Saturday October 5, 2024
News:
Te Pāti Māori referred to police over failure to file annual return
Te Pāti Māori has failed to file its annual return to the Electoral Commission, which has referred the breach of electoral law to police.
The Electoral Commission published political parties’ annual financial statements on Friday, revealing the high-level financials of parties in Parliament and others which contested the 2023 election. It was a new requirement, the commission said, due to recent law changes.
However, Te Pāti Māori failed to meet its June 30 deadline to submit its financial statement, along with minor parties New Nation Party and NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party....
See full article HERE
Fragmented collectives way ahead for Ngāpuhi
The chair of Te Kotahitanga o Ngāpuhi says Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith needs to work with the regional collectives of hapū emerging from within the iwi.
Pita Tipene, who also chairs Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Hine, says people appreciated being able to meet Mr Goldsmith face to face, but did not appreciate his message the Government’s preference is for one commercial settlement with the whole tribe and groups of hapu having cultural settlements.
Kaumātua Hone Sadler, who was a leading member of the previous Tūhoronuku settlement effort, says there is no rush to settle because the Ngāpuhi is still healing the connections that were broken during that period.....
See full article HERE
Wellington councillors accused of excluding iwi voices on airport shares sale
A mana whenua representative says some Wellington City councillors have deliberately excluded iwi voices from the controversial airport shares sale debate, potentially “irreparably” damaging their relationship.
Taranaki Whānui representative Holden Hohaia emailed all councillors this morning on behalf of himself and Ngāti Toa Rangatira representative Liz Kelly with a message for those who had signed the NoM.
“You have excluded mana whenua from having their voices heard at the committee table and that, on the face of it, represents a breach of the Tākai Here agreement.
“Please understand that this is no longer about any single political issue of the day. It is about the intent of the signatories to the NoM to knowingly and deliberately exclude voices of mana whenua.”....
See full article HERE
Articles:
University of Auckland’s compulsory Māori course: education or indoctrination?
Ross Meurant: Law v Lore
John Porter: Equality or Equity
Suze: Let Iwi Foot the Bill
Propaganda:
A mass haka to display our cultural unity; a bill to unravel it
Māori, Pacific and Asian psychologists more likely to experience racism - report
Talking up te reo: A ‘National’ shake-up on te reo Māori - Willow-Jean Prime
Why does Caritas disagree with the proposed Treaty Principles Bill?
See full article HERE
Fragmented collectives way ahead for Ngāpuhi
The chair of Te Kotahitanga o Ngāpuhi says Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith needs to work with the regional collectives of hapū emerging from within the iwi.
Pita Tipene, who also chairs Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Hine, says people appreciated being able to meet Mr Goldsmith face to face, but did not appreciate his message the Government’s preference is for one commercial settlement with the whole tribe and groups of hapu having cultural settlements.
Kaumātua Hone Sadler, who was a leading member of the previous Tūhoronuku settlement effort, says there is no rush to settle because the Ngāpuhi is still healing the connections that were broken during that period.....
See full article HERE
Wellington councillors accused of excluding iwi voices on airport shares sale
A mana whenua representative says some Wellington City councillors have deliberately excluded iwi voices from the controversial airport shares sale debate, potentially “irreparably” damaging their relationship.
Taranaki Whānui representative Holden Hohaia emailed all councillors this morning on behalf of himself and Ngāti Toa Rangatira representative Liz Kelly with a message for those who had signed the NoM.
“You have excluded mana whenua from having their voices heard at the committee table and that, on the face of it, represents a breach of the Tākai Here agreement.
“Please understand that this is no longer about any single political issue of the day. It is about the intent of the signatories to the NoM to knowingly and deliberately exclude voices of mana whenua.”....
See full article HERE
Articles:
University of Auckland’s compulsory Māori course: education or indoctrination?
Ross Meurant: Law v Lore
John Porter: Equality or Equity
Suze: Let Iwi Foot the Bill
Propaganda:
A mass haka to display our cultural unity; a bill to unravel it
Māori, Pacific and Asian psychologists more likely to experience racism - report
Talking up te reo: A ‘National’ shake-up on te reo Māori - Willow-Jean Prime
Why does Caritas disagree with the proposed Treaty Principles Bill?
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Friday October 4, 2024
News:
The Treaty Negotiations minister has called for a single commercial settlement for Ngāpuhi - says a leader.
Te Ao Māori News understands Treaty Negotiations Minister has proposed a single commercial settlement with smaller cultural settlements as a treaty settlement for Ngāpuhi.
Paul Goldsmith met with Ngāpuhi leaders for the first time on Wednesday at Whitiora (Te Tii) Marae, where behind closed doors it is claimed that Goldsmith laid out a roadmap for Aotearoa’s largest tribe of 184,470 people.
Paul Goldsmith met with Ngāpuhi leaders for the first time on Wednesday at Whitiora (Te Tii) Marae, where behind closed doors it is claimed that Goldsmith laid out a roadmap for Aotearoa’s largest tribe of 184,470 people.
Ngāpuhi leaders though have been firm in their stance and have told Te Ao Māori News that they will not accept any settlement until the Crown acknowledges that Ngāpuhi never ceded sovereignty.....
See full article HERE
More on the above here > Goldsmith meets with Ngāpuhi to hear Treaty settlement aspirations
Council restarts legal action to protect work site
Rotorua Lakes Council is reigniting legal action weeks after protests prompted it to pause construction on stage one of its $29 million Tarawera Sewerage Scheme.
A protest leader says the protests could have been avoided if the council had listened to mana whenua’s concerns about a tapu [sacred] lake beside the pipeline route.
The council – which says it has listened – on Tuesday confirmed that elected members had directed staff to restart District Court injunction proceedings previously adjourned by a judge....
See full article HERE
Proposal to return Pūrau burial ground to hapū
Christchurch City Council is seeking residents’ views on a proposal to return ownership of a Māori burial ground at Pūrau to a local hapū.
The 1300-square-metre section at 177 Pūrau Avenue, which is widely known as the “Māori reserve”, is currently owned by the Council and has special significance to Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke.
The reserve contains an urupā (Māori burial ground), and Ngāti Wheke would prefer to see it managed by Court-appointed Rāpaki Trustees who already have responsibility for three other urupā in Whakaraupō Lyttelton Harbour.
There have been ongoing discussions about returning ownership and management of the land for over a century.....
See full article HERE
Mana motuhake fears as Ngāpuhi hapū talk settlements
The chair of Te Kotahitanga o Ngā Hapū ō Ngāpuhi says yesterday’s meeting with Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith was a good start to forming the relationship needed to settle claims in the north.
He says people at the hui also reinforced that the hapu of Ngāpuhi had never ceded sovereignty to the crown.
“So people are very, very nervous about progressing treaty settlements knowing the sovereignty or the mana motuhake kaupapa could be at play....
See full article HERE
Health Minister Dr Shane Reti challenged to restore ethnicity variable for equitable healthcare
Te Kāhui Hauora Māori, a collective of Māori primary health care providers, is calling on Health Minister Dr Shane Reti to issue a counter-directive instructing the health sector to consider ethnicity, as a variable, in equitable healthcare.
Ora Toa director of health Michael Rongo said a directive to include ethnicity would ensure “fair and robust” needs-based provisions for individual care, services and health contracts.
“Ethnicity is a need,” said Hauraki PHO chief executive Taima Campbell. “It is a determinant of health and therefore a need which impacts outcomes for patients.....
See full article HERE
Tūhoe trust brought under Māori Land Court supervision
The Supreme Court has reinstated orders from the Māori Land Court that Tuhoe’s post-settlement entity, Te Uru Taumatua Trust, must rerun the elections for two of its trustees, including for the seat held by its chair, Tamati Kruger.
The case brought by the late Paki Nikora, also confirmed that in some circumstances the Māori Land Court has jurisdiction over post-settlement governance entities.
Mr Nikora won in both the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court by citing a precedent that the court had supervisory jurisdiction over PSGEs that hold “general land owned by Māori” in trust on behalf of the beneficiaries of that entity.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Graham Adams: The collapse of Maori nationalism
Revised Treaty Principles Bill – a wasted opportunity
Tide Turns On Marine & Coastal Area Act
Video:
Sites and Areas of Significance to Maori
Propaganda:
Māori enhance tourism experience
Iwi says bad faith a pattern at Kaipara council
Iwi Māori Partnership Boards Unite In Whakatāne To Lead Regional Health Planning
More on the above here > Goldsmith meets with Ngāpuhi to hear Treaty settlement aspirations
Council restarts legal action to protect work site
Rotorua Lakes Council is reigniting legal action weeks after protests prompted it to pause construction on stage one of its $29 million Tarawera Sewerage Scheme.
A protest leader says the protests could have been avoided if the council had listened to mana whenua’s concerns about a tapu [sacred] lake beside the pipeline route.
The council – which says it has listened – on Tuesday confirmed that elected members had directed staff to restart District Court injunction proceedings previously adjourned by a judge....
See full article HERE
Proposal to return Pūrau burial ground to hapū
Christchurch City Council is seeking residents’ views on a proposal to return ownership of a Māori burial ground at Pūrau to a local hapū.
The 1300-square-metre section at 177 Pūrau Avenue, which is widely known as the “Māori reserve”, is currently owned by the Council and has special significance to Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke.
The reserve contains an urupā (Māori burial ground), and Ngāti Wheke would prefer to see it managed by Court-appointed Rāpaki Trustees who already have responsibility for three other urupā in Whakaraupō Lyttelton Harbour.
There have been ongoing discussions about returning ownership and management of the land for over a century.....
See full article HERE
Mana motuhake fears as Ngāpuhi hapū talk settlements
The chair of Te Kotahitanga o Ngā Hapū ō Ngāpuhi says yesterday’s meeting with Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith was a good start to forming the relationship needed to settle claims in the north.
He says people at the hui also reinforced that the hapu of Ngāpuhi had never ceded sovereignty to the crown.
“So people are very, very nervous about progressing treaty settlements knowing the sovereignty or the mana motuhake kaupapa could be at play....
See full article HERE
Health Minister Dr Shane Reti challenged to restore ethnicity variable for equitable healthcare
Te Kāhui Hauora Māori, a collective of Māori primary health care providers, is calling on Health Minister Dr Shane Reti to issue a counter-directive instructing the health sector to consider ethnicity, as a variable, in equitable healthcare.
Ora Toa director of health Michael Rongo said a directive to include ethnicity would ensure “fair and robust” needs-based provisions for individual care, services and health contracts.
“Ethnicity is a need,” said Hauraki PHO chief executive Taima Campbell. “It is a determinant of health and therefore a need which impacts outcomes for patients.....
See full article HERE
Tūhoe trust brought under Māori Land Court supervision
The Supreme Court has reinstated orders from the Māori Land Court that Tuhoe’s post-settlement entity, Te Uru Taumatua Trust, must rerun the elections for two of its trustees, including for the seat held by its chair, Tamati Kruger.
The case brought by the late Paki Nikora, also confirmed that in some circumstances the Māori Land Court has jurisdiction over post-settlement governance entities.
Mr Nikora won in both the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court by citing a precedent that the court had supervisory jurisdiction over PSGEs that hold “general land owned by Māori” in trust on behalf of the beneficiaries of that entity.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Graham Adams: The collapse of Maori nationalism
Revised Treaty Principles Bill – a wasted opportunity
Tide Turns On Marine & Coastal Area Act
Video:
Sites and Areas of Significance to Maori
Propaganda:
Māori enhance tourism experience
Iwi says bad faith a pattern at Kaipara council
Iwi Māori Partnership Boards Unite In Whakatāne To Lead Regional Health Planning
Thursday October 3, 2024
News:
Ngāpuhi hapū leader calls for $8 billion Treaty redress during Government visit
A Ngāpuhi hapū leader today told Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith the country’s biggest iwi should get an $8.43 billion redress for generations of losses.
Te Whiu chairman TeRau Allen-Arena’s call came as Goldsmith met formally with Ngāpuhi hapū for the first time at Whitiora Marae in Te Tii on Te Puna Inlet in the Bay of Islands.
Te Whiu chairman TeRau Allen-Arena’s call came as Goldsmith met formally with Ngāpuhi hapū for the first time at Whitiora Marae in Te Tii on Te Puna Inlet in the Bay of Islands.
Allen-Arena said the Government had managed to find $1.6b to pay out 35,000 investors in failed South Canterbury Finance. He said that amounted to a payout of $45,700 per investor.
Using those calculations showed an equivalent payment of $8.43b was justifiable for Ngāpuhi, New Zealand’s largest iwi with 184,470 people.....
See full article HERE
Minister meeting with Ngāpuhi hapū as 'sovereignty question' lingers
Minister for Treaty Negotiations Paul Goldsmith will meet formally with Ngāpuhi hapū for the first time today.
The Minister was invited to join a pre-planned meeting of Te Kotahitanga o ngā Hapū Ngāpuhi - a confederation of Ngāpuhi hapū who meet regularly - and will take place amidst a backdrop of the "sovereignty question", said Ngāti Hine leader Pita Tipene.
"What we're very, very clear about as hapū is that the backdrop of all of this is that the hapū have never ceded sovereignty."
"So while we may be talking about Treaty negotiations, in the backdrop, there is the sovereignty question," Tipene added, referencing the statement by the prime minister recently that Māori ceded sovereignty.
"So that particular backdrop will be made very stark to the Minister when he arrives today."
Tipene said having the government openly recognise that Māori did not cede sovereignty was something "we certainly want to hear".....
See full article HERE
Te Tautohe Tiriti Te Tiriti O Waitangi Debate Is Finally Here
Two months after laying down his public challenge, Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira CE Helmut Modlik will finally face off with the Hon David Seymour in a debate about Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its role in the 21st century.
What is the true purpose of the public actions taken by ACT? Hopefully we’ll find out on Tuesday, 8 October at 8pm.”
The exclusive Treaty debate will be hosted by Martyn Bradbury and Damien Grant. It will be live streamed on The Working Group political podcast simulcast on YouTube, Facebook, JuiceTV.live, Waatea Radio, Sky TV Channel 3, TikTok and replayed on Channel 200 Freeview, and posted on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Rova, and YouTube....
See full article HERE
Pledge campaign muddies coastal debate
A Labour MP fears the select committee considering a bill to amend the Takutai Moana Act could get bogged down in misinformation.
The bill will overturn a Court of Appeal judgment setting out the test for customary rights in the marine and coastal areas.
Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister says the court has gone much further than parliament envisaged when it replaced Labour’s Foreshore and Seabed Act, and he wants to set a high bar for acknowledging Māori rights.
But Manurewa MP Arena Williams says the Government is trying to fix a problem that doesn’t exist.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Barrie Davis: Global Women
Caleb Anderson: The Ushering in of a New Dark Age and the Sacking of the City
Propaganda:
Rongoā offer bringing Māori into ACC ambit
Māori left behind on smokefree target
Protestors vow to continue fight against seabed mining
Using those calculations showed an equivalent payment of $8.43b was justifiable for Ngāpuhi, New Zealand’s largest iwi with 184,470 people.....
See full article HERE
Minister meeting with Ngāpuhi hapū as 'sovereignty question' lingers
Minister for Treaty Negotiations Paul Goldsmith will meet formally with Ngāpuhi hapū for the first time today.
The Minister was invited to join a pre-planned meeting of Te Kotahitanga o ngā Hapū Ngāpuhi - a confederation of Ngāpuhi hapū who meet regularly - and will take place amidst a backdrop of the "sovereignty question", said Ngāti Hine leader Pita Tipene.
"What we're very, very clear about as hapū is that the backdrop of all of this is that the hapū have never ceded sovereignty."
"So while we may be talking about Treaty negotiations, in the backdrop, there is the sovereignty question," Tipene added, referencing the statement by the prime minister recently that Māori ceded sovereignty.
"So that particular backdrop will be made very stark to the Minister when he arrives today."
Tipene said having the government openly recognise that Māori did not cede sovereignty was something "we certainly want to hear".....
See full article HERE
Te Tautohe Tiriti Te Tiriti O Waitangi Debate Is Finally Here
Two months after laying down his public challenge, Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira CE Helmut Modlik will finally face off with the Hon David Seymour in a debate about Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its role in the 21st century.
What is the true purpose of the public actions taken by ACT? Hopefully we’ll find out on Tuesday, 8 October at 8pm.”
The exclusive Treaty debate will be hosted by Martyn Bradbury and Damien Grant. It will be live streamed on The Working Group political podcast simulcast on YouTube, Facebook, JuiceTV.live, Waatea Radio, Sky TV Channel 3, TikTok and replayed on Channel 200 Freeview, and posted on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Rova, and YouTube....
See full article HERE
Pledge campaign muddies coastal debate
A Labour MP fears the select committee considering a bill to amend the Takutai Moana Act could get bogged down in misinformation.
The bill will overturn a Court of Appeal judgment setting out the test for customary rights in the marine and coastal areas.
Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister says the court has gone much further than parliament envisaged when it replaced Labour’s Foreshore and Seabed Act, and he wants to set a high bar for acknowledging Māori rights.
But Manurewa MP Arena Williams says the Government is trying to fix a problem that doesn’t exist.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Barrie Davis: Global Women
Caleb Anderson: The Ushering in of a New Dark Age and the Sacking of the City
Propaganda:
Rongoā offer bringing Māori into ACC ambit
Māori left behind on smokefree target
Protestors vow to continue fight against seabed mining
Wednesday October 2, 2024
News:
Far North Māori leaders want future of Kaitāia Airport finalised and land returned to iwi/hapū
Far North Māori leaders want the long-term future of Kaitāia Airport finalised as soon as possible and the airport land returned to Te Hiku iwi/hapū Ngāi Takoto, Patu Koraha, Ngāi Tohianga and Te Pātu.
Last October, the country’s northernmost airport’s future was guaranteed for the next 35 years after iwi successfully negotiated a deal that would keep it operational for that long. The deal also prevented an occupation of the airport site planned for just days later.
Last October, the country’s northernmost airport’s future was guaranteed for the next 35 years after iwi successfully negotiated a deal that would keep it operational for that long. The deal also prevented an occupation of the airport site planned for just days later.
Since 2016, Far North District Council (FNDC) has leased the airport land month by month, and council-owned company Far North Holdings Ltd operates the airport. The lease arrangement was due to end in June last year but was extended by six months - but that deadline is fast approaching....
See full article HERE
Te Ahu o te Reo Māori: Inside the report used to justify cutting $30m from a te reo course for teachers
An independent Government-commissioned review into a te reo Māori course that has just had its funding cut found the programme was in high demand, its providers were “exceptional” and engagement from participants was “outstanding”.
$30 million in funding has been shifted from the Te Ahu o te Reo Māori programme – which provides te reo Māori lessons to school teachers – to a fund providing mathematics resources for students.
Education Minister Erica Stanford, who made the cuts, said the programme is not delivering as desired, is 2.3 times more expensive than comparable courses, has low attendance rates and lacks evidence of tangible effects on students.
“This is about a very expensive, poorly performing contract,” Stanford said.....
See full article HERE
Arithmetic and reo, a Māori right
Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere says maths or te reo Māori is an unacceptable choice.
He says the diversion of pūtea from Te Ahu o te Reo Māori professional development for teachers by Education Minister Erica Stanford is an example of race-baiting and pandering to the underbelly of the electorate.
It’s a message Maori read loud and clear.
“There can be no compromise over the reo because it’s an official language....
See full article HERE
Kaipara District Council terminates formal iwi relationship agreements
Kaipara District Council has terminated its formal relationship agreements with local iwi in a move described as devastating by Te Uri o Hau Settlement Trust chairman Reno Skipper.
The council last weekcanned its agreements with the settlement trust and Te Iwi o Te Roroa — one of which had been in place for more than 20 years — in what is effectively an at-least temporary divorce between the council and the two entities.
The council’s memorandum of understanding with Te Uri o Hau Settlement Trust and mana enhancing agreement with Te Iwi o Te Roroa was in place as part of the entities’ Waitangi Treaty settlements.....
See full article HERE
Hawke’s Bay: Pā site meant rural road could not be moved away from slip - alternate fix costs $7m
Moving a rural Hawke’s Bay road away from a cyclone-related slip could not go ahead due to intrusion on an ancient pā site, with the council instead approving another solution at a cost of $7 million.
A trust representing a collection of hapū around the wider Napier area says, despite being relatively unknown, Ngutuaha Pā has ties to “significant ancestral figures” and deserves to be preserved as a cultural site.
A major slip repair is currently being completed on Dartmoor Rd right next to the Tūtaekurī River, about 25 minutes’ drive inland from Napier....
See full article HERE
Māori are twice as likely to die from accidental drug overdose
A recent report shows Māori die from accidental drug overdoses at more than twice the rate compared with non-Māori.
The Drug Foundation’s Drug Overdoses in Aotearoa 2024 report also reveals Māori have nearly twice the rate of drug poisoning ending up in hospital compared with non-Māori.....
See full article HERE
National’s Tama Potaka says, ‘I’m way down the food chain’
Tama Potaka is defending his performance around the cabinet table as an advocate for Māori.
The Māori Development minister told The Hui host Julian Wilcox he was aware many Māori felt ignored or under attack as a result of the policy direction of the coalition Government.
But he said that did not stop him championing Māori in cabinet discussions.....
See full article HERE
Researchers given $1.5m funding boost
University of Otago department of medicine and Christchurch Heart Institute researcher Dr Andree Pearson is dedicated to improving heart health equity for Māori and Pacific peoples, and has received more than $428,000 in the latest funding round for a research fellowship and two project grants....
See full article HERE
Property Rights Pointlessly Threatened In Gore
ACT is backing action by Gore farmers against a Council proposal to designate the entire territory a Site and Area of Significance to Māori.
ACT Rural Communities spokesperson Mark Cameron says:
“As glorious and historic as Gore may be, it’s just not credible to say the entire district is a culturally sensitive site. The Council’s proposal looks more like a land grab.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Gerrard Eckhoff: Them or Us
Bruce Moon: A few things that need to be said
David Lillis: New Trajectories for our Universities?
Centrist: Does The Conversation ever show the other side of the Treaty story?
Sean Plunket hits back at Stuff claims pākehā treat history like garbage
Propaganda:
Kaipara District Council ends iwi agreements, risking community trust and costs
Racism hides in plain sight - Mathew Tukaki
The enormity of the Second Foreshore and Seabed Confiscation - Martyn Bradbury
Te Ahu o te Reo Māori: Inside the report used to justify cutting $30m from a te reo course for teachers
An independent Government-commissioned review into a te reo Māori course that has just had its funding cut found the programme was in high demand, its providers were “exceptional” and engagement from participants was “outstanding”.
$30 million in funding has been shifted from the Te Ahu o te Reo Māori programme – which provides te reo Māori lessons to school teachers – to a fund providing mathematics resources for students.
Education Minister Erica Stanford, who made the cuts, said the programme is not delivering as desired, is 2.3 times more expensive than comparable courses, has low attendance rates and lacks evidence of tangible effects on students.
“This is about a very expensive, poorly performing contract,” Stanford said.....
See full article HERE
Arithmetic and reo, a Māori right
Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere says maths or te reo Māori is an unacceptable choice.
He says the diversion of pūtea from Te Ahu o te Reo Māori professional development for teachers by Education Minister Erica Stanford is an example of race-baiting and pandering to the underbelly of the electorate.
It’s a message Maori read loud and clear.
“There can be no compromise over the reo because it’s an official language....
See full article HERE
Kaipara District Council terminates formal iwi relationship agreements
Kaipara District Council has terminated its formal relationship agreements with local iwi in a move described as devastating by Te Uri o Hau Settlement Trust chairman Reno Skipper.
The council last weekcanned its agreements with the settlement trust and Te Iwi o Te Roroa — one of which had been in place for more than 20 years — in what is effectively an at-least temporary divorce between the council and the two entities.
The council’s memorandum of understanding with Te Uri o Hau Settlement Trust and mana enhancing agreement with Te Iwi o Te Roroa was in place as part of the entities’ Waitangi Treaty settlements.....
See full article HERE
Hawke’s Bay: Pā site meant rural road could not be moved away from slip - alternate fix costs $7m
Moving a rural Hawke’s Bay road away from a cyclone-related slip could not go ahead due to intrusion on an ancient pā site, with the council instead approving another solution at a cost of $7 million.
A trust representing a collection of hapū around the wider Napier area says, despite being relatively unknown, Ngutuaha Pā has ties to “significant ancestral figures” and deserves to be preserved as a cultural site.
A major slip repair is currently being completed on Dartmoor Rd right next to the Tūtaekurī River, about 25 minutes’ drive inland from Napier....
See full article HERE
Māori are twice as likely to die from accidental drug overdose
A recent report shows Māori die from accidental drug overdoses at more than twice the rate compared with non-Māori.
The Drug Foundation’s Drug Overdoses in Aotearoa 2024 report also reveals Māori have nearly twice the rate of drug poisoning ending up in hospital compared with non-Māori.....
See full article HERE
National’s Tama Potaka says, ‘I’m way down the food chain’
Tama Potaka is defending his performance around the cabinet table as an advocate for Māori.
The Māori Development minister told The Hui host Julian Wilcox he was aware many Māori felt ignored or under attack as a result of the policy direction of the coalition Government.
But he said that did not stop him championing Māori in cabinet discussions.....
See full article HERE
Researchers given $1.5m funding boost
University of Otago department of medicine and Christchurch Heart Institute researcher Dr Andree Pearson is dedicated to improving heart health equity for Māori and Pacific peoples, and has received more than $428,000 in the latest funding round for a research fellowship and two project grants....
See full article HERE
Property Rights Pointlessly Threatened In Gore
ACT is backing action by Gore farmers against a Council proposal to designate the entire territory a Site and Area of Significance to Māori.
ACT Rural Communities spokesperson Mark Cameron says:
“As glorious and historic as Gore may be, it’s just not credible to say the entire district is a culturally sensitive site. The Council’s proposal looks more like a land grab.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Gerrard Eckhoff: Them or Us
Bruce Moon: A few things that need to be said
David Lillis: New Trajectories for our Universities?
Centrist: Does The Conversation ever show the other side of the Treaty story?
Sean Plunket hits back at Stuff claims pākehā treat history like garbage
Propaganda:
Kaipara District Council ends iwi agreements, risking community trust and costs
Racism hides in plain sight - Mathew Tukaki
The enormity of the Second Foreshore and Seabed Confiscation - Martyn Bradbury
Tuesday October 1, 2024
News:
Masterton DC And Iwi Partners Sign Welcoming Communities Commitment
Masterton District Council has reinforced its strong commitment to inclusivity and community cohesion by signing the Welcoming Communities’ Statement of Commitment with iwi partners.
The signing is the final step in achieving Stage 1 accreditation as a Welcoming Community.
The signing is the final step in achieving Stage 1 accreditation as a Welcoming Community.
The signing ceremony saw the commitment agreement signed by Mayor Gary Caffell, Chief Executive Kym Fell, and key leaders from local iwi, including Rangitāne o Wairarapa's Mihirangi Hollings, Kahungunu Ki Wairarapa's Taiawhio Gemmell, and Ngāti Kahungunu Ki Wairarapa Iwi Development Trust's Pou Whakahaere, Tia Tuuta....
See full article HERE
Māori vacuum in pace agenda
The Māori Working Group on Aerospace says it’s shocked mention of Māori or the Treaty of Waitangi has been removed from the latest version of the New Zealand Aerospace Strategy.
Dr Pauline Harris, who chairs the Māori Working Group on Aerospace says Māori have worked for years to encourage aerospace development through initiatives such as the National Aerospace Centre in Christchurch – which sits on Māori whenua..
“The last time, in the last iteration it specifically had reference to Te Tiriti. But now they don’t have any reference… and the only word they have is cultural,” she says....
See full article HERE
Indigenous approach to water spreading
A Māori earth sciences expert says the Māori approach to the protection and sustainable use of water is gaining momentum.
Auckland University associate professor Dan Hikuroa was one of the closing speakers at last week’s Water New Zealand conference.
He says Maori input to local councils has brought a more holisitic view to resource management, and more in line with a global trend to give indigenous practices more attention.....
See full article HERE
UN Human Rights Office sends please-explain to NZ government
The United Nations Human Rights Office has sent a please-explain to the New Zealand government over the alleged breach of human rights of Māori in Nelson and Waikato.
The letter, signed by three UN independent human rights experts, asks about the alleged violation of the rights to land, territories, and resources of the Māori indigenous communities in Whakatū/Nelson and Wairarapa Moana in Waikato.
It comes as Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith announced the government is accepting the majority of human rights recommendations received at the fourth Universal Period Review in Geneva, but not recommending it implement a plan of action on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
The Supreme Court ruled in 2017 that the government must honour a land deal struck in the 1830s between the New Zealand Company and Māori in the Nelson region....
See full article HERE
New chair announced for Ngāi Tahu’s $2.14 billion corporation
A new chairman has been announced to take over leadership of Ngāi Tahu’s multi-billion dollar corporation.
Warwick Tauwhare-George (Ngāi Tahu-Ngāti Waewae, Ngāti Wheke, and Ngāti Hikairo - Waipapa) was announced as the new chair of Ngāi Tahu Holdings on Monday.
Ngāi Tahu Holdings manages $2.14 billion in investment portfolios for the rūnanga, covering tourism, property, seafood, farming and investments, according to its 2023 annual report.
For the 2022/23 financial year the corporation distributed $75.4 million to the charitable trust of the iwi.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Reo Māori course for teachers has a 96% pass rate, so why cut funding, director asks
Writing roughshod over te reo: Stanford’s maths on Māori language doesn’t add up
Māori vacuum in pace agenda
The Māori Working Group on Aerospace says it’s shocked mention of Māori or the Treaty of Waitangi has been removed from the latest version of the New Zealand Aerospace Strategy.
Dr Pauline Harris, who chairs the Māori Working Group on Aerospace says Māori have worked for years to encourage aerospace development through initiatives such as the National Aerospace Centre in Christchurch – which sits on Māori whenua..
“The last time, in the last iteration it specifically had reference to Te Tiriti. But now they don’t have any reference… and the only word they have is cultural,” she says....
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Indigenous approach to water spreading
A Māori earth sciences expert says the Māori approach to the protection and sustainable use of water is gaining momentum.
Auckland University associate professor Dan Hikuroa was one of the closing speakers at last week’s Water New Zealand conference.
He says Maori input to local councils has brought a more holisitic view to resource management, and more in line with a global trend to give indigenous practices more attention.....
See full article HERE
UN Human Rights Office sends please-explain to NZ government
The United Nations Human Rights Office has sent a please-explain to the New Zealand government over the alleged breach of human rights of Māori in Nelson and Waikato.
The letter, signed by three UN independent human rights experts, asks about the alleged violation of the rights to land, territories, and resources of the Māori indigenous communities in Whakatū/Nelson and Wairarapa Moana in Waikato.
It comes as Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith announced the government is accepting the majority of human rights recommendations received at the fourth Universal Period Review in Geneva, but not recommending it implement a plan of action on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
The Supreme Court ruled in 2017 that the government must honour a land deal struck in the 1830s between the New Zealand Company and Māori in the Nelson region....
See full article HERE
New chair announced for Ngāi Tahu’s $2.14 billion corporation
A new chairman has been announced to take over leadership of Ngāi Tahu’s multi-billion dollar corporation.
Warwick Tauwhare-George (Ngāi Tahu-Ngāti Waewae, Ngāti Wheke, and Ngāti Hikairo - Waipapa) was announced as the new chair of Ngāi Tahu Holdings on Monday.
Ngāi Tahu Holdings manages $2.14 billion in investment portfolios for the rūnanga, covering tourism, property, seafood, farming and investments, according to its 2023 annual report.
For the 2022/23 financial year the corporation distributed $75.4 million to the charitable trust of the iwi.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Reo Māori course for teachers has a 96% pass rate, so why cut funding, director asks
Writing roughshod over te reo: Stanford’s maths on Māori language doesn’t add up
The dangers of feeding discord with today’s rangatahi
Joel Maxwell: Does my Māoritanga help me with my middle-age-tanga?
Go on strike Tamihere tells teachers
Joel Maxwell: Does my Māoritanga help me with my middle-age-tanga?
Go on strike Tamihere tells teachers
Monday September 30, 2024
News:
Whose identity are we protecting? The question of adding te reo Māori names to Selwyn’s wards
When asked if Māori names should be added to Selwyn’s ward names, one woman said “heritage and tradition are important. So is identity”.
“Are you hoping to change the names and confuse everyone?” she said.
“Are you hoping to change the names and confuse everyone?” she said.
This comment is one of hundreds submitted during consultation on the Selwyn District Council’s representation review.
The council asked residents: “Do you support the name suggestions for the four local electoral wards from Malvern; Rolleston; Ellesmere; and Springs to Tawera Malvern Ward; Kā Mānia Rolleston Ward; Te Waihora Ellesmere Ward; and Kā Puna Springs Ward?”
Of the 582 people who answered the question, about a third were for the change. The majority were against the addition of reo Māori.....
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Te Pāti Māori Should Change Oil And Gas Ban Stance
“Te Pāti Māori should swing in behind oil and gas exploration, they’ll need it to keep their jetset ways going. With one MP spending $3,000 a week on flights, Te Pāti Māori have managed to overtake the Greens, often the biggest flyers and climate hypocrites,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.
“Just four days ago, Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer was posting in support of Iwi opposed to oil and gas exploration. She even called hydrocarbons that could be found off the Taranaki coast—like jet fuel—‘twilight fossil fuels.’
“As it turns out, Debbie was burning them like nobody’s business. Her $39,000 bill flying around was more than all five of ACT’s non-Minister MPs....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Willie Jackson on proposed cuts to Whakaata Māori
A defining and transformative conflict
Compulsory context
The council asked residents: “Do you support the name suggestions for the four local electoral wards from Malvern; Rolleston; Ellesmere; and Springs to Tawera Malvern Ward; Kā Mānia Rolleston Ward; Te Waihora Ellesmere Ward; and Kā Puna Springs Ward?”
Of the 582 people who answered the question, about a third were for the change. The majority were against the addition of reo Māori.....
See full article HERE
Te Pāti Māori Should Change Oil And Gas Ban Stance
“Te Pāti Māori should swing in behind oil and gas exploration, they’ll need it to keep their jetset ways going. With one MP spending $3,000 a week on flights, Te Pāti Māori have managed to overtake the Greens, often the biggest flyers and climate hypocrites,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.
“Just four days ago, Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer was posting in support of Iwi opposed to oil and gas exploration. She even called hydrocarbons that could be found off the Taranaki coast—like jet fuel—‘twilight fossil fuels.’
“As it turns out, Debbie was burning them like nobody’s business. Her $39,000 bill flying around was more than all five of ACT’s non-Minister MPs....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Willie Jackson on proposed cuts to Whakaata Māori
A defining and transformative conflict
Compulsory context
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7 comments:
Usually, Council conducted local surveys re maori names are hopelessly compromised. The scarcity of maori in the SI has hopefully saved the situation in this case.With their vast extended families, uncertain addresses, social lifestyle. idle time, insurgency coordination centres (marae) , maraes at schools, kapa haka groups, gang networks, and myriad active propagandists, maori are well organised to swamp surveys and usually do.. Walking the suburbs and observing letter boxes I am surprised at thegeneral lack of interest in local newspapers and other circulars. A huge number of non maori are very fully occupied with the demands of life and have no time for extensive idle social contact. Whilst most are against confusing maori names they are too busy to bother with the response process. In any case maori names should not exceed three syllables or however many the existing English has. Most maori names are very unmemorable and represent inefficiency and confusion, especially serious in th case of emergency services. A local park has all the bridges elaborately and expensively labelled with maori names, but are only referred to as the yellow, the blue bridge etc.The pander to maori cult has got totally out of hand. Maori acquire mana by inflicting maori names, the more tangled the greater the mana for putting it over the colonist descendants.
It never ceases to amaze how councils devote effort and money (if only as time) pandering to maori self promotion schemes. It is difficult to see how maori indoctrination should be a prime emphasis for new immigrants to the area and a significant concern for council. Involving immigrants in the Treaty reinterpretation scramble without qualifying for the benefits available to trace maori will simply serve to remind immigrants of the dangerous developments of race relations in NZ and encourage them to move on.
These views are surprising - surely it is now clear that , since the 2023 Election result, the focus for control has shifted to local, government: e.g. wards, lower voting age and youth councillors with voting rights (Hastings) , possible " cultural sites " everywhere to contest property issues (Gore). Plan B is underway.
Tamihere claims the reduction of spending on stone age hobby language te reo in favour of core arithmetic is a sop to non maori voters. The concession to te reo teaching in the first place was a blatant pander to the maori vote. Perhaps if Tamihere can produce teachers who demonstrably lift their classes to former and international levels in essential everyday "maths" whilst simultaneously inculcating obsolete stone age hobby te reo, then he may have a case for the continued frivolous spending. He argues that te reo must be taught because it is an official language; presumably English need not be as it is not. I recall from way back, originally, the whole maori in schools fad was to hopefully make school attractive to maori in the hope that they would attend, apply themselves generally, and approach the real world achievements of others. Instead te reo and associated cultural emphasis has fueled the "imagine decolonisation" indoctrination, an excuse to reject post stone age colonist derived education, including attendance, and arithmetic.
The South Canterbury Finance settlement spelled the end of reason for Treaty claims. Apart from being masters of intimidation since Hone Heke and before, I am not clear why Ngapuhi make such huge claims. Social weklfare payments should be regarded as part/all of any compensation.Whilst tribes have been allowed to pursue the Crown back to 1840, the right for tribes to sue each other should go back to 1800. They could then be compensated for very real wrongs without having to spend hours contriving cases against the saviour Crown.
I have a vain hope that Goldsmith will have the guts to stop the gravy train - okay I'm dreaming ...! If it were me I'd say to Ngapuhi, sorry too late, you've stuffed around for too long on this and all bets are off, that boat has sailed. Good Day. When will the coalition get on, repeal the TOW Act in its entirity and rid the legislation of this rank nonsense?
Hopefully Goldsmith will act with far more prudence than Key did. We do not want another fiasco worse than the coastal debacle
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