Saturday January 13, 2024
News:
Thousands Expected To Attend National Hui For Unity At Turangawaewawe On 20th January
The Office of the Kiingitanga and Iwi of Tainui Waka are finalising plans to host more than 3,000 guests at Kiingi Tuheita’s Hui-aa-Motu at Turangawaewae Marae on 20th January, with thousands more to follow the discussions online.
Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII issued a Royal Proclamation last December calling for the national hui to unify the nation and hold the Government to account.
The hui at Turangawaewae will be one of several opportunities for people to express their views and explore potential solutions."....
See full article HERE
Waitangi crowds expected to double with theme of upholding Te Tiriti
A resonating theme of upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi is expected to attract 60,000 to 80,000 at Waitangi Treaty Grounds this year, about double the usual crowd.
The Waitangi National Trust is making preparations for the bumper crowd to be safely catered for in the week leading up to Waitangi Day, with the biggest numbers expected on February 5 and 6, said board chairman Pita Tipene.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
How the Government’s clampdown on the use of te reo is breaching the law
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Waitangi crowds expected to double with theme of upholding Te Tiriti
A resonating theme of upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi is expected to attract 60,000 to 80,000 at Waitangi Treaty Grounds this year, about double the usual crowd.
The Waitangi National Trust is making preparations for the bumper crowd to be safely catered for in the week leading up to Waitangi Day, with the biggest numbers expected on February 5 and 6, said board chairman Pita Tipene.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
How the Government’s clampdown on the use of te reo is breaching the law
This Breaking Views Update monitors race relations in the media on a weekly basis. New material is added regularly. If you would like to send Letters to the Editor in response to any of these articles, most media addresses can be found HERE.
Friday January 12, 2024
News:
First for NZ hospital: Taranaki ED earns cultural safety award from across the ditch
An Australian institution has recognised the Taranaki Base Hospital Emergency Department's two-year journey to improve culturally safe care for Māori patients, whānau and staff.
The Taranaki ED received the 2022 Al Spilman Award from the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) at a ceremony in Canberra in November last year.....
See full article HERE
A funding partnership between BNZ and Ngati Whatua - is helping get Maori into home ownership, with two dozen new houses in the works
The initiative permits normal home loans - for builds on iwi land.
BNZ Maori Business Growth Head, Whetu Rangi, says they hope to expand the kaupapa to other iwi across the country.
He says the housing crisis has meant they've had to think of out of the box solutions, with a New Zealand perspective.....
See full article HERE
Māori representation at Te Tari Taake Inland Revenue
Our Māori representation roadmap responds to the insights we have gathered from our people to identify tangible actions that can bring meaningful change to career development for Māori.
A Māori working group was formed in partnership with the Organisational Development team to explore and support the attraction, retention and development of Māori....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Grappling with the free speech purists
A funding partnership between BNZ and Ngati Whatua - is helping get Maori into home ownership, with two dozen new houses in the works
The initiative permits normal home loans - for builds on iwi land.
BNZ Maori Business Growth Head, Whetu Rangi, says they hope to expand the kaupapa to other iwi across the country.
He says the housing crisis has meant they've had to think of out of the box solutions, with a New Zealand perspective.....
See full article HERE
Māori representation at Te Tari Taake Inland Revenue
Our Māori representation roadmap responds to the insights we have gathered from our people to identify tangible actions that can bring meaningful change to career development for Māori.
A Māori working group was formed in partnership with the Organisational Development team to explore and support the attraction, retention and development of Māori....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Grappling with the free speech purists
Thursday January 11, 2024
News:
Iwi files legal action against Govt over public sector te reo plans
Waikato-Tainui is taking the Government to court over its plan to roll-back the use of te reo Māori in the public sector, claiming it is in breach of their 1995 Raupatu treaty settlement.
About 100 members of the iwi travelled to Wellington today to file the legal action at the High Court.
About 100 members of the iwi travelled to Wellington today to file the legal action at the High Court.
"Our 1995 Raupatu settlement is clear, that any move by the Crown to undermine or breach our settlement there's but one track and that is directly to the High Court," said Waikato Tainui's Tukoroirangi Morgan.......
See full article HERE
Submissions quadruple on iwi bid to rename National Park village
Submissions have more than quadrupled on an iwi proposal to change the name of National Park village and railway station in the central North Island.
The iwi Uenuku and the central North Island iwi collective Te Korowai o Wainuiārua have called for the tourist village and its railway station to revert to the historic name Waimarino.
Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board supported the name change proposal and opened a three-month public consultation period on 7 November.....
See full article HERE
Māori signage defaced in Auckland
Bilingual signage at three reserves in Auckland has been defaced.
The signs at the Ōwairaka, Kūkūwai, and Te Auaunga reserves, which carry Māori and English safety precautions, had been vandalized, said the chair of the Albert-Eden Local Board, Margi Watson.
Te Reo Māori signs are becoming a common sight in Auckland and other communities around the country for local landmarks and council facilities.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Lending on Māori land a pathway to prosperity
Submissions quadruple on iwi bid to rename National Park village
Submissions have more than quadrupled on an iwi proposal to change the name of National Park village and railway station in the central North Island.
The iwi Uenuku and the central North Island iwi collective Te Korowai o Wainuiārua have called for the tourist village and its railway station to revert to the historic name Waimarino.
Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic Board supported the name change proposal and opened a three-month public consultation period on 7 November.....
See full article HERE
Māori signage defaced in Auckland
Bilingual signage at three reserves in Auckland has been defaced.
The signs at the Ōwairaka, Kūkūwai, and Te Auaunga reserves, which carry Māori and English safety precautions, had been vandalized, said the chair of the Albert-Eden Local Board, Margi Watson.
Te Reo Māori signs are becoming a common sight in Auckland and other communities around the country for local landmarks and council facilities.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Lending on Māori land a pathway to prosperity
Wednesday January 10, 2024
News:
Ngāti Porou calls hui to decide its stance on national hui of unity
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Porou is calling on tribal members to come together to share their concerns about the government’s policies, their impact on Ngāti Porou and the future of the iwi.
Rūnanga chair Patrick Tangaere announced via Facebook,
Rūnanga chair Patrick Tangaere announced via Facebook,
“There is much afoot across the nation as the coalition government delivers on its 100-day plan and the effect and impact it is having on iwi and Māori around the country.”....
See full article HERE
Whakatāne district on course to be more than 50 percent Māori
Whakatāne District Council has improved relationships with Māori but more work needs to be done just to keep up with legislative requirements and population growth.
Two-and-a-half years after adopting the strengthening of whānau, hapū and iwi relationships as a strategic priority in its long-term plan, Warbrick now leads team of three other staff members dedicated to relationship building with Māori.
While data from the 2023 Census isn't expected to be released until May next year, Warbrick said there had been some early indications that the district's Māori population would be announced as being 53 percent.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Perce Harpham: Expanding the Coalition’s Task
Propaganda:
Teaching Te Tiriti on social media
What’s normal — monocultural control?
Cathedral Cove walking track alternatives created for Coromandel visitors
Whakatāne district on course to be more than 50 percent Māori
Whakatāne District Council has improved relationships with Māori but more work needs to be done just to keep up with legislative requirements and population growth.
Two-and-a-half years after adopting the strengthening of whānau, hapū and iwi relationships as a strategic priority in its long-term plan, Warbrick now leads team of three other staff members dedicated to relationship building with Māori.
While data from the 2023 Census isn't expected to be released until May next year, Warbrick said there had been some early indications that the district's Māori population would be announced as being 53 percent.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Perce Harpham: Expanding the Coalition’s Task
Propaganda:
Teaching Te Tiriti on social media
What’s normal — monocultural control?
Cathedral Cove walking track alternatives created for Coromandel visitors
Tuesday January 9, 2024
News:
Lack of resources hampers iwi environmental input
A shortage of iwi environmental managers has created headaches for councils trying to obtain greater Māori input.
At a Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit (NRSBU) meeting last month, general manager regional sewerage and landfill Nathan Clarke said the unit hadn’t liaised with iwi as well as it would like, and there were “unfinished conversations”.
At a Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit (NRSBU) meeting last month, general manager regional sewerage and landfill Nathan Clarke said the unit hadn’t liaised with iwi as well as it would like, and there were “unfinished conversations”.
Iwi priorities in the activity management plan 2024 – 2034 were listed as: protection and restoration of the mauri of wai (water), no discharge of wastewater to wai or to areas of wāhi tapu (sacred sites) and mahinga kai (food and resource gathering) and no infrastructure on or near these areas, or in areas prone to flooding.....
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Police more likely to use painful force on Māori during arrest, Human Rights Commission calls for urgent change
The human rights watchdog is calling for urgent change to police policy following the release of new figures showing officers are more likely to use pain to subdue Māori suspects than for other ethnicities.
The figures, released to the Herald under the Official Information Act, show police resorted to the tactical use of pain to bring violent or resisting offenders under control 2602 times since 2016.
Māori – who make up 17.3 per cent of the population and 42 per cent of people charged with an offence – are subjected to “pain compliance techniques” at a higher rate than other offenders – accounting for 48 per cent of all such cases.....
See full article HERE
Secrecy shows ‘lack of respect’ for taxpayers
The University of Otago’s secrecy about the cost of its pou whenua shows disrespect for taxpayers money, the Taxpayers’ Union says.
The comments come after the conclusion of an investigation by the Ombudsman into the university’s conduct when questioned about the sculpture’s cost.
The sculpture, Pou Whenua Tawhaki, was commissioned to commemorate the university’s 150th anniversary by the office of Maori development......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Mike Butler: The Voice and our choice
Propaganda:
Boris Sokratov: Who are the real privileged in Aotearoa New Zealand - Māori or Pākehā?
Moko Tepania: Far North not just the birthplace of the nation
Police more likely to use painful force on Māori during arrest, Human Rights Commission calls for urgent change
The human rights watchdog is calling for urgent change to police policy following the release of new figures showing officers are more likely to use pain to subdue Māori suspects than for other ethnicities.
The figures, released to the Herald under the Official Information Act, show police resorted to the tactical use of pain to bring violent or resisting offenders under control 2602 times since 2016.
Māori – who make up 17.3 per cent of the population and 42 per cent of people charged with an offence – are subjected to “pain compliance techniques” at a higher rate than other offenders – accounting for 48 per cent of all such cases.....
See full article HERE
Secrecy shows ‘lack of respect’ for taxpayers
The University of Otago’s secrecy about the cost of its pou whenua shows disrespect for taxpayers money, the Taxpayers’ Union says.
The comments come after the conclusion of an investigation by the Ombudsman into the university’s conduct when questioned about the sculpture’s cost.
The sculpture, Pou Whenua Tawhaki, was commissioned to commemorate the university’s 150th anniversary by the office of Maori development......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Mike Butler: The Voice and our choice
Propaganda:
Boris Sokratov: Who are the real privileged in Aotearoa New Zealand - Māori or Pākehā?
Moko Tepania: Far North not just the birthplace of the nation
This Breaking Views Update monitors race relations in the media on a weekly basis. New material is added regularly. If you would like to send Letters to the Editor in response to any of these articles, most media addresses can be found HERE.
11 comments:
Re the sewage disposal. There are a myriad groups who would like to be funded for an input, likely far more constructive and rational than from maori. These maori consultation accomodations add vast cost to all current council activities.
The Otago carving seems yet another example of a snide mocking swipe at colonists. Are pukekhe common in Otago? When did they arrive in NZ? Prudently, in light of recent developments, and students, the statue seems to defy cutural norms and is devoid of vulnerable male appendages. Scope for Garrick?
Just a question and I apologise in advance for using common sense, How are our police meant to know if the potential criminal is a maori? People could be tongan, samoan, cook islander, or any mix of all the nationalities that live in nz. And surely the police are not allowed to ask about a person's dna mix, in order to determine their next course of action?
Ngāti Porou - the majority have spoken so you can give up your elitist dreams of having more power than everyone else. By all means do your thing in private but otherwise you are PART of NZ not superior to NZ. I repeat: the majority have spoken. Shall I repeat it again?
Re 11th. It staggers me that so many politicians past and present and lawmakers have allowed so many avenues for exploitation in maori related law. The apparent industry policy of ensuring future work would account for the lawyer's approach, but anyone who has had extensive dealings with a cross section of maori realises that "haotu he koromatua tango te waewae" is very much the guiding principle.
Who finances the legal challenges? Surely it cannot be charged as an expense against the tax free trusts?
How do so many camp followers find the time? Who meets their espenses? Are benefits so generous that surplus is available for tiki tours to intimidate politicians and courtrooms.? Sadly cancellation is still so powerful that judges will be affected.
The name change of National Park village is one of the very very few acceptable. The name was in use certainly into the 1930s and is realtivly distictive.
It is unfortunate that dual language safety signs are being defaced. There is now a vast seelction of more gartuitous signs for vandals to preferably exercise upon.
To Anon above:
Sorry: this is going to be a dialogue with the deaf - aggressive and even violent ( till their Left friends return to power).
re the 10th. I doubt if the Whakatane situation will encourage many retired colonists to flock to the in amny ways pleasant town (provided above flood level).
re 12th. What concerns me is finding a hospital where pure blood colonist descendants are culturally and physaiclly safe.
It is preposterous that IRD fritter time on specifically maori staff. Effort should be concentrated on capturing the maori Corporations, many of which masquerade as charities. But fellow inter related sympathetic maori are the least suitable for that task.
Enough !... this has become totally insane.
Thousands Expected To Attend National Hui For Unity At Turangawaewawe On 20th January.
Just another taxpayer funded GRIFT.
Sat 13th. It seems to me it will be entirely appropriate for all politicians not blindly pro separatist/pro maori control to boycott Waitangi. With so many hyped up brain washed irrational maori concentrated the risk of injury or even assassination will be huge. A riot type situation is guaranteed. An appropriate number of armed Police or Forces personnel will only further raise the rebel spirit. It is questionable if deployment of maori police or Forces personnel will be prudent. Hopefully sufficient others can be found.
The 20th Jan hui is clearly to organise a revolution. Very few other countries would tolerate. One marvels that so many supposedly disadvantaged maori have the time and money to decamp on such a frolic. It would be interesting to know how many millions of public subsidy directly and indirectly apply.
The government was voted in by the majority. Am I missing something here?
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