Saturday December 16, 2023
News:
Te Pāti Māori announce portfolio allocation for the 54th Parliamentary Term
Te Pāti Māori has this morning announced its allocation of portfolios among the six Members of Parliament, having concluded a historic week of maiden speeches.
“Te Pāti Māori commits to being the voice of te iwi Māori in Te Whare Paremata. From Te-Oneroa-a-Tōhē in the north to Rakiura in the South, our whānau in the Māori electorates have mandated the largest Te Pāti Māori caucus,” said Te Pāti Māori co-leader, Rawiri Waititi.....
See full article HERE
$8M upgrade to Papamoa Beach unveiled
In collaboration with the local iwi, Nga Potiki, Tasman Holiday Parks has not only designed the pool but also incorporated Māori storytelling elements in embracing the natural environment.
"We collaborated closely with the iwi throughout the development of the holiday park to create a product that remains true to its heritage. In recognition of our partnership, we've taken steps to fully embrace it, including the recent replacement of all signage, now featuring both te reo Māori and English."....
See full article HERE
Airport hotel expression on mana motuhake
The chief advisor to the Māori king says Auckland Airport’s new Te Arikinui Pullman hotel is display of manaakitanga Māori to the world.
Rāhui Papa says it’s a private development not beholden to the government and in line with Tainui’s aspirations of mana motuhake.....
See full article HERE
Record number of Māori MPs elected to New Zealand Parliament
155 years after New Zealand's first Māori MPs were elected, the 54th Parliament now has more Māori representation than ever before. There will be 33 Māori MPs across all six parties in Parliament.
Labour: 9
Te Pāti Māori: 6
Greens: 6
National: 5
NZ First: 4
ACT: 3....
See full article HERE
Nib Foundation Provides Crucial Funding To Extend Rangatahi Led, Kaupapa Māori Mental Health Program
Through its Prevention Partnerships Program the nib foundation has provided The Kindness Institute with $50,000 in funding to support the expansion of its Atawhai program.
The evidence-based and scientifically-proven Atawhai program helps to improve the mental health and wellbeing of marginalised rangatahi in Tāmaki Makaurau.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Time to Put up the Littlewood Treaty?
Propaganda:
Anne Salmond on the Treaty debate: Māori and Pākehā think differently
The promise we should be keeping around the Treaty
Heartbreaking TikTok Of Māori Toddler Crying Over Speaking Te Reo Shows Why We Must Preserve It
Māori medical graduate brought up Pākeha wants to make a difference for Māori health
Nearly half of Māori experience online harm, Netsafe survey finds
‘It’s like they want to abolish our language’
Protesters line SH6 'for our whānau'
Ngāpuhi Responds To Repeal Of Water Services Legislation
See full article HERE
$8M upgrade to Papamoa Beach unveiled
In collaboration with the local iwi, Nga Potiki, Tasman Holiday Parks has not only designed the pool but also incorporated Māori storytelling elements in embracing the natural environment.
"We collaborated closely with the iwi throughout the development of the holiday park to create a product that remains true to its heritage. In recognition of our partnership, we've taken steps to fully embrace it, including the recent replacement of all signage, now featuring both te reo Māori and English."....
See full article HERE
Airport hotel expression on mana motuhake
The chief advisor to the Māori king says Auckland Airport’s new Te Arikinui Pullman hotel is display of manaakitanga Māori to the world.
Rāhui Papa says it’s a private development not beholden to the government and in line with Tainui’s aspirations of mana motuhake.....
See full article HERE
Record number of Māori MPs elected to New Zealand Parliament
155 years after New Zealand's first Māori MPs were elected, the 54th Parliament now has more Māori representation than ever before. There will be 33 Māori MPs across all six parties in Parliament.
Labour: 9
Te Pāti Māori: 6
Greens: 6
National: 5
NZ First: 4
ACT: 3....
See full article HERE
Nib Foundation Provides Crucial Funding To Extend Rangatahi Led, Kaupapa Māori Mental Health Program
Through its Prevention Partnerships Program the nib foundation has provided The Kindness Institute with $50,000 in funding to support the expansion of its Atawhai program.
The evidence-based and scientifically-proven Atawhai program helps to improve the mental health and wellbeing of marginalised rangatahi in Tāmaki Makaurau.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Time to Put up the Littlewood Treaty?
Propaganda:
Anne Salmond on the Treaty debate: Māori and Pākehā think differently
The promise we should be keeping around the Treaty
Heartbreaking TikTok Of Māori Toddler Crying Over Speaking Te Reo Shows Why We Must Preserve It
Māori medical graduate brought up Pākeha wants to make a difference for Māori health
Nearly half of Māori experience online harm, Netsafe survey finds
‘It’s like they want to abolish our language’
Protesters line SH6 'for our whānau'
Ngāpuhi Responds To Repeal Of Water Services Legislation
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Friday December 15, 2023
News:
Smokefree: Health Minister Shane Reti could have his doctor’s license revoked, claims
Labour’s Ayesha Verrall
Health Minister Shane Reti has refused to say if he has an obligation to protect Māori health under the Treaty. Labour’s Ayesha Verrall says he could have his license to practise revoked.
His opposite number from Labour, health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall, stopped short of saying the repeal was a Treaty breach, but told reporters “we were advised that it was important to do this for Te Tiriti”.
His opposite number from Labour, health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall, stopped short of saying the repeal was a Treaty breach, but told reporters “we were advised that it was important to do this for Te Tiriti”.
“Smoking takes an incredible toll on the Māori community so, absolutely, smokefree is part of our Treaty obligations......
See full article HERE
Far North iwi Ngāti Kuri fed up with ashes being scattered at Cape Reinga
Northland’s iconic tip has always been a popular tourist destination but a Far North iwi has revealed Cape Reinga/Te Rerenga Wairua has become favoured for a different purpose which they say is culturally inappropriate.
Ngāti Kuri is fed up with the growing number of people headed to the country’s most northern point in order to spread the ashes of loved ones.....
See full article HERE
‘Delighted’: Iwi win hard-fought effort to protect mauri of Lake Horowhenua
Muaūpoko Tribal Authority and Lake Horowhenua Trust say they are “delighted” the Court of Appeal has ruled in their favour and quashed a 10-year exemption of Punahau/Lake Horowhenua near Levin from the national freshwater standards, which regulate the health and ecosystems of freshwater.
“Our primary reason for this appeal was to uphold and protect our rights, and our taonga, under Te Tiriti o Waitangi and as private property owners,” they said.....
See full article HERE
Māori health initiatives to continue past Te Aka Whai Ora
Te Aka Whai Ora chief executive Riana Manuel she has been encouraged by her initial meetings with new Health Minister Shane Reti.
She says as a former Northland general practitioner Dr Reti knows what grassroots looks like for Māori, and he’s keen to continue with the iwi-Māori partnership boards which have been a big part of the Māori health authority’s mahi in its first year.
Dr Reti has made it clear Te Aka Whai Ora will be disestablished, but has promised to focus on need....
See full article HERE
Government to start to repeal Three Waters scheme early next year, minister Simeon Brown says
The Government will repeal Labour’s controversial Three Waters law early next year as it starts on the detailed work for its own water reforms, Local Government Minister Simeon Brown says.
Brown said Cabinet has now agreed to introduce the legislation to repeal the former government’s Three Waters law early next year. It was one of the items on the 100 Days programme.....
See full article HERE
High Court condemns 29 Te Urewera huts burnt down as unlawful
Auckland High Court Justice Matthew Downs has ruled the destruction of Department of Conservation backcountry huts in Te Urewera in late 2022 and the burning and removal of the huts was unlawful.
The court was ruling on an application by Wharenui Tuna of Tūhoe, who objected to the destruction of Department of Conservation backcountry huts in Te Urewera in late 2022.
A total of 29 huts were burned down at the direction of Te Uru Taumatua, the post-settlement governance entity for Tūhoe, responsible jointly with DoC for the operational management of Te Urewera.....
See full article HERE
Wai Māori Scholarship awarded to five tauira Māori
Te Wai Māori is proud to announce that our Wai Māori Scholarship has been awarded to five tauira Māori in the pursuit of their environmental studies. A total of $30,000.00 was made available for the 2023 Wai Māori scholarship. This scholarship aims to support the next generation of Māori working with our taonga freshwater fisheries and their habitat.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
New Zealand's official languages explained: What will the addition of English change?
Propaganda:
Ngāpuhi iwi calling on its people to reconnect with their whakapapa in Tamaki Mākaurau
Jessica Mutch McKay: A Waitangi no-show would be a cop out for Luxon
Perth Māori rally against reo reverse
Waitangi Tribunal bid to stop abolition of Te Aka Whai Ora, the Māori Health Authority
Wāhine ready to defend treaty
Far North iwi Ngāti Kuri fed up with ashes being scattered at Cape Reinga
Northland’s iconic tip has always been a popular tourist destination but a Far North iwi has revealed Cape Reinga/Te Rerenga Wairua has become favoured for a different purpose which they say is culturally inappropriate.
Ngāti Kuri is fed up with the growing number of people headed to the country’s most northern point in order to spread the ashes of loved ones.....
See full article HERE
‘Delighted’: Iwi win hard-fought effort to protect mauri of Lake Horowhenua
Muaūpoko Tribal Authority and Lake Horowhenua Trust say they are “delighted” the Court of Appeal has ruled in their favour and quashed a 10-year exemption of Punahau/Lake Horowhenua near Levin from the national freshwater standards, which regulate the health and ecosystems of freshwater.
“Our primary reason for this appeal was to uphold and protect our rights, and our taonga, under Te Tiriti o Waitangi and as private property owners,” they said.....
See full article HERE
Māori health initiatives to continue past Te Aka Whai Ora
Te Aka Whai Ora chief executive Riana Manuel she has been encouraged by her initial meetings with new Health Minister Shane Reti.
She says as a former Northland general practitioner Dr Reti knows what grassroots looks like for Māori, and he’s keen to continue with the iwi-Māori partnership boards which have been a big part of the Māori health authority’s mahi in its first year.
Dr Reti has made it clear Te Aka Whai Ora will be disestablished, but has promised to focus on need....
See full article HERE
Government to start to repeal Three Waters scheme early next year, minister Simeon Brown says
The Government will repeal Labour’s controversial Three Waters law early next year as it starts on the detailed work for its own water reforms, Local Government Minister Simeon Brown says.
Brown said Cabinet has now agreed to introduce the legislation to repeal the former government’s Three Waters law early next year. It was one of the items on the 100 Days programme.....
See full article HERE
High Court condemns 29 Te Urewera huts burnt down as unlawful
Auckland High Court Justice Matthew Downs has ruled the destruction of Department of Conservation backcountry huts in Te Urewera in late 2022 and the burning and removal of the huts was unlawful.
The court was ruling on an application by Wharenui Tuna of Tūhoe, who objected to the destruction of Department of Conservation backcountry huts in Te Urewera in late 2022.
A total of 29 huts were burned down at the direction of Te Uru Taumatua, the post-settlement governance entity for Tūhoe, responsible jointly with DoC for the operational management of Te Urewera.....
See full article HERE
Wai Māori Scholarship awarded to five tauira Māori
Te Wai Māori is proud to announce that our Wai Māori Scholarship has been awarded to five tauira Māori in the pursuit of their environmental studies. A total of $30,000.00 was made available for the 2023 Wai Māori scholarship. This scholarship aims to support the next generation of Māori working with our taonga freshwater fisheries and their habitat.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
New Zealand's official languages explained: What will the addition of English change?
Propaganda:
Ngāpuhi iwi calling on its people to reconnect with their whakapapa in Tamaki Mākaurau
Jessica Mutch McKay: A Waitangi no-show would be a cop out for Luxon
Perth Māori rally against reo reverse
Waitangi Tribunal bid to stop abolition of Te Aka Whai Ora, the Māori Health Authority
Wāhine ready to defend treaty
Thursday December 14, 2023
News:
Five-star hotel latest jewel in Waikato-Tainui's $2 billion empire
The latest asset in the growing portfolio of Māori economic powerhouse Waikato-Tainui – a five-star luxury hotel at Auckland Airport – is opening today.
Built for $200 million and a 50:50 joint venture between Tainui Group Holdings (TGH) and Auckland Airport, Te Arikinui Pullman is named after Kīngi Tūheitia's late mother, and caps another busy year for the iwi.
Built for $200 million and a 50:50 joint venture between Tainui Group Holdings (TGH) and Auckland Airport, Te Arikinui Pullman is named after Kīngi Tūheitia's late mother, and caps another busy year for the iwi.
The tribe’s commercial superhub in Hamilton is growing, with Kmart setting up a national distribution centre. Logistics and an inland port are also a significant part of that development.
Waikato-Tainui is a $2 billion iwi on track to distribute more than $30 million to tribal members this year, and is one of the pacemakers of the Māori economy.....
See full article HERE
Iwi wants 1000 truck-loads of toxic waste out of Taranaki
Ngāti Mutunga wants thousands of tonnes of polluting industrial waste removed from Taranaki and properly disposed of in a landfill.
For more than 20 years Remediation New Zealand has received commercial waste – including oil and gas drilling mud and poultry farm waste – at remote Urutī northeast of New Plymouth.
Instead of being composted, a 20,000-tonne stockpile has built up containing arsenic, hydrocarbons, chemical additives, and unauthorised treated-timber sawdust.
The Environment Court is considering the future of the site and on Monday the iwi told the court it didn’t want the waste buried on site.....
See full article HERE
Ngāti Toa Rangatira in discussions with RNZ over Tītahi Bay land purchase
Ngāti Toa Rangatira are in discussions with Radio New Zealand and hope to negotiate the purchase of 50 hectares of land at Tītahi Bay in Wellington.
Ngāti Toa chair Callum Kātene said first right of refusal to purchase the land located at Whitireia Park was negotiated as part of its treaty settlement.
A memorandum of understanding between the iwi and RNZ had supported the development of a strong partnership and positive discussions, Kātene said.....
See full article HERE
Wellington City Council have voted to change the name of an Aro Valley Street
Epuni Street is to become Honiana Te Puni Street, correcting the historic misspelling of local iwi leader Te Puni.....
See full article HERE
Māori considering legal action against Government's smokefree law moves
"It's a dying shame that this Government thinks they can do this to us," Green MP Hūhana Lyndon said.
With its plan to quickly stub out the smokefree laws, the Coalition could be riding roughshod over Te Tiriti.
Newshub's been told some in te iwi Māori are considering taking legal action against the Government in the Waitangi Tribunal.....
See full article HERE
Far North District Council has pledged to work closer with Māori when it comes to decision-making on Resource Management Act (RMA) issues.
During the November event at council headquarters in Kaikohe, it was agreed that the council would develop a series of workshops on the RMA and Local Government Association (LGA) issues relevant to Māori and actively promote these across the Far North District.
The council acknowledged the unique perspective of Māori and recognised that tangata whenua is more than just an interest group or stakeholder. It agreed that RMA decision-makers must include Māori at the right time and at the right level of the council to ensure they can make informed decisions about the local authority’s processes and work.....
See full article HERE
Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith says govt focused on progressing settlements
Minister of Treaty Negotiations Paul Goldsmith says his focus in government will be building on the "good" outcomes of colonisation and fixing the bad ones.
Goldsmith said he was committed to settling Ngāpuhi's Treaty claim, but said he did not want to "relitigate" arguments around legal sovereignty.
"We have a constitutional monarchy in New Zealand, we have a Parliament and that has very strong representation from Māori within it and we're not planning to change our constitutional arrangements.".....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Mike Hosking: What's next for the Waitangi Tribunal?
Propaganda:
Māori only valid tiriti say Te Papa protesters
Te reo Māori bonuses vital in public service, Northlanders say
John Tamihere : Māori move quickly to lead protests throughout the motu
Rangatahi lead hīkoi in 'shy' Blenheim: 'We're not too young to be affected'
Banning bonuses for te reo speakers will meet strong resistance
Actions by new government will make NZ fall behind as ‘world leader in indigenous rights’ – scholar
Kaihautū for Māori Laws and Philosophy at Te Wānanga o Raukawa and honorary associate professor of Māori studies at the Victoria University of Wellington, Carwyn Jones, said Te Papa's Treaty of Waitangi exhibition needs to change.
Waikato-Tainui is a $2 billion iwi on track to distribute more than $30 million to tribal members this year, and is one of the pacemakers of the Māori economy.....
See full article HERE
Iwi wants 1000 truck-loads of toxic waste out of Taranaki
Ngāti Mutunga wants thousands of tonnes of polluting industrial waste removed from Taranaki and properly disposed of in a landfill.
For more than 20 years Remediation New Zealand has received commercial waste – including oil and gas drilling mud and poultry farm waste – at remote Urutī northeast of New Plymouth.
Instead of being composted, a 20,000-tonne stockpile has built up containing arsenic, hydrocarbons, chemical additives, and unauthorised treated-timber sawdust.
The Environment Court is considering the future of the site and on Monday the iwi told the court it didn’t want the waste buried on site.....
See full article HERE
Ngāti Toa Rangatira in discussions with RNZ over Tītahi Bay land purchase
Ngāti Toa Rangatira are in discussions with Radio New Zealand and hope to negotiate the purchase of 50 hectares of land at Tītahi Bay in Wellington.
Ngāti Toa chair Callum Kātene said first right of refusal to purchase the land located at Whitireia Park was negotiated as part of its treaty settlement.
A memorandum of understanding between the iwi and RNZ had supported the development of a strong partnership and positive discussions, Kātene said.....
See full article HERE
Wellington City Council have voted to change the name of an Aro Valley Street
Epuni Street is to become Honiana Te Puni Street, correcting the historic misspelling of local iwi leader Te Puni.....
See full article HERE
Māori considering legal action against Government's smokefree law moves
"It's a dying shame that this Government thinks they can do this to us," Green MP Hūhana Lyndon said.
With its plan to quickly stub out the smokefree laws, the Coalition could be riding roughshod over Te Tiriti.
Newshub's been told some in te iwi Māori are considering taking legal action against the Government in the Waitangi Tribunal.....
See full article HERE
Far North District Council has pledged to work closer with Māori when it comes to decision-making on Resource Management Act (RMA) issues.
During the November event at council headquarters in Kaikohe, it was agreed that the council would develop a series of workshops on the RMA and Local Government Association (LGA) issues relevant to Māori and actively promote these across the Far North District.
The council acknowledged the unique perspective of Māori and recognised that tangata whenua is more than just an interest group or stakeholder. It agreed that RMA decision-makers must include Māori at the right time and at the right level of the council to ensure they can make informed decisions about the local authority’s processes and work.....
See full article HERE
Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith says govt focused on progressing settlements
Minister of Treaty Negotiations Paul Goldsmith says his focus in government will be building on the "good" outcomes of colonisation and fixing the bad ones.
Goldsmith said he was committed to settling Ngāpuhi's Treaty claim, but said he did not want to "relitigate" arguments around legal sovereignty.
"We have a constitutional monarchy in New Zealand, we have a Parliament and that has very strong representation from Māori within it and we're not planning to change our constitutional arrangements.".....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Mike Hosking: What's next for the Waitangi Tribunal?
Propaganda:
Māori only valid tiriti say Te Papa protesters
Te reo Māori bonuses vital in public service, Northlanders say
John Tamihere : Māori move quickly to lead protests throughout the motu
Rangatahi lead hīkoi in 'shy' Blenheim: 'We're not too young to be affected'
Banning bonuses for te reo speakers will meet strong resistance
Actions by new government will make NZ fall behind as ‘world leader in indigenous rights’ – scholar
Wednesday December 13, 2023
News:
Te Papa should remove English version of the Treaty of Waitangi - Māori legal expert
A Māori legal expert is urging Te Papa to listen to protesters and remove its large display of the English version of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Kaihautū for Māori Laws and Philosophy at Te Wānanga o Raukawa and honorary associate professor of Māori studies at the Victoria University of Wellington, Carwyn Jones, said Te Papa's Treaty of Waitangi exhibition needs to change.
He said there was confusion about Te Tiriti and Te Papa's exhibition added to that
The protesters want the exhibition re-designed, with the large English version of the Treaty removed and a direct translation of the te reo Māori text added in.
They said the display should make it explicit that Māori never ceded sovereignty, contrary to what is in the English document which rangatira never signed.....
See full article HERE
Te Tauihu Iwi, Councils Sign Historic Partnership Agreement
Iwi and councils in the top of the South Island have today affirmed their strong relationships, signing an historic partnership agreement that will see them work more closely together across the region.
The Together Te Tauihu agreement was signed in Whakatū Nelson today by the chairs of the eight tangata whenua iwi of Te Tauihu o te Waka-a-Māui (the top of the South Island) and the mayors of Tasman, Nelson and Marlborough.
The signing came following overwhelming support from the three councils. In both Tasman and Nelson, councillors voted unanimously to support the partnership agreement....
See full article HERE
Seymour’s vision for Treaty bill
(Excerpts:)
Act leader David Seymour says debate about a referendum on the Treaty of Waitangi principles bill that will be introduced to Parliament under the Coalition agreement could be deferred until later in the legislative process.
....it would not be introduced in the first quarter of next year. And Seymour wanted a long select committee process, possibly nine months.....(Herald paywall)
See full article HERE
Luxon cool on Te Paparahi o te Raki recommendations
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has poured cold water on a Waitangi Tribunal report recommending constitutional change.
The Te Paparahi o Te Raki – stage two report, released to Ngāpuhi claimants at the Treaty Grounds at Waitangi on Saturday, recommends all Crown-owned land in Te Tai Tokerau be returned to claimants, and for the Crown to enter talks about reworking New Zealand’s constitutional framework.
It follows 2014’s stage one report which found by signing the Treaty of Waitangi Ngāpuhi did not cede authority to make and enforce law over their people or their territories.
Mr Luxon says it’s unlikely the government will take on the recommendations....
See full article HERE
'Atrocity': Te Pāti Māori backs Treaty claim against Govt
Today, Waiariki MP and Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi said he backed the calls from Ngāi Te Rangi.
“The fight for te reo Māori has been an intergenerational war against a system that has oppressed its use. It was beaten out of our kaumātua, and now the government are using their force and might to strip it out of government organisations.
“Te Pāti Māori backs Ngāi Te Rangi’s decision to file a Waitangi tribunal claim against the atrocity proposed by the anti-Māori coalition government."...
See full article HERE
National and Labour defend Te Papa's right to display English version of Treaty of Waitangi
Both National and Labour have defended Te Papa's right to display an English version of the Treaty of Waitangi after it was defaced by protesters on Monday.
Willis said the English text was a historical artefact which belonged in a national museum.
"I don't think we do well to silence parts of our history. Debating history involves acknowledging that there is an English text of Te Tiriti."
Similarly, Labour leader Chris Hipkins told RNZ he had no problem with Te Papa displaying the English text.
"We need to make sure we continue to preserve our history, warts and all," Hipkins said.
"The two Treaty partners were working on a different interpretation of what the Treaty meant and that is actually part of our history.".....
See full article HERE
Articles:
The Maori Party Are Still Blaming Colonization
Lawrie Knight: Fact checking Waitangi Tribunal claims
Chris Trotter: Contested ground
Propaganda:
Some steps were giant, some tiny, but the waka always moved forward
Ngāpuhi-nui-tonu calling on its 75,000 whānau members to Tamaki Mākaurau hui
The Government and te reo Māori: Are they trying to start a culture war? - Simon Wilson
Paeroa protests “anti-Māori” government plans
Seymour recommended to "scale back" efforts surrounding the Treaty – Chris Finlayson
Government likened to 'dinosaurs behaving as though it's 1948' over te reo Māori use
Actions by new government will make NZ fall behind as ‘world leader in indigenous rights’ - scholar
The protesters want the exhibition re-designed, with the large English version of the Treaty removed and a direct translation of the te reo Māori text added in.
They said the display should make it explicit that Māori never ceded sovereignty, contrary to what is in the English document which rangatira never signed.....
See full article HERE
Te Tauihu Iwi, Councils Sign Historic Partnership Agreement
Iwi and councils in the top of the South Island have today affirmed their strong relationships, signing an historic partnership agreement that will see them work more closely together across the region.
The Together Te Tauihu agreement was signed in Whakatū Nelson today by the chairs of the eight tangata whenua iwi of Te Tauihu o te Waka-a-Māui (the top of the South Island) and the mayors of Tasman, Nelson and Marlborough.
The signing came following overwhelming support from the three councils. In both Tasman and Nelson, councillors voted unanimously to support the partnership agreement....
See full article HERE
Seymour’s vision for Treaty bill
(Excerpts:)
Act leader David Seymour says debate about a referendum on the Treaty of Waitangi principles bill that will be introduced to Parliament under the Coalition agreement could be deferred until later in the legislative process.
....it would not be introduced in the first quarter of next year. And Seymour wanted a long select committee process, possibly nine months.....(Herald paywall)
See full article HERE
Luxon cool on Te Paparahi o te Raki recommendations
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has poured cold water on a Waitangi Tribunal report recommending constitutional change.
The Te Paparahi o Te Raki – stage two report, released to Ngāpuhi claimants at the Treaty Grounds at Waitangi on Saturday, recommends all Crown-owned land in Te Tai Tokerau be returned to claimants, and for the Crown to enter talks about reworking New Zealand’s constitutional framework.
It follows 2014’s stage one report which found by signing the Treaty of Waitangi Ngāpuhi did not cede authority to make and enforce law over their people or their territories.
Mr Luxon says it’s unlikely the government will take on the recommendations....
See full article HERE
'Atrocity': Te Pāti Māori backs Treaty claim against Govt
Today, Waiariki MP and Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi said he backed the calls from Ngāi Te Rangi.
“The fight for te reo Māori has been an intergenerational war against a system that has oppressed its use. It was beaten out of our kaumātua, and now the government are using their force and might to strip it out of government organisations.
“Te Pāti Māori backs Ngāi Te Rangi’s decision to file a Waitangi tribunal claim against the atrocity proposed by the anti-Māori coalition government."...
See full article HERE
National and Labour defend Te Papa's right to display English version of Treaty of Waitangi
Both National and Labour have defended Te Papa's right to display an English version of the Treaty of Waitangi after it was defaced by protesters on Monday.
Willis said the English text was a historical artefact which belonged in a national museum.
"I don't think we do well to silence parts of our history. Debating history involves acknowledging that there is an English text of Te Tiriti."
Similarly, Labour leader Chris Hipkins told RNZ he had no problem with Te Papa displaying the English text.
"We need to make sure we continue to preserve our history, warts and all," Hipkins said.
"The two Treaty partners were working on a different interpretation of what the Treaty meant and that is actually part of our history.".....
See full article HERE
Articles:
The Maori Party Are Still Blaming Colonization
Lawrie Knight: Fact checking Waitangi Tribunal claims
Chris Trotter: Contested ground
Propaganda:
Some steps were giant, some tiny, but the waka always moved forward
Ngāpuhi-nui-tonu calling on its 75,000 whānau members to Tamaki Mākaurau hui
The Government and te reo Māori: Are they trying to start a culture war? - Simon Wilson
Paeroa protests “anti-Māori” government plans
Seymour recommended to "scale back" efforts surrounding the Treaty – Chris Finlayson
Government likened to 'dinosaurs behaving as though it's 1948' over te reo Māori use
Actions by new government will make NZ fall behind as ‘world leader in indigenous rights’ - scholar
Tuesday December 12, 2023
News:
Far North iwi and hapū unite to seek customary title over coastline and sea
A group of Far North iwi and hapū have united to take a landmark case to the High Court, seeking customary title over a large swath of the coastline to protect the moana for all.
A spokesman for the group, Reuben Taipari, said the hapū and iwi have been concerned for generations about the degradation of the sea, and if granted, customary marine title (CMT) would benefit everybody in the Far North, as well as visitors and tourists who want to visit the area.
A spokesman for the group, Reuben Taipari, said the hapū and iwi have been concerned for generations about the degradation of the sea, and if granted, customary marine title (CMT) would benefit everybody in the Far North, as well as visitors and tourists who want to visit the area.
The groups signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to go forward together in an application for a High Court case in the next two years.....
See full article HERE
David Seymour rules out constitutional transformation after landmark Waitangi Tribunal report on Treaty breaches against Ngāpuhi
The report into extensive Treaty breaches against Ngāpuhi was presented to iwi in Northland over the weekend.
It recommends all Crown-owned land in Northland be returned to Māori, economic compensation, an apology from the Crown, and for the Crown to enter talks about reworking New Zealand's constitutional framework.
Appearing on his weekly spot on AM with Green MP Chloe Swarbrick, Seymour said he is open to some of the recommendations in the report.
"As that settlement process finally gets underway properly, I'm sure this report will be a really valuable, historical record for putting right some of the wrongs that have been done in the past up in Northland," he told co-host Melissa Chan-Green.....
See full article HERE
Ngāti Kahungunu opposes new Government’s Māori policies and calls for Hui-a-Iwi
“As signatories to Te Tiriti o Waitangi we would expect that there would be clear engagement and that any ‘review’ of Te Tiriti principles or anything like it would need to be agreed by all parties. This hasn’t happened, so we will fight this to the highest court if need be.”
The statements made by the Government coalition have been seen by many as a frontal attack on Māori.
“We will not stand by and let this just happen,” Barber said.
“Politicians, iwi leaders, community organisations, marae and whānau are mobilising to take action.”
“We invite this Government to come to Ngāti Kahungunu and meet with us. Mā te ihu me te rae ka tau te rangimārie, it is through face-to-face dialogue that solutions are best found.”.....
See full article HERE
‘Government acting like a drunken sailor’ - iwi leader as urgent hearing is filed
Ngāi Te Rangi has applied for an urgent hearing by the Waitangi Tribunal, saying the government has failed to safeguard the Māori language and violated critical sections of the Māori Language Act, which breaches the Treaty of Waitangi.
The trust says the proposed suspension of Treaty principles in current law without parliamentary amendment also contravenes Article 1 of the Bill of Rights.
“Attacks on our language, culture, mana and tino rangatiratanga will be passionately resisted,” trust chief executive Paora Stanley said....
See full article HERE
Treaty of Waitangi translation vandalised at Te Papa
A protester has scaled a wall at Te Papa and used spray paint and an angle grinder to deface an English translation of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Photographs and video footage sent to various news media organisations on Monday showed a person, part of a wider group, being hoisted to the top of the translation, held at the national museum in Wellington.
The footage shows the English translation being defaced with black spray paint and an angle grinder. Police officers can be seen in the photographs.....
See full article HERE
More on the above here > 12 arrested after Te Tiriti o Waitangi display defaced at Te Papa
Māori file urgent claim to Waitangi Tribunal over Govt policies
Māori have filed an urgent claim to the Waitangi Tribunal, alleging a number of Government policies are in breach of the Treaty of Waitangi.
It's being led by the Ngāi Te Rangi Settlement Trust, an iwi entity based in Tauranga.
The claim alleges the Government has breached Article 2 of the Treaty by failing to protect the taonga, or treasure, of te reo Māori and tino rangatiratanga (self-determination).
It also said the Government has breached Article 1 of the Bill of Rights 1688 by "purporting to suspend the operation of the principles of Te Tiriti".....
See full article HERE
Iwi boss installs boulders to block vehicle access to beach
Ngāti Kahungunu leader Bayden Barber has placed large limestone boulders to block vehicle access to Waimārama Beach, east of Hastings.
The iwi chairman told Hawke’s Bay Today he was compelled to install the barrier to the holiday hot spot after months of debate and public meetings over safety concerns including speeding vehicles along the coast’s golden sands.
He’s promoting a total ban on vehicles on the beach and believes the obstruction is an appropriate measure......
See full article HERE
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David Seymour rules out constitutional transformation after landmark Waitangi Tribunal report on Treaty breaches against Ngāpuhi
The report into extensive Treaty breaches against Ngāpuhi was presented to iwi in Northland over the weekend.
It recommends all Crown-owned land in Northland be returned to Māori, economic compensation, an apology from the Crown, and for the Crown to enter talks about reworking New Zealand's constitutional framework.
Appearing on his weekly spot on AM with Green MP Chloe Swarbrick, Seymour said he is open to some of the recommendations in the report.
"As that settlement process finally gets underway properly, I'm sure this report will be a really valuable, historical record for putting right some of the wrongs that have been done in the past up in Northland," he told co-host Melissa Chan-Green.....
See full article HERE
Ngāti Kahungunu opposes new Government’s Māori policies and calls for Hui-a-Iwi
“As signatories to Te Tiriti o Waitangi we would expect that there would be clear engagement and that any ‘review’ of Te Tiriti principles or anything like it would need to be agreed by all parties. This hasn’t happened, so we will fight this to the highest court if need be.”
The statements made by the Government coalition have been seen by many as a frontal attack on Māori.
“We will not stand by and let this just happen,” Barber said.
“Politicians, iwi leaders, community organisations, marae and whānau are mobilising to take action.”
“We invite this Government to come to Ngāti Kahungunu and meet with us. Mā te ihu me te rae ka tau te rangimārie, it is through face-to-face dialogue that solutions are best found.”.....
See full article HERE
‘Government acting like a drunken sailor’ - iwi leader as urgent hearing is filed
Ngāi Te Rangi has applied for an urgent hearing by the Waitangi Tribunal, saying the government has failed to safeguard the Māori language and violated critical sections of the Māori Language Act, which breaches the Treaty of Waitangi.
The trust says the proposed suspension of Treaty principles in current law without parliamentary amendment also contravenes Article 1 of the Bill of Rights.
“Attacks on our language, culture, mana and tino rangatiratanga will be passionately resisted,” trust chief executive Paora Stanley said....
See full article HERE
Treaty of Waitangi translation vandalised at Te Papa
A protester has scaled a wall at Te Papa and used spray paint and an angle grinder to deface an English translation of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Photographs and video footage sent to various news media organisations on Monday showed a person, part of a wider group, being hoisted to the top of the translation, held at the national museum in Wellington.
The footage shows the English translation being defaced with black spray paint and an angle grinder. Police officers can be seen in the photographs.....
See full article HERE
More on the above here > 12 arrested after Te Tiriti o Waitangi display defaced at Te Papa
Māori file urgent claim to Waitangi Tribunal over Govt policies
Māori have filed an urgent claim to the Waitangi Tribunal, alleging a number of Government policies are in breach of the Treaty of Waitangi.
It's being led by the Ngāi Te Rangi Settlement Trust, an iwi entity based in Tauranga.
The claim alleges the Government has breached Article 2 of the Treaty by failing to protect the taonga, or treasure, of te reo Māori and tino rangatiratanga (self-determination).
It also said the Government has breached Article 1 of the Bill of Rights 1688 by "purporting to suspend the operation of the principles of Te Tiriti".....
See full article HERE
Iwi boss installs boulders to block vehicle access to beach
Ngāti Kahungunu leader Bayden Barber has placed large limestone boulders to block vehicle access to Waimārama Beach, east of Hastings.
The iwi chairman told Hawke’s Bay Today he was compelled to install the barrier to the holiday hot spot after months of debate and public meetings over safety concerns including speeding vehicles along the coast’s golden sands.
He’s promoting a total ban on vehicles on the beach and believes the obstruction is an appropriate measure......
See full article HERE
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Monday December 11, 2023
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Seven Southland projects awarded $1.15 million in funding
Local iwi Ngāi Tahu and New Zealand's Aluminium Smelter awarded $1.15 million in funding to a broad variety of projects.
“I’ve been utterly inspired by all the applications we received, and I want to acknowledge Ngāi Tahu and Murihiku Rūnaka, whose mātauranga Māori and local knowledge were key to the Fund’s formation and the initial projects we will be funding,” he said....
See full article HERE
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Sunday December 10, 2023
News:
Waitangi Tribunal to present historic report into land loss, Treaty breaches suffered by Ngāpuhi
A historic Waitangi Tribunal report expected to call for the return of all Crown-owned land across much of Northland will be handed over to the country's largest iwi this morning.
The almost 2000-page stage 2 report of Te Paparahi o Te Raki, also known as the Northland Inquiry, details land loss, military conflict and Treaty breaches suffered by Ngāpuhi between 1840 and 1900.
The almost 2000-page stage 2 report of Te Paparahi o Te Raki, also known as the Northland Inquiry, details land loss, military conflict and Treaty breaches suffered by Ngāpuhi between 1840 and 1900.
More than 10 years in the making, the report is based on 26 weeks of hearings and more than 500,000 pages of evidence relating to 415 individual Treaty claims.....
See full article HERE
Experts collaborate to help Māori thrive in tech industry
With Māori making up only 4% of people in the tech industry, a group of Māori tech experts have come together to form Te Kāwanatanga Matihiko.
They aim to expose more Māori to tech and help them with career representation, visibility and career paths in the industry.
“We don’t see Māori faces at the front of these tech companies,” Te Ao Matihiko chief executive Katie Brown (Raukawa ki Waikato, Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara) says....
See full article HERE
Large Napier demonstration against Government's policies impacting Māori
A crowd of about 1500 demonstrated at the Napier Marine Parade Soundshell on Saturday morning.
The area was a sea of red, white and black flags, as Māori protestors were joined by non-Māori, waving tino rangatiratanga flags across the city.....
See full article HERE
Pou and recreational trail signify Arapuke Mountain Bike Park's steep expansion
Culture and recreation are entwined in a new pou gateway, that was blessed on Friday morning, while Saturday will mark the opening of a new trail intended to lure recreational riders.
It incorporated the pattern from the tāhuhu, or backbone, of Te Rangimarie marae in Rangiotu; the cloaks depict both the colours of the kererū and huia feathers, while a bike chain and backpack capture the passion of Arapuke’s contemporary users....
See full article HERE
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Experts collaborate to help Māori thrive in tech industry
With Māori making up only 4% of people in the tech industry, a group of Māori tech experts have come together to form Te Kāwanatanga Matihiko.
They aim to expose more Māori to tech and help them with career representation, visibility and career paths in the industry.
“We don’t see Māori faces at the front of these tech companies,” Te Ao Matihiko chief executive Katie Brown (Raukawa ki Waikato, Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara) says....
See full article HERE
Large Napier demonstration against Government's policies impacting Māori
A crowd of about 1500 demonstrated at the Napier Marine Parade Soundshell on Saturday morning.
The area was a sea of red, white and black flags, as Māori protestors were joined by non-Māori, waving tino rangatiratanga flags across the city.....
See full article HERE
Pou and recreational trail signify Arapuke Mountain Bike Park's steep expansion
Culture and recreation are entwined in a new pou gateway, that was blessed on Friday morning, while Saturday will mark the opening of a new trail intended to lure recreational riders.
It incorporated the pattern from the tāhuhu, or backbone, of Te Rangimarie marae in Rangiotu; the cloaks depict both the colours of the kererū and huia feathers, while a bike chain and backpack capture the passion of Arapuke’s contemporary users....
See full article HERE
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Time to Act! - John Bell
Regime Change – Dr Muriel Newman.
Jerry Coyne: A powerful University dean in New Zealand touts merging higher education with indigenous spirituality
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What's the story? Govt agencies and their Māori names
How Ngāi Tahu had to push the University of Canterbury into a bicultural relationship
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Nanaia Mahuta's message to Winston Peters: 'Culture matters'
Māori dissent sets the scene as Parliament returns
How the 2004 Foreshore and Seabed hīkoi echoed in protests this week
New Government's te reo demotion 'pandering to the perpetually outraged' – Bryan Cadogan
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The APARTHEID Waitangi Tribunal to present a 2000 page Fictitious report into ANOTHER LAND GRIFT, which took 10 years to MAKE UP with all costs of this CON once again being charged to the gullible TAXPAYER of New Zealand.
That about sums it up eh.
If it were of sensible length, and had there been objective scrutiny and comment on the WT processes during the long process, the latest WT report could be treated seriously. But with all moari treated as expert witness', previously documented evidence not necesary, much conducted in maori, and involving vast time, so unlikley to be fathomable or followed by any not captured, then it is impossible to distiguish what is not subjective fairy tale.
Incidentally, possibly a sign of the hopefully new PM age (Post Maorification) the Sunday herald carries a Letter to Editor which is pro the present government!!
And on Media Watch this morning RNZ still steadfastly maintaining that the PIJFund did not involve bribery!! oI often wonder if peacock has ever read the conditons. Certainly not the Framework.
Re the protests etc lead by Te Pati Maori this week....I suspect it would be very inflammatory, and certainly none of the mainstream media would publish it, but it would be interesting to see a "list" of the ways in which the country/taxpayer already supports Maori, in order to redress inequalities of the past and promote their wellbeing in today's world. As a taxpayer I have been pretty happy with most of this to date, but don't see how the country can afford to extend it. Back to the list, off the top of my head - preferential access to vaccines, preferential entry into tertiary/professional study, Kohanga Reo, free-er access to recreational fishing, Māori immersion units in many schools, promotion of Te Reo through Maori Language week, what is the latest treaty settlement $$ value? and the list would go on. There is already so much in place.
The result of the election proves that most New Zealanders have had a total gutful of the maorification of our entire way of life. Having an irrelevant stone age hobby language forced into the education system and into people's daily lives, racist policies giving part maori or idiots identifying as maori free rides and huge advantages over the majority of our population, a corrupt Waitangi tribunal industry stealing taxpayer's money and assets, creating bullshit jobs having every process blessed and hakas thrown around like confetti. The corruption, racism and lies regarding history and sciences have damaged our society terribly, it will take many years to get back to normality, the 6 years of Labour dictatorship have ruined this Country. Kiwialan.
In addition to L Emery's list
* Maori focused schools
* Special Maori content in the education curriculum
* Maori - only education scholarships
* Maori - only housing projects
* Maori - only health initiatives
* Maori - only welfare initiatives
* Maori - only prisoner programmes
* Maori - only positions on government agencies
* Maori - only consultation rights under the Resource Management Act
* Maori - only co-management of parks, rivers, lakes, and the coastline
* Maori - only ownership rights to the foreshore and seabed
* A special Maori Authority tax rate of 17.5 percent
* A special Maori - only exemption to allow blood relatives to qualify for charitable status
*Maori language funding
* Maori radio and TV
* Maori - only seats on local councils
* Maori - only appointments onto local government committees
* Maori only local government Statutory Boards
* Maori - only local government advisory committees
* Maori seats in Parliament
* A percentage of Government tenders/contracts to be Maori only
The financial redress of the 79 settlements detailed on link below were compiled from details on the Office of Treaty Settlements website and include claimant group, date of settlement, and dollar value which totalled $3.7-billion to December 31, 2019.
https://sites.google.com/site/treaty4dummies/home/treaty-settlements-list
Few are aware of the extent of race-based funding in New Zealand. This information was obtained through requests under the Official Information Act for the 2012-13 financial year....
....funding for Maori is repeated every year and is at least $1.16-billion, and is on top of other funding distributed through Health, Housing, Social Development, and Education.
https://sites.google.com/site/treaty4dummies/home/race-based-funding-cost
L Emery:
Here's one good list of tax payer paid entitlements to part-Maori (there aren't any full Maori left) that are NOT available to non-part-Maori:
https://www.bassettbrashandhide.com/post/alex-holland-race-based-division
Te Papa should remove the English version of the Treaty of Waitangi. Agreed.
There was no 'authorized' English version of the treaty ever done.
There was the 'Final Draft' dated 4th February 1840 which was translated into the 'only Treaty authorized' and in the Maori language, known as Te Tiriti o Waitangi dated 6th February 1840 and signed by over 500 chiefs.
There was the government authorized 'back translation' of Te Tiriti o Waitangi done by Mr T E Young in 1869.
These 3 documents need to be displayed together side by side for the truth of the matter to be settled once and for all.
Would abandonment of the English version mean all the fisheries and forests compensations and ownership are refundable?
Out of the 579 signatories, 39 Waikato Chiefs signed one Treaty that was written in English. No one appears to know why they signed the English version, but they did. Does that mean they were duped into signing a fraudulent document?
The "Official" English version that was chosen to be co-equal to Te Tiriti o Waitangi in the 1975 Treaty of Waitangi Act is simply another of the seven or so differing Formal Royal Style versions that James Stuart Freeman concocted to impress overseas dignitaries.
This overseas bound ‘Official English Version’ was ruined by a weak signature by a bedridden Hobson and should have been thrown away, but somehow made it to the Waikato Heads where due to the original Te Tiriti not arriving in time to collect the 39 Waikato chiefs signatures before they dispersed, was used instead, as it was the only piece of paper available. (A comedy of errors)
re 14th. Yet another simple maori derived street name to be made complicated in the mania for mana. If the name reflected how settlers heard maori say it decades ago, why not keep it? Many observers have commented that modern contrived te reo would be unintelligible to a pre settlement maori.
Re 1st topic above — Ayesha Verrall would be well advised to listen to the message she portrays with her comments. The message I am receiving is that — ‘Maori lack the intelligence to make their own decisions regarding smoking. Instead they need the nanny state to tell them what to do, because if it doesn’t many more of their ethnic group will die’. If that is not an insult to the intelligence of the Maori people I don’t know what is. Someone needs to remind her to listen to herself.
Re 16th. Those very many artful maori distributed throughout the maori corporations, all govt departments, universities, teaching, nursing, police, forces, medical industry, msm, councils, most large business' and working discreetly and effectively toward total maori control (via co governance intially) must cringe at the blatant revealing statements of intent by Te Pati, claiming to act for all maori in what they presumably, in concise clear plain English, mean as "all NZ."
And to the above lists a few more include:
Maori - only Government Department
Maori - only taxpayer funded legal services to lodge Treaty claims
Maori - only cultural reports for serious offenders
And there are very likely others and, yes, NZ, does indeed appear to have a systemic racism problem given the above race-based special treatments for the identified cohort.
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