Monday August 11, 2025
News:
Hobson’s Pledge Founder Wants Ratepayer Activist Seat At Table
The ratepayer group advocates for less council spending to reduce rates, and opposes Mori wards, iwi representation on committees and anything else they deem ‘race-based’.
A founding board member of Hobson’s Pledge wants a ratepayer activist group given access to decision-making at New Plymouth District Council.
Some three dozen members of his New Plymouth Ratepayers Alliance arrived at the council chamber this week to lobby for a pause on the council’s buy-local plan.
Many wore the group’s signature black shirts to show support for a deputation by their chairman Kevin Moratti to NPDC’s Finance, Audit and Risk committee.
Moratti has long been the local voice for Hobson’s Pledge and is a former Act Party candidate.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Judy Gill: Let Māori Children Choose
Propaganda:
Māori voices silenced in health, again
The bill that will torch Māori-Crown relations
Chris Finlayson: Co-governance should be embraced — not feared
Jamie Ensor: Greens want to lead Govt, Hipkins not interested in 'arguing' with them
Many wore the group’s signature black shirts to show support for a deputation by their chairman Kevin Moratti to NPDC’s Finance, Audit and Risk committee.
Moratti has long been the local voice for Hobson’s Pledge and is a former Act Party candidate.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Judy Gill: Let Māori Children Choose
Propaganda:
Māori voices silenced in health, again
The bill that will torch Māori-Crown relations
Chris Finlayson: Co-governance should be embraced — not feared
Jamie Ensor: Greens want to lead Govt, Hipkins not interested in 'arguing' with them
Sunday August 10, 2025
News:
Ōwairaka archery club’s lease terminated, seeks new home after 70 years on Auckland maunga
An archery club based on one of Auckland’s maunga will lose its home of 70 years after members were given four days’ notice of a meeting on the outdoor venue’s future.
The Mountain Green Archery Club (MGAC) on Ōwairaka (Mt Albert) has been told by Auckland Council’s Tūpuna Maunga Authority (TMA) that its lease will be terminated.
The Mountain Green Archery Club (MGAC) on Ōwairaka (Mt Albert) has been told by Auckland Council’s Tūpuna Maunga Authority (TMA) that its lease will be terminated.
“The Tūpuna Maunga Authority considered five expired leases on the maunga, including the lease for the Mountain Green Archery Club at Ōwairaka/Mt Albert,” a TMA spokesperson told the Herald.
“This lease expired on November 30, 2023, and has been on a month-to-month basis ever since....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Division by race isn’t justice, it’s regression - Steven Mark Gaskell
Propaganda:
Back to the foreshore and seabed
Ngāti Kahungunu Slams The Government’s Decision To Push On With Marine Legislation
“This lease expired on November 30, 2023, and has been on a month-to-month basis ever since....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Division by race isn’t justice, it’s regression - Steven Mark Gaskell
Propaganda:
Back to the foreshore and seabed
Ngāti Kahungunu Slams The Government’s Decision To Push On With Marine Legislation
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4 comments:
At the lavish (Council funded) Nov 2019 hui the ridding of all vestage of colonist influence was one of the stated aims of the (controlling maori faction of) the Maunga Authority. When the archery club is not present the space is unused except by the occasional explorative dog. When present the Club provides an interesting spectacle for dog walkers and the occasional other users of the mount. My guess is kapahaka and other cultural activities will move in. An excuse to enter vehicles. Goodbye to the present peaceful refined atmosphere.
This is becoming a common experience that can only be interpreted as racism by Maori against leaseholders participating in non-maori
sports and activities.
Bit like two year olds. They learn the word ‘“no” and then can’t stop using it. What’s the benefit to Auckland and the local Mt Albert community in saying no to the archery club? Seems like the loss of an interesting recreational activity for no obvious gain. But then, what would I know? I couldn’t possibly understand how an archery club transgresses tikanga and te ao maori. Yeah, right…
my understanding is that there were only about one hundred thousand Maori in NZ at time of TOW. With approx five hundred different tribes (who signed TOW) that would be an average of two hundred people per tribe. Now one tribe, Ngati Kahungunu say they they have a claim to the coastline from north of Mahia peninsula to South Waiarapa. That is a very long stretch of coast for one tribe to occupy continuously (considering the average size of a tribe) Unless I am missing something here, how can they claim it as their own?? (and my numbers are conservative)
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