Saturday October 18, 2025
News:
Kaipara councillors to lodge complaint over mayor's vote irregularity claim
Kaipara District councillors have voted to lodge a complaint about what outgoing mayor Craig Jepson says are irregularities in the election process with the Department of Internal Affairs.
The final vote was taken behind closed doors after a tense, testy debate with about 20 members of the public present on Friday.
Four police officers also attended along with three security guards.
Deputy mayor Jonathan Larsen said ratepayers have raised serious concerns about the election process, and it's now up to the Department of Internal Affairs to decide.....
See full article HERE
Gene Technology Bill Stalls as Māori and Others Withhold Support
The government’s long-promised Gene Technology Bill, which aims to reform laws around genetic modification, has run into a major roadblock. NZ First is refusing to support the bill in its current form – leaving the coalition government short of the votes needed for passage.
Notably, the Health Select Committee’s report shows that Labour, the Greens, and Te Pāti Māori have all joined in withholding support, signaling serious concerns about the bill’s direction.
From a Māori perspective, the concerns are multifaceted: the bill raises questions about control over biotechnology, seed sovereignty, wai mātauranga (knowledge), and whether indigenous rights are sufficiently safeguarded in a high-stakes science framework......
See full article HERE
Ancestral name restored to Point Erin Park
The ancestral Māori name of Te Oka has been reinstated at Point Erin Park in Herne Bay, creating the dual name of Te Oka / Point Erin Park.
The renaming was requested by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei to restore a layer of our cultural history and has been adopted by Waitematā Local Board.
Seven other iwi who have shown an interest in local park renaming supported the decision......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Judy Gill: Tikanga Blasphemy and Real Free-Speech Exceptions in State Law in New Zealand
Wendy Geus: National MP advocating for Tikanga taught in law school, unable to define it
Propaganda:
Marine And Coastal Rights Law Change Worse Than Foreshore And Seabed, Says Māori Rights Activist
How iwi led marine restoration before the government caught up
Deputy mayor Jonathan Larsen said ratepayers have raised serious concerns about the election process, and it's now up to the Department of Internal Affairs to decide.....
See full article HERE
Gene Technology Bill Stalls as Māori and Others Withhold Support
The government’s long-promised Gene Technology Bill, which aims to reform laws around genetic modification, has run into a major roadblock. NZ First is refusing to support the bill in its current form – leaving the coalition government short of the votes needed for passage.
Notably, the Health Select Committee’s report shows that Labour, the Greens, and Te Pāti Māori have all joined in withholding support, signaling serious concerns about the bill’s direction.
From a Māori perspective, the concerns are multifaceted: the bill raises questions about control over biotechnology, seed sovereignty, wai mātauranga (knowledge), and whether indigenous rights are sufficiently safeguarded in a high-stakes science framework......
See full article HERE
Ancestral name restored to Point Erin Park
The ancestral Māori name of Te Oka has been reinstated at Point Erin Park in Herne Bay, creating the dual name of Te Oka / Point Erin Park.
The renaming was requested by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei to restore a layer of our cultural history and has been adopted by Waitematā Local Board.
Seven other iwi who have shown an interest in local park renaming supported the decision......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Judy Gill: Tikanga Blasphemy and Real Free-Speech Exceptions in State Law in New Zealand
Wendy Geus: National MP advocating for Tikanga taught in law school, unable to define it
Propaganda:
Marine And Coastal Rights Law Change Worse Than Foreshore And Seabed, Says Māori Rights Activist
How iwi led marine restoration before the government caught up
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Friday October 17, 2025
News:
University of Auckland backtracks on compulsory Treaty of Waitangi course
The University of Auckland has voted to make the compulsory paper covering the Treaty of Waitangi optional - against the wishes of over 400 university staff.
Act Party leader David Seymour called for the university to scrap its compulsory course covering the Treaty of Waitangi in March, describing the course as a “perversion of academic freedom” and “indoctrination”.
Act Party leader David Seymour called for the university to scrap its compulsory course covering the Treaty of Waitangi in March, describing the course as a “perversion of academic freedom” and “indoctrination”.
The university’s council voted to make the Waipapa Taumata Rau course optional yesterday afternoon. Seven members voted in favour, two voted against, and one abstained.....
See full article HERE
National Māori Energy Summit Opens in Ngāmotu, Calls for Māori Leadership in Sector
Aotearoa’s first National Māori Energy Summit starts today in Ngāmotu, bringing together iwi, Māori enterprises, government, and industry leaders to shape the country’s energy future.
The summit aims to boost Māori participation in emerging energy sectors and ensure their voices are central to decision-making.
Jamie Tuuta, chair of Pou Tahua, the economic arm of the Iwi Chairs Forum, says the summit is a chance for Māori to move from being energy consumers to leaders and investors......
See full article HERE
Whenua: Ngāti Toa Rangatira regains control over land at Whitireia 177 years after ‘serious injustice’
Ngāti Toa Rangatira is back in control of a huge parcel of land in Porirua, 177 years after the Crown committed a “serious injustice” and reneged on a deal.
The iwi finalised the purchase of 53 hectares of land at Whitireia from RNZ this month, adjoining an earlier settlement acquisition on the peninsula.
The land, north of Tītahi Bay, overlooks Mana Island, Porirua Harbour and the iwi’s Hongoeka Marae. It includes Whitireia maunga, a sacred site of huge importance to Ngāti Toa....
See full article HERE
20-thousand strong petition opposing Marine and Coastal Act reforms delivered to Parliament
A petition opposing the Government’s proposed reforms to the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act has been delivered to Parliament, backed by 20,000 signatures gathered in just two days.
The petition, created by Hone Harawira and hand-delivered by long-time activist and marcher Rueben Taipari, calls on the Government to abandon its plans to amend the Act, reforms that legal experts, iwi leaders and Māori claimants say would strip away Māori customary rights and undermine constitutional and environmental protections.....
See full article HERE
More on the above here > Te Pāti Māori says governor general should block new seabed and foreshore bill
A korowai of support bolsters new research
New research, from exploring Māori self-determination in social services to tackling barriers in welfare and tenancy law, is being supported by the Borrin Foundation.
New research, backed by a $60,000 Borrin Foundation Justice Fellowship, will examine how Māori collectives can lead in delivering health and child welfare services.
Led by the University of Auckland’s Dr Andrew (Anaru) Erueti (Ngā Ruahinerangi, Ngāti Ruanui, Āti Hau Nui a Pāpārangi, Ngāti Pākehā), the project will explore Māori self-determination in social services......
See full article HERE
Mayhem erupts at Kaipara emergency meeting, now adjourned until Friday morning
Outgoing Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson has suspended the emergency meeting in Mangawhai on Thursday evening, instead choosing to hold it on Friday morning.
The decision came after a member of the public stood up to stand closer to the councillors, with Jepson standing up and yelling at the person to sit down. When the person refused, the mayor cut the meeting short and called for it to be continued at 9 am the following morning.
Outside, while the mayor was getting into his car, he told media he adjourned it due to it becoming too “unruly.”.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Are we surprised by these allegations we've heard about the Māori Party?
Propaganda:
Jim Bolger and Māori: A Conservative’s Unexpected Journey Toward Partnership
Takutai Moana Reframed Part2: Reuben Taipari – 20 Years On, Still Marching
‘Cursed for generations’: Land March veterans say Māori MPs have ‘sold us out’
National Māori Energy Summit Opens in Ngāmotu, Calls for Māori Leadership in Sector
Aotearoa’s first National Māori Energy Summit starts today in Ngāmotu, bringing together iwi, Māori enterprises, government, and industry leaders to shape the country’s energy future.
The summit aims to boost Māori participation in emerging energy sectors and ensure their voices are central to decision-making.
Jamie Tuuta, chair of Pou Tahua, the economic arm of the Iwi Chairs Forum, says the summit is a chance for Māori to move from being energy consumers to leaders and investors......
See full article HERE
Whenua: Ngāti Toa Rangatira regains control over land at Whitireia 177 years after ‘serious injustice’
Ngāti Toa Rangatira is back in control of a huge parcel of land in Porirua, 177 years after the Crown committed a “serious injustice” and reneged on a deal.
The iwi finalised the purchase of 53 hectares of land at Whitireia from RNZ this month, adjoining an earlier settlement acquisition on the peninsula.
The land, north of Tītahi Bay, overlooks Mana Island, Porirua Harbour and the iwi’s Hongoeka Marae. It includes Whitireia maunga, a sacred site of huge importance to Ngāti Toa....
See full article HERE
20-thousand strong petition opposing Marine and Coastal Act reforms delivered to Parliament
A petition opposing the Government’s proposed reforms to the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act has been delivered to Parliament, backed by 20,000 signatures gathered in just two days.
The petition, created by Hone Harawira and hand-delivered by long-time activist and marcher Rueben Taipari, calls on the Government to abandon its plans to amend the Act, reforms that legal experts, iwi leaders and Māori claimants say would strip away Māori customary rights and undermine constitutional and environmental protections.....
See full article HERE
More on the above here > Te Pāti Māori says governor general should block new seabed and foreshore bill
A korowai of support bolsters new research
New research, from exploring Māori self-determination in social services to tackling barriers in welfare and tenancy law, is being supported by the Borrin Foundation.
New research, backed by a $60,000 Borrin Foundation Justice Fellowship, will examine how Māori collectives can lead in delivering health and child welfare services.
Led by the University of Auckland’s Dr Andrew (Anaru) Erueti (Ngā Ruahinerangi, Ngāti Ruanui, Āti Hau Nui a Pāpārangi, Ngāti Pākehā), the project will explore Māori self-determination in social services......
See full article HERE
Mayhem erupts at Kaipara emergency meeting, now adjourned until Friday morning
Outgoing Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson has suspended the emergency meeting in Mangawhai on Thursday evening, instead choosing to hold it on Friday morning.
The decision came after a member of the public stood up to stand closer to the councillors, with Jepson standing up and yelling at the person to sit down. When the person refused, the mayor cut the meeting short and called for it to be continued at 9 am the following morning.
Outside, while the mayor was getting into his car, he told media he adjourned it due to it becoming too “unruly.”.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Are we surprised by these allegations we've heard about the Māori Party?
Propaganda:
Jim Bolger and Māori: A Conservative’s Unexpected Journey Toward Partnership
Takutai Moana Reframed Part2: Reuben Taipari – 20 Years On, Still Marching
‘Cursed for generations’: Land March veterans say Māori MPs have ‘sold us out’
Thursday October 16, 2025
News:
No punishment for Oriini Kaipara, despite being ‘disorderly’ and ‘contemptuous’
The brand new Te Pāti Māori MP has been given a telling off from Speaker Gerry Brownlee but there’ll be no punishment because his powers are limited and no MP complained to him about her maiden speech antics.
While he ruled the behaviour disorderly and contemptuous, he doesn’t have the powers to punish her because the rules don’t allow it.
While he ruled the behaviour disorderly and contemptuous, he doesn’t have the powers to punish her because the rules don’t allow it.
He said Parliament’s rules - called Standing Orders - are “not particularly prescriptive about sanctions that the Speaker can instigate when agreements of the Business Committee are not observed”......
See full article HERE
New legal protections for Hauraki Gulf
Conservation Minister Tama Potaka says Parliament’s passing of the Hauraki Gulf/Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Act has ushered into law a “bold new era of marine protection for one of our most majestic seascapes”.
And he credits local iwi Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki for its contribution to the move.....
See full article HERE
Reuben Taipari Warns MACA Amendments Threaten Māori Customary Rights
Environmentalist and community leader Reuben Taipari is raising the alarm over fast-tracked government amendments to the Marine and Coastal Areas (MACA) Act, fearing a repeat of past injustices and a loss of customary rights.
He’s currently on a roadshow to Parliament, rallying support for an electronic petition that’s already gathered over 10,000 signatures in just two days.
“This is the issue we need to defend. It’s a tangible one. It’s about our moana, it’s about feeding our children. It’s about maintaining our connection to our culture. This is why I’m so passionate about our takutai moana and our waters,” says Taipari.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
David Lillis: Unpublished Paper on our National Science Curriculum
Mike's Minute: The taxpayer can't be the only provider for TV news
David Farrar: Te Pati Maori civil war heats up
Propaganda:
Editorial: I'm proud we voted to keep Māori wards
Māori wards: 24 districts vote to scrap, 18 choose to keep in 2025 polls
Commitment to Māori health acknowledged with national award
New legal protections for Hauraki Gulf
Conservation Minister Tama Potaka says Parliament’s passing of the Hauraki Gulf/Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Act has ushered into law a “bold new era of marine protection for one of our most majestic seascapes”.
And he credits local iwi Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki for its contribution to the move.....
See full article HERE
Reuben Taipari Warns MACA Amendments Threaten Māori Customary Rights
Environmentalist and community leader Reuben Taipari is raising the alarm over fast-tracked government amendments to the Marine and Coastal Areas (MACA) Act, fearing a repeat of past injustices and a loss of customary rights.
He’s currently on a roadshow to Parliament, rallying support for an electronic petition that’s already gathered over 10,000 signatures in just two days.
“This is the issue we need to defend. It’s a tangible one. It’s about our moana, it’s about feeding our children. It’s about maintaining our connection to our culture. This is why I’m so passionate about our takutai moana and our waters,” says Taipari.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
David Lillis: Unpublished Paper on our National Science Curriculum
Mike's Minute: The taxpayer can't be the only provider for TV news
David Farrar: Te Pati Maori civil war heats up
Propaganda:
Editorial: I'm proud we voted to keep Māori wards
Māori wards: 24 districts vote to scrap, 18 choose to keep in 2025 polls
Commitment to Māori health acknowledged with national award
Wednesday October 15, 2025
News:
Time For Government To Stop Stealing From Māori
“The National Iwi Chairs Forum reaffirms the position that hapū and iwi retain full authority over their rohe moana, and that the Crown has no authority to define, regulate or determine the customary rights of Māori in relation to the takutai moana. The Forum demands that the Crown cease all attempts to legislate over Māori territories, and instead acknowledge and uphold the tino rangatiratanga of Māori as guaranteed under He Whakaputanga and Te Tiriti o Waitangi,” said Iwi Chairs spokesperson Aperahama Edwards
“The Forum further affirms that Māori do not seek validation from, nor will we defer to, the Crown or the New Zealand Government’s moral compass or legislative processes to recognise our rights. Our tino rangatiratanga is inherent, our rights remain, and we assert them unequivocally. We will not recognise any assertion of authority by the Crown that seeks to override or diminish these rights.”
“We warn the government that we will ignore any limits they put on our rights to our takutai moana and begin to carry out a deliberate programme of disruption to demonstrate our resistance to the government’s criminal behaviour. Our priority is to protect our tikanga, whenua and whanau for future generations,” said Professor Margaret Mutu
“Over the years, governments have stolen or illegally purchased over 90% of our land. When agreeing to settle those breaches of Te Tiriti, our Iwi have generously accepted about 2% of what we are entitled to. Generously, we have gifted about 98% of our entitlement back to our communities. It is time for governments to stop stealing what is rightfully ours,” she concluded. “They have taken enough already.”
See full article HERE
More on the above here > Govt ignored advice against overturning marine title rulings
Te Kāhu Pōkere Prepare To Take Flight For COP30
With just weeks until they depart for Brazil, Te Kāhu Pōkere — the first iwi-mandated Māori youth delegation to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) — will gather for their final wānanga in Pōneke next week.
Te Kāhu Pōkere has been developed under Pou Take Āhuarangi, the Climate Change Pou of the National Iwi Chairs Forum (NICF). This Pou provides a platform for iwi collaboration and leadership across climate policy, advocacy and action across Aotearoa.....
See full article HERE
Te Pāti Māori emails members with serious allegations against Eru Kapa-Kingi and his mother MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi
Te Pāti Māori has emailed its members a series of documents making serious allegations against one of their own MPs and her son.
The email, sent to members shortly before 10pm, said documentation had been prepared “in direct response” to recent claims made by Eru Kapa-Kingi, son of MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi....
See full article HERE
“We warn the government that we will ignore any limits they put on our rights to our takutai moana and begin to carry out a deliberate programme of disruption to demonstrate our resistance to the government’s criminal behaviour. Our priority is to protect our tikanga, whenua and whanau for future generations,” said Professor Margaret Mutu
“Over the years, governments have stolen or illegally purchased over 90% of our land. When agreeing to settle those breaches of Te Tiriti, our Iwi have generously accepted about 2% of what we are entitled to. Generously, we have gifted about 98% of our entitlement back to our communities. It is time for governments to stop stealing what is rightfully ours,” she concluded. “They have taken enough already.”
See full article HERE
More on the above here > Govt ignored advice against overturning marine title rulings
Te Kāhu Pōkere Prepare To Take Flight For COP30
With just weeks until they depart for Brazil, Te Kāhu Pōkere — the first iwi-mandated Māori youth delegation to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) — will gather for their final wānanga in Pōneke next week.
Te Kāhu Pōkere has been developed under Pou Take Āhuarangi, the Climate Change Pou of the National Iwi Chairs Forum (NICF). This Pou provides a platform for iwi collaboration and leadership across climate policy, advocacy and action across Aotearoa.....
See full article HERE
Te Pāti Māori emails members with serious allegations against Eru Kapa-Kingi and his mother MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi
Te Pāti Māori has emailed its members a series of documents making serious allegations against one of their own MPs and her son.
The email, sent to members shortly before 10pm, said documentation had been prepared “in direct response” to recent claims made by Eru Kapa-Kingi, son of MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi....
See full article HERE
More on the above here > Te Pāti Māori focuses on tikanga response after Kapa-Kingi allegations
More on the above here > National seek to box in Labour on Te Pāti Māori email
Immersion school plans left in limbo
Christchurch City Council does not have any current plans for an 8ha block of land in Diamond Harbour, originally intended for a Māori immersion school.
In May 2023, the school identified a new 8ha site near Diamond Harbour, and last year the city council agreed to sell the land at the junction of Hunters Rd and Whero Ave to Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke, subject to negotiations with the Ministry of Education.
Ministry chief executive of school property Jerome Sheppard said the Te Pā o Rākaihautū board was advised in mid-August that the ministry’s focus would instead be on remediating the existing Linwood buildings.....
See full article HERE
'Mean-spirited': Māori lawyer joins calls to stop marine and coastal rights law changes
A veteran Māori lawyer has joined calls for the government to stop progress on a law making it harder for Māori to get customary marine title (CMT).
The government said the changes would restore the legislation to its "original intent".
That's been refuted by former Attorney-General and Treaty Negotiation's Minister Chris Finlayson who said the changes would be "extremely harmful" to race relations in New Zealand.
Speaking to RNZ, Māori lawyer Annette Sykes said the proposed changes were "punitive" and "mean-spirited".....
See full article HERE
$43M Biodiscovery Platform to Unlock Rongoā Potential and Protect Māori Knowledge
The government has announced a $43 million investment over the next seven and a half years to launch a new biodiscovery platform, aiming to unlock the potential of New Zealand’s indigenous fauna for pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and bio-based exports.
Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Dr. Shane Reti says the initiative will bring together Māori industry, research institutes, and government to drive innovation.
“We have 80,000 indigenous species. We know the scientific description of 35,000 of them. So there’s a large number, in fact, majority of indigenous species that we don’t know about. Somewhere in that species is the next cancer drug,” says Reti.
Reti says the platform will also address the protection of taonga Māori cultural rights and traditional knowledge, as outlined in the unresolved WAI 262 claim – which asserts Māori tino rangatiratanga over native flora, fauna, and cultural knowledge and expressions......
See full article HERE
Articles:
David Farrar: The TPM allegations against the Kapa-Kingis
Barrie Davis: Rise and Fall of the British Empire
Matua Kahurangi: Maori Wards
Peter Williams: Hidden in Prime Time
Propaganda:
‘Pretty cool’: Northland playground tells stories of Ngāti Rēhia
More on the above here > National seek to box in Labour on Te Pāti Māori email
Immersion school plans left in limbo
Christchurch City Council does not have any current plans for an 8ha block of land in Diamond Harbour, originally intended for a Māori immersion school.
In May 2023, the school identified a new 8ha site near Diamond Harbour, and last year the city council agreed to sell the land at the junction of Hunters Rd and Whero Ave to Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke, subject to negotiations with the Ministry of Education.
Ministry chief executive of school property Jerome Sheppard said the Te Pā o Rākaihautū board was advised in mid-August that the ministry’s focus would instead be on remediating the existing Linwood buildings.....
See full article HERE
'Mean-spirited': Māori lawyer joins calls to stop marine and coastal rights law changes
A veteran Māori lawyer has joined calls for the government to stop progress on a law making it harder for Māori to get customary marine title (CMT).
The government said the changes would restore the legislation to its "original intent".
That's been refuted by former Attorney-General and Treaty Negotiation's Minister Chris Finlayson who said the changes would be "extremely harmful" to race relations in New Zealand.
Speaking to RNZ, Māori lawyer Annette Sykes said the proposed changes were "punitive" and "mean-spirited".....
See full article HERE
$43M Biodiscovery Platform to Unlock Rongoā Potential and Protect Māori Knowledge
The government has announced a $43 million investment over the next seven and a half years to launch a new biodiscovery platform, aiming to unlock the potential of New Zealand’s indigenous fauna for pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and bio-based exports.
Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Dr. Shane Reti says the initiative will bring together Māori industry, research institutes, and government to drive innovation.
“We have 80,000 indigenous species. We know the scientific description of 35,000 of them. So there’s a large number, in fact, majority of indigenous species that we don’t know about. Somewhere in that species is the next cancer drug,” says Reti.
Reti says the platform will also address the protection of taonga Māori cultural rights and traditional knowledge, as outlined in the unresolved WAI 262 claim – which asserts Māori tino rangatiratanga over native flora, fauna, and cultural knowledge and expressions......
See full article HERE
Articles:
David Farrar: The TPM allegations against the Kapa-Kingis
Barrie Davis: Rise and Fall of the British Empire
Matua Kahurangi: Maori Wards
Peter Williams: Hidden in Prime Time
Propaganda:
‘Pretty cool’: Northland playground tells stories of Ngāti Rēhia
Tuesday October 14, 2025
News:
Majority of Voters Backed Māori Wards – But Local Councils Still Voted to Abolish Them
More New Zealanders voted to keep Māori wards than to remove them. But, across Aotearoa, more councils will now lose those wards.
This referenda showed the contradiction, where the national vote supported Māori representation, but local structures overruled it.
The Numbers Tell Two Different Stories
Across the 42 councils that held binding Māori ward referenda:
> 416,179 voters (52.25 %) supported keeping Māori wards
> 385,067 voters (48.34 %) voted to remove them
> But 25 councils out of 42 recorded local majorities to abolish Māori wards
>17 councils voted to retain them
In other words, if this had been a national referendum, like a general election, Māori wards would have survived......
See full article HERE
Tauihu Service enhances justice in Tauranga
A culturally grounded support service developed by Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ranginui iwi to assist people navigating the criminal justice system at Tauranga District Court has officially launched as part of the national Te Ao Mārama – Enhancing Justice for All initiative.
The wards have been a flashpoint for debate - there were protesters in Kaipara last year when council voted to remove it.
The Numbers Tell Two Different Stories
Across the 42 councils that held binding Māori ward referenda:
> 416,179 voters (52.25 %) supported keeping Māori wards
> 385,067 voters (48.34 %) voted to remove them
> But 25 councils out of 42 recorded local majorities to abolish Māori wards
>17 councils voted to retain them
In other words, if this had been a national referendum, like a general election, Māori wards would have survived......
See full article HERE
Tauihu Service enhances justice in Tauranga
A culturally grounded support service developed by Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ranginui iwi to assist people navigating the criminal justice system at Tauranga District Court has officially launched as part of the national Te Ao Mārama – Enhancing Justice for All initiative.
Judicially led, Te Ao Mārama aims to improve the quality of justice delivered in the District Court’s 59 locations for the benefit of everyone the court serves, including victims and families.
A ceremony was held last week at Huria Marae in Tauranga to formally acknowledge the latest stage of the service as it transitions to full implementation after completing testing.
The ceremony also acknowledged the signing of an ongoing relationship agreement between Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ranginui iwi and the Ministry of Justice.....
See full article HERE
Luxon: Māori Ward Decisions Show ‘Local Democracy in Action’ But Low Turnout a Concern
Speaking at his post-Cabinet media stand-up on Monday, the Prime Minister congratulated communities that voted to keep their Māori wards but said those who chose to remove them were equally entitled to do so.
“For those areas that have wanted to positively affirm that they want to keep their Māori wards, fantastic. For those that have decided they don’t want to, our whole thing was it shouldn’t be mandated from Wellington. It should be a decision made by local communities,” Luxon said.
“Our view has been that’s a decision for local communities. That’s what we’ve always argued – localism and devolution. If they’ve made a decision to keep it, fantastic. If they’ve made a decision to remove it, that’s their call and their choice as well.”.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Judy Gill: Maori Ward Referendums
Propaganda:
‘Unique’ court rulings are in fact a reflection of our shared history
Insults fly over the other retrospective law the Government is trying to pass
A ceremony was held last week at Huria Marae in Tauranga to formally acknowledge the latest stage of the service as it transitions to full implementation after completing testing.
The ceremony also acknowledged the signing of an ongoing relationship agreement between Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ranginui iwi and the Ministry of Justice.....
See full article HERE
Luxon: Māori Ward Decisions Show ‘Local Democracy in Action’ But Low Turnout a Concern
Speaking at his post-Cabinet media stand-up on Monday, the Prime Minister congratulated communities that voted to keep their Māori wards but said those who chose to remove them were equally entitled to do so.
“For those areas that have wanted to positively affirm that they want to keep their Māori wards, fantastic. For those that have decided they don’t want to, our whole thing was it shouldn’t be mandated from Wellington. It should be a decision made by local communities,” Luxon said.
“Our view has been that’s a decision for local communities. That’s what we’ve always argued – localism and devolution. If they’ve made a decision to keep it, fantastic. If they’ve made a decision to remove it, that’s their call and their choice as well.”.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Judy Gill: Maori Ward Referendums
Propaganda:
‘Unique’ court rulings are in fact a reflection of our shared history
Insults fly over the other retrospective law the Government is trying to pass
Monday October 13, 2025
News:
Maori wards: 25 communities vote to remove them
42 councils have held referendums on Māori wards - 17 areas have voted to keep them, while 25 have voted to remove.
The wards have been a flashpoint for debate - there were protesters in Kaipara last year when council voted to remove it.
Te Pāti Māori has described the decision to remove the wards as “racist, targeted attack on Māori, for being Māori” and that it's "an assault on Te Tiriti"....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Kerre Woodham: Te Pāti Māori and their continued breaches of protocol
Steven Gaskell: Democracy Strikes Back - 66% of New Zealanders Say “No” to Māori Wards
Mike Butler: Maori ward ‘no’ vote 23 to 17
Propaganda:
Erasing Te Tiriti in education
Gerard Otto: Low turnout and rates pressure drive down Māori wards in NZ local elections
A member of the public complained to Whakatāne District Council about the “tick yes for Māori wards” signs on Landing Road and Commerce Street.
Articles:
Kerre Woodham: Te Pāti Māori and their continued breaches of protocol
Steven Gaskell: Democracy Strikes Back - 66% of New Zealanders Say “No” to Māori Wards
Mike Butler: Maori ward ‘no’ vote 23 to 17
Propaganda:
Erasing Te Tiriti in education
Gerard Otto: Low turnout and rates pressure drive down Māori wards in NZ local elections
Sunday October 12, 2025
News:
Referendum complaint leads to Māori Ward signs being removed
Four of Māori ward advocate Toni Boynton’s election signs had to be removed from Whakatāne roads on Friday morning after a complaint.
A member of the public complained to Whakatāne District Council about the “tick yes for Māori wards” signs on Landing Road and Commerce Street.
The signs were in support of retaining the council’s Māori wards in the referendum being held in conjunction with this year’s local election.
The signs had the words “Whakatāne District Council” written on them, which the complainant felt would mislead people to think the council was advocating for people to vote for Māori wards and that the sign was funded by the council.....
See full article HERE
Māori business revenues grow in the June quarter, driven by primary sector exports
Services have struggled, but goods - buoyed by strong export demand for dairy, beef and kiwifruit - have kept Māori business revenues flowing in the June quarter, according to data released today.
Stats NZ’s Māori business statistics for the quarter showed Māori authorities and related businesses, or those that manage or administer assets held in common by iwi and Māori, made $1.07 billion in sales during the quarter, up 0.8% on the same quarter last year.
Agricultural exports were the main driver, with agriculture, forestry and fishing earning the group $333 million in the period, up 5% on the period prior....
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Tāwhaki: World-first Māori Aerospace Centre launches tino rangatiratanga into space
Christchurch — On the eastern edge of Te Waipounamu (South Island), a powerful new era of Māori-led innovation is taking flight.
The Tāwhaki National Aerospace Centre at Kaitōrete has become the world’s first Indigenous-led aerospace centre. Co-owned by the local rūnanga of Taumutu and Wairewa in partnership with the Crown, the centre embodies tino rangatiratanga and a shared vision for Māori leadership in advanced technologies.
“Tāwhaki has been an amazing journey for the last eight years, particularly for our two hapū of Ngāti Mako and Ngāi Te Ruahikihiki, in partnership with the New Zealand Government,” says Tāwhaki Board Member David Perenara-O’Connell.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Matua Kahurangi: Te Pāti Māori
David Farrar: Auckland Uni backs down
Propaganda:
Former Waitangi Tribunal chair on future: 'For the new generation to make their own decision'
The signs had the words “Whakatāne District Council” written on them, which the complainant felt would mislead people to think the council was advocating for people to vote for Māori wards and that the sign was funded by the council.....
See full article HERE
Māori business revenues grow in the June quarter, driven by primary sector exports
Services have struggled, but goods - buoyed by strong export demand for dairy, beef and kiwifruit - have kept Māori business revenues flowing in the June quarter, according to data released today.
Stats NZ’s Māori business statistics for the quarter showed Māori authorities and related businesses, or those that manage or administer assets held in common by iwi and Māori, made $1.07 billion in sales during the quarter, up 0.8% on the same quarter last year.
Agricultural exports were the main driver, with agriculture, forestry and fishing earning the group $333 million in the period, up 5% on the period prior....
See full article HERE
Tāwhaki: World-first Māori Aerospace Centre launches tino rangatiratanga into space
Christchurch — On the eastern edge of Te Waipounamu (South Island), a powerful new era of Māori-led innovation is taking flight.
The Tāwhaki National Aerospace Centre at Kaitōrete has become the world’s first Indigenous-led aerospace centre. Co-owned by the local rūnanga of Taumutu and Wairewa in partnership with the Crown, the centre embodies tino rangatiratanga and a shared vision for Māori leadership in advanced technologies.
“Tāwhaki has been an amazing journey for the last eight years, particularly for our two hapū of Ngāti Mako and Ngāi Te Ruahikihiki, in partnership with the New Zealand Government,” says Tāwhaki Board Member David Perenara-O’Connell.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Matua Kahurangi: Te Pāti Māori
David Farrar: Auckland Uni backs down
Propaganda:
Former Waitangi Tribunal chair on future: 'For the new generation to make their own decision'
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18 comments:
If the remocval of maori wards is "targetted for being maori," no more so than their creation.When it comes to language, maori are not constrained by considerations of fact as other users are. Their indoctrinated disciples soak up every extravagant word as gospel.
Mmmm Luxon seems enthused that Councils have kept Maori Wards (congratulations, fantastic), but not so enthused about those that have voted to remove them?
I am calling BS on the Maori Wards passing on a national vote just based upon the local election turn out at about 30%.
13th. The overall figures for maori wards simply demonstrate the organising and cancellation ability of interconnected insurrectionist maori.
Presumably the Tauihu movement in Tauranga will lead to stocks and similar effective encouragements of acceptable behaviour.
Luxton's observations on the maori wards incredible. He seems very far removed rom reality. Literally it is fantasy/fantastic that a significant sector of the popualtion has chosen race based representation and divison, but that is not how his words will be taken.
I think it’s time for a national referendum on Maori wards and Maori parliament seats. Hold it at the next national election. I strongly suspect that we’ll have neither as a result.
Maybe not surprising, but contrary to facts and history, Hutt City, which has a clear sale and purchase agreement of the land on which it sits, voted to keep the Maori Ward. I wonder if its citizens also want Maori to interfere with their other personal business too?
The headline screams ""Majority of Voters Backed Māori Wards – But Local Councils Still Voted to Abolish Them"".
So what. It was never intended to be a national referendum so It's totally unacceptable to infer that local results should be invalidated by a fabricated "national"majority. This is not even fake news. It's no news. Worse still, for Waatea News to go on to say ""the national vote supported Māori representation, but local structures overruled it" is a blatant lie. There was nothing to be overruled in the first place, That's simply not how the process works.
Alice in Wonderland nonsense from Aperahama Edwards and Margaret Mutu from the National Iwi Chairs Forum.
“Time For Government to Stop Stealing from Māori” and “Over the years, governments have stolen or illegally purchased over 90% of our land. When agreeing to settle those breaches of Te Tiriti, our Iwi have generously accepted about 2% of what we are entitled to. Generously, we have gifted about 98% of our entitlement back to our communities. It is time for governments to stop stealing what is rightfully ours. They have taken enough already.”
15th. Curious who is ultimtely paying for the maori youth junket to Brazil. Is it comprised of PhD science students? What can it possibly contribute? Does learning an obsolete language conserve energy?
It is high time that the iwi chairs were put back in their box. This Government must move immediately to reverse all the legislation on the statutes that have have been based on the lies and twisting of the Treaty, etc. Never mind reasserting the intent of the 2011 Act, revert to the 2004 Act. New Zealand belongs to all New Zealanders not one self appointed group of grifters. This also means the Government must have a purge of the public service to remove all those Marxist plants who are undermining the democratic rights of ALL other New Zealand citizens via this separatist nonsense.
Sounds to me the beliefs of the iwi chair forum, boarders on a declaration of civil war.
Well bring it on.
It's high time the Iwi Chairs pulled their grifting heads in. And in terms of the foreshore any 'rights' given to them should only be traditional in terms of what they took, i.e. only food sources, and only using traditional equipment and techniques. No wet suits, flippers, masks, snorkels, scuba gear, spear guns, motor powered boats, fishing rods, reels, long lines, commercial nets, etc etc, and, especially, no rare earth resources that their traditional knowledge had no concept or use of. Anything else on the foreshore and seabed should be held for the benefit of all New Zealanders. Given Maori consume more in welfare and targeted aid than they ever contribute to society, this is one thing they should concede with some humility. But the latter, of course, would be a pakeha concept and quite at odds with 'mana' and the traditional practice of take, and take some more - until it's all gone.
Mudbayripper
I fear you're probably right. It will be on the foreshore and country areas and initially at fairly low levels.
Anonymous @ 9:54
The commentary from the iwi chairs is nothing short of sedition in nature. Further, we watched these tossers on Te Karere and it is absolutely blatant. Yet again we are in the territory where those who removed sedition from the Crimes Statute should hang their heads in shame and by way of contrition bring it back immediately so we can put these tossers behind bars where they belong. Winston and Ron Mark were 100% correct in opposing the removal of sedition from the Act, so let us have a Government Bill (not just a members bill) to bring it back. Before Christmas would be good, I need a present.
A Hutt dweller, I am surprised.
Time for Luxon to come clean. Is National in bed with the iwi chairs’ forum or not? With a year to go before the next election tensions are beginning to surface. That fence Luxon’s backside has been glued to is sprouting more splinters than a porcupine has spines.
Therefore time to remove the splinters, apply some antiseptic and take some hard medicine. Deal with co-governance and Maorification lest he and National perish from sepsis.
No reprimand for Ms Kaipara's bold conduct? No protest from MPs? (Though Peters left the Chamber.) Is tribal rule a fait accompli?
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