Monday October 28, 2024
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Maungārongo Marae: Citizenship ceremony first for Ruapehu District
Maungārongo Marae in Ohakune has hosted the first citizenship ceremony on a marae in the Ruapehu District.
Maungārongo Marae in Ohakune has hosted the first citizenship ceremony on a marae in the Ruapehu District.
Ngāti Rangi hapū, Ngāti Tui-o-Nuku, made the occasion extra special for the district’s newest citizens, mayor Weston Kirton said Friday.
“We are immensely thankful to Ngāti Tui-o-Nuku for opening the doors of Maungārongo Marae and making this ceremony a truly unique experience.
“Their manaakitanga was at the heart of the day’s success.....
See full article HERE
Treaty of Waitangi addition petitioned at Parliament
Parliament's petitions committee hears many requests, but not many ask to edit part of the constitution. This week MPs heard from Alistair Reese, along with some heavyweight supporters, about a petition that would do exactly that.
It came with something of a history lesson on the negotiations that occurred at Waitangi prior to its signing, particularly regarding an oral undertaking by Governor William Hobson - often called the '4th Article' of the Treaty of Waitangi.
If you are familiar with the Treaty, you'll know the text includes a preamble and three articles. The so-called fourth article was the result of a question put to Governor Hobson (who was negotiating the Treaty of Waitangi on behalf of the Crown) by Bishop Pompallier, a Catholic leader who was concerned that Catholicism might get short shrift in an English colonial New Zealand.
As Reese tells the story, Pompallier "asked whether the natives who joined the Catholic Church would be looked after by the Crown. And that sent Henry Williams, the [Methodist] translator, mediator of the Treaty, and Governor Hobson into a bit of a huddle".
Hobson is reported to have responded "Oh, most certainly". And that if Pompallier had asked him this earlier, his "desire should have been embodied in the Treaty".....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Barrie Davis: Treaty Economy Paradox
“Their manaakitanga was at the heart of the day’s success.....
See full article HERE
Treaty of Waitangi addition petitioned at Parliament
Parliament's petitions committee hears many requests, but not many ask to edit part of the constitution. This week MPs heard from Alistair Reese, along with some heavyweight supporters, about a petition that would do exactly that.
It came with something of a history lesson on the negotiations that occurred at Waitangi prior to its signing, particularly regarding an oral undertaking by Governor William Hobson - often called the '4th Article' of the Treaty of Waitangi.
If you are familiar with the Treaty, you'll know the text includes a preamble and three articles. The so-called fourth article was the result of a question put to Governor Hobson (who was negotiating the Treaty of Waitangi on behalf of the Crown) by Bishop Pompallier, a Catholic leader who was concerned that Catholicism might get short shrift in an English colonial New Zealand.
As Reese tells the story, Pompallier "asked whether the natives who joined the Catholic Church would be looked after by the Crown. And that sent Henry Williams, the [Methodist] translator, mediator of the Treaty, and Governor Hobson into a bit of a huddle".
Hobson is reported to have responded "Oh, most certainly". And that if Pompallier had asked him this earlier, his "desire should have been embodied in the Treaty".....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Barrie Davis: Treaty Economy Paradox
Dr Don Brash: Prebble puts the cat among the pigeons!!
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Propaganda:
Anne Salmond: Iwi, Kiwi and Te Tiriti
Teachers worried ‘restoring balance’ to history curriculum may send Aotearoa backwards
What America can teach us about sovereignty for indigenous nations
Dr Hinemoa Elder: How Māori proverbs can support children's wellbeing
‘The Mob is in our pepeha’
Living our rangatiratanga
‘If we give up now, nothing is going to change’
Joel Maxwell: We can learn a lot from the Māori Queen’s ‘little secret’ on Labour Day
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