Saturday December 9, 2023
News:
NZ Transport Agency dumps Māori name first for English name
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is no more. It’s now NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi.
The road-building agency is believed to be the first government department to dump its te reo Māori name first in favour of its English name.
The coalition agreement between National and NZ First included requiring public service departments to “have their primary name in English, except those specifically related to Māori”.....
See full article HERE
Cop28: Pacific groups intent on restoring ancestral connections to the oceans
Māori and Pacific leaders are presenting Hinemoana Halo at the global forum as a sustainable option, for marine eco-systems, and have collated iwi initiatives for the project.
“The Māori voice needs to be heard in these international gatherings, not only representing the perspectives of the Māori people of Aotearoa, but also the indigenous peoples of the wider Pacific,” Edwards says....
See full article HERE
Peters cites Moriori myth as peace debate stumbles
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has told Opposition MPs comparing Israel’s attack on Gaza with New Zealand’s colonial experience to remember the Moriori.
During yesterday’s debate on a motion calling for a ceasefire, Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa Packer cited her connection to Parihaka and called for the Government to go further, because there can be no peace without justice.
The New Zealand First leader reacted by raising the tradition of non-violence within the Moriori of Rēkohu-Chatham Islands.
“Some of us might remember who they were because the last pure Moriori died in 1936. Now why am I saying it? – because there are people here who know who invaded the Moriori and ruined their peaceful existence and stop lecturing to us as if somehow they’re perfect and the rest of us are not,” Mr Peters said....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Elizabeth Rata: In Defence of the Liberal University and against Indigenisation
Propaganda:
Tova Podcast: Māori are being shafted and we can’t accept that’s okay
Government’s way forward in relations with Māori lies in rediscovering biculturalism
Santa is gearing up to send more letters in te Reo Māori than ever before – Ka pai!
Dame Rangimārie Naida Glavish has doubts over Government’s approach to te reo Māori
Climate change could affect te iwi Māori first in Aotearoa
Pushback warning on te reo Māori payments
Mainstream teachers needing reo lessons
See full article HERE
Cop28: Pacific groups intent on restoring ancestral connections to the oceans
Māori and Pacific leaders are presenting Hinemoana Halo at the global forum as a sustainable option, for marine eco-systems, and have collated iwi initiatives for the project.
“The Māori voice needs to be heard in these international gatherings, not only representing the perspectives of the Māori people of Aotearoa, but also the indigenous peoples of the wider Pacific,” Edwards says....
See full article HERE
Peters cites Moriori myth as peace debate stumbles
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has told Opposition MPs comparing Israel’s attack on Gaza with New Zealand’s colonial experience to remember the Moriori.
During yesterday’s debate on a motion calling for a ceasefire, Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa Packer cited her connection to Parihaka and called for the Government to go further, because there can be no peace without justice.
The New Zealand First leader reacted by raising the tradition of non-violence within the Moriori of Rēkohu-Chatham Islands.
“Some of us might remember who they were because the last pure Moriori died in 1936. Now why am I saying it? – because there are people here who know who invaded the Moriori and ruined their peaceful existence and stop lecturing to us as if somehow they’re perfect and the rest of us are not,” Mr Peters said....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Elizabeth Rata: In Defence of the Liberal University and against Indigenisation
Propaganda:
Tova Podcast: Māori are being shafted and we can’t accept that’s okay
Government’s way forward in relations with Māori lies in rediscovering biculturalism
Santa is gearing up to send more letters in te Reo Māori than ever before – Ka pai!
Dame Rangimārie Naida Glavish has doubts over Government’s approach to te reo Māori
Climate change could affect te iwi Māori first in Aotearoa
Pushback warning on te reo Māori payments
Mainstream teachers needing reo lessons
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Friday December 8, 2023
News:
Limit te reo classes for teachers says Seymour
ACT leader David Seymour says it may be a waste of time and resources for teachers in mainstream education to learn te reo Māori.
Mr Seymour says ACT supports Māori medium schools and kura kaupapa, but funds for professional development for kaiako need to go where they are most effective.
Mr Seymour says ACT supports Māori medium schools and kura kaupapa, but funds for professional development for kaiako need to go where they are most effective.
“If it’s going to be useful for their job, that’s the question. So if they’re a teacher who is going to be teaching te reo Māori, absolutely. If they’re a teacher who wants their career to take them into the Māori medium, then absolutely. But if it’s purely as a blanket thing when perhaps that teacher has no intention of ever teaching te reo or working in a Māori medium environment then I’d question whether that’s the best use of their time or anyone’s resources,” he says.
The previous Government created programmes to encourage all teachers to be comfortable with incorporating te reo Maori into the classroom.....
See full article HERE
Kiingi Tuheitia hui could help treaty debate says Seymour
ACT leader David Seymour is welcoming Kiingi Tuheitia’s call for a national hui for unity.
Mr Seymour says he’s looking for debate.
“I think the Māori King calling a hui could actually be a welcome development because ACT has long said that the treaty, what it means, what its principles mean, what the lens through which we view the treaty in 2023 means being those principles, is actually something that deserves more public debate than what it’s had in the last four decades,” he says.....
See full article HERE
New Ngāpuhi rūnanga chair fires warning shot at new government
Ngāpuhi, Aotearoa’s largest iwi, has just elected the country’s youngest iwi chairman, and he has fired a shot at the new coalition government, warning the iwi is not a fan of moves to do away with ‘Treaty principles’ in legislation....
See full article HERE
Te Pāti Māori goes off script for oaths
Te Pāti Māori has made history by swearing an oath to mokopuna and te tiriti before making the required affirmation of allegiance to King Charles.
The six MPs made their oatitanga from the aisle and signed a kawenata before proceeding to the Clerk of the House to give the affirmation.
Co-leader Rawiri Waititi gave his oath i te reo Māori me te reo Pākehā.
Thirty eight of the 121 MPs gave their oath or affirmation to King Charles in te reo Māori.....
See full article HERE
Spark Foundation Reaffirms Support For Māori In DigiTech Committing $1 Million To Te Ao Matihiko
Spark Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Spark, today announced a $1 million investment over the next three years in Te Ao Matihiko, the newly formed national organisation for Māori in technology, which launched in October.
It’s the largest investment Spark Foundation has made in any single organisation, and a reflection of its commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi by supporting Māori aspirations as it accelerates towards digital equity....
See full article HERE
Te reo Māori bonuses acceptable for 'relevant' roles - Willis
There were some circumstances such skills would be useful, she acknowledged.
"I think if you're in a government agency and you're engaging with iwi Māori, or you are working with Māori communities where te reo Māori is used as a primary language,
She wanted to ensure people got the message, however, "that it's very important to me that New Zealanders understand... that we do celebrate te reo Māori, the Māori language".
She said she had taken lessons herself, her children were becoming proficient, and many MPs in National's caucus had also begun learning the language.....
See full article HERE
Solar powering back to whenua moves
A company making solar panel kits is offering whānau Māori an opportunity to return home to areas off the power grid.
This week GridFree announced it was giving the Webb whānau from south Hokianga a kit in its third annual off-grid solar power giveaway.
GridFree founder Craig Simpson says between a quarter and a third of its customers are Māori settling on whānau-owned land blocks.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Roger Childs: The Treaty belongs to all of us New Zealanders
Bruce Moon: Response to Godfery
Propaganda:
Could a language divide in Aotearoa risk a larger societal divide too, asks 1News reporter Corazon Miller.
Dame Rangimārie Naida Glavish split on government’s approach to te reo Māori
Race relations set back by Government agenda
'Empowering' and 'beautiful': Next generation of te reo Māori speakers say knowledge is power
The previous Government created programmes to encourage all teachers to be comfortable with incorporating te reo Maori into the classroom.....
See full article HERE
Kiingi Tuheitia hui could help treaty debate says Seymour
ACT leader David Seymour is welcoming Kiingi Tuheitia’s call for a national hui for unity.
Mr Seymour says he’s looking for debate.
“I think the Māori King calling a hui could actually be a welcome development because ACT has long said that the treaty, what it means, what its principles mean, what the lens through which we view the treaty in 2023 means being those principles, is actually something that deserves more public debate than what it’s had in the last four decades,” he says.....
See full article HERE
New Ngāpuhi rūnanga chair fires warning shot at new government
Ngāpuhi, Aotearoa’s largest iwi, has just elected the country’s youngest iwi chairman, and he has fired a shot at the new coalition government, warning the iwi is not a fan of moves to do away with ‘Treaty principles’ in legislation....
See full article HERE
Te Pāti Māori goes off script for oaths
Te Pāti Māori has made history by swearing an oath to mokopuna and te tiriti before making the required affirmation of allegiance to King Charles.
The six MPs made their oatitanga from the aisle and signed a kawenata before proceeding to the Clerk of the House to give the affirmation.
Co-leader Rawiri Waititi gave his oath i te reo Māori me te reo Pākehā.
Thirty eight of the 121 MPs gave their oath or affirmation to King Charles in te reo Māori.....
See full article HERE
Spark Foundation Reaffirms Support For Māori In DigiTech Committing $1 Million To Te Ao Matihiko
Spark Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Spark, today announced a $1 million investment over the next three years in Te Ao Matihiko, the newly formed national organisation for Māori in technology, which launched in October.
It’s the largest investment Spark Foundation has made in any single organisation, and a reflection of its commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi by supporting Māori aspirations as it accelerates towards digital equity....
See full article HERE
Te reo Māori bonuses acceptable for 'relevant' roles - Willis
There were some circumstances such skills would be useful, she acknowledged.
"I think if you're in a government agency and you're engaging with iwi Māori, or you are working with Māori communities where te reo Māori is used as a primary language,
She wanted to ensure people got the message, however, "that it's very important to me that New Zealanders understand... that we do celebrate te reo Māori, the Māori language".
She said she had taken lessons herself, her children were becoming proficient, and many MPs in National's caucus had also begun learning the language.....
See full article HERE
Solar powering back to whenua moves
A company making solar panel kits is offering whānau Māori an opportunity to return home to areas off the power grid.
This week GridFree announced it was giving the Webb whānau from south Hokianga a kit in its third annual off-grid solar power giveaway.
GridFree founder Craig Simpson says between a quarter and a third of its customers are Māori settling on whānau-owned land blocks.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Roger Childs: The Treaty belongs to all of us New Zealanders
Bruce Moon: Response to Godfery
Propaganda:
Could a language divide in Aotearoa risk a larger societal divide too, asks 1News reporter Corazon Miller.
Dame Rangimārie Naida Glavish split on government’s approach to te reo Māori
Race relations set back by Government agenda
'Empowering' and 'beautiful': Next generation of te reo Māori speakers say knowledge is power
Thursday December 7, 2023
News:
Kiingi Tuheitia to host National Hui for Unity
Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII is calling a national hui, for Te Iwi Maaori, next year to unify the nation and ensure all voices are heard when holding the new Coalition Government to account.
Ariki and Leaders – including Te Ariki Taa Tumu Te Heuheu and Ratana Tumuaki, Manuao Te Kohamutunga Tamou – agreed that the Crown must be a responsible Treaty Partner and unify, not divide the nation. They are supporting the King’s call for the national hui.
Ariki and Leaders – including Te Ariki Taa Tumu Te Heuheu and Ratana Tumuaki, Manuao Te Kohamutunga Tamou – agreed that the Crown must be a responsible Treaty Partner and unify, not divide the nation. They are supporting the King’s call for the national hui.
Kiingitanga Chief of Staff Ngira Simmonds says there was a lot of unhelpful and divisive rhetoric during the election campaign which was being felt by many New Zealanders – both Maaori and non-Maaori.
“There’s strong opposition to the Government’s statements on the Treaty of Waitangi which could undermine decades of hard-fought justice and equality for our nation.....
See full article HERE
Bid to take politics out of Treaty principles debate
But Kingi Tuheitia says he received a clear message from Māori across the country at the 165th anniversary of the birth of the Kingitanga movement last weekend, which has inspired his call for a national hui.
The gathering at Turangawaewae Marae in Waikato on January 20 will “unify the nation and ensure all voices are heard when holding the new coalition government to account,” Tuheitia’s chief of staff Ngira Simmonds says.
“There’s strong opposition to the Government’s statements on the Treaty of Waitangi, which could undermine decades of hard-fought justice and equality for our nation,” he says.....
See full article HERE
Govt seeks to halt extra pay for public servants fluent in the language
The government is trying to figure out how to stop any more public servants getting extra pay for being proficient in te reo Māori.
But it concedes it cannot dump existing allowances.
“I will ... ask for advice on how we could stop these bonuses being negotiated into future collective agreements,” the Public Service Minister Nicola Willis told RNZ.
“While we would not have initiated the bonuses ourselves, and while we do not support them, we are left with little choice but to implement them given they are contained in binding collective agreements.”
Unions are promising a fight.....
See full article HERE
Nearly $800,000 paid to public servants fluent in te reo Māori as Government considers cutting bonus
Seymour's compiled figures showing 547 public servants across 12 Government departments were paid a total of nearly $800,000 this year alone for being fluent in te reo Māori.
"When did these bonuses enter these agreements?" Willis asked. "What's the purpose of them? Are they delivering their purpose?"....
See full article HERE
‘Union fights back against threat to remove Maori language teaching allowances’
Teachers will resist the new Government’s threat to remove remove allowances that recognise teachers with skills and specialist knowledge of te reo and Māori tikanga, their union NZEI Te Riu Roa says.
Under their collective agreements, teachers teaching in te reo Māori receive a Māori immersion teaching allowance, and this year a new cultural allowance was won by both kindergarten and primary and area school teachers to recognise teachers who support their colleagues to build cultural capability and expertise across their schools.
The new allowances were voted on by large majorities of the sector’s 30,000 teachers as part of new collective agreements settled earlier this year.....
See full article HERE
“There’s strong opposition to the Government’s statements on the Treaty of Waitangi which could undermine decades of hard-fought justice and equality for our nation.....
See full article HERE
Bid to take politics out of Treaty principles debate
But Kingi Tuheitia says he received a clear message from Māori across the country at the 165th anniversary of the birth of the Kingitanga movement last weekend, which has inspired his call for a national hui.
The gathering at Turangawaewae Marae in Waikato on January 20 will “unify the nation and ensure all voices are heard when holding the new coalition government to account,” Tuheitia’s chief of staff Ngira Simmonds says.
“There’s strong opposition to the Government’s statements on the Treaty of Waitangi, which could undermine decades of hard-fought justice and equality for our nation,” he says.....
See full article HERE
Govt seeks to halt extra pay for public servants fluent in the language
The government is trying to figure out how to stop any more public servants getting extra pay for being proficient in te reo Māori.
But it concedes it cannot dump existing allowances.
“I will ... ask for advice on how we could stop these bonuses being negotiated into future collective agreements,” the Public Service Minister Nicola Willis told RNZ.
“While we would not have initiated the bonuses ourselves, and while we do not support them, we are left with little choice but to implement them given they are contained in binding collective agreements.”
Unions are promising a fight.....
See full article HERE
Nearly $800,000 paid to public servants fluent in te reo Māori as Government considers cutting bonus
Seymour's compiled figures showing 547 public servants across 12 Government departments were paid a total of nearly $800,000 this year alone for being fluent in te reo Māori.
"When did these bonuses enter these agreements?" Willis asked. "What's the purpose of them? Are they delivering their purpose?"....
See full article HERE
‘Union fights back against threat to remove Maori language teaching allowances’
Teachers will resist the new Government’s threat to remove remove allowances that recognise teachers with skills and specialist knowledge of te reo and Māori tikanga, their union NZEI Te Riu Roa says.
Under their collective agreements, teachers teaching in te reo Māori receive a Māori immersion teaching allowance, and this year a new cultural allowance was won by both kindergarten and primary and area school teachers to recognise teachers who support their colleagues to build cultural capability and expertise across their schools.
The new allowances were voted on by large majorities of the sector’s 30,000 teachers as part of new collective agreements settled earlier this year.....
See full article HERE
Public Service Te Reo Bonuses Should be Resigned to the Scrap Heap – NZTU
“If a role requires proficiency in te Reo Māori, then of course fluent speakers should be hired. But when proficiency isn’t relevant to the role in question, it is simply unacceptable that Kiwi taxpayers’ hard-earned money should be wasted encouraging skills which have absolutely no bearing on a bureaucrat’s ability to do their job whatsoever.....
See full article HERE
Te reo Māori bonuses acceptable for 'relevant' roles - Minister Nicola Willis
Public Service Minister Nicola Willis is softening her comments to RNZ suggesting the government would prevent bonuses being negotiated for te reo Māori proficiency.
"While we would not have initiated the bonuses ourselves, and while we do not support them, we are left with little choice but to implement them given they are contained in binding collective agreements," she said.
But Willis told reporters later in the afternoon she should have included more context in that statement, saying she only opposed such bonuses "in circumstances where they're not relevant".
"And I think that's the phrase I should have included in that statement, and has led people to see something bigger than I intended. I accept there will be many circumstances where receiving a bonus for te reo Māori use could be relevant to the job at hand.".....
See full article HERE
Auckland Council allocates $225,000 to support community-based climate action
Councillor Angela Dalton, Deputy Chair of the Planning, Environment and Parks Committee acknowledges the importance of supporting community-based projects through these grants particularly those that have a foundation in Te Ao Māori philosophy.
“Amongst other priority areas, the Auckland Climate Grant aims to support Māori responses to climate change and improve Māori wellbeing, as part of Auckland Council’s commitments through Kia ora Tāmaki Makaurau. This is achieved by supporting Māori-led projects as well as ones delivering positive outcomes for Māori,” says Cr Dalton.....
See full article HERE
Kickback likely on RMA changes
Peeni Henare says as associate environment minister he worked closely with minister David Parker to ensure the law was robust and widely understood.
“We worked very closely with iwi, me alongside Minister Parker to bring iwi into the discussion about resource consent, about resource management in our regions and ultimately it is managed by local places like our local government and our iwi and I think the Government is going to find a big shock when they get the kickback,” he says....
See full article HERE
NZ First MP plans to take Te Pati Māori's actions to the Speaker
Shane Jones says he's going to be taking Te Pati Māori's recent actions to the new Speaker.
Te Pati Māori MPs defied tradition at Parliament's opening ceremony yesterday by swearing allegiance to both Te Tiriti and their mokopuna, as well as King Charles III.
The New Zealand First MP told Mike Hosking that if it's good enough for Winston Peters and himself to follow the letter of the law and swear allegiance to the King, its good enough for Te Pati Māori.
Jones believes they've contravened section 11 of the Constitution Act, and he will be speaking to Gerry Brownlee.....
See full article HERE
Pōkeno set to remain as Pookeno despite community opposition
Waikato District Council is under fire from a group of Pōkeno residents after changing the spelling to Pookeno without allegedly consulting them.
Plans to continue keeping calling Pookeno with its proper Māori spelling was revealed to the small rural community at a public meeting earlier this week.
The macron was added to Pokeno in 2019 after Waikato-Tainui called for it to be accurate.....
See full article HERE
Human Rights Commission expected to earn new coalition ire after co-governance appointment
Former lawyer and spokesperson for JustSpeak Julia Amua Whaipooti has been appointed tatau-uutahi|shared leader at Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission.
The role, established earlier this year, will see Whaipooti (Ngāti Porou) sit alongside tatau ururoa|shared leader/chief executive Meg de Ronde.
In a statement, the commission said the innovative leadership model reflects its dedication to honouring the partnership inherent in te Tiriti o Waitangi between Tino Rangatiratanga (self-determination of Māori) and Kāwanatanga (government).....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Cam Slater: Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Don't underestimate the power of the Māori Party
Michael Bassett: Modern Maori myths
Propaganda:
'The damage is done': Ngāti Kauwhata leader responds to new coalition agreement
‘It is no hyperbole that the changes represent a reversal of decades of hard work’
Whanganui protesters block roads, shut down court in response to anti-Māori policies
“If a role requires proficiency in te Reo Māori, then of course fluent speakers should be hired. But when proficiency isn’t relevant to the role in question, it is simply unacceptable that Kiwi taxpayers’ hard-earned money should be wasted encouraging skills which have absolutely no bearing on a bureaucrat’s ability to do their job whatsoever.....
See full article HERE
Te reo Māori bonuses acceptable for 'relevant' roles - Minister Nicola Willis
Public Service Minister Nicola Willis is softening her comments to RNZ suggesting the government would prevent bonuses being negotiated for te reo Māori proficiency.
"While we would not have initiated the bonuses ourselves, and while we do not support them, we are left with little choice but to implement them given they are contained in binding collective agreements," she said.
But Willis told reporters later in the afternoon she should have included more context in that statement, saying she only opposed such bonuses "in circumstances where they're not relevant".
"And I think that's the phrase I should have included in that statement, and has led people to see something bigger than I intended. I accept there will be many circumstances where receiving a bonus for te reo Māori use could be relevant to the job at hand.".....
See full article HERE
Auckland Council allocates $225,000 to support community-based climate action
Councillor Angela Dalton, Deputy Chair of the Planning, Environment and Parks Committee acknowledges the importance of supporting community-based projects through these grants particularly those that have a foundation in Te Ao Māori philosophy.
“Amongst other priority areas, the Auckland Climate Grant aims to support Māori responses to climate change and improve Māori wellbeing, as part of Auckland Council’s commitments through Kia ora Tāmaki Makaurau. This is achieved by supporting Māori-led projects as well as ones delivering positive outcomes for Māori,” says Cr Dalton.....
See full article HERE
Kickback likely on RMA changes
Peeni Henare says as associate environment minister he worked closely with minister David Parker to ensure the law was robust and widely understood.
“We worked very closely with iwi, me alongside Minister Parker to bring iwi into the discussion about resource consent, about resource management in our regions and ultimately it is managed by local places like our local government and our iwi and I think the Government is going to find a big shock when they get the kickback,” he says....
See full article HERE
NZ First MP plans to take Te Pati Māori's actions to the Speaker
Shane Jones says he's going to be taking Te Pati Māori's recent actions to the new Speaker.
Te Pati Māori MPs defied tradition at Parliament's opening ceremony yesterday by swearing allegiance to both Te Tiriti and their mokopuna, as well as King Charles III.
The New Zealand First MP told Mike Hosking that if it's good enough for Winston Peters and himself to follow the letter of the law and swear allegiance to the King, its good enough for Te Pati Māori.
Jones believes they've contravened section 11 of the Constitution Act, and he will be speaking to Gerry Brownlee.....
See full article HERE
Pōkeno set to remain as Pookeno despite community opposition
Waikato District Council is under fire from a group of Pōkeno residents after changing the spelling to Pookeno without allegedly consulting them.
Plans to continue keeping calling Pookeno with its proper Māori spelling was revealed to the small rural community at a public meeting earlier this week.
The macron was added to Pokeno in 2019 after Waikato-Tainui called for it to be accurate.....
See full article HERE
Human Rights Commission expected to earn new coalition ire after co-governance appointment
Former lawyer and spokesperson for JustSpeak Julia Amua Whaipooti has been appointed tatau-uutahi|shared leader at Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission.
The role, established earlier this year, will see Whaipooti (Ngāti Porou) sit alongside tatau ururoa|shared leader/chief executive Meg de Ronde.
In a statement, the commission said the innovative leadership model reflects its dedication to honouring the partnership inherent in te Tiriti o Waitangi between Tino Rangatiratanga (self-determination of Māori) and Kāwanatanga (government).....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Cam Slater: Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Don't underestimate the power of the Māori Party
Michael Bassett: Modern Maori myths
Propaganda:
'The damage is done': Ngāti Kauwhata leader responds to new coalition agreement
‘It is no hyperbole that the changes represent a reversal of decades of hard work’
Whanganui protesters block roads, shut down court in response to anti-Māori policies
Wednesday December 6, 2023
News:
NZ First Deputy Leader Shane Jones criticises Te Pāti Māori protests, Rawiri Waititi responds
Shane Jones has said the nationwide protests supported by Te Pāti Māori are "trampling on democracy".
Jones said that "The Māori Party seems to believe that democracy doesn't count for anything".
Jones said that "The Māori Party seems to believe that democracy doesn't count for anything".
Asked whether democracy included the right to protest, Jones said: "To pretend that the Māori Party are the guardians of the Treaty of Waitangi and other people of Māori descent in politics have no legitimacy is something I utterly reject".....
See full article HERE
Government committed to a partnership with Māori - Minister for Māori Development Tama Potaka
Minister for Māori Development Tama Potaka says he strongly disagrees with criticism that the government is "anti-Maori".
He believed the new government would "lean in" more to a partnership with Māori rather than "a big bureaucratic solution to everything".
It was untrue the National-led government would strip away the concept of partnership, he said.....
See full article HERE
Te Pāti Māori protesting democracy itself – David Seymour
“It’s a sad day when a political party is protesting equal rights. They’re on the wrong side of history. New Zealanders want a respectful debate on the constitutional future of our country and that’s what they’ve voted for.
“ACT’s Treaty Principles Bill and proposed referendum are needed to ensure a healthy debate on whether our future lies with co-government and different rights based on ancestry, or whether we want to be a modern, multi-ethnic liberal democracy where every New Zealander has the same rights....
See full article HERE
Māori Party swear allegiance to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and King Charles
Te Pāti Māori is taking its activism to Parliament today as its MPs give their oaths of allegiance to Te Tiriti o Waitangi as well as monarch King Charles.
Tākuta Ferris, the first Te Pāti Māori MP to be sworn in, has broken protocol in speaking from his seat and swearing to be faithful to mokopuna according to tikanga Māori and perform his functions as MP in accordance with Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Ferris then signed a document on the desk of party co-leader Rawiri Waititi which states the promise to mokopuna and the Treaty, before performing a haka in front of the Clerk of the House. He then swore the Parliamentary oath like previous MPs....
See full article HERE
Children’s Comissioner defends treaty clause
The head of Mana Mokopuna, the Children and Young People’s Commission, says she is keen to meet with the new Minister For Children, about the Government’s intention to repeal section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act.
Section 7AA requires the child protection agency to commit to Treaty of Waitangi obligations and prioritise the whakapapa of children in its care, including attempting to place them with whanau or hapu members.
Dr Claire Achmad says interviews with tamariki Maori in state care consistently find that whakapapa and cultural identity are important to them.
“This is actually for mokopuna-Maori a right under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, but also under the UN Convention On The Rights Of The Child as well. There are specific rights for all children to have access to and know their identity,” she says.....
See full article HERE
Opotiki opts for Māori wards after poll
Ōpōtiki District Council has voted in favour of Māori wards for the 2025 and 2028 local body elections.
Last week’s extraordinary meeting followed extensive public consultation, and he says it’s long overdue for Maori to be at the table......
See full article HERE
'We've sent a clear signal': Whanganui iwi leader reflects on today's Māori-led protest action
Whanganui iwi leader Ken Mair says they'll act again on December 20, and ask all Crown agencies in the region close for the day.
He says closing the court today was a challenge to a corrupt system.
He says they'll continue to do this - no matter how uncomfortable it may be for those who wish to uphold it.....
See full article HERE
Māori Wellbeing Fund – Whangarei DC
The Māori Wellbeing Fund is a $4 million contestable fund to support Māori and community well-being projects or initiatives within Whangārei. It is one of 10 projects to come through from the Better Off Funding, administered by Crown Infrastructure Partners (CIP).
A total $9.48 million has been allocated to Whangarei District Council, and funded projects and activities must be completed no later than 30 June 2027......
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Articles:
Eliora: Who Will Own the Coastline?
A.E. Thompson: Health NZ and the PSA sneak in a bit more racism while they can
Propaganda:
Felix Desmarais: There's no reason why MPs should have to swear to the King
Government committed to a partnership with Māori - Minister for Māori Development Tama Potaka
Minister for Māori Development Tama Potaka says he strongly disagrees with criticism that the government is "anti-Maori".
He believed the new government would "lean in" more to a partnership with Māori rather than "a big bureaucratic solution to everything".
It was untrue the National-led government would strip away the concept of partnership, he said.....
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Te Pāti Māori protesting democracy itself – David Seymour
“It’s a sad day when a political party is protesting equal rights. They’re on the wrong side of history. New Zealanders want a respectful debate on the constitutional future of our country and that’s what they’ve voted for.
“ACT’s Treaty Principles Bill and proposed referendum are needed to ensure a healthy debate on whether our future lies with co-government and different rights based on ancestry, or whether we want to be a modern, multi-ethnic liberal democracy where every New Zealander has the same rights....
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Māori Party swear allegiance to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and King Charles
Te Pāti Māori is taking its activism to Parliament today as its MPs give their oaths of allegiance to Te Tiriti o Waitangi as well as monarch King Charles.
Tākuta Ferris, the first Te Pāti Māori MP to be sworn in, has broken protocol in speaking from his seat and swearing to be faithful to mokopuna according to tikanga Māori and perform his functions as MP in accordance with Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Ferris then signed a document on the desk of party co-leader Rawiri Waititi which states the promise to mokopuna and the Treaty, before performing a haka in front of the Clerk of the House. He then swore the Parliamentary oath like previous MPs....
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Children’s Comissioner defends treaty clause
The head of Mana Mokopuna, the Children and Young People’s Commission, says she is keen to meet with the new Minister For Children, about the Government’s intention to repeal section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act.
Section 7AA requires the child protection agency to commit to Treaty of Waitangi obligations and prioritise the whakapapa of children in its care, including attempting to place them with whanau or hapu members.
Dr Claire Achmad says interviews with tamariki Maori in state care consistently find that whakapapa and cultural identity are important to them.
“This is actually for mokopuna-Maori a right under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, but also under the UN Convention On The Rights Of The Child as well. There are specific rights for all children to have access to and know their identity,” she says.....
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Opotiki opts for Māori wards after poll
Ōpōtiki District Council has voted in favour of Māori wards for the 2025 and 2028 local body elections.
Last week’s extraordinary meeting followed extensive public consultation, and he says it’s long overdue for Maori to be at the table......
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'We've sent a clear signal': Whanganui iwi leader reflects on today's Māori-led protest action
Whanganui iwi leader Ken Mair says they'll act again on December 20, and ask all Crown agencies in the region close for the day.
He says closing the court today was a challenge to a corrupt system.
He says they'll continue to do this - no matter how uncomfortable it may be for those who wish to uphold it.....
See full article HERE
Māori Wellbeing Fund – Whangarei DC
The Māori Wellbeing Fund is a $4 million contestable fund to support Māori and community well-being projects or initiatives within Whangārei. It is one of 10 projects to come through from the Better Off Funding, administered by Crown Infrastructure Partners (CIP).
A total $9.48 million has been allocated to Whangarei District Council, and funded projects and activities must be completed no later than 30 June 2027......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Eliora: Who Will Own the Coastline?
A.E. Thompson: Health NZ and the PSA sneak in a bit more racism while they can
Propaganda:
Felix Desmarais: There's no reason why MPs should have to swear to the King
Tuesday December 5, 2023
News:
National Māori Action Day: Calls for disruption in protest to Government
Te Pāti Māori will issue a nationwide call to action in response to the new coalition government’s anti-Māori policies in a first sign of “what’s to come”, a spokesperson for the party says.
“In alignment with the opening of the 54th term of parliament, we Te Pāti Māori are making a nationwide call to get our people beating the streets with their feet and their voices,” the Te Pāti Māori spokesperson told teaonews.co.nz on Sunday.
“In alignment with the opening of the 54th term of parliament, we Te Pāti Māori are making a nationwide call to get our people beating the streets with their feet and their voices,” the Te Pāti Māori spokesperson told teaonews.co.nz on Sunday.
This will be “just the start” of a series of protest actions over the next three years, they said....
See full article HERE
‘We’ve got to be talked to, not walked over’ - John Tamihere ahead of nationwide protests
Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere says a national “Call to Action” planned for tomorrow is a response to what he calls a coalition government anchored on anti-Māori sentiment.
“We either lie down after 35 years of winning incremental, slow, painful change and then all of a sudden it gets turned over inside of three years by a minority-majority government.”...
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Exceptional teachers receive National Excellence in Teaching Awards
Mina Pomare-Peita of Te Kura Taumata O Panguru (Northland) – NEiTA Founders’ Principals Award for Leadership ($10,000 professional development grant).
The school has thrived under her vision of taiao place-based education, taught in te reo Māori medium.
Ms Pomare-Peita’s teacher nominator Nadine Scully says using mātaurangatanga together with science has taught students to be proud kaitiaki of their whenua.
We put te reo Māori, taiao and whanaungatanga at the forefront of all learning,” says Ms Pomare-Peita.....
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Māori seats proved in practise
A Māori regional councillor says more than half of New Zealand’s councils now have Māori wards or will have them in the next election – and their benefits are being felt.
She says while many councils are still learning about them, the Bay of Plenty Regional Council has had Maori wards for 20 years.
“Anyone who I talk to who is in local government in that rohe talk about the benefit of having those voices at the table, the benefit of having a wider understanding of the issues surrounding the whenua and the moana and the air above it,” Ms Bigham says.....
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Kaupapa Māori and leadership in early childhood education
The term kaupapa Māori is frequently used in education. This research review firstly provides a framework for what kaupapa Māori is, based on research, and secondly outlines how kaupapa Māori can be applied in early childhood education leadership and practice.
What is kaupapa Māori and why is it important?....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Clive Boonham: Should the Te Pati Maori MPs be allowed to swear the oath of allegiance?
JC: The Malcontent Maori and the Media Mob
Chris Trotter: The Maori Party and Oath of Allegiance
Propaganda:
Enhancing the mana of Te Tiriti – Margaret Mutu
Minister Goldsmith needs to get over treaty amnesia – Annette Sykes
Willie Jackson says Labour's Maori caucus will continue to work for their people
The new Health Minister is vowing not to undertake major structural change to the health system...with the exception of disestablishing the Maori Health Authority
Tū mō te ao Māori: Taranaki to stand with te ao Māori on National Māori Action Day
‘We’ve got to be talked to, not walked over’ - John Tamihere ahead of nationwide protests
Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere says a national “Call to Action” planned for tomorrow is a response to what he calls a coalition government anchored on anti-Māori sentiment.
“We either lie down after 35 years of winning incremental, slow, painful change and then all of a sudden it gets turned over inside of three years by a minority-majority government.”...
See full article HERE
Exceptional teachers receive National Excellence in Teaching Awards
Mina Pomare-Peita of Te Kura Taumata O Panguru (Northland) – NEiTA Founders’ Principals Award for Leadership ($10,000 professional development grant).
The school has thrived under her vision of taiao place-based education, taught in te reo Māori medium.
Ms Pomare-Peita’s teacher nominator Nadine Scully says using mātaurangatanga together with science has taught students to be proud kaitiaki of their whenua.
We put te reo Māori, taiao and whanaungatanga at the forefront of all learning,” says Ms Pomare-Peita.....
See full article HERE
Māori seats proved in practise
A Māori regional councillor says more than half of New Zealand’s councils now have Māori wards or will have them in the next election – and their benefits are being felt.
She says while many councils are still learning about them, the Bay of Plenty Regional Council has had Maori wards for 20 years.
“Anyone who I talk to who is in local government in that rohe talk about the benefit of having those voices at the table, the benefit of having a wider understanding of the issues surrounding the whenua and the moana and the air above it,” Ms Bigham says.....
See full article HERE
Kaupapa Māori and leadership in early childhood education
The term kaupapa Māori is frequently used in education. This research review firstly provides a framework for what kaupapa Māori is, based on research, and secondly outlines how kaupapa Māori can be applied in early childhood education leadership and practice.
What is kaupapa Māori and why is it important?....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Clive Boonham: Should the Te Pati Maori MPs be allowed to swear the oath of allegiance?
JC: The Malcontent Maori and the Media Mob
Chris Trotter: The Maori Party and Oath of Allegiance
Propaganda:
Enhancing the mana of Te Tiriti – Margaret Mutu
Minister Goldsmith needs to get over treaty amnesia – Annette Sykes
Willie Jackson says Labour's Maori caucus will continue to work for their people
The new Health Minister is vowing not to undertake major structural change to the health system...with the exception of disestablishing the Maori Health Authority
Tū mō te ao Māori: Taranaki to stand with te ao Māori on National Māori Action Day
Monday December 4, 2023
News:
‘Beginning of what’s to come’: Te Pāti Māori to issue nationwide call to action - spokesperson
“Next week, in alignment with the opening of the 54th term of parliament, we Te Pāti Māori are making a nationwide call to get our people beating the streets with their feet and their voices,” the Te Pāti Māori spokesperson told teaonews.co.nz on Sunday.
This will be “just the start” of a series of protest actions over the next three years, they said.
This will be “just the start” of a series of protest actions over the next three years, they said.
Plans for a “National Māori Action Day” on Tuesday morning, 5 December are now starting to emerge with Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Te Rangi Iwi Trust issuing a pānui to whānau.
“On Tuesday 5th of December a National Māori Action Day is scheduled from 7.30am to 8.30am.....
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Hollyford track lodges receive new names that reflect Ngāi Tahu's cultural heritage
Two “luxury” lodges along the Hollyford track in the Fiordland National Park have been renamed as part of a project that’s supporting the cultural heritage of Ngāi Tahu Tourism.
The Martins Bay Lodge has been renamed to Waitai after Ngāi Tahu’s name for Martins Bay, Whakatipu Waitai, while Pyke Lodge has been renamed as Ka Tuku.
Whakatipu Waitai is also the name of nearby Lake McKerrow, while Whakatipu Ka Tuku is one of two Ngāi Tahu names for the Hollyford River.
The renaming of the two lodges is part of a larger kaupapa (project) that aims to anchor Ngāi Tahu Tourism business within the cultural heritage of the iwi......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Clive Boonham: Swearing in of new MPs - The constitution versus the Treaty activists
Clive Boonham: Treaty Reset
Propaganda:
A culture war? Te ao Māori is ready – Deb Te Kawa
Tureiti Moxon: The Māori Health Authority must stay
The great leap backwards - Catherine Delahunty
“On Tuesday 5th of December a National Māori Action Day is scheduled from 7.30am to 8.30am.....
See full article HERE
Hollyford track lodges receive new names that reflect Ngāi Tahu's cultural heritage
Two “luxury” lodges along the Hollyford track in the Fiordland National Park have been renamed as part of a project that’s supporting the cultural heritage of Ngāi Tahu Tourism.
The Martins Bay Lodge has been renamed to Waitai after Ngāi Tahu’s name for Martins Bay, Whakatipu Waitai, while Pyke Lodge has been renamed as Ka Tuku.
Whakatipu Waitai is also the name of nearby Lake McKerrow, while Whakatipu Ka Tuku is one of two Ngāi Tahu names for the Hollyford River.
The renaming of the two lodges is part of a larger kaupapa (project) that aims to anchor Ngāi Tahu Tourism business within the cultural heritage of the iwi......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Clive Boonham: Swearing in of new MPs - The constitution versus the Treaty activists
Clive Boonham: Treaty Reset
Propaganda:
A culture war? Te ao Māori is ready – Deb Te Kawa
Tureiti Moxon: The Māori Health Authority must stay
The great leap backwards - Catherine Delahunty
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16 comments:
Call to action eh? Ooh how scary! Not. What a bunch of clowns. Gerry brownlee will just boot thrm out of parliament.
An irrational maori revolt led by Te Pati would likely further raise the public resistance to maori takeover, already hinted at by the election result. It will bring home forcefully the "hoatu he koromatua tango te waewae " driving motto of maoridom. The public will come to realise the folly of public money subsidy of the rebel propaganda centres (marae). Now that the terror of cancellation is somewhat diminished and likely to continue so under the Coalition, hopefully counter demonstrations will be organised. Maori might be surprised by the turnout. I will be there. Hopefully it will bring home to maori the futility of their total control aspirations. (via co governance, initially).
Te Pati is on course to undo the advances of a century and more and return maori to the general contempt applied them in late 19th century when very many were regarded as, and were, uncivilised primitives.
Ngau Tahu seem one of the more rational trace maori organisations. At least they have contained the new hut names to a few syllables. Even so, with now so many similar maori names, confusion will be increased, not conducive to safety.
Maybe - but not the main problem:
These MPs seek to overthrow the current system from within. (These were the exact words of Ms Ngarewa-Packer) This is sedition.
The oath is taken in front of the Clerk - before the speaker is elected.
How can they expect to sit in Parliament if they refuse the oath?
So, Luxon should refer the matter of MPs refusing to take the oath the Governor-General.
Suspend their presence in parliament till that problem is resolved.
This behaviour forces a crisis in NZ's parliamentary democracy. Tolerating this behaviour will make matters worse.
What do the standing rules of Parliament or similar, say about this sort of behaviour?
Sir Apirana Ngata would be turning in his grave at this disgusting behaviour by these clowns.
In a statement, Te Pāti Māori explained its issue with swearing allegiance to the King: “Māori owe no allegiance to the genocidal legacy of the British Empire.
“There is no honour in the Crown. It is tainted with the blood of indigenous nations, and its throne sits at the apex of global white supremacy.” (Stuff)
What hypocrisy from brutal killers, slavers, misogynists and cannibals. But for the English, Maori would have killed each other out of existence. Not to mention they did slaughter Moriori - an example of deceit and brutality.
TPM are simply reviving hatred and violence and calling it their way.
The pot calling the kettle black?
In nz herald AA isued a statement sayimg: if possible, please avoid running over te pati supporters if they walk out onto the motorway today. I should not have found this funny, but I.did.
It is very rich for Tamahere to claim maori should be talked to not walked over. He is not a noted practitioner of reasoned rational diplomatic speech.
On RNZ this morning a sickingly patsy interview of Ngarewa Packer. She was allowed a free unquestioned rant. I guess RNZ will claim justified under their Charter which requires support of maori.The irony of the speech cf the oath to be taken today not pursued.
They got just 3.08% of the vote, and yet they are demanding 100% of the say on the Treaty. As Elon Musk would say “Go F*ck Yourselves”.
And I am still laughing about that woke AA advice Anon 6:24
To Anonymous 9.13. Sadly the super soft wafer thin panels of modern cars do not withstand even minor contact with 18 stones of under/unemployed lard. And a gentle punch can cause thousands of damage. Decades ago protesters were not so blatant.
re 6th. I am not sure the pistols are cocked. The hammers are not far back. Anyway a sinister allusion and if from anyone but pet maori would have brought outrage from the msm.
My fear of maori council wards is that the councillors voting to a fixed agenda and bogging councils down in endless obstructive mana seeking waffle about nothing important will deter energetic genurnely public spirited able persons so that councils will degenerate to worse than Wellington Council. one thingis ceratin; until and unless other trace racial groups wake up, the wards will prove near impossible to get rid of.
Mr Potaka- what partnership with Maori? Why?
Soon NZ will have the status of a Third World failed state.
All because Maori demands must be accepted ( and funded by the tax payers) without question.
The outcome is obvious and inevitable.
The puppetteers who control the maori king are arranging a meeting to coordinate the rebellion. Leaks from will be interesting with the crazed Te Pati and gangs at one extreme and the artful corporate manipulntors and academia 5th colomnists on th eother.
It is incredible that the PSA is sticking up for the lingo allowance where not essential for the job. Either it is a condition of the job or not. And for anyone except in the Word Factory Commisson not necessary.
Pookeno seems like a Billy T triumph. E J Wakefield noted that maori accrued mana by putting one across whitey, and even for a failed attempt. For scoring mana brownie points maori have certainly struck it rich here. Even better than felling all the exotic trees on the maunga. All publicity for the rebel cause. Personally I cannot see why large post stone age settlements of mostly non maori cannot derive their name from some previous tiny camp site without being slavishly tied to the current definition of the original pronunciation.
Kiingi Tuheitia to host National Hui for Unity??
Well grifter, you can have as 'many' hui's as you want, but only if the cost comes out of your own pocket. Don't expect the taxpayer to pay for your CON.
Those day's are over sunshine.
re 8th. Seymour is already going soft. Maybe his security detail needs increasing. He says "it is a waste of time and resources for teachers in mainstream education to learn te reo"'. Learning an obsolete stone age hobby language restricted to what was Godzone is a waste of time and resources for everybody.
And he has opined that the Kingi hui will assist the Treaty debate! It will be a blatant Council of War by rebels. Winston's view wil be interesting. The only way it might assist is that it should awaken those starry eyed members of the public who still do not realise that modern maori are a very real threat to democracy, law and order, and continued harmonious and progressive life in NZ. Objective public discussion of the Treaty is certainly needed but will get nothing like that at a maori gathering. Incidenatlly Kingi is now apparently Kiingi. Another monumental achievement for the Lingo Commisson and considerabler staff presumably.
The Waka Kotahi initiave looks to me like an artful move to keep the words prominently in the title (and hence the wording for all official purposes). The te reo twaddle should be in smaller script and brackets and it made clear that not necessarily part of for legal purposes.I trust Winston does not fall for this trick.
From the extract it is difficult to establish the full details.Exactly how may maori have junketed to Cop 28? Who paid? how many tons of CO2 do they represent? Seems to me the solutions are considerably beyond matauranga. Have seen almost nothing in the msm. How many of those would have a clear technical grasp of the situation?
Who advises King Charles on which groups of grafters to pose with?
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