Tuesday October 8, 2024
News:
Government’s Fast-track bill sparks controversy
The Fast-track Approvals Bill marks the fourth attempt by Trans Tasman Resources to mine sand off the Taranaki coast.
The Government announced that 149 out of nearly 400 projects, including TTR’s proposal for a 65.76 square kilometre operation near the Kupe oil rig, are now included in the bill.
Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngārewa-Packer says the Government is flexing its legislative power to gamble on an experimental sector that has repeatedly failed in the courts....
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Rongowhakaata and British High Commissioner to revisit historic ‘Expression of Regret’
Rongowhakaata will meet with British High Commissioner Iona Thomas in Manutūkē near Gisborne today, five years after the British Government’s historic ‘Expression of Regret’ delivered to the iwi at Whakatō Marae.
The hui will revisit the British Government’s acknowledgment of the actions of Captain Cook and his crew during their 1769 arrival, which was delivered to the iwi in the form of an ‘Expression of Regret’ by former British High Commissioner Laura Clarke on October 2, 2019.....
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New Dunedin commercial development with iwi backing getting attention
The building has been named Mataukareao by Ōtākou Rūnaka. Mataukareao was a nohoaka and tauraka waka (landing place for waka) at the bottom of present-day Hanover Street. Matau is a hook and Kareao (supplejack) were recorded as growing on the flat below Hanover and Frederick Street.
Ōtākou Rūnaka chair Nadia Wesley-Smith, welcomes the opportunity for mana whenua to impart their history and narrative on the building, and Dunedin, adding the development with Hāpai presents an opportunity for Ōtākou to set out an authentic narrative in the city, in addition to enabling an investment in commercial property.....
See full article HERE
See full article HERE
Rongowhakaata and British High Commissioner to revisit historic ‘Expression of Regret’
Rongowhakaata will meet with British High Commissioner Iona Thomas in Manutūkē near Gisborne today, five years after the British Government’s historic ‘Expression of Regret’ delivered to the iwi at Whakatō Marae.
The hui will revisit the British Government’s acknowledgment of the actions of Captain Cook and his crew during their 1769 arrival, which was delivered to the iwi in the form of an ‘Expression of Regret’ by former British High Commissioner Laura Clarke on October 2, 2019.....
See full article HERE
New Dunedin commercial development with iwi backing getting attention
The building has been named Mataukareao by Ōtākou Rūnaka. Mataukareao was a nohoaka and tauraka waka (landing place for waka) at the bottom of present-day Hanover Street. Matau is a hook and Kareao (supplejack) were recorded as growing on the flat below Hanover and Frederick Street.
Ōtākou Rūnaka chair Nadia Wesley-Smith, welcomes the opportunity for mana whenua to impart their history and narrative on the building, and Dunedin, adding the development with Hāpai presents an opportunity for Ōtākou to set out an authentic narrative in the city, in addition to enabling an investment in commercial property.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Stop Weaponising Te Tiriti O Waitangi To Divide New Zealanders From Each Other
Māori And Indigenous PhD Scholars Gather At University Of Auckland
Stop Weaponising Te Tiriti O Waitangi To Divide New Zealanders From Each Other
Māori And Indigenous PhD Scholars Gather At University Of Auckland
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.
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.....
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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
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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5 comments:
Nov 7. No mention of what the SH43 "sculptures"cost. Presumably most payments directed to maori providers. I do not suppose provided on the cheap to advance maori presence. The use of deep engraved steel, representative of colonisation, surprising. Although angle grinder damage very difficult to correct, presumably chosen as resistant to truly traditional axe and fire. Some passers by may be interested in a succinct history of the area but rambling mixes of fable and fact, laced with te reo, completely turn off most. Hopefully the mere colonist achievements of farming, road and rail will receive mention. Very many of stopping points throughout the country have outlook now obstructed, and the surroundings an open toilet. Unless the views are exceptional, I avoid.
Whether or not maori truly appreciate Potaka's efforts is hard to judge. The insider look into National workings should be treasured. On Hui RNZ Sunday Julian Willcox, as a major exponent in the RNZ pro maori campaign, hammered Potaka mercilessly because he would not venture to explain exactly how maori ceded "sovereignty".
Yes Robert, I also watched Wicoxs' embarrassing and unprofessional antics on the Hui. He was acting the big bully boy. Tama Potaki did very well and did not give in to Wilcox. I'm sure I wouldn't have been so cordial under that extreme provocation
Nov 8. Incredibly the British High Commissioner has allowed herself to be conned into perpetuating the Gisborne apology for Captain Cook made a few years ago. The visit of the Endeavour and celebration of Cook's incredible achievements was completely nullified by the artful govt supported maori reinterpretation of Cook's self defence actions. Have maori formally apologised for the betrayal and slaughter and cannibal consumption of the crew of Cooks support vessel in the Sounds?
Now the turn of maori in Dunedin to swing a mana gaining leg pull naming triumph. "Mataukareao" combines all the essential features of length and horrendously difficult to remember and pronounce spelling.
(Like Helen Clark) I am of a generation which has learned a great wariness of maori conniving and cunning. My concern is that the RNZ interview may have been preceded by a conversation along the lines "' Being in the heart of National you are very useful to us. So I will give you a hard time to placate any wary Nationalites"
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