Sunday August 17, 2025
News:
Māori coastal rights Supreme Court decision could set precedent - lawyer
A Treaty lawyer says today's Supreme Court judgement on Māori coastal rights could set a precedent for more Māori customary rights claims over riverbeds.
The court found riverbeds deemed to be part of the marine area, such as river mouths, can be included in Māori customary marine title orders, if other legal tests are meet.
Ngāti Ira a hapū of eastern Bay of Plenty iwi Te Whakatōhea are celebrating the decision. The Supreme Court upheld that their customary title claim can extend to the mouths of the Waiōweka and Ōtara rivers near Ōpōtiki......
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South Island rūnanga looks to Japan as lake's taonga face critical decline
Lake Wairewa and its wider catchment, once prized by Ngāi Tahu as a rich source of mahinga kai. But decades of deforestation, wetland drainage, and intensified farming have left many of the lake's taonga species in decline. Now, a South Island rūnanga travelled to Japan to learn from experts about tuna conservation......
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Planned protest march hampered by red tape
Māori marine protectors say their protest march against Lyttelton Port’s land reclamation is being delayed by “bureaucratic barriers”.
Former National MP Nuk Korako is chair of the tangata tiaki (marine guardian) leadership group, based out of Rāpaki.
He is planning a hikoi (march) to protest what many in his Ngāti Wheke hapū view as the destruction of the harbour’s ecosystem, and to demand an end to the land reclamation.
Tangata tiaki are appointed by the Primary Industries Minister to be caretakers for customary fishing areas like Lyttelton Harbour.
Korako’s hikoi will travel from Lyttelton to a gathering point above Te Awaparahi Bay, which has the best view of the reclamation area.
A locked gate along Old Sumner Lyttelton Rd, off Sumner Rd, is blocking the planned route and has caused the tangata tiaki to delay the protest from July 20 until November....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Taranaki mayoral candidates weigh in on Māori wards
Te Pāti Māori accuses Electoral Commission of 'voter supression' over enrolments
Mike McRoberts: 'I used to hide at events to avoid being asked to speak Te Reo’
See full article HERE
South Island rūnanga looks to Japan as lake's taonga face critical decline
Lake Wairewa and its wider catchment, once prized by Ngāi Tahu as a rich source of mahinga kai. But decades of deforestation, wetland drainage, and intensified farming have left many of the lake's taonga species in decline. Now, a South Island rūnanga travelled to Japan to learn from experts about tuna conservation......
See full article HERE
Planned protest march hampered by red tape
Māori marine protectors say their protest march against Lyttelton Port’s land reclamation is being delayed by “bureaucratic barriers”.
Former National MP Nuk Korako is chair of the tangata tiaki (marine guardian) leadership group, based out of Rāpaki.
He is planning a hikoi (march) to protest what many in his Ngāti Wheke hapū view as the destruction of the harbour’s ecosystem, and to demand an end to the land reclamation.
Tangata tiaki are appointed by the Primary Industries Minister to be caretakers for customary fishing areas like Lyttelton Harbour.
Korako’s hikoi will travel from Lyttelton to a gathering point above Te Awaparahi Bay, which has the best view of the reclamation area.
A locked gate along Old Sumner Lyttelton Rd, off Sumner Rd, is blocking the planned route and has caused the tangata tiaki to delay the protest from July 20 until November....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Taranaki mayoral candidates weigh in on Māori wards
Te Pāti Māori accuses Electoral Commission of 'voter supression' over enrolments
Mike McRoberts: 'I used to hide at events to avoid being asked to speak Te Reo’
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