Saturday October 19, 2024
News:
Major backdown from Government’s top legal advisor over controversial Māori prosecution guidelines
The Solicitor-General has backed down over controversial guidelines that asked prosecutors to “think carefully about particular decisions... where a person is Māori”.
Una Jagose KC has admitted in a statement on Friday that her wording “missed the mark”. She said that realisation came after reading and listening to public commentary.
“I can be clearer, and it’s important to get this right to avoid public uncertainty or misunderstanding,” Jagose said.
“I have therefore taken down the Guidelines, while I review the Introduction and the rest of the guidance for clarity and consistency. My intention is that this process will be completed promptly, and I will republish the Guidelines in time for them to come into effect as scheduled from 1 January 2025.”
Collins, who is currently overseas, has refused to endorse the guidelines.
“The law needs to be blind as to people’s ethnicity or who they are,” she told Newstalk ZB on Friday morning. “I do not agree people should be treated differently based on their ethnicity.”.....
See full article HERE
Taranaki iwi calls for the scrapping of the MACA amendment bill
Ngāti Ruanui is demanding that Parliament’s justice committee ejects the controversial Marine and Coastal Area (MACA) (Takutai Moana) (Customary Marine Title) Amendment Bill.
The iwi claims Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith ignored advice from Te Arawhiti, while also saying it wasn’t consulted on the policy that underlies the bill.
This comes after public submissions for the bill closed on Tuesday night.
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui Trust kaiw’aka’aere Rachel Arnott, called the bill an “abomination and embarrassment” to all who took part in it.....
See full article HERE
Community celebrates 21 te reo Māori names for significant sites
Ōtāhuhu College students sang uplifting waiata, mingling their voices with mana whenua gathered in Te Taahuhu as the community celebrated the gifting of 21 te reo Māori names for sites around the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board area.
The Māngere Ōtāhuhu Local Board, alongside mana whenua from Ngāti Te Ata Waiohua, Ngāti Tamaoho, and Te Ākitai Waiohua were present for the blessing, and local board chair Tauanu’u Nick Bakulich says the Māori names and narratives enrich and honour the area's cultural heritage.
“The whakarewatanga ceremony was a powerful and moving event led by mana whenua," he says.....
See full article HERE
Te Pāti Māori calls for Winston Peters to be censured for comment in House
Te Pāti Māori has written to the Speaker to demand “swift and uncompromising action” following what they call an “abhorrent outburst” from Winston Peters in the House.
The political party wants the New Zealand First leader and Deputy Prime Minister censured and forced to make a public apology. It also wants Speaker Gerry Brownlee to make it clear that “bigotry will not be given a platform in the House”.
“This is not just about one comment – it’s about defending the dignity of our language, our culture, and our tamariki against those who seek to diminish them.”....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Gary Judd KC: A student should not be forced to learn about tikanga to be a lawyer
Graeme Reeves: The Treaty Principle’s Bill or the Constitutional Principles Bill or neither?
Propaganda:
A monolingual Aotearoa is regressive says Tuiono
Tuia 2024: Celebrating Māori success in the service sector
NZNO condemns English-Only memo
“I have therefore taken down the Guidelines, while I review the Introduction and the rest of the guidance for clarity and consistency. My intention is that this process will be completed promptly, and I will republish the Guidelines in time for them to come into effect as scheduled from 1 January 2025.”
Collins, who is currently overseas, has refused to endorse the guidelines.
“The law needs to be blind as to people’s ethnicity or who they are,” she told Newstalk ZB on Friday morning. “I do not agree people should be treated differently based on their ethnicity.”.....
See full article HERE
Taranaki iwi calls for the scrapping of the MACA amendment bill
Ngāti Ruanui is demanding that Parliament’s justice committee ejects the controversial Marine and Coastal Area (MACA) (Takutai Moana) (Customary Marine Title) Amendment Bill.
The iwi claims Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith ignored advice from Te Arawhiti, while also saying it wasn’t consulted on the policy that underlies the bill.
This comes after public submissions for the bill closed on Tuesday night.
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui Trust kaiw’aka’aere Rachel Arnott, called the bill an “abomination and embarrassment” to all who took part in it.....
See full article HERE
Community celebrates 21 te reo Māori names for significant sites
Ōtāhuhu College students sang uplifting waiata, mingling their voices with mana whenua gathered in Te Taahuhu as the community celebrated the gifting of 21 te reo Māori names for sites around the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board area.
The Māngere Ōtāhuhu Local Board, alongside mana whenua from Ngāti Te Ata Waiohua, Ngāti Tamaoho, and Te Ākitai Waiohua were present for the blessing, and local board chair Tauanu’u Nick Bakulich says the Māori names and narratives enrich and honour the area's cultural heritage.
“The whakarewatanga ceremony was a powerful and moving event led by mana whenua," he says.....
See full article HERE
Te Pāti Māori calls for Winston Peters to be censured for comment in House
Te Pāti Māori has written to the Speaker to demand “swift and uncompromising action” following what they call an “abhorrent outburst” from Winston Peters in the House.
The political party wants the New Zealand First leader and Deputy Prime Minister censured and forced to make a public apology. It also wants Speaker Gerry Brownlee to make it clear that “bigotry will not be given a platform in the House”.
“This is not just about one comment – it’s about defending the dignity of our language, our culture, and our tamariki against those who seek to diminish them.”....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Gary Judd KC: A student should not be forced to learn about tikanga to be a lawyer
Graeme Reeves: The Treaty Principle’s Bill or the Constitutional Principles Bill or neither?
Propaganda:
A monolingual Aotearoa is regressive says Tuiono
Tuia 2024: Celebrating Māori success in the service sector
NZNO condemns English-Only memo
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Friday October 18, 2024
News:
Call for a rethink on prosecutions welcomed in some quarters while Government disputes need
A Māori barrister hopes updated prosecution guidelines published by the Solicitor-General this week will make judges and lawyers think carefully about the factors that put people before the courts.
Solicitor-General Una Jagose KC published 27 updated guidelines covering topics from the test for prosecution to diversion schemes which apply to all prosecuting agencies.
Solicitor-General Una Jagose KC published 27 updated guidelines covering topics from the test for prosecution to diversion schemes which apply to all prosecuting agencies.
In the document, Jagose said her office had specifically reviewed the guidelines to understand how prosecutorial decision-making might contribute to the disproportionate criminal justice outcomes for Māori.
“It is well documented that the criminal justice system delivers disproportionately adverse results for Māori, who are overrepresented as both victims and defendants.”…
See full article HERE
MPs consider request to halt tikanga law course
MPs are considering a senior lawyer's request that Parliament put a stop to compulsory tikanga Māori studies for law students.
Gary Judd KC filed a complaint to the government's Regulations Review Committee about the mandatory course earlier this year.
He has now told MPs law students were being "co-opted" into advancing a political agenda of decolonisation by having to do the course.
"There is only one good reason for making the learning of tikanga compulsory for all students and that is that it is an essential part of the skill set of a practising lawyer."
Judd said this was not the case and argued there had been "a determined and concerted" effort by political activists, including some of the country's top judges, to make the "amorphous spiritual culture" part of the law.....
See full article HERE
Iwi denies request to avoid eviction from Canterbury settlement
Ngāi Tahu bach owners at Greenpark Huts in the Selwyn district have been denied special treatment to stay by their iwi - and will be evicted with everyone else.
It now means all 32 hut owners in the small settlement near Lake Ellesmere, including the five who are Ngāi Tahu, will have until June 30 next year to demolish their baches and leave the lakeside settlement.
Ngāi Tahu says sea level rise, issues with wastewater removal and drinking water supply, and the cultural significance of the area are reasons for ending hut leases.....
See full article HERE
Hobson’s Pledge ad: Advertising Standards Authority partly upholds complaints about ad in Herald
Complaints about a Hobson’s Pledge advertisement published in the New Zealand Herald have been partly upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority.
The lobby group’s two-page advert, published on August 7 on the front page and second page of the newspaper, called to restore “the foreshore and seabed to public ownership”. It included a map of New Zealand, an image of a beachball on sand next to a sign saying “beach closed”, and commentary on Customary Marine Titles.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received more than 672 complaints about the ad and a decision released today partly upheld some of those complaints.....
See full article HERE
Empowering Māori landowners through enhanced papakāinga opportunities
Western Bay of Plenty District Council is progressing plans towards enabling tangata whenua to build sustainable, culturally meaningful communities on their ancestral land.
Council’s He Kāinga Tahi – One Home Together (Papakāinga Plan Change 96), is designed to address long-standing barriers to papakāinga development, creating greater opportunities for Māori to build homes and other essential facilities on their whenua....
See full article HERE
Patient comprehension paramount at Middlemore
Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau Chief Medical Officer, Andrew Connolly, emphasizes patient comprehension is paramount and staff respect patients’ rights to understand what is being said around them.
Last week, a Waikato Hospital staff memo sent to all nursing staff outlined concerns about using other languages, stating that English should be the exclusive language in all clinical settings for safer patient care.
Connolly says at Middlemore, the standard is that most conversations staff have in front of patients are professionally conducted in English....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
The Kaupapa behind the hīkoi from the Far North to Parliament
Willie Jackson praises Modlik but shys away from debating Seymour
“It is well documented that the criminal justice system delivers disproportionately adverse results for Māori, who are overrepresented as both victims and defendants.”…
See full article HERE
MPs consider request to halt tikanga law course
MPs are considering a senior lawyer's request that Parliament put a stop to compulsory tikanga Māori studies for law students.
Gary Judd KC filed a complaint to the government's Regulations Review Committee about the mandatory course earlier this year.
He has now told MPs law students were being "co-opted" into advancing a political agenda of decolonisation by having to do the course.
"There is only one good reason for making the learning of tikanga compulsory for all students and that is that it is an essential part of the skill set of a practising lawyer."
Judd said this was not the case and argued there had been "a determined and concerted" effort by political activists, including some of the country's top judges, to make the "amorphous spiritual culture" part of the law.....
See full article HERE
Iwi denies request to avoid eviction from Canterbury settlement
Ngāi Tahu bach owners at Greenpark Huts in the Selwyn district have been denied special treatment to stay by their iwi - and will be evicted with everyone else.
It now means all 32 hut owners in the small settlement near Lake Ellesmere, including the five who are Ngāi Tahu, will have until June 30 next year to demolish their baches and leave the lakeside settlement.
Ngāi Tahu says sea level rise, issues with wastewater removal and drinking water supply, and the cultural significance of the area are reasons for ending hut leases.....
See full article HERE
Hobson’s Pledge ad: Advertising Standards Authority partly upholds complaints about ad in Herald
Complaints about a Hobson’s Pledge advertisement published in the New Zealand Herald have been partly upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority.
The lobby group’s two-page advert, published on August 7 on the front page and second page of the newspaper, called to restore “the foreshore and seabed to public ownership”. It included a map of New Zealand, an image of a beachball on sand next to a sign saying “beach closed”, and commentary on Customary Marine Titles.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received more than 672 complaints about the ad and a decision released today partly upheld some of those complaints.....
See full article HERE
Empowering Māori landowners through enhanced papakāinga opportunities
Western Bay of Plenty District Council is progressing plans towards enabling tangata whenua to build sustainable, culturally meaningful communities on their ancestral land.
Council’s He Kāinga Tahi – One Home Together (Papakāinga Plan Change 96), is designed to address long-standing barriers to papakāinga development, creating greater opportunities for Māori to build homes and other essential facilities on their whenua....
See full article HERE
Patient comprehension paramount at Middlemore
Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau Chief Medical Officer, Andrew Connolly, emphasizes patient comprehension is paramount and staff respect patients’ rights to understand what is being said around them.
Last week, a Waikato Hospital staff memo sent to all nursing staff outlined concerns about using other languages, stating that English should be the exclusive language in all clinical settings for safer patient care.
Connolly says at Middlemore, the standard is that most conversations staff have in front of patients are professionally conducted in English....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
The Kaupapa behind the hīkoi from the Far North to Parliament
Willie Jackson praises Modlik but shys away from debating Seymour
Thursday October 17, 2024
News:
Tikanga Māori battle at New Zealand law schools: King’s Counsel Gary Judd slams ‘activist judiciary’
A senior King’s Counsel says New Zealanders increasingly believe the country has “an activist judiciary” and society will be damaged if Parliament does not block compulsory Tikanga Māori courses for law students.
Gary Judd KC filed a complaint to the Government’s Regulations Review Committee about the mandatory curriculum in May, saying tikanga was different from law.
Gary Judd KC filed a complaint to the Government’s Regulations Review Committee about the mandatory curriculum in May, saying tikanga was different from law.
Judd told Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking Breakfast if the committee decided not to uphold his complaint, and if Parliament did not act on it, “they will essentially be seen to be giving the green light to what is really just political activism”....
See full article HERE
Commenting on this, Taxpayers’ Union Communications Officer, Alex Emes, said:
Kaupapa Māori students more likely to get NCEA merit and excellence endorsements
Students at kaupapa Māori schools attempt more NCEA credits and are more likely to get merit and excellence endorsements than those at comparable mainstream schools.
A Qualifications Authority report shows nearly three-quarters of Year 12 and 13 students at kaupapa Māori schools got NCEA levels 2 or 3 last year.
The briefing for Education Minister Erica Stanford said achievement rates at the schools were better than in comparable English-medium schools.....
See full article HERE
'Disgraceful': ACT leader voices disapproval with Solicitor General's new prosecution guidelines
ACT Party leader David Seymour has been quick to respond to the 'abhorrent' new prosecution guidelines set by the Solicitor General.
The new guidelines have told prosecutors to 'think carefully about particular decisions where a person is Māori' - prompting backlash.
Seymour has labelled these guidelines 'disgraceful'.
"If New Zealand is based on anything, it's the simple idea that no matter who you are and how you're born, you get equal rights and a fair shot at life. It is absolutely un-Kiwi."
See full article HERE
Health Minister expects language policy reversal
Health Minister Shane Reti expects Waikato Public Hospital to reverse its decision to require nursing staff to speak only English while at work.
Last Friday, a memo was sent to all nursing staff, outlining concerns about the use of other languages.
The memo stated that the exclusive use of English in all clinical settings was safer for patient care.
Reti says he has spoken with Te Whatu Ora Waikato officials, and he expects them to consider this whakaaro.
“English is the base language for nursing, but if it’s clinically safe and appropriate for nurses to speak their first language to each other and patients, then kei te pai, That’s good with me,” says Reti.....
See full article HERE
Decision to rename Lower Hutt suburb of Petone to Pito one referred to minister
Land Information Minister Chris Penk will have the final say on whether Lower Hutt’s Petone is renamed Pito one.
The suburb – formerly known as Pito one after the Pito one pā site – was renamed Petone when colonial settlers arrived.....
See full article HERE
Dunedin City Council backs Te Taki Haruru
An implementation plan to help the Dunedin City Council meet Treaty of Waitangi obligations has been endorsed almost unanimously, but not without incident.
The council’s strategy, planning and engagement committee voted 11-1 yesterday to implement Te Taki Haruru, which is the council’s Māori strategic framework.
It aims to embed the Treaty at an operational level....
See full article HERE
Keep fast-track legislation away from Waikato River, iwi says
Stay away from our river, or we’ll see you in court.
That’s the message from co-chair of the Waikato Raupatu River Trust Tukoroirangi Morgan who has confirmed that if the Waikato-Tainui Raupatu 1995 settlement was breached due to fast-track approval from central Government, the iwi would have no choice but to go to court.
“And that’s not a threat - that’s a promise,” Morgan said at a meeting between Waikato District Council and Waikato-Tainui in Ngāruawāhia on Wednesday.....
See full article HERE
Ngā iwi call for Coalition to cancel tolls on new highway
The mana whenua representatives who are a part of the Te Ahu-a-Tūranga Project Alliance Board have sent a letter opposing the government’s proposed tolls on the newly built replacement road in Manawatū Tararua.
It was co-written and signed by representatives from local iwi who helped with the rebuild project that started almost a decade ago:......
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
How the Treaty ‘principles’ evolved and why they don’t stand up to scrutiny - Jane Kelsey
Treaty Principles Bill hīkoi from Far North to Parliament about Māori unity, organisers say
Students at kaupapa Māori schools attempt more NCEA credits and are more likely to get merit and excellence endorsements than those at comparable mainstream schools.
A Qualifications Authority report shows nearly three-quarters of Year 12 and 13 students at kaupapa Māori schools got NCEA levels 2 or 3 last year.
The briefing for Education Minister Erica Stanford said achievement rates at the schools were better than in comparable English-medium schools.....
See full article HERE
'Disgraceful': ACT leader voices disapproval with Solicitor General's new prosecution guidelines
ACT Party leader David Seymour has been quick to respond to the 'abhorrent' new prosecution guidelines set by the Solicitor General.
The new guidelines have told prosecutors to 'think carefully about particular decisions where a person is Māori' - prompting backlash.
Seymour has labelled these guidelines 'disgraceful'.
"If New Zealand is based on anything, it's the simple idea that no matter who you are and how you're born, you get equal rights and a fair shot at life. It is absolutely un-Kiwi."
See full article HERE
Health Minister expects language policy reversal
Health Minister Shane Reti expects Waikato Public Hospital to reverse its decision to require nursing staff to speak only English while at work.
Last Friday, a memo was sent to all nursing staff, outlining concerns about the use of other languages.
The memo stated that the exclusive use of English in all clinical settings was safer for patient care.
Reti says he has spoken with Te Whatu Ora Waikato officials, and he expects them to consider this whakaaro.
“English is the base language for nursing, but if it’s clinically safe and appropriate for nurses to speak their first language to each other and patients, then kei te pai, That’s good with me,” says Reti.....
See full article HERE
Decision to rename Lower Hutt suburb of Petone to Pito one referred to minister
Land Information Minister Chris Penk will have the final say on whether Lower Hutt’s Petone is renamed Pito one.
The suburb – formerly known as Pito one after the Pito one pā site – was renamed Petone when colonial settlers arrived.....
See full article HERE
Dunedin City Council backs Te Taki Haruru
An implementation plan to help the Dunedin City Council meet Treaty of Waitangi obligations has been endorsed almost unanimously, but not without incident.
The council’s strategy, planning and engagement committee voted 11-1 yesterday to implement Te Taki Haruru, which is the council’s Māori strategic framework.
It aims to embed the Treaty at an operational level....
See full article HERE
Keep fast-track legislation away from Waikato River, iwi says
Stay away from our river, or we’ll see you in court.
That’s the message from co-chair of the Waikato Raupatu River Trust Tukoroirangi Morgan who has confirmed that if the Waikato-Tainui Raupatu 1995 settlement was breached due to fast-track approval from central Government, the iwi would have no choice but to go to court.
“And that’s not a threat - that’s a promise,” Morgan said at a meeting between Waikato District Council and Waikato-Tainui in Ngāruawāhia on Wednesday.....
See full article HERE
Ngā iwi call for Coalition to cancel tolls on new highway
The mana whenua representatives who are a part of the Te Ahu-a-Tūranga Project Alliance Board have sent a letter opposing the government’s proposed tolls on the newly built replacement road in Manawatū Tararua.
It was co-written and signed by representatives from local iwi who helped with the rebuild project that started almost a decade ago:......
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
How the Treaty ‘principles’ evolved and why they don’t stand up to scrutiny - Jane Kelsey
Treaty Principles Bill hīkoi from Far North to Parliament about Māori unity, organisers say
Wednesday October 16, 2024
News:
Language Commission gives away more than $600k on keyboards
The New Zealand Taxpayers Union can reveal through an Official Information Request that $605,499 of corporate welfare was given by the Māori Language Commission to PB Tech for the development of Te Reo Keyboards.
Commenting on this, Taxpayers’ Union Communications Officer, Alex Emes, said:
“Instead of using taxpayer dollars to improve the lives of Māori, the government is giving corporate handouts straight into the pockets of big business. Subsidising PB Tech with Kiwis’ hard-earned money is the equivalent of throwing taxpayer dollars in the bin.”
“Taxpayers have wasted more than 600k on an initiative that PB Tech had already started working on. Clearly the business case already existed without corporate welfare, so why are the public now on the hook for the costs?”
“If the private sector is already delivering or creating a product that the market demands, the public purse does not need to be subsidising it. PB Tech can more than afford to stand on their own two feet.”
See full article HERE
Key Initiatives Funded Around The Country To Help Reduce Harm On The Water
Among the initiatives that have secured funding are Coastguard’s Old4New lifejacket upgrade programme, as well as its bar crossing seminars; Waka Ama NZ, to build on the culture of water safety for waka ama; and Northland Regional Council’s Nobody’s Stronger Than Tangaroa campaign. Tasman District Council has received funding to appoint an Iwi Launch Warden in a remote region of Golden Bay, where there is an increased presence of recreational craft users in the holiday period.....
See full article HERE
ACT Party says Gore council’s proposed district plan ‘looks like a land grab’
The ACT Party says property rights are being ‘’pointlessly threatened’’ in Gore, where the Gore District Council’s proposed district plan proposes to designate the entire district as a Site and Area of Significance to Māori.
The council says it is important to understand it had not made any decisions regarding SASMs, and the approach was not a significant change from the status quo.
ACT rural communities spokesperson Mark Cameron said ‘’as glorious and historic as Gore may be, it’s just not credible to say the entire district is a culturally sensitive site.....
See full article HERE
Hauraki Gulf Tīkapa Moana bill amendments a slap in the face for mana whenua and advocate groups
Amendments to the Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Bill to permit commercial fishing will go ahead, horrifying iwi and advocacy groups
“We see once again that money talks and that we are left with a degrading moana,” Kelly Klink of Ngāti Rehua Ngātiwai ki Aotea says. “We don’t have anything left in it anymore.”
The cabinet’s last-minute decision will allow limited commercial ring-net fishing high protected areas and seafloor protection areas. All up that’s 19 new marine protection areas....
See full article HERE
Te Pāti Māori announce the days of disruption for Māori activity in November
The timeline of Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti has been announced this morning, outlining how, where, and when the highly anticipated hīkoi will travel to Pōneke.
The event will kick off on November 10, with participants gathering at Te Kāo, Pōtahi marae.
On day one, November 11, participants will journey through Te Rerenga Wairua (Cape Reinga), Kaitāia, and stop in Whangārei.
On day two, the group will travel from Whangārei to Tunatahi (Dargaville) and then on to Te Rakipaewhenua (North Shore Auckland).....
See full article HERE
Gisborne Yacht Club may secure shorter lease amid Ngāti Oneone call for land return
Submitters at the hearing said Titirangi/Onepoto was significant to local iwi as a landing site of ancestors and the traditional lands of Ngāti Oneone.
Locals who whakapapa to Ngāti Oneone hapū had vivid memories of living at Onepoto Beach (Kaitī Beach) but were moved out to make way for harbour developments, the submitters said.
The whenua where Te Poho-o-Rāwiri Marae was originally built (1852) was taken under the Public Works Act for the creation of the Gisborne harbour.
It was submitted that the yacht club had been occupying the traditional lands of Ngāti Oneone “without responsibility or even connection” to mana whenua.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Peter Williams: Are Some More Equal Than Others?
LANDOWNERS COALITION INC SUBMISSION: Marine and Coastal Area (Customary Marine Title) Amendment Bill
NZCPR Submission: Marine and Coastal Area (Customary Marine Title) Amendment Bill
Mike's Minute: The prosecution guidelines highlight this country's issues
David Farrar: New prosecution guidelines
Propaganda:
PLANZ concerned over teacher development changes
Innovative new ACC programme helps Far North Māori man recover
‘They love our culture’ Māori-owned fashion labels launch in Thailand
Lady Tureiti Moxon Honoured With University Of Waikato’s Highest Award
Government still lacks identity one year in
Iwi and scientists collaborate to tackle water contamination and safeguard health
“Taxpayers have wasted more than 600k on an initiative that PB Tech had already started working on. Clearly the business case already existed without corporate welfare, so why are the public now on the hook for the costs?”
“If the private sector is already delivering or creating a product that the market demands, the public purse does not need to be subsidising it. PB Tech can more than afford to stand on their own two feet.”
See full article HERE
Key Initiatives Funded Around The Country To Help Reduce Harm On The Water
Among the initiatives that have secured funding are Coastguard’s Old4New lifejacket upgrade programme, as well as its bar crossing seminars; Waka Ama NZ, to build on the culture of water safety for waka ama; and Northland Regional Council’s Nobody’s Stronger Than Tangaroa campaign. Tasman District Council has received funding to appoint an Iwi Launch Warden in a remote region of Golden Bay, where there is an increased presence of recreational craft users in the holiday period.....
See full article HERE
ACT Party says Gore council’s proposed district plan ‘looks like a land grab’
The ACT Party says property rights are being ‘’pointlessly threatened’’ in Gore, where the Gore District Council’s proposed district plan proposes to designate the entire district as a Site and Area of Significance to Māori.
The council says it is important to understand it had not made any decisions regarding SASMs, and the approach was not a significant change from the status quo.
ACT rural communities spokesperson Mark Cameron said ‘’as glorious and historic as Gore may be, it’s just not credible to say the entire district is a culturally sensitive site.....
See full article HERE
Hauraki Gulf Tīkapa Moana bill amendments a slap in the face for mana whenua and advocate groups
Amendments to the Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Bill to permit commercial fishing will go ahead, horrifying iwi and advocacy groups
“We see once again that money talks and that we are left with a degrading moana,” Kelly Klink of Ngāti Rehua Ngātiwai ki Aotea says. “We don’t have anything left in it anymore.”
The cabinet’s last-minute decision will allow limited commercial ring-net fishing high protected areas and seafloor protection areas. All up that’s 19 new marine protection areas....
See full article HERE
Te Pāti Māori announce the days of disruption for Māori activity in November
The timeline of Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti has been announced this morning, outlining how, where, and when the highly anticipated hīkoi will travel to Pōneke.
The event will kick off on November 10, with participants gathering at Te Kāo, Pōtahi marae.
On day one, November 11, participants will journey through Te Rerenga Wairua (Cape Reinga), Kaitāia, and stop in Whangārei.
On day two, the group will travel from Whangārei to Tunatahi (Dargaville) and then on to Te Rakipaewhenua (North Shore Auckland).....
See full article HERE
Gisborne Yacht Club may secure shorter lease amid Ngāti Oneone call for land return
Submitters at the hearing said Titirangi/Onepoto was significant to local iwi as a landing site of ancestors and the traditional lands of Ngāti Oneone.
Locals who whakapapa to Ngāti Oneone hapū had vivid memories of living at Onepoto Beach (Kaitī Beach) but were moved out to make way for harbour developments, the submitters said.
The whenua where Te Poho-o-Rāwiri Marae was originally built (1852) was taken under the Public Works Act for the creation of the Gisborne harbour.
It was submitted that the yacht club had been occupying the traditional lands of Ngāti Oneone “without responsibility or even connection” to mana whenua.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Peter Williams: Are Some More Equal Than Others?
LANDOWNERS COALITION INC SUBMISSION: Marine and Coastal Area (Customary Marine Title) Amendment Bill
NZCPR Submission: Marine and Coastal Area (Customary Marine Title) Amendment Bill
Mike's Minute: The prosecution guidelines highlight this country's issues
David Farrar: New prosecution guidelines
Propaganda:
PLANZ concerned over teacher development changes
Innovative new ACC programme helps Far North Māori man recover
‘They love our culture’ Māori-owned fashion labels launch in Thailand
Lady Tureiti Moxon Honoured With University Of Waikato’s Highest Award
Government still lacks identity one year in
Iwi and scientists collaborate to tackle water contamination and safeguard health
Tuesday October 15, 2024
News:
Māori 'too often' under-served by financial system - Adrian Orr
Private and public sectors must work together to improve Māori access to finance, according to the head of the Reserve Bank.
The central bank's governor Adrian Orr said Māori were "too often" under-served by the financial system, in both access and relevant financial products.
The central bank's governor Adrian Orr said Māori were "too often" under-served by the financial system, in both access and relevant financial products.
"This should disappoint all New Zealanders, in part given that the Māori economy remains one of the largest potential sources of economic growth," he said.
Orr highlighted BERL's most recent report on the Māori economy, which calculated it grew at nearly twice the rate of the total economy between 2013 and 2018.....
See full article HERE
Govt to change or remove Treaty of Waitangi provisions in 28 laws
The Government has identified 28 pieces of legislation, dating back to 1986, that will have their Treaty of Waitangi provisions scrutinised with a view to change or repeal the clauses.
The NZ First-National coalition agreement commits the Government to conducting a comprehensive review of all legislation (except when it is related to, or substantive to, existing full....(paywall)
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Māori-Samoan physiotherapist researching ways to better support Māori and Pasifika heart issues
With mātauranga Māori and Pasifika knowledge, Tofi will focus on how medical professionals deliver services, how to retain indigenous staff, and what needs to change to ensure communities are served equitably.
His study is supported by a three-year fellowship from the NZ Heart Foundation....
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The Hui: Treaty activists “expect 50,000“ to join protest hīkoi
Activist group Toitū te Tiriti is anticipating 50-thousand marchers will join its planned week-long protest hīkoi against the Treaty Principles Bill next month.
Toitū te Tiriti spokesperson Eru Kapa-Kingi revealed details of the hīkoi itinerary to The Hui host Julian Wilcox on Monday and said he was confident the protest would attract wide support.
“I'm thinking north of 50,000. That might be aspirational, but we've reached a million as a people. And millions of others, Tangata Tiriti support the kaupapa”....
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New tech hub gifted te reo Māori name
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington is excited to announce that the scale up company workspace that was opened earlier this year in the Pipitea campus has been gifted an official name by mana whenua.
It is called Taiawa Wellington Tech Hub—the name Taiawa is a combination of two words, tai (ocean) and awa (river), which aims to reflect the collaborative elements of entities from different sources combining together to operate in a shared space, supporting innovative ideas and creating a space for creative interconnections.....
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Propaganda:
Anne Salmond: Arrogance laced with ignorance
We need a significantly scaled-up Māori health workforce
Five things I didn’t know about Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Debating David Seymour
Joel Maxwell: Here’s how ACT gets a Treaty principles referendum regardless of what the PM says
Tama Potaka’s iwi-led project seeks to house Māori, fast-track project to double prison numbers
Orr highlighted BERL's most recent report on the Māori economy, which calculated it grew at nearly twice the rate of the total economy between 2013 and 2018.....
See full article HERE
Govt to change or remove Treaty of Waitangi provisions in 28 laws
The Government has identified 28 pieces of legislation, dating back to 1986, that will have their Treaty of Waitangi provisions scrutinised with a view to change or repeal the clauses.
The NZ First-National coalition agreement commits the Government to conducting a comprehensive review of all legislation (except when it is related to, or substantive to, existing full....(paywall)
See full article HERE
Māori-Samoan physiotherapist researching ways to better support Māori and Pasifika heart issues
With mātauranga Māori and Pasifika knowledge, Tofi will focus on how medical professionals deliver services, how to retain indigenous staff, and what needs to change to ensure communities are served equitably.
His study is supported by a three-year fellowship from the NZ Heart Foundation....
See full article HERE
The Hui: Treaty activists “expect 50,000“ to join protest hīkoi
Activist group Toitū te Tiriti is anticipating 50-thousand marchers will join its planned week-long protest hīkoi against the Treaty Principles Bill next month.
Toitū te Tiriti spokesperson Eru Kapa-Kingi revealed details of the hīkoi itinerary to The Hui host Julian Wilcox on Monday and said he was confident the protest would attract wide support.
“I'm thinking north of 50,000. That might be aspirational, but we've reached a million as a people. And millions of others, Tangata Tiriti support the kaupapa”....
See full article HERE
New tech hub gifted te reo Māori name
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington is excited to announce that the scale up company workspace that was opened earlier this year in the Pipitea campus has been gifted an official name by mana whenua.
It is called Taiawa Wellington Tech Hub—the name Taiawa is a combination of two words, tai (ocean) and awa (river), which aims to reflect the collaborative elements of entities from different sources combining together to operate in a shared space, supporting innovative ideas and creating a space for creative interconnections.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Anne Salmond: Arrogance laced with ignorance
We need a significantly scaled-up Māori health workforce
Five things I didn’t know about Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Debating David Seymour
Joel Maxwell: Here’s how ACT gets a Treaty principles referendum regardless of what the PM says
Tama Potaka’s iwi-led project seeks to house Māori, fast-track project to double prison numbers
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Māori 'too often' under-served by financial system - Adrian Orr?
Corporate Maori Iwi with the help of the corporate state tax slaves, have benefited by $billions thanks to the apartheid system set up for them in 1975 by the corporate state, based on a “misrepresentation” of our early history.
re 15th. It is staggering that so many maori have managed to arrange their lives so that they are idle and available to attend giant hui in public revolt. The general low level of education ensures that little or no rational question is applied, and provides the propagandist stirrers with a huge susceptible audience. And the uncritical msm and RNZ are sure to give the organisers plenty of supportive publicity. The vast sums of subsidy spent on the insurgency coordination centres (marae), by enabling and assisting the drawcard mass party aspect, have effectively supported the revolt.
It is gratifying to read that removal of references to the Treaty from much legislation is being considered. The absurdity is that members of parliament were so naive as to allow it there in the first place. Let's hope there are no foolish compromises as with the Treaty Principles bill.
The general adoption of maori names makes for confusion and inefficiency. With maori names for matters primarily maori the public know where they are and what to avoid to not waste time. In English the function can often be deduced from the name. But now endless time is wasted trying to translate and figure functions from metaphoric te reo, and to fathom what is primarily race based by maori for maori, with no or just token provision for others.
Last time they said the protest would be big but it wasn't. They are protesting against equal rights for everyone which makes them the racists.
Maori under-served by the financial system - three things:
1) they receive more than they put into the financial system;
2) their corporations enjoy handouts/ups & tax advantages the rest of us could only dream of;
3) and, what is it with these 'talking heads' - first it we have Orr, and now Jagose? One has to wonder is it just the "Kool-aid" of woke, or are they getting back-handers?
So much for equality in New Zealand.
'Language Commission gives away more than $600k on keyboards'.
Surely these would be cheaper because they have so view keys given the lack of characters in the te reo 'alphabet'?
re 16th. What is a maori keyboard? Does it have easy provision for those tiresome accents? The missionaries devised the written language without resort to, and the very many maori publications prior recent times were not riddled with. Have mercifully been near eliminated from English.
Presumably other countries are little interested in fast declinng insignificant NZ at the bottom of the world. But surely the obsession with a primarily stone age language reliant largely on metaphor, and artificially augmented with a myriad invented words, must strike them as curious. Does the education system in any other country promote for many teaching primarily of a language not in general use as the onlyor primary language for any?
The govt should know by now that by maori for maori govt organisatons are sure money sinks, seldom clearly accountable.
I think the " protestr" against equality for all by maori radicalists is excellent. I hope they keep doing it. Then they will succeed in annoying the everyday new zealander and the everyday maori who all have a vote in the next election. Please keep going te pati clowns.
An Iwi launch warden in Tasman district, what authority is vested?
But why an Iwi warden? Paid by taxpayer no doubt.
Maybe good practice for when ownership of foreshore and seabed is gifted to Maori.
re 17th. Without knowing the subjects, the improved pass rates for kaupapa students is meaningless. If in English, maths, chemistry, physics, woodwork, metal work, homecraft, accounting, commerce, world history, great. But not if largely and merely in te reo , tikanga, to ao, maori "history", maori version of NZ history, maori studies, carving, hip hop music etc. Perhaps someone can enlighten. The students tend to be of parent/s who take at least some interest, even if misdirected, so have an advantage over many maori in general.
If I am in hospital and attending nurses are carrying out conversation in a foreign lingo or te reo, and I tell them it not appropriate will they desist? Will they apply revenge? (in the current brain washed climate of discontent, and with the te ao/tikanga of utu, indoctrinated maori nurses are a concern anyway.)
One wonders what sort of disconnectd person comprise current Councils. With all the controversy about Treaty principles any prudent council should avoid adopting in any policy statements. Perhaps all Dunedin councillors are assuming enlightened legislation wil remove all reference, so they can sidestep for now the turmoil and personal damage from studied cancellation by maori.
Maori demand that equity ( special rights for Maori ) is superior to equality ( same rights for all NZers) .
Surely this requires the Coalition to hold a referendum.
What option does the NZ people want ?
My comments above about kura were made before watching Michael Laws on the Platform with super glib maori with backyard tattoo. Laws exercises great restraint to ensure future interviews. Tt is frightening the distorted message maori propogandists preach. It is a great disservice to con generations of young maori into believing that the navigation skills of their ancestors, who could barely count beyond their fingers, were on a par with the Vikings, Magellan, Tasman, Cook and co. Many maori must feel cheated when they later wake up to how they have been conned, and the time and effort wasted on stone age hobby topics.when they coud have been preparing for the real world..
e 18. The gall of maori activists is mind boggling. Re the foreshore advert Rawiri Waitati "this campaign feeds into the age old tradition of pitting pakeha against Maori..." As a master practioner of the technique he is certainly an authority.
And hopefully Brash's response will be given full coverage in the msm. However as I have abandoned all but RNZ will not be able to confirm. Perhaps RNZ Wilcox or Forbes will interview Brash on the topic. A chance to introduce a hint of balance into their relentless pro maori campaigning.
Perhaps the solicitor general should have observed.."It is well documeted that maori attitude and behaviour delivers disproportionate adverse results for maori, who are over represented as victims and defendants."
I suspect there wil be discreet backhanders for the Ngai Tahu kicked out of their leasehold baches.
The irony is that if you become sick in a foreign country such as africa like I did, the lovely nurses and doctors there, all speak you in english out of courtesy and respect. If they were in my room they still spoke english to each other. Yet you can't get a nurse to speak english in your own english-speaking country? Just disgraceful.
Major backdown from Government’s top legal advisor over controversial Māori prosecution guidelines.
“I can be clearer, and it’s important to get this right to avoid public uncertainty or misunderstanding,” Jagose said.
I think your intentions were very clear Jagose, and there was zero uncertainty or misunderstanding from me of the intent?
I will be waiting with “baited breath” for your clarification and rewording of these guidelines.
Re 19th Where has the solicitor- general been these last many years? Ordinary citizens can plead ignorance due to the biased msm coverage/non coverage of many developments. But surely prospective s.gs keep themselves informed. A few years ago police staff in I think South Auckland and particularly for motoring offences were advised to take a soft line on maori youth.Criticism as the latest edict was not entirely unreported. MPs and senior civil servants cannot rely on advice from staff. Surely they realise that all have been thoroughly infiltrated and captured either by fully brain washed pro maori, or by others who have figured pro maori as the recent/current path to promotion.
If Otahuhu College wishes to ilft its NCEA achievemnts it would seem prudent to apply major effort to topics other than the celebration of the impostion of obfuscating maori names onto the local transport system.
Please forgive my cynicism but "major back down" by Solicitor General? I think it is simply a pause in direction caused by being caught with one's hand in the cookie jar. The SG's previous speeches indicate exactly where the strategic push will resume its direction the moment attention is on other issues.
Exact. This has been stopped for now which is a victory for public protest. However, it is really a pause on the long run.
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