Saturday August 9, 2025
News:
'Act of racism': Education Ministry cans children's school book for too many Māori words
The Education Ministry has canned a reader for junior children because it has too many Māori words, infuriating Te Akatea, the Māori Principals' Association.
The association's president Bruce Jepsen said the decision not to reprint "At the Marae" was racist and white supremacist.
The ministry told schools "At the Marae", did not fit the sequence that young children were now taught to decode words using the structured literacy approach.
However, it had been re-sized into a "big book format" that teachers could use to read with pupils.....
See full article HERE
Eboni Waitere Makes History As First Māori President Of PANZ
Eboni Waitere (Ngati Kahungunu, Rangitane) has made history as the first Maori President of the Publishers Association of New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu (PANZ), following her appointment at the organisation’s 49th Annual General Meeting.
Highlighting the strength of Maori leadership at the highest levels of the sector, this milestone marks an important shift in Aotearoa’s publishing landscape.....
See full article HERE
Ahunuku Māori Summer Research Scholarship
The Ahunuku Māori Summer Research Scholarship Programme 2025-2026 is available through Earth Sciences New Zealand and the office of DVC (Māori), through the Taihonoa programme.
Each scholarship will have a value of $8,000, paid in four equal instalments (co-funded by Earth Sciences New Zealand and Taihonoa).
Applicants must be Māori, or of Māori descent.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
When asked, our readers say ‘Aotearoa’ is not New Zealand’s name - Centrist
Centrist: ‘Aotearoa’ declining in popularity, as NZ First pushes name bill
Propaganda:
Iwi gather to oppose centralised health reforms
Iwi vital to civil defence - mayor
However, it had been re-sized into a "big book format" that teachers could use to read with pupils.....
See full article HERE
Eboni Waitere Makes History As First Māori President Of PANZ
Eboni Waitere (Ngati Kahungunu, Rangitane) has made history as the first Maori President of the Publishers Association of New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu (PANZ), following her appointment at the organisation’s 49th Annual General Meeting.
Highlighting the strength of Maori leadership at the highest levels of the sector, this milestone marks an important shift in Aotearoa’s publishing landscape.....
See full article HERE
Ahunuku Māori Summer Research Scholarship
The Ahunuku Māori Summer Research Scholarship Programme 2025-2026 is available through Earth Sciences New Zealand and the office of DVC (Māori), through the Taihonoa programme.
Each scholarship will have a value of $8,000, paid in four equal instalments (co-funded by Earth Sciences New Zealand and Taihonoa).
Applicants must be Māori, or of Māori descent.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
When asked, our readers say ‘Aotearoa’ is not New Zealand’s name - Centrist
Centrist: ‘Aotearoa’ declining in popularity, as NZ First pushes name bill
Propaganda:
Iwi gather to oppose centralised health reforms
Iwi vital to civil defence - mayor
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Friday August 8, 2025
News:
Changes to Takutai Moana Act to prevent Iwi from blocking marina says Minister Paul Goldsmith
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith has admitted that changes to the Takutai Moana Act is to prevent hapū and Iwi from blocking resource consents for marina builds.
The Minister confirmed the coalition government will forge ahead with changes to the Takutai Moana Act – reinstating a tougher legal test for Māori seeking customary marine title.
The Minister confirmed the coalition government will forge ahead with changes to the Takutai Moana Act – reinstating a tougher legal test for Māori seeking customary marine title.
Goldsmith told media this week, that if a particular Iwi has customary marine title then that iwi will have a complete say over resource consents in that space. He says it’s about getting the balance right for all New Zealanders.....
See full article HERE
“We will fight” response to government ignoring Supreme Court and pushing ahead with coastal law
The Government’s decision to press on with changes to the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act, despite a Supreme Court ruling last year that appeared to weaken the case for reform, has been met with strong opposition from Māori legal experts and iwi leaders.
Hunga Rōia Māori co-president and lawyer Natalie Coates described the move as an appalling decision, in line with other decisions they’re making around Māori rights, which is effectively to minimise them.
“If they were being honest about what they were doing, a more accurate articulation of it is that they’re using the law to extinguish Māori rights in effect, because they do not want Māori to have a say when there’s economic development in the ocean.”
More than 200 applications for customary marine title are making their way through the courts.
“This is retrospective lawmaking, going backwards and saying: even though you proved your rights, we’re now taking them away. It’s constitutionally unsound and shouldn’t be done.”
Ngātiwai chair Aperahama Edwards said the Crown’s approach to ignore the Supreme Court and the Waitangi Tribunal’s initial report is absolutely immoral and tramples on the rights of Māori and Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
He is labelling the move as unbecoming, unprincipled, and undemocratic.
Edwards vows they will continue to challenge the decision with whatever means necessary.
“We will not accept it. And we will rise to meet this challenge with whatever means is required. And there will be other action taken. But we will take action. Direct action.
“We are already pursuing a legal challenge, and there will be other forms, whether that’s hīkoi or other collective action. Especially as we head towards summer, those of us that live in highly favoured coastal communities we have the means to give voice to our concerns.”....
See full article HERE
A display of kotahitanga or unity from Iwi Maori Partnership Boards - standing up for their equitable health mandate
All 15 will gather in Taranaki over the next couple of days to oppose moves by the Government to reduce their role in the health system.
The proposed reforms would see the boards shift focus from local service design and delivery - to performing an advisory role.
But Tuwharetoa Board chair Louisa Wall says iwi and hapu want to work in partnership with Health New Zealand.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Steven Mark Gaskell: Chisels, Carvings & Cash: How Your Tax Dollars Are Funding the “Traditional Arts Revival” Industry
Matua Kahurangi: Hobson's Pledge billboard image......
Propaganda:
Midwives reclaiming tikanga Māori in birthing care across Ōtautahi
Reo Māori swim school teaches water safety through tikanga
Iwi-backed rangatahi delegation to represent Aotearoa at COP30 in Brazil
Hobson would have been horrified - Richard Shaw
“We will fight” response to government ignoring Supreme Court and pushing ahead with coastal law
The Government’s decision to press on with changes to the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act, despite a Supreme Court ruling last year that appeared to weaken the case for reform, has been met with strong opposition from Māori legal experts and iwi leaders.
Hunga Rōia Māori co-president and lawyer Natalie Coates described the move as an appalling decision, in line with other decisions they’re making around Māori rights, which is effectively to minimise them.
“If they were being honest about what they were doing, a more accurate articulation of it is that they’re using the law to extinguish Māori rights in effect, because they do not want Māori to have a say when there’s economic development in the ocean.”
More than 200 applications for customary marine title are making their way through the courts.
“This is retrospective lawmaking, going backwards and saying: even though you proved your rights, we’re now taking them away. It’s constitutionally unsound and shouldn’t be done.”
Ngātiwai chair Aperahama Edwards said the Crown’s approach to ignore the Supreme Court and the Waitangi Tribunal’s initial report is absolutely immoral and tramples on the rights of Māori and Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
He is labelling the move as unbecoming, unprincipled, and undemocratic.
Edwards vows they will continue to challenge the decision with whatever means necessary.
“We will not accept it. And we will rise to meet this challenge with whatever means is required. And there will be other action taken. But we will take action. Direct action.
“We are already pursuing a legal challenge, and there will be other forms, whether that’s hīkoi or other collective action. Especially as we head towards summer, those of us that live in highly favoured coastal communities we have the means to give voice to our concerns.”....
See full article HERE
A display of kotahitanga or unity from Iwi Maori Partnership Boards - standing up for their equitable health mandate
All 15 will gather in Taranaki over the next couple of days to oppose moves by the Government to reduce their role in the health system.
The proposed reforms would see the boards shift focus from local service design and delivery - to performing an advisory role.
But Tuwharetoa Board chair Louisa Wall says iwi and hapu want to work in partnership with Health New Zealand.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Steven Mark Gaskell: Chisels, Carvings & Cash: How Your Tax Dollars Are Funding the “Traditional Arts Revival” Industry
Matua Kahurangi: Hobson's Pledge billboard image......
Propaganda:
Midwives reclaiming tikanga Māori in birthing care across Ōtautahi
Reo Māori swim school teaches water safety through tikanga
Iwi-backed rangatahi delegation to represent Aotearoa at COP30 in Brazil
Hobson would have been horrified - Richard Shaw
Thursday August 7, 2025
News:
Former Attorney-General criticises marine and coastal rights law changes
A former Attorney-General and National MP has lashed out at the government over its decision to push on with controversial legislation that would make it harder for Māori to get customary marine title.
Chris Finlayson is calling the move foolish and "extremely harmful" to race relations.
Chris Finlayson is calling the move foolish and "extremely harmful" to race relations.
But Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says it will see the law returned to its "original intention" and strike a better balance for the rights of all New Zealanders....
See full article HERE
Auditor General asked to investigate Māori roll
“Everywhere you go with this Regime, Its a rort”
Was how John Tamihere, President of Te Pati Māori talked about how the Government is “rorting” people with specific reference to allegations voters were being dumped off the Maori roll.
Te Pāti Māori has filed urgent proceedings in the High Court following alarming reports that Māori across the motu have been removed from the electoral roll or shifted off the Māori roll, without their knowledge, consent, or due process.
Karl Le Quesne, said they have not and would not change anyone’s details without their consent.
“I can give you an assurance that we are not moving people from the Māori roll to the General roll or the other way, unless they’re requesting that we do that,” he said.
The commission had been monitoring their online enrolment system “really” closely this week and had so far received 30,554 enrolments and updates – 92 percent of them made online.”
Labours Duncan Webb meanwhile has asked the Auditor General to investigate.....
See full article HERE
Mana whenua or Māori: Could precise words ease hot takes on race?
Imprecise use of the word ‘Māori’ is sparking public accusations that New Plymouth District Council is racist, says the council’s manager of Te Tiriti relationships.
Accurate terms like mana whenua could help people understand the council’s Treaty of Waitangi obligations and avoid triggering “anxieties”, Bernie O`Donnell told the council’s iwi committee Te Huinga Taumatua.
The council is considering a buy-local plan to save money while generating prosperity, and making social, cultural and environmental gains.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Campaign group aims to demystify Māori wards
Haka marks iwi outrage at Taranaki Regional Council
Govt Resumes Theft Of Foreshore And Seabed
‘Pull the legislation, and stop hurting Māori’: Former minister Chris Finlayson slams coastal law changes
Auditor General asked to investigate Māori roll
“Everywhere you go with this Regime, Its a rort”
Was how John Tamihere, President of Te Pati Māori talked about how the Government is “rorting” people with specific reference to allegations voters were being dumped off the Maori roll.
Te Pāti Māori has filed urgent proceedings in the High Court following alarming reports that Māori across the motu have been removed from the electoral roll or shifted off the Māori roll, without their knowledge, consent, or due process.
Karl Le Quesne, said they have not and would not change anyone’s details without their consent.
“I can give you an assurance that we are not moving people from the Māori roll to the General roll or the other way, unless they’re requesting that we do that,” he said.
The commission had been monitoring their online enrolment system “really” closely this week and had so far received 30,554 enrolments and updates – 92 percent of them made online.”
Labours Duncan Webb meanwhile has asked the Auditor General to investigate.....
See full article HERE
Mana whenua or Māori: Could precise words ease hot takes on race?
Imprecise use of the word ‘Māori’ is sparking public accusations that New Plymouth District Council is racist, says the council’s manager of Te Tiriti relationships.
Accurate terms like mana whenua could help people understand the council’s Treaty of Waitangi obligations and avoid triggering “anxieties”, Bernie O`Donnell told the council’s iwi committee Te Huinga Taumatua.
The council is considering a buy-local plan to save money while generating prosperity, and making social, cultural and environmental gains.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Campaign group aims to demystify Māori wards
Haka marks iwi outrage at Taranaki Regional Council
Govt Resumes Theft Of Foreshore And Seabed
‘Pull the legislation, and stop hurting Māori’: Former minister Chris Finlayson slams coastal law changes
Wednesday August 6, 2025
News:
Cautious optimism from kura Māori amid NCEA reform
Māori-medium education leaders are expressing concern over the Government’s proposal to scrap NCEA and replace it with a new national qualification system. However, there is cautious optimism.
Some within the sector see the reforms as an opportunity, but only if Māori are genuinely included in shaping the changes.
Some within the sector see the reforms as an opportunity, but only if Māori are genuinely included in shaping the changes.
Leaders from kura kaupapa, kura ā iwi, and other Māori-medium education providers are calling for meaningful consultation within the short time frame to explore how a replacement system could better serve mokopuna Māori across the sector.....
See full article HERE
Restoring test for Customary Marine Title
The Government has agreed to move forward with legislation that restores Parliament’s test for Customary Marine Title, Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith says.
“Customary Marine Title gives the holder valuable rights, including refusing resource consents in the area, such as for renewals of some private assets like wharves, or aquaculture expansion.
“The Act enables the legal recognition of Māori customary rights while protecting the legitimate interests of all New Zealanders in the marine and coastal area.
“This will give effect to a commitment in the National/NZ First coalition agreement to amend section 58 of the Act to make clear Parliament’s original intent.
“If passed, the test will apply to any court decisions made since the Government announced its policy on 25 July 2024 and all undetermined applications in either the Court or Crown engagement pathways.
“The Government has ensured there is additional funding of up to $15 million to contribute to the costs of applicants whose applications will need to be re-heard."
The Government intends to pass the legislation by the end of October 2025.....
See full article HERE
Taranaki Regional councillors urged to quit election over Treaty Principles fiasco
Councillors involved in quashing debate over the Treaty Principles Bill at the Taranaki Regional Council have received a dressing down at a fiery meeting in Stratford.
Council was considering a report which found councillors colluded not to make a submission on the bill and halt debate.
New Plymouth District Councillor Dinnie Moeahu - whose deputation was shunted down the agenda in December - addressed council today in front of whanau and supporters.....
See full article HERE
Māori media set for major shake-up
Te Māngai Pāho has released its latest Request for Proposals (RFP), outlining how Māori news and current affairs producers can apply for funding. Chief executive Larry Parr says the proposal represents the most significant change to the Māori news and current affairs landscape to date.
The RFP includes a targeted boost for regional news providers, with a shift in the type of content expected. The agency is calling for more emphasis on hard news, rather than magazine-style programming and the implementation of a National Hub for Māori news....
See full article HERE
Kaipara Council adopts document outlining legal obligations to Māori
Kaipara District Council has adopted a new document that explains local government legal obligations to Māori.
Led by the Remuneration and Development Committee, and part of the Chief Executive’s annual objectives, the document was created by Franks Ogilvie and underwent a high-level legal peer review by Simpson Grierson. Franks Ogilvie was the chosen legal counsel of the committee to develop the document.
Read the adopted document on the July agenda > https://pub-kaipara.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=10984
The Remuneration and Development Committee set the objective to provide a single source that explains these legislative requirements for local government. The legal opinion outlines any responsibilities under the Treaty of Waitangi, principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, Local Government Act 2022, Resource Management Act 1991, Māori Language Act 2016, New Zealand Bill of Rights Act and United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
The cost for this work was approximately $52,000 and was drawn from within operating budgets for the 2024/2025 year......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Referenda 2025 - Halting Māori Wards To Protect Equal Democracy - Te Kahu
Propaganda:
Everyone welcome at capital boil-up – pay what you can
New hut opened on the Pouākai Ranges
This Māori morning tradition may boost focus and reduce stress — and few outside Aotearoa know about it
Restoring test for Customary Marine Title
The Government has agreed to move forward with legislation that restores Parliament’s test for Customary Marine Title, Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith says.
“Customary Marine Title gives the holder valuable rights, including refusing resource consents in the area, such as for renewals of some private assets like wharves, or aquaculture expansion.
“The Act enables the legal recognition of Māori customary rights while protecting the legitimate interests of all New Zealanders in the marine and coastal area.
“This will give effect to a commitment in the National/NZ First coalition agreement to amend section 58 of the Act to make clear Parliament’s original intent.
“If passed, the test will apply to any court decisions made since the Government announced its policy on 25 July 2024 and all undetermined applications in either the Court or Crown engagement pathways.
“The Government has ensured there is additional funding of up to $15 million to contribute to the costs of applicants whose applications will need to be re-heard."
The Government intends to pass the legislation by the end of October 2025.....
See full article HERE
Taranaki Regional councillors urged to quit election over Treaty Principles fiasco
Councillors involved in quashing debate over the Treaty Principles Bill at the Taranaki Regional Council have received a dressing down at a fiery meeting in Stratford.
Council was considering a report which found councillors colluded not to make a submission on the bill and halt debate.
New Plymouth District Councillor Dinnie Moeahu - whose deputation was shunted down the agenda in December - addressed council today in front of whanau and supporters.....
See full article HERE
Māori media set for major shake-up
Te Māngai Pāho has released its latest Request for Proposals (RFP), outlining how Māori news and current affairs producers can apply for funding. Chief executive Larry Parr says the proposal represents the most significant change to the Māori news and current affairs landscape to date.
The RFP includes a targeted boost for regional news providers, with a shift in the type of content expected. The agency is calling for more emphasis on hard news, rather than magazine-style programming and the implementation of a National Hub for Māori news....
See full article HERE
Kaipara Council adopts document outlining legal obligations to Māori
Kaipara District Council has adopted a new document that explains local government legal obligations to Māori.
Led by the Remuneration and Development Committee, and part of the Chief Executive’s annual objectives, the document was created by Franks Ogilvie and underwent a high-level legal peer review by Simpson Grierson. Franks Ogilvie was the chosen legal counsel of the committee to develop the document.
Read the adopted document on the July agenda > https://pub-kaipara.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=10984
The Remuneration and Development Committee set the objective to provide a single source that explains these legislative requirements for local government. The legal opinion outlines any responsibilities under the Treaty of Waitangi, principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, Local Government Act 2022, Resource Management Act 1991, Māori Language Act 2016, New Zealand Bill of Rights Act and United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
The cost for this work was approximately $52,000 and was drawn from within operating budgets for the 2024/2025 year......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Referenda 2025 - Halting Māori Wards To Protect Equal Democracy - Te Kahu
Propaganda:
Everyone welcome at capital boil-up – pay what you can
New hut opened on the Pouākai Ranges
This Māori morning tradition may boost focus and reduce stress — and few outside Aotearoa know about it
Tuesday August 5, 2025
News:
Ngāi Tūteauru reject Crown lease, assert mana whenua
Ngāi Tūteauru have reaffirmed their mana whenua over Kohatutaka by signing a whakatūturutanga document, firmly opposing the Crown’s lease proposal and the landbanking process.
This affirmation comes after 73 days of noho whenua - an occupation of their ancestral land - during which Ngāi Tūteauru have maintained a peaceful presence, actively resisting Land Information New Zealand’s (LINZ) plans to demolish two houses on the site without hapū consent.
The tikanga of the noho whenua includes strict protocols to maintain order and respect on the site. These include the return of the whenua as the paramount goal, maintaining peace, prohibiting drugs and alcohol, keeping the ahi burning day and night, and holding daily wānanga.....
See full article HERE
$28m funding for Northland kura, Kaiwaka school to open by 2028
A Māori immersion school at Kaiwaka, which locals tried to stop, is expected to open by early 2028.
The school is one of two Northland kura that will share a $28 million Government funding boost.
The bulk of the funding will go to Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngāringaomatariki to relocate from its current prefab-style site in Ōruawharo to a purpose-built campus about 11km away in Kaiwaka......
The funding comes from a $50 million capital investment announced in Budget 2025 to support Māori Medium and Kaupapa Māori education......
See full article HERE
InternetNZ’s free speech crackdown faces setback as Free Speech Union CEO takes board seat
Jonathan Ayling, Chief Executive of the Free Speech Union, has been elected to the InternetNZ board following a recent membership vote.
This election comes after a campaign by the Free Speech Union to increase InternetNZ memberships and influence, aiming to restore focus on free speech and democratic governance within the organisation.
InternetNZ proposed changing its constitution to embed Treaty of Waitangi principles into its governance, effectively shifting from a purely technical and neutral role to a “treaty-led” or culturally focused organisation. This move aimed to acknowledge Māori-Crown relationships within the organisation’s decision-making and incorporate Māori representation and accountability....
See full article HERE
Maungawhau Station
As part of the City Rail Link, Maungawhau Station will be a major rail interchange for people travelling to and from the city centre on the Western Line.
Mana whenua gifted the name Maungawhau, which translates to ‘mountain of the cork tree’, to reflect its proximity to Maungawhau / Mount Eden.
The whau tree has deep significance to Māori people. Whau trees are used to treat a wide array of ailments in Rongoa Māori (traditional Māori medicine). Whau wood was used to create fishing lures, due to its buoyancy.....
See full article HERE
AI tool to improve te reo Māori pronunciation gets $1m boost
A ground-breaking new project led by Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland is set to transform how te reo Māori is spoken and learned across Aotearoa, thanks to a $1 million research grant.
A three-year initiative will develop an AI-powered coaching tool to help learners improve their pronunciation of te reo Māori – and will include real-time, personalised feedback.
The project, funded by the Ministry of Business and Innovation’s Smart Ideas....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Strong field for Māori wards across Whanganui, Ruapehu, Rangitīkei and Horizons
The tikanga of the noho whenua includes strict protocols to maintain order and respect on the site. These include the return of the whenua as the paramount goal, maintaining peace, prohibiting drugs and alcohol, keeping the ahi burning day and night, and holding daily wānanga.....
See full article HERE
$28m funding for Northland kura, Kaiwaka school to open by 2028
A Māori immersion school at Kaiwaka, which locals tried to stop, is expected to open by early 2028.
The school is one of two Northland kura that will share a $28 million Government funding boost.
The bulk of the funding will go to Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngāringaomatariki to relocate from its current prefab-style site in Ōruawharo to a purpose-built campus about 11km away in Kaiwaka......
The funding comes from a $50 million capital investment announced in Budget 2025 to support Māori Medium and Kaupapa Māori education......
See full article HERE
InternetNZ’s free speech crackdown faces setback as Free Speech Union CEO takes board seat
Jonathan Ayling, Chief Executive of the Free Speech Union, has been elected to the InternetNZ board following a recent membership vote.
This election comes after a campaign by the Free Speech Union to increase InternetNZ memberships and influence, aiming to restore focus on free speech and democratic governance within the organisation.
InternetNZ proposed changing its constitution to embed Treaty of Waitangi principles into its governance, effectively shifting from a purely technical and neutral role to a “treaty-led” or culturally focused organisation. This move aimed to acknowledge Māori-Crown relationships within the organisation’s decision-making and incorporate Māori representation and accountability....
See full article HERE
Maungawhau Station
As part of the City Rail Link, Maungawhau Station will be a major rail interchange for people travelling to and from the city centre on the Western Line.
Mana whenua gifted the name Maungawhau, which translates to ‘mountain of the cork tree’, to reflect its proximity to Maungawhau / Mount Eden.
The whau tree has deep significance to Māori people. Whau trees are used to treat a wide array of ailments in Rongoa Māori (traditional Māori medicine). Whau wood was used to create fishing lures, due to its buoyancy.....
See full article HERE
AI tool to improve te reo Māori pronunciation gets $1m boost
A ground-breaking new project led by Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland is set to transform how te reo Māori is spoken and learned across Aotearoa, thanks to a $1 million research grant.
A three-year initiative will develop an AI-powered coaching tool to help learners improve their pronunciation of te reo Māori – and will include real-time, personalised feedback.
The project, funded by the Ministry of Business and Innovation’s Smart Ideas....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Strong field for Māori wards across Whanganui, Ruapehu, Rangitīkei and Horizons
Monday August 4, 2025
News:
Iwi disappointed council deferring Taupō water management agreement
The Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board says it is disappointed the Taupō District Council has chosen to draw out the process for its joint water management agreement with the iwi by deferring it to the next council.
Councillors voted on Thursday to defer discussion of the draft Joint Management Agreement (JMA) until after the next local government elections in October after concerns over a lack of public consultation on the agreement were raised.
The purpose of the draft JMA is to protect the water of Lake Taupō (Taupō Moana) and the Upper Waikato River. It would see the council and Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board collaborate on work such as monitoring and enforcement, district plan reviews, resource consent application assessments, and enabling customary activities.....
See full article HERE
Pacific families bear the brunt of public housing evictions
Pacific families are being kicked out of public housing at disproportionate rates in Manurewa and Porirua, sparking calls for an urgent review of policy.
New tenancy enforcement data shows Pacific families represent less than half of Kāinga tenants in Manurewa, but make up three-quarters of enforcement action.....
See full article HERE
Digital ID rollout panders to Māori principles as government surveillance expands
As of July 24, New Zealand is enforcing new rules to regulate digital ID services used by government agencies.
These rules set out how digital ID credentials, such as mobile driver’s licences, must work and require providers to protect users’ privacy.
Providers must comply with the Privacy Act and be subject to regular reviews of their privacy protections. However, the rules also include “specific kaitiakitanga requirements when handling Māori information,” based on cultural principles of guardianship.
An independent evaluation claims the biometric technology generally proposed for use, such as facial recognition, does not unfairly affect Māori or Pasifika users......
See full article HERE
Articles:
John Robertson: The Cult of Colonisation Guilt Must Die for New Zealand to Live
Matua Kahurangi: New Zealand First moves to legally cement "New Zealand" as the country's official name
Propaganda:
'The government tried to get rid of us': How New Zealand nearly lost the Māori Wardens
Voting changes will silence voices like mine - E-Tangata
Mana whenua rep calls out lack of council voting rights
The purpose of the draft JMA is to protect the water of Lake Taupō (Taupō Moana) and the Upper Waikato River. It would see the council and Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board collaborate on work such as monitoring and enforcement, district plan reviews, resource consent application assessments, and enabling customary activities.....
See full article HERE
Pacific families bear the brunt of public housing evictions
Pacific families are being kicked out of public housing at disproportionate rates in Manurewa and Porirua, sparking calls for an urgent review of policy.
New tenancy enforcement data shows Pacific families represent less than half of Kāinga tenants in Manurewa, but make up three-quarters of enforcement action.....
See full article HERE
Digital ID rollout panders to Māori principles as government surveillance expands
As of July 24, New Zealand is enforcing new rules to regulate digital ID services used by government agencies.
These rules set out how digital ID credentials, such as mobile driver’s licences, must work and require providers to protect users’ privacy.
Providers must comply with the Privacy Act and be subject to regular reviews of their privacy protections. However, the rules also include “specific kaitiakitanga requirements when handling Māori information,” based on cultural principles of guardianship.
An independent evaluation claims the biometric technology generally proposed for use, such as facial recognition, does not unfairly affect Māori or Pasifika users......
See full article HERE
Articles:
John Robertson: The Cult of Colonisation Guilt Must Die for New Zealand to Live
Matua Kahurangi: New Zealand First moves to legally cement "New Zealand" as the country's official name
Propaganda:
'The government tried to get rid of us': How New Zealand nearly lost the Māori Wardens
Voting changes will silence voices like mine - E-Tangata
Mana whenua rep calls out lack of council voting rights
Sunday August 3, 2025
News:
Waikato Regional councillor Kataraina Hodge re-elected unopposed to $63,000 role
Only Kataraina Hodge was nominated for the Ngā Tai ki Uta constituency and was thus elected unopposed.
It’s the second time Hodge has been elected to the Ngā Tai ki Uta constituency unopposed, the last in 2022.
It’s the second time Hodge has been elected to the Ngā Tai ki Uta constituency unopposed, the last in 2022.
The two Māori constituencies are Ngā Tai ki Uta and Ngā Hau e Whā with one seat each.....
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Te Ao Māori Steps Onto The World Expo Stage Once Again; Carries The Full Force Of Mana Motuhake O Te Ao Māori
More than 70 Māori delegates from Aotearoa are arriving in Osaka to celebrate Te Aratini: Indigenous Peoples Week at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai from 4–10 August 2025. They will be joined by over 170 Indigenous representatives from across the globe.
“Our people are not waiting to be invited. We are investing in our own future, standing in our own sovereignty, and carrying the weight of our tīpuna with us,” proclaims Tomoana, echoing the sentiments he voiced at Expo 2020 Dubai: “Māori will be at every World Expo, whether or not Aotearoa has an official presence.”....
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Te Ao Māori Steps Onto The World Expo Stage Once Again; Carries The Full Force Of Mana Motuhake O Te Ao Māori
More than 70 Māori delegates from Aotearoa are arriving in Osaka to celebrate Te Aratini: Indigenous Peoples Week at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai from 4–10 August 2025. They will be joined by over 170 Indigenous representatives from across the globe.
“Our people are not waiting to be invited. We are investing in our own future, standing in our own sovereignty, and carrying the weight of our tīpuna with us,” proclaims Tomoana, echoing the sentiments he voiced at Expo 2020 Dubai: “Māori will be at every World Expo, whether or not Aotearoa has an official presence.”....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Matua Kahurangi: Te Pāti Māori’s hypocrisy on electoral roll......
Barry Brill - Passports: Reverting to "New Zealand"
Propaganda:
'System just sucks': Political scientist says Māori being deterred from voting
We explore what the Kiingitanga means to rangatahi in Waikato
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Incredibly maori will constitute more than a third of the persons at Indigenous Peoples week at Osaka. The others will presumably be bemused by the obvious fractional degree of maor blood. For a group who forever plead hard up and receive huge govt support, incluidng tens of millions subsidy of Insurgency Coordination Centres (marae), it is incredible how maori find money and time for junkets. Presumably some tax free maori charity poney will have been contributed, effectively more state subsidy..
The Taupo development promising.As early demonstrated by the Maunga Aothority in Auckland, the fact that co governance/co management is effectively maori control must be endlessly emphasised.
It is tantalising to know why so many are kicked out of state houses. Is it drugs, non payment, damage, filth, overcrowding, bedlam, dogs or what? I suspect PI figure more than maori because they do not have Treaty based insurgency coordination networks sure to create supportive trouble.
Hey Robert ……. just a suggestion …… I think this whole Left Wing Activism, which is pushing EVERYTHING that is disruptive of our successful 50 year past, incl. Maorification ….. is actually s Feminist/Women-Can movement, with a few opportunistic Maoris on board.
The Women revolution started 50 years ago & is now complete ie. Women occupy all manner of positions in the work force. This is Not a bad thing, but it brings with it some unintended consequences. Women are tribal, communal, collectivist & Agreeable. The oppose Meritocracy, Competition etc & this is where the danger lies.
This is a long argument, based around behaviour, evolution etc but maybe there’s a thrush in here somewhere ??
Michael W - That’s a crass generalisation. Perhaps you need to get out more?
It never ceases to amaze me how maori find time for long term protests. Ordinary citizens devote so much time to employment, household duties, property maintenance, supervising children that they simply do not have the luxury of protracted idleness.
Perhaps it expalins their genrally higher incomes.
$50/$28 milion is a staggering amount to devote to sidetracking maori from education for the 21st century., and creating a core for the local insurgency movement. Added to the cost should be the vast sums which will be spent later trying to adapt the pupils to function in the real world, plus all the welfare they will ensnare because of their contrived handicap in that world.
Maybe not if the aim is a political take-over by stealth - and increasingly by overt intimidation. An investment for the radical faction of Maori.
6th Comparison of NZCA achievements is meaningless if real world subjects are compared with stone age hobby topics.
The criticism of collusion among councillors is farcical. Meanwhile there is clamour for maori wards the whole purpose of such is to facilitate collusion.
Kaipara Council seems to have provided a favour for other Councils and govt. For less then the cost of a speed bump the council has done the country a real service. The govt now has a neat summary of all the Acts they need amend.
For NZCA above read NCEA!. (As, amongst other things, holder od NZCE the abbreveiations are confusing)
Seriously, where do these tiny part Māori get off. Are they not human like the rest of us.
I for one, am over it.
"What they are doing by these foolish amendments is destroying the settlement that the National Party and the Māori Party reached in 2010." Finlayson was Attorney-General at the time the legislation was enacted in law in 2011, which replaced the controversial Foreshore and Seabed Act. Finlayson said there was no justification for the move, which he said was "extremely harmful" to race relations in New Zealand”.
Can’t help yourself can you Mr Finlayson. I think the only thing you are really worried about is your potential loss of income and your legacy, or is that ‘mana’ to you.
The New Plymouth Council manager of matters Te Tiriti (surely not a full time job) has opined that when formulating favourable race based business arrangements, use of the precise term mana whenua should be used in place of the all embracing "maori". This to ensure race based favours are concentrated on in the know local recipients and not widely dissipated among trace maori at large. Obviously he has not followed developments in Auckland where definition of mana whenua is fraught, with the tribes vyingfor the superiority lost hundreds of years ago. Ngati Whatua constantly strive to oust mere others and call all the shots and glean all the winnings. (Currently manipulating to muscle in on the Waitakere Heritage area, at present regarded as the more or less exclusive mana exploitive medium for Kaweru.)
Finlayson talked to Luxon & Key talked to Luxon about Maori issues. As a result Luxon has done nothing.
Years ago Finlayson told me pakeha had no concern about Maori being able to prove Customary right to the Foreshore. He did say 1-2 tribes in the North were the exception. This took place in the Wellington Overseas terminal. What a load of bullshit from Finlayson. Years later we still arguing.
Couldn't agree more. Most of the 'Maorification' movement is driven by stupid, white women.
Who is footing the bill for all the legal challenges currently underway?
Probably a wasted question.
More threats from Maori elites. Direct action one can assume this means civil unrest. If Maori act to prevent "non Maori" from lawful pursuit of using beaches etc. This will only end one way, and not very well.
There will be nothing in law to prevent Maori from claiming a slice of everything on the coast once customary title is given.
Think wharves, marinas, et al.
The one great virtue of maori involvement in coastal matters is that they forestall hideous busy man made wealth flaunting marinas in otherwise relatively natural, quiet and pleasant places. Or at least until maori also figure how to cash in on them.
9 Aug - re maori summer research programme at Vic - why are they still funding research by race and not the merit/usefulness of the research itself. Earth Sciences is involved in funding this - i.e. the merged GNS & Niwa organisation. This is our taxes. Anyone would think we had endless buckets of dosh. We don’t!!! Just make it a contest open to all and fund the best research proposals. Simple!
It is absurd that children grappling with the cat sat on the mat should be confused with the contrary pronunciations associated te reo. The irrationality and rage of the Maori Principal's Assoc rep on RNZ was disturbing. I would be nervous of any child of mine anywhere near any such person. Despite such demonstrations most NZers still seem unaware of the risks of takeover by violent self interested maori.
Thanks to the dollop of abbreviations maori words, just who is providing the Earth Sciences scholarships is obscure. What is ahunuku? i wonder what degree of maoriness/ non maoriness will qualify?
“The association's CEO Bruce Jepsen said the decision not to reprint "At the Marae" was racist and white supremacist”?
So, part Maori Jepson whose Great-grandfather Anton Martin Jepsen arrived in New Zealand from Denmark in 1843 and whose mantra is “Every [part] Māori child in this country is entitled to a world-class Māori [Apartheid] education. And that means every [part] Māori child in every educational setting.”
Bruce Jepsen, chief executive of Te Akatea Māori [Apartheid] Principals Association.
Yeah, real racist and white supremacist eh Jepson.
Seems the book Jepsen is working himself into a lather of indignation about does not fit the teaching process designed to teach kids to read English. All kids. If that's racism, then so be it. Seems people like Jepsen are more concerned with political grandstanding than doing a competent job of preparing our kids for life in the real world. A world that demands proficiency in English as a benchmark for success. Those critical early education years are too precious to waste on "nice-to-have" topics, particularly those that are politically driven. New Zealand has recorded its worst ever results in the OECD's Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) tests of reading, maths and science. If these findings are to be believed, it seems the process is not working anyway. And if that means Maori is crowding out English at such a formative age in our kids' education, people like Jepsen are just setting up our kids to fail from the very outset. That makes them part of the problem.
I agree with Jones Boy, children , Maori or others need first and foremost to be proficient in English, the international language so they can at least be given the choice of going to Oz , for a job , with NZ , at present turning into a basket case economically and unemployment increasing.
Also English is a the most difficult European language to learn because of the all the variant vowels eg there are at least eight ways of sounding out /u/ . This is illustrated in bury,: short e sound,, busy; short i sound, bush; short oo sound, up ; short u sound, quick ;w sound , failure ; y sound. If you think this is confusing consider what it is like for beginner readers having to then cope with sounding out the Maori vowel/u/ which can be different again as long oo sound. I have meet a number of parents who are very unhappy with their children's confusion over reading Maori words as well as the very difficult English words.
Keep Te Reo out of English reading classes and have it optional for those who want it.
How many times does the truth need to be told that the Maori Chiefs of the 19th Century , including Apirana Ngata, approached the government , of the day and requested Maori children be taught only English in schools ! They could still speak Maori at home.
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