Saturday October 28, 2023
News:
Restoring land to mana whenua to create new homes
Returning paper roads to a Western Bay of Plenty marae is “partially undoing a significant wrong”.
Four paper roads owned by the Western Bay of Plenty District Council were given back to the Tawhitinui Marae in Whakamārama at a council meeting on Thursday.
The return of the land will aid the marae’s papakāinga project and enable them to build four extra affordable homes, bringing the total to 20.....
See full article HERE
Ram raid bill will have long lasting effects on mokopuna Māori - children’s commissioner
The Ram Raid Offending and Related Measures Amendment Bill if passed by Government will have a long lasting devastating impact on mokopuna Māori, says Mana Mokopuna Chief Children’s Commissioner Judge Frances Eivers.
Submissions on the bill which closed last week has added ram raids to the Crimes Act, punishable by up to 10 years in jail.
This effectively gives police the power to prosecute children as young as 12.....
See full article HERE
Otago University opens new residential college named after first Māori doctor
Otago University today celebrated the opening of its newest residential college, Te Rangihīroa College, named after an eminent Māori doctor.
It is named after the first Māori medical graduate from a New Zealand university, Te Rangihīroa (Sir Peter Buck) who graduated in 1904 and is remembered as a great son of Taranaki and a leader and doctor among his people.....
See full article HERE
Tikanga and the courts - Law Commission proposes changes in dealing with Maori issues
The Law Commission is proposing an expanded role for the Maori Land Court to become a specialist court dealing with broader matters involving Maori customs, values and practices, tikanga.
It is one of the suggestions in a report, He Poutama, commissioned by the Minister of Justice in 2021, on how tikanga relates to what it calls state law – laws passed by Parliament and the common law which is principally judge-made law.
Other suggestions include:....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Court of Appeal Opens Coast to Maori Ownership – Dr Muriel Newman.
The Foreshore and Seabed – Anthony Willy.
Propaganda:
'They don't know the history' - NZers know more about foreign wars than our own
See full article HERE
Ram raid bill will have long lasting effects on mokopuna Māori - children’s commissioner
The Ram Raid Offending and Related Measures Amendment Bill if passed by Government will have a long lasting devastating impact on mokopuna Māori, says Mana Mokopuna Chief Children’s Commissioner Judge Frances Eivers.
Submissions on the bill which closed last week has added ram raids to the Crimes Act, punishable by up to 10 years in jail.
This effectively gives police the power to prosecute children as young as 12.....
See full article HERE
Otago University opens new residential college named after first Māori doctor
Otago University today celebrated the opening of its newest residential college, Te Rangihīroa College, named after an eminent Māori doctor.
It is named after the first Māori medical graduate from a New Zealand university, Te Rangihīroa (Sir Peter Buck) who graduated in 1904 and is remembered as a great son of Taranaki and a leader and doctor among his people.....
See full article HERE
Tikanga and the courts - Law Commission proposes changes in dealing with Maori issues
The Law Commission is proposing an expanded role for the Maori Land Court to become a specialist court dealing with broader matters involving Maori customs, values and practices, tikanga.
It is one of the suggestions in a report, He Poutama, commissioned by the Minister of Justice in 2021, on how tikanga relates to what it calls state law – laws passed by Parliament and the common law which is principally judge-made law.
Other suggestions include:....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Court of Appeal Opens Coast to Maori Ownership – Dr Muriel Newman.
The Foreshore and Seabed – Anthony Willy.
Propaganda:
'They don't know the history' - NZers know more about foreign wars than our own
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 October 27, 2023
News:
Indigenous Influences on the Design and Development of Brain Controlled Prosthetics
Te Ao Māori (The Māori world) offers a unique and valuable perspective of the world that we live in. It encourages an intimate understanding of the environment and shows us that everything has a mauri (life force) and a mana (prestige) of its own.
If this perspective was represented in rehabilitation (as it rarely is at present), Māori would stand to gain considerable benefit.
If this perspective was represented in rehabilitation (as it rarely is at present), Māori would stand to gain considerable benefit.
It is the aim of this doctoral project to bridge the gap that exists between current rehabilitation practices and what a Māori approach toward rehabilitation might be.
It is expected that as Te Ao Māori is included in the design and development of assistive devices and the processes surrounding rehabilitation the quality of life of an amputee will increase......
See full article HERE
Carterton council votes down Māori ward proposal
After a tense debate lasting over an hour, Carterton's council voted against establishing a Māori ward.
Carterton District Council passed the vote at its council meeting on Wednesday.....
See full article HERE
Māori ward issue deferred by Council
Waitomo District Council has voted not to introduce Māori Wards for the next two local government elections.
Waitomo mayor John Robertson said the decision was made after community consultation.
“In my view, establishing Māori Wards would not serve the interests of Māori in terms of representative and substantial electoral participation.....
See full article HERE
Auckland Council rejects Māori wards for 2025 local elections
Auckland Council has voted against establishing a Māori ward for the 2025 local body elections.
It follows two months of consultation. and over 11,000 submissions, mostly from non-Māori who overwhelmingly opposed the idea.
Nearly 70% of submissions from non-Māori (68%) rejected the Māori wards proposal.
Over half (54%) of the 1300 Māori respondents supported them and almost all (87%) of the 17 Māori organisations who gave feedback, including Te Whānau o Waipareira, agreed.....
See full article HERE
Māori constituency coming to Greater Wellington
Greater Wellington will establish a Māori constituency for the 2025 local government elections following a decision at council today.
The decision made today by the regional council has the unanimous support of Greater Wellington’s mana whenua partners: Ngā Hapū o Ōtaki, Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai, Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Taranaki Whānui ki te Ūpoko o te Ika, Rangitāne ō Wairarapa and Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa.
Greater Wellington’s Te Tiriti o Waitangi Komiti chair Hikitia Ropata, and Greater Wellington’s first elected Māori councillor says, “Today’s decision is an important step forward in honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ensuring the voices of mana whenua and mātāwaka will be heard, embedded, and carried forward by future councils and their decisions.
“A Māori constituency creates a permanent place for a Māori voice at the regional governance table.”....
See full article HERE
Ngāruahine to invest $112m, with focus on housing and jobs for uri
n the next five years the south Taranak iwi, Ngaruahine, wants to build 200 houses for uri (descendants), award at least 50 contracts locally, and create more than 200 jobs, apprenticeships and internships.
The iwi’s post-settlement entity, Te Korowai o Ngāruahine, received $68 million in its Treaty of Waitangi settlement in 2015 and had since built that pūtea (money) to $112 million.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Robin Grieve: The Elusive Treaty Principles
Annie Te One: Who are the ‘kōhanga reo generation’ and how could they change Māori and mainstream politics?
Greg Dawes: Political Decolonization
Graham Adams: Does learning te reo make you virtuous?
Propaganda:
Indigenous reforestation is a Treaty right – and the right thing to do
It is expected that as Te Ao Māori is included in the design and development of assistive devices and the processes surrounding rehabilitation the quality of life of an amputee will increase......
See full article HERE
Carterton council votes down Māori ward proposal
After a tense debate lasting over an hour, Carterton's council voted against establishing a Māori ward.
Carterton District Council passed the vote at its council meeting on Wednesday.....
See full article HERE
Māori ward issue deferred by Council
Waitomo District Council has voted not to introduce Māori Wards for the next two local government elections.
Waitomo mayor John Robertson said the decision was made after community consultation.
“In my view, establishing Māori Wards would not serve the interests of Māori in terms of representative and substantial electoral participation.....
See full article HERE
Auckland Council rejects Māori wards for 2025 local elections
Auckland Council has voted against establishing a Māori ward for the 2025 local body elections.
It follows two months of consultation. and over 11,000 submissions, mostly from non-Māori who overwhelmingly opposed the idea.
Nearly 70% of submissions from non-Māori (68%) rejected the Māori wards proposal.
Over half (54%) of the 1300 Māori respondents supported them and almost all (87%) of the 17 Māori organisations who gave feedback, including Te Whānau o Waipareira, agreed.....
See full article HERE
Māori constituency coming to Greater Wellington
Greater Wellington will establish a Māori constituency for the 2025 local government elections following a decision at council today.
The decision made today by the regional council has the unanimous support of Greater Wellington’s mana whenua partners: Ngā Hapū o Ōtaki, Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai, Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Taranaki Whānui ki te Ūpoko o te Ika, Rangitāne ō Wairarapa and Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa.
Greater Wellington’s Te Tiriti o Waitangi Komiti chair Hikitia Ropata, and Greater Wellington’s first elected Māori councillor says, “Today’s decision is an important step forward in honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ensuring the voices of mana whenua and mātāwaka will be heard, embedded, and carried forward by future councils and their decisions.
“A Māori constituency creates a permanent place for a Māori voice at the regional governance table.”....
See full article HERE
Ngāruahine to invest $112m, with focus on housing and jobs for uri
n the next five years the south Taranak iwi, Ngaruahine, wants to build 200 houses for uri (descendants), award at least 50 contracts locally, and create more than 200 jobs, apprenticeships and internships.
The iwi’s post-settlement entity, Te Korowai o Ngāruahine, received $68 million in its Treaty of Waitangi settlement in 2015 and had since built that pūtea (money) to $112 million.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Robin Grieve: The Elusive Treaty Principles
Annie Te One: Who are the ‘kōhanga reo generation’ and how could they change Māori and mainstream politics?
Greg Dawes: Political Decolonization
Graham Adams: Does learning te reo make you virtuous?
Propaganda:
Indigenous reforestation is a Treaty right – and the right thing to do
Thursday October 26, 2023
News:
'Nah, f... off': Māori say Treaty referendum would trigger widespread protest
ACT wants to push ahead with its Treaty referendum – but reporter Joel Maxwell discovers there could be extraordinary pushback from everyday Māori.
Māori are warning of sweeping protests, division and the potential for violence if ACT’s proposed Treaty referendum gets across the line in coalition negotiations for the new government.
Māori are warning of sweeping protests, division and the potential for violence if ACT’s proposed Treaty referendum gets across the line in coalition negotiations for the new government.
However, ACT leader David Seymour says he doesn’t accept there will be disruption – and he has his finger on the pulse of the Māori world......
See full article HERE
Kāpiti Coast district councillor wants to roll back old SH1 ‘confusing’ Māori names
Progress on the contentious plans to rename an 18km stretch of former State Highway 1 on the Kāpiti Coast could be wound back, as local councillors suggested rethinking their proposed Māori names.
The names, suggested by the district’s three iwi and a historian to reflect local cultural and social history, had attracted public backlash, with submissions in 2017 saying they were “unpronounceable” or “political correctness gone haywire”.
“What I'm seeing here is a set of very confusing names,” said districtwide councillor Liz Koh at a public briefing on Tuesday. “I know people are going to say, ‘how do I spell that? How do I pronounce that?’”
The proposed road names - Matene Te Whiwhi, Katu, Unaiki, Kakakura, Rauoterangi, Hokowhitu and Hurumutu - were impractical, Koh said. She questioned the need to divide the road into sections......
See full article HERE
Four indigenous startups receive social enterprise funding
Four Māori and Pasifika startup businesses received funding through Pae Rangi, the first Indigenous Social Enterprise Forum held in Tāmaki Makaurau.
The businesses range from wellness experience providers to a multimedia company amplifying indigenous female voices and stories.
“The Pae Rangi forum is a one of a kind for our indigenous businesses to learn from others of the importance of our Māoritanga and how it can be implemented in different ways....
See full article HERE
Ngāi Tahu marks 25 years since Settlement
In 1998, Ngāi Tahu received an apology from the Crown, cultural and tribal redress, and $170 million compensation. It was the culmination of a quest for justice over seven generations.
In the 25 years since, Ngāi Tahu has built a solid asset base and invested more than $930 million in tribal development including education grants, environmental initiatives, language revitalisation, marae projects, and many more schemes that advance the wellbeing of the iwi.....
See full article HERE
Kaikōura council votes against Māori ward as it’s ‘not the right time’
Kaikōura's council has voted against creating a Māori ward after feedback from the local rūnanga.
Now is not the right time for a Māori ward, Te Rūnanga o Kaikōura chairperson Hariata Kahu said....
See full article HERE
Hauraki District Council to establish Māori Wards for 2025 elections
Hauraki District councillors have voted to establish Māori wards for the first time, to be set up for the 2025 elections and beyond.
"Safeguarding Māori cultural concepts, values and practices and viewing our decisions through a Māori world view lens has already been enriching the way we approach our responsibilities at [the] council."
Two Māori wards are likely to be established in the Hauraki District....
See full article HERE
Jackson sticking round for transition to Opposition
Senior Labour Party MP Willie Jackson says he’ll stick around for at least six months to help in the transition to Opposition and prepare for the expected roll back of Māori and treaty policies.
He says he has skills and relationships that can help at this time, especially as Labour may need to work with the Greens and Te Pati Maori to form an effective Opposition.....
See full article HERE
Kāpiti Coast district councillor wants to roll back old SH1 ‘confusing’ Māori names
Progress on the contentious plans to rename an 18km stretch of former State Highway 1 on the Kāpiti Coast could be wound back, as local councillors suggested rethinking their proposed Māori names.
The names, suggested by the district’s three iwi and a historian to reflect local cultural and social history, had attracted public backlash, with submissions in 2017 saying they were “unpronounceable” or “political correctness gone haywire”.
“What I'm seeing here is a set of very confusing names,” said districtwide councillor Liz Koh at a public briefing on Tuesday. “I know people are going to say, ‘how do I spell that? How do I pronounce that?’”
The proposed road names - Matene Te Whiwhi, Katu, Unaiki, Kakakura, Rauoterangi, Hokowhitu and Hurumutu - were impractical, Koh said. She questioned the need to divide the road into sections......
See full article HERE
Four indigenous startups receive social enterprise funding
Four Māori and Pasifika startup businesses received funding through Pae Rangi, the first Indigenous Social Enterprise Forum held in Tāmaki Makaurau.
The businesses range from wellness experience providers to a multimedia company amplifying indigenous female voices and stories.
“The Pae Rangi forum is a one of a kind for our indigenous businesses to learn from others of the importance of our Māoritanga and how it can be implemented in different ways....
See full article HERE
Ngāi Tahu marks 25 years since Settlement
In 1998, Ngāi Tahu received an apology from the Crown, cultural and tribal redress, and $170 million compensation. It was the culmination of a quest for justice over seven generations.
In the 25 years since, Ngāi Tahu has built a solid asset base and invested more than $930 million in tribal development including education grants, environmental initiatives, language revitalisation, marae projects, and many more schemes that advance the wellbeing of the iwi.....
See full article HERE
Kaikōura council votes against Māori ward as it’s ‘not the right time’
Kaikōura's council has voted against creating a Māori ward after feedback from the local rūnanga.
Now is not the right time for a Māori ward, Te Rūnanga o Kaikōura chairperson Hariata Kahu said....
See full article HERE
Hauraki District Council to establish Māori Wards for 2025 elections
Hauraki District councillors have voted to establish Māori wards for the first time, to be set up for the 2025 elections and beyond.
"Safeguarding Māori cultural concepts, values and practices and viewing our decisions through a Māori world view lens has already been enriching the way we approach our responsibilities at [the] council."
Two Māori wards are likely to be established in the Hauraki District....
See full article HERE
Jackson sticking round for transition to Opposition
Senior Labour Party MP Willie Jackson says he’ll stick around for at least six months to help in the transition to Opposition and prepare for the expected roll back of Māori and treaty policies.
He says he has skills and relationships that can help at this time, especially as Labour may need to work with the Greens and Te Pati Maori to form an effective Opposition.....
See full article HERE
Wednesday October 25, 2023
News:
Audit to determine Treaty dedication
(Excerpts)
A TE Tiriti o Waitangi audit will determine if the Otago Regional Council is working in line with its commitment to partner with mana whenua, the council says.
Not only would the audit establish whether the council was operating in a manner consistent with its commitments to mana whenua, but also ‘‘whether a bicultural approach is demonstrated within its organisation’’, the report said.
Not only would the audit establish whether the council was operating in a manner consistent with its commitments to mana whenua, but also ‘‘whether a bicultural approach is demonstrated within its organisation’’, the report said.
‘‘Recognising the need to invest in building the bicultural competence of our staff, the ORC has an agreement with the Otago Polytechnic to provide bicultural competency training, which includes modules on te reo, tikaka and te Tiriti o Waitangi, the Treaty of Waitangi.....(Subscription only)
See full article HERE
FOMA has Māori on mind in coalition talks
The chair of the Federation of Māori Authorities says the strong Māori presence in primary industry mean Māori need to be at the table with the incoming government.
Traci Houpapa says the election was bruising for te iwi Māori, with issues of race, rights and the Treaty of Waitangi being topics for argument.
“In this next space what we will see as Maori is Maori needing to make space, Maori needing to engage directly with the prime minister and cabinet minister, and needing to makes sure that within the coalition discussions Maori trade and economic development alongside health, social services, education and employment are at the table on the minds of this coalition-forming Government,” Ms Houpapa says.....
See full article HERE
Nurses gather in Rotorua for the 2023 National Māori Nurses’ Hui
About 150 nurses gathered at the National Māori Nurses’ Hui in Rotorua to connect and reflect on their collective kaupapa to achieve equitable outcomes for whānau.
“The vision for Māori nurses is about strengthening our reo me ōna tikanga language and cultural practices, not only as individuals and as health practitioners but within our own whānau, hapū and iwi, because that is what nourishes us as people and when we are caring for others.....
See full article HERE
Embedding te ao Māori and supporting providers to succeed
Te Whakatōnga is designed to improve outcomes for Māori ākonga, iwi and hapū Māori, and to support providers success in the food and fibre sector.
Through our work with providers since our establishment in October 2021, the Quality Assurance and Enhancement team recognised an opportunity to improve the systems and processes to greater support the success of Māori ākonga (learners) in the food and fibre sector.
Our mission is to support Māori aspirations in education, employment, and skills required a transformative solution to embrace and promote te ao Māori.....
See full article HERE
Police welcome familiar face for iwi role
Police held a powhiri this morning at Takapūwāhia Marae in Porirua for the new deputy chief executive for iwi and communities, Pieri Munro.
He’s returned to the service after retiring at the rank of superintendent in 2010, and he’s since held a number of significant roles including most recently Te Pou Whakarae-Māori partnerships manager at Hawke’s Bay Regional Council.
He replaces Deputy Commissioner Wally Haumaha, who will spend the time until his retirement in January inducting him into the role....
See full article HERE
Whanganui District Council votes for Māori wards
Whanganui is to have Māori wards after its council voted 8-5 on Tuesday to introduce them for the 2025 and 2028 local body elections.
Whanganui is the last council in the Manawatū-Whanganui region to establish Māori wards.
Eight of the 13-member council voted in favour of the wards. Voting against were Mayor Andrew Tripe, deputy mayor Helen Craig, and councillors Rob Vinsen, Charlie Anderson and Ross Fallen......
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Tauranga hosts Te Pūtake o te Riri commemoration of New Zealand Wars
FOMA has Māori on mind in coalition talks
The chair of the Federation of Māori Authorities says the strong Māori presence in primary industry mean Māori need to be at the table with the incoming government.
Traci Houpapa says the election was bruising for te iwi Māori, with issues of race, rights and the Treaty of Waitangi being topics for argument.
“In this next space what we will see as Maori is Maori needing to make space, Maori needing to engage directly with the prime minister and cabinet minister, and needing to makes sure that within the coalition discussions Maori trade and economic development alongside health, social services, education and employment are at the table on the minds of this coalition-forming Government,” Ms Houpapa says.....
See full article HERE
Nurses gather in Rotorua for the 2023 National Māori Nurses’ Hui
About 150 nurses gathered at the National Māori Nurses’ Hui in Rotorua to connect and reflect on their collective kaupapa to achieve equitable outcomes for whānau.
“The vision for Māori nurses is about strengthening our reo me ōna tikanga language and cultural practices, not only as individuals and as health practitioners but within our own whānau, hapū and iwi, because that is what nourishes us as people and when we are caring for others.....
See full article HERE
Embedding te ao Māori and supporting providers to succeed
Te Whakatōnga is designed to improve outcomes for Māori ākonga, iwi and hapū Māori, and to support providers success in the food and fibre sector.
Through our work with providers since our establishment in October 2021, the Quality Assurance and Enhancement team recognised an opportunity to improve the systems and processes to greater support the success of Māori ākonga (learners) in the food and fibre sector.
Our mission is to support Māori aspirations in education, employment, and skills required a transformative solution to embrace and promote te ao Māori.....
See full article HERE
Police welcome familiar face for iwi role
Police held a powhiri this morning at Takapūwāhia Marae in Porirua for the new deputy chief executive for iwi and communities, Pieri Munro.
He’s returned to the service after retiring at the rank of superintendent in 2010, and he’s since held a number of significant roles including most recently Te Pou Whakarae-Māori partnerships manager at Hawke’s Bay Regional Council.
He replaces Deputy Commissioner Wally Haumaha, who will spend the time until his retirement in January inducting him into the role....
See full article HERE
Whanganui District Council votes for Māori wards
Whanganui is to have Māori wards after its council voted 8-5 on Tuesday to introduce them for the 2025 and 2028 local body elections.
Whanganui is the last council in the Manawatū-Whanganui region to establish Māori wards.
Eight of the 13-member council voted in favour of the wards. Voting against were Mayor Andrew Tripe, deputy mayor Helen Craig, and councillors Rob Vinsen, Charlie Anderson and Ross Fallen......
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Tauranga hosts Te Pūtake o te Riri commemoration of New Zealand Wars
Monday October 23, 2023
News:
Breakthrough Maori and Pacific climate entrepreneurs programme steps up
A breakthrough Māori and Pacific entrepreneurship programme for high school students is about to step into a new realm with seed funding and climate-focussed enterprises.
WERO - Wayfinding for Rangatahi Entrepreneurship - is a finalist in the GEN NZ Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Awards for Youth Programme of the Year. It has just secured seed-funding support for its South Island teams from Whānau Ora agency Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu.
WERO - Wayfinding for Rangatahi Entrepreneurship - is a finalist in the GEN NZ Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Awards for Youth Programme of the Year. It has just secured seed-funding support for its South Island teams from Whānau Ora agency Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu.
“To give Māori and Pacific student teams $3k each to prototype their business product or services and test them with the markets is huge, and that we are developing climate entrepreneurs is next level,” said WERO creator Faumuina Felolini Maria Tafuna’i, who is CEO and founder of Flying Geese Pro......
See full article HERE
Treaty settlement leaves home owners fearing they will lose access
A group of property owners in a tranquil seaside settlement [Whanarua Bay] fear they will lose access to their homes as a result of a Crown Treaty settlement with local iwi....(NZ Herald paywall)
See full article HERE
Home of Māori theatre company Taki Rua, gets heritage status
The renowned home of Māori theatre company Taki Rua, Hannah Playhouse, has been awarded Category 1 status on the Aotearoa NZ Heritage List, Rārangi Kōrero.
In its 50th year, the status highlights the Pōneke building’s significant historical, architectural and cultural contributions....
See full article HERE
Treaty settlement leaves home owners fearing they will lose access
A group of property owners in a tranquil seaside settlement [Whanarua Bay] fear they will lose access to their homes as a result of a Crown Treaty settlement with local iwi....(NZ Herald paywall)
See full article HERE
Home of Māori theatre company Taki Rua, gets heritage status
The renowned home of Māori theatre company Taki Rua, Hannah Playhouse, has been awarded Category 1 status on the Aotearoa NZ Heritage List, Rārangi Kōrero.
In its 50th year, the status highlights the Pōneke building’s significant historical, architectural and cultural contributions....
See full article HERE
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.
6 comments:
Hopefully there are no obstructionist maori wards in the Council involved with Whanarua Bay. it is a trajedy many of such idyllic sites were developedi but maori control of access will not necesarily undo. Owners best make the most of the 7 years and kiss goodbye to their $14,000 each.
Various governments have reiterated that private property will not be included nor effected by treaty settlements.
Only a visitor from Mars would think there is nothing to see here, move along please.
If they can be blocked from their property by iwi they will be.
However, koha solves most things and will probably fix this problem.
Other wise sell to iwi or burn the houses to the ground.
Long overdue for a stand to be taken.
Part Maori threats got me 'shaking in my boots'.
re 26. Of course there will be violent reaction if the recent Treaty reinterpretations are meddled with. The ultra glib Moana Jackson and fellow intransigent insurgents toured the country preaching "imagine decolonisation". This manifest as the more readily understandable "enact decolonisation", an attitude which has percolated all maoridom. Any move to dilute the 21st century Treaty can be seen as advancing colonisation. With "once were warriors " blood infused, and incited regularly by haka, with many simple souls and nutters at loose ends, and a huge senses of being hard done by artfully fostered throughout, all stirred by well known firebrands, serious violence is inevitable.
Long maori names are in many cases mana seeking try ons which gullible councils accept. Councillors do not all grasp the working of maori minds. The artful taking of the mickey is a long established aspect of te ao and tikanga. Clear communication and efficiency must be the overriding consideration. Obscure unmemorable names make for great confusion in emergencies, especially if activist maori insistent on using the names are involved.
I dont know what pae rangi means or where the money comes from, although it certainly seems to involve pie for rangis. Assisting a wellness experience movement is a wonderfully unassessable money sink. I do not suppose success will be measured solely in traditional money accountancy terms.
Re 27th.The recent election has had a remarkable effect. A chink has developed in the near universal terror of cancellation when opposing matters race based pro maori. Councillors everywhere are suddenly following their true beliefs and voting down maori wards. Eleven brave Auckland councillors have saved the day, at least until 2008.They acted in full accord with the clear democratic wish of the vast number of non maori who troubled to submit. Despite a heartfelt and dubiously appropriate plea from the Council for more submissions from maori half way through the process, few could trouble to make the effort and the final number from individual maori was very modest. And, incredibly, not far off a 50/50 split. (Which rather begs the question of how many non maori applied a bit of maori cunning and identified as one). No plea for more submissions were made to mere Chinese, Indians, Asians etc. The submissions were collated by an outfit with a maori name, nowadays unlikely to be conductive to truly objective consideration. As is usual, the Tupuna Maunga Authority was cited as an application of co - governance, with no mention of the huge controversy and wasteful expenses it has incurred. As with the Rangiaowhia massacre myth, repeated often enough many, even non maori, believe. The report barely addressed the elephant already in the room, the Independent Maori Statutory Board, a non elected maori appointed race based body within Council and with voting powers on committees.
The vote is attributed in part to the work of Hobson's Pledge. Whilst adherents to this and similar sites were aware of I suspect their message, gallant though it was and is, reached few of the greater public. Whilst councillors may have been bombarded with emails the number of individualised submissions generated is likely not great. Maori have their vast network of coordinated activists and state subsidised marae to facilitate development of a united front, which they regularly acheive.
Frances Eivers is concerned that rangatahi (called mokupuna) will be harmed for life if reasonable penalties are applied for ram raiding. I suspect very many Indians and other property owners are also very detrimentally affected for the rest of their lives. Seems to me current penalties are so ineffective some methods from the past should be tried ie stocks, ball and chain, and/or parading in chains. Mana unlikely to be elevated and after a few hours even the on line appearances would not compensate for the shame and tedium. It would be interesting to know what te ao/tikanga remedies were meted, apart from the undeniably effective skull being cleft by a mere.
Establishment of rural settlements is generally discouraged because of the transport, education, medical etc problems created. But there seems no limit on maori housing. The settlements, safely far removed from the risk of job opportunities, amongst fellows similarly inclined, with time for cultivation, and still qualifying for various benefits, are very attractive.
Tikanga in law is a nightmare contemplation. Will it mean that dead insurgents, like Moana Jackson, will not be able to be criticised in case it dents their supposed mana? Little wonder maori are clamouring for.
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