Saturday September 20, 2025
News:
National Iwi Chairs Forum and Council of Trade Unions announce day of solidarity
The National Iwi Chairs Forum and the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions (CTU) Te Kauae Kaimahi have announced a national day of solidarity between iwi and unions in resistance to the "Government's ongoing attacks on Māori and workers"
The national day of solidarity, Rā Whakamana, will take place on October 28, to "reaffirm the tino rangatiratanga of Tangata Whenua and protect the rights and wellbeing of all workers".
Rā Whakamana will be the first time that iwi and unions have collaborated on a national scale.
October 28 marks the signing of He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni in 1835 and the first Labour Day demonstrations in 1890 that helped secure the eight-hour working day......
See full article HERE
A world-first: Toi Māori launched into space
A rocket has launched to space carrying a magnet etched with a Māori design - making it a world-first.
The rocket’s payload is a superconducting magnet, used to accelerate plasma and generate thrust. Because it operates without electrical resistance, it can maintain strong magnetic fields with little power loss, making it ideal for space’s limited energy supply.
Launched in Florida a couple of days ago, it will make its way to the International Space Station (ISS), where scientists will study it.....
See full article HERE
Ngāti Whātua honours 185 years of tuku whenua with new waiata
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei has released a new waiata, Take Whenua, to mark 185 years since rangatira Apihai Te Kawau gifted 3000 acres of land to establish Auckland, and to celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori.
The song is a tribute to Ngāti Whātua’s ancestral ties, enduring obligations, and spiritual legacy in Tāmaki Makaurau.....
See full article HERE
Dinnie Moeahu seeks advice over Hobson’s Pledge campaign post
To questions about the use of Moeahu’s image, a Hobson’s Pledge spokesperson said the images it used were sourced from council websites, which were “publicly funded” and “exist” so ratepayers could see and know who their representatives were.
“Using them in the context of a political discussion is both lawful and legitimate,” the spokesperson said.
“Hobson’s Pledge is not claiming to represent the personal opinions of any individual councillor.
“Our campaign simply points out that many Māori councillors across New Zealand have been successfully elected without the need for separate Māori wards. That is a matter of public record.”…
See full article HERE
Articles:
Professor Jerry Coyne: More unsubstantiated assertions of indigenous “science” in New Zealand
George Thomson: Teachers to strike again, demand higher pay and more te reo Māori support
Matua Kahurangi: Te Pāti Māori are racists
Propaganda:
Te Tiriti is a gift, not a threat - Rob Campbell.
Rā Whakamana will be the first time that iwi and unions have collaborated on a national scale.
October 28 marks the signing of He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni in 1835 and the first Labour Day demonstrations in 1890 that helped secure the eight-hour working day......
See full article HERE
A world-first: Toi Māori launched into space
A rocket has launched to space carrying a magnet etched with a Māori design - making it a world-first.
The rocket’s payload is a superconducting magnet, used to accelerate plasma and generate thrust. Because it operates without electrical resistance, it can maintain strong magnetic fields with little power loss, making it ideal for space’s limited energy supply.
Launched in Florida a couple of days ago, it will make its way to the International Space Station (ISS), where scientists will study it.....
See full article HERE
Ngāti Whātua honours 185 years of tuku whenua with new waiata
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei has released a new waiata, Take Whenua, to mark 185 years since rangatira Apihai Te Kawau gifted 3000 acres of land to establish Auckland, and to celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori.
The song is a tribute to Ngāti Whātua’s ancestral ties, enduring obligations, and spiritual legacy in Tāmaki Makaurau.....
See full article HERE
Dinnie Moeahu seeks advice over Hobson’s Pledge campaign post
To questions about the use of Moeahu’s image, a Hobson’s Pledge spokesperson said the images it used were sourced from council websites, which were “publicly funded” and “exist” so ratepayers could see and know who their representatives were.
“Using them in the context of a political discussion is both lawful and legitimate,” the spokesperson said.
“Hobson’s Pledge is not claiming to represent the personal opinions of any individual councillor.
“Our campaign simply points out that many Māori councillors across New Zealand have been successfully elected without the need for separate Māori wards. That is a matter of public record.”…
See full article HERE
Articles:
Professor Jerry Coyne: More unsubstantiated assertions of indigenous “science” in New Zealand
George Thomson: Teachers to strike again, demand higher pay and more te reo Māori support
Matua Kahurangi: Te Pāti Māori are racists
Propaganda:
Te Tiriti is a gift, not a threat - Rob Campbell.
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Friday September 19, 2025
News:
Lobby group backs Howick agent’s court battle over Māori course
Lobby group the Free Speech Union (FSU) has sought to join a court battle being waged by Howick real estate agent Janet Dickson over an industry course on Māori culture, language, custom, and the Treaty of Waitangi that she’s refused to take.
Earlier this year Dickson lost a judicial review in the Wellington High Court against the Real Estate Authority (REA) and its requirement for all licensed real estate agents to complete the mandatory 90-minute ‘Te Kākano’ (the seed) course.
Module one in the course focuses on Māori language and customs, module two is on The Treaty of Waitangi, and module three is on Māori land.
Dickson has refused to complete the course for reasons including she believes it isn’t relevant to her work and aspects of it are counter to her Christian beliefs.
As a result, she’s facing a five-year ban from the industry if her licence is revoked.....
See full article HERE
More than 5,300 call for restoration of Māori place names
Wellingtonians are making it clear they want Māori place names to be restored to Wellington electorates, with more than 5,300 signatures on a petition sent to the Representation Committee today by Green Party Wellington MPs Julie Anne Genter and Tamatha Paul.
“The public mandate is crystal clear: the people of Wellington want the names restored,” says Green Party MP for Rongotai Julie Anne Genter.....
See full article HERE
Seymour slams Tribunal citizenship debate as divisive
ACT Party leader David Seymour says the Waitangi Tribunal’s recent focus on citizenship for Māori born overseas risks creating new divisions, rather than uniting the country.
This week, the Tribunal heard arguments over whether Māori born outside Aotearoa should have different citizenship rights, including a claim from Ngāpuhi descendant John Bryers Ruddock, whose children were born overseas and are currently classed as overstayers.
Internal Affairs Minister, ACT’s Brooke van Velden says she will not reopen the Citizenship Act 1977 and insists citizenship requirements apply equally to all applicants
Seymour warns that calls for special rules based on whakapapa could undermine democratic values.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Gerry Eckhoff: Be Careful What You Wish For
Matua Kahurangi: Colonisation was liberation
Propaganda:
Māori monarch 'a profound source of inspiration' at Toitū Te Reo event launch
Module one in the course focuses on Māori language and customs, module two is on The Treaty of Waitangi, and module three is on Māori land.
Dickson has refused to complete the course for reasons including she believes it isn’t relevant to her work and aspects of it are counter to her Christian beliefs.
As a result, she’s facing a five-year ban from the industry if her licence is revoked.....
See full article HERE
More than 5,300 call for restoration of Māori place names
Wellingtonians are making it clear they want Māori place names to be restored to Wellington electorates, with more than 5,300 signatures on a petition sent to the Representation Committee today by Green Party Wellington MPs Julie Anne Genter and Tamatha Paul.
“The public mandate is crystal clear: the people of Wellington want the names restored,” says Green Party MP for Rongotai Julie Anne Genter.....
See full article HERE
Seymour slams Tribunal citizenship debate as divisive
ACT Party leader David Seymour says the Waitangi Tribunal’s recent focus on citizenship for Māori born overseas risks creating new divisions, rather than uniting the country.
This week, the Tribunal heard arguments over whether Māori born outside Aotearoa should have different citizenship rights, including a claim from Ngāpuhi descendant John Bryers Ruddock, whose children were born overseas and are currently classed as overstayers.
Internal Affairs Minister, ACT’s Brooke van Velden says she will not reopen the Citizenship Act 1977 and insists citizenship requirements apply equally to all applicants
Seymour warns that calls for special rules based on whakapapa could undermine democratic values.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Gerry Eckhoff: Be Careful What You Wish For
Matua Kahurangi: Colonisation was liberation
Propaganda:
Māori monarch 'a profound source of inspiration' at Toitū Te Reo event launch
Thursday September 18, 2025
News:
We are committed to te reo Māori - Whangarei District Council
Māori Relationships Manager Mark Scott has reported that funding for this exciting initiative, which has been led by the Department of Internal Affairs with support from Te Puni Kōkiri, Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori and Te Mātāwai, has sadly been discontinued.
"The good news is that the plan pulled together for the Council’s part includes a lot of work that has become 'business as usual' in terms of elevating te reo Māori alongside the English language across the District.
"Continuing to normalise te reo Māori as much as possible across our work for the District is one step towards enhancing strategic partnerships with mana whenua and hapū.
"The mahi progressed under Aotearoa Reorua for the Whangārei hapū is not lost, and Whangarei District Council will continue to ensure hapū are involved in the use of the language from the conception of projects. Allowing their language, stories and culture to be woven into spaces, restoring presence and visibility across our District."....
See full article HERE
Iwi And Māori Providers Struggling To Retain Nurses
To keep up with projected growth of the Mori population, the number of nurses working for Iwi and Mori providers would need to rise from 551 FTEs to 679, a rise of 128.
Iwi and Māori health providers are struggling to attract and retain nurses because of poor pay and short-term government funding arrangements, a new Infometrics report prepared for Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) has found.....
See full article HERE
Gang member to have Mongrel Mob patch returned after court win
The Gangs Act 2024 states that when a person pleads guilty or is convicted, the gang insignia is forfeited to the Crown. It may then be destroyed or "otherwise disposed of" as the court directs.
Te Rata's lawyer Chris Nicholls argued at the time that the phrase "otherwise disposed of" allowed judges to return the items to their owners.
Police prosecutor Emily Eden told the court "otherwise disposed of" did not include returning a patch.
"It directly contradicts the purposes of the act."
Te Rata was convicted and discharged on the driving while forbidden, resisting a police officer and displaying gang insignia in public charges, and sentenced to community detention and supervision on the blood specimen charge.
He had told the court he was wearing the patch while in a period of mourning for a loved one.
On Tuesday afternoon, Lower Hutt District Court judge Bruce Davidson ordered the patch to be returned to Te Rata.....
See full article HERE
‘Stick to whale riding’: Ministers dismiss call for all Māori to have NZ citizenship
Senior ministers are emphatically rejecting claims from Māori, including actress Keisha Castle-Hughes, that Māori should be eligible for citizenship to Aotearoa New Zealand.
On Wednesday, Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour referred to her acting success when dismissing her claim about her child’s citizenship.
“I think Keisha Castle-Hughes, frankly, should stick to whale riding,” he said.....
See full article HERE
Defining Maori proprietary rights in freshwater and geothermal
How do you and your iwi define proprietary rights in freshwater and geothermal resources, and why is it important that these are recognised as more than just kaitiakitanga or stewardship?
The Waitangi Tribunal claim regarding freshwater and geothermal resources is primarily defined by the nationwide inquiry Wai 2358, which investigated Māori proprietary rights and interests. This inquiry was spurred by the government’s 2012 plan to privatize state-owned energy companies, but built on decades of Māori assertion of water rights....
See full article HERE
Articles:
David Farrar: Tamihere backs Ferris
Matua Kahurangi: Te reo Māori or just te reoish?
Propaganda:
Rata and recolonising education
Rawiri Waititi refuses to speak to journalists in English during Te Wiki o te reo Māori
Employers Increasingly Value Te Reo Māori Capability
'Giving mana to names': te reo Māori in sport commentary
'Being Māori is your superpower': Wahine Māori finds strength in reclaiming te reo
"Continuing to normalise te reo Māori as much as possible across our work for the District is one step towards enhancing strategic partnerships with mana whenua and hapū.
"The mahi progressed under Aotearoa Reorua for the Whangārei hapū is not lost, and Whangarei District Council will continue to ensure hapū are involved in the use of the language from the conception of projects. Allowing their language, stories and culture to be woven into spaces, restoring presence and visibility across our District."....
See full article HERE
Iwi And Māori Providers Struggling To Retain Nurses
To keep up with projected growth of the Mori population, the number of nurses working for Iwi and Mori providers would need to rise from 551 FTEs to 679, a rise of 128.
Iwi and Māori health providers are struggling to attract and retain nurses because of poor pay and short-term government funding arrangements, a new Infometrics report prepared for Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) has found.....
See full article HERE
Gang member to have Mongrel Mob patch returned after court win
The Gangs Act 2024 states that when a person pleads guilty or is convicted, the gang insignia is forfeited to the Crown. It may then be destroyed or "otherwise disposed of" as the court directs.
Te Rata's lawyer Chris Nicholls argued at the time that the phrase "otherwise disposed of" allowed judges to return the items to their owners.
Police prosecutor Emily Eden told the court "otherwise disposed of" did not include returning a patch.
"It directly contradicts the purposes of the act."
Te Rata was convicted and discharged on the driving while forbidden, resisting a police officer and displaying gang insignia in public charges, and sentenced to community detention and supervision on the blood specimen charge.
He had told the court he was wearing the patch while in a period of mourning for a loved one.
On Tuesday afternoon, Lower Hutt District Court judge Bruce Davidson ordered the patch to be returned to Te Rata.....
See full article HERE
‘Stick to whale riding’: Ministers dismiss call for all Māori to have NZ citizenship
Senior ministers are emphatically rejecting claims from Māori, including actress Keisha Castle-Hughes, that Māori should be eligible for citizenship to Aotearoa New Zealand.
On Wednesday, Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour referred to her acting success when dismissing her claim about her child’s citizenship.
“I think Keisha Castle-Hughes, frankly, should stick to whale riding,” he said.....
See full article HERE
Defining Maori proprietary rights in freshwater and geothermal
How do you and your iwi define proprietary rights in freshwater and geothermal resources, and why is it important that these are recognised as more than just kaitiakitanga or stewardship?
The Waitangi Tribunal claim regarding freshwater and geothermal resources is primarily defined by the nationwide inquiry Wai 2358, which investigated Māori proprietary rights and interests. This inquiry was spurred by the government’s 2012 plan to privatize state-owned energy companies, but built on decades of Māori assertion of water rights....
See full article HERE
Articles:
David Farrar: Tamihere backs Ferris
Matua Kahurangi: Te reo Māori or just te reoish?
Propaganda:
Rata and recolonising education
Rawiri Waititi refuses to speak to journalists in English during Te Wiki o te reo Māori
Employers Increasingly Value Te Reo Māori Capability
'Giving mana to names': te reo Māori in sport commentary
'Being Māori is your superpower': Wahine Māori finds strength in reclaiming te reo
Wednesday September 17, 2025
News:
Te Pāti Māori president says ‘substance' of controversial Tākuta Ferris comment was 'right'
Te Pāti Māori president John Tamihere says MP Tākuta Ferris was, in essence, correct when he hit out at non-Māori supporting Labour’s Māori electorate campaign.
Tamihere said Ferris could have worded his comments better, but added that he generally agreed with what the MP had said. That is despite Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer telling the Labour and Green leaders that his comments didn’t reflect her party’s views.
Tamihere said Ferris could have worded his comments better, but added that he generally agreed with what the MP had said. That is despite Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer telling the Labour and Green leaders that his comments didn’t reflect her party’s views.
Tamihere’s support for the “substance” of what Ferris said has added further pressure to Labour leader Chris Hipkins, who said it would be “very hard” to work with Te Pāti Māori if it stood by Ferris’ position. Hipkins, on Tuesday, said he would look to speak to Tamihere about the issue.....
See full article HERE
‘Tangata whenua, not tangata tiriti’ urgent claim tests if Māori born offshore have a right to citizenship
An urgent Waitangi Tribunal claim is challenging whether Māori born overseas, and their tamariki, have a right to belong in Aotearoa as tangata whenua.
The two-day hearing, which opened today under Judge Alana Thomas, will examine whether Crown policy and practice meet Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations of partnership, equity, and active protection in this context.
The claim was brought by John Ruddock (Ngāpuhi), a New Zealand citizen by descent. He told the Tribunal he faced “demeaning” processes and major barriers when trying to secure citizenship for his three children, born in the United States.....
See full article HERE
Pic’s Peanut Butter gets reo remix for Māori Language Week
To celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week), Pic’s Peanut Butter is back with a jar that’s got plenty to say.
Pic’s Pata Pīnati Kakukaku – the reo Māori edition of its classic Crunchy Peanut Butter – is hitting shelves to spark a bit of kōrero in the kitchen.....
See full article HERE
Landmark Partnership To Strengthen Parenting Programmes For Northland iwi
Northland’s Ngāti Hine Health Trust is partnering with Triple P – Positive Parenting Program to support the wellbeing of local whānau, reduce parental stress, and nurture happy, healthy tamariki.
“This initiative is about prevention, not crisis, and about supporting whānau with strategies that reflect their values and aspirations.” says Tamati Shepherd-Wipiiti, Ngāti Hine Health Trust Chief Executive.....
See full article HERE
Going next level for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
The Warehouse and Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori are teaming up again to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Māori Language Week, with a fresh Kia Kaha te Reo Māori clothing range.
The Warehouse Group has joined the nationwide celebrations of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori by releasing a special clothing range that embraces te reo and Māori design.....
See full article HERE
How coalition MPs plan to vote on their Māori ward referendums
Wellington-based National Party deputy leader Nicola Willis said she would not be voting to retain Māori wards.
Her colleague Chris Bishop will be voting “no” in the referendum on Hutt City Council’s Māori ward.
Asked how he would vote if he could, McCallum took time to think before answering; “I think Māori are very well represented in Northland without needing a ward”.
See full article HERE
Articles:
Mike's Minute: Labour is watching the Māori Party closely
Propaganda:
We are our language’s parents as much as its children - Maxwell.
Māori beaten for using te reo deserve apology - Dover Samuels
Generations unite at Christchurch march to support te reo Māori
Keisha Castle-Hughes talks of ‘incredibly racist’ process to get passport for her daughter
‘Tangata whenua, not tangata tiriti’ urgent claim tests if Māori born offshore have a right to citizenship
An urgent Waitangi Tribunal claim is challenging whether Māori born overseas, and their tamariki, have a right to belong in Aotearoa as tangata whenua.
The two-day hearing, which opened today under Judge Alana Thomas, will examine whether Crown policy and practice meet Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations of partnership, equity, and active protection in this context.
The claim was brought by John Ruddock (Ngāpuhi), a New Zealand citizen by descent. He told the Tribunal he faced “demeaning” processes and major barriers when trying to secure citizenship for his three children, born in the United States.....
See full article HERE
Pic’s Peanut Butter gets reo remix for Māori Language Week
To celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week), Pic’s Peanut Butter is back with a jar that’s got plenty to say.
Pic’s Pata Pīnati Kakukaku – the reo Māori edition of its classic Crunchy Peanut Butter – is hitting shelves to spark a bit of kōrero in the kitchen.....
See full article HERE
Landmark Partnership To Strengthen Parenting Programmes For Northland iwi
Northland’s Ngāti Hine Health Trust is partnering with Triple P – Positive Parenting Program to support the wellbeing of local whānau, reduce parental stress, and nurture happy, healthy tamariki.
“This initiative is about prevention, not crisis, and about supporting whānau with strategies that reflect their values and aspirations.” says Tamati Shepherd-Wipiiti, Ngāti Hine Health Trust Chief Executive.....
See full article HERE
Going next level for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
The Warehouse and Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori are teaming up again to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Māori Language Week, with a fresh Kia Kaha te Reo Māori clothing range.
The Warehouse Group has joined the nationwide celebrations of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori by releasing a special clothing range that embraces te reo and Māori design.....
See full article HERE
How coalition MPs plan to vote on their Māori ward referendums
Wellington-based National Party deputy leader Nicola Willis said she would not be voting to retain Māori wards.
Her colleague Chris Bishop will be voting “no” in the referendum on Hutt City Council’s Māori ward.
Asked how he would vote if he could, McCallum took time to think before answering; “I think Māori are very well represented in Northland without needing a ward”.
See full article HERE
Articles:
Mike's Minute: Labour is watching the Māori Party closely
Propaganda:
We are our language’s parents as much as its children - Maxwell.
Māori beaten for using te reo deserve apology - Dover Samuels
Generations unite at Christchurch march to support te reo Māori
Keisha Castle-Hughes talks of ‘incredibly racist’ process to get passport for her daughter
Tuesday September 16, 2025
News:
Greerton Volunteer Fire Brigade improving their knowledge of Māori culture
Among those being celebrated were volunteers from Greerton Volunteer Fire Brigade, who were each awarded a Tohu - a wearable pin displaying a commitment to working in partnership with Māori as tangata whenua and dedication to progressing knowledge and understanding of Māori culture.
The Tohu is awarded upon successfully completing the He Tīmatanga Kōrero(external link) online module – an introductory guide to Kaupapa Māori designed specifically for Fire and Emergency New Zealand.
Officer in Charge David McLaughlan spearheaded his brigade’s effort to collectively attain the Tohu after being introduced to a range of resources aimed at uplifting knowledge of Māori culture at the Ngā Tai ki te Puku Volunteer Leadership Conference. The brigade completed the module during one training night.....
See full article HERE
Kiwi publisher aims to help raise one million bilingual children
A new children’s book publisher has the goal to help raise one million bilingual tamariki over the next decade.
The bilingual book range Poppy and Buddy wants to make te reo Māori a joyful experience for kiwi kids aged 1-6 years.
“We’re proud to be part of a growing movement to normalise Te Reo in everyday life,” founder Jeff Brown said....
See full article HERE
Wellington hīkoi draws thousands to mark half a century of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
As Aotearoa marks the 50th year of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, around 3000 people showed their support for the language, marching in a hīkoi to celebrate in the capital.
The parade that made its way along Wellington's waterfront on Monday was largely made up of students from kura and kōhanga across the region who designed their own signs and banners and sang waiata as they passed through the city.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Judy Gill: Learning Lost in Facebook Reo-Lish Gobbledygook
Propaganda:
Fifty years of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori: honouring language activism
West Auckland schools deepen identity through iwi partnership
Officer in Charge David McLaughlan spearheaded his brigade’s effort to collectively attain the Tohu after being introduced to a range of resources aimed at uplifting knowledge of Māori culture at the Ngā Tai ki te Puku Volunteer Leadership Conference. The brigade completed the module during one training night.....
See full article HERE
Kiwi publisher aims to help raise one million bilingual children
A new children’s book publisher has the goal to help raise one million bilingual tamariki over the next decade.
The bilingual book range Poppy and Buddy wants to make te reo Māori a joyful experience for kiwi kids aged 1-6 years.
“We’re proud to be part of a growing movement to normalise Te Reo in everyday life,” founder Jeff Brown said....
See full article HERE
Wellington hīkoi draws thousands to mark half a century of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
As Aotearoa marks the 50th year of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, around 3000 people showed their support for the language, marching in a hīkoi to celebrate in the capital.
The parade that made its way along Wellington's waterfront on Monday was largely made up of students from kura and kōhanga across the region who designed their own signs and banners and sang waiata as they passed through the city.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Judy Gill: Learning Lost in Facebook Reo-Lish Gobbledygook
Propaganda:
Fifty years of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori: honouring language activism
West Auckland schools deepen identity through iwi partnership
Monday September 15, 2025
News:
Christchurch’s new Māori Language banners a ‘massive win’
The three-year long wait for Te Wiki o te reo Māori banners is over for Ōtautahi.
About 35 banners, which sport a face or the words ‘KIA KAHA TE REO MĀORI” (let the Māori language be strong), were raised above Christchurch on Tuesday ahead of Te Wiki o te reo Māori Māori Language Week which starts today.
About 35 banners, which sport a face or the words ‘KIA KAHA TE REO MĀORI” (let the Māori language be strong), were raised above Christchurch on Tuesday ahead of Te Wiki o te reo Māori Māori Language Week which starts today.
Tarryn Ryan (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāpuhi), founder of volunteer Māori language group Kōrero ki Ōtautahi, has tried for three years to get the banners erected across the city.....
See full article HERE
Formal Agreement between Te Rūnanga ā-Iwi o Ngāpuhi and Far North District Council
A formal agreement between Te Rūnanga ā-Iwi o Ngāpuhi and the Far North District Council has been celebrated this month. This agreement is seen as significant for enabling better collaboration and recognition of Ngāpuhi’s role in regional decision-making and cultural well-being.
The significance of a formal agreement between Aotearoa’s largest iwi, Te Rūnanga ā-Iwi o Ngāpuhi, and Far North District Council (FNDC) celebrated this month, cannot be overstated.
The signing of a Mana Whakahono ā Rohe (MwaR) is a legislative agreement under the Resource Management Act (RMA), and it creates a framework for future cooperation and engagement between the rūnanga and the council. Under this legislation, when an iwi requests to enter into discussions about a MwaR, the council is obliged to enter an agreement.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Violence beat te reo Māori out of my whakapapa. Aroha brought it back.
The new queen speaks
Māori wards: More than a vote - Catherine Delahunty
Two takes on Tākuta - Moha Dutta & Denis O’Reilly
Formal Agreement between Te Rūnanga ā-Iwi o Ngāpuhi and Far North District Council
A formal agreement between Te Rūnanga ā-Iwi o Ngāpuhi and the Far North District Council has been celebrated this month. This agreement is seen as significant for enabling better collaboration and recognition of Ngāpuhi’s role in regional decision-making and cultural well-being.
The significance of a formal agreement between Aotearoa’s largest iwi, Te Rūnanga ā-Iwi o Ngāpuhi, and Far North District Council (FNDC) celebrated this month, cannot be overstated.
The signing of a Mana Whakahono ā Rohe (MwaR) is a legislative agreement under the Resource Management Act (RMA), and it creates a framework for future cooperation and engagement between the rūnanga and the council. Under this legislation, when an iwi requests to enter into discussions about a MwaR, the council is obliged to enter an agreement.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Violence beat te reo Māori out of my whakapapa. Aroha brought it back.
The new queen speaks
Māori wards: More than a vote - Catherine Delahunty
Two takes on Tākuta - Moha Dutta & Denis O’Reilly
Sunday September 14, 2025
News:
Iwi leader calls for halt to election and referendum
A Whanganui iwi leader is calling for an immediate halt to the Whanganui Local Body Election and Māori Ward Referendum.
Voting started this week but the official candidate booklet in Whanganui and South Wairarapa only included the names of the Māori ward candidates - not their profiles.
The same thing happened in Ōpōtiki - which is run by a different election service.
The referendum are the result of a law change that requires all 42 councils with Māori wards to hold a binding poll.....
See full article HERE
Waititi: Tāmaki Makaurau win signals rise of unapologetic Māori voice
Waititi says the result shows Māori voters are embracing a stronger, unapologetic voice in Parliament.
“I think this sends a strong message that our people are maturing in our democracy and understanding that it is important to have an unapologetic voice sitting around any table, regardless of the government.” says Waititi.
“Our fight is not with other minorities who have been impacted by colonialism and imperialist violence. Our job is to ensure that we take everybody with us, and we’ve made that really, really clear, and we will continue to hold that position as we head into 2026,” says Waititi.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Matua Kahurangi: 13 September 2025
Steven Gaskell: Whānau Ora- When “Family Wellbeing” Means Political Ads and Rugby Sponsorships
Propaganda:
Tākuta Ferris and Te Pāti Māori undergo ‘tikanga based restorative process’ after ‘racist’ posts
Burger Wellington winner hopes more take up the challenge to celebrate kai Māori
The same thing happened in Ōpōtiki - which is run by a different election service.
The referendum are the result of a law change that requires all 42 councils with Māori wards to hold a binding poll.....
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Waititi: Tāmaki Makaurau win signals rise of unapologetic Māori voice
Waititi says the result shows Māori voters are embracing a stronger, unapologetic voice in Parliament.
“I think this sends a strong message that our people are maturing in our democracy and understanding that it is important to have an unapologetic voice sitting around any table, regardless of the government.” says Waititi.
“Our fight is not with other minorities who have been impacted by colonialism and imperialist violence. Our job is to ensure that we take everybody with us, and we’ve made that really, really clear, and we will continue to hold that position as we head into 2026,” says Waititi.....
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Matua Kahurangi: 13 September 2025
Steven Gaskell: Whānau Ora- When “Family Wellbeing” Means Political Ads and Rugby Sponsorships
Propaganda:
Tākuta Ferris and Te Pāti Māori undergo ‘tikanga based restorative process’ after ‘racist’ posts
Burger Wellington winner hopes more take up the challenge to celebrate kai Māori
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29 comments:
"Iwi leader calls for halt to election and referendum".
I don't recognise an unelected "Iwi leader".
The Whangarie and Opotki situations smack of deliberate artful sabotage. Someone should be fired for the oversight. Or did the candiadtes deliberately or in accord with tikanga taihoa too long so their provided info too late? Whilst the relative outcome of the candidates may be affected, unlikely to influence the vote for and against maori wards. May assist the vote for .candidates inevitable selfish obdurate pro maori irrespective approach not revealed.
Er, for Whangarei read Wanganui. I am not sure to what Waititi is referring with "unapologetic"; the gross misbehaviour in parliament, consistent low attendance, minimal contribution to general topics, contempt for law and hence maori crime, maori violence, maori low achievement at school, maori drug dependency, maori violence toward children, contempt for the aims and preferences of mere colonist related pakeha and other inferior ethnic groups.etc
Me neither!
Whatever, the outcome will be the same, someone will win with a handful of votes total and a Maori bum will occupy a voting seat - hopefully only for another 3 years and that is too long.
"Christchurch’s new Māori Language banners a ‘massive win’
Drown them out by raising NEW ZEALAND FLAGS
Mon 15. Not clear who paying for the Chch flags, the erection of etc. Similarly, in Northland will maori be paid by ratepayers every time they inveigle their way into consultation?
Re: "Māori Language Week" - It is bad enough that it is rammed down our throats day in day out - How about an English only week on the TV, it would be refreshing? We just had a few weeks in Australia and it was sheer bliss not to have our ears assailed.
"Greerton Volunteer Fire Brigade improving their knowledge of Māori culture"!! Yeah, that'll work.
Genuine question. Why don't maori people want to learn maori?
" volunteers from Greerton Volunteer Fire Brigade, were each awarded a Tohu - a wearable pin displaying a commitment to working in partnership with Māori as tangata whenua and dedication to progressing knowledge and understanding of Māori culture."
HULLO !! Their sole job is to put out fires ! This so called "cultural" nonsense is completely irrelevant to their job, which is (YES) - PUTTING OUT fires. There is no racial or cultural aspect to their job.
I'm sure even the most intellectually challenged New Zealand citizen would fail to associate Maori cultural understanding, with the skills required to pull someone out of a car wreck or extinguish a house fire.
What are Fire and Emergency going to get into next? Climate change? Transgenderism? How about monetary policy? After all, they’re about as woke and veering as far off target as RBNZ.
maori are very selective with tikanga. Original tikanga as observed by early Europeans involved the compounding of personal disasters, hardly appropriate for a fire brigade.
Seems to me Geoff Brown should be charged wtih sedition. Aiming to divert a million children, not now noted for general acheivement, into devoting a vast proportion of their effort and ability to acquiring an obsolete stone age hobby language is absurd.
Greerton fire brigade becoming understanding of Maori culture.
Nothing to do fire and rescue but there you go.
It begs the question why not become proficient in Hindi or Vietnamese or Chinese or any other culture a fire and rescue team might encounter.
A fire is a fire, blood is blood, makes no difference when an emergency service is called.
This BS is becoming more and more shameful.
Making kids aged 1 - 6 bilingual over the next decade is an absolute disgrace. The target is not to make kids bilingual but to speak only reo.
The main point is MAKING the kids learn.
Get them young enough, you got them for life.
Yes, Ray. The move to make all kids bilingual is very scary.
Apartheid under way.
Welcome to New Zimbabwe.
Sorry, our idiots in the big round building removed sedition from the Crimes Act - brilliant move eh?
Our pollies in the big house do not get this, they are only concerned with covering their arses and talking up the ekonumee (that's a contrived Mahri word for economy). Welcome to Kerikeri - NZ's first bi-lingual, fully indoctrinated town
Volunteers, wonder how many of these volunteer firefighters are Maori?
Hopefully the attitude of Tamahere and Ferris will permeate the general population and all non maori will shun support for maori seats and wards as being none of their business. That will dispose of the latter in most councils to the great benefit of NZ as a whole. Hopefully the same realisation will apply to the tool of maori conquest; te reo. By makng so obvious the blatant total selfish self serving approach of maori in general TPM is serving the public well.
I am curious where the funding for the maori favouring Ngati Hine Trust comes from. Is it yet another race based subsidy?The question of NZ citizenship for 5% trace maori born off shore should tax even the remarkably imaginitive Tribunal.
I am primarily concerned with value so am not a clothing and product snob. But brand attitudes hugely permeates modern folk and especailly the young. A few decades ago schoolchildren referred to budget clothing and products as "rangi". Seems the Warehouse are going to reinforce.
Why. do. NZers. continue. to. do . nothing?
"We [the corporate council] are committed to te reo Māori - Whangarei District Council".
And we the corporate council will take your sweat equity and do whatever we deem in the best interests of the corporation and the corporate agenda. Just pay up and shut up.
With the collapse of the msm there is almost no scrutiny of how Council employees pad out their employment. Seems in Whangarei they have somehow evolved a "strategic partnership" to occupy many in, among other things, wallowing in te reo. The reduction of external te reo funding will hopefully release effort for ends in the interest of all citizens. .
I am curious about these "iwi and maori" health providers. Do they refuse to enrol pakeha? Is enrolment means based? Are charges the same for all? With state houses and benefits based on family size maori already draw heavily on assistance. As well as benefitting from interest in Charitable trusts, maori land, subsidised marae etc.
I did hear that some firefighters are demanding the opportunity to say karakia before getting their hoses out.
It is the same in Kerikeri with the FNDC imposing the mantle of bi-lingual town on the place. The DIA were implicated and despite that funding being jerked by the current Minister, the imposition continues. The populace were never consulted in general and it should by rights be reversed like all the other corrupt MOUs set up by the incumbent Mayor with the local hapu. It is Kerikeri not blooin' "Te Kerikeri" and they can shove the Re-lish stuff where the sun does not shine, we are sick of it.
"National Iwi Chairs Forum and Council of Trade Unions announce day of solidarity"?
So, a Bolsheviks call to arms then. The "we are stronger together" communist catch cry.
... but Luxon is an honorary member - how does that work?
AI on this says:
"Opposition to Kerikeri becoming a designated bilingual town stemmed from concerns that it was a false representation of the area's demographics, particularly regarding its elderly, English-speaking European population. Critics argued that other established Far North communities already maintained a higher proportion of te reo Māori speakers and that Kerikeri was not the appropriate or first location for such a designation. The idea also faced opposition in wider public discourse around bilingual signage, with some individuals and groups expressing concerns about cultural division and costs associated with such initiatives.
Arguments against Kerikeri as a bilingual town
Demographic Misrepresentation:
One key argument was that Kerikeri's population was not representative of a bilingual environment, noting a significant presence of elderly, English-speaking Europeans in the area.
Contradiction of existing bilingual communities:
Critics pointed out that other smaller villages and towns in the Far North, such as Kaikohe and Waitangi, already had a significant and established presence of te reo Māori speakers.
Historical context:
The plan was viewed by some as disregarding the history of existing bilingual communities in the Far North that had retained a high proportion of te reo Māori speakers for a long time. "
I am surprised worker's unions are so supportive of maori workers. With so many Councils and govt departments now with policy statements favouring maori staff and contractors I would expect unions to consider the second class status lot of their non maori members.
The words of the waiata would be of interest. I have read repeatedly that claims of land gift for early Auckland are fiction striving to be established as folklore and that the land was purchased. Whose free time was devoted to compiling the waiata? Council or Ngati Whatua? Or was it all paid? Will it now be standard fare at all Council gatherings?
What the relevance of a stone age motif is on a piece of high tech space hardware is a mystery. Unless the magnet, as one of the myriad technologies which eluded maori, and its presence in space, is to remind of the technological advances due the colonists.
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