Tuesday March 25, 2025
News:
Ardern Government ‘veered too far’ from Kiwis' expectations of democracy: Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith
Goldsmith acknowledged the Treaty debate is “quite a fraught area with lots of different views”, but said the view of the current Government was that the Ardern administration had got the balance wrong.
“The simple way I look at it is that as a country, we’re trying to recognise and honour commitments made back in 1840, but also more recently in Treaty settlements that recognised things that went wrong over the years, while at the same time never losing sight of the basic expectations of people living in a modern democratic society,” he told Real Life.
“Those basic expectations are that you’ll have equal voting rights, that you’ll be treated equally before the law and that, broadly speaking, people will have an equal say in matters affecting their lives and a standard of citizenship.
“Those are basic expectations that people have and quite rightly so. There’s a bit of a tension between those two things and it sort of oscillates a bit.”....
See full article HERE
Iwi Partner for Māori Dementia Care Centre
Iwi partnerships between The Selwyn Foundation, Ngāti Hine, and Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei are creating a new Māori-led dementia care centre and researching kaumātua with mate wareware (dementia) in rural communities.
Announced last Friday at the Northern Iwi Leaders Forum in Auckland, the dementia centre will provide culturally grounded care for Māori elders.
Selwyn Foundation CEO Denise Cosgrove says urgent action is needed to address chronic illness, early dementia diagnoses, and housing insecurity affecting kaumātua.
The partnership calls for investment in kaupapa Māori healthcare, launching a work programme to address health, housing, and digital inclusion.....
See full article HERE
Hapū gifts name to Waihī Beach’s new library and community hub
Te Ara Mātauranga – The Pathway to Knowledge.
This is the name gifted by Te Whānau a Tauwhao hapū to Waihī Beach’s new library and community hub, acknowledging its importance as a place of learning, connection, and shared knowledge.
“It was a real privilege for us to be able to gift this name to the library. Te Ara Mātauranga really encapsulates what a library represents for us – it’s the pathway to knowledge,” says Reon Tuanau, of Ōtāwhiwhi Marae.....
See full article HERE
Mandatory NZ history course at Auckland University spurs debate
The ACT Party has questioned the need for undergraduate students at the University of Auckland to complete a mandatory first-year course that includes elements of New Zealand history, the Treaty of Waitangi and indigenous culture.
Students appear to be divided on the issue, with some questioning its relevance and others recognising the value of learning about the country's past.
Launched in early March, the Waipapa Taumata Rau (WTR) course is mandatory for all first-year undergraduates.....
See full article HERE
Ngāti Hāua Deed Of Settlement To Be Signed In Taumarunui On Saturday 29 March 2025
Ngāti Hāua will sign its Deed of Settlement –Te Pua o Te Riri Kore – with the Crown at Ngāpūwaiwaha Marae, Taumarunui on Saturday 29 March 2025.
Significantly, the settlement will provide statutory pardons for two Ngāti Hāua tūpuna who were wrongly convicted in 1846 for rebellion against the Crown.
When fighting broke out in in the Hutt Valley in 1846, the Crown captured and court martialled Ngāti Hāua tūpuna, Mātene Ruta Te Whareaitu and Te Rangiatea. Te Whareaitu was sentenced to death and executed by hanging at Paremata (Mana). Te Rangiatea was sentenced to confinement for the rest of his life and died soon thereafter in prison in Wellington. Another five tūpuna were exiled to Australia. Through this Settlement, Te Rangiatea and Te Whareaitu will be pardoned for their convictions, and their character, mana and reputation upheld and recognised by the Crown.
Te Pua o Te Rire Kore also provides for the return of over 60 sites to Ngāti Hāua, financial redress of $20.4 million and a cultural fund of $6.1 million....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Lindsay Mitchell: If Luxon stays, the country blunders on.
Point of Order: Cultural consultants cash in $1.365m while Dunedin rates soar
Propaganda:
Understanding political ventriloquism
Explained: You think you've got it bad? Why our sluggish economy hits Māori harder
Graciously tenacious
Auckland was once a food garden managed by Māori. That knowledge could shape the future.
“Those basic expectations are that you’ll have equal voting rights, that you’ll be treated equally before the law and that, broadly speaking, people will have an equal say in matters affecting their lives and a standard of citizenship.
“Those are basic expectations that people have and quite rightly so. There’s a bit of a tension between those two things and it sort of oscillates a bit.”....
See full article HERE
Iwi Partner for Māori Dementia Care Centre
Iwi partnerships between The Selwyn Foundation, Ngāti Hine, and Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei are creating a new Māori-led dementia care centre and researching kaumātua with mate wareware (dementia) in rural communities.
Announced last Friday at the Northern Iwi Leaders Forum in Auckland, the dementia centre will provide culturally grounded care for Māori elders.
Selwyn Foundation CEO Denise Cosgrove says urgent action is needed to address chronic illness, early dementia diagnoses, and housing insecurity affecting kaumātua.
The partnership calls for investment in kaupapa Māori healthcare, launching a work programme to address health, housing, and digital inclusion.....
See full article HERE
Hapū gifts name to Waihī Beach’s new library and community hub
Te Ara Mātauranga – The Pathway to Knowledge.
This is the name gifted by Te Whānau a Tauwhao hapū to Waihī Beach’s new library and community hub, acknowledging its importance as a place of learning, connection, and shared knowledge.
“It was a real privilege for us to be able to gift this name to the library. Te Ara Mātauranga really encapsulates what a library represents for us – it’s the pathway to knowledge,” says Reon Tuanau, of Ōtāwhiwhi Marae.....
See full article HERE
Mandatory NZ history course at Auckland University spurs debate
The ACT Party has questioned the need for undergraduate students at the University of Auckland to complete a mandatory first-year course that includes elements of New Zealand history, the Treaty of Waitangi and indigenous culture.
Students appear to be divided on the issue, with some questioning its relevance and others recognising the value of learning about the country's past.
Launched in early March, the Waipapa Taumata Rau (WTR) course is mandatory for all first-year undergraduates.....
See full article HERE
Ngāti Hāua Deed Of Settlement To Be Signed In Taumarunui On Saturday 29 March 2025
Ngāti Hāua will sign its Deed of Settlement –Te Pua o Te Riri Kore – with the Crown at Ngāpūwaiwaha Marae, Taumarunui on Saturday 29 March 2025.
Significantly, the settlement will provide statutory pardons for two Ngāti Hāua tūpuna who were wrongly convicted in 1846 for rebellion against the Crown.
When fighting broke out in in the Hutt Valley in 1846, the Crown captured and court martialled Ngāti Hāua tūpuna, Mātene Ruta Te Whareaitu and Te Rangiatea. Te Whareaitu was sentenced to death and executed by hanging at Paremata (Mana). Te Rangiatea was sentenced to confinement for the rest of his life and died soon thereafter in prison in Wellington. Another five tūpuna were exiled to Australia. Through this Settlement, Te Rangiatea and Te Whareaitu will be pardoned for their convictions, and their character, mana and reputation upheld and recognised by the Crown.
Te Pua o Te Rire Kore also provides for the return of over 60 sites to Ngāti Hāua, financial redress of $20.4 million and a cultural fund of $6.1 million....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Lindsay Mitchell: If Luxon stays, the country blunders on.
Point of Order: Cultural consultants cash in $1.365m while Dunedin rates soar
Propaganda:
Understanding political ventriloquism
Explained: You think you've got it bad? Why our sluggish economy hits Māori harder
Graciously tenacious
Auckland was once a food garden managed by Māori. That knowledge could shape the future.
Sunday March 23, 2025
News:
The softball club normalising te ao Māori on the diamond
A softball club with kaupapa Māori at its core is weaving te ao Māori into the game - one haka at a time - and hopes other teams follow suit.
For Luke-Royal, performing the haka before each game was never just about issuing a challenge - it was about normalising te ao Māori in the softball world.
For Luke-Royal, performing the haka before each game was never just about issuing a challenge - it was about normalising te ao Māori in the softball world.
"Bringing haka to this tournament is a response to where we are as Māori in 2025, celebrating who we are, where we are from and for me, honouring the history and mana of our club.
"It was about being Māori, not just in that moment, but all day, every day."....
See full article HERE
Waitangi Regional Park Celebrates Triple Milestone: Symbolic Pou Unveiled, Equinox Honoured, And New Facilities Opened
At dawn this morning, Waitangi Regional Park marked three major milestones with a special karakia hosted by Ātea a Rangi Educational Trust and Hawke’s Bay Regional Council (HBRC) to celebrate the unveiling of a striking carved pou, the arrival of the equinox itself, and the long-awaited opening of the park’s new bathroom block.
Stretching for 5km along the coast between Awatoto and Haumoana, Waitangi Regional Park isa landscape rich in history and meaning. The 300-hectare park connects the Tukituki, Ngaruroro, and Tūtaekurī Rivers with the Karamū Stream-Te Awa o Mokotūāraro (formerly Clive River) and the region’s coastal reserves. It is a taonga for Hawke’s Bay, embodying the stories of the land, waterways, and people who have shaped it.
The new 3.5 metre high pou, carved by Nathan Foote, joins the Park’s renowned 32-pou Ātea a Rangi Star Compass. It stands at a wāhi tapū (sacred site), marking an urupā(cemetery) dating back to the early and mid-1800s.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Waititi Dismisses ACT Criticism Over Joke
"It was about being Māori, not just in that moment, but all day, every day."....
See full article HERE
Waitangi Regional Park Celebrates Triple Milestone: Symbolic Pou Unveiled, Equinox Honoured, And New Facilities Opened
At dawn this morning, Waitangi Regional Park marked three major milestones with a special karakia hosted by Ātea a Rangi Educational Trust and Hawke’s Bay Regional Council (HBRC) to celebrate the unveiling of a striking carved pou, the arrival of the equinox itself, and the long-awaited opening of the park’s new bathroom block.
Stretching for 5km along the coast between Awatoto and Haumoana, Waitangi Regional Park isa landscape rich in history and meaning. The 300-hectare park connects the Tukituki, Ngaruroro, and Tūtaekurī Rivers with the Karamū Stream-Te Awa o Mokotūāraro (formerly Clive River) and the region’s coastal reserves. It is a taonga for Hawke’s Bay, embodying the stories of the land, waterways, and people who have shaped it.
The new 3.5 metre high pou, carved by Nathan Foote, joins the Park’s renowned 32-pou Ātea a Rangi Star Compass. It stands at a wāhi tapū (sacred site), marking an urupā(cemetery) dating back to the early and mid-1800s.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Waititi Dismisses ACT Criticism Over Joke
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4 comments:
23rd. The Insurrection flag seems quite appropriate for a maori softball team. Black riding to supremacy over white, all with a background of blood, representing violence. My understanding is that haka were war dances, which the grimaces seem to confirm. Just how appropriate this is to the current desired sport ethic is debatable.
It would be interesting to know the total cost of pou and all the associated meetings. The relevance to an Education Trust seems tenuous. I trust the pou vandaliam bill will be capped. It would be interesting to know what incentivised dawn turnout for the equinox. Was there a paid for feed following? I hope the maori involvement will save the toilet block from vandalaism.
“Ardern Government ‘veered too far’ from Kiwis' expectations of democracy: Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith”.
No Goldsmith, our corporate government and politicians masquerading as “democracy and defenders of democracy” are SOLELY responsible (since 1975) for ALL the ‘apartheid veering’ that is leading New Zealand down the toilet.
And you sir, as an unelected politician, are no exception.
25th. Goldsmith's understanding of the Treaty seems unhelpful. Maori did not sign up for democracy directly but for British law which devolved into inclusive democracy.
It would be interesting to know the total payments to maori for consultation etc for "gifted" names. Associating "matauranga" with a library would seem to require, justify, or at least encourage emphasis on presentation of maori hocus. Legitimises a very dubious term. Especially inappropriate when most libraries are contracting topics of fact.(ie Engineering related material). The library is sure to have in the modern manner an expanded maori setion.This will solve the problem of whether to file matauranga books under Fact or Fiction. Putting one over and taking the mickey of pakeha is a mana earning tradition of long standing recorded by many of the early explorers and settlers.The consolation is that only a handful of arch activists and te reo hobbyists will use the maori name. Al the extra signage and stationery expense just for them.
Hear, Hear! - Anon@6.33. And that is precisely why the current Principle 2 of the proposed (but dead in the water) TPB sucks. Our politicians, both past and present, have let us all down appallingly since the introduction of the ToW Act, and now we have a gutless PM who doesn't want a bar of correcting it. Shame on him, and all those others particularly in the National Party that have done nothing but fuel the fires.
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