Wednesday September 18, 2024
News:
Marine and coastal hearings near finish line as Whangārei groups seek recognition across coastline
The second phase of the Marine and Coastal Applications is nearing a close as groups with interests in the Whangārei coastline take a seat in the High Court to be heard.
The hearings being held at the Whangārei Māori Land Court are due to finish on Thursday, September 19.....
See full article HERE
Act charter schools will help support te reo Māori – just like radio deregulation helped iwi radio - David Seymour
Act leader David Seymour says future Māori charter schools will ensure the Māori language continues to flourish.
Seymour told the Herald that Māori Language Week - Te Wiki o e reo Māori - was a time to celebrate the native and an official language of Aotearoa New Zealand.
“Te Wiki o te Reo Māori is a week to celebrate the language, obviously,” Seymour said.
“But it should also be a week to celebrate something else - freedom. Freedom and pro-freedom policies have been critical to language revival, whereas anti-freedom policies have been used to suppress the language....
See full article HERE
Increasing allowable commercial catch for snapper would breach first Treaty settlement - Te Pāti Māori
Te Pāti Māori is warning the government that if the allowable commercial catch (TACC) for snapper were to increase, it would be a direct violation of the first Treaty settlement and would inevitably breach Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
“This coalition is reckless, undermining the principles of Te Tiriti, and now threatening, in the darkness of the moana at night, to place the Māori fisheries settlement into dispute,” the party said in a statement.
“This government fails to acknowledge that Te Tiriti supersedes any legislation and must be upheld first. No law consented by virtue of Te Tiriti o Waitangi trumps it.....
See full article HERE
Southland Business Chamber building te ao Māori connections
The Southland Business Chamber is working to bridge a gap between the Māori and Pākeha business communities in Murihiku, and the first step is for its own staff to begin on a te reo Māori journey themselves.
The chamber will do this through two streams: supporting business wanting to learn about and incorporate mātauranga Māori (traditional knowledge) into their daily practices and supporting connections between the Māori and Pākeha economies.....
See full article HERE
Public reminded to have say on Taranaki fishing ban
Fisheries New Zealand is reminding the public to have their say on a proposed two-year fisheries closure along the Taranaki coastline.
The closure has been requested by Taranaki iwi and hapū over an area in western Taranaki.
It would cover the harvest of:....
See full article HERE
See full article HERE
Act charter schools will help support te reo Māori – just like radio deregulation helped iwi radio - David Seymour
Act leader David Seymour says future Māori charter schools will ensure the Māori language continues to flourish.
Seymour told the Herald that Māori Language Week - Te Wiki o e reo Māori - was a time to celebrate the native and an official language of Aotearoa New Zealand.
“Te Wiki o te Reo Māori is a week to celebrate the language, obviously,” Seymour said.
“But it should also be a week to celebrate something else - freedom. Freedom and pro-freedom policies have been critical to language revival, whereas anti-freedom policies have been used to suppress the language....
See full article HERE
Increasing allowable commercial catch for snapper would breach first Treaty settlement - Te Pāti Māori
Te Pāti Māori is warning the government that if the allowable commercial catch (TACC) for snapper were to increase, it would be a direct violation of the first Treaty settlement and would inevitably breach Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
“This coalition is reckless, undermining the principles of Te Tiriti, and now threatening, in the darkness of the moana at night, to place the Māori fisheries settlement into dispute,” the party said in a statement.
“This government fails to acknowledge that Te Tiriti supersedes any legislation and must be upheld first. No law consented by virtue of Te Tiriti o Waitangi trumps it.....
See full article HERE
Southland Business Chamber building te ao Māori connections
The Southland Business Chamber is working to bridge a gap between the Māori and Pākeha business communities in Murihiku, and the first step is for its own staff to begin on a te reo Māori journey themselves.
The chamber will do this through two streams: supporting business wanting to learn about and incorporate mātauranga Māori (traditional knowledge) into their daily practices and supporting connections between the Māori and Pākeha economies.....
See full article HERE
Public reminded to have say on Taranaki fishing ban
Fisheries New Zealand is reminding the public to have their say on a proposed two-year fisheries closure along the Taranaki coastline.
The closure has been requested by Taranaki iwi and hapū over an area in western Taranaki.
It would cover the harvest of:....
See full article HERE
20kph limit set for Karioitahi Beach
A 20kph speed limit will be introduced at Karioitahi Beach in time for Christmas in response to calls from local iwi Ngati te Ata.
Auckland Council’s Regional Transport Committee members recently adopted Katoa, Ka Ora (speed management plan) for the area.
Karioitahi is classified as a public road and currently has a speed limit of 60kph but Ngati te Ata approached Auckland Transport to request the reduction for safety and environmental reasons....
See full article HERE
Vanity defended in kauae cause
A scholar of moko kauae says the facial tattoos have long been a way wahine Māori have resisted colonial oppression.
Mia-Mae Taitimu-Stevens from Te Rarawa and Tokelau was awarded a master’s degree in Indigenous studies from the University of Auckland for her moko kauae dissertation.
She says the expectation for wearing a moko kauae is that you whakapapa Māori, although there is debate about whether you must also speak te reo Māori....
See full article HERE
Articles:
A Colossal Mistake - Dr Muriel Newman.
Just Equality: The simple path from confusion to common sense - Dr John Robinson
A 20kph speed limit will be introduced at Karioitahi Beach in time for Christmas in response to calls from local iwi Ngati te Ata.
Auckland Council’s Regional Transport Committee members recently adopted Katoa, Ka Ora (speed management plan) for the area.
Karioitahi is classified as a public road and currently has a speed limit of 60kph but Ngati te Ata approached Auckland Transport to request the reduction for safety and environmental reasons....
See full article HERE
Vanity defended in kauae cause
A scholar of moko kauae says the facial tattoos have long been a way wahine Māori have resisted colonial oppression.
Mia-Mae Taitimu-Stevens from Te Rarawa and Tokelau was awarded a master’s degree in Indigenous studies from the University of Auckland for her moko kauae dissertation.
She says the expectation for wearing a moko kauae is that you whakapapa Māori, although there is debate about whether you must also speak te reo Māori....
See full article HERE
Articles:
A Colossal Mistake - Dr Muriel Newman.
Just Equality: The simple path from confusion to common sense - Dr John Robinson
Propaganda:
End of Māori criteria, will increase inequity says iwi leader
ANZ is setting a silver standard when it comes to its staff talking up te reo Māori
The neoliberal attack on the Treaty of Waitangi
Shrek is going to get a te reo Māori makeover
America's Cup blessed by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei on trophy tour
End of Māori criteria, will increase inequity says iwi leader
ANZ is setting a silver standard when it comes to its staff talking up te reo Māori
The neoliberal attack on the Treaty of Waitangi
Shrek is going to get a te reo Māori makeover
America's Cup blessed by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei on trophy tour
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Tuesday September 17, 2024
News:
$5.8m pledged for Parihaka infrastructure upgrade
The Government has announced it will provide a $5.8 million grant to improve water infrastructure at Parihaka in Taranaki.
Regional Development Minister, Shane Jones said the grant from the Regional Infrastructure Fund will have a multitude of benefits for the hugely significant cultural site, including keeping local waterways clean and enabling new housing.
Regional Development Minister, Shane Jones said the grant from the Regional Infrastructure Fund will have a multitude of benefits for the hugely significant cultural site, including keeping local waterways clean and enabling new housing.
The Parihaka papakāinga (pictured), a village on ancestral Māori land, is located on the rural coast of Taranaki and is home to three marae and about 30 dwellings.....
In a statement, Stanford said the group will provide independent advice on all matters related to Māori education in both English and Māori medium settings.
See full article HERE
Te Roroa hope for end to Kaipara lock out
A trustee for north Kaipara iwi Te Roroa says the relationship with Kaipara District Council has broken down since the election of Mayor Craig Jepson,
Delilah Parore-Southern was in the Auckland High Court last week to support Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua, which had sought a judicial review on whether the way the council scrapped its Māori ward without consulting Māori was in breach of the Local Government Act.
She says the case feels like the culmination of two years of slights and insults....
See full article HERE
Hāngī Master and Hell join forces to create new hāngī pizza
Hell Pizza and Rewi Spraggon have unveiled a new peeta hāngī, or hāngī pizza, as Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori kicks off this week.
The pizza is called “unearthed” and saw Hell's Callum Davies join forces with Hāngī Master founder Spraggon – who has made hāngī dumplings and steamed buns in the past....
See full article HERE
Bad law tackles fishy problem
Carwyn Jones, who teaches law at both Victoria University of Wellington and Te Wananga o Raukawa, says the amendment not only breaches the principle of the Treaty on Waitangi, but it legislates over the top of a Court of Appeal decision and applies retrospectively to other cases now awaiting judgment.
The tribunal also flagged the way ministers refused to accept policy advice or analysis.
“We see the Government providing no evidence, no problem definition around what the issue is they are trying to address. It simply seems to be something they have made up or imagined to be a problem,” Dr Jones says.....
See full article HERE
Seymour claims race blindness data-driven
ACT leader David Seymour says a cabinet circular directing all public services be delivered according to need rather than race reflects the values ACT campaigned on.
He says under the new policy, all public services will be directed to those who are most in need, according to real analysis of all factors, rather than defaulting to race as a person’s primary characteristic.
He says policies like ethnicity-based surgical waitlists and university admission schemes are corrosive to an inclusive multi-ethnic society.....
See full article HERE
Renaming drive in spirit of Te Wiki o te reo Māori
It’s Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, and Auckland Council has an ambitious programme to heighten awareness and use of the language across the super city.
Māori outcomes manager Nicholas Turoa says that includes an exhibition at the Central Library on the history of efforts to retain te reo Māori,
There are also projects to increase the use of te reo by staff and to increase its visibility in the community....
See full article HERE
'Hugely important': Culture Minister on Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Paul Goldsmith says Te Wiki o te Reo Māori is a "hugely important part of our culture".
Goldsmith was sporting a Māori Language Week pin on his lapel at today's post-Cabinet media conference.
"I think it's a good opportunity for everybody to — if they're interested — take stock in learning something new. I'm going to try and learn a whakataukī (proverb) a day over the week," he said.....
See full article HERE
Making te reo Māori a ‘natural’ part of early childhood education
New Zealand Tertiary College (NZTC) supports the use of te reo Māori in early childhood teaching practice, focusing on weaving the language into children’s learning in natural ways.
With a commitment to biculturalism and bilingualism, the college helps students to learn te reo Māori and aspects of te ao Māori that they can take into early childhood centres around the country....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Barrie Davis: The Revised Treaty Principles Bill
Churches Bear False Witness In Attempt To Influence Politics
Dr Michael Bassett: Why are the loud mouths frightened about the principles of the treaty?
Mike Butler: Tribunal’s coastal conjuring
Propaganda:
National Party MPs stopped the Waitangi Tribunal from expressing concerns about The Treaty Principles Bill.
Blowing the dust off NZ’s ‘founding documents’ reveals the hold they still have on today’s Treaty debate - Paul Moon
Reo carries history of struggle
Māori Language Week returns amongst divisive Government policy agenda
The crucial place of local government in Māori sovereignty
Te Roroa hope for end to Kaipara lock out
A trustee for north Kaipara iwi Te Roroa says the relationship with Kaipara District Council has broken down since the election of Mayor Craig Jepson,
Delilah Parore-Southern was in the Auckland High Court last week to support Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua, which had sought a judicial review on whether the way the council scrapped its Māori ward without consulting Māori was in breach of the Local Government Act.
She says the case feels like the culmination of two years of slights and insults....
See full article HERE
Hāngī Master and Hell join forces to create new hāngī pizza
Hell Pizza and Rewi Spraggon have unveiled a new peeta hāngī, or hāngī pizza, as Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori kicks off this week.
The pizza is called “unearthed” and saw Hell's Callum Davies join forces with Hāngī Master founder Spraggon – who has made hāngī dumplings and steamed buns in the past....
See full article HERE
Bad law tackles fishy problem
Carwyn Jones, who teaches law at both Victoria University of Wellington and Te Wananga o Raukawa, says the amendment not only breaches the principle of the Treaty on Waitangi, but it legislates over the top of a Court of Appeal decision and applies retrospectively to other cases now awaiting judgment.
The tribunal also flagged the way ministers refused to accept policy advice or analysis.
“We see the Government providing no evidence, no problem definition around what the issue is they are trying to address. It simply seems to be something they have made up or imagined to be a problem,” Dr Jones says.....
See full article HERE
Seymour claims race blindness data-driven
ACT leader David Seymour says a cabinet circular directing all public services be delivered according to need rather than race reflects the values ACT campaigned on.
He says under the new policy, all public services will be directed to those who are most in need, according to real analysis of all factors, rather than defaulting to race as a person’s primary characteristic.
He says policies like ethnicity-based surgical waitlists and university admission schemes are corrosive to an inclusive multi-ethnic society.....
See full article HERE
Renaming drive in spirit of Te Wiki o te reo Māori
It’s Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, and Auckland Council has an ambitious programme to heighten awareness and use of the language across the super city.
Māori outcomes manager Nicholas Turoa says that includes an exhibition at the Central Library on the history of efforts to retain te reo Māori,
There are also projects to increase the use of te reo by staff and to increase its visibility in the community....
See full article HERE
'Hugely important': Culture Minister on Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Paul Goldsmith says Te Wiki o te Reo Māori is a "hugely important part of our culture".
Goldsmith was sporting a Māori Language Week pin on his lapel at today's post-Cabinet media conference.
"I think it's a good opportunity for everybody to — if they're interested — take stock in learning something new. I'm going to try and learn a whakataukī (proverb) a day over the week," he said.....
See full article HERE
Making te reo Māori a ‘natural’ part of early childhood education
New Zealand Tertiary College (NZTC) supports the use of te reo Māori in early childhood teaching practice, focusing on weaving the language into children’s learning in natural ways.
With a commitment to biculturalism and bilingualism, the college helps students to learn te reo Māori and aspects of te ao Māori that they can take into early childhood centres around the country....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Barrie Davis: The Revised Treaty Principles Bill
Churches Bear False Witness In Attempt To Influence Politics
Dr Michael Bassett: Why are the loud mouths frightened about the principles of the treaty?
Mike Butler: Tribunal’s coastal conjuring
Propaganda:
National Party MPs stopped the Waitangi Tribunal from expressing concerns about The Treaty Principles Bill.
Blowing the dust off NZ’s ‘founding documents’ reveals the hold they still have on today’s Treaty debate - Paul Moon
Reo carries history of struggle
Māori Language Week returns amongst divisive Government policy agenda
The crucial place of local government in Māori sovereignty
Monday September 16, 2024
News:
Why the new Māori Education Advisory Group is important
On Tuesday Education Minister Erica Stanford announced a Māori Education Ministerial Advisory Group has been established to help improve outcomes for Māori learners.
In a statement, Stanford said the group will provide independent advice on all matters related to Māori education in both English and Māori medium settings.
Hiria said our education system has long underserved Māori students and due to the inherited assimilative process within our education structures, Māori education aspirations aren’t prioritised.
“Research shows that Māori students’ success occurs when their identity as Māori is valued and privileged in their learning environments so this also includes recognising the diversity and understanding the diversity of Māori students.”
She said supporting both Māori and English medium settings is important, because 90% of Māori students are in English medium settings, and many of which don’t support their unique needs......
See full article HERE
“Research shows that Māori students’ success occurs when their identity as Māori is valued and privileged in their learning environments so this also includes recognising the diversity and understanding the diversity of Māori students.”
She said supporting both Māori and English medium settings is important, because 90% of Māori students are in English medium settings, and many of which don’t support their unique needs......
See full article HERE
How artificial intelligence may help NZ birds
Astudy to identify individual kākā using AI has received a funding boost of $1 million, one of a number of research projects using artificial intelligence "for good".
Lensen said the funding would allow them to put in more cameras, test new methods like deep learning, and lean more into a mātauranga Māori approach.
"There's a big chunk of research around matauranga Māori, and trying to reconnect Māori with kākā," he said. "Before colonisation, they were seen as gods, or atua."....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Chris Trotter: Judge Not.
Astudy to identify individual kākā using AI has received a funding boost of $1 million, one of a number of research projects using artificial intelligence "for good".
Lensen said the funding would allow them to put in more cameras, test new methods like deep learning, and lean more into a mātauranga Māori approach.
"There's a big chunk of research around matauranga Māori, and trying to reconnect Māori with kākā," he said. "Before colonisation, they were seen as gods, or atua."....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Chris Trotter: Judge Not.
Video:
Andrew Bolt chats to David Semour about the Treaty Principles Bill, on Sky News
Audio:
Mountainside FM: NZ a broken nation
Propaganda:
The political game behind ACT’s zombie Treaty Principles Bill
Treaty bill plays on ignorance - Delahunty
‘An act of bad faith and deep dishonour’
Aaron Smale: The need to know
Māori Language Week returns amongst divisive Government policy agenda
Andrew Bolt chats to David Semour about the Treaty Principles Bill, on Sky News
Audio:
Mountainside FM: NZ a broken nation
Propaganda:
The political game behind ACT’s zombie Treaty Principles Bill
Treaty bill plays on ignorance - Delahunty
‘An act of bad faith and deep dishonour’
Aaron Smale: The need to know
Māori Language Week returns amongst divisive Government policy agenda
Sunday September 15, 2024
News:
PM Christopher Luxon says most NZers don’t support Treaty Principles Bill amid challenge from supposed National Party member
While on Newstalk ZB this morning, Luxon took a call from Michael who identified himself as a National Party member and questioned why Luxon had ruled out supporting Act’s bill, claiming there was “huge” support for Act leader David Seymour’s effort to re-define the Treaty principles.
Before Luxon answered, ZB host Kerre Woodham challenged Michael on the level of support for the bill, acknowledging supporters might be “vocal” but not huge in number.
Luxon, reiterating National’s intention to vote against the bill after it finished in select committee, argued New Zealanders wanted the Government to focus more on addressing the high cost of living and to improve health and education services.
Luxon, reiterating National’s intention to vote against the bill after it finished in select committee, argued New Zealanders wanted the Government to focus more on addressing the high cost of living and to improve health and education services.
He restated his view the bill was “incredibly divisive and unhelpful”....
See full article HERE
Reo Māori the ‘beating heart’ of Aotearoa New Zealand - Tama Potaka
From private business to the Paris Olympics, reo Māori is growing with the success of New Zealanders, says Minister for Māori Development Tama Potaka.
“I’m joining New Zealanders across the country in celebrating this year’s Te Wiki o te Reo Māori – Māori Language Week, which has a big range of events running from 14 to 21 September. This year’s theme is Ake Ake Ake - A Forever Language.
“At the recent Olympics, te reo Māori featured as part of our national bid in front of the world. Let’s take that pride in nationhood and keep it going into Te Wiki and beyond.
“Te reo Māori is the beating heart of Aotearoa New Zealand. The language is pumping with life and the many new terms also enable Māori speakers to express the everchanging world around them and continue to use Māori as a normal means of communication......
See full article HERE
Articles:
John Porter: Does no-one care?
David Lillis: Science and the New Zealand Media
Propaganda:
Party like it's 1999: Te Wiki o te Reo Māori arrives at a tough moment for our taonga
Gerda Pritchard takes on te reo Māori! - Ryman Healthcare
Reclaiming identity and cultural pride in powerful new documentary series Te Kawau ki Tai
The price everyone will pay for Luxon’s naive deal-making
Iwi ‘disgusted’ by Kaipara District Council scrapping Māori ward
Is the Treaty bill a pointless exercise?
See full article HERE
Reo Māori the ‘beating heart’ of Aotearoa New Zealand - Tama Potaka
From private business to the Paris Olympics, reo Māori is growing with the success of New Zealanders, says Minister for Māori Development Tama Potaka.
“I’m joining New Zealanders across the country in celebrating this year’s Te Wiki o te Reo Māori – Māori Language Week, which has a big range of events running from 14 to 21 September. This year’s theme is Ake Ake Ake - A Forever Language.
“At the recent Olympics, te reo Māori featured as part of our national bid in front of the world. Let’s take that pride in nationhood and keep it going into Te Wiki and beyond.
“Te reo Māori is the beating heart of Aotearoa New Zealand. The language is pumping with life and the many new terms also enable Māori speakers to express the everchanging world around them and continue to use Māori as a normal means of communication......
See full article HERE
Articles:
John Porter: Does no-one care?
David Lillis: Science and the New Zealand Media
Propaganda:
Party like it's 1999: Te Wiki o te Reo Māori arrives at a tough moment for our taonga
Gerda Pritchard takes on te reo Māori! - Ryman Healthcare
Reclaiming identity and cultural pride in powerful new documentary series Te Kawau ki Tai
The price everyone will pay for Luxon’s naive deal-making
Iwi ‘disgusted’ by Kaipara District Council scrapping Māori ward
Is the Treaty bill a pointless exercise?
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.
10 comments:
When the public and government acquiesced to te reo being made an official language the great majority envisaged the simple established limited basisc traditional lingo. Something astute persons could pick up from a few night classes. Only the most artful and conniving maori saw it as a vast make work (for them) and insurgency propoagtion industry with a made up maori word to substitute for a huge proportion of the expansive and very functional English language. Instead of directing energy to improving the standard of living of maori, in which they generally lag, immense effort is frittered on expanding, learning and propagating a contrived version of an obsolete stone age lingo.
Look over here, not over there said the current selected CEO of our corporate state, aided and abetted by statist shill Woodham.
Meanwhile, Reo Māori the ‘beating heart’ of Aotearoa New Zealand, our forever language - Tama Potaka.
To Kerre and Chris Luxon: let’s have a referendum and find out how many NZers really do or don’t support the Treaty Principles Bill. Let the people speak.
Willie Jackson has gone from broadcasting and RNZ. But his maorification programme has not abated; if anything has accelerated. Typical example RNZ Sat morning. Conducted by the lack lustre relentlessly pro maori Mahigaringi Forbes who disguises as a colonist (presumably to put interviewees off guard). Early on the Black Ferns hug of King Charles. No admonition for the cultural audacity and transgression. How would a random embrace of the new maori queen be accepted? Likely with a taiaha blow. Then a piece about someone who has taught Pacific languages. No questions about the huge detrimental diversionary effect. Of considerable interest to many maori pursuing the same but negligible to others. Then a lengthy segment about an extended marathon runner...Inia Raumati. Followed by Playing Favourites... of a maori couple.Then Mapuna the long weekly overdose of showoff te reo, hyenic guffaw, and matters maori ; with all its highly detailed in house maori minutae and name dropping. This time a new manager at Ngai Tahu.All far too heavy for most maori, except those at the forefront of the rebellion. And even more tedious for non maori, although some like me suffer to monitor progress of the insurrection. I don’t know what influence the Minister of Broadcasting has but suspect Melissa Lee would have better catered for the majority.
I suspect many colonists were originally sympathetic toward Ngai Tahu because of their less arrogant and confrontational stance. But now they very clearly work to exploit Treaty reinterpretations just as their power crazy former arch enemies up north do
Re: PM Christopher Luxon says most NZers don’t support Treaty Principles Bill - That assertion is arrogant in the extreme as I am sure many others have written to their MP clearly indicating as I have that it bothers us greatly that the National party appears to be avoiding the biggest elephant in the room, namely this co-governance issue. Further that if this is not addressed head on then, frankly we can all forget getting the economy back on a sound footing or any of the other points in the National plan. We specifically asked our National MP to please explain to us why his party did not appear to be planning to deal with co-governance or the Treaty manipulation that has led to the anti-democratic, Orwellian spectre of tribal rule pervading NZ via the co-governance vehicle? Of course we did not receive any response. The Treaty Principles Bill stance is simply more of the same burying of heads in the sand and nothing to see here attitude. The division Luxon speaks of is not caused by the Bill, it has been growing under his feet as it did in PM Key's time and in ignoring this, Luxon is doing a massive disservice to New Zealand. The only problem with a Citizens' initiated referendum would be that I gather it would be non-binding, more is the pity! However, it would show just what percentage of the NZ public do want the Seymour's Bill and the discussion to be had all the way to a proper binding referendum.
re 16th. The new Maori Education Advisory group, from its members, is clearly not going to be concerned with raising maori real world achievement to the norm. It is simply going to further increase prowess in matters maori, and ensure an ongong united political bloc. Maori will continue to protest that their difference in real world achievement is caused by discrimination, not non or misapplication of effort..
Rather hard to lift the achievements of Maori students if they don't attend school, be it with or without a lunch. What really has "underserved Maori students" in education is their parents, and typically the lack of two of them and appropriate encouragement and support. This proposal is just more money (and jobs for the boys & girls), more virtue signalling, and more waste of time.
re 17th. The money poured into obscure Parihaka is unbelievable. $5 million on top of a previous $14 million plus private grants. All to prop up a rates exempt village conveniently remote from the risk of employment. No amount will counter its endless promotion as a symbol of claimed maori oppression. Whilst a myriad rural communities have vanished as uneconomic, money is poured in to prop up even less productive maori settlements. Presumably, despite colossal subsidy, occupants can draw all available unemployment and other benefits. This encouragement of rural maori retreats (and future slums) is contrary to all other rural policies.
Phrases Goldsmith would be well advised to start with. "Hoatu he koromatua tango te wae wae" and "kia wakatamuri te haere whakamua". On Monday on RNZ two te reo proponents were given unfettered time to plug for te reo. Not a hint of question of the relative worth of involving significant gdp in the promotion.
of a mostly recently contrived variant of an obsolete stone age language.
And with the pressure on Auckland rates expenditure it is riling to see so much spent on promotion of counter efficency te reo.
Spot on. The economy - though in a dire state - is the smokescreen for the real issue. Mr Luxon is playing a dangerous game - many more citizens are now aware of the gravity of the situation ( compared to the era of Key and co.).
Re 18th The Treaty is an intriguing device. Maori use it to seek greater share of the commercial fishing right, and to reduce the commercial right. Despite the private maori catch no longer for iwi of a few hundred, from paddled waka with hand woven flax nets and bone hooks, the Treaty will not be invoked to contain the maori non openly commercial catch..
I can imagine the embarrassment of a full moko kauae toting firebrand , but lacking te reo, being embraced in te reo by some other ardent insurgent. Perhaps a bar code symbol can be included to indicate te reo status and reduce embarrassment.
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