chief Judge Fox on her appointment as chair Waitangi Tribunal after two decades of presiding on numerous historical, urgency and kaupapa treaty claims,” Nanaia Mahuta said.
“This is yet another remarkable milestone for Chief Judge Fox who will become the first wahine and wahine Māori appointed into the role by the Governor General.....
See full article HERE
Waipā District Council appoints three mana whenua representatives
Te Kanohi are mana whenua representatives who have been sitting on the Strategic Planning and Policy Committee, Service Delivery Committee, Finance and Corporate Committee and Regulatory Committee since 2019 to bring a Māori worldview to the committees and to be a voice for mana whenua interests across the district.
In March this year, the appointments were put on hold by Waipā District Council because of the Māori ward byelection after the resignation of previous councillor Takena Stirling.
New Māori ward councillor Dale-Maree Morgan was elected in June and has helped with the Te Kanohi appointment process.....
See full article HERE
Peters rules out demands from Māori “elite”
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters denies he’s anti-Māori.
See full article HERE
Waipā District Council appoints three mana whenua representatives
Te Kanohi are mana whenua representatives who have been sitting on the Strategic Planning and Policy Committee, Service Delivery Committee, Finance and Corporate Committee and Regulatory Committee since 2019 to bring a Māori worldview to the committees and to be a voice for mana whenua interests across the district.
In March this year, the appointments were put on hold by Waipā District Council because of the Māori ward byelection after the resignation of previous councillor Takena Stirling.
New Māori ward councillor Dale-Maree Morgan was elected in June and has helped with the Te Kanohi appointment process.....
See full article HERE
Peters rules out demands from Māori “elite”
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters denies he’s anti-Māori.
He says his beef is with a Maori elite making demands that aren’t good for ordinary Maori – and he stands by his record of delivery.
“And I’m saying to some of those radical Maori we’re not putting up with your rubbish any longer. We want to go back to delivering Maori in their great number with things they do want which is first world wages, a decent education for their children to take them as far as they can go, access to a health system which is affordable and immediate and a decent, affordable home which is what Maori want,” he says.
Mr Peters says if he had been given the money that had been wasted on some of the so-called Maori projects he could have housed every Maori family in New Zealand.
See full article HERE
Aotearoa hou bottom line for Te Pāti Māori
Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi says the party won’t work with any future government which includes New Zealand First and its leader Winston Peters.
The Māori Party has already said it won’t work with ACT and National again – and the feeling is mutual.....
See full article HERE
Taranaki to get legal personality
Hundreds of people are expected at Waitara’s Owae Marae today to witness the recognition of Taranaki mounga as a legal person.
The settlement for the mounga was signed in March and the ratification vote by members of Taranaki’s eight iwi drew 98 percent support....
See full article HERE
"Divisive and ineffective": ACT Leader refutes Willie Jackson's comments on the Treaty of Waitangi
ACT Leader David Seymour's taken issue with comments made by Maori Development Minister Willie Jackson, calling them divisive and ineffective.
In his final speech of the parliamentary term yesterday, Jackson said Maori have a different set of rights because they're recognised as the indigenous people of the country.
Seymour told Heather du Plessis-Allan that it's the first time he's heard a Labour MP explicitly say the Treaty of Waitangi means some people have different rights than others.
He claims that's not true and not supported by the Treaty, which he argues says we all have the same rights and duties....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Don Brash: A pathetic attempt to justify co-governance
“And I’m saying to some of those radical Maori we’re not putting up with your rubbish any longer. We want to go back to delivering Maori in their great number with things they do want which is first world wages, a decent education for their children to take them as far as they can go, access to a health system which is affordable and immediate and a decent, affordable home which is what Maori want,” he says.
Mr Peters says if he had been given the money that had been wasted on some of the so-called Maori projects he could have housed every Maori family in New Zealand.
See full article HERE
Aotearoa hou bottom line for Te Pāti Māori
Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi says the party won’t work with any future government which includes New Zealand First and its leader Winston Peters.
The Māori Party has already said it won’t work with ACT and National again – and the feeling is mutual.....
See full article HERE
Taranaki to get legal personality
Hundreds of people are expected at Waitara’s Owae Marae today to witness the recognition of Taranaki mounga as a legal person.
The settlement for the mounga was signed in March and the ratification vote by members of Taranaki’s eight iwi drew 98 percent support....
See full article HERE
"Divisive and ineffective": ACT Leader refutes Willie Jackson's comments on the Treaty of Waitangi
ACT Leader David Seymour's taken issue with comments made by Maori Development Minister Willie Jackson, calling them divisive and ineffective.
In his final speech of the parliamentary term yesterday, Jackson said Maori have a different set of rights because they're recognised as the indigenous people of the country.
Seymour told Heather du Plessis-Allan that it's the first time he's heard a Labour MP explicitly say the Treaty of Waitangi means some people have different rights than others.
He claims that's not true and not supported by the Treaty, which he argues says we all have the same rights and duties....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Don Brash: A pathetic attempt to justify co-governance
Henry Armstrong: New Zealand is in a Democratic Shambles – but who is listening?
Bruce Moon: Prepare For A Dirty War
Bruce Moon: Prepare For A Dirty War
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Friday September 1, 2023
News:
Some universities reluctant to set deadlines to ensure parity for Māori and Pacific students
Some universities are reluctant to set deadlines for ensuring Māori and Pacific students are as successful as other groups of students.
The deadlines are a new requirement from the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC).
The deadlines are a new requirement from the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC).
It has been trying for more than a decade to stop Māori and Pacific students failing courses and dropping out at much higher rates than other students.....
See full article HERE
Te Pāti Māori looks to upsize Māori health and life expectancy with election policy suite
Te Pāti Māori will introduce a number of initiatives if they are part of the next government, in its soon to be announced health policies.
The Herald understands Te Pāti will announce they plan to:
* Drop cancer screening for Māori by 10 years
* Implement a Māori Health Card
* Establish a Māori Accident Compensation Corporation
* Establish a kaupapa Māori mental health service
* Free GP and dental visits for families on $60k or less
* Increase funding for Te Aka Whai Ora - the Māori Health Authority
And much more......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Peter Winsley: Will New Zealand’s liberal democracy survive?
Te Pāti Māori looks to upsize Māori health and life expectancy with election policy suite
Te Pāti Māori will introduce a number of initiatives if they are part of the next government, in its soon to be announced health policies.
The Herald understands Te Pāti will announce they plan to:
* Drop cancer screening for Māori by 10 years
* Implement a Māori Health Card
* Establish a Māori Accident Compensation Corporation
* Establish a kaupapa Māori mental health service
* Free GP and dental visits for families on $60k or less
* Increase funding for Te Aka Whai Ora - the Māori Health Authority
And much more......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Peter Winsley: Will New Zealand’s liberal democracy survive?
Thursday August 31, 2023
News:
Death by a thousand cuts?
South Canterbury farmers are worried about continuing to farm their land, with a local council bringing in rules around the Sites and Areas of Significance to Māori (SASM).
Local Federated Farmers chair Greg Anderson describes the new regulation as "death by a thousand cuts". He says farmers are worried about how the propsed regulations will impact on what they can do with their land.
Local Federated Farmers chair Greg Anderson describes the new regulation as "death by a thousand cuts". He says farmers are worried about how the propsed regulations will impact on what they can do with their land.
Timaru District Council (TDC) has identified the first 4,000 property owners in the region whose land fits into the five categories of the SASM regulations - including cultural landscapes, land-based places, sacred land, waterways and sacred areas.
Under the Resource Management Act, councils must recognise and provide for the relationship of Māori culture and traditions of ancestral lands, water, sites, wāhi tapu (sacred place or site), and other taoka (treasure, especially items of historical cultural significance) through their district plan.
"We've already got SNAs, outstanding landscapes and biodiversity rules and now with SASMs. It is driving the farming community mad," Anderson says.....
See full article HERE
"New Zealand Māori Council Advocates For Rangatiratanga, Mana Motuhake, And Co-Governance In Aotearoa New Zealand"
The New Zealand Māori Council reaffirms its unwavering commitment to the principles of rangatiratanga, mana motuhake, and co-governance as essential components of an equal and just governance model for Aotearoa New Zealand. As custodians of the Treaty of Waitangi, the Council asserts that it is time to embrace a model that upholds the rights, aspirations, and sovereignty of Māori in a spirit of partnership.
The Treaty of Waitangi, a foundational document of our nation, calls for a relationship based on mutual respect and cooperation between the Crown and Māori. The New Zealand Māori Council firmly believes that this relationship should be realized through meaningful co-governance arrangements that recognize the authority and autonomy of Māori as tangata whenua.....
See full article HERE
David Seymour knows what’s best for Māori
He says ACT will restore one person, one vote in local government by scrapping Maori wards, which are voted for by people on the Maori electoral roll.
He calls it race-based representation, and says many Maori don’t like it too.
“If you talk to a lot of people who are Maori, they will say ‘I don’t like someone from another hapū ending up representing me – I resent that.’....
See full article HERE
Kāpiti Coast District Council declares wāhi tapu status for Kārewarewa urupā
Kāpiti Coast District Council has endorsed an independent hearing panel’s recommendation that an area in Waikanae Beach is wāhi tapu.
After the Waitangi Tribunal’s Kārewarewa urupā report in 2020, the council proposed, through its District Plan Change 2 process, to schedule the urupā, near Waimanu Lagoon, as wāhi tapu (sacred site).....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Mike Butler: Iwi leaders feeling heat?
Propaganda:
Māori leaders attend US event to share indigenous knowledge
Under the Resource Management Act, councils must recognise and provide for the relationship of Māori culture and traditions of ancestral lands, water, sites, wāhi tapu (sacred place or site), and other taoka (treasure, especially items of historical cultural significance) through their district plan.
"We've already got SNAs, outstanding landscapes and biodiversity rules and now with SASMs. It is driving the farming community mad," Anderson says.....
See full article HERE
"New Zealand Māori Council Advocates For Rangatiratanga, Mana Motuhake, And Co-Governance In Aotearoa New Zealand"
The New Zealand Māori Council reaffirms its unwavering commitment to the principles of rangatiratanga, mana motuhake, and co-governance as essential components of an equal and just governance model for Aotearoa New Zealand. As custodians of the Treaty of Waitangi, the Council asserts that it is time to embrace a model that upholds the rights, aspirations, and sovereignty of Māori in a spirit of partnership.
The Treaty of Waitangi, a foundational document of our nation, calls for a relationship based on mutual respect and cooperation between the Crown and Māori. The New Zealand Māori Council firmly believes that this relationship should be realized through meaningful co-governance arrangements that recognize the authority and autonomy of Māori as tangata whenua.....
See full article HERE
David Seymour knows what’s best for Māori
He says ACT will restore one person, one vote in local government by scrapping Maori wards, which are voted for by people on the Maori electoral roll.
He calls it race-based representation, and says many Maori don’t like it too.
“If you talk to a lot of people who are Maori, they will say ‘I don’t like someone from another hapū ending up representing me – I resent that.’....
See full article HERE
Kāpiti Coast District Council declares wāhi tapu status for Kārewarewa urupā
Kāpiti Coast District Council has endorsed an independent hearing panel’s recommendation that an area in Waikanae Beach is wāhi tapu.
After the Waitangi Tribunal’s Kārewarewa urupā report in 2020, the council proposed, through its District Plan Change 2 process, to schedule the urupā, near Waimanu Lagoon, as wāhi tapu (sacred site).....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Mike Butler: Iwi leaders feeling heat?
Propaganda:
Māori leaders attend US event to share indigenous knowledge
Wednesday August 30, 2023
News:
Three mana whenua reps appointed
Three of four spots for mana whenua representatives on Waipā District Council committees have been filled.
Mana whenua representatives, known as Te Kanohi, sit on Council’s Strategic Planning and Policy Committee, Service Delivery Committee, Finance and Corporate Committee and Regulatory Committee. Each has voting rights on their committee....
See full article HERE
Far North hapu want international airport in Kaitāia
The future of the country’s northernmost airport has been settled following months of negotiations between iwi and the Far North District Council.
There had been fears it would be shut down permanently, due to disagreements over who owned the land and who should run the facility. But with its future now certain, iwi want to have a greater say in the running of the airport.
The Ōhinu landblock where the airport is situated was sold in the 1800s, and almost 100 years later it ended up in the hands of the Crown, which established an airport there during World War II......
See full article HERE
No walking from UNDRIP
One of the authors of the He Puapua report on how New Zealand should implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples says there’s no exit option.
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has pledged to take New Zealand out of the declaration, calling it divisive.
But Wharehuia Bill Hamilton says we’re stuck with the decision made in 2010 by the National Government to keep its Maori Party coalition partner on side.....
See full article HERE
Iwi oppose yacht club lease
Gisborne Yacht Club want a new lease to keep operating on their current site, but Ngati Oneone say they have lost most of their tribal area and want any such land oned by council to be returned.....(Paywall)
See full article HERE
Māori Farm Size Much Larger Than Average Size
The average size of Māori farms was almost three times larger than the average size of all farms in Aotearoa New Zealand in 2022, according to figures released by Stats NZ today.
The greater average size of Māori farms was driven by a higher proportion of larger farms, with 16 percent of all Māori farms being larger than 1,000 hectares, compared with 5 percent for all New Zealand farms.....
See full article HERE
Batchelor book breaks electioneering ban
Taurangamoana kaumatua Buddy Mikaere says stop co-governance campaigner Julian Batchelor has crossed the line from spreading misinformation to illegal electioneering.
He’s lodged a complaint with the Electoral Commission about a booklet put out by the Whangarei preacher.
He says mixed in with the anti-Maori rhetoric are calls to vote for parties that oppose co-governance and promise to do away with the Treaty of Waitangi.....
See full article HERE
Call out for top Māori scholars
Māori research organisation Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga expected to fund up to 10 PhD scholars in the latest round of its Māori Futures Programme.
The scholarship grant includes a stipend of $33,000 a year, plus $7,500 for tuition fees, and run for two years.
Applicants must be high achieving Māori doctoral students who are currently enrolled, or intend to enrol, at a Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga tertiary education partner institution....
See full article HERE
Treaty missing from waipiro law
A South Auckland Māori warden who took a Waitangi tribunal claim over the proliferation of alcohol outlets says the passing of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Amendment (Community Participation) Bill is a small step in the right direction.
Dave Ratu says the bill removes some of the handicaps that stopped people speaking up against outlets in their neighbourhoods, including the removal of appeals whoch allowed the process to drag on.
But he says there’s no mention of the Treaty of Waitangi, no requirement for Maori to be represented on the district licensing committees, and no acknowledgement that tikanga should be part of the process.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Māori at the receiving end of flaky logic when it comes to suppression
Far North hapu want international airport in Kaitāia
The future of the country’s northernmost airport has been settled following months of negotiations between iwi and the Far North District Council.
There had been fears it would be shut down permanently, due to disagreements over who owned the land and who should run the facility. But with its future now certain, iwi want to have a greater say in the running of the airport.
The Ōhinu landblock where the airport is situated was sold in the 1800s, and almost 100 years later it ended up in the hands of the Crown, which established an airport there during World War II......
See full article HERE
No walking from UNDRIP
One of the authors of the He Puapua report on how New Zealand should implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples says there’s no exit option.
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has pledged to take New Zealand out of the declaration, calling it divisive.
But Wharehuia Bill Hamilton says we’re stuck with the decision made in 2010 by the National Government to keep its Maori Party coalition partner on side.....
See full article HERE
Iwi oppose yacht club lease
Gisborne Yacht Club want a new lease to keep operating on their current site, but Ngati Oneone say they have lost most of their tribal area and want any such land oned by council to be returned.....(Paywall)
See full article HERE
Māori Farm Size Much Larger Than Average Size
The average size of Māori farms was almost three times larger than the average size of all farms in Aotearoa New Zealand in 2022, according to figures released by Stats NZ today.
The greater average size of Māori farms was driven by a higher proportion of larger farms, with 16 percent of all Māori farms being larger than 1,000 hectares, compared with 5 percent for all New Zealand farms.....
See full article HERE
Batchelor book breaks electioneering ban
Taurangamoana kaumatua Buddy Mikaere says stop co-governance campaigner Julian Batchelor has crossed the line from spreading misinformation to illegal electioneering.
He’s lodged a complaint with the Electoral Commission about a booklet put out by the Whangarei preacher.
He says mixed in with the anti-Maori rhetoric are calls to vote for parties that oppose co-governance and promise to do away with the Treaty of Waitangi.....
See full article HERE
Call out for top Māori scholars
Māori research organisation Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga expected to fund up to 10 PhD scholars in the latest round of its Māori Futures Programme.
The scholarship grant includes a stipend of $33,000 a year, plus $7,500 for tuition fees, and run for two years.
Applicants must be high achieving Māori doctoral students who are currently enrolled, or intend to enrol, at a Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga tertiary education partner institution....
See full article HERE
Treaty missing from waipiro law
A South Auckland Māori warden who took a Waitangi tribunal claim over the proliferation of alcohol outlets says the passing of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Amendment (Community Participation) Bill is a small step in the right direction.
Dave Ratu says the bill removes some of the handicaps that stopped people speaking up against outlets in their neighbourhoods, including the removal of appeals whoch allowed the process to drag on.
But he says there’s no mention of the Treaty of Waitangi, no requirement for Maori to be represented on the district licensing committees, and no acknowledgement that tikanga should be part of the process.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Māori at the receiving end of flaky logic when it comes to suppression
Tuesday August 29, 2023
News:
Attacks on Māori Party billboards sign of racism
Māori Party president John Tamihere says the high level of damage to the party’s election hoardings in the Tauranga are shows it’s a hot bed of white supremacists.
The party has reported a large number attacks on its signs this election, including someone who drove through a fence near Parihaka in Taranaki to run down a hoarding, but it’s a particular problem in parts of the Waiariki electorate.
The party has reported a large number attacks on its signs this election, including someone who drove through a fence near Parihaka in Taranaki to run down a hoarding, but it’s a particular problem in parts of the Waiariki electorate.
“Auckland is bad but Tauranga is a hotbed of white supremacists.....
See full article HERE
Willie Jackson defends Jennifer Ward-Lealand Māori Language Commission appointment
“Before I made my final decision to recommend Jennifer’s appointment I spoke with Ta Timoti Karetu, probably the foremost expert on Māori language teaching.
“He was clear we need Pākehā support if we are going to win the fight to save our reo. He said we must have a number of strategies if we want our language to survive and Pākehā learning and then advocating for our language and culture is a really important one.
“We are aiming to get one million Māori language speakers by 2040. There are only 800,000 of us so how are we going to get the other 200,000? Ta Timoti said to me that if we really want a bilingual country then we must try to normalise the reo and get everyone speaking it. "
“One thing I’ve learned in life is that when Pākehā start advocating our causes people listen more, sad but annoyingly true, and I have plenty of examples that I won’t go into right now....
See full article HERE
Māori vote tinkering ignores treaty deal
Māori Party president John Tamihere says repealing the law allowing local bodies to create Māori wards takes away Māori rights guaranteed by the Treaty of Waitiangi.
National’s leader Chris Luxon and ACT’s David Seymour have come out against the provisions that allow voters on the Maori electoral roll to elect councillors to represent their interests.
“Government did not get their rights through discovery. They did not get their rights from conquest. They got their rights through consent. Our ancestors signed a deal saying yes pakeha, you can come and live here, and yes you can share, but we must be equal, and you must protect our rights to our own rangatiratanga. He’s rewriting the law by taking things away from their obligations to the treaty,” Mr Tamihere says....
See full article HERE
National eyes repeal of Māori wards
The National Party, with support from ACT, is seriously contemplating the repeal of Māori wards, a move that could decrease Māori representation in local government decision-making.
Established in 2001, Māori wards were introduced to guarantee Māori a voice in local government decision-making processes.....
See full article HERE
Iconic Edmonds cookbook translated into Māori
The Edmonds brand has been a kitchen staple in homes across the country for well over a century. Now, a version of the children's My First Cookbook is set to be available in te reo Māori.
The fully illustrated Taku Puka Tohutao Tuatahi cookbook is aimed at tamariki, but is being touted as a learning tool for Māori language learners.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Peter Williams: Will Auckland Council include Maori seats?
Damien Grant: When Te Pāti Māori tell us what they stand for we should believe them
Peter Williams: Who's really dividing New Zealand?
JC: One Country, One People, One Law
Propaganda:
Tihei: Combating anxiety for a better night’s sleep
Willie Jackson defends Jennifer Ward-Lealand Māori Language Commission appointment
“Before I made my final decision to recommend Jennifer’s appointment I spoke with Ta Timoti Karetu, probably the foremost expert on Māori language teaching.
“He was clear we need Pākehā support if we are going to win the fight to save our reo. He said we must have a number of strategies if we want our language to survive and Pākehā learning and then advocating for our language and culture is a really important one.
“We are aiming to get one million Māori language speakers by 2040. There are only 800,000 of us so how are we going to get the other 200,000? Ta Timoti said to me that if we really want a bilingual country then we must try to normalise the reo and get everyone speaking it. "
“One thing I’ve learned in life is that when Pākehā start advocating our causes people listen more, sad but annoyingly true, and I have plenty of examples that I won’t go into right now....
See full article HERE
Māori vote tinkering ignores treaty deal
Māori Party president John Tamihere says repealing the law allowing local bodies to create Māori wards takes away Māori rights guaranteed by the Treaty of Waitiangi.
National’s leader Chris Luxon and ACT’s David Seymour have come out against the provisions that allow voters on the Maori electoral roll to elect councillors to represent their interests.
“Government did not get their rights through discovery. They did not get their rights from conquest. They got their rights through consent. Our ancestors signed a deal saying yes pakeha, you can come and live here, and yes you can share, but we must be equal, and you must protect our rights to our own rangatiratanga. He’s rewriting the law by taking things away from their obligations to the treaty,” Mr Tamihere says....
See full article HERE
National eyes repeal of Māori wards
The National Party, with support from ACT, is seriously contemplating the repeal of Māori wards, a move that could decrease Māori representation in local government decision-making.
Established in 2001, Māori wards were introduced to guarantee Māori a voice in local government decision-making processes.....
See full article HERE
Iconic Edmonds cookbook translated into Māori
The Edmonds brand has been a kitchen staple in homes across the country for well over a century. Now, a version of the children's My First Cookbook is set to be available in te reo Māori.
The fully illustrated Taku Puka Tohutao Tuatahi cookbook is aimed at tamariki, but is being touted as a learning tool for Māori language learners.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Peter Williams: Will Auckland Council include Maori seats?
Damien Grant: When Te Pāti Māori tell us what they stand for we should believe them
Peter Williams: Who's really dividing New Zealand?
JC: One Country, One People, One Law
Propaganda:
Tihei: Combating anxiety for a better night’s sleep
Monday August 28, 2023
News:
ACT Will Repeal Undemocratic Māori Wards
“ACT will restore one person, one vote to local government by scrapping race-based representation altogether”, says ACT Leader David Seymour.
“Labour has been unapologetically undemocratic about local Māori representation. It has established iwi appointees on the otherwise democratically elected Environment Canterbury Regional Council. It attempted to force a disproportionate number of Māori wards on the Rotorua District Council, which was found to be inconsistent with the Bill of Rights by Labour’s own Attorney-General. And it has attempted to force undemocratic Māori wards on communities that do not want them.
“ACT will repeal race-based Māori wards altogether.....
See full article HERE
More on the above here > ACT pledges to repeal Māori wards law change
Also here > ACT's pledge to scrap Māori wards a 'fundamental breach' of Te Tiriti, advocate says
And here > Māori wards law repeal likely under National govt – Luxon
Dispute over Kaitāia Airport resolved, iwi leader says
An iwi leader says protest action has been called off following a resolution to the land ownership dispute over Kaitāia Airport.
The future of the country's northernmost airport had been uncertain for years, due to disagreements over who owned the land and who should run the facility.
The iwi's chief executive, Rangitane Marsden, said the land would be bought back by Ngāi Takoto and returned to relevant hapū and marae.
He said the agreement gave certainty that the land would be used as an airport, for a period of up to 35 years, but not exceeding 40.....
See full article HERE
Residents oppose 17-letter street name chosen by iwi
A 17-letter name, the traditional Māori name for the location, has been rejected by Bay of Plenty residents for being too long, leaving it a street with no name.
Papakangahorohoro Road was proposed as the name of a development of new houses at Bunyan Rd, Whakatāne, after the Whakatāne District Council consulted with local iwi.....
See full article HERE
Māori ward considered for Hutt City
Does Hutt City need a Māori ward? The council is reviewing representation with a panel, headed by former MP Paul Swain, tasked with making a recommendation on the tricky issue.
Although there are four Māori voices on the council – Tui Lewis, Naomi Shaw, Keri Brown and Gabriel Tupou – Māori traditionally struggle to get a seat at the table.
In the 2018 Census, there were 19,260 Māori in a population of 104,352.
See full article HERE
Ngāti Kahu says enough to desecration of Tokerau Beach
Hapu on the Karikari Peninsula are calling for a rāhui to protect the unique ecology on beaches like Tokerau.
A meeting was held at Haiti-Tai-Marangai Marae in Whatuwhiwhi to explore a ban on vehicle access to the beach in order to protect the area’s holy sites and animals after Ngti Kahu voiced concerns about environmental degradation to beaches on the Peninsula.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Don Brash: Too many politicians are ignorant or intimidated
Clive Bibby: Co-Governance and the Three Waters Legislation
Mike Butler: Fraud, plunder, treason, treaty
Propaganda:
Co-governance is good for us
“ACT will repeal race-based Māori wards altogether.....
See full article HERE
More on the above here > ACT pledges to repeal Māori wards law change
Also here > ACT's pledge to scrap Māori wards a 'fundamental breach' of Te Tiriti, advocate says
And here > Māori wards law repeal likely under National govt – Luxon
Dispute over Kaitāia Airport resolved, iwi leader says
An iwi leader says protest action has been called off following a resolution to the land ownership dispute over Kaitāia Airport.
The future of the country's northernmost airport had been uncertain for years, due to disagreements over who owned the land and who should run the facility.
The iwi's chief executive, Rangitane Marsden, said the land would be bought back by Ngāi Takoto and returned to relevant hapū and marae.
He said the agreement gave certainty that the land would be used as an airport, for a period of up to 35 years, but not exceeding 40.....
See full article HERE
Residents oppose 17-letter street name chosen by iwi
A 17-letter name, the traditional Māori name for the location, has been rejected by Bay of Plenty residents for being too long, leaving it a street with no name.
Papakangahorohoro Road was proposed as the name of a development of new houses at Bunyan Rd, Whakatāne, after the Whakatāne District Council consulted with local iwi.....
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Māori ward considered for Hutt City
Does Hutt City need a Māori ward? The council is reviewing representation with a panel, headed by former MP Paul Swain, tasked with making a recommendation on the tricky issue.
Although there are four Māori voices on the council – Tui Lewis, Naomi Shaw, Keri Brown and Gabriel Tupou – Māori traditionally struggle to get a seat at the table.
In the 2018 Census, there were 19,260 Māori in a population of 104,352.
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Ngāti Kahu says enough to desecration of Tokerau Beach
Hapu on the Karikari Peninsula are calling for a rāhui to protect the unique ecology on beaches like Tokerau.
A meeting was held at Haiti-Tai-Marangai Marae in Whatuwhiwhi to explore a ban on vehicle access to the beach in order to protect the area’s holy sites and animals after Ngti Kahu voiced concerns about environmental degradation to beaches on the Peninsula.....
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Articles:
Don Brash: Too many politicians are ignorant or intimidated
Clive Bibby: Co-Governance and the Three Waters Legislation
Mike Butler: Fraud, plunder, treason, treaty
Propaganda:
Co-governance is good for us
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The ridiculous long maori names are just mana seeking try ons. Presumably also attempts to justify extensive paid "consultation".The record long name in Hawkes Bay is reckoned to be an example of maori humour at the expense of sucker settlers. Names like the (now vanished) Oi are never proposed. New maori names should be limited to three "sounds" plus the occasional Te. Vast numbers of European names involve just two or three "sounds" to the great convenience of all.
Reap what you sow Tamihere.
re 29th. It is rich for Tamahere who advocates maori race based total ownership of water to be ranting about perceived racial supremacy. Could it be that the sign vandals are merely acting in the interests of democracy and counter to advancemnt of racial supremacy? With the msm including RNZ captured and/or bought off, advocates of democracy have few means of expression.
However i suspect the assertion that wrecking signs in an area like Tauranga will simply increase resolve of potential maori votersis correct. And encourage even more uncivilised "once were warriors" reaction to any meetings for other candidates.
Isn't it a bit rich John Tamihere going on about white supremacy when he and the Maori Party itself are hotbeds of part-brown supremacy?
As a portent of their fate the Gisborne Yacht Club should visit lake Horowhenua (Levin) and view the derelict remains of the local yacht club which used to provide a constructive outlet for many motivated local youth. The display of characteristic colonist initiative, ability, enterprise, skill and energy apparently irked local maori, the landowners, although all the very considerable development by the local Coucnil. in pursuit of maori Brownie points(ie mana), local maori rejected the presence and the Club was kicked out. The volunteer built structure is now a vandalised ruin.
re 30th. With the proliferation of maori wards and other race based and race favoured positions in Councils, and with all holders seeking contentious publicity for maori Brownie points (mana), the problem of proliferating SAMS will only increase. Pioneer settler Polack noted that maori were totally contemptuous of burial grounds of conquered preceeding occupants. Whilst there may be a case for concentrated burial areas respected down the years, it is absurd to set aside whole areas where the fallen may repose. Such an approach would rule vast areas of France and Belguim unusable. Personally I would like to see more battle and pa sites identified but not necessarily reserved and with explanatory signs. But the story is usually so grim maori prefer to keep more or less secret and vague. Also for possible future exploitation.
re 1st Insistence that universities achieve parity of output is absurd. Would be more productive if insisted that all meet pass rates of Asian students. Many maori and pacifica are admitted under relaxed requirements so are on the back foot from the outset. Maybe if graduates of Maori Studies and other contrived social course are counted as equal against BEs, BScs etc parity will be attainable. But the end product will be of little real use to the country or the holders, especially under Act and Winston. A vast amount of taxpayer funding will have been frittered and the universities captured even more so than at present by the large number of staff associated contrived airy fairy social courses
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>The problem becomes how do you enforce that with academics who perhaps don't think it's their responsibility to teach in ways that provide equitable outcomes.
Academics tend to teach their disciplines at a level commensurate with the level of the students - final-year courses can be, indeed ought to be, pretty tough. Dropping those standards in order to push students of chosen racial groups through amounts to producing substandard graduates. That can be a real problem in areas associated with e.g. biomedical professions. It also means that postgraduate courses either have to be dumbed down as well or students entering those programmes have to do some catching up to get up to scratch. This may mean additional courses in what ought to have been covered at undrgraduate level, or even extra time by devoting the first semester to bridging courses. Either that, of course, or just give up on maintaining standards altogether.......... There is a price to pay for all this social engineering.
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