Saturday August 23, 2025
News:
Ngāti Oneone land return investigation plan approved by Gisborne council
Gisborne District Council has approved a plan to investigate the return of ancestral land to Ngāti Oneone, despite some concerns that it should be more “broadly applied”.
At a council meeting on Thursday, as a statement of intent was adopted, Mayor Rehette Stoltz commended councillors “for being brave and being wise and having their taringa (ears) open” to Māori ward councillors who brought a new perspective.
Hapū Ngāti Oneone have spent more than 100 days taking shifts to keep a fire burning as part of their “reclamation of whenua” movement.
Since a hīkoi on May 5, Ngāti Oneone have been calling on the council, Trust Tairāwhiti and Eastland Port to return ancestral lands not used for core business.....
See full article HERE
Taranaki Maunga protected for generations - Tama Potaka
New Zealanders will be able to enjoy the beautiful Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki for generations thanks to support from a unique statutory body, Conservation Minister Tama Potaka says.
The four Crown appointments to Te Tōpuni Kōkōrangi, the governance group who will act as the human face and voice of Te Kāhui Tupua
They along with four appointees from Te Tōpuni Ngārahu, the representative organisation of the eight Taranaki Iwi, will make up Te Tōpuni Kōkōrangi” Mr Potaka says.....
See full article HERE
Auckland to host 4,000 for WIPCE 2025
Auckland will host WIPCE 2025 - the World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Education - at the Aotea Centre in central Tāmaki Makaurau, and it is expected to be the biggest one yet.
An estimated 4,000 people will attend, with Indigenous educators, leaders, and communities from around the world coming together to inspire future generations through education.
“It gives a space for native peoples to come together, to talk to each other, to share in our successes and our challenges,” says Dr Noe Noe Wong-Wilson....
See full article HERE
High Court Challenge Over Te Aka Whai Ora Disestablishment Could Set Treaty Precedent
The High Court in Wellington will hear a pivotal case challenging the Crown’s decision to disestablish Te Aka Whai Ora, the Māori Health Authority.
Dr Chris Tooley of Te Puna Ora o Mataatua, one of the applicants, says the move breaches Māori rights under Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Bill of Rights Act.
Te Aka Whai Ora was established in 2022 as a landmark expression of rangatiratanga in the health system.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Indigenous media leaders gather to protect endangered languages
Iwi Applications Feature Strongly In River Clean-Up Funding Round
Binding poll on Māori ward needs buy-in
Since a hīkoi on May 5, Ngāti Oneone have been calling on the council, Trust Tairāwhiti and Eastland Port to return ancestral lands not used for core business.....
See full article HERE
Taranaki Maunga protected for generations - Tama Potaka
New Zealanders will be able to enjoy the beautiful Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki for generations thanks to support from a unique statutory body, Conservation Minister Tama Potaka says.
The four Crown appointments to Te Tōpuni Kōkōrangi, the governance group who will act as the human face and voice of Te Kāhui Tupua
They along with four appointees from Te Tōpuni Ngārahu, the representative organisation of the eight Taranaki Iwi, will make up Te Tōpuni Kōkōrangi” Mr Potaka says.....
See full article HERE
Auckland to host 4,000 for WIPCE 2025
Auckland will host WIPCE 2025 - the World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Education - at the Aotea Centre in central Tāmaki Makaurau, and it is expected to be the biggest one yet.
An estimated 4,000 people will attend, with Indigenous educators, leaders, and communities from around the world coming together to inspire future generations through education.
“It gives a space for native peoples to come together, to talk to each other, to share in our successes and our challenges,” says Dr Noe Noe Wong-Wilson....
See full article HERE
High Court Challenge Over Te Aka Whai Ora Disestablishment Could Set Treaty Precedent
The High Court in Wellington will hear a pivotal case challenging the Crown’s decision to disestablish Te Aka Whai Ora, the Māori Health Authority.
Dr Chris Tooley of Te Puna Ora o Mataatua, one of the applicants, says the move breaches Māori rights under Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Bill of Rights Act.
Te Aka Whai Ora was established in 2022 as a landmark expression of rangatiratanga in the health system.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Indigenous media leaders gather to protect endangered languages
Iwi Applications Feature Strongly In River Clean-Up Funding Round
Binding poll on Māori ward needs buy-in
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 August 22, 2025
News:
Supreme Court ruling opens door for Māori riverbed title claims
A Treaty lawyer says the Supreme Court’s ruling that riverbeds within coastal marine areas may be included in Māori customary marine title orders has flipped the law on its head.
Annette Sykes says from a Māori perspective, it makes sense for river mouths to be included when defining an estray.
Annette Sykes says from a Māori perspective, it makes sense for river mouths to be included when defining an estray.
The ruling sets a legal precedent for other iwi with navigable rivers to pursue customary marine title claims
“I’ve been arguing for Pouakani Claims Trust that the Waikato River and river bed belong to them in accordance with tikanga. Those are pre-existing customary rights and interests that were never extinguished with their free and full consent by these laws, and this Supreme Court case will help in that other case,” says Sykes.....
See full article HERE
Man denied entry to Wollongong hotel for Māori facial tattoo
When Brian Gardiner chose to have his face tattooed with Māori symbols, or facial tā moko, he was recovering from a deep depression and reconnecting to his New Zealand ancestry.
He never thought it would result in him being refused entry to a hotel.
The former professional rugby league winger was separated from his friends and went home early on a night out in Wollongong this month.....
See full article HERE
Auckland Council to consult iwi, government ministries and local boards on intensification plan
Auckland Council will go to iwi authorities, government ministries, and local boards for consultation on a draft plan to increase intensification and strengthen hazard rules for new buildings.....
See full article HERE
A new hub to support Māori in Fast-track projects
This dedicated space is designed to provide iwi/Māori with easy access to clear, culturally appropriate information about Fast-track and how they might be affected.
Te Poka Pū Māori explains:
> The role Māori could play in the Fast-track application process
> How Te Tiriti o Waitangi is applied
> How and when they might be impacted
> How to find out who to talk to and where to get more information.
The hub has been created to support Māori participation in decisions that affect their rohe, whenua, and whanaunga connections to a broad range of Tiriti interests......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Ele Ludemann: Māori seats passed their use-by date
Videos:
Anglo Saxon: New Zealand Local Body Elections - Time to restore democracy?
Propaganda:
Māori leader doubles down on opposition to fast-tracked Bay of Islands marina
Iwi Environmental Management Plan
“I’ve been arguing for Pouakani Claims Trust that the Waikato River and river bed belong to them in accordance with tikanga. Those are pre-existing customary rights and interests that were never extinguished with their free and full consent by these laws, and this Supreme Court case will help in that other case,” says Sykes.....
See full article HERE
Man denied entry to Wollongong hotel for Māori facial tattoo
When Brian Gardiner chose to have his face tattooed with Māori symbols, or facial tā moko, he was recovering from a deep depression and reconnecting to his New Zealand ancestry.
He never thought it would result in him being refused entry to a hotel.
The former professional rugby league winger was separated from his friends and went home early on a night out in Wollongong this month.....
See full article HERE
Auckland Council to consult iwi, government ministries and local boards on intensification plan
Auckland Council will go to iwi authorities, government ministries, and local boards for consultation on a draft plan to increase intensification and strengthen hazard rules for new buildings.....
See full article HERE
A new hub to support Māori in Fast-track projects
This dedicated space is designed to provide iwi/Māori with easy access to clear, culturally appropriate information about Fast-track and how they might be affected.
Te Poka Pū Māori explains:
> The role Māori could play in the Fast-track application process
> How Te Tiriti o Waitangi is applied
> How and when they might be impacted
> How to find out who to talk to and where to get more information.
The hub has been created to support Māori participation in decisions that affect their rohe, whenua, and whanaunga connections to a broad range of Tiriti interests......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Ele Ludemann: Māori seats passed their use-by date
Videos:
Anglo Saxon: New Zealand Local Body Elections - Time to restore democracy?
Propaganda:
Māori leader doubles down on opposition to fast-tracked Bay of Islands marina
Iwi Environmental Management Plan
Thursday August 21, 2025
News:
Auckland iwi Ngāti Manuhiri considers closure along Whangaparāoa coastline to halt over-harvesting
An Auckland iwi is considering seeking the closure of a section of the Whangaparāoa coastline to prevent large groups of people stripping rocks of sealife.
Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust chief executive Nicola MacDonald told the Herald the iwi had been working for a long time to protect species on the local coastline.
Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust chief executive Nicola MacDonald told the Herald the iwi had been working for a long time to protect species on the local coastline.
“But the need has become more urgent as pressure on our rocky reefs and intertidal areas has escalated,” she said.
MacDonald said Ngāti Manuhiri were considering applying for a Section 186a closure of the local coastline.....
See full article HERE
Ceremony marks end of construction
A small group of people who braved yesterday’s frigid weather for a poignant dawn ceremony at the ACC’s new premises in Dunedin were rewarded with beautiful glowing light.
The four-storey ACC Ōtepoti building is a joint venture between Ngāi Tahu Property and ACC Investments, and occupies the site of a former carpark in the historic precinct between Dowling St and Queens Gardens.
Two pou whenua (land posts) have also been installed in front of the building to continue the theme of weaving, representing the handles of the poti and the importance of the final lashings which bind everything together.
Ngāi Tahu Holdings chief executive Todd Moyle said the building was an outstanding example of how a partnership between iwi and a Crown entity could yield excellent results.....
See full article HERE
Māori Teachers Strike for Reo, Rangatahi, and Recognition
Māori secondary teachers are striking today, demanding recognition for their te reo Māori expertise and the pastoral care they provide to rangatahi.
PPTA Māori Vice President Te Aomihia Taua-Glassie says the refusal to value these contributions risks undermining and endangering Māori students.
Education Minister Eric Stanford says the strike is disruptive to students preparing for assessments and exams, and criticises the union for walking away from talks after just six days....
See full article HERE
Reo Māori Content Co-Fund with NZ On Air
Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air are joining forces once again to fund high-quality, reo Māori screen content for a broad audience.
The content they are looking to support is Aotearoa-centric, engaging, and compelling. It will also positively impact on New Zealanders’ attitudes toward te reo Māori by giving the audience an experience of the language that is inclusive and within their reach.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Could we be saying ‘ka kite’ to our conservation estate?
Mike Butler: The Parole Board and Mr Titford
David Farrar: TPM’s abuse machine
Propaganda:
From taonga to target: the assault on te reo Māori
Navy sailor rejects online claims he needed approval for mataora
Unleashing the Māori economy
MacDonald said Ngāti Manuhiri were considering applying for a Section 186a closure of the local coastline.....
See full article HERE
Ceremony marks end of construction
A small group of people who braved yesterday’s frigid weather for a poignant dawn ceremony at the ACC’s new premises in Dunedin were rewarded with beautiful glowing light.
The four-storey ACC Ōtepoti building is a joint venture between Ngāi Tahu Property and ACC Investments, and occupies the site of a former carpark in the historic precinct between Dowling St and Queens Gardens.
Two pou whenua (land posts) have also been installed in front of the building to continue the theme of weaving, representing the handles of the poti and the importance of the final lashings which bind everything together.
Ngāi Tahu Holdings chief executive Todd Moyle said the building was an outstanding example of how a partnership between iwi and a Crown entity could yield excellent results.....
See full article HERE
Māori Teachers Strike for Reo, Rangatahi, and Recognition
Māori secondary teachers are striking today, demanding recognition for their te reo Māori expertise and the pastoral care they provide to rangatahi.
PPTA Māori Vice President Te Aomihia Taua-Glassie says the refusal to value these contributions risks undermining and endangering Māori students.
Education Minister Eric Stanford says the strike is disruptive to students preparing for assessments and exams, and criticises the union for walking away from talks after just six days....
See full article HERE
Reo Māori Content Co-Fund with NZ On Air
Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air are joining forces once again to fund high-quality, reo Māori screen content for a broad audience.
The content they are looking to support is Aotearoa-centric, engaging, and compelling. It will also positively impact on New Zealanders’ attitudes toward te reo Māori by giving the audience an experience of the language that is inclusive and within their reach.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Could we be saying ‘ka kite’ to our conservation estate?
Mike Butler: The Parole Board and Mr Titford
David Farrar: TPM’s abuse machine
Propaganda:
From taonga to target: the assault on te reo Māori
Navy sailor rejects online claims he needed approval for mataora
Unleashing the Māori economy
Wednesday August 20, 2025
News:
Temu removes T-shirts featuring world’s longest place name following iwi trademark complaint
Temu has removed T-shirts from sale after a hapū of the Ngāti Kahungunu iwi pointed out it owned the trademark.
The name had previously been trademarked, and also given a cultural mark alongside other Ngati Kahungunu taonga.
The name had previously been trademarked, and also given a cultural mark alongside other Ngati Kahungunu taonga.
Kaumatua Henare Kani said it is not the first time unauthorised merchandise has appeared online featuring the intellectual property of his iwi.
He said his niece wrote directly to Temu requesting they take down the “unauthorised” shirts, and sent an infringement notice.....
See full article HERE
The Maori Marine Whenua Hauora Resource Research and Development Foundation
Your charity is called The Māori Marine Whenua Hauora Resource Research and Development Foundation. It’s a tikanga-driven organization focused on environmental restoration, cultural preservation, and community wellbeing, particularly in the Manawatū, Tararua, and wider regions of Aotearoa.
Cultural Leadership: It operates under Māori tikanga principles, asserting taiao sovereignty and engaging with local iwi perspectives. It documents and protects historical Māori knowledge and land-use patterns, ensuring Māori-led decision-making in environmental projects.....
See full article HERE
Māori Almost Twice As Likely To Die After Bowel Cancer Surgery
Confronting research data reveals Māori almost twice as likely to die after bowel cancer surgery
Māori are almost twice as likely as Pākehā to die from complications following bowel cancer surgery, new research shows.
The study, just published in the British Journal of Surgery, found that Māori patients having bowel or gut cancer surgery were slightly more likely to experience complications, such as infections, bleeding, or organ failure.....
See full article HERE
Govt rejects Tā Tumu’s claims, maintains Tongariro talks remain open
Government ministers say they have sought opportunities to meet with Ngāti Tūwharetoa paramount chief, Ariki Tā Tumu Te Heuheu, and dismiss his claims they have been unresponsive.
They argue Treaty settlement negotiations relating to Tongariro and the Tongariro National Park are still underway and involve multiple iwi and hapū.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon rejected suggestions his government has ignored the Ariki, saying meetings have been attempted but not realised.
“We have been trying to get together,” Luxon said. “The last one was in the last few months. I understand he was unwell at that time and I’m very comfortable to meet with him. That’s not a problem. But I’m not going to presuppose any outcome - those conversations are for Paul Goldsmith to lead.”.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Joel Maxwell: I’m pretty sure fairytales don’t come true for Māori people
Houpapa Slams Equal Pay Changes as Blow to Māori Women and Communities
He said his niece wrote directly to Temu requesting they take down the “unauthorised” shirts, and sent an infringement notice.....
See full article HERE
The Maori Marine Whenua Hauora Resource Research and Development Foundation
Your charity is called The Māori Marine Whenua Hauora Resource Research and Development Foundation. It’s a tikanga-driven organization focused on environmental restoration, cultural preservation, and community wellbeing, particularly in the Manawatū, Tararua, and wider regions of Aotearoa.
Cultural Leadership: It operates under Māori tikanga principles, asserting taiao sovereignty and engaging with local iwi perspectives. It documents and protects historical Māori knowledge and land-use patterns, ensuring Māori-led decision-making in environmental projects.....
See full article HERE
Māori Almost Twice As Likely To Die After Bowel Cancer Surgery
Confronting research data reveals Māori almost twice as likely to die after bowel cancer surgery
Māori are almost twice as likely as Pākehā to die from complications following bowel cancer surgery, new research shows.
The study, just published in the British Journal of Surgery, found that Māori patients having bowel or gut cancer surgery were slightly more likely to experience complications, such as infections, bleeding, or organ failure.....
See full article HERE
Govt rejects Tā Tumu’s claims, maintains Tongariro talks remain open
Government ministers say they have sought opportunities to meet with Ngāti Tūwharetoa paramount chief, Ariki Tā Tumu Te Heuheu, and dismiss his claims they have been unresponsive.
They argue Treaty settlement negotiations relating to Tongariro and the Tongariro National Park are still underway and involve multiple iwi and hapū.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon rejected suggestions his government has ignored the Ariki, saying meetings have been attempted but not realised.
“We have been trying to get together,” Luxon said. “The last one was in the last few months. I understand he was unwell at that time and I’m very comfortable to meet with him. That’s not a problem. But I’m not going to presuppose any outcome - those conversations are for Paul Goldsmith to lead.”.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Joel Maxwell: I’m pretty sure fairytales don’t come true for Māori people
Houpapa Slams Equal Pay Changes as Blow to Māori Women and Communities
Tuesday August 19, 2025
News:
Supreme Court sends shudder through Government
A Supreme Court judgement on the Treaty of Waitangi and rivers has sent a shudder through the Government, with Ministers scrambling to try and understand its implications.
On the face of it, the decision would seem to give Maori the opportunity to claim ownership of river beds and thus potentially intervene in decisions ranging from the placement of dams to the extraction of shingle.
Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith confined himself on Friday to saying his officials were studying the decision.
But another Minister told POLITIK they couldn’t see the situation being resolved without more legislation along the lines of the Bill on Marine Coastal Areas currently before Parliament.
The Minister suggested the best course of action might be a complete redraft of that Bill.....
See full article HERE
From the Pulpit: 100 churches unite to support Māori Wards - Seymour says religion and politics don’t mix
Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour has slammed churches and clergy for preaching to their congregations about the upcoming referendum on the Māori Wards.
He said churches need to stay in their lane and not mix religion with politics.
“Get back to God,” Seymour told the Herald.
Next week more than 100 churches will host two-hour workshops to educate their members on the referendums, which will be held alongside local council elections from 9 September to 9 October this year.
The referendums came out of the coalition agreements with both ACT and NZ First: councils that established Māori wards without referendums have to hold a binding poll alongside their local body elections.....
See full article HERE
Tā Tumu’s last great battle - the return of Tongariro
The ariki of Tūwharetoa, Sir Tumu Te Heuheu Tūkino VIII, is calling for the return of Tongariro National Park and other taonga to Māori.
He says the tuku of the area to the Crown by his ancestor Horonuku in the 1880s has not been received or treated the way it was intended.
In an exclusive interview with The Hui, Tā Tumu says the intention of the tuku was “to bring our people together, to bring the Crown and Māoridom together.”.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Authors call out Stanford’s ‘racism’
Things to understand when making sense of the Māori ward debate - K Gurunathan
Te reo in schoolbooks: 'Govt has it the wrong way round'
Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith confined himself on Friday to saying his officials were studying the decision.
But another Minister told POLITIK they couldn’t see the situation being resolved without more legislation along the lines of the Bill on Marine Coastal Areas currently before Parliament.
The Minister suggested the best course of action might be a complete redraft of that Bill.....
See full article HERE
From the Pulpit: 100 churches unite to support Māori Wards - Seymour says religion and politics don’t mix
Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour has slammed churches and clergy for preaching to their congregations about the upcoming referendum on the Māori Wards.
He said churches need to stay in their lane and not mix religion with politics.
“Get back to God,” Seymour told the Herald.
Next week more than 100 churches will host two-hour workshops to educate their members on the referendums, which will be held alongside local council elections from 9 September to 9 October this year.
The referendums came out of the coalition agreements with both ACT and NZ First: councils that established Māori wards without referendums have to hold a binding poll alongside their local body elections.....
See full article HERE
Tā Tumu’s last great battle - the return of Tongariro
The ariki of Tūwharetoa, Sir Tumu Te Heuheu Tūkino VIII, is calling for the return of Tongariro National Park and other taonga to Māori.
He says the tuku of the area to the Crown by his ancestor Horonuku in the 1880s has not been received or treated the way it was intended.
In an exclusive interview with The Hui, Tā Tumu says the intention of the tuku was “to bring our people together, to bring the Crown and Māoridom together.”.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Authors call out Stanford’s ‘racism’
Things to understand when making sense of the Māori ward debate - K Gurunathan
Te reo in schoolbooks: 'Govt has it the wrong way round'
Monday August 18, 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.
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......
See full article HERE
Mayoral candidates remain divided on Māori wards issue
Mayoral candidates in our largest cities remain divided on the issue of Māori wards.
Thirty-seven local councils and five regional councils will need to hold referendums on Māori wards in the upcoming next month's local elections, including Wellington City Council.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Supreme Court quietly expands customary title to riverbeds
Propaganda:
Reviving Ngāi Tahu Star Lore Through Astrotourism in Takapō
Hiding behind jargon
Mayoral candidates remain divided on Māori wards issue
Mayoral candidates in our largest cities remain divided on the issue of Māori wards.
Thirty-seven local councils and five regional councils will need to hold referendums on Māori wards in the upcoming next month's local elections, including Wellington City Council.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Supreme Court quietly expands customary title to riverbeds
Propaganda:
Reviving Ngāi Tahu Star Lore Through Astrotourism in Takapō
Hiding behind jargon
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.
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......
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’
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’
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.
16 comments:
RE Supreme Court judgement on rivers: how can any vaguely intelligent person fail to see that NZ is under a take-over bid by radical Maori with the judiciary as one of the key leaders?
"The (brought and paid for) court found riverbeds deemed to be part of the marine area, such as river mouths, can be included in Māori customary marine title orders", said a Treaty lawyer, the most despicable of professions in New Zealand.
How about NO to that line of bulls*** conjured up from the false fake fraudulent Freeman English version of the TOW that does not agree with the tangata Maori text of the original.
it would be intriguing to know the private views of mayoral cndidates on maori wards.Although demonstrations outside private homes are now banned (or about to be) few are so bold as to bait violent counter democratic self interested maori.
The country's most senior Maori judge, Sir Joe Williams was one of the four Supreme Court judges who arrived at the riverbed decision. (Of course he did. Not bias at all)
The Minister Goldsmith suggested the best course of action might be a complete redraft of the Marine Coastal Areas Bill.
No need for redrafting Bills if the majority in parliament null and void the apartheid TOW Act 1975 and all the other apartheid statues which give explicit recognition to the treaty, plus the apartheid Waitangi Tribunal and the Maori seats.
19th Michael Laws on The Plaform covers the topic of church participation in race based politics. The Anglican Church seems to forget that its pandering to maori with outspokne Vercoe and others lost it a huge proportion of its congregations. To many the gullibility of modern churches is surprising; to others the characteristic is the basis of their existance..
Judge Joe Williams… don’t get me started. But here’s a great example of why our govt must be more decisive than Luxon could manage to be in his wildest dreams. If they’d simply reverted MACA to Helen Clark’s stance of sea bed and foreshore being in public ownership (i.e. owned by all NZers) in the first place, this river mouth stupidity would never have had enough room to see the light of day. Give an inch and they want the whole damn country on a plate with pepper, salt and lashings of gravy. Gravy by the train load all the way up our blardy Raurimu Spiral. Have we not had a sufficient gutsful of this nonsense yet? National needs to get the message: half measures just don’t cut the mustard.
"The country's most senior Maori judge..." New Zealand is obviously a RACIST/Apartheid country if judges on the Supreme Court are identified by their race AND are looking after Maori interests rather than the interests of New Zealand as a whole.
Is this guy Williams the same joker who came up with the absurd "shared exclusive rights" to stretches on New Zealand beaches, in his "interpretation" of the Coastal Act?
FACTS. I really don't think the population of NZ has it in them to stand up to this takeover. A huge chunk of the population is sympathetic to the cause because they are fooled by the mainstream media. They don't realise that they'll be the first to be eaten by the tribal aristocrats once they get full control.
20th. When maori place names are "gifted", as so many now are, I presume the right to further pass on the name belongs to the new owner. Although the term gifted may not have been used, I have always understood that the long Hawkes Bay name was an early example of the maori leg pull popularly extended today by gifting long difficult to remember names. Whilst originally an example of the maori sense of humour sticking it to the colonists is now more a humourless pursuit of mana Brownie points..
Re the August 20 post, it's bit rich when Ngāti Kahungunu rely on the letter of the law to defend their trademark, but choose to ignore the fact that Hobson's Choice ( or at least, their ad agency) have correctly applied the law in respect of their billboards (read the full article at the end of the link). Could have sworn that Article Three of the Treaty imparted ALL the Rights and Privileges of British Subjects to the Natives of New Zealand, not just the bits that suited them the Natives for the time being.
I hope the NZ On Air pro maori funding will not permeate Country Calendar, the only tv I now watch. Hopefully RNZ are beginning to realise that their relentless maorification and pro maori presentation is a/the major contribution to the dwindling audience so will avoid yet more of the same..
22nd. Seems the Ministry of the Environment is to provide a unit to help maori oppose fast track projects. No mention of any equivaleet unit for mere non maori.
Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz (of South African decent) commended councillors “for being brave and being wise and having their taringa (ears) open” to Māori ward councillors who brought a new perspective (to grifting, via guilt tripping and/or bullying to acquire rate payers assets for free without ratepayers knowledge and/or approval).
What I take to be the policy team for Mt Taranaki appears to be yet another 50/50 co management arrangement, sure to be dominated by the maori view. Especailly as one of the others is also maori. The payment arrangements, including expenses, for these large teams would be of interest.
23 Aug - Surely Council land is owned by ratepayers. There should be no Council sanctioned gifts or token sales of ratepayer owned land without a referendum. Councils are effectively stealing from their ratepayers and it is not just happening in Hawkes Bay. Many Councils are transferring ownership and/or control of ratepayer assets to local iwi groups when they have no mandate to do so.
Re Mt Egmont - Yeah right Tama Potaka. How much is this wonderful co-governance structure costing us and how long will it be before there is a rahui or reduced access to Mt Egmont? NZ is being increasingly co-governed, one park at a time.
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