Saturday September 9, 2023
News:
Te Rau o Tika | Justice System Kaupapa Inquiry (WAI 3060)
Police is participating in Te Rau o te Tika - the Waitangi Tribunal Kaupapa inquiry into the justice system (WAI 3060). This is a broad system-wide inquiry examining the extent to which actions, policies or omissions within the justice system are breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi.
This inquiry is an opportunity for the Crown to hear directly from Māori about their experiences within the justice system, and for the Government to address current and past issues in continuing our commitment to achieve better outcomes for Māori.....
See full article HERE
Hamilton City Council vote to change Sonning Carpark name to Opoia Paa
Sonning Carpark in Hamilton will now be called Opoia Paa following a vote by Hamilton City Council today.
The vote is the latest development for the site, which became controversial last year when high-rise housing was proposed on the council-owned land.....
See full article HERE
Global Knowledge Exchange Programme Announced To Support Māori Innovators In Agri-Food Tech
Applications are now open for Te Ara Pōtiki, a new global intern programme that will see Māori innovators in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) disciplines placed in world leading international food and agriculture tech businesses, initially in the United States of America.
The 3-month placements will see up to 15 promising Māori leaders placed over the next three years, beginning with an inaugural cohort in the first half of 2024.....
See full article HERE
NZNO Wants More Māori And Pasifika Nurses; Calls For Free Training
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) wants more detail from campaigning political parties about how they will urgently fund 4000 more nurses, especially those who are Māori and Pasifika.
NZNO Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku said at least 4000 nurses were needed tomorrow, but that any recruitment initiatives must be focused on having more Māori and Pasifika nurses, midwives and health care assistants in place.
"We have a health system based on western models from which many Māori and Pasifika people feel culturally alienated.
The most recent Nursing Council statistics indicate that Māori (17.4 percent of the population) make up just 7 percent of the nursing workforce. Pasifika (8 percent of the population) make up just 4 percent.
"We need also to remember that upholding te Tiriti o Waitangi firmly across the health system is part of the obligation for Māori to have self-determination over their own health and wellbeing and to achieve equitable health outcomes. Pasifika are also entitled to culturally appropriate care......
See full article HERE
Auckland Council hopes for more submissions from Māori on seats
Auckland Council says it is perplexed by the low number of submissions so far from Māori on whether to establish Māori seats.
Thirty-two of the country's 78 councils already have Māori seats.....
See full article HERE
Whanganui meeting calls for Māori wards and constitutional change
Whanganui will have Māori wards if its council gives weight to a public meeting strongly in favour of guaranteeing Māori representation.
Thursday night's meeting of about 25 people appeared overwhelmingly in favour of introducing Māori wards as a way to guarantee Māori participation in council decision-making in a district where it has been difficult to get Māori elected to the council....
See full article HERE
Councillors tautoko Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
In support of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori next week, Far North District Council elected members are marking the celebration of te reo Māori with a series of short video messages of support (tautoko) for those learning the language.
Individual messages from a different councillor each day will play on the council’s Facebook page throughout the week....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Lindsay Mitchell: Cultural indoctrination of the NZ Police
Propaganda:
Courage needed to make right call over access to Tukurua Beach
See full article HERE
Hamilton City Council vote to change Sonning Carpark name to Opoia Paa
Sonning Carpark in Hamilton will now be called Opoia Paa following a vote by Hamilton City Council today.
The vote is the latest development for the site, which became controversial last year when high-rise housing was proposed on the council-owned land.....
See full article HERE
Global Knowledge Exchange Programme Announced To Support Māori Innovators In Agri-Food Tech
Applications are now open for Te Ara Pōtiki, a new global intern programme that will see Māori innovators in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) disciplines placed in world leading international food and agriculture tech businesses, initially in the United States of America.
The 3-month placements will see up to 15 promising Māori leaders placed over the next three years, beginning with an inaugural cohort in the first half of 2024.....
See full article HERE
NZNO Wants More Māori And Pasifika Nurses; Calls For Free Training
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) wants more detail from campaigning political parties about how they will urgently fund 4000 more nurses, especially those who are Māori and Pasifika.
NZNO Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku said at least 4000 nurses were needed tomorrow, but that any recruitment initiatives must be focused on having more Māori and Pasifika nurses, midwives and health care assistants in place.
"We have a health system based on western models from which many Māori and Pasifika people feel culturally alienated.
The most recent Nursing Council statistics indicate that Māori (17.4 percent of the population) make up just 7 percent of the nursing workforce. Pasifika (8 percent of the population) make up just 4 percent.
"We need also to remember that upholding te Tiriti o Waitangi firmly across the health system is part of the obligation for Māori to have self-determination over their own health and wellbeing and to achieve equitable health outcomes. Pasifika are also entitled to culturally appropriate care......
See full article HERE
Auckland Council hopes for more submissions from Māori on seats
Auckland Council says it is perplexed by the low number of submissions so far from Māori on whether to establish Māori seats.
Thirty-two of the country's 78 councils already have Māori seats.....
See full article HERE
Whanganui meeting calls for Māori wards and constitutional change
Whanganui will have Māori wards if its council gives weight to a public meeting strongly in favour of guaranteeing Māori representation.
Thursday night's meeting of about 25 people appeared overwhelmingly in favour of introducing Māori wards as a way to guarantee Māori participation in council decision-making in a district where it has been difficult to get Māori elected to the council....
See full article HERE
Councillors tautoko Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
In support of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori next week, Far North District Council elected members are marking the celebration of te reo Māori with a series of short video messages of support (tautoko) for those learning the language.
Individual messages from a different councillor each day will play on the council’s Facebook page throughout the week....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Lindsay Mitchell: Cultural indoctrination of the NZ Police
Propaganda:
Courage needed to make right call over access to Tukurua Beach
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 September 8, 2023
News:
Compulsory te reo off the table under Labour
Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins says a future Labour Government won’t make te reo Māori compulsory in schools, but it will strive to make it universally available.
“I’m really proud of the fact that in primary schools kids are learning their colours in te reo Māori they’re learning their numbers, and the alphabet in te reo Māori. That’s exciting, I’m really supportive of that. And we’re really focused on expanding the amount of immersion language provision that’s available in te reo Māori,” he says.....
See full article HERE
Peters hangs elite tag on Te Pāti Māori
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says the Māori elite represented by Te Pāti Māori are ignoring the needs of ordinary Māori.
Mr Peters’s definition of elites takes in prominent figure such as Waipareira head and Māori Party president John Tamihere and former Manukau Urban Māori Authority chief executive Willie Jackson turned Labour Party minister Willie Jackson.
He says the elites assert tino rangatiratanga even though they will never be chiefs, and ignore the real needs of Māori to housing, health, education and first world wages.....
See full article HERE
Ngāti Tūwharetoa drops bid for Ruapehu Alpine Lifts; reserves stance under its Treaty claim settlement
Ngāti Tūwharetoa now opposes the liquidation and sale of assets of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts.
It’s a change of heart by the iwi which was looking at a formal bid to buy New Zealand’s biggest commercial skifield when it went into liquidation in July.
Tūwharetoa now says the sale of the business must stop.....
See full article HERE
Waiariki iwi’s aquaculture venture gets ‘transformational’ investment boost
An eastern Bay of Plenty iwi’s sustainable aquaculture project has received a $600,000 investment boost that will have “transformational benefits” beyond aquaculture, the iwi says.
Ngā Iwi i Te Rohe o Te Waiariki (NIOW) has secured the additional $600,000 from the Ministry for Primary Industries to take its large-scale aquaculture project to the next stage....
See full article HERE
Māori ward under discussion in South Wairarapa
South Wairarapa District Council (SWDC) is having conversations about establishing a Māori ward in the district.
“It’s the first time an Order in Council has been translated into both languages,” Davis said.
Peters hangs elite tag on Te Pāti Māori
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says the Māori elite represented by Te Pāti Māori are ignoring the needs of ordinary Māori.
Mr Peters’s definition of elites takes in prominent figure such as Waipareira head and Māori Party president John Tamihere and former Manukau Urban Māori Authority chief executive Willie Jackson turned Labour Party minister Willie Jackson.
He says the elites assert tino rangatiratanga even though they will never be chiefs, and ignore the real needs of Māori to housing, health, education and first world wages.....
See full article HERE
Ngāti Tūwharetoa drops bid for Ruapehu Alpine Lifts; reserves stance under its Treaty claim settlement
Ngāti Tūwharetoa now opposes the liquidation and sale of assets of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts.
It’s a change of heart by the iwi which was looking at a formal bid to buy New Zealand’s biggest commercial skifield when it went into liquidation in July.
Tūwharetoa now says the sale of the business must stop.....
See full article HERE
Waiariki iwi’s aquaculture venture gets ‘transformational’ investment boost
An eastern Bay of Plenty iwi’s sustainable aquaculture project has received a $600,000 investment boost that will have “transformational benefits” beyond aquaculture, the iwi says.
Ngā Iwi i Te Rohe o Te Waiariki (NIOW) has secured the additional $600,000 from the Ministry for Primary Industries to take its large-scale aquaculture project to the next stage....
See full article HERE
Māori ward under discussion in South Wairarapa
South Wairarapa District Council (SWDC) is having conversations about establishing a Māori ward in the district.
Earlier this year, an independent panel that spent two years reviewing the state of local government concluded a radical overhaul was needed, including stronger relationships with Māori.....
See full article HERE
Released Māori prisoners turned away for housing amid stark stats
A new report from the University of Auckland has found Māori prisoners are almost twice as likely to experience unstable housing after release as non-Māori prisoners.
The report highlights the need for stable housing for former prisoners to tackle rising recidivism rates.....
See full article HERE
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Released Māori prisoners turned away for housing amid stark stats
A new report from the University of Auckland has found Māori prisoners are almost twice as likely to experience unstable housing after release as non-Māori prisoners.
The report highlights the need for stable housing for former prisoners to tackle rising recidivism rates.....
See full article HERE
Thursday September 7, 2023
News:
Davis on new law in te reo Māori
Māori Crown Relations Minister Kelvin Davis has welcomed the translation of secondary legislation into te reo Māori, saying it is a “historic” moment for New Zealand.
“It’s the first time an Order in Council has been translated into both languages,” Davis said.
Davis said the translation was a sign of the government’s commitment to te reo Māori.....
See full article HERE
Māori education conference explores issues
More than 200 Māori education leaders have gathered in Karitane for the largest conference of its kind in history.
Puketeraki Marae welcomed Māori from all over New Zealand for the Te Akatea New Zealand Māori Principals’ Association’s annual national conference.
"We’re making determined decisions to resist colonial oppression, revitalise our reo and tikanga [customs] to return to the state of thriving that our tūpuna [ancestors] enjoyed.....
See full article HERE
Ambulances to Ukraine with Māori blessing
Injured combatants in Ukraine will have the blessings of a Taurangamoana iwi as they are carrid to safety in a fleet of reconditioned ambulances.
Each ambulance will carry a name reflecting the seven key principles of Māori worldview: Rangatira; Manaaki; Kotahi; Whanau; Kaitiaki; Wairua; and Tupuna....
See full article HERE
Māori education conference explores issues
More than 200 Māori education leaders have gathered in Karitane for the largest conference of its kind in history.
Puketeraki Marae welcomed Māori from all over New Zealand for the Te Akatea New Zealand Māori Principals’ Association’s annual national conference.
"We’re making determined decisions to resist colonial oppression, revitalise our reo and tikanga [customs] to return to the state of thriving that our tūpuna [ancestors] enjoyed.....
See full article HERE
Ambulances to Ukraine with Māori blessing
Injured combatants in Ukraine will have the blessings of a Taurangamoana iwi as they are carrid to safety in a fleet of reconditioned ambulances.
Each ambulance will carry a name reflecting the seven key principles of Māori worldview: Rangatira; Manaaki; Kotahi; Whanau; Kaitiaki; Wairua; and Tupuna....
See full article HERE
Wednesday September 6, 2023
News:
Auckland’s largest TV studio unveiled, setting stage for indigenous content
Auckland’s largest television studio floor and training facility, Hawaikirangi, was officially inaugurated today with a dawn karakia.
Iwi, politicians, broadcasters and creative producers joined Whakaata Māori kaimahi for the event. Spanning 232 square metres and located beside the Whakaata Māori building, the facility includes two studios, offices, audience spaces and live broadcast capabilities.
Iwi, politicians, broadcasters and creative producers joined Whakaata Māori kaimahi for the event. Spanning 232 square metres and located beside the Whakaata Māori building, the facility includes two studios, offices, audience spaces and live broadcast capabilities.
Māori Development Minister Willie Jackson called for political backing of the initiative. “We must tautoko this kaupapa. Don’t use us in the games. We are in a fight for our reo. We are in a fight for our culture,” he declared.
See full article HERE
Taranaki Coastal Plan protects marine environment for future generations
Every inch of Taranaki coastline and marine environment, including the region’s famous surf breaks, is now legally protected after years of consultation and review.
The Coastal Plan sets out legally enforceable rules for structures, disturbances, discharges, and the taking of natural resources and covers the Taranaki coastline which extends 295 kilometres from Waihī Stream in the north, to Waiinu in the south.
It protects surf breaks, native marine biodiversity, taonga species, archaeological sites, sites of historic significance to Taranaki iwi, areas with outstanding natural character and areas popular for fishing, bird watching, swimming and walking.....
See full article HERE
Shane Jones: We must not weaponise te reo Māori to divide New Zealand
The move to make te reo Māori a core subject in primary schools is under threat, should National form the next government.
That comes after the future of te reo was the main agenda of a debate between some of the major parties ahead of this year’s general election.
Representatives from the Greens, Te Pāti Māori, NZ First, Labour and National gathered to discuss issues facing the language.....
See full article HERE
ACC to introduce rongoā Māori healing practices at world conference
The Ngāti Porou wahine has brought that mātauranga to ACC in her position as a Māori health lead, and will introduce it on the world stage when she attends the Healing our Spirit Worldwide (HOSW) conference next week in Vancouver, Canada.
Taare is studying to be a rongoā Māori practitioner and will share how ACC created an indigenous healing pathway to help support wellbeing three years ago.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Strong values drive success of award-winning Māori-owned business
Taranaki Coastal Plan protects marine environment for future generations
Every inch of Taranaki coastline and marine environment, including the region’s famous surf breaks, is now legally protected after years of consultation and review.
The Coastal Plan sets out legally enforceable rules for structures, disturbances, discharges, and the taking of natural resources and covers the Taranaki coastline which extends 295 kilometres from Waihī Stream in the north, to Waiinu in the south.
It protects surf breaks, native marine biodiversity, taonga species, archaeological sites, sites of historic significance to Taranaki iwi, areas with outstanding natural character and areas popular for fishing, bird watching, swimming and walking.....
See full article HERE
Shane Jones: We must not weaponise te reo Māori to divide New Zealand
The move to make te reo Māori a core subject in primary schools is under threat, should National form the next government.
That comes after the future of te reo was the main agenda of a debate between some of the major parties ahead of this year’s general election.
Representatives from the Greens, Te Pāti Māori, NZ First, Labour and National gathered to discuss issues facing the language.....
See full article HERE
ACC to introduce rongoā Māori healing practices at world conference
The Ngāti Porou wahine has brought that mātauranga to ACC in her position as a Māori health lead, and will introduce it on the world stage when she attends the Healing our Spirit Worldwide (HOSW) conference next week in Vancouver, Canada.
Taare is studying to be a rongoā Māori practitioner and will share how ACC created an indigenous healing pathway to help support wellbeing three years ago.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Strong values drive success of award-winning Māori-owned business
Tuesday September 5, 2023
News:
Auckland Māori ward plan out for consultation
Auckland Council is forging ahead with plans to create Māori wards, despite the threat by National to bring back the veto referendums which blocked progress for 20 years, and ACT’s promise to abolish all Māori seats at council level.
“We’ve got the largest Maori population in the world – residing here in Auckland – and we need to have that Maori voice at the governing body table,” she says.
“We’ve got the largest Maori population in the world – residing here in Auckland – and we need to have that Maori voice at the governing body table,” she says.
While the Independent Maori Statutory Board does great work, it does not have a vote of the full council....
Its students’ research concentrated on growing local seaweed species, a staple of the Kina’s diet and the win shows that kura Māori can compete with the much larger mainstream schools in science.
See full article HERE
Te reo Māori on shaky school grounds under National
Former MP and cabinet minister, Northland NZ First candidate Shane Jones says there are more important things for children to learn at school, and language has become a divisive topic under Labour.
“What we want, more than anything else, is for children, boy or girl, to be able to count, read, and write.”
“We mustn’t weaponise the language to divide New Zealand.”....
See full article HERE
Iwi leaders ignore pūtea pitch
Māori Party president John Tamihere says the party’s support is coming from poor Māori, not from Māori elites.
He says the election campaign is already being defined by the millions of dollars from wealthy donors boosting the visibility of National and ACT.
But when he wrote 110 emails to iwi leaders asking for them to support Te Pāti Māori with their cheque books, he got no response.....
See full article HERE
Sealord investing $10 million in Māori-led carbon forestry offsetting
Fishing giant Sealord is investing $10 million over the next ten years in a carbon offsetting programme that it says will develop underutilised Te Arawa land in the Rotorua region into permanent forest.....(Paywall)
See full article HERE
Articles:
Wayne Ryburn: Article 7 - Exposing History Curriculum Myths
Te reo Māori on shaky school grounds under National
Former MP and cabinet minister, Northland NZ First candidate Shane Jones says there are more important things for children to learn at school, and language has become a divisive topic under Labour.
“What we want, more than anything else, is for children, boy or girl, to be able to count, read, and write.”
“We mustn’t weaponise the language to divide New Zealand.”....
See full article HERE
Iwi leaders ignore pūtea pitch
Māori Party president John Tamihere says the party’s support is coming from poor Māori, not from Māori elites.
He says the election campaign is already being defined by the millions of dollars from wealthy donors boosting the visibility of National and ACT.
But when he wrote 110 emails to iwi leaders asking for them to support Te Pāti Māori with their cheque books, he got no response.....
See full article HERE
Sealord investing $10 million in Māori-led carbon forestry offsetting
Fishing giant Sealord is investing $10 million over the next ten years in a carbon offsetting programme that it says will develop underutilised Te Arawa land in the Rotorua region into permanent forest.....(Paywall)
See full article HERE
Articles:
Wayne Ryburn: Article 7 - Exposing History Curriculum Myths
Sunday September 3, 2023
News:
Local kura Māori come out on top at science and technology fair
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Rāwhitiroa has beaten all competition to win the Central Northland Science and Technology Fair, a first for a kura Māori in the region.
Its students’ research concentrated on growing local seaweed species, a staple of the Kina’s diet and the win shows that kura Māori can compete with the much larger mainstream schools in science.
“All Māori are scientists. Looking after the environment is a very Māori thing.”....
See full article HERE
Sonning carpark: Hamilton City Council considers name change to Opoia Pā
Hamilton City Council is considering a name change for the space known as Sonning Carpark next week, following an application from local hapū Ngāti Wairere earlier this year to restore the area’s name to Opoia Pā.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Point of Order: Jackson and the Treaty
Graham Adams: Government quietly changes advice on Three Waters
Rob Houison: What makes them think they can ‘gift’ a Maori name?
Sonning carpark: Hamilton City Council considers name change to Opoia Pā
Hamilton City Council is considering a name change for the space known as Sonning Carpark next week, following an application from local hapū Ngāti Wairere earlier this year to restore the area’s name to Opoia Pā.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Point of Order: Jackson and the Treaty
Graham Adams: Government quietly changes advice on Three Waters
Rob Houison: What makes them think they can ‘gift’ a Maori name?
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.
7 comments:
re 3rd. When it comes to public utterances the temerity of maori knows no bounds. The brainwashed coussies accept without reserve every absurd claim."All maori are scientists. Looking after the environment is a very maori thing." I wonder what scientific research was being undertaken by the carload who dumped a heap of MacDonalds packaging and beer cans on my berm. The major scientific experiment being conducted by maori today is the exploration of the limits of tolerance by society of maori excesses.The election will provide significant data.
Saying that all Maori are scientists is particularly silly. I have observed my kune kune pigs are the only common mammal that eats transgentia the invasive weed that smothers everything else . Observation alone is not true scientific method but could it win me a science prize these days ?
re 5th Tamahere is puzzled by monied maori not directly supporting Te Pati. Fancy that. Perhaps the comic attire, amateurish disfigurement, arrogant gross statements are seen as too much. Blatant posturing renders pointless all the msm and RNZ attempts to convince NZers that maori are not intent on dominating and running NZ. I bet when Te Pati adopts a more glib smooth tongued leader as front person for the interests of the maori corporations, the money will flood in. The ultimate objective of course the same. Sadly for the corporates all the recent female recruits and defectors to Te Pati are almost as outspoken as Waititi.
Te reo in schools is going to prove a battle ground. So many teachers have been employed and advanced on the basis of their pro maori attitude and so many objective types have avoided the profession because of the endless maori twaddle, there will be few able left to competently teach the 3 Rs.
With the vast maori investement in carbon forests, what is the situation in the event of fire now plaguing plantations overseas?
Re 6th.Rongoa through ACC seems like yet another crafty money spinner for maori. Like the (paid) consultation now required for everything, the make work contracts for fanciful investigations into factors affecting kauri, application of matauranga to same etc etc
The ironic thing is that I would have chosen to learn te reo if it hadn't been politicised. Now there is no way.
Anonymous - ditto. I no longer want to sing songs, eat hāngi cooked food, do poi or stick games with the grandchildren or encourage visitors to go to a Maori event of any kind.it quite simply no longer interests me - maybe worse than apathetic I have become anti all things Maori. I will stick to my own traditions from now on which, imho are much better, and they can like it or lump it.
9th. It is symptomatic of the overwhelming pro maori influence on the functioning of Auckland Council staff that more maori are being encouraged to express views on maori council seats. Council did not seek more support for any particular aspect of recent zoning changes, or any other submission topic. It is the quality of submissions and the merit of the arguments which should matter not the quantity. Sadly Council has teams combing submission and ticking boxes and so reducing all submissions to numbers. Who actually reads most of? It is comparatively easy for maori with their marae propaganda coordination centres to organise a mass of near identical submissions, and they likely now will. The average maori does not see themselves ever becoming a Councillor and the work load which should apply would be out of the question. Not all are obsessed with mana seeking obstruction and posturing which seems the main role of race based positions. Some maori might still see themselves as part of the greater community and interested in the welfare of the same, not just of "their people". It is their general contempt, spite even, for and lack of interest in affairs as affect the majority citizens that makes race based positions so dubious.
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