Wednesday June 4, 2025
News:
Luxon 'comfortable' with Chris Bishop's response after Aotearoa Music Awards 'rant'
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he's "comfortable" with Chris Bishop's response after his comments at the Aotearoa Music Awards.
Luxon told Morning Report he spoke to Bishop over the weekend about this and other issues but there was no need to step in.
"I didn't have to say anything really. He'd already come out publicly and said he could have kept his thoughts to himself and I'm quite comfortable with that.
"I just got his side of the story about what he said and it was exactly as reported. He corrected it well before I got to him ... he just acknowledged he should have kept his thoughts to himself.....
See full article HERE
Iwi Chairs Launch Anti-Racism Website
The Iwi Chairs Forum-led People’s Action Plan Against Racism Aotearoa (PAPARA) Launches Timely Website to Tackle Racism Head-On
From harmful policy being pushed through Parliament, to Māori artists facing public ridicule for using haka on national and international stages — racism in Aotearoa is constant, visible, and intensifying. These experiences are headline news, viral content, and a daily reality for our people.
The working group includes a rangatahi caucus to support strong youth input into the plan, and is overseen by Kahurangi Dame Naida Glavish, Rahui Papa and Pou Tikanga co-chairs Professor Margaret Mutu and Aperahama Edwards.....
See full article HERE
“Constitutional moment of profound significance.” Historic Mana Wāhine kaupapa inquiry gets underway
The Waitangi Tribunal has heard how the Crown’s historic and ongoing breaches have caused deep and systemic harm to wāhine Māori, which has caused the exclusion, marginalisation, and silencing across every sphere of public life.
It is the first day of the substantive hearings for the long-awaited Mana Wāhine Kaupapa Inquiry, which was first lodged more than 30 years ago by notable leaders Dame Areta Koopu, Dame Whina Cooper, Dame Mira Szaszy, Ripeka Evans, Dr Erihapeti Murchie, Dame Georgina Kirby, Dame June Mariu, Violet Pou, Hine Potaka, Dame Aroha Reriti-Crofts, Dr Papaarangi Reid, Donna Awatere-Huata, Lady Rose Henare, Katerina Hoterene, Te Para (Mabel) Waititi, and Kare Cooper-Tate.....
See full article HERE
Hawke's Bay iwi Ngāti Kahungunu protest sale of ancestral mountain
Members of Hawke's Bay iwi Ngāti Kahungunu have gathered on Monday at Kahurānaki Station to protest the recent sale of the station which includes the ancestral mountain of the same name.
Kahurānaki Station - a 1156 hectare sheep and beef farm south of Havelock North - came up for sale earlier this year, the first time the station had been on the market for over 100 years.
The iwi launched a fundraising campaign to buy it, including the 'He Maunga Ka Taea' horse trek from Māhia to the summit of Kahurānaki over 10 days, but were unsuccessful in their bid....
See full article HERE
First fully te reo Māori street sign unveiled
Masterton District Council has unveiled the first Masterton street sign entirely in te reo Māori - Te Ara Pūrātā - which leads to a new commercial area off the southern end of Ngaumutawa Road, in Solway, Masterton.
The name was finalised after consultation with mana whenua.
“We are delighted to have the first fully te reo Māori street sign in Masterton and thank mana whenua for their contribution to this process,” Masterton Mayor Gary Caffell said.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Tui Vaeau: Te Pati Maori's Ethnic Power Play - The Poison at Parliament's Heart
John McLean: Enduring love of big Pharma & Maori quackery
David Farrar: TPM now threatening violence
Matua Kahurangi: Toitū Te Tiriti
Tui Vaeau: The Perils of Cultural Tokenism - A Critical Examination of Recent Māori-Centric Initiatives
Geoff Parker: The Crown, The Treaty, The Promises And The Waitangi Tribunal
Propaganda:
King’s Birthday Honours recognise significant contributions of Māori
Pushing The Boundaries Of Creativity In Kapa Haka
"I just got his side of the story about what he said and it was exactly as reported. He corrected it well before I got to him ... he just acknowledged he should have kept his thoughts to himself.....
See full article HERE
Iwi Chairs Launch Anti-Racism Website
The Iwi Chairs Forum-led People’s Action Plan Against Racism Aotearoa (PAPARA) Launches Timely Website to Tackle Racism Head-On
From harmful policy being pushed through Parliament, to Māori artists facing public ridicule for using haka on national and international stages — racism in Aotearoa is constant, visible, and intensifying. These experiences are headline news, viral content, and a daily reality for our people.
The working group includes a rangatahi caucus to support strong youth input into the plan, and is overseen by Kahurangi Dame Naida Glavish, Rahui Papa and Pou Tikanga co-chairs Professor Margaret Mutu and Aperahama Edwards.....
See full article HERE
“Constitutional moment of profound significance.” Historic Mana Wāhine kaupapa inquiry gets underway
The Waitangi Tribunal has heard how the Crown’s historic and ongoing breaches have caused deep and systemic harm to wāhine Māori, which has caused the exclusion, marginalisation, and silencing across every sphere of public life.
It is the first day of the substantive hearings for the long-awaited Mana Wāhine Kaupapa Inquiry, which was first lodged more than 30 years ago by notable leaders Dame Areta Koopu, Dame Whina Cooper, Dame Mira Szaszy, Ripeka Evans, Dr Erihapeti Murchie, Dame Georgina Kirby, Dame June Mariu, Violet Pou, Hine Potaka, Dame Aroha Reriti-Crofts, Dr Papaarangi Reid, Donna Awatere-Huata, Lady Rose Henare, Katerina Hoterene, Te Para (Mabel) Waititi, and Kare Cooper-Tate.....
See full article HERE
Hawke's Bay iwi Ngāti Kahungunu protest sale of ancestral mountain
Members of Hawke's Bay iwi Ngāti Kahungunu have gathered on Monday at Kahurānaki Station to protest the recent sale of the station which includes the ancestral mountain of the same name.
Kahurānaki Station - a 1156 hectare sheep and beef farm south of Havelock North - came up for sale earlier this year, the first time the station had been on the market for over 100 years.
The iwi launched a fundraising campaign to buy it, including the 'He Maunga Ka Taea' horse trek from Māhia to the summit of Kahurānaki over 10 days, but were unsuccessful in their bid....
See full article HERE
First fully te reo Māori street sign unveiled
Masterton District Council has unveiled the first Masterton street sign entirely in te reo Māori - Te Ara Pūrātā - which leads to a new commercial area off the southern end of Ngaumutawa Road, in Solway, Masterton.
The name was finalised after consultation with mana whenua.
“We are delighted to have the first fully te reo Māori street sign in Masterton and thank mana whenua for their contribution to this process,” Masterton Mayor Gary Caffell said.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Tui Vaeau: Te Pati Maori's Ethnic Power Play - The Poison at Parliament's Heart
John McLean: Enduring love of big Pharma & Maori quackery
David Farrar: TPM now threatening violence
Matua Kahurangi: Toitū Te Tiriti
Tui Vaeau: The Perils of Cultural Tokenism - A Critical Examination of Recent Māori-Centric Initiatives
Geoff Parker: The Crown, The Treaty, The Promises And The Waitangi Tribunal
Propaganda:
King’s Birthday Honours recognise significant contributions of Māori
Pushing The Boundaries Of Creativity In Kapa Haka
This Breaking Views Update monitors race relations in the media on a weekly basis. New material is added regularly. If you would like to send Letters to the Editor in response to any of these articles, most media addresses can be found HERE.
Monday June 2, 2025
News:
Ngāpuhi leaders say iwi still reliant on Crown 'for every dollar'
New Zealand's largest iwi Ngāpuhi has doubled its asset base to $104 million over the last decade despite not having received a Treaty settlement – but many of the tribe's leaders admit it's still heavily reliant on the Crown.
Over 100 settlements have been signed to date, with a combined value of over $2.7 billion.
Over 100 settlements have been signed to date, with a combined value of over $2.7 billion.
Waikato was the first iwi to settle in 1995, followed by Ngāi Tahu three years later.
Their settlements were valued at $170 million at the time, giving them the capital to invest and grow their assets over the last 30 years.
However, there are still 50 groups yet to finalise their own agreements, including Northland-based Ngāpuhi....
See full article HERE
A brief history of the Mana Wahine claim
The Mana Wāhine Claim, also known as WAI 381, is a significant claim brought before the Waitangi Tribunal in Aotearoa New Zealand. It addresses the systematic and historical breaches of Te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi) by the Crown in relation to Māori women (wāhine Māori). Here’s an overview of the history and development of the claim:
Background
“Mana wāhine” refers to the unique spiritual and cultural authority, status, and power of Māori women, which is deeply rooted in te ao Māori (the Māori world view). Traditionally, wāhine Māori held central roles in iwi and hapū as leaders, decision-makers, and protectors of whakapapa (genealogy) and whenua (land).
However, following colonisation and the imposition of Western systems, the roles, status, and rights of Māori women were significantly undermined, both by patriarchal colonial structures and by the marginalisation of Māori culture and institutions....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Let’s Rebuild New Zealand with Flax and Wairua What Could Go Wrong?
Funding Innovation. But Only If Your DNA Says So
Talk Fancy, Cash Plenty: The Ever Growing Bill for the Māori Language Bureaucracy
John Robertson: Te Whāriki, Māori Spirituality, and the Blurring of State and Religion in NZ Education
Bob Edlin: Masterton PR team drops te reo into its press release....
Propaganda:
Cameron Bennett: Māori journalism takes a “less adversarial approach”
Their settlements were valued at $170 million at the time, giving them the capital to invest and grow their assets over the last 30 years.
However, there are still 50 groups yet to finalise their own agreements, including Northland-based Ngāpuhi....
See full article HERE
A brief history of the Mana Wahine claim
The Mana Wāhine Claim, also known as WAI 381, is a significant claim brought before the Waitangi Tribunal in Aotearoa New Zealand. It addresses the systematic and historical breaches of Te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi) by the Crown in relation to Māori women (wāhine Māori). Here’s an overview of the history and development of the claim:
Background
“Mana wāhine” refers to the unique spiritual and cultural authority, status, and power of Māori women, which is deeply rooted in te ao Māori (the Māori world view). Traditionally, wāhine Māori held central roles in iwi and hapū as leaders, decision-makers, and protectors of whakapapa (genealogy) and whenua (land).
However, following colonisation and the imposition of Western systems, the roles, status, and rights of Māori women were significantly undermined, both by patriarchal colonial structures and by the marginalisation of Māori culture and institutions....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Let’s Rebuild New Zealand with Flax and Wairua What Could Go Wrong?
Funding Innovation. But Only If Your DNA Says So
Talk Fancy, Cash Plenty: The Ever Growing Bill for the Māori Language Bureaucracy
John Robertson: Te Whāriki, Māori Spirituality, and the Blurring of State and Religion in NZ Education
Bob Edlin: Masterton PR team drops te reo into its press release....
Propaganda:
Cameron Bennett: Māori journalism takes a “less adversarial approach”
How the Regulatory Standards Bill gives companies more rights than the public
Leader, gentleman & scholar recognised by the King: Pita Tipene
"Māori ... had been badly, badly treated by the early settlers, we owed Māori redress and change. - Jim Bolger
Leader, gentleman & scholar recognised by the King: Pita Tipene
"Māori ... had been badly, badly treated by the early settlers, we owed Māori redress and change. - Jim Bolger
Sunday June 1, 2025
News:
‘Load of crap’ Minister Chris Bishop on Stan Walker AMA performance
However, despite a captivated crowd, not everyone was impressed with the performance, with onlooking Minister Chris Bishop shaking his head describing it as ‘performative acclaim’ and ‘load of crap.’
Māngai of Toitū te Tiriti, Eru Kapa-Kingi, says Chris Bishop’s reaction to Stan Walker’s powerful performance at the AMA’s is on brand with the typical fragility the parties of this government have shown when faced with undeniable displays of rangatiratanga Māori.
“He and his counterparts are clearly struggling to come to grips with the reality that Māori are everywhere, and wherever we stand, our mana stands with us. We ain’t going anywhere, and nor are we afraid to use our platforms for the kaupapa.” Kapa-Kingi said.
The political discourse around te Tiriti and te reo Māori were themes throughout the night, with international acclaimed Lorde, who won best single on the night, using her acceptance speech to remind people of the fight for te reo Māori and asking the crowd, “Are we going to honour the Treaty or what?”....
See full article HERE
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei tells iwi wanting to invest to ‘come through the front door first’
Central Auckland hapū Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei is sending a clear message to iwi that want to invest within its rohe or tribal territory to "come through the front door" first.
But Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust deputy chairman Ngarimu Blair said it was disappointing to see iwi based outside of Auckland investing in the city without meeting with them first.
"If a Ngāpuhi buys a house, pai ana (all good), but if the iwi entity invests here under traditional leadership structures then we expect our tikanga to be followed," he said.
"Being tūturu Māori is when you go into a tribal district as manuhiri (visitors), you seek out the local home people to acknowledge them as the host, and build a relationship with them. That's all we ask."
But that had not always occurred.....
See full article HERE
Building the foundations for an effective mana whenua iwi partnership
Māori have a special connection to wai (water) through whakapapa (genealogy), and an obligation as kaitiaki (guardians/stewards) of the water to protect this precious tāonga (treasure).
In 2023, we jointly developed and signed a partnership agreement with Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira and Taranaki Whānui. This sets a solid foundation of values, guiding the way we work together, and is an important milestone on our journey to restore te mana me te mauri o te wai.
With language playing such a dominant part in understanding any culture, we started giving our people the training and support to build their capability to speak Te Reo Māori and, as part of that, their understanding of tikanga Māori.
We provide our people with regular Te Reo Māori classes, have in-house initiatives, such as our Waiata group, and provide pronunciation lessons. Some of our staff attended a one-day workshop, known as The Wall Walk, which gives our people an honest and raw account of New Zealand history. This perspective is important......
See full article HERE
Articles:
A list of 35 New Zealand laws that officially reference Māori spirituality, customs, and worldviews
Julia du Fresne: $100 million for Maori education / victimhood
David Farrar: Prebble on Labour and TPM
Matua Kahurangi: ACT is defending equal rights for all New Zealanders
Propaganda:
Waitangi Tribunal hears new plan to improve Māori Health
Positive Treaty Talk Sparks Interest
On The Up: Iwi-led initiative to restore Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Ninety Mile Beach
They built their company from the ground up, now Air NZ’s mentoring them
“He and his counterparts are clearly struggling to come to grips with the reality that Māori are everywhere, and wherever we stand, our mana stands with us. We ain’t going anywhere, and nor are we afraid to use our platforms for the kaupapa.” Kapa-Kingi said.
The political discourse around te Tiriti and te reo Māori were themes throughout the night, with international acclaimed Lorde, who won best single on the night, using her acceptance speech to remind people of the fight for te reo Māori and asking the crowd, “Are we going to honour the Treaty or what?”....
See full article HERE
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei tells iwi wanting to invest to ‘come through the front door first’
Central Auckland hapū Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei is sending a clear message to iwi that want to invest within its rohe or tribal territory to "come through the front door" first.
But Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust deputy chairman Ngarimu Blair said it was disappointing to see iwi based outside of Auckland investing in the city without meeting with them first.
"If a Ngāpuhi buys a house, pai ana (all good), but if the iwi entity invests here under traditional leadership structures then we expect our tikanga to be followed," he said.
"Being tūturu Māori is when you go into a tribal district as manuhiri (visitors), you seek out the local home people to acknowledge them as the host, and build a relationship with them. That's all we ask."
But that had not always occurred.....
See full article HERE
Building the foundations for an effective mana whenua iwi partnership
Māori have a special connection to wai (water) through whakapapa (genealogy), and an obligation as kaitiaki (guardians/stewards) of the water to protect this precious tāonga (treasure).
In 2023, we jointly developed and signed a partnership agreement with Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira and Taranaki Whānui. This sets a solid foundation of values, guiding the way we work together, and is an important milestone on our journey to restore te mana me te mauri o te wai.
With language playing such a dominant part in understanding any culture, we started giving our people the training and support to build their capability to speak Te Reo Māori and, as part of that, their understanding of tikanga Māori.
We provide our people with regular Te Reo Māori classes, have in-house initiatives, such as our Waiata group, and provide pronunciation lessons. Some of our staff attended a one-day workshop, known as The Wall Walk, which gives our people an honest and raw account of New Zealand history. This perspective is important......
See full article HERE
Articles:
A list of 35 New Zealand laws that officially reference Māori spirituality, customs, and worldviews
Julia du Fresne: $100 million for Maori education / victimhood
David Farrar: Prebble on Labour and TPM
Matua Kahurangi: ACT is defending equal rights for all New Zealanders
Propaganda:
Waitangi Tribunal hears new plan to improve Māori Health
Positive Treaty Talk Sparks Interest
On The Up: Iwi-led initiative to restore Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Ninety Mile Beach
They built their company from the ground up, now Air NZ’s mentoring them
This Breaking Views Update monitors race relations in the media on a weekly basis. New material is added regularly. If you would like to send Letters to the Editor in response to any of these articles, most media addresses can be found HERE.
23 comments:
Aotearoa Music Awards “a lot of crap.”
Agreed, but any event with the made-up word “Aotearoa” in it should be avoided, especially by politicians who are meant to be representing New Zealanders in New Zealand. Got it, “get boosted” Bishop.
Chris bishop was RIGHT.
Also what is AMA? Is that something like the New Zealand Music Awards ???
You got it, Anon !!
Letter to Chris Bishop.
What a load of crap.
Couldn't agree more Chris, as a music fan with an interest in NZ music I haven't been able to watch this blatant display of woke activism for years.
It's a pity that the National Party has not been more active on shutting down Māori activism.
Your private comment speaks volumes.
Maybe it's time for you to make some changes.
If action isn't taken soon on maorifacation National risk becoming a minority party next election.
All this bravado from radical maori is laughable. Once they get their tribal rule and people are starving and murder and crime are everywhere, the Chinese will be able to buy nz cheap as chips and and turn it into a brutal dictatorship. Long before then, the nasty white colonist taxpayers with their nasty white democracy will have left nz in droves. Good luck radicals. Have fun!
Cant stand Stan since he started wading in on this crap. Im with Chris.
"If action isn't taken soon on maorification, National risk becoming a minority party next election."
This message should be sent each week to every National MP by their constituents . Drip, drip , drip.
Bishop has got it right. He must be the one to replace Luxon. Sooner the better.
A good thought Anon at 2.23. Could be viable
The $2.7 Billion settlement value is the Gov't propaganda figure.(Monday June 2nd, titlted Ngapuhi leaders.....)
The true total of settlements is $4.6Billion - See here for a compiled list (claimant group, date of settlement , and dollar value to 31st March 2024) > https://sites.google.com/view/kiwifrontline/enlightenments/treaty-settlements-list-4-6b-financial-redress
Mike Butler explains the difference in the value of the settlements here > https://breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2025/02/mike-butler-treaty-settlement-total.html
Yes, they are lying like Israel. The similarities to the “playbook” of that ethnostate is in your face for those with eyes to see.
2 Jun. The mana wahine claims reads like a spoof. It is incredible that persons have the time to ponder such matters. If anything, wahine should be reproaching maori men for contributing to the claimed situation. Having just re read Polack, maori woman should be thankful to colonists for rescuing them from endless tribal warfare, victims of cannibalism, slavery, arranged marriages (to other tribe chiefs to reduce annihilation risk), shared marriages (the less favoured of the wives were effectively slaves to the favourites), unwanted births in and out of "marriage", extensive infanticide, the endless toil and drudgery of flax preparation and food cultivation, etc.
I notice Jim Bolger - farming background... ornery King country bloke, no scholar... has opined in treatment of Moris by early settlers... "badly treated".... Bolger shut up.... my family [arr 1841] BADLY TREATED...
Can't find a better choice... go for it Chris !
Is the mana wahine claim because, since the treaty, they are only being bashed, enslaved and raped a little rather than the customary amount.
I couldn’t agree more, the never ending grievance industry is just sickening.
Interesting to read here that Ngapuhi doubled its asset base to $104 m. Their claim (s) have not been settled but by careful investments and probably some hard work, are doing reasonably OK.
Just shows what tribes can do without help from everybody else.
But, like other tribes, the money doesn't filter all the way to the bottom
Sun 1. It is incredibel that Wellington water staff should attend regular te reo classes, a waiata group, and receive pronunciation lessons. Plus a one day workshop with a raw accent on NZ history.... The msm does not make this nonsense readily known so ratepayers are generally unawre of the grossly diverted focus of the organisation, all at public expense..
It would be interesting to know the net tax contribution, less direct housing, income, health and other subsidies and concessions, of those reckoned to be Ngapuhi.
Who's Stan Walker?
If BV publishes extracts from PARAPARA there will be no hope for my blood pressure. If only some non maori could oraganise counter similar.Unfortunately non maori tend to be too productively busy to devote hours to propoganda development.
To glan011 Bolger reflects the RC Irish solidarity with Maori against the ,,English,,. Same is reflected by others of same background including author activist O'Malley and various journalists etc .
If a few historic battles had gone the other way with Irish, French and Spanish conquering protestants in En gland the victims would be the other way round. There would still have been a British empire but a Catholic one. If legacy colonisers such as Bolger etc are so strong that colonisation was an unjustified evil they can hand their la nd back to local iwi, now all largely psrt white, do a deal, and go ,,home,,. They say they were not responsible but as legacy colonists they have benefitted immensely so to be true to their ideals and ease their guilt go home .stop hand wringing.
Does Bolger hang out with Jacinda?
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