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
This Breaking Views Update monitors race relations in the media on a weekly basis. New material is added regularly. If you would like to send Letters to the Editor in response to any of these articles, most media addresses can be found HERE.
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.....
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
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.....
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
News:
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.....
See full article HERE
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
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
This Breaking Views Update monitors race relations in the media on a weekly basis. New material is added regularly. If you would like to send Letters to the Editor in response to any of these articles, most media addresses can be found HERE.
3 comments:
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
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.
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