Saturday June 14, 2025
News:
Govt cuts Māori research projects that don’t fit with ‘growth agenda’
A $5 million boost to a new Māori research fund has been outweighed by the Government siphoning $31m from elsewhere in the sector, pulling the rug from under three projects already years in the making.
The formation of the $10.9 million He Ara Whakahihiko Capability Fund as part of last month’s Budget has been hailed by Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Shane Reti as something that will contribute to the country’s overall performance.
However, the new fund – which was established by merging two pre-existing funds, then topped up using money from other existing research funds – comes while $31m worth of pre-existing funding was taken from work Reti said didn’t fit with his Government’s “growth agenda”.....
See full article HERE
Library building’s name a reference to area’s history
Mana whenua have given South Dunedin’s new library complex a name reflecting the area’s historic links to traditional knowledge.
The building complex, which houses the new South Dunedin Library, will be called Te Whata o Kaituna.
In a report for next week’s civic affairs committee meeting, Dunedin City Council (DCC) acting corporate policy manager Nadia Wesley-Smith said the name referenced the area’s former abundance in mahika kai (traditional food gathering and the places it occurs).....
See full article HERE
Caution as councils called to declare on seabed mine
Taranaki local body politicians are looking to keep their powder dry as the battle over seabed mining intensifies through the new Fast-track process.
Pressure is mounting as the Environmental Protection Agency selects its panel to rule on an Australian company’s bid to mine the South Taranaki seabed under the Fast-track Approvals Act.
Deputations this week asked Taranaki Regional Council (TRC) and New Plymouth District Council to declare against Trans-Tasman Resources’ proposed mine off the Pātea coast – and prepare for a looming hearing....
See full article HERE
English teachers voice concern about proposed curriculum as consultation closes
Consultation on a draft intermediate and secondary school English curriculum that prioritises Shakespeare, grammar and 19th century literature closes on Friday.
English teachers told RNZ they were worried the draft set unrealistic workloads for students and failed to mention the Treaty of Waitangi.....
See full article HERE
Maori unemployment creeping higher
Over the past decade, Māori unemployment in Aotearoa New Zealand has reflected broader national economic trends, but consistently remained higher than the general population, due to systemic inequities in education, training, and access to stable employment. Matthew Tukaki tracks the last decade:......
See full article HERE
Budget 2025: Minister for Māori Tama Potaka defends $757M reduction in Māori Funding
Claudette Hauiti’s interview with Minister for Māori Tama Potaka following the 2025 Budget announcement last week at times became quite heated, but it did produce a profound insight into the National-led government’s plans for te ao Māori, and it’s not positive.
Min Potaka defended the coalition government’s decision to redistribute over $757 million previously allocated to kaupapa Māori initiatives, while highlighting new investments in mainstream services.
The controversial budget announced by Finance Minister Nicola Willie, called the “Austerity Budget,” marks a significant shift in funding approach. Approximately $1 billion was stripped from kaupapa Māori initiatives over two consecutive budgets (2024-2025), including cuts to housing and education programs.....
See full article HERE
Budget 2025: A Colonial Blueprint That Abandons Tāngata Whenua.
The Coalition Government’s Budget 2025 represents more than just a redistribution of funds-it signals a deliberate dismantling of targeted support for whānau, revealing what Te Pāti Māori Co-Leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer describes as a government that is “unapologetically colonial in their thinking and in their behaviour.”
The numbers tell a stark story of diminishing support. While Finance Minister Nicola Willis trumpets $700 million in Health funding for Māori, the reality is far grimmer. The pūtea is neither targeted nor ring-fenced for Māori. In fact, less than $40 million represents new money. Even more troubling are the government’s spending priorities: while allocating a mere $14 million to vital organizations like the Māori Women’s Welfare League and Māori Wardens, it has earmarked “800-900 million” going towards the building of a prison. This disparity speaks volumes about the government’s vision for Māori futures,” says Ngarewa-Packer....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Professor John Raine: Ancestry-Defined Enthnostate or a Working Democracy
Matua Kahurangi: Still think white cis men are the problem, Marama?
See full article HERE
Library building’s name a reference to area’s history
Mana whenua have given South Dunedin’s new library complex a name reflecting the area’s historic links to traditional knowledge.
The building complex, which houses the new South Dunedin Library, will be called Te Whata o Kaituna.
In a report for next week’s civic affairs committee meeting, Dunedin City Council (DCC) acting corporate policy manager Nadia Wesley-Smith said the name referenced the area’s former abundance in mahika kai (traditional food gathering and the places it occurs).....
See full article HERE
Caution as councils called to declare on seabed mine
Taranaki local body politicians are looking to keep their powder dry as the battle over seabed mining intensifies through the new Fast-track process.
Pressure is mounting as the Environmental Protection Agency selects its panel to rule on an Australian company’s bid to mine the South Taranaki seabed under the Fast-track Approvals Act.
Deputations this week asked Taranaki Regional Council (TRC) and New Plymouth District Council to declare against Trans-Tasman Resources’ proposed mine off the Pātea coast – and prepare for a looming hearing....
See full article HERE
English teachers voice concern about proposed curriculum as consultation closes
Consultation on a draft intermediate and secondary school English curriculum that prioritises Shakespeare, grammar and 19th century literature closes on Friday.
English teachers told RNZ they were worried the draft set unrealistic workloads for students and failed to mention the Treaty of Waitangi.....
See full article HERE
Maori unemployment creeping higher
Over the past decade, Māori unemployment in Aotearoa New Zealand has reflected broader national economic trends, but consistently remained higher than the general population, due to systemic inequities in education, training, and access to stable employment. Matthew Tukaki tracks the last decade:......
See full article HERE
Budget 2025: Minister for Māori Tama Potaka defends $757M reduction in Māori Funding
Claudette Hauiti’s interview with Minister for Māori Tama Potaka following the 2025 Budget announcement last week at times became quite heated, but it did produce a profound insight into the National-led government’s plans for te ao Māori, and it’s not positive.
Min Potaka defended the coalition government’s decision to redistribute over $757 million previously allocated to kaupapa Māori initiatives, while highlighting new investments in mainstream services.
The controversial budget announced by Finance Minister Nicola Willie, called the “Austerity Budget,” marks a significant shift in funding approach. Approximately $1 billion was stripped from kaupapa Māori initiatives over two consecutive budgets (2024-2025), including cuts to housing and education programs.....
See full article HERE
Budget 2025: A Colonial Blueprint That Abandons Tāngata Whenua.
The Coalition Government’s Budget 2025 represents more than just a redistribution of funds-it signals a deliberate dismantling of targeted support for whānau, revealing what Te Pāti Māori Co-Leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer describes as a government that is “unapologetically colonial in their thinking and in their behaviour.”
The numbers tell a stark story of diminishing support. While Finance Minister Nicola Willis trumpets $700 million in Health funding for Māori, the reality is far grimmer. The pūtea is neither targeted nor ring-fenced for Māori. In fact, less than $40 million represents new money. Even more troubling are the government’s spending priorities: while allocating a mere $14 million to vital organizations like the Māori Women’s Welfare League and Māori Wardens, it has earmarked “800-900 million” going towards the building of a prison. This disparity speaks volumes about the government’s vision for Māori futures,” says Ngarewa-Packer....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Professor John Raine: Ancestry-Defined Enthnostate or a Working Democracy
Matua Kahurangi: Still think white cis men are the problem, Marama?
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.
Friday June 13, 2025
News:
Hastings council takes down Māori wards videos after legal letter from Hobson’s Pledge
Hastings District Council has removed social media videos of councillors talking up the benefits of Māori wards after it received a legal letter from lobby group Hobson’s Pledge.
At the beginning of June, Hastings District Council (HDC) posted a video of Deputy Mayor Tania Kerr promoting the positive impact of Māori wards in the district to the council’s followers.
At the beginning of June, Hastings District Council (HDC) posted a video of Deputy Mayor Tania Kerr promoting the positive impact of Māori wards in the district to the council’s followers.
In the letter, Hobson’s Pledge’s lawyer Brigitte Morten said it was concerned HDC’s videos promoted the retention of Māori wards.
“It is indisputable that both posts advocate in favour of voting to retain Māori wards in the upcoming poll, and that they utilise council’s Facebook page to promote that message,” said Morten, a director at Franks Ogilvie.
Morten said the council should immediately take down the videos and undertake that no further council resources, including HDC’s Facebook page, would be used to promote material that favours any side in the upcoming election....
See full article HERE
New Plymouth District Council community fund supports ongoing legacy of Māori health leader
Hundreds of people will gather at the historic Owae Marae in Waitara this month to celebrate the legacy of Māui Pōmare, who championed improvements in Māori health in the early 20th Century.
The event is being held with help from NPDC’s Community Events Grant which supports community events that contribute to the vibrancy of the rohe.....
See full article HERE
Iwi partner with NZTA and hope future projects can follow same model
Iwi in Manawatū are crediting part of the success of the new Te Ahu a Turanga Highway to a partnership between them and the NZ Transport Agency and are hopeful it can be a model for future infrastructure projects.
The Minister of Transport Chris Bishop was also present at the formal opening to cut the ribbon. He said the Government would be taking the learnings from the partnership for future projects......
See full article HERE
ACT Launches Petition To Dump Te Mana o te Wai
ACT is at Fieldays this week, garnering farmers’ support for the campaign to scrap the vague, spiritual concept of Te Mana o te Wai and allow regional councils to set their own freshwater standards by scrapping national bottom lines.
The party has launched a petition at rural.act.org.nz and is collecting signatures on the ground.
“The vague concept of ‘Te Mana o te Wai’ replaces scientific benchmarks with a subjective idea of the mana of the water that leads to co-governance and unequal treatment based on who someone’s ancestors were.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Tui Vaeau: Obeying Tribal Law
Propaganda:
Defence's Waiouru housing project fails to break ground after deal with Ngāti Rangi falls over, sources say
Māori concern over data privacy puts spotlight on Privacy Commissioner
Out Of Sight, Out Of Mana- Rotorua Lakes Council’s Callous Attack On Homeless Whānau
Rural placement pivotal experience for pharmacy student
“It is indisputable that both posts advocate in favour of voting to retain Māori wards in the upcoming poll, and that they utilise council’s Facebook page to promote that message,” said Morten, a director at Franks Ogilvie.
Morten said the council should immediately take down the videos and undertake that no further council resources, including HDC’s Facebook page, would be used to promote material that favours any side in the upcoming election....
See full article HERE
New Plymouth District Council community fund supports ongoing legacy of Māori health leader
Hundreds of people will gather at the historic Owae Marae in Waitara this month to celebrate the legacy of Māui Pōmare, who championed improvements in Māori health in the early 20th Century.
The event is being held with help from NPDC’s Community Events Grant which supports community events that contribute to the vibrancy of the rohe.....
See full article HERE
Iwi partner with NZTA and hope future projects can follow same model
Iwi in Manawatū are crediting part of the success of the new Te Ahu a Turanga Highway to a partnership between them and the NZ Transport Agency and are hopeful it can be a model for future infrastructure projects.
The Minister of Transport Chris Bishop was also present at the formal opening to cut the ribbon. He said the Government would be taking the learnings from the partnership for future projects......
See full article HERE
ACT Launches Petition To Dump Te Mana o te Wai
ACT is at Fieldays this week, garnering farmers’ support for the campaign to scrap the vague, spiritual concept of Te Mana o te Wai and allow regional councils to set their own freshwater standards by scrapping national bottom lines.
The party has launched a petition at rural.act.org.nz and is collecting signatures on the ground.
“The vague concept of ‘Te Mana o te Wai’ replaces scientific benchmarks with a subjective idea of the mana of the water that leads to co-governance and unequal treatment based on who someone’s ancestors were.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Tui Vaeau: Obeying Tribal Law
Propaganda:
Defence's Waiouru housing project fails to break ground after deal with Ngāti Rangi falls over, sources say
Māori concern over data privacy puts spotlight on Privacy Commissioner
Out Of Sight, Out Of Mana- Rotorua Lakes Council’s Callous Attack On Homeless Whānau
Rural placement pivotal experience for pharmacy student
Thursday June 12, 2025
News:
Taranaki iwi expect NPDC to oppose seabed mining plan
Taranaki iwi have made it clear they collectively expect the New Plymouth District Council to publicly oppose seabed mining in the region.
Their message was delivered to council’s Te Huinga Taumatua committee on Tuesday by iwi and political leaders who fear the Government’s Fast-track Approvals Act was on the cusp of green lighting Trans-Tasman Resources plan to mine an area of the South Taranaki Bight.
Their message was delivered to council’s Te Huinga Taumatua committee on Tuesday by iwi and political leaders who fear the Government’s Fast-track Approvals Act was on the cusp of green lighting Trans-Tasman Resources plan to mine an area of the South Taranaki Bight.
That message became stronger when they were told at the meeting that council had granted Trans-Tasman Resources an opportunity to hold a workshop in council chambers on June 18.....(paywall)
See full article HERE
Oranga Tamariki report finds stark outcomes for Māori in state care system
The Independent Children's Monitor has found Māori children in the Oranga Tamariki system are overrepresented and being let down; and the outcomes for Māori adults involved in the system when they were younger "paint a stark picture", with higher mortality rates over time than those not involved.
Those same adults who had experience in custody or in care were nine times more likely to have used emergency housing as an adult and half as likely to be in employment, Children's Monitor chief executive Arran Jones said.
He said the report was a "story of consequence" and of needs not addressed by a system that could not always get the right support in place at the right time....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Bob Edlin: Waititi’s demand to “get on with it” presaged the sovereignty issue being aired....
Tui Vaeau: Sir Peter Buck (Te Rangi Hīroa) - The Polymath of Dual Worlds
Matua Kahurangi: Te Pāti Māori: Too busy crying over Gaza to care about murdered Māori kids
Propaganda:
‘Not every single Māori in the country supports you’: The Labour/Te Pāti Māori conundrum
Ngāti Hine tackles diabetes crisis with whare tapa whā approach
Report On Outcomes For Tamariki And Rangatahi Māori In The Oranga Tamariki System – A Story Of Consequence
Oranga Tamariki report finds stark outcomes for Māori in state care system
The Independent Children's Monitor has found Māori children in the Oranga Tamariki system are overrepresented and being let down; and the outcomes for Māori adults involved in the system when they were younger "paint a stark picture", with higher mortality rates over time than those not involved.
Those same adults who had experience in custody or in care were nine times more likely to have used emergency housing as an adult and half as likely to be in employment, Children's Monitor chief executive Arran Jones said.
He said the report was a "story of consequence" and of needs not addressed by a system that could not always get the right support in place at the right time....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Bob Edlin: Waititi’s demand to “get on with it” presaged the sovereignty issue being aired....
Tui Vaeau: Sir Peter Buck (Te Rangi Hīroa) - The Polymath of Dual Worlds
Matua Kahurangi: Te Pāti Māori: Too busy crying over Gaza to care about murdered Māori kids
Propaganda:
‘Not every single Māori in the country supports you’: The Labour/Te Pāti Māori conundrum
Ngāti Hine tackles diabetes crisis with whare tapa whā approach
Report On Outcomes For Tamariki And Rangatahi Māori In The Oranga Tamariki System – A Story Of Consequence
Wednesday June 11, 2025
News:
University of Auckland launches historic first Pacific Strategy
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland yesterday launched its first Pacific Strategy Ala o le Moana (2025-2030), marking a historic milestone in the University’s 142-year journey.
A bold and enabling framework, the University says the Ala o le Moana amplifies the strengths of Pacific learners, academic and professional staff, and communities to achieve the outcomes set out in Taumata Teitei, Vision 2030 and Strategic Plan 2025.
A bold and enabling framework, the University says the Ala o le Moana amplifies the strengths of Pacific learners, academic and professional staff, and communities to achieve the outcomes set out in Taumata Teitei, Vision 2030 and Strategic Plan 2025.
Today, there are more than 40,000 students at the University, with around 4,000 of them being Pacific students, and nearly 400 Pacific staff, according to the University’s 2023 Pacific statistics....
See full article HERE
Labour keeps door open for Te Pāti Māori, but urges focus on 'core areas'
Chris Hipkins says Te Pāti Māori needs to focus on important issues such as jobs, health and homes, like Labour is, keeping the door open to working with them despite three of their MPs being suspended from Parliament.
Labour Māori development spokesperson Willie Jackson told Te Pāti Māori not every Māori supported them after three of its MPs disrupted a vote on the Treaty Principles Bill last year with a haka.....
See full article HERE
Northland Māori health provider launches diabetes clinic amid soaring rates
Northland Māori health provider Ngāti Hine Health Trust is taking urgent action to help tackle a diabetes crisis, after witnessing diabetes rates much higher than the national average.
About 64% of the 4200 patients enrolled in the trust’s Kawakawa clinic have diabetes, said chief executive Tamati Shepherd-Wipiiti, who himself has diabetes.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Dr Michael Bassett: Maori Party thumbs its nose at Democracy
Selling New Zealand to a stone age culture
Time to Push Back - Reversing the Maorification of New Zealand
Labour keeps door open for Te Pāti Māori, but urges focus on 'core areas'
Chris Hipkins says Te Pāti Māori needs to focus on important issues such as jobs, health and homes, like Labour is, keeping the door open to working with them despite three of their MPs being suspended from Parliament.
Labour Māori development spokesperson Willie Jackson told Te Pāti Māori not every Māori supported them after three of its MPs disrupted a vote on the Treaty Principles Bill last year with a haka.....
See full article HERE
Northland Māori health provider launches diabetes clinic amid soaring rates
Northland Māori health provider Ngāti Hine Health Trust is taking urgent action to help tackle a diabetes crisis, after witnessing diabetes rates much higher than the national average.
About 64% of the 4200 patients enrolled in the trust’s Kawakawa clinic have diabetes, said chief executive Tamati Shepherd-Wipiiti, who himself has diabetes.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Dr Michael Bassett: Maori Party thumbs its nose at Democracy
Selling New Zealand to a stone age culture
Time to Push Back - Reversing the Maorification of New Zealand
Tuesday June 10, 2025
News:
Te reo Māori celebrated as Kerikeri aims for bilingual status
From kapa haka classes to te reo Māori in local businesses, Kerikeri’s journey to becoming the Far North’s first bilingual town is well under way.
The newly renamed Te Rauora (The Revitalisation) Strategy is an agreement between the council Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Rēhia (the rūnanga) to develop more spaces, places and opportunities in Kerikeri where te reo Māori can flourish.
The newly renamed Te Rauora (The Revitalisation) Strategy is an agreement between the council Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Rēhia (the rūnanga) to develop more spaces, places and opportunities in Kerikeri where te reo Māori can flourish.
Ngāti Rēhia spokesman Kipa Munro said it’s about giving the town and in the future the rest of Northland the feel of te reo Māori, allowing the language to be celebrated alongside English.....
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Porirua iwi Ngāti Toa Rangatira continues to expand its footprint across the wider Wellington region.
Recently purchasing land at a further 27 public schools in the area.
It now owns the ground leases at 67 schools in total and remains the Ministry of Education's biggest landlord.
But it won't receive a cent from these investments for another 20 years while it pays off hundreds of millions in debt.
"Once those investors are paid back at no risk to us and no cost to us, Ngāti Toa will receive hundreds of millions of dollars every year in perpetuity, passive, for doing nothing, other than get our whenua back," said Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira Chief Executive, Helmut Modlik.....
See full article HERE
Ngarimu competitions are now open for submissions
The Ngarimu video and waiata composition competitions provide ākonga Māori in Years 7 to 13 the opportunity to explore their creativity, practise storytelling and learn about the history of the 28th (Māori) Battalion.
The competitions were developed in memory of Victoria Cross recipient Second Lieutenant Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu and the 28th (Māori) Battalion and aim to inspire ākonga to connect with the Māori language, culture and traditions in relation to the Battalion.....
See full article HERE
'Flipping the script' - record number of PhD scholarships granted in Māori Cancer Researcher Awards
Five people have been awarded scholarships to dive into and improve Māori health inequities.
The Māori Cancer Researcher Awards - a partnership between Te Kāhui Matepukupuku o Aotearoa (the Cancer Society of New Zealand) and Hei Āhuru Mōwai Māori Cancer Leadership Aotearoa - have given scholarships to four PhD and a Master's candidate.
The Gut Cancer Foundation of New Zealand are supporting two of the doctoral candidates.....
See full article HERE
First Māori Voice Opens UN Oceans Conference, Pushing For Marine Legal Rights
The United Nations Oceans Conference commenced today with a significant opening address that championed the Rights of Nature for all marine life, including the groundbreaking concept of legal personhood for whales. This pivotal message was delivered by Dr. Mere Takoko, CEO of the Pacific Whale Fund, alongside Jean-Pierre Gattuso, Director of Research at CNRS and co-chair of the One Ocean Science Congress. French President Emmanuel Macron was in attendance, highlighting the global significance of these discussions for the future of our oceans.....
See full article HERE
All in together: Maunagkiekie-Tāmaki Local Board and Ngāti Pāoa form Ōmaru committee
Ngāti Pāoa Iwi Trust and the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board have formed a six-member committee to manage the future of Ōmaru Reserve (Point England Reserve). Ownership of the reserve will transfer from the Crown to Ngāti Pāoa, likely at some point in 2025, as cultural redress under the Ngāti Pāoa Treaty of Waitangi settlement.
“Ōmaru is a place of great importance to Ngāti Pāoa and we look forward to working with the local board to develop plans for the reserve that truly benefit the local community and the iwi. Through our settlement the Crown is also providing whenua to Ngāti Pāoa for a papakāinga and marae, and we want to ensure planning for the reserve works together.”....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Elizabeth Rata: Extracts from Submission to the Consultation on the Draft English Curriculum
WHY a karakia to open a new highway ?
Tribal Elite - Breaching the Treaty While Lecturing Everyone Else on Its Sacredness
Propaganda:
Iwi across Taranaki gear up to fight Bill that won’t die
Porirua iwi Ngāti Toa Rangatira continues to expand its footprint across the wider Wellington region.
Recently purchasing land at a further 27 public schools in the area.
It now owns the ground leases at 67 schools in total and remains the Ministry of Education's biggest landlord.
But it won't receive a cent from these investments for another 20 years while it pays off hundreds of millions in debt.
"Once those investors are paid back at no risk to us and no cost to us, Ngāti Toa will receive hundreds of millions of dollars every year in perpetuity, passive, for doing nothing, other than get our whenua back," said Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira Chief Executive, Helmut Modlik.....
See full article HERE
Ngarimu competitions are now open for submissions
The Ngarimu video and waiata composition competitions provide ākonga Māori in Years 7 to 13 the opportunity to explore their creativity, practise storytelling and learn about the history of the 28th (Māori) Battalion.
The competitions were developed in memory of Victoria Cross recipient Second Lieutenant Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu and the 28th (Māori) Battalion and aim to inspire ākonga to connect with the Māori language, culture and traditions in relation to the Battalion.....
See full article HERE
'Flipping the script' - record number of PhD scholarships granted in Māori Cancer Researcher Awards
Five people have been awarded scholarships to dive into and improve Māori health inequities.
The Māori Cancer Researcher Awards - a partnership between Te Kāhui Matepukupuku o Aotearoa (the Cancer Society of New Zealand) and Hei Āhuru Mōwai Māori Cancer Leadership Aotearoa - have given scholarships to four PhD and a Master's candidate.
The Gut Cancer Foundation of New Zealand are supporting two of the doctoral candidates.....
See full article HERE
First Māori Voice Opens UN Oceans Conference, Pushing For Marine Legal Rights
The United Nations Oceans Conference commenced today with a significant opening address that championed the Rights of Nature for all marine life, including the groundbreaking concept of legal personhood for whales. This pivotal message was delivered by Dr. Mere Takoko, CEO of the Pacific Whale Fund, alongside Jean-Pierre Gattuso, Director of Research at CNRS and co-chair of the One Ocean Science Congress. French President Emmanuel Macron was in attendance, highlighting the global significance of these discussions for the future of our oceans.....
See full article HERE
All in together: Maunagkiekie-Tāmaki Local Board and Ngāti Pāoa form Ōmaru committee
Ngāti Pāoa Iwi Trust and the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board have formed a six-member committee to manage the future of Ōmaru Reserve (Point England Reserve). Ownership of the reserve will transfer from the Crown to Ngāti Pāoa, likely at some point in 2025, as cultural redress under the Ngāti Pāoa Treaty of Waitangi settlement.
“Ōmaru is a place of great importance to Ngāti Pāoa and we look forward to working with the local board to develop plans for the reserve that truly benefit the local community and the iwi. Through our settlement the Crown is also providing whenua to Ngāti Pāoa for a papakāinga and marae, and we want to ensure planning for the reserve works together.”....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Elizabeth Rata: Extracts from Submission to the Consultation on the Draft English Curriculum
WHY a karakia to open a new highway ?
Tribal Elite - Breaching the Treaty While Lecturing Everyone Else on Its Sacredness
Propaganda:
Iwi across Taranaki gear up to fight Bill that won’t die
Monday June 9, 2025
News:
TET grants $1.5m for kaumatua housing
The Taranaki Electricity Trust has given $1.5 million towards Wisdom Village, a proposed elderly housing complex in Waitara.
The money will go towards the first five of 24 flats, to be built on land owned by Nga Pekanga Catholic Māori Charitable Trust.
The money will go towards the first five of 24 flats, to be built on land owned by Nga Pekanga Catholic Māori Charitable Trust.
Building will begin in the summer and the first five houses should be ready to be occupied by June 2026....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Why Bother Voting at All?
Matua Kahurangi: Waving a noose in Parliament?
Cam Slater: Te Pāti Māori’s Haka Tantrum - A Disgrace to Parliament and a Middle Finger to New Zealanders
Decolonisation: Because Who Needs Democracy When You Can Have Tribal Backtracking?
White Privilege?
Delayed Outrage: The Great Cultural Power Grab Dressed In Green
When Democracy Takes A Back Seat To Identity Politics
Coastal Cash Crunch The Crown’s Wallet Finally Snaps Shut
Propaganda:
There is no ‘Māori problem’, there is a ‘white people problem’
Labour’s Willie Jackson doesn’t want a ‘war with the Māori Party’
Why ACT’s Dr Parmar is wrong about Te Tiriti rights
“Scribbles” A throwaway comment or a symptom of internalised racism?
The new security excuse for mining the deep-sea
Power of rongoā Māori: Rangatahi-led project explores health benefits of kūmara vines
Katikati’s Matariki dawn service cuts into soul
Sunday June 8, 2025
News:
Councillor Toi Iti seeks Doug Leeder's seat - BOP Regional Council
Bay of Plenty regional councillor Toi Iti plans to vacate his Kōhi Māori ward seat at this year’s local election to contest the general councillor position currently held by Doug Leeder.
Leeder, the regional council’s chairman and East Coast general ward constituency councillor, announced his plans to vacate his seat this week.
Articles:
Why Bother Voting at All?
Matua Kahurangi: Waving a noose in Parliament?
Cam Slater: Te Pāti Māori’s Haka Tantrum - A Disgrace to Parliament and a Middle Finger to New Zealanders
Decolonisation: Because Who Needs Democracy When You Can Have Tribal Backtracking?
White Privilege?
Delayed Outrage: The Great Cultural Power Grab Dressed In Green
When Democracy Takes A Back Seat To Identity Politics
Coastal Cash Crunch The Crown’s Wallet Finally Snaps Shut
Propaganda:
There is no ‘Māori problem’, there is a ‘white people problem’
Labour’s Willie Jackson doesn’t want a ‘war with the Māori Party’
Why ACT’s Dr Parmar is wrong about Te Tiriti rights
“Scribbles” A throwaway comment or a symptom of internalised racism?
The new security excuse for mining the deep-sea
Power of rongoā Māori: Rangatahi-led project explores health benefits of kūmara vines
Katikati’s Matariki dawn service cuts into soul
Sunday June 8, 2025
News:
Councillor Toi Iti seeks Doug Leeder's seat - BOP Regional Council
Bay of Plenty regional councillor Toi Iti plans to vacate his Kōhi Māori ward seat at this year’s local election to contest the general councillor position currently held by Doug Leeder.
Leeder, the regional council’s chairman and East Coast general ward constituency councillor, announced his plans to vacate his seat this week.
Iti said he wanted more direct involvement with the wider community to bring Māori and non-Māori communities together “to navigate Wellington’s policy churn that’s draining ratepayer resources across the region”.
“When I’m in the Māori constituency role, I feel that I can’t have a direct conversation with people who can’t vote for me. So, I’ve got to have some skin in the game.”…
See full article HERE
Tribunal urges Crown to engage with Māori on Takutai Moana funding changes
The Waitangi Tribunal wants the Crown to make a genuine effort to engage with Māori when making changes to the funding scheme that allows Māori groups to seek recognition of their coastal rights.
The tribunal released its Stage 2 report into planned amendments to the Marine and Coastal (Takutai Moana) Act on Friday, the report relates to allegations by claimants that the Crown breached Treaty principles through mismanagement of the Takutai Moana Financial Assistance Scheme......
See full article HERE
Māori, Pacific removed from extra education funding priorities
The government will remove extra funding for Māori and Pacific enrolments in vocational courses, and trim funding for workplace training.
The Tertiary Education Commission told institutions this week it was "reprioritising a small amount - approximately 8 percent - of learner component funding towards provider-based delivery rates, through the removal of Māori and Pacific learners as an eligible category".
The weightings for Māori and Pacific enrolments were worth $152 for each student enrolling in work-based level 1-2 certificates and courses at levels 3-6, and $364 per student in non-degree level 7 courses.
However, the $1327 weighting for disabled students and students with low prior educational achievement would continue.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Caleb Anderson: Was Winston right in poking the bear?
Zoran Rakovic - No Laughing Matter: The Missing Joy in English Class
Propaganda:
Tāmaki Makaurau to celebrate te ao Māori with kapa haka showcase
Government Congratulates Ahuwhenua Trophy Winners
Te Ahu a Turanga - Manawatū Tararua Highway formally opened with karakia
Suspended Te Pāti Māori MPs To Embark On National Tour
Tāmaki Makaurau To Celebrate te ao Māori With Kapa Haka Showcase
“When I’m in the Māori constituency role, I feel that I can’t have a direct conversation with people who can’t vote for me. So, I’ve got to have some skin in the game.”…
See full article HERE
Tribunal urges Crown to engage with Māori on Takutai Moana funding changes
The Waitangi Tribunal wants the Crown to make a genuine effort to engage with Māori when making changes to the funding scheme that allows Māori groups to seek recognition of their coastal rights.
The tribunal released its Stage 2 report into planned amendments to the Marine and Coastal (Takutai Moana) Act on Friday, the report relates to allegations by claimants that the Crown breached Treaty principles through mismanagement of the Takutai Moana Financial Assistance Scheme......
See full article HERE
Māori, Pacific removed from extra education funding priorities
The government will remove extra funding for Māori and Pacific enrolments in vocational courses, and trim funding for workplace training.
The Tertiary Education Commission told institutions this week it was "reprioritising a small amount - approximately 8 percent - of learner component funding towards provider-based delivery rates, through the removal of Māori and Pacific learners as an eligible category".
The weightings for Māori and Pacific enrolments were worth $152 for each student enrolling in work-based level 1-2 certificates and courses at levels 3-6, and $364 per student in non-degree level 7 courses.
However, the $1327 weighting for disabled students and students with low prior educational achievement would continue.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Caleb Anderson: Was Winston right in poking the bear?
Zoran Rakovic - No Laughing Matter: The Missing Joy in English Class
Propaganda:
Tāmaki Makaurau to celebrate te ao Māori with kapa haka showcase
Government Congratulates Ahuwhenua Trophy Winners
Te Ahu a Turanga - Manawatū Tararua Highway formally opened with karakia
Suspended Te Pāti Māori MPs To Embark On National Tour
Tāmaki Makaurau To Celebrate te ao Māori With Kapa Haka Showcase
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Toi Iti standing for a general councillor position at this year’s BOP Regional election is precisely why maori wards are not needed. Any ethnicity can stand for council. Maori are already elected in general wards all over NZ, as are any number of ethnicities. Outcomes should be improved when councillors represent and interact with their entire communities. Maori wards not only distort local democracy, they also handicap that councillor’s ability to work effectively within their greater ward community. As with maori seats in parliament, maori wards need to go. Vote them out this year!
9th. It is appropriate that Kerikeri adopts the feel of maori. Probably more so than anywhere else in NZ, maori bodies felt the teeth of others.
And in the Ngarimu competitions I wonder how many will tell the story of the maori captured by Rommel and with a string of ears in his possession. The maori battalion indulged in several bayonet charges which were effective against terrified troops. But having worked themselves into a frenzy with a haka they also indulged in several which were an avoidable disaster. Much is made of the loss rate of the maori battalion. Regularly overlooked is the horrendous losses of those many others who volunteered as bomber aircrew; the loss rate was 5% average per trip; they were rostered for for 60 trips..... The typical foot soldier was in the thick of action on just a few occassions, whereas aircrew experienced similar risk every trip.
Re: Kerikeri Te Reo: “People are questioning why Kerikeri. Well one, it’s our tribal area and two if we can do it in this town, we can do it in the rest of the North.” - this translates to 'Resistance is futile, we'll impose this on a largely non-Maori town that really does not want it but it will get it anyway'
"Part of the strategy is offering te reo classes to businesses in the town, teaching business owners and staff everyday language they can use in their operating." this translates to 'let's do a bit of indoctrination'.
So Kerikeri aims for bilingual status - Oh no it does not ...
"The bilingual strategy for Kerikeri is a Department of Internal Affairs initiative and has been rolled out to other centres including Ōtaki, Rotorua, Whakatāne and Whangārei.
A recognisable increase in the use of te reo Māori in council places and spaces, including the rebranding of the council name and logo, is part of this strategy.
The establishment of Te Pae o Uta and Te Pae o Waho policies have been the main drivers for the normalising of te ao Māori within the council.
Te Pae o Uta gives council staff guidelines for improving the inclusivity of te ao Māori in all aspects of their work.
Te Pae o Waho is a te reo Māori and tikanga training programme for staff and contractors, with more than 173 staff enrolling in the programme so far.
So, DIA are up to their necks in this 'initiative' when it was thought that the NZF-National coalition agreement stated:
Legislate to make English an official language of New Zealand.
• Ensure all public service departments have their primary name in English, except for those specifically related to Maori.
• Require the public service departments and Crown Entities to communicate primarily in English - except those entities specifically related to Maori."
Who imagined that errant Councils are exempt?
Seeing as ACT has been in the news with WorkSafe, the following is a 'grab' from 'their' advertisement for trainee inspectors, not only does maori come first, sometimes in 'bold', but the English is pigeon english....so much for the 'goals' of the coalition.......
About us - Mo tatou
He aha te mea nui o tēnei ao? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata.
What is the most important thing in the world, it is people, it is people, it is people
Kia ora, Noa'ia, Talofa lava, Mauri, Mālō e lelei, Tālofa, Ni Sa Bula Vinaka, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Mālō ni, Kia orana.
Ka noho mātāmua te orangatonutanga o te tangata ki a mātou o Mahi Haumaru Aotearoa. Ko te aronga matua kia haere haumaru ngā tāngata katoa ki te mahi, kia hoki haumaru ki te te kāinga. Inā ka ngākaunui koe ki ēnei āhuatanga, tomo mai ki tēnei whare whakaruruhau.
WorkSafe New Zealand Mahi Haumaru Aotearoa, is the primary workplace health and safety regulator – our vision is that everyone who goes to mahi comes home healthy and safe. Our kaimahi are passionate about our vision and embrace and demonstrate our Mātāpono WorkSafe Values through the mahi they do:
All the above comments say: "Wake up Coalition, wake up New Zealand, stop this rot from within!"
With respect to 'bilingual status'.
It's hard to see how anything positive will come of this. Forget about any kind of economic grown in Kerikeri or the rest of Northland, for that matter.
Maoris are dragging New Zealand into the 3rd world, and either they don't realize what they're doing, or they just don't care.
It's a disaster for all of us, and it's likely the country will never recover.
Totally agree. We should be going the other way, we voted in this government to take us the other way, but they are ignoring the clear desires of the people they purport to represent. Abolish the Waitangi Tribunal, abolish Maori wards, ensure the Maori economy pays taxes like the rest of the economy, don't allow Te Partly Maori seats in parliament unless they swear allegiance and uphold their promises to abide by the rules of parliament
Kerikeri and "bilingual" BS ... The town was clearly too successful and showing up the rest of Northland, so iwi and hapu decided that it must be dragged down to the lowest common denominator. Now how best can we undermine it they thought ... how about chucking a load of social housing in its midst and mess with heads via bilingualism to Maorify the place - that should do it!
So is Uni of Auckland also developing strategies to support students of Indian and Chinese derivation? What about Scottish people, my ancestry for example is primarily Scottish. I mean, surely it would be racist not to? I do hope the Uni is going to be truly inclusive and provide support for each and every student ethnicity (or part ethnicity) without fear or favour… Come on Dawn Freshwater you must be up for that!!!???
“Hastings council takes down Māori wards videos after legal letter from Hobson’s Pledge”
Rates revolt required.
A truly objective account, with details of payments, of the NZTA/maori relationship for the new highway would be of great interest. Unless landowners, difficult to see why maori should have any great involvement, especailly paid.Seems the highway has had the effect of uniting several contrary iwi. Should help with the insurgency push.
No wonder it took five years to produce 11.5km of highway. Lots of hui, b*gger all doey. Payments for involvement and “board” meetings? You bet. High cost, low productivity and seems like everyone is not only celebrating but looking to repeat! Good grief!
Dawn, darlingk, is running for cover.....
Absolutely. " Pidgin version " of any language is a
guarantee of this. Only " the educated elite" will speak proper English - a control mechanism. Exactly the case of tribal nations e.g. Africa, Caribbean.
Remember: Margaret Mutu is an expert is sociolinguistics -.... knows all about this.
14th. At last the govt is reducing the vast race based grants tipped into maori. Maori cannot expect continued very favoured support when so many of them strive not for the betterment of NZ but pursue the insurgent policy of Te Pati and a myriad other brain washed activists.
As is now customary everywhere a library in South Dunedin has acquired a maori name. Libraries are a prime example and representation of the advanced civilisation the colonists brought. And Dunedin is an early colonist settlement. There is no basis at all for a library name to represent a basic physical activity of the pre colonist stone age hunter gatherers encamped in the area.
Yes -the kitchen got too hot... but job done with good remuneration ($700K pa) . cf Ardern.
Next VC - certainly (trace) Maori.
Coup by stealth - right on track.
Especially depressing reading this section of BV.
Why do the people in charge of NZ not understand that apartheid is not acceptable here or in any other country ?
Are they determined to keep undermining democracy until it's gone, and the place is being run like any African despotic feifdom ?
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