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Monday, October 7, 2024

Breaking Views Update: Week of 6.10.24







Monday October 7, 2024 

News:
Sculpture series to tell iwi history on Forgotten World Highway

A series of sculptures will soon be installed along SH43, the Forgotten World Highway, between Stratford and Taumarunui.

The project is being led by Ngāti Maru, Ngāti Hāua and Ngāti Ruanui to bring focus to the cultural significance and tūpuna history of the area.

Funded by NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, it is part of a programme of improvements to the Forgotten World Highway to increase tourism, make the road safer and increase the resilience of the Central North Island transport network.....
See full article HERE

Iwi-led and partnered projects among those referred for Fast Track approval - Tama Potaka
Projects referred for Fast-Track approval will help supercharge the Māori economy and realise the huge potential of Iwi and Māori assets, Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka says.

Following robust and independent review, the Government has today announced 149 projects that have significant regional or national benefits to be included in the one-stop-shop Fast-Track Approvals Bill when it is reported back to Parliament.

“It’s great to see at least 15 significant Iwi-led or partnered projects among those spanning a variety of industries that will help rebuild the economy, boost renewable energy, grow infrastructure, develop aquaculture and mining, and build homes to fix the housing crisis,” Potaka says.

“Iwi and Māori business are making increasingly significant contributions to our economy. Enabling the use and growth of Iwi and Māori assets is essential as we work toward closing the economic delta between Māori and the rest of New Zealand.

“The seven aquaculture and farming projects, for example, can strengthen partnerships with Iwi to boost Māori development with an expected output of up to 143,000 tonnes per annum.

“We’re creating the right conditions for boosting Māori economic growth that will fire-up Aotearoa New Zealand to be a small leading advanced nation with greater equality of opportunity. This will support stronger whānau and stronger communities.....
See full article HERE

Articles:
Professor Jerry Coyne: Māori academics finally admit that their way of knowing is not science....

The Marine and Coastal Area Amendment Bill – A step not far enough - Frank Newman

The Judiciary on Trial - Dr Muriel Newman.

Propaganda:
Becoming Aotearoa: Why we must look to the past to move forward

Te Reo Māori trauma: Barriers to language revival unveiled in new report

Te reo is not a Pākehā asset

‘An attack on science and good medical practice’

Turanga Health and Meningitis Foundation launch bilingual colouring book for kids  

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