Saturday May 4, 2024
News:
Māori win customary title over Tokomaru Bay on East Coast
The entire stretch of Tokomaru Bay on the East Coast will be subject to a joint customary marine title for two hapū, and extending up to four miles out to sea.
A High Court judge has found the two groups, who during the case settled a dispute over boundaries for their rights, had proven they had held the area under tikanga, or custom, without substantial interruption since 1840.
Justice Helen Cull dismissed claims from the seafood industry that its commercial fishing had depleted the fish stocks of the waters to a point that had effectively ‘interrupted’ the two hapū’s use. The industry was also unsuccessful in arguing that commerce through the Waima Wharf, freezing works and shipping from the bay for over half a century had done so......
See full article HERE
Auckland marae denies claims it is failing to meet the needs of Māori
Awataha Marae was set up in 1988 to serve urban Māori in Auckland. Run by the Wilson whānau under an incorporated society, the marae has leased Crown land on Akoranga Drive in Northcote for peppercorn rent on the condition it provides a space for Māori to hold cultural events, particularly tangihanga, and promote an understanding of tikanga Māori as well as advance the social welfare of Māori.
However, locals have for a long time accused the marae of failing to meet the needs of the community.
Despite this, the lease for the marae was renewed in 2020....
See full article HERE
Maori wards: Ministry takes issue with Waipa council interpretation
The Department of Internal Affairs has taken issue with reporting of Waipā District Council’s position on Māori wards, particularly the statement: “The Department of Internal Affairs advised individual councils would not be able to submit to the select committee.”
It says the information is incorrect and communities and councils will have the opportunity to provide feedback on this legislation during the select committee process.
Local Government Minister Simeon Brown stated this in his response to a written parliamentary question on the topic.....
See full article HERE
Section 7AA repeal constitutional matter for MWWL
The Māori Womens Welfare League says the Government is forcing the issue on where Te Tiriti o Waitangi sits in New Zealand’s constitutional conversations.
The league is a claimant in the Waitangi Tribunal challenge to the repeal of section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act, which requires the ministry to uphold treaty principles in its care of tamariki Māori.
League president Hope Tupara says 7AA was written to ensure tamariki Māori have a connection to their culture.
She says te tiriti offers a check on government’s abuse of power...
See full article HERE
South Island Customary Fishing Regulations (SICFR)
Te Rūnanga a Rangitāne o Wairau Trust, through our mandated iwi representatives, is currently in the process of considering our entry into the South Island Customary Fishing Regulations (SICFR). These regulations serve as a legal framework to protect and preserve our traditional food gathering areas, and to enable the ongoing customary catch of kaimoana within our rohe moana.
This pānui is provided to keep our iwi members informed about this kaupapa and to provide you with our stance regarding Rangitāne participating in the SICFR.
Participating in the SICFR (through the kawenata) will safeguard our customary rights establish a tikanga-led kaitiaki framework which promotes a collaborative approach, respecting the interests of all eight Te Tauihu iwi, supporting effective customary fishing management in Te Tauihu......
See full article HERE
Iwi defends Māori sites amid Grey District protest
Poutini Ngāi Tahu has defended Māori sites of significance after the Grey District called for them to be cut from the West Coast's proposed one district plan.
Important sites and areas for Māori are granted greater recognition and protections under the proposed combined plan for the Buller, Grey and Westland district councils - referred to as the Te Tai o Poutini Plan (TTPP)....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Book review – Treaty Law: principles of the Treaty of Waitangi in law and practice
The Economic Possibilities Of Decolonisation
See full article HERE
Auckland marae denies claims it is failing to meet the needs of Māori
Awataha Marae was set up in 1988 to serve urban Māori in Auckland. Run by the Wilson whānau under an incorporated society, the marae has leased Crown land on Akoranga Drive in Northcote for peppercorn rent on the condition it provides a space for Māori to hold cultural events, particularly tangihanga, and promote an understanding of tikanga Māori as well as advance the social welfare of Māori.
However, locals have for a long time accused the marae of failing to meet the needs of the community.
Despite this, the lease for the marae was renewed in 2020....
See full article HERE
Maori wards: Ministry takes issue with Waipa council interpretation
The Department of Internal Affairs has taken issue with reporting of Waipā District Council’s position on Māori wards, particularly the statement: “The Department of Internal Affairs advised individual councils would not be able to submit to the select committee.”
It says the information is incorrect and communities and councils will have the opportunity to provide feedback on this legislation during the select committee process.
Local Government Minister Simeon Brown stated this in his response to a written parliamentary question on the topic.....
See full article HERE
Section 7AA repeal constitutional matter for MWWL
The Māori Womens Welfare League says the Government is forcing the issue on where Te Tiriti o Waitangi sits in New Zealand’s constitutional conversations.
The league is a claimant in the Waitangi Tribunal challenge to the repeal of section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act, which requires the ministry to uphold treaty principles in its care of tamariki Māori.
League president Hope Tupara says 7AA was written to ensure tamariki Māori have a connection to their culture.
She says te tiriti offers a check on government’s abuse of power...
See full article HERE
South Island Customary Fishing Regulations (SICFR)
Te Rūnanga a Rangitāne o Wairau Trust, through our mandated iwi representatives, is currently in the process of considering our entry into the South Island Customary Fishing Regulations (SICFR). These regulations serve as a legal framework to protect and preserve our traditional food gathering areas, and to enable the ongoing customary catch of kaimoana within our rohe moana.
This pānui is provided to keep our iwi members informed about this kaupapa and to provide you with our stance regarding Rangitāne participating in the SICFR.
Participating in the SICFR (through the kawenata) will safeguard our customary rights establish a tikanga-led kaitiaki framework which promotes a collaborative approach, respecting the interests of all eight Te Tauihu iwi, supporting effective customary fishing management in Te Tauihu......
See full article HERE
Iwi defends Māori sites amid Grey District protest
Poutini Ngāi Tahu has defended Māori sites of significance after the Grey District called for them to be cut from the West Coast's proposed one district plan.
Important sites and areas for Māori are granted greater recognition and protections under the proposed combined plan for the Buller, Grey and Westland district councils - referred to as the Te Tai o Poutini Plan (TTPP)....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Book review – Treaty Law: principles of the Treaty of Waitangi in law and practice
The Economic Possibilities Of Decolonisation
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Friday May 3, 2024
News:
Palmerston North defends its Māori ward
There were tears and song in the Palmerston North City Council chamber as councillors defended their Māori ward from Government moves to make its survival subject to an expensive referendum.
The council voted 15-1 on Wednesday to support a notice of motion from Kaydee Zabelin and Pat Handcock to endorse its representation arrangements including the Te Pūao Māori ward which came into effect at the 2022 elections.
The council voted 15-1 on Wednesday to support a notice of motion from Kaydee Zabelin and Pat Handcock to endorse its representation arrangements including the Te Pūao Māori ward which came into effect at the 2022 elections.
Handcock said the proposed undermining of Māori wards might have been seen by some as benign on its own, but it was part of a suite of changes that he said were cynical and deliberate, marginalising and disadvantaging Māori in New Zealand.....
The name University of Otago remains, but the reo name has changed to Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka - a metaphor meaning A Place of Many Firsts.
See full article HERE
Feedback sought on temporary fishing closures for the Hauraki Gulf
Fisheries New Zealand is inviting feedback on applications from iwi for temporary fishing closures across three separate areas within the Hauraki Gulf.
The proposed closures cover Waiheke Island, Umupuia Beach near the Duder Regional Park, and the coastline of Te Mātā and Waipatukahu and, if approved, would prohibit the take of some shellfish species from these areas for two years, says Emma Taylor, director fisheries management.
Ngāti Pāoa, Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, and Ngāti Tamaterā, have expressed concern for the long-term sustainability of certain taonga species in their rohe moana.
“We’d like to hear from anyone with an interest to understand the viewpoints and experiences of the people affected by the proposals. This information is considered alongside science and any other relevant facts to develop advice for the Minister who will make the final decision.”
Submissions can be made online by 5pm on June 7.....
See full article HERE
Māori Unemployment Rate Increases By More Than Four-Times National Rates
The unemployment rates for Māori have increased by more than 4 times the national rate. In figures released yesterday from Statistics New Zealand, unemployment rates for Māori hit a four-year high of 8.2%, up by 1.4%. Similarly, rates for Pacific peoples have surged by 1.5% to reach 7.4%.
In comparison, the national unemployment rate has risen by 0.3%, reaching 4.3% in the quarter ending March 2024.....
See full article HERE
Place sought for rongoā in hospitals
The chair of the Accident Compensation Commission’s Rongoa Māori Advisory Panel says there is still a lot of resistance from mainstream healthcare providers to Māori healing practices and knowledge.
Awhitia Mihaere, of Ngāti Kahungunu, says in the decades she has been a rongoā practitioner there has been growing acceptance at community level that Māori methods are effective.
Combining the best of western health and rongoā practices is the way forward..
“There really needs to be more rongoā inside of hospitals.....
See full article HERE
Gisborne District Council meets at Pōtaka Marae, aiming for more local engagement
Pōtaka Marae was to host today’s Gisborne District Council meeting as councillors act on their decision to meet on marae more often.
Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz said the council elected in October 2022 decided it was important to meet face-to-face with those communities that might be far away from town....
See full article HERE
A lot to learn from kura kaupapa Māori - Education Minister
Kura kaupapa have been using structured literacy successfully for a long time, Minister of Education Erica Stanford says as she pushes the method for all schools.
Despite low literacy rates in mainstream schools amongst Māori, the results were the complete opposite in kura kaupapa, Stanford said.
She said she had a good discussion with Te Rūnanga Nui o ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori on Thursday about its success rates and what extra resources it may need.
Te Rūnanga Nui chief executive Hohepa Campbell said it was heartening that the government recognised the need to support kura kaupapa Māori.
"Reading, writing, exams, maths are not the most important thing [for kura], what the teachers and whānau of kura kaupapa Māori do is lift the mana and protect the mauri of our children."....
See full article HERE
Feedback sought on temporary fishing closures for the Hauraki Gulf
Fisheries New Zealand is inviting feedback on applications from iwi for temporary fishing closures across three separate areas within the Hauraki Gulf.
The proposed closures cover Waiheke Island, Umupuia Beach near the Duder Regional Park, and the coastline of Te Mātā and Waipatukahu and, if approved, would prohibit the take of some shellfish species from these areas for two years, says Emma Taylor, director fisheries management.
Ngāti Pāoa, Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, and Ngāti Tamaterā, have expressed concern for the long-term sustainability of certain taonga species in their rohe moana.
“We’d like to hear from anyone with an interest to understand the viewpoints and experiences of the people affected by the proposals. This information is considered alongside science and any other relevant facts to develop advice for the Minister who will make the final decision.”
Submissions can be made online by 5pm on June 7.....
See full article HERE
Māori Unemployment Rate Increases By More Than Four-Times National Rates
The unemployment rates for Māori have increased by more than 4 times the national rate. In figures released yesterday from Statistics New Zealand, unemployment rates for Māori hit a four-year high of 8.2%, up by 1.4%. Similarly, rates for Pacific peoples have surged by 1.5% to reach 7.4%.
In comparison, the national unemployment rate has risen by 0.3%, reaching 4.3% in the quarter ending March 2024.....
See full article HERE
Place sought for rongoā in hospitals
The chair of the Accident Compensation Commission’s Rongoa Māori Advisory Panel says there is still a lot of resistance from mainstream healthcare providers to Māori healing practices and knowledge.
Awhitia Mihaere, of Ngāti Kahungunu, says in the decades she has been a rongoā practitioner there has been growing acceptance at community level that Māori methods are effective.
Combining the best of western health and rongoā practices is the way forward..
“There really needs to be more rongoā inside of hospitals.....
See full article HERE
Gisborne District Council meets at Pōtaka Marae, aiming for more local engagement
Pōtaka Marae was to host today’s Gisborne District Council meeting as councillors act on their decision to meet on marae more often.
Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz said the council elected in October 2022 decided it was important to meet face-to-face with those communities that might be far away from town....
See full article HERE
A lot to learn from kura kaupapa Māori - Education Minister
Kura kaupapa have been using structured literacy successfully for a long time, Minister of Education Erica Stanford says as she pushes the method for all schools.
Despite low literacy rates in mainstream schools amongst Māori, the results were the complete opposite in kura kaupapa, Stanford said.
She said she had a good discussion with Te Rūnanga Nui o ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori on Thursday about its success rates and what extra resources it may need.
Te Rūnanga Nui chief executive Hohepa Campbell said it was heartening that the government recognised the need to support kura kaupapa Māori.
"Reading, writing, exams, maths are not the most important thing [for kura], what the teachers and whānau of kura kaupapa Māori do is lift the mana and protect the mauri of our children."....
See full article HERE
Thursday May 2, 2024
News:
University unveils new $1.3m branding
A fresh chapter begins for the University of Otago, as it has unveiled its new $1.3 million branding.
The name University of Otago remains, but the reo name has changed to Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka - a metaphor meaning A Place of Many Firsts.
Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou upoko Edward Ellison said the adoption of the reo name was an ‘‘important step in the evolution of the university’’.
‘‘We see this as the university building on its foundations as being Te Tiriti-lead. Off the back of working on this with the university, we have solidified relationships....
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Te Pāti Māori Demands The Resignation Of Children’s Minister
Te Pāti Māori Children’s spokesperson and MP for Te Tai Tokerau is calling for the Children’s Minister to resign after a preliminary report from the Waitangi Tribunal was released overnight.
“The preliminary Waitangi Tribunal report details what we knew to be true – that repealing 7AA under her watch will increase negative outcomes for mokopuna Māori.
“Karen's own personal reflections aren’t evidence and do not justify the repeal of something so vital for tamariki mokopuna.
“She is repealing the very protection in the Oranga Tamariki Act that ensures Māori babies and tamariki raised in state care, like herself, remain connected to whakapapa and identity. With such a repeal, our tamariki will yearn for the love of their own.....
See full article HERE
Act leader David Seymour wants to stop ‘lazily’ categorising people by race
The Māori and Pacific Admission Scheme (Mapas) scheme, which sets aside 30 per cent of medical school places for Māori and Pacific students, is an example of “racial discrimination”, Act leader David Seymour says.
In an interview on RNZ’s new video-led show 30 with Guyon Espiner, Seymour said he did not support the scheme because he did not support racial discrimination.
The area was once a pā of local iwi Te Āti Awa but the traditional name was misspelt during colonial settlement.
‘‘We see this as the university building on its foundations as being Te Tiriti-lead. Off the back of working on this with the university, we have solidified relationships....
See full article HERE
Te Pāti Māori Demands The Resignation Of Children’s Minister
Te Pāti Māori Children’s spokesperson and MP for Te Tai Tokerau is calling for the Children’s Minister to resign after a preliminary report from the Waitangi Tribunal was released overnight.
“The preliminary Waitangi Tribunal report details what we knew to be true – that repealing 7AA under her watch will increase negative outcomes for mokopuna Māori.
“Karen's own personal reflections aren’t evidence and do not justify the repeal of something so vital for tamariki mokopuna.
“She is repealing the very protection in the Oranga Tamariki Act that ensures Māori babies and tamariki raised in state care, like herself, remain connected to whakapapa and identity. With such a repeal, our tamariki will yearn for the love of their own.....
See full article HERE
Act leader David Seymour wants to stop ‘lazily’ categorising people by race
The Māori and Pacific Admission Scheme (Mapas) scheme, which sets aside 30 per cent of medical school places for Māori and Pacific students, is an example of “racial discrimination”, Act leader David Seymour says.
In an interview on RNZ’s new video-led show 30 with Guyon Espiner, Seymour said he did not support the scheme because he did not support racial discrimination.
“It’s a scheme that says you qualify for the scheme if you’re a certain race. So, by definition, that’s exactly what it is.”....
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Former Northland Councillor Says Māori Wards Fine – If Polls Held
A former Northland local government leader who resigned in protest over his council bringing in a Māori ward says he would be happy with this form of political representation.
But the former Northland Regional Council (NRC) deputy chair and councillor John Bain said that was only if the public voted for them to be introduced, continued or removed, rather than councils alone making the call.
“I am not against Māori wards, I am against councils deciding on these for themselves, without asking their people first,” Bain said.
“Democracy is so important it must be put to the people to see where the chips fall.
“If a proper legitimate poll was held and 50.01 per cent voted to have a Māori ward, I would be happy to have this as it was elected in a democratic way.”
Bain welcomed the coalition Government’s plan to bring back compulsory binding polls for Māori wards, saying it was great for democracy.....
See full article HERE
Movember pledges millions to Māori men’s health
Running counter to the narrative that Māori health needs are adequately addressed within New Zealand’s general healthcare framework, the Movember Institute of Men’s Health is stepping up by allocating $6.43 million over seven years to enhance health outcomes specifically for Māori men.
This funding forms part of a significant global commitment — $63.20 million — to improve health outcomes for Indigenous communities across Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and the USA.
Movember Institute spokesman Simon Bennett says the purpose of the fund is to drive community programmes that represent a Māori way of addressing Māori men’s health outcomes at the grassroots level.....
See full article HERE
Title to Ō-Rākau written in blood
The return of the historic Ō-Rākau battle site to the descendants of those who fought there moved a step closer yesterday with the first reading of Te Pire mō Ō-Rākau, Te Pae o Maumahara – The Ō-Rākau Remembrance Bill.
The Bill will entrust the 9.7-hectare battle site, five kilometres west of Kihikihi, in ngā tūpuna o Ō-Rākau.
This acknowledges all those who were present during the battle or had traditional connections to the land.
The Minister for Māori Crown Relations – Te Arawhiti, Tama Potaka, says it gives effect to a deed signed between the Crown and iwi representatives from Maniapoto, Raukawa and Waikato-Tainui in October 20...
See full article HERE
Articles:
Perce Harpham: New Zealand is whucked!
Bruce Moon: The Treaty Debate - again
Propaganda:
Te Tiriti o Waitangi could be heading home after 'long and arduous journey'
The Government’s Treaty Principles Bill advances colonialism - Ngawera-Packer
NZMe launchees the Koreo podcast celebrating Maori culture
See full article HERE
Former Northland Councillor Says Māori Wards Fine – If Polls Held
A former Northland local government leader who resigned in protest over his council bringing in a Māori ward says he would be happy with this form of political representation.
But the former Northland Regional Council (NRC) deputy chair and councillor John Bain said that was only if the public voted for them to be introduced, continued or removed, rather than councils alone making the call.
“I am not against Māori wards, I am against councils deciding on these for themselves, without asking their people first,” Bain said.
“Democracy is so important it must be put to the people to see where the chips fall.
“If a proper legitimate poll was held and 50.01 per cent voted to have a Māori ward, I would be happy to have this as it was elected in a democratic way.”
Bain welcomed the coalition Government’s plan to bring back compulsory binding polls for Māori wards, saying it was great for democracy.....
See full article HERE
Movember pledges millions to Māori men’s health
Running counter to the narrative that Māori health needs are adequately addressed within New Zealand’s general healthcare framework, the Movember Institute of Men’s Health is stepping up by allocating $6.43 million over seven years to enhance health outcomes specifically for Māori men.
This funding forms part of a significant global commitment — $63.20 million — to improve health outcomes for Indigenous communities across Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and the USA.
Movember Institute spokesman Simon Bennett says the purpose of the fund is to drive community programmes that represent a Māori way of addressing Māori men’s health outcomes at the grassroots level.....
See full article HERE
Title to Ō-Rākau written in blood
The return of the historic Ō-Rākau battle site to the descendants of those who fought there moved a step closer yesterday with the first reading of Te Pire mō Ō-Rākau, Te Pae o Maumahara – The Ō-Rākau Remembrance Bill.
The Bill will entrust the 9.7-hectare battle site, five kilometres west of Kihikihi, in ngā tūpuna o Ō-Rākau.
This acknowledges all those who were present during the battle or had traditional connections to the land.
The Minister for Māori Crown Relations – Te Arawhiti, Tama Potaka, says it gives effect to a deed signed between the Crown and iwi representatives from Maniapoto, Raukawa and Waikato-Tainui in October 20...
See full article HERE
Articles:
Perce Harpham: New Zealand is whucked!
Bruce Moon: The Treaty Debate - again
Propaganda:
Te Tiriti o Waitangi could be heading home after 'long and arduous journey'
The Government’s Treaty Principles Bill advances colonialism - Ngawera-Packer
NZMe launchees the Koreo podcast celebrating Maori culture
Wednesday May 1, 2024
News:
Petone name change to Pito One under consideration by NZ Geographic Board
The New Zealand Geographic Board is today considering a name change for the Lower Hutt suburb Petone to Pito One.
The area was once a pā of local iwi Te Āti Awa but the traditional name was misspelt during colonial settlement.
One origin of the name is that a certain area on the beach was known for burying the 'pito' or umbilical cords in the 'one' or the sandy part of the beach. Hence the name 'Pito-One'.
Another is that it translates to the 'pito' or end point of the 'one', the beach....
See full article HERE
Germany suggested incorporating human rights and the Treaty of Waitangi into a written constitution;
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith is currently in Geneva and attended the Universal Periodic Review, outlining the coalition government's law and order plans.
In a statement, Goldsmith said speaking to the United Nations Human Rights Council presented an opportunity to share New Zealand's human rights progress, priorities and challenges - and respond to issues and topics raised by others.
The government's treatment of Māori was one of the issues raised by other countries.
Germany suggested incorporating human rights and the Treaty of Waitangi into a written constitution....
See full article HERE
ACT deal can't trump treaty says tribunal
The Waitangi Tribunal has slammed the Government for putting National’s coalition agreement with ACT ahead of the Treaty of Waitangi.
The tribunal says whatever the coalition agreements say, once ministers are sworn in and the Government is formed, the executive is responsible for meeting the Crown’s obligations to Māori under the Treaty of Waitangi.
The Crown does not have a unilateral right to redefine or breach the terms. The obligation is to honour the Treaty and act in good faith towards the Treaty partner....
See full article HERE
Māori public servants targeted in cull
Janice Panoho says Māori positions seem to be in the gun, especially at Oranga Tamariki where 450 positions are going.
That’s despite the majority of children and young people in its care being Maori.....
See full article HERE
HDC asks to korero with Maori on hauora and whaikaha rights
The Health and Disability Commissioner (HDC) is asking all New Zealanders to have their say, in a public consultation opening this week, about their rights when using health and disability services.
With the health and disability system under significant pressure, it’s more important than ever that the voices of Māori and tāngata whaikaha are heard.
Commissioner Morag McDowell says HDC’s public consultation is an opportunity for Māori to influence the way the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) and the Health and Disability Commissioner Act protects and promotes their rights....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Waipa Council slates government change on Māori wards
Racist myths driving 7AA repeal, says Tina Ngata
She says every position in the child protection agency with the words Maori, treaty or culture in the title is being dumped.
Supporting the legislation to first reading was part of National's coalition deal with ACT, which allowed Christopher Luxon to form his government and become prime minister.
Another is that it translates to the 'pito' or end point of the 'one', the beach....
See full article HERE
Germany suggested incorporating human rights and the Treaty of Waitangi into a written constitution;
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith is currently in Geneva and attended the Universal Periodic Review, outlining the coalition government's law and order plans.
In a statement, Goldsmith said speaking to the United Nations Human Rights Council presented an opportunity to share New Zealand's human rights progress, priorities and challenges - and respond to issues and topics raised by others.
The government's treatment of Māori was one of the issues raised by other countries.
Germany suggested incorporating human rights and the Treaty of Waitangi into a written constitution....
See full article HERE
ACT deal can't trump treaty says tribunal
The Waitangi Tribunal has slammed the Government for putting National’s coalition agreement with ACT ahead of the Treaty of Waitangi.
The tribunal says whatever the coalition agreements say, once ministers are sworn in and the Government is formed, the executive is responsible for meeting the Crown’s obligations to Māori under the Treaty of Waitangi.
The Crown does not have a unilateral right to redefine or breach the terms. The obligation is to honour the Treaty and act in good faith towards the Treaty partner....
See full article HERE
Māori public servants targeted in cull
Janice Panoho says Māori positions seem to be in the gun, especially at Oranga Tamariki where 450 positions are going.
That’s despite the majority of children and young people in its care being Maori.....
See full article HERE
HDC asks to korero with Maori on hauora and whaikaha rights
The Health and Disability Commissioner (HDC) is asking all New Zealanders to have their say, in a public consultation opening this week, about their rights when using health and disability services.
With the health and disability system under significant pressure, it’s more important than ever that the voices of Māori and tāngata whaikaha are heard.
Commissioner Morag McDowell says HDC’s public consultation is an opportunity for Māori to influence the way the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) and the Health and Disability Commissioner Act protects and promotes their rights....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Waipa Council slates government change on Māori wards
Racist myths driving 7AA repeal, says Tina Ngata
Tuesday April 30, 2024
News:
Chhour Māori purge ‘arrogant and conceited’
Te Pāti Māori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi is calling for Children’s Minister Karen Chhour to resign over her handing of Oranga Tamariki.
She says every position in the child protection agency with the words Maori, treaty or culture in the title is being dumped.
Ms Kapa-Kingi says Karen Chhour is a weak minister who is supporting a pakeha narrative that we are all New Zealanders and Maori don’t exist.....
See full article HERE
Waititi wants more power for tribunal
Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi says the Waitangi Tribunal needs stronger powers because it is one of the few places Māori can go to hold the Crown accountable.
“And what we need to look at is how do we give the tribunal more teeth in our judicial system to ensure Maori have a fair judicial hearing when It comes to the many issues facing treaty breaches and the many issues our whanau continue to face,” he says....
See full article HERE
North Shore’s Awataha Marae instructed by Commissioner of Crown Lands to engage with iwi
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua has welcomed a decision from the Commissioner of Crown Lands slamming Awataha Marae’s refusal to hold tangihanga.
Since 1988, the marae has been charged a peppercorn rent for the land it occupies on Auckland’s North Shore, but it has denied numerous requests from community members to hold tangihanga - despite the original intention of the lease being to facilitate traditional Māori marae activities.....
See full article HERE
Tribunal releases report on Oranga Tamariki (Section 7AA)
The Waitangi Tribunal today issued an interim report, The Oranga Tamariki (Section 7AA) Urgent Inquiry Report, in pre-publication form.
The report concerns claims submitted to the Tribunal under urgency regarding the Crown’s policy to repeal section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989. Section 7AA imposes specific duties on the chief executive of Oranga Tamariki so as to provide a practical commitment to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Mike Butler: Tauranga wants fairness on Maori wards
Mike Hosking: The High Court Gave the Waitangi Tribunal a Serve.
Propaganda:
Whakapapa overlooked in 7AA repeal
Taranaki church minister runs free te reo Māori classes in Eltham and Stratford
Release: National should heed Tribunal warning and scrap coalition commitment with ACT
Waitangi Tribunal releases scathing interim report on Govt proposal
Waititi wants more power for tribunal
Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi says the Waitangi Tribunal needs stronger powers because it is one of the few places Māori can go to hold the Crown accountable.
“And what we need to look at is how do we give the tribunal more teeth in our judicial system to ensure Maori have a fair judicial hearing when It comes to the many issues facing treaty breaches and the many issues our whanau continue to face,” he says....
See full article HERE
North Shore’s Awataha Marae instructed by Commissioner of Crown Lands to engage with iwi
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua has welcomed a decision from the Commissioner of Crown Lands slamming Awataha Marae’s refusal to hold tangihanga.
Since 1988, the marae has been charged a peppercorn rent for the land it occupies on Auckland’s North Shore, but it has denied numerous requests from community members to hold tangihanga - despite the original intention of the lease being to facilitate traditional Māori marae activities.....
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Tribunal releases report on Oranga Tamariki (Section 7AA)
The Waitangi Tribunal today issued an interim report, The Oranga Tamariki (Section 7AA) Urgent Inquiry Report, in pre-publication form.
The report concerns claims submitted to the Tribunal under urgency regarding the Crown’s policy to repeal section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989. Section 7AA imposes specific duties on the chief executive of Oranga Tamariki so as to provide a practical commitment to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi....
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Articles:
Mike Butler: Tauranga wants fairness on Maori wards
Mike Hosking: The High Court Gave the Waitangi Tribunal a Serve.
Propaganda:
Whakapapa overlooked in 7AA repeal
Taranaki church minister runs free te reo Māori classes in Eltham and Stratford
Release: National should heed Tribunal warning and scrap coalition commitment with ACT
Waitangi Tribunal releases scathing interim report on Govt proposal
Monday April 29, 2024
News:
National 'resolute' on Treaty Principles Bill stance - minister
National remains "very resolute" about only supporting the Treaty Principles Bill to first reading in Parliament, Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka says, adding that "there will be no referendum".
Supporting the legislation to first reading was part of National's coalition deal with ACT, which allowed Christopher Luxon to form his government and become prime minister.
Speaking on the Marae programme this morning, Potaka re-affirmed National's opposition to the legislation moving past a first reading.
"There will be no referendum and we're very resolute about that," he said......
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Support growing for granting ecosystems legal personhood - Otago researchers
One idea that has gained traction globally is to grant legal rights to nature.
Ecuador became the first country to legalise the rights of nature in 2008, and other ecosystems around the world have followed suit - including Aotearoa's Whanganui River....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Coastal Court Action Flies Under the Radar - Graham Adams
Mana or Money - Dr Muriel Newman.
Propaganda:
Tama Potaka: Te Tiriti is fundamental to our country
Kiwis are embracing tikanga Māori alongside tikanga Pākehā - Shane Te Pou
Tribal and identity politics are positive, not negative - Rob Campbell
Repealing Ngāi Tahu representation is regressive
"There will be no referendum and we're very resolute about that," he said......
See full article HERE
Support growing for granting ecosystems legal personhood - Otago researchers
One idea that has gained traction globally is to grant legal rights to nature.
Ecuador became the first country to legalise the rights of nature in 2008, and other ecosystems around the world have followed suit - including Aotearoa's Whanganui River....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Coastal Court Action Flies Under the Radar - Graham Adams
Mana or Money - Dr Muriel Newman.
Propaganda:
Tama Potaka: Te Tiriti is fundamental to our country
Kiwis are embracing tikanga Māori alongside tikanga Pākehā - Shane Te Pou
Tribal and identity politics are positive, not negative - Rob Campbell
Repealing Ngāi Tahu representation is regressive
Sunday April 28, 2024
News:
Inaugural Māori councillor election could go alongside referendum
The Kāpiti Coast could hold a referendum on Māori wards the same time as it elects its inaugural Māori councillor at next year’s local election.
The scenario could happen because Local Government Minister Simeon Brown announced a bill early in April reinstating requirements for councils to hold public polls on Māori wards. Councils that set up Māori wards after Labour abolished the requirement in 2022 have to hold a referendum next year or scrap the wards. The bill is expected to be enacted by the end of July.
Kāpiti Coast district councillors voted to introduce a Māori ward last year and a representation review is already underway to decide how the next district council should look with a Māori ward councillor.....
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Hauraki District Council eyes changes to bring in two Māori ward councillors
Hauraki District Council has voted to reduce by one the number of councillors per ward for the 2025 local government elections while standing by the decision to add two Māori ward councillors, bringing the total number of councillors to 12 plus the mayor for 2025.
“Today our councillors showed courage and common sense to come to a conclusion for the best way forward for our communities,” Hauraki mayor Toby Adams said following the Wednesday meeting.....
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Articles:
Richard Treadgold: Defeat is Near - when will we roar?
Propaganda:
Demystifying what the Waitangi Tribunal really does do
Award to Wellington CC for te reo Maori initiatives – “co-governance in action”
Kāpiti Coast district councillors voted to introduce a Māori ward last year and a representation review is already underway to decide how the next district council should look with a Māori ward councillor.....
See full article HERE
Hauraki District Council eyes changes to bring in two Māori ward councillors
Hauraki District Council has voted to reduce by one the number of councillors per ward for the 2025 local government elections while standing by the decision to add two Māori ward councillors, bringing the total number of councillors to 12 plus the mayor for 2025.
“Today our councillors showed courage and common sense to come to a conclusion for the best way forward for our communities,” Hauraki mayor Toby Adams said following the Wednesday meeting.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Richard Treadgold: Defeat is Near - when will we roar?
Propaganda:
Demystifying what the Waitangi Tribunal really does do
Award to Wellington CC for te reo Maori initiatives – “co-governance in action”
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14 comments:
Because the msm no longer report Council affairs in any detail it will be difficult for the public to judge of the maori ward councillors are contributing to the general good or just being obstructive in the drive for profile and mana among themselves. Many voters will base their view on what they see and hear of modern maori in general. The problem applies to all councillors, but few are inherently so self interested and single minded as maori.
Re National's position against a referendum on Treaty principles:
if many submissions to the Select Committee indicate citizen support for a referendum, would it be a wise to prevent this?
We need to overwhelmingly flood the select committee with referendum submissions.
Re the 29th, How National manged to elect such an apparently blatant 5th columnist is beyond me. Did he wear the absurd tiki in front of the selection committee.I do not think a referendum is the way to go but all Treaty referenced legislation certainly needs attention.
Is Luxon et al don't want Treaty Principles Bill/Referendum they need to prove it is not needed.
To put it another way,the extent of support for the Bill/referendum is the very visible thermometer of public opinion against which Luxon et al should be measuring themselves and their management of de maorification of NZ.
re 30th
Hopefully Chhour wil be given a roving commission to work her way through all govt agencies. Presumably her bodyguard at least matches that of the PM. I presume the Commissioner of Crown Lands does not live adjacent Awataha Marae. Personally if a member I would not want insurgency planning meetings interrupted by repeat tangihanga. And the endless reverberating haka may arouse suspicion as to the peacefulness of our intents
The only one being ‘arrogant and conceited’ is Ms Mariameno Kapa-Kingi.
But no surprises there, as she’s an MP for the part Maori party.
re 1st. Those who have spent time in the presence of youngish maori men will appreciate their humour in quietly and snidely mocking mug pakeha. In that context the suggestion of Pito One for Petone fits. For every maori who derives a glow from hearing the correct pronunciation (known to most only in very recent times) several others will get a snide Billy T chuckle whenever they hear it pronounced as Pito Won, or whatever, as it invariably will be. To complete the stunt I am surprised one of those accent symbols so foreign to gloriously plain English has not been somehow inorporated.
Re:- Petone name change.
This board is the same bunch of drongos that gave us "Fonganewee" instead of Wanganui.
Really they should just far cough and leave names alone.
Given Maori did not have a written language how
could Petone have been misspelt?
I suspect Petone is what was said and heard, and absent reincarnation of pre European maori, is as accurate as it gets.
re 2nd. When I was in Otago 30 years ago it seemed about as far removed from maorification as was possible. (I was intrigued by the blatant mispronunciation of the few maori place names. What is Kawarau now?). But it seems the world has changed and nowhere is now safe.
Returning O Rakau to maori is folly. Yet another focal point for exaggerated, mythically reconstructed and over emphasised relatively minor events of eons ago, and a rallying point for insurrection planners. I trust the neighbours were very adequately compensated for the hakas, wailing and the marauders and discarded takeaway rubbish they will have to endure.
2 May 2024
Beyond a joke.
.Robertson ( disastrous Finance Minster) is now a highly paid VC
. Ms Ruru - ( He Puapua author with strong Anglo Saxon blood lines despite her Maori posturing ) is Deputy VC - amongst her other roles e.g. NZ Law Society - Maorification .
From these lofty - and mega-paid roles - they have ample time to advance the He Puapua agenda while the Coalition struggles to repair Labour's massive damage to NZ.
NZ: Soon a Marxist basket case. With these treacherous persons in key roles
*Who will soon ban free speech so they can advance even further without comment.
Wake up NZ.
Re otago uni, i wish legend Billy T James was still alive. He would have so much material and we " normals" including maori and everyone could go to his stand-ups and laugh as he takes the proverbial out of the woke pathetic lefties. No one wants this shite. Why are letting these lefty idiots take over our society?
The exception voter at Palmerston North intriguing. But then being a maori terror of cancellation not the overriding factor.
Apparently advancement of the 3Rs is not prime aim of kura kaupapa, even in te reo. Instead lifting the mana and protecting the mauri is prime aim. Just like the gangs.
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