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Sunday, November 24, 2024

Breaking Views Update: Week of 24.11.24







Sunday November 24, 2024 

News:
Dr Aikman tackling ‘tension’ between indigenous and settler knowledge

One of the “new wave” of Māori thinkers will spend the next several months focused on whose knowledge is prioritised in Aotearoa today, for a new book of essays about the tension between indigenous and settler knowledge systems.

Kaupapa Māori scholar, Dr Pounamu Jade Aikman, will assume a three-month residency for emerging Māori writers at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington in February, with joint support from Creative New Zealand.....
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Hikoi showcases frustration over Treaty Bill and NZ life - Potaka
Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka says Tuesday’s Parliament hikoi showcased kotahitanga among many New Zealanders, not just Māori, expressing their frustration over the Treaty Principles Bill and where New Zealand has ended up in recent times.

Potaka says this frustration stems from communities bearing the brunt of health, education, housing, and other challenges over numerous governments, not just the current or previous Labour government.

The message from over 40,000 New Zealanders is clear: many Māori and non-Māori are concerned with inequality, which is the main reason why he got into politics.

“Now the recent passing of Bom Gillies and why the 28th Māori Battalion went to war in World War Two, and those writings Tā Apirana Ngata to know that the price of citizenship has still not been fully paid. So for me, I’m really focused on those matters,” says Potaka.
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Articles:
Derek Mackie: For what it's worth

Chris Lynch: Justice Committee won’t accept Treaty principles bill submissions which describe people as ‘racist’

Professor Robert MacCulloch: The Royal Society of NZ's Race-Based Funding is a constitutional requirement....

JC: Hīkoi No More Than a Hiccup

Propaganda:
A year ago, Luxon promised to unite the nation. Then came the Treaty debate

Behind the Banner: Inside the hīkoi mō te Tiriti

Journey of understanding leads from Parihaka to hīkoi

A triumphant year in Māori politics

The Wrong Answer To A Question That Does Not Exist  

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