Saturday August 30, 2025
News:
Landmark water deal recognises mana of iwi to Porotī Springs
After years of negotiations, Whatitiri Māori Reserves Trust and Whangārei District Council (WDC) have made a historic first by agreeing to share part of the Council’s raw water allocation from Waipao Stream, the Porotī Springs.
The formal agreement was approved unanimously by Trust board members, Council staff, and elected members at the August Council meeting and has now been signed by both parties.
Millan Ruka from Te Uriroroi and Te Māhurehure says, “It is a historic occasion for us.”
“Very emotional that there is a 100% vote for the going ahead of our Agreement in Principle to share Porotī Springs water.
“We are on the road to economic benefit, with having a share of our water, that was important to us. But first of all, it’s always been about the sustainability of the water, Porotī Springs.”
See full article HERE
Decision reserved in potential landmark case that could redefine Treaty law
The High Court has reserved its decision in a landmark case over the Crown’s disestablishment of Te Aka Whai Ora, the Māori Health Authority, in 2024.
The hearing started on Monday in the High Court in Wellington and adjourned on Thursday.
The claim was brought by four Māori health providers, Te Puna Ora o Mataatua, Te Kōhao Health, Ngāti Hine Health Trust, and Papakura Marae.
They are asking the court to make a declaration of inconsistency with the Treaty of Waitangi and its principles, and inconsistency with the Bill of Rights Act, concerning the Government’s disestablishment of Te Aka Whai Ora, the Māori Health Authority, in 2024.....
See full article HERE
Shock end to sandmining
The long and costly battle to stop sand mining off Pākiri and Mangawhai has been won.
In a shock decision last Thursday, aggregate firm McCallum Brothers (MBL) abandoned its legal challenge to carry on dredging.
The company said the decision followed an agreement with one of many mining opponents, Manuhiri Kaitiaki Charitable Trust (Ngati Mānuhiri).
“MBL has agreed to surrender its temporary consent permitting sand extraction at Pākiri, abandon its High Court appeals pursuant to the Environment Court decisions of 2024 and settle the costs awarded in favour of Ngāti Manuhiri b.....(paywalled)
See full article HERE
Te Pati Maori president and former Labour MP John Tamihere has confirmed another tilt for office
Tamihere says he'll be running in the new electorate of Glendene - which replaces the existing Kelston seat.
The seat is currently held by Labour's deputy Carmel Sepuloni, who's been the MP since 2014.
Tamihere told Radio Waatea his party needs to fight it's corner and will have a stronger focus on general seats.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Steven Gaskell: When “One Law for All” Becomes the Problem
A.E. Thompson: Propaganda on Hone Heke's Flagstaff Hill
Bob Edlin: Questions are raised about Maori reliance on customary food-gathering.....
Propaganda:
Researchers target rising HIV diagnoses among Māori
Read the Maori Ward spin by this woke council
Te reo Māori celebrated on world stage at Indigenous Summit in Canada
Māori authorities diversifying export destinations
Tikanga at work: Cultural competence in 2025
“Very emotional that there is a 100% vote for the going ahead of our Agreement in Principle to share Porotī Springs water.
“We are on the road to economic benefit, with having a share of our water, that was important to us. But first of all, it’s always been about the sustainability of the water, Porotī Springs.”
See full article HERE
Decision reserved in potential landmark case that could redefine Treaty law
The High Court has reserved its decision in a landmark case over the Crown’s disestablishment of Te Aka Whai Ora, the Māori Health Authority, in 2024.
The hearing started on Monday in the High Court in Wellington and adjourned on Thursday.
The claim was brought by four Māori health providers, Te Puna Ora o Mataatua, Te Kōhao Health, Ngāti Hine Health Trust, and Papakura Marae.
They are asking the court to make a declaration of inconsistency with the Treaty of Waitangi and its principles, and inconsistency with the Bill of Rights Act, concerning the Government’s disestablishment of Te Aka Whai Ora, the Māori Health Authority, in 2024.....
See full article HERE
Shock end to sandmining
The long and costly battle to stop sand mining off Pākiri and Mangawhai has been won.
In a shock decision last Thursday, aggregate firm McCallum Brothers (MBL) abandoned its legal challenge to carry on dredging.
The company said the decision followed an agreement with one of many mining opponents, Manuhiri Kaitiaki Charitable Trust (Ngati Mānuhiri).
“MBL has agreed to surrender its temporary consent permitting sand extraction at Pākiri, abandon its High Court appeals pursuant to the Environment Court decisions of 2024 and settle the costs awarded in favour of Ngāti Manuhiri b.....(paywalled)
See full article HERE
Te Pati Maori president and former Labour MP John Tamihere has confirmed another tilt for office
Tamihere says he'll be running in the new electorate of Glendene - which replaces the existing Kelston seat.
The seat is currently held by Labour's deputy Carmel Sepuloni, who's been the MP since 2014.
Tamihere told Radio Waatea his party needs to fight it's corner and will have a stronger focus on general seats.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Steven Gaskell: When “One Law for All” Becomes the Problem
A.E. Thompson: Propaganda on Hone Heke's Flagstaff Hill
Bob Edlin: Questions are raised about Maori reliance on customary food-gathering.....
Propaganda:
Researchers target rising HIV diagnoses among Māori
Read the Maori Ward spin by this woke council
Te reo Māori celebrated on world stage at Indigenous Summit in Canada
Māori authorities diversifying export destinations
Tikanga at work: Cultural competence in 2025
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Friday August 29, 2025
News:
'He matenga poto he oranga roa': 10 young Māori prepare to attend COP30 in Brazil
A group of 10 rangatahi Māori have been selected from more than 60 applicants to represent their iwi at one of the world's largest climate change conferences.
They will travel to Brazil in November for the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP30. It's the first time an official delegation of rangatahi Māori has travelled to COP.
They will travel to Brazil in November for the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP30. It's the first time an official delegation of rangatahi Māori has travelled to COP.
The rangatahi group will travel on behalf of te Pou Take Āhuarangi, the climate change arm of the National Iwi Chairs Forum (NICF), but they received financial backing from their iwi.....
See full article HERE
Judge orders police to give seized Mongrel Mob patch back after ‘family crest’ plea
A district court judge has ruled that a Mongrel Mob member’s patch - seized by the police under the Gangs Act - must be returned to him.
The reserved decision of Judge Lance Rowe, issued following a hearing in the Taumarunui District Court earlier this year, may yet be appealed by the police.
He regarded the Mongrel Mob as his family, and he viewed the patch as representing his family crest.
As the judge wrote in his reserved decision, “these comments or submissions, at first blush, could be recognisable in tikanga terms as consistent with expressions of mana and whanaungatanga.”
Tikanga is Māori societal lore, while whanaungatanga means kinship.
“It is now well established that tikanga is part of the common law of New Zealand,” the judge continued.
Ultimately, the judge opted to give the vest back.....
See full article HERE
High Court blocks consent for Hawke’s Bay quarry after iwi object
The High Court has temporarily blocked a 29-hectare quarry development near a Hawke’s Bay river after objections from local iwi.
The quarry was given a resource consent last year by an expert panel under post-Covid fast-track legislation aimed at speeding up social and economic recovery after the pandemic.
The quarry proposal near Maraekākaho, between State Highway 50 and the Ngaruroro River, would allow the extraction of 2.1 million cubic metres of aggregate, digging to a depth of 23m below ground level over a 25-year term.....
See full article HERE
Ngāi Tahu, Mint Renewables announce $100m fund for renewable energy projects
Mint Renewables and Ngāi Tahu Holdings have teamed up to build renewable energy projects with $100 million to invest.
"This partnership marks a major step forward for Ngāi Tahu Holdings," its chief executive Todd Moyle said.....
See full article HERE
Holocaust Centre condemns John Tamihere saying Govt ‘worse than Nazi Germany’
The Holocaust Centre of New Zealand is condemning Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere’s claim that the Government is “worse than Nazi Germany”, saying the comment is “harmful at worst” and radicalises political discourse.
Tamihere’s remark came as he appeared on The Bradbury Group’s politics podcast this week, hosted by media commentator Martyn Bradbury, which discussed Labour’s re-election chances in 2026.....
See full article HERE
Simpson Grierson clarifies role in Kaipara council’s controversial Māori document
Top law firm Simpson Grierson says it did not endorse a controversial document circulated nationwide by Kaipara District Council (KDC).
The document, which attempts to spell out local government’s legal obligations to Māori, was produced for KDC’s remuneration and development committee by Wellington law firm Franks Ogilvie. It was narrowly adopted by the council in July in a 5:4 vote.
KDC spent an unplanned $52,000 on producing the document for the committee chaired by Mayor Craig Jepson, who sent it out across New Zealand shortly after the council adoption.
He said the Local Government Legal Obligations to Māori document would save the council money, but some councillors slammed it as “anti-Māori” and “bulls***”.....
See full article HERE
Tenths decision brings closure a step closer in NZ's oldest property dispute
Relief for the Māori customary owners of the Nelson Tenths is a step closer after the High Court has ruled largely in favour of the plaintiff representing them in a second judgement.
Justice Rebecca Edwards addressed questions of relief for customary landowners in a judgement released on Wednesday, resolving technical matters around how to calculate compensation, including issues around the categorisation of land, the calculation of land taxes and the application of interest.
Final figures laying out compensation are to be included in a third judgement.....
See full article HERE
The children attend the Barnardos Early Learning Centre in Pakuranga.
Judge orders police to give seized Mongrel Mob patch back after ‘family crest’ plea
A district court judge has ruled that a Mongrel Mob member’s patch - seized by the police under the Gangs Act - must be returned to him.
The reserved decision of Judge Lance Rowe, issued following a hearing in the Taumarunui District Court earlier this year, may yet be appealed by the police.
He regarded the Mongrel Mob as his family, and he viewed the patch as representing his family crest.
As the judge wrote in his reserved decision, “these comments or submissions, at first blush, could be recognisable in tikanga terms as consistent with expressions of mana and whanaungatanga.”
Tikanga is Māori societal lore, while whanaungatanga means kinship.
“It is now well established that tikanga is part of the common law of New Zealand,” the judge continued.
Ultimately, the judge opted to give the vest back.....
See full article HERE
High Court blocks consent for Hawke’s Bay quarry after iwi object
The High Court has temporarily blocked a 29-hectare quarry development near a Hawke’s Bay river after objections from local iwi.
The quarry was given a resource consent last year by an expert panel under post-Covid fast-track legislation aimed at speeding up social and economic recovery after the pandemic.
The quarry proposal near Maraekākaho, between State Highway 50 and the Ngaruroro River, would allow the extraction of 2.1 million cubic metres of aggregate, digging to a depth of 23m below ground level over a 25-year term.....
See full article HERE
Ngāi Tahu, Mint Renewables announce $100m fund for renewable energy projects
Mint Renewables and Ngāi Tahu Holdings have teamed up to build renewable energy projects with $100 million to invest.
"This partnership marks a major step forward for Ngāi Tahu Holdings," its chief executive Todd Moyle said.....
See full article HERE
Holocaust Centre condemns John Tamihere saying Govt ‘worse than Nazi Germany’
The Holocaust Centre of New Zealand is condemning Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere’s claim that the Government is “worse than Nazi Germany”, saying the comment is “harmful at worst” and radicalises political discourse.
Tamihere’s remark came as he appeared on The Bradbury Group’s politics podcast this week, hosted by media commentator Martyn Bradbury, which discussed Labour’s re-election chances in 2026.....
See full article HERE
Simpson Grierson clarifies role in Kaipara council’s controversial Māori document
Top law firm Simpson Grierson says it did not endorse a controversial document circulated nationwide by Kaipara District Council (KDC).
The document, which attempts to spell out local government’s legal obligations to Māori, was produced for KDC’s remuneration and development committee by Wellington law firm Franks Ogilvie. It was narrowly adopted by the council in July in a 5:4 vote.
KDC spent an unplanned $52,000 on producing the document for the committee chaired by Mayor Craig Jepson, who sent it out across New Zealand shortly after the council adoption.
He said the Local Government Legal Obligations to Māori document would save the council money, but some councillors slammed it as “anti-Māori” and “bulls***”.....
See full article HERE
Tenths decision brings closure a step closer in NZ's oldest property dispute
Relief for the Māori customary owners of the Nelson Tenths is a step closer after the High Court has ruled largely in favour of the plaintiff representing them in a second judgement.
Justice Rebecca Edwards addressed questions of relief for customary landowners in a judgement released on Wednesday, resolving technical matters around how to calculate compensation, including issues around the categorisation of land, the calculation of land taxes and the application of interest.
Final figures laying out compensation are to be included in a third judgement.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Matua Kahurangi: Te Pāti Māori cares more about Palestinians than Kiwi kids
Fiona Mackenzie: Councils Hasten To Embed Tribal Control
Propaganda:
Te reo Māori celebrated on world stage at Indigenous Summit in Canada
Building communities through kapa haka
Discover Why Te Tiriti Matters For All New Zealanders At Word Festival
Matua Kahurangi: Te Pāti Māori cares more about Palestinians than Kiwi kids
Fiona Mackenzie: Councils Hasten To Embed Tribal Control
Propaganda:
Te reo Māori celebrated on world stage at Indigenous Summit in Canada
Building communities through kapa haka
Discover Why Te Tiriti Matters For All New Zealanders At Word Festival
Thursday August 28, 2025
News:
Little learners enjoy cultural visit to marae
A group of curious east Auckland children recently got an up-close look at Māori culture without having to leave their own neighbourhood.
The children attend the Barnardos Early Learning Centre in Pakuranga.
They and their families and the centre’s staff have taken part in a cultural education visit to Te Tahawai Marae in nearby Edgewater Drive.
Barnardos says the marae trip supports the local curriculum of its Pakuranga centre and was a chance for its children to learn about te ao Māori and tikanga.....
See full article HERE
Future of Māori Media in Focus as $10M Funding Round Closes
As the 2025-2026 Māori news and current affairs funding round closes, questions remain about the future direction of Māori media.
Today, Te Māngai Pāho’s Request for Proposals (RfP), offering up to $10 million to support Māori news content in 2026, closes.
The RfP focuses on strengthening te reo Māori and building a more collaborative media ecosystem by exploring seven regional hubs and a national hub to centralise reo Māori news content and improve access for publishers.
Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka says innovation and relevance are key.As the 2025-2026 Māori news and current affairs funding round closes, questions remain about the future direction of Māori media.....
See full article HERE
$24.62m RIF funding for East Coast and Hawke’s Bay
Funding of $24.62 million from the Regional Infrastructure Fund will turbo-charge horticulture expansion in Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti through water storage, flood resilience and whenua Māori projects, Regional Development Minister Shane Jones says.
The projects are:
> Turanga Fast Five (Gisborne - Tairāwhiti) will receive a $11.93m loan to establish a diversified high-value horticulture development on five underutilised whenua Māori land blocks in Tairāwhiti totalling 70ha.
> Tātau Tātau Horticulture Limited Partnership (Wairoa - Hawke’s Bay) will receive a $6.83m loan to expand its existing water storage capacity and establish a scalable post-harvest facility. This builds on the $1m received from the Māori Development Fund.
> Makauri Aquifer Recharge Limited (Gisborne - Tairāwhiti) will receive a loan of up to $3m to build water infrastructure to replenish the Makauri aquifer in Tairāwhiti, delivering a more reliable water supply for primary production on fertile Tūranganui-a-Kiwa flats, near Waipaoa River.
> Ngāti Pahauwera Commercial Development Limited (Wairoa - Hawke’s Bay) will receive a $2.36m loan to develop a 42,000cu m water storage reservoir and distribution infrastructure to convert 30ha of whenua Māori into commercially competitive pipfruit orchards.
> Quality Roading Services (QRS) (Wairoa - Hawke’s Bay) will receive a $500,000 grant to strengthen flood protection around the operations hub and depot of QRS, a Wairoa District Council-owned engineering firm that plays a critical role in Wairoa’s disaster response and recovery.....
See full article HERE
Koroneihana 2025: A New Dawn for the Kiingitanga
History will be made next week at Tūrangawaewae Marae as Koroneihana 2025 marks the first coronation celebrations under Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po, following the passing of her father, Kiingi Tuheitia, in 2024.
Running from September 2nd to 6th, the programme includes pōwhiri for kawe mate, kapa haka from kura and iwi across the motu, and the welcoming of ariki from Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Wendy Geus: Van Velden's action showed much needed frugality - why is the PM not listening?
Barrie Davis: Matauranga Maori – The Sequel
Insights From Social Media
Matua Kahurangi: A billion dollars for separatismMatua Kahurangi: A billion dollars for separatism
Propaganda:
Human rights have turned against Māori sovereignty - Andrew Erueti
Data shows 'exciting' shift in Kiwis' attitudes to te reo Māori
Judd brings fight for Māori wards home to MastertonJudd brings fight for Māori wards home to Masterton
Barnardos says the marae trip supports the local curriculum of its Pakuranga centre and was a chance for its children to learn about te ao Māori and tikanga.....
See full article HERE
Future of Māori Media in Focus as $10M Funding Round Closes
As the 2025-2026 Māori news and current affairs funding round closes, questions remain about the future direction of Māori media.
Today, Te Māngai Pāho’s Request for Proposals (RfP), offering up to $10 million to support Māori news content in 2026, closes.
The RfP focuses on strengthening te reo Māori and building a more collaborative media ecosystem by exploring seven regional hubs and a national hub to centralise reo Māori news content and improve access for publishers.
Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka says innovation and relevance are key.As the 2025-2026 Māori news and current affairs funding round closes, questions remain about the future direction of Māori media.....
See full article HERE
$24.62m RIF funding for East Coast and Hawke’s Bay
Funding of $24.62 million from the Regional Infrastructure Fund will turbo-charge horticulture expansion in Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti through water storage, flood resilience and whenua Māori projects, Regional Development Minister Shane Jones says.
The projects are:
> Turanga Fast Five (Gisborne - Tairāwhiti) will receive a $11.93m loan to establish a diversified high-value horticulture development on five underutilised whenua Māori land blocks in Tairāwhiti totalling 70ha.
> Tātau Tātau Horticulture Limited Partnership (Wairoa - Hawke’s Bay) will receive a $6.83m loan to expand its existing water storage capacity and establish a scalable post-harvest facility. This builds on the $1m received from the Māori Development Fund.
> Makauri Aquifer Recharge Limited (Gisborne - Tairāwhiti) will receive a loan of up to $3m to build water infrastructure to replenish the Makauri aquifer in Tairāwhiti, delivering a more reliable water supply for primary production on fertile Tūranganui-a-Kiwa flats, near Waipaoa River.
> Ngāti Pahauwera Commercial Development Limited (Wairoa - Hawke’s Bay) will receive a $2.36m loan to develop a 42,000cu m water storage reservoir and distribution infrastructure to convert 30ha of whenua Māori into commercially competitive pipfruit orchards.
> Quality Roading Services (QRS) (Wairoa - Hawke’s Bay) will receive a $500,000 grant to strengthen flood protection around the operations hub and depot of QRS, a Wairoa District Council-owned engineering firm that plays a critical role in Wairoa’s disaster response and recovery.....
See full article HERE
Koroneihana 2025: A New Dawn for the Kiingitanga
History will be made next week at Tūrangawaewae Marae as Koroneihana 2025 marks the first coronation celebrations under Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po, following the passing of her father, Kiingi Tuheitia, in 2024.
Running from September 2nd to 6th, the programme includes pōwhiri for kawe mate, kapa haka from kura and iwi across the motu, and the welcoming of ariki from Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Wendy Geus: Van Velden's action showed much needed frugality - why is the PM not listening?
Barrie Davis: Matauranga Maori – The Sequel
Insights From Social Media
Matua Kahurangi: A billion dollars for separatismMatua Kahurangi: A billion dollars for separatism
Propaganda:
Human rights have turned against Māori sovereignty - Andrew Erueti
Data shows 'exciting' shift in Kiwis' attitudes to te reo Māori
Judd brings fight for Māori wards home to MastertonJudd brings fight for Māori wards home to Masterton
Wednesday August 27, 2025
News:
Opening of Māori Development Fund
The Māori Development Fund (the Fund) is aligned to and contributes to the Government’s Māori economic growth plan Going for Growth with Māori | Tōnui Māori.
The Māori Development Fund is administered by Te Puni Kōkiri and makes grants (also known as investments) that help the Government support Iwi and Māori businesses and organisations to achieve better outcomes for Māori.....
See full article HERE
$10k Tonganui Oceans Scholarship: Application
The Tonganui Scholarship is a $10,000 grant delivered as part of the Tukuoha funding programme and advances tikanga Māori, mātauranga tuku iho and Te Ao Māori within the oceans sector.
Successful Tonganui Scholarship applicants must:
> Be at least 22 years old at the time of application
> Whakapapa Māori....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Matua Kahurangi: Enough of this rāhui bullsh*t
John McLean: The Supreme Court empire strikes back
$10k Tonganui Oceans Scholarship: Application
The Tonganui Scholarship is a $10,000 grant delivered as part of the Tukuoha funding programme and advances tikanga Māori, mātauranga tuku iho and Te Ao Māori within the oceans sector.
Successful Tonganui Scholarship applicants must:
> Be at least 22 years old at the time of application
> Whakapapa Māori....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Matua Kahurangi: Enough of this rāhui bullsh*t
John McLean: The Supreme Court empire strikes back
Tuesday August 26, 2025
News:
Battle over Māori Health Authority disestablishment goes to court
A legal challange against the disestablishment of Te Aka Whai Ora, the Māori Health Authority, will be heard in the High Court today.
The High Court in Wellington will from today hear the landmark case seeking declarations of inconsistency under Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990.
The High Court in Wellington will from today hear the landmark case seeking declarations of inconsistency under Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990.
The applicants - Te Kōhao Health (Lady Tureiti Moxon), Te Puna Ora (Dr Chris Tooley), Papakura Marae and Ngāti Hine Health Trust - are asking the court to determine whether it has jurisdiction to grant declarations of inconsistency of Te Tiriti o Waitangi by the actions of the Crown.....
See full article HERE
Whangārei District Council under fire over sale of Dent St and Pihoihoi Pā land to hotel developer
Tangata whenua of a culturally and historically significant pā site in Whangārei say the district council did not consult them before selling part of the land to a prominent hotel developer.
Their claim regarding 8-10 Dent St, which is part of Pihoihoi (Pihoi) Pā and formerly the site of Almond Court Flats, appears to be backed by Whangārei District Council’s records.
The council sold the land last year to Millennium & Copthorne Hotels NZ for $2.24 million. At the time, the major hotel chain had plans to build a four-star hotel with up to 110 rooms.
Council said its aims for better consideration of and consultation with mana whenua, and that its past engagement or record keeping may have fallen short of today’s standards.
A joint statement by Te Iwitahi Manihera whānau representatives, Te Parawhau hapū, and Ngāpuhi iwi, and supported by whānau of Ngāpuhi rangatira (chief) Tipene Hari, said council sold the Upper Dent St part of Pihoi Pā without consulting them – the “evidenced” tangata whenua.....
See full article HERE
Major water infrastructure unveiled in Wairoa to unlock Māori land potential - Tama Potaka
Minister for Māori Development Tama Potaka has opened the first phase of a 150-megalitre water storage facility in Wairoa, describing it as a significant step for Māori landowners in the region. The development, based at Whakapau Orchard, is supported by Te Puni Kōkiri through the Te Ringa Hāpai Fund.
The water project is part of Haumako, a horticultural enterprise led by Tātau Tātau o Te Wairoa, which is working to develop Māori land in the district into sustainable horticulture ventures with both commercial and cultural benefits.....
See full article HERE
Parmar: Jobs should be earned, not reserved
Imagine you’ve just finished an engineering degree.
You’ve worked hard, done everything right, and start applying for internships.
But you find out some applicants are guaranteed an interview, not because of their qualifications, but because of their ethnicity.
ACT has been made aware of one internship programme that automatically advances applicants to interview if they are Māori, Pasifika, Aboriginal, or Torres Strait Islander.
Everyone else has to go through the usual process, competing for fewer spots.....
See full article HERE
Ngāti Kuku opposes fast-tracked Stella Passage development
Ngāti Kuku spokesperson Joel Ngātuere has pushed back against NZ First deputy leader Shane Jones, following comments Jones made during a livestream last week where he criticised the hapū’s legal challenges to the Stella Passage development.
Ngātuere spoke to Aukaha News at Whareroa Marae and said Ngāti Kuku, along with many other Tauranga Moana hapū, opposed the fast-tracked project....
See full article HERE
Apply a Māori world view to treasure and protect our natural environment (taonga tuku iho) - Auckland City Council
Te ao Māori concepts such as kaitiakitanga, rangatiratanga, whanaungatanga and manaakitanga offer Auckland an integrated approach to protecting and enhancing our treasured environments for ourselves and for future generations.
Embedding these concepts into our thinking and decision-making supports a focus on the connection between the natural environment and people.
Mana whenua, through whakapapa, are related to all living and non-living things in the natural world. They:....
See full article HERE
Advance Māori employment and support Māori business and iwi organisations to be significant drivers of Auckland’s economy - Auckland City Council
Support systems for Māori business owners need to be more accessible and well-coordinated, and enable the Māori business ecosystem to flourish.
Tāmaki Makaurau has a strong, vibrant and growing base of Māori entrepreneurs and assets, particularly in high-value manufacturing and construction. These industries also have large, highly-skilled Māori workforces.
Māori businesses have an emphasis on Māori values, joint ventures and enduring relationships.
They are commercially driven with well-defined long-term goals that promote a sustainable approach. They also focus on growing the Māori asset base and creating direct benefits back to iwi. This embeds a process that both empowers communities and cultivates an untapped part of the economy.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Pee Kay: What Was Next Jacinda, Ceding Sovereignty?
Steven Gaskell: A Court Case Over Who Gets to Run the Thermometer
Judy Gill: Blasphemy 2.0
Dr Michael Johnston: Te reo in year 1 - beginning readers need one language at a time
David Farrar: More cultural genocide hysteria
Propaganda:
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Government’s Attack On Māori Health Is Pure Evil - Te Pati Maori
Whangārei District Council under fire over sale of Dent St and Pihoihoi Pā land to hotel developer
Tangata whenua of a culturally and historically significant pā site in Whangārei say the district council did not consult them before selling part of the land to a prominent hotel developer.
Their claim regarding 8-10 Dent St, which is part of Pihoihoi (Pihoi) Pā and formerly the site of Almond Court Flats, appears to be backed by Whangārei District Council’s records.
The council sold the land last year to Millennium & Copthorne Hotels NZ for $2.24 million. At the time, the major hotel chain had plans to build a four-star hotel with up to 110 rooms.
Council said its aims for better consideration of and consultation with mana whenua, and that its past engagement or record keeping may have fallen short of today’s standards.
A joint statement by Te Iwitahi Manihera whānau representatives, Te Parawhau hapū, and Ngāpuhi iwi, and supported by whānau of Ngāpuhi rangatira (chief) Tipene Hari, said council sold the Upper Dent St part of Pihoi Pā without consulting them – the “evidenced” tangata whenua.....
See full article HERE
Major water infrastructure unveiled in Wairoa to unlock Māori land potential - Tama Potaka
Minister for Māori Development Tama Potaka has opened the first phase of a 150-megalitre water storage facility in Wairoa, describing it as a significant step for Māori landowners in the region. The development, based at Whakapau Orchard, is supported by Te Puni Kōkiri through the Te Ringa Hāpai Fund.
The water project is part of Haumako, a horticultural enterprise led by Tātau Tātau o Te Wairoa, which is working to develop Māori land in the district into sustainable horticulture ventures with both commercial and cultural benefits.....
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Parmar: Jobs should be earned, not reserved
Imagine you’ve just finished an engineering degree.
You’ve worked hard, done everything right, and start applying for internships.
But you find out some applicants are guaranteed an interview, not because of their qualifications, but because of their ethnicity.
ACT has been made aware of one internship programme that automatically advances applicants to interview if they are Māori, Pasifika, Aboriginal, or Torres Strait Islander.
Everyone else has to go through the usual process, competing for fewer spots.....
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Ngāti Kuku opposes fast-tracked Stella Passage development
Ngāti Kuku spokesperson Joel Ngātuere has pushed back against NZ First deputy leader Shane Jones, following comments Jones made during a livestream last week where he criticised the hapū’s legal challenges to the Stella Passage development.
Ngātuere spoke to Aukaha News at Whareroa Marae and said Ngāti Kuku, along with many other Tauranga Moana hapū, opposed the fast-tracked project....
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Apply a Māori world view to treasure and protect our natural environment (taonga tuku iho) - Auckland City Council
Te ao Māori concepts such as kaitiakitanga, rangatiratanga, whanaungatanga and manaakitanga offer Auckland an integrated approach to protecting and enhancing our treasured environments for ourselves and for future generations.
Embedding these concepts into our thinking and decision-making supports a focus on the connection between the natural environment and people.
Mana whenua, through whakapapa, are related to all living and non-living things in the natural world. They:....
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Advance Māori employment and support Māori business and iwi organisations to be significant drivers of Auckland’s economy - Auckland City Council
Support systems for Māori business owners need to be more accessible and well-coordinated, and enable the Māori business ecosystem to flourish.
Tāmaki Makaurau has a strong, vibrant and growing base of Māori entrepreneurs and assets, particularly in high-value manufacturing and construction. These industries also have large, highly-skilled Māori workforces.
Māori businesses have an emphasis on Māori values, joint ventures and enduring relationships.
They are commercially driven with well-defined long-term goals that promote a sustainable approach. They also focus on growing the Māori asset base and creating direct benefits back to iwi. This embeds a process that both empowers communities and cultivates an untapped part of the economy.....
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Monday August 25, 2025
News:
High Court Decision Recognises Customary Marine Title Of Ruapuke Island
Whānau
Ruapuke Island Group whānau are delighted with a High Court decision released today, which recognised that the traditional landowners of the islands hold Customary Marine Title to the surrounding waters under the Marine and Coastal (Takutai Moana) Act 2011.
In 2017, Melvin Cain, Jasmine Stewart, Christian Fife, and Colin Topi lodged applications to the Court under section 98 of the Act. The applicants represented descendants of the Kīhau, Topi, and Whāitiri whānau on behalf of all Ruapuke Island landowners.
Rick Fife, of the Topi whānau, said the decision confirms the significant relationship whānau have to the Ruapuke Island Group, in Te Ara a Kiwa/Foveaux Strait.....
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Wairarapa hapū considers tribunal claim over Cape Palliser paper road
The leader of a Wairarapa hapū, who wants to close a public paper road over their land, says they will consider lodging a claim with the Waitangi Tribunal if a council bylaw supporting the closure doesn't pass.
The proposed bylaw to shut the road on the southernmost tip of the North Island has triggered backlash, with the Wairarapa District Council receiving 3500 submissions on it.
Ngati Hinewaka chairperson Haami Te Whaiti is not surprised at the response.
“I’m not surprised,” he said, “because the right of passage over our land is something they think they’re entitled to because it’s been happening for a very long time.”....
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Rick Fife, of the Topi whānau, said the decision confirms the significant relationship whānau have to the Ruapuke Island Group, in Te Ara a Kiwa/Foveaux Strait.....
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Wairarapa hapū considers tribunal claim over Cape Palliser paper road
The leader of a Wairarapa hapū, who wants to close a public paper road over their land, says they will consider lodging a claim with the Waitangi Tribunal if a council bylaw supporting the closure doesn't pass.
The proposed bylaw to shut the road on the southernmost tip of the North Island has triggered backlash, with the Wairarapa District Council receiving 3500 submissions on it.
Ngati Hinewaka chairperson Haami Te Whaiti is not surprised at the response.
“I’m not surprised,” he said, “because the right of passage over our land is something they think they’re entitled to because it’s been happening for a very long time.”....
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Sunday August 24, 2025
News:
Historic challenge over Māori Health Authority disestablishment heads to court
Whether the disestablishment of Te Aka Whai Ora was in breach of the rights of Māori under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and Te Tiriti o Waitangi will be tested in the High Court in Wellington next week.
The Māori Health Authority was established in July 2022 by the then Labour government, as part of sweeping health sector reforms. Alongside Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, it was designed to create a dual system and give Māori greater rangatiratanga over their health services, embedding accountability to Te Tiriti within the health system.
However, the National Party campaigned on getting rid of Te Aka Whai Ora. Health Minister at the time, Dr Shane Reti, officially disestablished it in February 2024. He argued “local circumstances require local solutions rather than national bureaucracies.”…
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However, the National Party campaigned on getting rid of Te Aka Whai Ora. Health Minister at the time, Dr Shane Reti, officially disestablished it in February 2024. He argued “local circumstances require local solutions rather than national bureaucracies.”…
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Opening of (apartheid) Māori Development Fund - Going for Growth (Grift) with (part) Māori | Tōnui Māori.
If the Maori Development Fund is not to support political activity then there should be no more support for marae which are blatant insurgency support centres. Is there any marae without an overwhelming atmosphere of decolonisation and TPM/Labour advocacy?
The Auckland Council statement on encouraging maori business is a load of standard claptrap repeated throughout many Council documents dealing with management of anything. It blatantly promotes racial discrimination. Not stated but the only particular merit of maori business is that it is likely NZ owned with featherbedding gains and profits accruing within NZ..
Grooming.
What preschoolers most need is some explicit instruction in the basic subjects . This means learning the sounds of the English language , being able to name and write the letters , sing the alphabet song., distinguish capital letters from lower case letters , write their own names , be able to write the numbers , count to 20 , play board counting games to 100 , be able to concentrate long enough to do a 20 piece jigsaw , learn to sit still , comply with what the teacher says , learn self control and respect for others. After achieving in these, there can be a trip to the local Marae. We are failing miserably in the basics and there needs to be considerably more time and effort put into them , starting with three and four year olds . who don't distinguish learning from playing. The sooner children start with explicit instruction in reading the better readers they will be. They are ready for learning when they are preschoolers.
Anon 9:17 - You’ve got it in one! Blatant grooming. God defend our sprogs.
I hope those kids aren't taking a plane to the COP25 gabfest. Surely a waka would be more appropriate.
10 young (part) Māori prepare to attend COP30 in Brazil.
I bet they won’t table the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists report - Can they control the weather? How the secretive history of weather weapons fuels conspiracy theories.
Their report continues, “Government interest in weather control is longstanding, dating from at least 1891”. No, not just an “interest in weather control”, an all-out effort to “control the weather” is the reality of what has and is taking place in our skies.
and who's tagging along? One Kiri Allan.
Re: 29/8 Judge and Tikanga. Tikanga has no place in NZ Law and the Parliament must move to assert this.
In rthe case of the Kaipara Council I am curious what "adopted"means. Just "received" or is the Council now rigidly bound by the interpretations? Little wonder the law firms are miffed. Circulation has done them out of a fortune in consultation fees.? With every Councillor everywhere a necessary reader and all the myriad maori groups who will find it helpful in plotting their insurgency, should be a best seller.
Landmark Water Deal
This comment says it all "“We are on the road to economic benefit, with having a share of our water, that was important to us. But first of all, it’s always been about the sustainability of the water, Porotī Springs.”
Economic benefit means charging for water, what else could it mean? Of course it's important to them, there is money to be made. Don't dress it up with that sort of crap, that water is important to everybody, or any water for that matter.
Pity the council has to deal with this and find another source.
I guess they would face the same issue no matter where found another it.
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