Saturday July 6, 2024
News:
Te Aro Brewing Company's use of Kupe to promote craft beer 'highly offensive' - expert
A Māori cultural advisor is "gobsmacked" an Upper Hutt brewery has released a beer named Kupe as part of a series showcasing historical explorers.
Tikanga expert Dr Karaitiana Taiuru (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Toa) said he was shocked to see Te Aro Brewing had named a beer after Kupe.
"I was gobsmacked this is actually happening in New Zealand in 2024.
"Depicting and using a famous Māori and Pacifica ancestor such as Kupe for alcohol is highly offensive," Taiuru said.....
See full article HERE
Tension rises at Ōpua as digger arrives on land subject to Treaty claim
Tensions are rising again at Ōpua in the Bay of Islands, where a council-owned company is planning a housing development on behalf of an overseas owner.
A headland known as Puketītī, next to the main road descending to the port, was occupied in 2020 by hapū Te Roroa ki Ōpua to stop 17 homes being built on land subject to a Treaty claim.
The 24/7 occupation lasted more than a year, with interruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, and ended when a new council was elected in 2022....
See full article HERE
First look at new Tauranga waterfront playground
Elements of Māori culture have been woven into the playground design, including Matariki celestial seat designs and an etching of the Matariki star constellation on the ground.....
See full article HERE
13 jobs set to go at Office for Māori Crown Relations Te Arawhiti
Chief executive Lil Anderson said the organisation was consulting with staff on disestablishing 51 roles and creating 38 new ones. The disestablished jobs included vacancies and fixed-term roles that were due to end.
"The Māori-Crown relationship is constantly evolving," Anderson said. "Te Arawhiti has recently refreshed its strategic priorities to reflect, among other things, our growing focus on strengthening the post-settlement relationships between iwi-Māori and the Crown."
Those priorities included completing and implementing Treaty settlements, completing takutai moana determinations for applicants who are seeking recognition of customary interests in marine and coastal areas, and planning for the 200th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty in 2040.....
See full article HERE
A collection of comedy and children’s animation lead the way in the latest funding announcement from NZ On Air.
Just over $14.1 million* has been committed to Scripted projects in this round, with larger projects looking to access additional finance including the Screen Production Rebate (SPR) being the key priority, alongside projects focused on digital-first release.
Two animated series are on the way for tamariki with a strong focus on te reo and te ao Maori.
Ahikāroa 7, 20 x 26’, Kura Productions for viewing on MĀORI+, Whakaata Māori and TVNZ+, up to $1,440,000.
Katie’s Kurī, 6 x 8’, Sweetshop & Green NZ for viewing on Sky Open and SkyGo, up to $882,882
Big Little Blue, 10 x 7’, The Down Low Concept for viewing on YouTube, RNZ and Whakaata Māori, up to $810,030.
Day One Shorts 2025, 8 x 10’, Connected Media Charitable Trust for viewing on YouTube, Whakaata Māori, MĀORI+, RNZ, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram, up to $405,000.
Moana 2 Reo Māori, 1 x 100’, Matewa Media for viewing on Disney+ and local platform TBC, up to $250,000......
See full article HERE
Short arc for ACT treaty bill
Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka says ACT’s Treaty Principles Bill won’t get past the select committee stage.
Mr Potaka says the National recognises the treaty as a foundation document of New Zealand’s modern democracy, and in terms of international law, the Maori version has an elevated status in any interpretation.
“We also operate within a coalition agreement between the National Party and the Act Party that we would together take a treaty principles bill, drafted on the basis of the ACT policy as they campaigned on through the election, we will take it through to first reading and select committee and the prime minister has said on many occasions that is where it will stop,” Mr Potaka says.....
See full article HERE
Broadcast funding choke hold not right
Former Māori development minister Nanaia Mahuta says the Government is obliged to continue investing in Whakaata Māori because if its importance in the maintenance and evolution of te reo Māori.
Ms Mahuta says Maori broadcasting in its current state exists because of claims taken through the courts 30 years ago, and the crown can’t walk away from its responsibilities.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Building Success - Dr Muriel Newman.
A Broken Nation – complete tribal disunity - Dr John Robinson.
Propaganda:
Māori angry that stream still treated as a drain
Timeline: How Wairarapa Moana left and then returned to local iwi
Keep imagining, one day Māori will see equitable outcomes
Govt Persists With Anti-Māori Agenda In Whānau Ora Contract Retender
Friday July 5, 2024
News:
Tama Potaka must stand up for Māori and stop the government cuts to Māori television: Te Pati Māori
Te Pāti Māori wants Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka to continue to support the growth of Whakaata Māori and not look to pull the plug on Māori television.
The call comes after Whakaata Māori on Monday announced a budget shortfall of $9.5m in the upcoming two years.
"Depicting and using a famous Māori and Pacifica ancestor such as Kupe for alcohol is highly offensive," Taiuru said.....
See full article HERE
Tension rises at Ōpua as digger arrives on land subject to Treaty claim
Tensions are rising again at Ōpua in the Bay of Islands, where a council-owned company is planning a housing development on behalf of an overseas owner.
A headland known as Puketītī, next to the main road descending to the port, was occupied in 2020 by hapū Te Roroa ki Ōpua to stop 17 homes being built on land subject to a Treaty claim.
The 24/7 occupation lasted more than a year, with interruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, and ended when a new council was elected in 2022....
See full article HERE
First look at new Tauranga waterfront playground
Elements of Māori culture have been woven into the playground design, including Matariki celestial seat designs and an etching of the Matariki star constellation on the ground.....
See full article HERE
13 jobs set to go at Office for Māori Crown Relations Te Arawhiti
Chief executive Lil Anderson said the organisation was consulting with staff on disestablishing 51 roles and creating 38 new ones. The disestablished jobs included vacancies and fixed-term roles that were due to end.
"The Māori-Crown relationship is constantly evolving," Anderson said. "Te Arawhiti has recently refreshed its strategic priorities to reflect, among other things, our growing focus on strengthening the post-settlement relationships between iwi-Māori and the Crown."
Those priorities included completing and implementing Treaty settlements, completing takutai moana determinations for applicants who are seeking recognition of customary interests in marine and coastal areas, and planning for the 200th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty in 2040.....
See full article HERE
A collection of comedy and children’s animation lead the way in the latest funding announcement from NZ On Air.
Just over $14.1 million* has been committed to Scripted projects in this round, with larger projects looking to access additional finance including the Screen Production Rebate (SPR) being the key priority, alongside projects focused on digital-first release.
Two animated series are on the way for tamariki with a strong focus on te reo and te ao Maori.
Ahikāroa 7, 20 x 26’, Kura Productions for viewing on MĀORI+, Whakaata Māori and TVNZ+, up to $1,440,000.
Katie’s Kurī, 6 x 8’, Sweetshop & Green NZ for viewing on Sky Open and SkyGo, up to $882,882
Big Little Blue, 10 x 7’, The Down Low Concept for viewing on YouTube, RNZ and Whakaata Māori, up to $810,030.
Day One Shorts 2025, 8 x 10’, Connected Media Charitable Trust for viewing on YouTube, Whakaata Māori, MĀORI+, RNZ, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram, up to $405,000.
Moana 2 Reo Māori, 1 x 100’, Matewa Media for viewing on Disney+ and local platform TBC, up to $250,000......
See full article HERE
Short arc for ACT treaty bill
Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka says ACT’s Treaty Principles Bill won’t get past the select committee stage.
Mr Potaka says the National recognises the treaty as a foundation document of New Zealand’s modern democracy, and in terms of international law, the Maori version has an elevated status in any interpretation.
“We also operate within a coalition agreement between the National Party and the Act Party that we would together take a treaty principles bill, drafted on the basis of the ACT policy as they campaigned on through the election, we will take it through to first reading and select committee and the prime minister has said on many occasions that is where it will stop,” Mr Potaka says.....
See full article HERE
Broadcast funding choke hold not right
Former Māori development minister Nanaia Mahuta says the Government is obliged to continue investing in Whakaata Māori because if its importance in the maintenance and evolution of te reo Māori.
Ms Mahuta says Maori broadcasting in its current state exists because of claims taken through the courts 30 years ago, and the crown can’t walk away from its responsibilities.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Building Success - Dr Muriel Newman.
A Broken Nation – complete tribal disunity - Dr John Robinson.
Propaganda:
Māori angry that stream still treated as a drain
Timeline: How Wairarapa Moana left and then returned to local iwi
Keep imagining, one day Māori will see equitable outcomes
Govt Persists With Anti-Māori Agenda In Whānau Ora Contract Retender
Friday July 5, 2024
News:
Tama Potaka must stand up for Māori and stop the government cuts to Māori television: Te Pati Māori
Te Pāti Māori wants Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka to continue to support the growth of Whakaata Māori and not look to pull the plug on Māori television.
The call comes after Whakaata Māori on Monday announced a budget shortfall of $9.5m in the upcoming two years.
“Minister Potaka must immediately intervene and recommit funding to Whakaata Māori. A 25% reduction is cutting Whakaata Māori at their knees; we cannot accept that,” said Te Pāti Māori broadcast spokesperson, Tākuta Ferris.....
See full article HERE
Carterton council pursues status quo
Carterton District Council is seeking to maintain the status quo for the 2025 local body elections — eight ‘at large’ councillors and a mayor.
As part of the review, council voted not to establish a Māori Ward last year.....
See full article HERE
Kaikoura’s Peketa Campground to stay open under iwi management
There has been a happy ending to Kaikoura’s Peketa Campground’s saga of uncertainty, with the beloved holiday spot set to see another summer.
The owner of the site, Ngāi Tahu has confirmed local iwi Te Rūnanga o Kaikōura will take over the site’s operations.
It followed months of speculation a closure was imminent, amid confirmation the previous private operator’s lease wouldn’t be renewed beyond the end of June.
The decision comes after Newstalk ZB revealed fears among permanent residents they’d be left homeless, concerns from holidaymakers they’d be without their long-term summer spot, and community anxiety that a closure would be a death knell for the local economy....
See full article HERE
Tama Potaka lays Whakaata Māori woes at Labour’s feet
“The view that I [Tama Potaka] have, which is shared by the prime minister, is that te reo Māori is a foundational part of New Zealand’s DNA, past, present, and future.”
“This year’s budget has reinforced that with the same level of funding te reo Māori. It did not take a haircut like many other government appropriations.”....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Could a Māori Parliament arise again?
Treaty crossroads: Time of reckoning for our founding document
“I Know How Devastating This Will Be” – Opposition Over Repeal Of Treaty Obligations From Oranga Tamariki Act Grows
An open letter has been sent to the Government expressing significant concerns over its proposed Treaty Principals Bill
Carterton council pursues status quo
Carterton District Council is seeking to maintain the status quo for the 2025 local body elections — eight ‘at large’ councillors and a mayor.
As part of the review, council voted not to establish a Māori Ward last year.....
See full article HERE
Kaikoura’s Peketa Campground to stay open under iwi management
There has been a happy ending to Kaikoura’s Peketa Campground’s saga of uncertainty, with the beloved holiday spot set to see another summer.
The owner of the site, Ngāi Tahu has confirmed local iwi Te Rūnanga o Kaikōura will take over the site’s operations.
It followed months of speculation a closure was imminent, amid confirmation the previous private operator’s lease wouldn’t be renewed beyond the end of June.
The decision comes after Newstalk ZB revealed fears among permanent residents they’d be left homeless, concerns from holidaymakers they’d be without their long-term summer spot, and community anxiety that a closure would be a death knell for the local economy....
See full article HERE
Tama Potaka lays Whakaata Māori woes at Labour’s feet
“The view that I [Tama Potaka] have, which is shared by the prime minister, is that te reo Māori is a foundational part of New Zealand’s DNA, past, present, and future.”
“This year’s budget has reinforced that with the same level of funding te reo Māori. It did not take a haircut like many other government appropriations.”....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Could a Māori Parliament arise again?
Treaty crossroads: Time of reckoning for our founding document
“I Know How Devastating This Will Be” – Opposition Over Repeal Of Treaty Obligations From Oranga Tamariki Act Grows
An open letter has been sent to the Government expressing significant concerns over its proposed Treaty Principals Bill
Thursday July 4, 2024
News:
Multi-million dollar fund to pay to relocate cyclone-wrecked marae, homes on Māori land
A multi-million dollar government fund will soon pay to move cyclone-wrecked marae and homes on Māori land out of harm's way.
But no plans for relocation are set in stone yet, and eight months after the council buyouts of other homes began, marae representatives say the Crown's process has been too slow.
But no plans for relocation are set in stone yet, and eight months after the council buyouts of other homes began, marae representatives say the Crown's process has been too slow.
After last year's devastating storms, hundreds of properties were labelled Category 3 - too unsafe to live in, and eligible for a buyout funded by the government and local councils.
The government and councils agreed early on that whenua Māori - or Māori land - should be separated out from that buyout process, given it is more complex, and often owned by multiple parties.
Until now, the plans for whenua Māori, which includes seven marae and 23 residential land blocks across Hawke's Bay and Tai Rāwhiti, have been under wraps.
But documents obtained by RNZ under the Official Information Act show the government will pay to relocate homes, marae, and other "culturally significant assets"....
See full article HERE
Puna Wai, not Punawai: Hockey stadium sign fixed
The name of Blenheim’s new hockey stadium has been fixed, after a fabrication issue was found, and an error in the name was pointed out.
The Aotearoa Independent Monitoring Mechanism has issued its 10th annual report on New Zealand’s compliance with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
The government and councils agreed early on that whenua Māori - or Māori land - should be separated out from that buyout process, given it is more complex, and often owned by multiple parties.
Until now, the plans for whenua Māori, which includes seven marae and 23 residential land blocks across Hawke's Bay and Tai Rāwhiti, have been under wraps.
But documents obtained by RNZ under the Official Information Act show the government will pay to relocate homes, marae, and other "culturally significant assets"....
See full article HERE
Puna Wai, not Punawai: Hockey stadium sign fixed
The name of Blenheim’s new hockey stadium has been fixed, after a fabrication issue was found, and an error in the name was pointed out.
The new hockey turf and pavilion officially opened in May with its name on the front of the new building, with individually fastened letters placed together to make one word: Punawai.
However, the name gifted by iwi was actually Puna Wai, meaning spring of water.....
See full article HERE
Shane Jones calls out tutors teaching Māori youth anti-government haka
New Zealand First deputy leader Shane Jones is taking aim at kapa haka tutors who he says are filling impressionable minds with anti-government rhetoric.
Politically charged kapa haka at last week’s national secondary schools’ competition in Nelson has Jones fired up.
Jones, who had whānau competing in Christchurch told the Herald he was troubled by some of the kapa haka compositions.
“It probably reflects more the prejudices or the anger of the tutors, as opposed to the young people. Let them live a life, let them grow to learn and love and stumble through their teenage years without trying to fill them with a diet of ideology,” Jones said.....
See full article HERE
Treaty Principles Bill: Māori translators pen letter over 'deeply flawed translations'
A group of licensed Māori translators have hit out at the upcoming Treaty Principles Bill, calling it factually incorrect and misleading.
In an open letter sent to senior ministers - including Prime Minister Christopher Luxon - 27 translators said the bill was based on a translation of te Tiriti which was "deeply flawed" and failed "international translation ethical standards".
Signatories include Dr Jeremy Tātere MacLeod, broadcaster and language revitalist Stacey Morrison and Piripi Walker - a key figure in the establishment of the Māori language radio network.....
See full article HERE
Welcoming our new Kaumatua - Pharmac
We are very pleased to announce Kura Moeahu (QSO), has agreed to be our new Kaumatuā.
Kura is a very well-known and respected leader in Māoridom, exemplified by his role as Cultural Advisor to Parliament. His appointment brings a strong foundation in mātauranga Māori, tikanga and mana whenua through his whakapapa links to Te Atiawa.
Kura starts his tenure with us in mid-July where he will be welcomed with a powhiri......
See full article HERE
Divisive boat ramp plan advanced $150,000 by council
A key driver in moving the area’s current boat launching site, Grossi Point, is that it is culturally significant to Māori and iwi, a council report said.
However, its replacement has been opposed by some tangata whenua. The proposed boat ramp site is part of the Grossi Point Peninsula, which has had extensive pre-European occupation over many centuries, the trust’s application acknowledged.
Te Ātiawa o Te Waka a Māui, in a written submission, said they were opposed to the construction of the boat ramp because it would encourage “further land disturbance and more vehicular traffic and pedestrians over a culturally historical and significant site”.
They also had concerns over boats and traffic contaminating water and causing sedimentation, potentially affecting cultural and spiritual activities, mahinga kai (resources in nature) and kaitiakitanga (guardianship).......
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
By giving Māori the voice we were promised, there is hope for the future we all deserve - Hūhana Lyndon
New Evaluation Shows Successful Support Of Mātauranga Māori
Minister Of Māori Development Must Prevent Whakaata Māori Restructure
Surgeon: Discrimination causes poor access to breast cancer services
However, the name gifted by iwi was actually Puna Wai, meaning spring of water.....
See full article HERE
Shane Jones calls out tutors teaching Māori youth anti-government haka
New Zealand First deputy leader Shane Jones is taking aim at kapa haka tutors who he says are filling impressionable minds with anti-government rhetoric.
Politically charged kapa haka at last week’s national secondary schools’ competition in Nelson has Jones fired up.
Jones, who had whānau competing in Christchurch told the Herald he was troubled by some of the kapa haka compositions.
“It probably reflects more the prejudices or the anger of the tutors, as opposed to the young people. Let them live a life, let them grow to learn and love and stumble through their teenage years without trying to fill them with a diet of ideology,” Jones said.....
See full article HERE
Treaty Principles Bill: Māori translators pen letter over 'deeply flawed translations'
A group of licensed Māori translators have hit out at the upcoming Treaty Principles Bill, calling it factually incorrect and misleading.
In an open letter sent to senior ministers - including Prime Minister Christopher Luxon - 27 translators said the bill was based on a translation of te Tiriti which was "deeply flawed" and failed "international translation ethical standards".
Signatories include Dr Jeremy Tātere MacLeod, broadcaster and language revitalist Stacey Morrison and Piripi Walker - a key figure in the establishment of the Māori language radio network.....
See full article HERE
Welcoming our new Kaumatua - Pharmac
We are very pleased to announce Kura Moeahu (QSO), has agreed to be our new Kaumatuā.
Kura is a very well-known and respected leader in Māoridom, exemplified by his role as Cultural Advisor to Parliament. His appointment brings a strong foundation in mātauranga Māori, tikanga and mana whenua through his whakapapa links to Te Atiawa.
Kura starts his tenure with us in mid-July where he will be welcomed with a powhiri......
See full article HERE
Divisive boat ramp plan advanced $150,000 by council
A key driver in moving the area’s current boat launching site, Grossi Point, is that it is culturally significant to Māori and iwi, a council report said.
However, its replacement has been opposed by some tangata whenua. The proposed boat ramp site is part of the Grossi Point Peninsula, which has had extensive pre-European occupation over many centuries, the trust’s application acknowledged.
Te Ātiawa o Te Waka a Māui, in a written submission, said they were opposed to the construction of the boat ramp because it would encourage “further land disturbance and more vehicular traffic and pedestrians over a culturally historical and significant site”.
They also had concerns over boats and traffic contaminating water and causing sedimentation, potentially affecting cultural and spiritual activities, mahinga kai (resources in nature) and kaitiakitanga (guardianship).......
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
By giving Māori the voice we were promised, there is hope for the future we all deserve - Hūhana Lyndon
New Evaluation Shows Successful Support Of Mātauranga Māori
Minister Of Māori Development Must Prevent Whakaata Māori Restructure
Surgeon: Discrimination causes poor access to breast cancer services
Wednesday July 3, 2024
News:
Report to UN claims white supremacism
A body selected by the National Iwi Chairs Forum has told the United Nations the coalition Government’s policies and legislation are overtly racist and hostile to Māori.
The Aotearoa Independent Monitoring Mechanism has issued its 10th annual report on New Zealand’s compliance with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Spokesperson Margaret Mutu says her group had been counting on He Puapua, an independent opinion commissioned by former minister Nanaia Mahuta on ways to implement the declaration, but that report was shelved by Labour and then formally rejected by the incoming coalition.
“The white supremacists and the racists came out and just ashamedly attacked Maori and that’s where you had the government turn its back and now you’ve to this three-headed monster in there that seems to be dictated by David Seymour and the attakcks on Maori are just unprecedented in this country and that’s what’s being reported to the United Nations,” she says.....
See full article HERE
Iwi radio still going 30 years on from Te Mangai Paho
Te Mangai Paho chief executive Larry Parr says he value of iwi radio is still under-recognised.
The Māori broadcast funding agency is marking 30 years since it was formed to implement the crown’s response to Maori broadcasting claims.
While the former film and television producer has a keen interest in the television side of the operation, he says there’s a lot to celebrate on the radio side, especially the way stations have remained connected to their communities.
“It gave communities a platform to engage and it gave communities a platform to have their voice heard,” Mr Parr says....
See full article HERE
Whakaata Māori facing a $9.5 million funding decrease
“In the last few years, under the previous Labour government, we were given temporary time-limited funding to help accelerate the work that we were doing with digital as well as to support our kaihoe, our staff.”
“Unfortunately, that funding runs out over the next three years, so in the next financial year, we are set to lose $5.5 million and the year after that another $4 million. So a total of $9.5m we’re set to lose by 2027.”....
See full article HERE
Māori Development Minister applauds kapa haka competitors
Māori Development Minister, Tama Potaka, has extended his congratulations to Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Puku o te Ika a Māui on winning this year’s national secondary schools kapa haka competition Te Huinga Whetū.
“Thank you for helping to ensure the future of kapa haka – and indeed the growing future of Te Matatini – stands proud on the stage,” said Minister Potaka....
See full article HERE
New homes planned for old school site
Ngāi Tahu Property is planning a new subdivision with 55 residential sections on the site of Christchurch’s old Aranui Primary School.
If approved, it will be the latest of several school redevelopments by the company, which is Ngāi Tahu’s property development and investment business.
The iwi paid the Crown $1.25 million for the Breezes Rd school property last year. It covers 3.8 hectares....
See full article HERE
Pou erected at Cosy Nock for Matariki
A series of pou/artworks are being erected around the Southland District, with the most recent opening of Matariki (the mother star) at Cosy Nook/Matariki on 27 June.
Created by Steve Solomon, Keri Whaitiri and James York, the artworks are to celebrate Matariki and are a joint project between Southland District Council, Te Ao Mārama and iwi......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Iwi-only fishing areas given thumbs up by select committee
Human Rights Commission advances political agenda of Iwi Chairs Forum
C’mon Government – get a move on!
Propaganda:
Kiri Dell: Te reo Māori as a vehicle for decolonising the nation
An introduction to Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Ngāi Tahu reflects on a successful Matariki
“The white supremacists and the racists came out and just ashamedly attacked Maori and that’s where you had the government turn its back and now you’ve to this three-headed monster in there that seems to be dictated by David Seymour and the attakcks on Maori are just unprecedented in this country and that’s what’s being reported to the United Nations,” she says.....
See full article HERE
Iwi radio still going 30 years on from Te Mangai Paho
Te Mangai Paho chief executive Larry Parr says he value of iwi radio is still under-recognised.
The Māori broadcast funding agency is marking 30 years since it was formed to implement the crown’s response to Maori broadcasting claims.
While the former film and television producer has a keen interest in the television side of the operation, he says there’s a lot to celebrate on the radio side, especially the way stations have remained connected to their communities.
“It gave communities a platform to engage and it gave communities a platform to have their voice heard,” Mr Parr says....
See full article HERE
Whakaata Māori facing a $9.5 million funding decrease
“In the last few years, under the previous Labour government, we were given temporary time-limited funding to help accelerate the work that we were doing with digital as well as to support our kaihoe, our staff.”
“Unfortunately, that funding runs out over the next three years, so in the next financial year, we are set to lose $5.5 million and the year after that another $4 million. So a total of $9.5m we’re set to lose by 2027.”....
See full article HERE
Māori Development Minister applauds kapa haka competitors
Māori Development Minister, Tama Potaka, has extended his congratulations to Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Puku o te Ika a Māui on winning this year’s national secondary schools kapa haka competition Te Huinga Whetū.
“Thank you for helping to ensure the future of kapa haka – and indeed the growing future of Te Matatini – stands proud on the stage,” said Minister Potaka....
See full article HERE
New homes planned for old school site
Ngāi Tahu Property is planning a new subdivision with 55 residential sections on the site of Christchurch’s old Aranui Primary School.
If approved, it will be the latest of several school redevelopments by the company, which is Ngāi Tahu’s property development and investment business.
The iwi paid the Crown $1.25 million for the Breezes Rd school property last year. It covers 3.8 hectares....
See full article HERE
Pou erected at Cosy Nock for Matariki
A series of pou/artworks are being erected around the Southland District, with the most recent opening of Matariki (the mother star) at Cosy Nook/Matariki on 27 June.
Created by Steve Solomon, Keri Whaitiri and James York, the artworks are to celebrate Matariki and are a joint project between Southland District Council, Te Ao Mārama and iwi......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Iwi-only fishing areas given thumbs up by select committee
Human Rights Commission advances political agenda of Iwi Chairs Forum
C’mon Government – get a move on!
Propaganda:
Kiri Dell: Te reo Māori as a vehicle for decolonising the nation
An introduction to Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Ngāi Tahu reflects on a successful Matariki
Tuesday July 2, 2024
News:
The death of Maori health aspirations came like a thief in the night
Today, it represents the forced demise of an initiative more than a century in the making – The Māori Health Authority.
Health disparities between the Māori and non-Māori populations in New Zealand are both stark and persistent. These disparities are rooted in historical injustices, socio-economic inequalities, and systemic biases within the healthcare system. Addressing them requires a comprehensive approach that acknowledges the unique cultural, social, and economic challenges faced by the Māori people.
Health disparities between the Māori and non-Māori populations in New Zealand are both stark and persistent. These disparities are rooted in historical injustices, socio-economic inequalities, and systemic biases within the healthcare system. Addressing them requires a comprehensive approach that acknowledges the unique cultural, social, and economic challenges faced by the Māori people.
The Treaty of Waitangi, signed in 1840, promised to protect Māori interests and ensure equitable outcomes. However, colonial policies and practices led to significant land dispossession, cultural dislocation, and socio-economic marginalization. These historical injustices have had long-term impacts on Māori health and well-being.....
See full article HERE
Hutt City Council is seeking the public’s view on proposed changes to the number of city Councillors, the wards they represent, and the disestablishment of Community Boards.
Council resolved on 21 November 2023, in accordance with the Local Electorate Act and in consultation with Mana Whenua, that at least one Māori ward be established for the 2025 triennial elections. This meant the current representation review needed to include a determination on how many Māori wards there will be for those elections, the number of members for these wards, and ward boundaries and names. As there is only one Māori ward and the number of voters on the Māori roll dictates that one representative be elected, there is no aspect of Māori wards that requires feedback.
Since the Council’s resolution, the Government announced it intended to amend the LEA to reinstate the previous provision that council decisions to establish Māori wards will be subject to any poll demanded by electors. This means that at the 2025 election, all voters in Lower Hutt will also be asked whether Lower Hutt should continue to have a Māori ward at the 2028 election and beyond....
See full article HERE
Māori health authority put on ice
Two years after launching at Waitangi, Te Aka Whai Ora board members and senior executives returned yesterday for a small ceremony to mark the end of the Māori Health Authority.
Former associate health minister Peeni Henare says its chair Tipa Mahuta and founding chief executive Riana Manuel thanked all those who believed in the dream and worked hard for it.
He believes the idea still has merit.....
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The Government’s ‘new year, new me’ refresh for Māori-Crown relations
Hutt City Council is seeking the public’s view on proposed changes to the number of city Councillors, the wards they represent, and the disestablishment of Community Boards.
Council resolved on 21 November 2023, in accordance with the Local Electorate Act and in consultation with Mana Whenua, that at least one Māori ward be established for the 2025 triennial elections. This meant the current representation review needed to include a determination on how many Māori wards there will be for those elections, the number of members for these wards, and ward boundaries and names. As there is only one Māori ward and the number of voters on the Māori roll dictates that one representative be elected, there is no aspect of Māori wards that requires feedback.
Since the Council’s resolution, the Government announced it intended to amend the LEA to reinstate the previous provision that council decisions to establish Māori wards will be subject to any poll demanded by electors. This means that at the 2025 election, all voters in Lower Hutt will also be asked whether Lower Hutt should continue to have a Māori ward at the 2028 election and beyond....
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Māori health authority put on ice
Two years after launching at Waitangi, Te Aka Whai Ora board members and senior executives returned yesterday for a small ceremony to mark the end of the Māori Health Authority.
Former associate health minister Peeni Henare says its chair Tipa Mahuta and founding chief executive Riana Manuel thanked all those who believed in the dream and worked hard for it.
He believes the idea still has merit.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Graham Adams: The Cancer Society is racist? Really?
Propaganda:
The Government’s ‘new year, new me’ refresh for Māori-Crown relations
Monday July 1, 2024
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Wairarapa lakes return to iwi ownership
Today the Crown joined Rangitāne and Ngāti Kahungunu at Papawai Marae to mark the return of Wairarapa Moana to iwi, Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith and Māori Crown Relations Minister Tama Potaka says.
“The legal transfer of the ownership of Wairarapa Moana is the final chapter in a fraught dispute between the Crown, settlers, and Wairarapa Māori spanning more than a century,” Mr Goldsmith says.
“The legal transfer of the ownership of Wairarapa Moana is the final chapter in a fraught dispute between the Crown, settlers, and Wairarapa Māori spanning more than a century,” Mr Goldsmith says.
“In 1896, Wairarapa Māori gifted Wairarapa Moana and its surrounding reserves to the Crown through chiefly gifting. A promise was made to provide suitable land nearby, but this was never honoured. Instead the Crown provided Wairarapa Māori land years later far away.....
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Our long term plan - Otorohanga DC
Earlier this month I [Max Baxter] presented to a parliamentary select committee supported by Chief Executive Tanya Winter and our two Rangiatea Ward Councillors Jaimee Tamaki and Roy Willison. We recommended that Māori wards be decided by councils based on an informed consideration of the needs and preferences of each community, especially Māori including iwi, hapū, marae and hāpori Māori. We recommended the proposed bill be withdrawn, arguing it was council’s democratic right to decide matters of importance for and on behalf of our community. Furthermore, we said the proposed restoration of polls re-imposed a higher procedural standard on one particular representation arrangement than applies to others.
The majority of councils in New Zealand submitted on the proposed change in legislation, clearly opposing the requirement to hold a referendum or disestablish Māori wards.....
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Our long term plan - Otorohanga DC
Earlier this month I [Max Baxter] presented to a parliamentary select committee supported by Chief Executive Tanya Winter and our two Rangiatea Ward Councillors Jaimee Tamaki and Roy Willison. We recommended that Māori wards be decided by councils based on an informed consideration of the needs and preferences of each community, especially Māori including iwi, hapū, marae and hāpori Māori. We recommended the proposed bill be withdrawn, arguing it was council’s democratic right to decide matters of importance for and on behalf of our community. Furthermore, we said the proposed restoration of polls re-imposed a higher procedural standard on one particular representation arrangement than applies to others.
The majority of councils in New Zealand submitted on the proposed change in legislation, clearly opposing the requirement to hold a referendum or disestablish Māori wards.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Barrie Davis: A Referendum to Save New Zealand’s Parliament
Propaganda:
A chance to reset, but also to reflect on what Matariki could yet lead to
‘Our history is your history’: Lessons from Parihaka for Pākehā
Maramataka: How three Bay of Plenty Māori lunar calendar users embrace ancient knowledge
Most Racist Government in Years: Report to United Nations - Margaret Mutu
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if all councillors had voted in total secrecy, thus reducing the risk of crippling canvcellation, I suspect the attitude to obstructive grandstanding time wasting maori wards woud have been very different
Does Margaret Mutu claim that Winston Peters is a white supremacist too? What a stupid, racist woman
Jul 3 I am curious about the UN definition of indigenous people. Surely it is not as absurd as the NZ definition of maori. Maori/trace maori are at last experiencing a sceptical response about race based pro maori policies which a prudent, alert, general population committed to non discriminatory democracy should have applied decades ago.
The Chch school land seems bargain priced. If maori were offered 1st option presumably they had some connection. Assuming Kainga Ora did not buy, the neighbours are probably pleased, As a huge percentage of the historical land "loss" was due voluntary sale I am astonished much was onsold.possibly too much ownership will dampen the power of whingeing.
Margaret Mutu's extraordinarily bizarre imagination knows no bounds. Unfortunately people seem to believe it.
NZ is in a very dangerous place with people like Mutu appearing on the world stage.
Again she is representative of the new NZ identity that "truth is my truth and that is what resonates with me'.
That is a very powerful and addictive concept notwithstanding it is also profoundly destructive.
Multi-million dollar fund to pay to relocate cyclone-wrecked marae, homes on Māori land?
They can pay for it themselves.
July 4. Maori are regularly miffed by the objective observations of maori doings by te reo peaking Shane Jones. Society would be much improved if there was more similar reporting. An equivalent observer of the Waitangi Tribunal would be a great public service. With the colossal sums of state money granted to kapa haka it is incredible that blatant anti govt propoganda is incorporated and propogated. It would be nice if the social, hobby, political groups of interest to me received millions of state funding. I certainly would not then spend hours contriving and spreading ridicule of the govt.
Kupe Beer.
Heineken , Fosters, Courage, (beers) , Veuve Cliquot, Krug, Bolinger, (champagnes), Benedictine ( the liqueur of the monks ), Ralph Lauren, Pierre Cardin ( shirts) .......on and on.
Grow up and get real. Or, does this cultural expert earn a huge fee for being " gobsmacked"? He might earn even more by promoting the "named" beer.
NZ is a lost cause.
“ "We didn't just get lost coming to New Zealand, it was well-navigated using the stars.”
Twaddle!
The Kupe myth and that of a ‘Great Migration” characterised by repeated comings and goings was popularised by 19th Century European romanticist, Stephenson Percy Smith, in a series of School Journal articles in the 1890s.
Brown supremacist part-Māori have picked up this ball and run with it, all as part of promoting the modern myth of a pre-European ‘Māori Wonderfulness.’
“Blown here in several tranches by prevailing winds and drifted in on prevailing ocean currents” would more aptly describe the situation.
Evidence being the complete lack of ‘from whakapapa ‘ instructions on how to navigate back to that mythical Hawaiiki, that should still be around to this very day.
re 6th
In this age when to have my roof or spouting fixed or painted I have to spend thousands on scaffolding, the dangers in many modern playgrounds never cease to amaze. If some child braces themselves to a stop in a tunnel they can easily receive smashed teeth and worse from the next more adventurous child (or near adult)._I observe these playgrounds around Aucklnd. Some defect occurs and instead of employing some resourcefu handyman o fix, the device is roped off for months and then the whole complex structure is replaced. Ii trust the cost of the special pro maori features at Tauranga are accurately documented.
The myth of Maori dominance is as retarded as the myth of Kupe chasing an Octopus to NZ & the REAL story is way more revealing.
It is widely known in the Ka'u district of the Big Island of Hawaii (where I lived for almost 2 decades) that Kupe & his family left the region around 600AD, settled briefly in Tahiti, then sailed on to NZ.
If you dig deeper, a story emerges of a murderous thief that ran from both Hawaii & Tahiti under threat of execution.
It turns out that Kupe was a minor chieftain in Ka'u that coveted the wife of his paramount chief. Although his affections were not reciprocated, he decided to murder the paramount chief & did so by inviting his chief on a fishing trip, stabbing him in the back & throwing him overboard. Upon returning to shore, the paramount chiefs wife denounced Kupe & the gig was up. Kupe managed to escape with a small retinue, leaving the remainder of his family & what was left of his tribe who were all subsequently put to death & buried at Pu'u Ali'i. Things did not fare better for Kupe in Tahiti as he soon offended a powerful priest & was forced to run away again under cover of darkness.
It took some prodding of the local elders to get the full story as unlike their Maori cousins, the Hawaiians have dignity, respect & true Aloha & although they consider the Maori to be poor relations & not worthy of their respect, would never publicly admit it.
Meanwhile, back in "Aotearoa", it seems that Maori have not progressed at all & still covet what is not theirs under threat of violence while maintaining the myth of their moral superiority & blaming everybody else for their failings. It's a crying shame that we cant shove all these so called Maori "elites" into a fleet of Waka & send them off. Perhaps they could rediscover Antarctica...
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