Saturday March 9, 2024
News:
Rotorua iwi-council committee’s Lakeland Queen decision prompts complaints
A Rotorua councillor tried to have a committee of mostly unelected representatives disbanded after a decision-making process he believed was secretive and a “slap in the face of democracy”.
Robert Lee believes the Ngāti Whakaue Gifted Reserves Protocol Committee makes decisions and directs council staff – which the Rotorua Lakes Council initially said the committee had no power to do......
See full article HERE
Māori voice absent at housing table
Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi says there is no Māori voice on the Government’s housing committees.
The previous Labour Government had a dedicated associate minister for Māori housing and earmarked almost a billon dollars for Māori initiatives.
Maori Development Minister Tama Potaka has an associate housing delegation with responsibility for papakāinga and Māori community housing developments, but he must seek the approval of the ministers of Finance and Housing for any expenditure above $20 million.....
See full article HERE
Treaty settelements secure in RMA fast track
Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka says new Fast Track Approvals Bill includes safeguards for treaty settlements.
The Bill from RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop and Regional Development Minister Shane Jones passed its first reading under urgency yesterday and was sent to the environment select committee.
The bill, a key component of the Government’s 100-day plan, greatly extends the RMA fast track regime developed by the previous government.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
‘It was about helping each other’: The Convert set to be released next week
The enduring power of indigenous storytelling
Transport cuts hurting Māori
Trauma or treatment contrasting views on 100 day plan
Māori voice absent at housing table
Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi says there is no Māori voice on the Government’s housing committees.
The previous Labour Government had a dedicated associate minister for Māori housing and earmarked almost a billon dollars for Māori initiatives.
Maori Development Minister Tama Potaka has an associate housing delegation with responsibility for papakāinga and Māori community housing developments, but he must seek the approval of the ministers of Finance and Housing for any expenditure above $20 million.....
See full article HERE
Treaty settelements secure in RMA fast track
Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka says new Fast Track Approvals Bill includes safeguards for treaty settlements.
The Bill from RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop and Regional Development Minister Shane Jones passed its first reading under urgency yesterday and was sent to the environment select committee.
The bill, a key component of the Government’s 100-day plan, greatly extends the RMA fast track regime developed by the previous government.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
‘It was about helping each other’: The Convert set to be released next week
The enduring power of indigenous storytelling
Transport cuts hurting Māori
Trauma or treatment contrasting views on 100 day plan
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Friday March 8, 2024
News:
Fast track mining process coming
Resources Minister Shane Jones says the new resource management law will not override the ability of Māori to have a say on development.
Mr Jones will today reveal new fast-track processes for environmental approvals.
Mr Jones will today reveal new fast-track processes for environmental approvals.
Previous attempts to change the law have foundered on concerns over their impact on Māori rights and interests.....
See full article HERE
Health system ‘failing wāhine Māori’ in childbirth: study
A Dunedin mother and academic argues the health system is "failing wāhine Māori" who are at a higher risk of postnatal depression, anxiety, PTSD and suicide.
University of Otago psychology PhD candidate Felicia Lawrie (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngā Puhi) is the lead author of the study.
It explored Māori women’s experiences with childbirth in New Zealand’s healthcare system.....
See full article HERE
Hui Taumata Called To Action Māori Unity
A Hui Taumata will be held in Ngāti Kahungunu on 31 May 2024 hosted by Omāhu Marae to identify solutions for Māori Unity - Kotahitanga.....
See full article HERE
Multi-million dollar plans for four new Tāmaki Makaurau marae
Four new marae are being planned in Tāmaki Makaurau, with one in South Auckland going through planning, one in the city’s west winning resource consent, another out west planned and one for the North Shore......
See full article HERE
Kia Hiwa Rā! Māori Economic Development Fund Open For Applications
Kāpiti Coast District Council invites Kāpiti whānau, hapū, iwi, ngā mātāwaka and Māori businesses to apply to the Māori Economic Development Fund which is now open.
The contestable fund has $65,000 available this year for projects that align to the district’s Māori Economic Development Strategy and its priority themes of manaakitanga, kaitiakitanga or kotahitanga....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Graham Adams: The tohunga suppression myth that won’t die
Propaganda:
Alma mata honours decolonisisng educator
Haka ban shows rugby deaf to Māori
Health system ‘failing wāhine Māori’ in childbirth: study
A Dunedin mother and academic argues the health system is "failing wāhine Māori" who are at a higher risk of postnatal depression, anxiety, PTSD and suicide.
University of Otago psychology PhD candidate Felicia Lawrie (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngā Puhi) is the lead author of the study.
It explored Māori women’s experiences with childbirth in New Zealand’s healthcare system.....
See full article HERE
Hui Taumata Called To Action Māori Unity
A Hui Taumata will be held in Ngāti Kahungunu on 31 May 2024 hosted by Omāhu Marae to identify solutions for Māori Unity - Kotahitanga.....
See full article HERE
Multi-million dollar plans for four new Tāmaki Makaurau marae
Four new marae are being planned in Tāmaki Makaurau, with one in South Auckland going through planning, one in the city’s west winning resource consent, another out west planned and one for the North Shore......
See full article HERE
Kia Hiwa Rā! Māori Economic Development Fund Open For Applications
Kāpiti Coast District Council invites Kāpiti whānau, hapū, iwi, ngā mātāwaka and Māori businesses to apply to the Māori Economic Development Fund which is now open.
The contestable fund has $65,000 available this year for projects that align to the district’s Māori Economic Development Strategy and its priority themes of manaakitanga, kaitiakitanga or kotahitanga....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Graham Adams: The tohunga suppression myth that won’t die
Propaganda:
Alma mata honours decolonisisng educator
Haka ban shows rugby deaf to Māori
Thursday March 7, 2024
News:
Minister extends Hauora Māori health contract funding for a year
Health Minister Shane Reti has announced he is extending existing Hauora Māori and Budget 2022 contracts for a further year, which he says will provide continuity and certainty.
The move means contracts set up under the Māori Health Authority, and health contracts from Budget 2022 that are still continuing, have their funding confirmed for another year.
The move means contracts set up under the Māori Health Authority, and health contracts from Budget 2022 that are still continuing, have their funding confirmed for another year.
"Today's discussion with the leaders had a specific focus on key areas such as the impact of the recent legislative changes, and role of the Hauora Māori Advisory Committee which I reinforced will be retained and powered up."....
See full article HERE
Wairoa Treaty of Waitangi post-settlement group buys Mahia holiday park
It might be 100 years before Tātau Tātau o Te Wairoa Trust’s vision for the Mahia Beach Motel & Holiday Park becomes a reality.
The trust takes ownership of the iconic three-hectare site on April 5, having purchased it from Hastings-based businesswoman Isobel Creswell.
It’s understood Creswell, who has redeveloped the holiday park in recent years, had offers from overseas investors, but wanted the site to stay in local hands....
See full article HERE
Iwi boards to set regional health wish lists
Health Minister Shane Reti says iwi Māori partnership boards will be in a unique place to shape the future of health care for Māori.
The boards have survived the dismantling of the Maori health authority kicked off in parliament last week.
Dr Reti says they can analyse and bring forward the health needs of their communities.....
See full article HERE
City centre transformation gathers pace, with 15 projects delivered in past 5 years
And the other seven transformational moves are gathering pace: Māori outcomes;
Mana whenua have been integral to the re-design of the city centre. Te ao Māori expression is reflected in the way the spaces look, feel and function......
See full article HERE
Raft of Auckland community venues to receive new dual te reo Māori-English names
More parks and public buildings in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland are set to be given dual Māori-English names, to better highlight the stories of tangata whenua.
It's happening as part of Te Kete Rukuruku, a joint programme between local iwi and Auckland Council, launched in 2017.
The project aims to restore Māori names and histories at parks, libraries, community centres and sports arenas across the region - and to ensure te reo Māori is seen, heard, read and spoken......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Graeme Reeves: Why is the Creation of Customary Marine Titles an Issue of Concern for New Zealand?
The State Owned Enterprises Case and the Partnership Fiction - Anthony Willy
Moratorium on Coastal Claims - Dr Muriel Newman.
Capitalist: You Can’t Have It Both Ways
Propaganda:
‘Redneck’: Hurricanes Poua haka calls out the Government - Liam Napier
Redneck haka legitimate political speech - Willie Jackson
Wairoa Treaty of Waitangi post-settlement group buys Mahia holiday park
It might be 100 years before Tātau Tātau o Te Wairoa Trust’s vision for the Mahia Beach Motel & Holiday Park becomes a reality.
The trust takes ownership of the iconic three-hectare site on April 5, having purchased it from Hastings-based businesswoman Isobel Creswell.
It’s understood Creswell, who has redeveloped the holiday park in recent years, had offers from overseas investors, but wanted the site to stay in local hands....
See full article HERE
Iwi boards to set regional health wish lists
Health Minister Shane Reti says iwi Māori partnership boards will be in a unique place to shape the future of health care for Māori.
The boards have survived the dismantling of the Maori health authority kicked off in parliament last week.
Dr Reti says they can analyse and bring forward the health needs of their communities.....
See full article HERE
City centre transformation gathers pace, with 15 projects delivered in past 5 years
And the other seven transformational moves are gathering pace: Māori outcomes;
Mana whenua have been integral to the re-design of the city centre. Te ao Māori expression is reflected in the way the spaces look, feel and function......
See full article HERE
Raft of Auckland community venues to receive new dual te reo Māori-English names
More parks and public buildings in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland are set to be given dual Māori-English names, to better highlight the stories of tangata whenua.
It's happening as part of Te Kete Rukuruku, a joint programme between local iwi and Auckland Council, launched in 2017.
The project aims to restore Māori names and histories at parks, libraries, community centres and sports arenas across the region - and to ensure te reo Māori is seen, heard, read and spoken......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Graeme Reeves: Why is the Creation of Customary Marine Titles an Issue of Concern for New Zealand?
The State Owned Enterprises Case and the Partnership Fiction - Anthony Willy
Moratorium on Coastal Claims - Dr Muriel Newman.
Capitalist: You Can’t Have It Both Ways
Propaganda:
‘Redneck’: Hurricanes Poua haka calls out the Government - Liam Napier
Redneck haka legitimate political speech - Willie Jackson
Wednesday March 6, 2024
News:
Kaitāia GP $130k out of pocket after having to sell occupied land to council
Kaitāia GP Cecil Williams is thinking about leaving the town after 35 years, after being “forced” to sell his property, which had been occupied by a local iwi, for about $130,000 less than its Quotable Value.
Williams said he and his wife, Marna, checked when they bought the section that there were no land claims or any other issues with it, and after being assured there were none, bought it for $500,000. The tree was not listed as protected or significant on the council’s website.
Williams said he and his wife, Marna, checked when they bought the section that there were no land claims or any other issues with it, and after being assured there were none, bought it for $500,000. The tree was not listed as protected or significant on the council’s website.
He said they were the innocent parties in the debacle and had done nothing wrong, yet were seriously out of pocket due to no actions of their own.
The land was occupied for almost a year before Far North District Council, in an effort to solve the impasse, agreed to buy the land from the Williamses.
At its August meeting where it agreed to buy the land, Kahika/Mayor Moko Tepania acknowledged that historic actions had seen undertakings to protect 1 Wharo Way broken. While the council would never be a default Office of Treaty Settlements, it had acknowledged there were special circumstances that led to the motion for council to negotiate the purchase of the land supported, he said.
Williams said the couple were caught in a fait accompli as they had to sell the land to the council because nobody else would buy a property that was being occupied and under such dispute.
“Who would buy land that was being occupied and nothing was being done to move the occupiers off?”.....
See full article HERE
Kotahitanga for rangatiratanga: The fight continues for te iwi Māori
Leading Māori activist and lawyer Annette Sykes has a warning for Māori - and one for the Coalition Government.
Speaking on The Hui current affairs show, Sykes told host Julian Wilcox that Māori needed "to be really conscious that there is a deliberate effort by a small group of politicians to develop white hatred against Māori".
She also warned the Coalition Government that Māori had been energised by their policy direction.
"There has been a groundswell of organisation post-Waitangi and the Crown should be very, very concerned because we haven't been silenced," Sykes said......
See full article HERE
Fresh disdain for Captain Cook as statue gets new accessory
First it was graffiti, then a rather severe nose-job, and now it’s a new hat - a statue of British coloniser Captain James Cook has borne the brunt of a fair amount of disdain in recent weeks.
The statue in Christchurch’s Victoria Square was vandalised twice last month, in what appeared to be politically-motivated attacks.
In the first incident, on February 14 - the anniversary of Cook’s death in Hawaii in 1779 - the statue was tagged with red spray paint. That prompted Christchurch City Council to erect scaffolding to clean off the graffiti and do some maintenance.
The city council has spent between $15,000 and $25,000 repairing the statue.....
See full article HERE
Deep Dive Stocktake Of Māori Wisdom Reveals Solutions For Tackling Violence
A thoughtful deep dive stocktake into the contemporary landscape of Māori literature on Māori living with violence and sexual violation has been released.
Currently 2 out of 3 wahine Māori are the biggest cohort impacted by intimate partner violence. So the solutions “must be a collective effort led by Māori” the book states.
“It starts with pre-Colonisation because I really wanted to begin from the point that violence didn't occur back then – we had systems, processes and tikanga in place that our tupuna lived by that kept everybody safe.”....
See full article HERE
Hui value needs wider understanding
A leading Māori academic says putting tikanga and Māori society in the school system would help all New Zealanders get a deeper understanding of Te Tiriti and its intended partnership.
Victoria University head of Māori studies Maria Bargh along with Annie Te One have looked at how tikanga Māori is taught in law schools in the wake of a 2021 decision by the New Zealand Council of Legal Education to make it mandatory.....
See full article HERE
Ngāti Hine FM, Tautoko FM and Te Hiku Media join forces for news service
At a time when newsrooms across the motu face financial challenges, an innovative new Te Tai Tokerau collaboration is hoping to redefine the media landscape in the region.
The joint venture, te kūkupa, is a collaboration between Whāngarei’s Ngāti Hine FM, Tautoko FM in Mangamuka and Te Hiku Media in Kaitaia, which aims to provide a news service promoting te reo o Te Tai Tokerau (Northland Māori language) across the three Northland Māori radio and online streaming networks- including iwi media partner social media platforms.....
See full article HERE
Hurricanes to apologise to government over Poua ‘redneck’ haka
The Hurricanes will apologise to the government over a haka performed by its women’s side the Poua labelling the government redneck.
Before their Super Rugby Aupiki season opener against the Chiefs Manawa the Hurricanes Poua used an altered haka which used the phrase “karetao o te Kāwana kakiwhero” or “puppets of this redneck government”.
Hurricanes chief executive Avan Lee said he’s disappointed by the action and there was no consulation with him by the players.....
See full article HERE
Hutt City Council censors work of revered and respected Maori leader
Hutt City Council banned an insert of Sir Apirana Ngata’s ‘Treaty of Waitangi – An Explanation’ from its premises on the basis that it “spread a very particular political viewpoint” and “viewed as spreading misinformation.” We believe this is an illegal breach of free speech, and simply another example of censorship, says Jonathan Ayling, Chief Executive of the Free Speech Union.
“The insert was published in 31 NZME and Stuff newspapers throughout the North Island last year. When the New Zealand Centre for Political Research (NZCPR), who funded the advocacy, asked for an explanation from the Hutt City Council as to why they banned the insert, their response was a poor excuse.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Ross Muir: ‘Tikanga’ (customs, traditions) in the Courts
Frank Newman: “Book burning” at the Hutt City Council
Barrie Davis: Oh, the Humanity!
Propaganda:
Māori cirque show brought to life through te reo, acrobatic storytelling
The Government seems intent on sending us back in time - Hūhana Lyndon
Taking the field on Saturday, the kaitāraki (leader) called out "karetao o te Kāwana kakiwhero" or "puppets of this redneck government".
The land was occupied for almost a year before Far North District Council, in an effort to solve the impasse, agreed to buy the land from the Williamses.
At its August meeting where it agreed to buy the land, Kahika/Mayor Moko Tepania acknowledged that historic actions had seen undertakings to protect 1 Wharo Way broken. While the council would never be a default Office of Treaty Settlements, it had acknowledged there were special circumstances that led to the motion for council to negotiate the purchase of the land supported, he said.
Williams said the couple were caught in a fait accompli as they had to sell the land to the council because nobody else would buy a property that was being occupied and under such dispute.
“Who would buy land that was being occupied and nothing was being done to move the occupiers off?”.....
See full article HERE
Kotahitanga for rangatiratanga: The fight continues for te iwi Māori
Leading Māori activist and lawyer Annette Sykes has a warning for Māori - and one for the Coalition Government.
Speaking on The Hui current affairs show, Sykes told host Julian Wilcox that Māori needed "to be really conscious that there is a deliberate effort by a small group of politicians to develop white hatred against Māori".
She also warned the Coalition Government that Māori had been energised by their policy direction.
"There has been a groundswell of organisation post-Waitangi and the Crown should be very, very concerned because we haven't been silenced," Sykes said......
See full article HERE
Fresh disdain for Captain Cook as statue gets new accessory
First it was graffiti, then a rather severe nose-job, and now it’s a new hat - a statue of British coloniser Captain James Cook has borne the brunt of a fair amount of disdain in recent weeks.
The statue in Christchurch’s Victoria Square was vandalised twice last month, in what appeared to be politically-motivated attacks.
In the first incident, on February 14 - the anniversary of Cook’s death in Hawaii in 1779 - the statue was tagged with red spray paint. That prompted Christchurch City Council to erect scaffolding to clean off the graffiti and do some maintenance.
The city council has spent between $15,000 and $25,000 repairing the statue.....
See full article HERE
Deep Dive Stocktake Of Māori Wisdom Reveals Solutions For Tackling Violence
A thoughtful deep dive stocktake into the contemporary landscape of Māori literature on Māori living with violence and sexual violation has been released.
Currently 2 out of 3 wahine Māori are the biggest cohort impacted by intimate partner violence. So the solutions “must be a collective effort led by Māori” the book states.
“It starts with pre-Colonisation because I really wanted to begin from the point that violence didn't occur back then – we had systems, processes and tikanga in place that our tupuna lived by that kept everybody safe.”....
See full article HERE
Hui value needs wider understanding
A leading Māori academic says putting tikanga and Māori society in the school system would help all New Zealanders get a deeper understanding of Te Tiriti and its intended partnership.
Victoria University head of Māori studies Maria Bargh along with Annie Te One have looked at how tikanga Māori is taught in law schools in the wake of a 2021 decision by the New Zealand Council of Legal Education to make it mandatory.....
See full article HERE
Ngāti Hine FM, Tautoko FM and Te Hiku Media join forces for news service
At a time when newsrooms across the motu face financial challenges, an innovative new Te Tai Tokerau collaboration is hoping to redefine the media landscape in the region.
The joint venture, te kūkupa, is a collaboration between Whāngarei’s Ngāti Hine FM, Tautoko FM in Mangamuka and Te Hiku Media in Kaitaia, which aims to provide a news service promoting te reo o Te Tai Tokerau (Northland Māori language) across the three Northland Māori radio and online streaming networks- including iwi media partner social media platforms.....
See full article HERE
Hurricanes to apologise to government over Poua ‘redneck’ haka
The Hurricanes will apologise to the government over a haka performed by its women’s side the Poua labelling the government redneck.
Before their Super Rugby Aupiki season opener against the Chiefs Manawa the Hurricanes Poua used an altered haka which used the phrase “karetao o te Kāwana kakiwhero” or “puppets of this redneck government”.
Hurricanes chief executive Avan Lee said he’s disappointed by the action and there was no consulation with him by the players.....
See full article HERE
Hutt City Council censors work of revered and respected Maori leader
Hutt City Council banned an insert of Sir Apirana Ngata’s ‘Treaty of Waitangi – An Explanation’ from its premises on the basis that it “spread a very particular political viewpoint” and “viewed as spreading misinformation.” We believe this is an illegal breach of free speech, and simply another example of censorship, says Jonathan Ayling, Chief Executive of the Free Speech Union.
“The insert was published in 31 NZME and Stuff newspapers throughout the North Island last year. When the New Zealand Centre for Political Research (NZCPR), who funded the advocacy, asked for an explanation from the Hutt City Council as to why they banned the insert, their response was a poor excuse.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Ross Muir: ‘Tikanga’ (customs, traditions) in the Courts
Frank Newman: “Book burning” at the Hutt City Council
Barrie Davis: Oh, the Humanity!
Propaganda:
Māori cirque show brought to life through te reo, acrobatic storytelling
The Government seems intent on sending us back in time - Hūhana Lyndon
Tuesday March 5, 2024
News:
Hurricanes Poua lash out at government in revamped haka
The women's Super Rugby Aupiki team Hurricanes Poua have kicked off their season with a new haka calling out the coalition government.
Taking the field on Saturday, the kaitāraki (leader) called out "karetao o te Kāwana kakiwhero" or "puppets of this redneck government".
Joining the chant, the team acknowledged Te Whakaputanga (Declaration of Independence) , a contract signed between Ngāpuhi chiefs and the Crown before Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and mana motuhake - Māori sovereignty.
The haka referred to Toitu te Tiriti, a political movement that has taken a stand against coalition government policies on te reo Māori and perceived breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi and encouraged people to "never fold and never bend".....
See full article HERE
Pool move to return sacred burial site to Māori
The removal of Thames Centennial Pool from its current site of 50 years will cost $3-million with the land eventually returned to mana whenua.
With age and ailing maintenance requirements, Thames Centennial Pool facility which sits on top of a sacred urupā is set to be returned in 2027 as the district looks to establish a replacement facility elsewhere.
It’s a decision that has been years in the making for local mana whenua, Ngāti Maru.....
See full article HERE
Waihau Bay kiwifruit scheme expands
A further 8 hectares of kiwifruit orchards are being developed for planting this winter as a result of the Raukokore/ Waihau Bay water storage projects in the eastern Bay of Plenty.
That’s on top of the 40 hectares already developed on Maori land in the area since 2020.
Produce company Seeka is providing half of the $2.1 million development cost as well as preparing the land with structures and shelters.....
See full article HERE
The haka referred to Toitu te Tiriti, a political movement that has taken a stand against coalition government policies on te reo Māori and perceived breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi and encouraged people to "never fold and never bend".....
See full article HERE
Pool move to return sacred burial site to Māori
The removal of Thames Centennial Pool from its current site of 50 years will cost $3-million with the land eventually returned to mana whenua.
With age and ailing maintenance requirements, Thames Centennial Pool facility which sits on top of a sacred urupā is set to be returned in 2027 as the district looks to establish a replacement facility elsewhere.
It’s a decision that has been years in the making for local mana whenua, Ngāti Maru.....
See full article HERE
Waihau Bay kiwifruit scheme expands
A further 8 hectares of kiwifruit orchards are being developed for planting this winter as a result of the Raukokore/ Waihau Bay water storage projects in the eastern Bay of Plenty.
That’s on top of the 40 hectares already developed on Maori land in the area since 2020.
Produce company Seeka is providing half of the $2.1 million development cost as well as preparing the land with structures and shelters.....
See full article HERE
How Would You Like To Be Represented, Kāpiti?
Following the decision to establish a Māori ward in November last year, Kāpiti Coast District Council is seeking feedback to help inform future representation arrangements.
“Council’s decision to establish a Māori ward was made prior to the new government signalling they propose to bring back polls for Māori wards, including requiring a vote on any wards set up without a poll at the next local elections.
“It’s currently unclear how this commitment will be implemented and in what timeframe. We must follow current legalisation, which is to run a representation review this year for the Māori ward to be in place for the 2025 local government elections....
See full article HEREIwi partnership board looks for investment in north
The chief executive of the northern iwi Māori partnership board says the demise of Te Aka Whai Ora won’t stop the push for equitable investment in Māori health.
Boyd Broughton says the disestablishment of the Māori Health Authority set in motion in parliament last week represents a lost opportunity.
He says the fact the authority was a crown construct rather than an independent agency made it vulnerable to political whims.....
See full article HERE
Auckland Museum’s te reo Māori plans ridiculed, opponents label them ‘PC snowflakes
Despite being called woke and PC snowflakes by opponents, the museum intends to centre te reo Māori me ōna tikanga and mātauranga more deeply in its operations going forward.
Of the overwhelmingly elderly Pākehā submitters, more opposed the plan than supported it. Twenty-six per cent cited concerns over Te Tiriti, with some calling it irrelevant. One said, “there is absolutely no need to be Te Tiriti-led. It’s a museum for all of NZ. Stop the activism… and be a museum.” Many submitters echoed Act MP Cameron’s statement, saying Tāmaki Paenga Hira leaders were woke, politically correct snowflakes who lacked impartiality. “It’s a war museum! Not a woke museum,” one wrote. “Sack the pathetic woke activists,” said an elderly woman....
See full article HERE
The tale of ‘it’s only just birds’ one of 21 parks in Ōtara-Papatoetoe to receive Māori Names
Twenty-one parks in the Ōtara-Papatoetoe area will receive Māori names, as part of Auckland Council’s commitment for te reo Māori to be seen, heard, spoken, and learnt.
Dual names will be given to eighteen parks, while three parks will have sole te reo Māori names, which were officially approved at the Ōtara-Papatoetoe local board business meeting in February, as part of tranche two of the Te Kete Rukuruku programme.....
See full article HERE
Waitangi Tribunal approves application for urgent inquiry into government's te reo Māori policies
The Waitangi Tribunal has approved an application for an urgent inquiry into coalition government policies impacting te reo Māori.
Tauranga-based iwi Ngai Te Rangi lodged the application in December claiming the government had violated its Treaty obligation to protect the Māori language.
Ngai Te Rangi Iwi Settlement Trust chair Charlie Tawhiao said support for the claim from Māori and non-Māori was overwhelming and the iwi is looking forward to presenting its case.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Which hat do I wear today, as the Treaty debate winds on?
Māori health in jeopardy
Boyd Broughton says the disestablishment of the Māori Health Authority set in motion in parliament last week represents a lost opportunity.
He says the fact the authority was a crown construct rather than an independent agency made it vulnerable to political whims.....
See full article HERE
Auckland Museum’s te reo Māori plans ridiculed, opponents label them ‘PC snowflakes
Despite being called woke and PC snowflakes by opponents, the museum intends to centre te reo Māori me ōna tikanga and mātauranga more deeply in its operations going forward.
Of the overwhelmingly elderly Pākehā submitters, more opposed the plan than supported it. Twenty-six per cent cited concerns over Te Tiriti, with some calling it irrelevant. One said, “there is absolutely no need to be Te Tiriti-led. It’s a museum for all of NZ. Stop the activism… and be a museum.” Many submitters echoed Act MP Cameron’s statement, saying Tāmaki Paenga Hira leaders were woke, politically correct snowflakes who lacked impartiality. “It’s a war museum! Not a woke museum,” one wrote. “Sack the pathetic woke activists,” said an elderly woman....
See full article HERE
The tale of ‘it’s only just birds’ one of 21 parks in Ōtara-Papatoetoe to receive Māori Names
Twenty-one parks in the Ōtara-Papatoetoe area will receive Māori names, as part of Auckland Council’s commitment for te reo Māori to be seen, heard, spoken, and learnt.
Dual names will be given to eighteen parks, while three parks will have sole te reo Māori names, which were officially approved at the Ōtara-Papatoetoe local board business meeting in February, as part of tranche two of the Te Kete Rukuruku programme.....
See full article HERE
Waitangi Tribunal approves application for urgent inquiry into government's te reo Māori policies
The Waitangi Tribunal has approved an application for an urgent inquiry into coalition government policies impacting te reo Māori.
Tauranga-based iwi Ngai Te Rangi lodged the application in December claiming the government had violated its Treaty obligation to protect the Māori language.
Ngai Te Rangi Iwi Settlement Trust chair Charlie Tawhiao said support for the claim from Māori and non-Māori was overwhelming and the iwi is looking forward to presenting its case.....
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Propaganda:
Which hat do I wear today, as the Treaty debate winds on?
Māori health in jeopardy
Monday March 4, 2024
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Concern over the coalition Government's agreement to 'restore balance' to the Aotearoa New Zealand histories curriculum
The New Zealand History Teachers' Association has written to Education Minister Erica Stanford, asking for clarification on the coalition Government's agreement to "restore balance" to the Aotearoa New Zealand histories curriculum.
Stanford wasn't available for an on-camera interview but sent Newshub a statement saying "New Zealand has a rich history and an important duty to talk about the Treaty of Waitangi".
Stanford wasn't available for an on-camera interview but sent Newshub a statement saying "New Zealand has a rich history and an important duty to talk about the Treaty of Waitangi".
"We also have an important duty to ensure significant parts of New Zealand's history are taught in a consistent way across the country in a clear sequence, so that learning is not left to chance."
National and ACT have long criticised the syllabus for presenting a "narrow view".....
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Two liquor franchises forced to remove advert using famous waka
Two liquor franchises have been forced to remove an advertisement using an image of one of New Zealand's most famous waka.
It follows multiple complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority, calling the promotion denigrating and exploitative......
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Capitalist: The Real New Zealand…
Mike Butler: Tribunal’s wobbly house of cards
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Changes around Maori language come into focus as New Zealand government approaches 100-day milestone
A shameful new low on Te Tiriti o Waitangi
National and ACT have long criticised the syllabus for presenting a "narrow view".....
See full article HERE
Two liquor franchises forced to remove advert using famous waka
Two liquor franchises have been forced to remove an advertisement using an image of one of New Zealand's most famous waka.
It follows multiple complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority, calling the promotion denigrating and exploitative......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Capitalist: The Real New Zealand…
Mike Butler: Tribunal’s wobbly house of cards
Propaganda:
Changes around Maori language come into focus as New Zealand government approaches 100-day milestone
A shameful new low on Te Tiriti o Waitangi
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Quote:- "Ms Ngarewa-Packer said the National-led government had knowingly "created a new problem" for New Zealand by reigniting the race relations debate with its 100-day plan, something she described as taking a "scorch and burn" approach to current policies."
"It knows that we have never ceded sovereignty — that we are the First Nations people."
Well - that is absolute b/s and she knows it.
a/ Sovereignty WAS ceded (READ The TREATY, Debbie !!)
b/ Maori are settlers in this land - boat people like all of us. Not indigenous, or "first nations" Just settlers who arrived here by boat in dribs and drabs, who slaughtered the existing inhabitants.
re 4th. It is difficult to see what offence has been caused by incorporation of a somewhat artificial not representative waka into a beer advert. If it had shown a bunch of maori in an old Subaru Legacy, woud Subaru have objected?. I would not have been surprised if the depiction of so many overweight individuals associated with beer had brought a response from Manatu Hauora or even Te Akai Whai Ora (look them up...I had to).
The woke and apparently captured history teachers want clarification on the teaching of unadorned facts. The colonist descended children will be intrigued to learn of the incredible travel privations experience by their ancestors and their remarkable toil and industry in creating modern post stone age NZ from a wilderness.
When changing NZ history curriculum the coalition can get rid of Aotearoa for a start.
A red line through Maori propaganda will be an easy fix too.
And an honest statement that Maori were a Stone Age, illiterate tribal, brutally combative people with corresponding practices such as cannibalism, slavery, revenge killing etc etc. ruled by fear and magic and superstition. All of this can be substantiated so it is fact. Too bad if modern Maori don’t like it. Some are hypocritical enough to say and do appalling things to European heritage on their own justification not necessarily truth.
And make it clear that so called Maori today are mixed race.
It seems the NZ History Teachers are a woke group who support the false narrative of the Treaty etc......
This shows how tough Seymour's Treaty Principles Bill and debate are going to be so that fact triumphs over fiction.
The accuracy of Maori history is a bit hit and myth.
Ha! A whole team of Lefty female rugby players now chanting political slogans before a game. Welcome to the world of woke. Did they do the throat-slashing gesture too?
And what are they protesting about - everyone getting the same rights, cutting back wasteful spending, sorting the economy out, getting people back to work, getting tougher on gangs, repealing racist legislation? Shocking!
I would imagine part-Maori are way over-represented in that team so maybe they back Te Pati Maori and their apartheid policies instead.
There's bound to be the odd whitey - though these days they could also be part-Maori - who must like playing second fiddle to the bro-sisters who assume they're in charge.
Reminds me of the old saying "those who can, think: those who can't play for a woke rugby team", or something like that.
They should stick to kicking a ball around. They're obviously not that smart. Chanting in Te Reo guarantees that virtually nobody understood their political message.
Do the hurricane womens rugby team even realise that rugby is an english upper-class game invented in a town called Rugby in Warwickshire England? Surely given their strong convictions, they shouldn't be playing this "colonist " game?
Hi Deem
I always agreed the throat slitting was inappropriate. They had few objects sufficently sharp. A mass masticating imitation would be more representative.
The haka is an embarrassment to NZ. Instead of hiding behind made up Maori, why not say it in English to totally make the message heard and reveal the true nature of the haka. Then do an acknowledgment to the heritage of the sport ( eg we acknowledge the great founders of this game in early 19th century at Rugby boys school, England and their generosity in allowing us to play this great game). Thereafter they can play in grass skirts and bare feet.
Hypocrites all.
Oh I do love the comment about Rugby being an upper class English game. These people are so ignorant - of their own history or anyone else's. They so demonstrate their inability to reason in all they do.
Rugby school fees:
Boarder fees per term: £13,970
Day pupil fees per term: £8,770
Refer: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_School
Ignorant people are the most dangerous group... especially when they can vote!
re 6 Mar. Annette Sykes could equally have observed that "there has been a deliberate effort of a large group of maori to develop maori hatred against colonists" (The Moana Jackson, Motu and co "imagine decolonisation"campaign) Whilst the coalition may have (further) motivated nmaori, the saving grace is that it has at last motivated non maori.
Gisborne may as well give up on the statue, as with so many elsewhere. it will be forever targetted. Statues to Europeans of remarkable acheivement annoy maori by reminding of their modest contributions.
Oops! it was the Christchurch statue. I think Gisborne has already given up. One consolation was the Manawatu statue which lost its willie. Have not heard if it has had a graft yet. Surprisingly Rewa and Thompson at Info Centre Scenic drive remain erect, but a lot of TV there.
It is great to see in Auckland some outcome for the vast expense and obstruction of the Independent Maori Statutory Body. Who reads these rambling accounts of local history, in either language? All will be vanadalised in no time and disappear as similar have everywhere. council seem to employ no staff with memories. In effect the parks will become nameless. Must cause great confusion in emergencies
Interesting to see some outcome for the vast expenditure and time wasting obstruction of the Independent Maori Statutory Board in Auckland. The placards will very soon be vandalised and disappear as elsewhere. No one reads these rambling and dubious accounts anyway. In either language. The parks in effect become nameless. it must hugely complicate emergency occasions. Seems Council have no staff with memories.
“Minister Reti extends Hauora Māori health contract funding for a year”?
As George Galloway stated, just two cheeks of the same arse.
So Maori health continues to be government ie tax payer funded. What a joke.
8th
Who is paying for the two new marae?
I wonder.
Gratifying to see that the heavily state subsidised Omahue marae is going to be well utilised, if ony for the pupose of fomenting rebellion.
I bet amny citizens are daunted by the propect of urban marae in their midst. Reverbrating haka at all hours. Youths wandering local streets and properties and trying all car door and other handles and worse. Seems some marae are to have residents which seems a curious application of the zoning. Will occupants be effective be recipients of untaxed charitable income,leaving much of their taxpayer funded allowances free to purchase whatever.
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