Saturday November 1, 2025
News:
Ngātiwai lands on 'tapu' Poor Knights Islands in defiance of marine law change
Members of a Northland iwi have sailed to the strictly protected Poor Knights Islands to raise a flag and erect a carved pou in protest at last week's controversial amendment to the Marine and Coastal Area Act.
Ngātiwai iwi say the coalition government's law change is an attempt at raupatu - or land confiscation - and Thursday's illegal landing is a way of reasserting the iwi's tino rangatiratanga (sovereignty) over the foreshore and offshore islands.
Landing and even tying up boats is prohibited at the Poor Knights Nature Reserve without a Department of Conservation permit, which is usually only issued for scientific purposes.
Once there, the group climbed to the top of one of the islands and erected a flagpole.
The flagpole was later removed but a carved pou whenua was concreted into the ground further down the island's rocky slopes, where it would be visible to passing vessels.
Kerepeti-Edwards said the landing was a "direct and deliberate" act of protest.
It was done despite laws restricting access to the islands, even to Ngātiwai, which had mana whenua and mana moana over the area.
"By doing so we declare that Ngātiwai, not the Crown, holds the rightful authority over these taonga."
Kerepeti-Edwards said Thursday's protest was something the iwi had considered for a long time, but the MACA amendment had prompted them to put it into action.
He hinted at a summer of protest to come and urged all Ngātiwai descendants to raise flags on beaches, headlands and islands to "let it be known our presence is unbroken, our authority is intact, and our resolve is unshakeable".
The islands are a sanctuary for rare native plants, wildlife such as the tuatara, and vast numbers of sea birds. They are home to the only known breeding colony of Buller's shearwaters.
Once there, the group climbed to the top of one of the islands and erected a flagpole.
The flagpole was later removed but a carved pou whenua was concreted into the ground further down the island's rocky slopes, where it would be visible to passing vessels.
Kerepeti-Edwards said the landing was a "direct and deliberate" act of protest.
It was done despite laws restricting access to the islands, even to Ngātiwai, which had mana whenua and mana moana over the area.
"By doing so we declare that Ngātiwai, not the Crown, holds the rightful authority over these taonga."
Kerepeti-Edwards said Thursday's protest was something the iwi had considered for a long time, but the MACA amendment had prompted them to put it into action.
He hinted at a summer of protest to come and urged all Ngātiwai descendants to raise flags on beaches, headlands and islands to "let it be known our presence is unbroken, our authority is intact, and our resolve is unshakeable".
The islands are a sanctuary for rare native plants, wildlife such as the tuatara, and vast numbers of sea birds. They are home to the only known breeding colony of Buller's shearwaters.
The waters surrounding the Poor Knights are protected by a marine reserve known for its sea caves and diverse marine life, and touted as one of the world's best cold-water diving destinations.
Under the Reserves Act 1977 "wilfully digging the sod" or "erecting any sign, hoarding or apparatus" on a nature reserve is illegal, as is trespassing "with any vehicle or boat or aircraft or hovercraft".
The maximum penalty for an individual is a two-year jail term or a fine or $100,000, while the maximum fine for a company is $200,000......
See full article HERE
Waitangi Tribunal calls for extension to citizenship rights for Māori, rules legislation breaches Te Tiriti o Waitangi
The Waitangi Tribunal believes citizenship rights should be extended for Māori as it concludes refusing citizenship to overseas-born Māori children of citizens not born in New Zealand breaches rights afforded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
The issue of “citizenship by descent” only applying to people born one generation from a New Zealand-born citizen has grown in recent years as more New Zealanders live and have families overseas, including a substantial increase in Māori residing in Australia.
The matter attracted public attention in September when renowned Whale Rider actor Keisha Castle-Hughes spoke up alongside others concerned that their birth outside the country meant any of their children not born in Aotearoa would not be eligible for citizenship......
See full article HERE
Iwi Chairs call for hui with Te Pāti Māori amid party turmoil
The National Iwi Chairs Forum has written to Te Pāti Māori’s leadership, calling for a hui to help the party navigate its internal challenges following weeks of public fallout and, in recent days, the news the party executive voted to suspend its Te Tai Tokerau MP, Mariameno Kapa-Kingi.
The forum said 75 iwi representatives who met at Hopuhopu this week confirmed a strategy to increase Māori participation in the 2026 General Election.
They also agreed to prioritise supporting Te Pāti Māori to work through its issues.....
See full article HERE
More on the above here > Powerful group of Māori leaders steps in to Te Pāti Māori fallout
High Court Decision Highlights Treaty Obligations In Hawke’s Bay Quarry Application
Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga and Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated welcome the High Court’s decision in Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga v Environmental Protection Agency Expert Consenting Panel [2025] NZHC 2397. The ruling affirms the legal requirement for expert consenting panels to meaningfully apply Treaty of Waitangi principles under the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020.
The case concerned the approval of a large-scale aggregate quarry at Maraekākaho within the rohe of Heretaunga and the former bed of the Ngaruroro River prior to its deliberate restriction. The High Court found that the Panel failed to adequately evaluate cultural effects and Treaty principles, despite the detailed Cultural Assessment and Aspirations Report (CAAR) submitted by Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga.
The High Court’s decision sets a precedent for future consenting processes, confirming that environmental effects must be viewed through a Treaty lens and that failure to do so may constitute an error of law.....
See full article HERE
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Under the Reserves Act 1977 "wilfully digging the sod" or "erecting any sign, hoarding or apparatus" on a nature reserve is illegal, as is trespassing "with any vehicle or boat or aircraft or hovercraft".
The maximum penalty for an individual is a two-year jail term or a fine or $100,000, while the maximum fine for a company is $200,000......
See full article HERE
Waitangi Tribunal calls for extension to citizenship rights for Māori, rules legislation breaches Te Tiriti o Waitangi
The Waitangi Tribunal believes citizenship rights should be extended for Māori as it concludes refusing citizenship to overseas-born Māori children of citizens not born in New Zealand breaches rights afforded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
The issue of “citizenship by descent” only applying to people born one generation from a New Zealand-born citizen has grown in recent years as more New Zealanders live and have families overseas, including a substantial increase in Māori residing in Australia.
The matter attracted public attention in September when renowned Whale Rider actor Keisha Castle-Hughes spoke up alongside others concerned that their birth outside the country meant any of their children not born in Aotearoa would not be eligible for citizenship......
See full article HERE
Iwi Chairs call for hui with Te Pāti Māori amid party turmoil
The National Iwi Chairs Forum has written to Te Pāti Māori’s leadership, calling for a hui to help the party navigate its internal challenges following weeks of public fallout and, in recent days, the news the party executive voted to suspend its Te Tai Tokerau MP, Mariameno Kapa-Kingi.
The forum said 75 iwi representatives who met at Hopuhopu this week confirmed a strategy to increase Māori participation in the 2026 General Election.
They also agreed to prioritise supporting Te Pāti Māori to work through its issues.....
See full article HERE
More on the above here > Powerful group of Māori leaders steps in to Te Pāti Māori fallout
High Court Decision Highlights Treaty Obligations In Hawke’s Bay Quarry Application
Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga and Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated welcome the High Court’s decision in Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga v Environmental Protection Agency Expert Consenting Panel [2025] NZHC 2397. The ruling affirms the legal requirement for expert consenting panels to meaningfully apply Treaty of Waitangi principles under the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020.
The case concerned the approval of a large-scale aggregate quarry at Maraekākaho within the rohe of Heretaunga and the former bed of the Ngaruroro River prior to its deliberate restriction. The High Court found that the Panel failed to adequately evaluate cultural effects and Treaty principles, despite the detailed Cultural Assessment and Aspirations Report (CAAR) submitted by Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga.
The High Court’s decision sets a precedent for future consenting processes, confirming that environmental effects must be viewed through a Treaty lens and that failure to do so may constitute an error of law.....
See full article HERE
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Whakapapa is more than enough citizenship proof for Māori - Metiria Turei Stanton
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Friday October 31, 2025
News:
New chapter for water services in metropolitan Wellington
The new water organisation for the metropolitan Wellington area is now legally established with the name Tiaki Wai Metro Water Ltd and a four-person Board of Directors in place.
The legal name Tiaki Wai Metro Water reflects that the organisation is a partnership between shareholding councils and mana whenua iwi Ngāti Toa Rangatira and Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika.
Tiaki Wai in Te Reo Māori means ‘carers for water’. This name captures the intent to deliver safe, reliable, environmentally and financially sustainable water services in a way that restores te mana o te wai. The name has been gifted by mana whenua.....
See full article HERE
Hundreds of Māori place names made official in Hawke’s Bay Region
Over 700 Māori place names in Hawke’s Bay Region have been made official, with more than 300 of these updated to include macrons for correct pronunciation and meaning.
To view the full list of newly official place names in Hawke’s Bay Region, visit: NZGB notices – October 2025 - https://tinyurl.com/2bp5znlg
See full article HERE
Te Whare Taonga o Te Awamutu Museum
Waipā’s new mayor Mike Pettit and Māori Queen Nga wai hono i te po attended the reopening of Te Awamutu’s museum last week.
“To have mana whenua in here as the first ones, to appropriately bless the space, bless the taonga and bring everything back to life again was incredible. Then to have the queen here, it was hugely special.”....
See full article HERE
Iwi leaders unveil AI safeguards to protect Māori data
Te Kāhui Raraunga - the working arm of the Data Iwi Leaders Group - has unveiled a new framework designed to protect Māori data use in the AI age and is urging government agencies to adopt it into their existing policies to avoid systems perpetuating bias and discrimination.
Te Kāhui Raraunga Lead Technician Kirikowhai Mikaere (Tūhourangi, Ngāti Whakaue) said there needed to be greater transparency in New Zealand's adoption of AI.
"When people think about what we're asking for in Māori data sovereignty, it's really not about restriction, but it's about distinction in this kind of global market.....
See full article HERE
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Hundreds of Māori place names made official in Hawke’s Bay Region
Over 700 Māori place names in Hawke’s Bay Region have been made official, with more than 300 of these updated to include macrons for correct pronunciation and meaning.
To view the full list of newly official place names in Hawke’s Bay Region, visit: NZGB notices – October 2025 - https://tinyurl.com/2bp5znlg
See full article HERE
Te Whare Taonga o Te Awamutu Museum
Waipā’s new mayor Mike Pettit and Māori Queen Nga wai hono i te po attended the reopening of Te Awamutu’s museum last week.
“To have mana whenua in here as the first ones, to appropriately bless the space, bless the taonga and bring everything back to life again was incredible. Then to have the queen here, it was hugely special.”....
See full article HERE
Iwi leaders unveil AI safeguards to protect Māori data
Te Kāhui Raraunga - the working arm of the Data Iwi Leaders Group - has unveiled a new framework designed to protect Māori data use in the AI age and is urging government agencies to adopt it into their existing policies to avoid systems perpetuating bias and discrimination.
Te Kāhui Raraunga Lead Technician Kirikowhai Mikaere (Tūhourangi, Ngāti Whakaue) said there needed to be greater transparency in New Zealand's adoption of AI.
"When people think about what we're asking for in Māori data sovereignty, it's really not about restriction, but it's about distinction in this kind of global market.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
To All Who Believe there exists “Maori”.
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Historic injustices to the fore as new Tasman council sworn in
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Thursday October 30, 2025
News:
UN Shadow Report Warns Māori Rights at Risk Under Current Government
A new UN shadow report is warning that racial discrimination in New Zealand is escalating, driven by government policies that experts say undermine Māori rights and the Treaty of Waitangi.
The report is part of a periodic review under New Zealand’s commitment to the UN International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD), due to be submitted in Geneva next month.
The report is part of a periodic review under New Zealand’s commitment to the UN International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD), due to be submitted in Geneva next month.
Professor Claire Charters, co-director at Te Puna Rangahau o te Wai Ariki (Aotearoa Centre for Indigenous Peoples and the Law), says Aotearoa’s lack of a written constitution puts minorities at risk, with Parliament able to override fundamental rights.
“Our main focus is actually on the need for constitutional reform, because in New Zealand, under New Zealand’s constitution, Parliament can override human rights and indigenous people’s rights, which makes it, internationally, a real anomaly,” says Charters......
See full article HERE
Gisborne Māori roll voter turnout surges 40% after Māori ward referendum
The Māori ward referendum, Government “hostility” and grassroots campaigns contributed to the “incredible” 40.5% rise in Gisborne’s Māori roll voter participation, mobilisers say.
In 2022, 3657 Gisborne people enrolled on the Māori roll voted in the local government election, which increased by 40.5% to 5139 voters this year.
Election mobilisers told Local Democracy Reporting of the many successful community-led efforts to encourage more Māori voters to have their say.....
See full article HERE
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“Our main focus is actually on the need for constitutional reform, because in New Zealand, under New Zealand’s constitution, Parliament can override human rights and indigenous people’s rights, which makes it, internationally, a real anomaly,” says Charters......
See full article HERE
Gisborne Māori roll voter turnout surges 40% after Māori ward referendum
The Māori ward referendum, Government “hostility” and grassroots campaigns contributed to the “incredible” 40.5% rise in Gisborne’s Māori roll voter participation, mobilisers say.
In 2022, 3657 Gisborne people enrolled on the Māori roll voted in the local government election, which increased by 40.5% to 5139 voters this year.
Election mobilisers told Local Democracy Reporting of the many successful community-led efforts to encourage more Māori voters to have their say.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Bob Edlin: Electoral law........
Propaganda:
Māori excellence and innovation celebrated
'A remarkable confluence of events' - 50 years on from the Māori Land March.
Wednesday October 29, 2025
News:
Supporters and MPs fume as Te Pāti Māori tries suspending MP, who threatens legal action
Te Pāti Māori members and MPs are divided as the party’s leadership attempts to suspend its own MP, Mariameno Kapa-Kingi.
But it’s unclear how Kapa-Kingi will be suspended, or if the party’s leadership has the backing of its MPs to suspend her. Her son is now threatening legal action against Te Pāti Māori, saying it “refuses to comply with their own legally binding constitution”.
But it’s unclear how Kapa-Kingi will be suspended, or if the party’s leadership has the backing of its MPs to suspend her. Her son is now threatening legal action against Te Pāti Māori, saying it “refuses to comply with their own legally binding constitution”.
The party’s executive met late last week to discuss whether to suspend Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, marking a serious escalation of the party’s internal rift which has pitted the MP against her own party.....
See full article HERE
Global Indigenous Legal Leaders Unite in Kirikiriroa
Māori legal professionals and judges from around the world have gathered in Kirikiriroa for the Hui-ā-Tau Te Hunga Rōia Māori o Aotearoa, held for the first time alongside the International Indigenous Judges Conference.
The three-day event at the University of Waikato brought together legal leaders from Aotearoa, Canada, the U.S., Australia, and the Pacific. Among those present was Te Arikinui Kuini Ngāwai Hono i te Pō, who was seen keenly taking notes during key sessions.
Director of Tukau Law, Season-Mary Downs, says the hui was a rare opportunity to draw from deep institutional knowledge and challenge the systemic barriers facing Indigenous peoples.....
See full article HERE
Hundreds gather across Aotearoa calling on government to honour Te Tiriti
Hundreds of workers, unions, and iwi gathered across the motu on Tuesday for Rā Whakamana, a nationwide day of solidarity between iwi and unions.
More than 300 people attended the rally in central Wellington, while wild weather forced the cancellation of one event in South Auckland, hundreds took part in a hīkoi from Okahu Bay to the port of Auckland in spite of driving rain and wind.
See full article HERE
More on the above > Rā Whakamana: Thousands unite for tino rangatiratanga and workers’ rights
And more here > Rā Whakamana: Iwi, unions come together in Whanganui to protest coalition Government
Waiariki Health Realities In Māori Hands Thanks To Dedicated Data Dashboard
Te Taura Ora o Waiariki, the Iwi Māori Partnership Board (IMPB) has taken a major step toward transforming how Māori health data is accessed, understood, and used for decision-making, completing the first stage of training for a new Māori data platform that will empower iwi to see their own health trends clearly for the first time.
The training, held in Taupō alongside governance members and three neighbouring Iwi Māori Partnership Boards, marks the beginning of a significant shift toward Māori data sovereignty, ensuring information about our people is held, interpreted, and used by us, for us.....
See full article HERE
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Global Indigenous Legal Leaders Unite in Kirikiriroa
Māori legal professionals and judges from around the world have gathered in Kirikiriroa for the Hui-ā-Tau Te Hunga Rōia Māori o Aotearoa, held for the first time alongside the International Indigenous Judges Conference.
The three-day event at the University of Waikato brought together legal leaders from Aotearoa, Canada, the U.S., Australia, and the Pacific. Among those present was Te Arikinui Kuini Ngāwai Hono i te Pō, who was seen keenly taking notes during key sessions.
Director of Tukau Law, Season-Mary Downs, says the hui was a rare opportunity to draw from deep institutional knowledge and challenge the systemic barriers facing Indigenous peoples.....
See full article HERE
Hundreds gather across Aotearoa calling on government to honour Te Tiriti
Hundreds of workers, unions, and iwi gathered across the motu on Tuesday for Rā Whakamana, a nationwide day of solidarity between iwi and unions.
More than 300 people attended the rally in central Wellington, while wild weather forced the cancellation of one event in South Auckland, hundreds took part in a hīkoi from Okahu Bay to the port of Auckland in spite of driving rain and wind.
See full article HERE
More on the above > Rā Whakamana: Thousands unite for tino rangatiratanga and workers’ rights
And more here > Rā Whakamana: Iwi, unions come together in Whanganui to protest coalition Government
Waiariki Health Realities In Māori Hands Thanks To Dedicated Data Dashboard
Te Taura Ora o Waiariki, the Iwi Māori Partnership Board (IMPB) has taken a major step toward transforming how Māori health data is accessed, understood, and used for decision-making, completing the first stage of training for a new Māori data platform that will empower iwi to see their own health trends clearly for the first time.
The training, held in Taupō alongside governance members and three neighbouring Iwi Māori Partnership Boards, marks the beginning of a significant shift toward Māori data sovereignty, ensuring information about our people is held, interpreted, and used by us, for us.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Pee Kay: Upholding our treaty obligations - Political disguise for ethnic grift?
Lindsay Mitchell: Same-old, same-old
Propaganda:
How cool would it be to replace Christopher Luxon with a Māori person?
Remembering the New Zealand Wars
In Aotearoa, belonging begins with recognising the distinct rights of hapū
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'There's something about it that captures people's imaginations' - 190 years of He Whakaputanga
Tuesday October 28, 2025
News:
Rotorua: Te Reo Māori and English course supports migrant integration
After 10 weeks of learning, connection and cultural discovery, a group of migrants in Rotorua have completed a bilingual course in English and te reo Māori, said to be the first of its kind in Aotearoa.
The pilot programme, a collaboration between Speech New Zealand, Te Tatau o Te Arawa and the Rotorua Multicultural Council, brought together people from 10 countries to build confidence in speaking, presenting and connecting through both languages, a joint media release from the three organisations said.
The students, from Chile, Sri Lanka, India, Argentina, China, Colombia, Russia and South Korea, recently sat their final exams.....
See full article HERE
Te Pāti Māori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi faces suspension motion
Te Pāti Māori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi will soon be suspended by her party, according to reports.
Meanwhile, other members in the party are reportedly moving against the party’s president John Tamihere, readying a bid to topple him.
Waatea News reports the party held a national council hui last Thursday, which passed a motion to suspend Kapa-Kingi. The party also passed a motion to look at the best way to give effect to the suspension.
This would mean Kapa-Kingi sitting as an independent in Parliament......
See full article HERE
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The students, from Chile, Sri Lanka, India, Argentina, China, Colombia, Russia and South Korea, recently sat their final exams.....
See full article HERE
Te Pāti Māori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi faces suspension motion
Te Pāti Māori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi will soon be suspended by her party, according to reports.
Meanwhile, other members in the party are reportedly moving against the party’s president John Tamihere, readying a bid to topple him.
Waatea News reports the party held a national council hui last Thursday, which passed a motion to suspend Kapa-Kingi. The party also passed a motion to look at the best way to give effect to the suspension.
This would mean Kapa-Kingi sitting as an independent in Parliament......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Geoff Parker: TIMELINE - Of The Saga Of The Foreshore And Seabed (Summarised)
Graham Adams: Tikanga inserted into cutting-edge gene bill
Professor Jerry Coyne: Mātauranga Māori strikes again
Propaganda:
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Monday October 27, 2025
News:
The importance of geothermal energy in New Zealand - Shane Jones
Today, geothermal energy is a cornerstone of the Māori economy, and Māori have a long-term vision to enhance their role in New Zealand’s energy sector. Māori have a rich cultural heritage and a deep connection to their land and natural resources. Their identity is rooted in a unique worldview that emphasises the importance of kaitiakitanga, guardianship, over the environment, demonstrated in their commitment to sustainability and community wellbeing.
Many Māori iwi (tribes) own land with significant geothermal potential, particularly in regions like the central North Island. As a result, they’ve become key players in geothermal energy projects, both as resource owners and partners in large-scale ventures.
Investment in geothermal energy supports iwi, hapū, and ahu whenua (land management) trusts, enabling innovation and investment in areas like geothermal aquaculture, horticulture, and tourism.
These ventures are not just economically significant – they are culturally affirming. They allow Māori communities to exercise rangatiratanga, or self-determination, over their resources. They create opportunities for intergenerational wealth, education, and environmental stewardship.
In this way, geothermal energy is helping to shape a future that is both prosperous and culturally grounded.....
See full article HERE
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Investment in geothermal energy supports iwi, hapū, and ahu whenua (land management) trusts, enabling innovation and investment in areas like geothermal aquaculture, horticulture, and tourism.
These ventures are not just economically significant – they are culturally affirming. They allow Māori communities to exercise rangatiratanga, or self-determination, over their resources. They create opportunities for intergenerational wealth, education, and environmental stewardship.
In this way, geothermal energy is helping to shape a future that is both prosperous and culturally grounded.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Wendy Geus: Winston nails vague 'Tikanga' at Oxford debate, as BSA police 'unsafe' usage
Tribalism
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Sacha McMeeking: Between cohesion and collapse
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Our leaders are human too
Sunday October 26, 2025
News:
Northland group seeks judicial review of Northport expansion appeal
Māori groups around Whangārei Harbour are launching a legal challenge to an Environment Court appeal decision that allows Northport to expand.
Māori groups around Whangārei Harbour are launching a legal challenge to an Environment Court appeal decision that allows Northport to expand.
The court granted Northport consent earlier this month to expand its port facilities at Marsden Point, overturning a 2024 decision by independent commissioners who had declined the application because of adverse effects on cultural values, public access, and the marine environment.
Northport said the consents enabled it to realise its decade-long vision for a dedicated container handling, storage and logistics facility, which will support economic growth and supply chain resilience in Northland and the Upper North Island.
Dr Mere Kepa, an academic and member of Te Parawhau hapū, said the decision to pursue a judicial review was made by about 20 people at a hui on Monday evening at Te Koutu, Marsden Point.
She said those involved in the legal challenge included relatives from Takahiwai, including members of Patuharakeke Te Iwi Trust Board and their taiao unit, as well as kin from Pōroti, Whangārei, Patāua, and Tamaterau.
Kepa said the group was concerned about exclusion, inadequate consultation, and broader political developments, including the Government’s legislative agenda.....
See full article HERE
Kaiako Māori - Nelson College
Nelson College is seeking an inspirational and innovative kaiako Māori to lead our Te Ara Reo Māori programme. This is a permanent full-time role, starting 28 January 2026.
We are looking for someone who seeks the best possible outcomes for ākonga Māori in Te Ao Māori and Te Ao Pākehā. You will promote the understanding and celebration of te reo me ōna tikanga Māori, as well as embody mātauranga Māori in your own teaching practice.....
See full article HERE
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Northport said the consents enabled it to realise its decade-long vision for a dedicated container handling, storage and logistics facility, which will support economic growth and supply chain resilience in Northland and the Upper North Island.
Dr Mere Kepa, an academic and member of Te Parawhau hapū, said the decision to pursue a judicial review was made by about 20 people at a hui on Monday evening at Te Koutu, Marsden Point.
She said those involved in the legal challenge included relatives from Takahiwai, including members of Patuharakeke Te Iwi Trust Board and their taiao unit, as well as kin from Pōroti, Whangārei, Patāua, and Tamaterau.
Kepa said the group was concerned about exclusion, inadequate consultation, and broader political developments, including the Government’s legislative agenda.....
See full article HERE
Kaiako Māori - Nelson College
Nelson College is seeking an inspirational and innovative kaiako Māori to lead our Te Ara Reo Māori programme. This is a permanent full-time role, starting 28 January 2026.
We are looking for someone who seeks the best possible outcomes for ākonga Māori in Te Ao Māori and Te Ao Pākehā. You will promote the understanding and celebration of te reo me ōna tikanga Māori, as well as embody mātauranga Māori in your own teaching practice.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Steven Gaskell: Democracy - Great Until It Votes the “Wrong” Way
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Propaganda:
The piece of legislation that National kept very quiet about
Strategist aims to spark light
This Breaking Views Update monitors race relations in the media on a weekly basis. New material is added regularly. If you would like to send Letters to the Editor in response to any of these articles, most media addresses can be found HERE.
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Seems Whangarei maori are fearful of the hostage, port extension, escaping from their grip. They need to find some bones cast off from a tikanga cannibal barbecue. the potental gain for local maori will vastly exceed the loss of a few over exploited pipi beds.
I trust the Nelson college candidate is required to be able to express himself in quaint old fashioned English. Just what does "te reo me ona tikanga" mean? If there was available a maori dictionary with the origin and date of words available, and maori stopped manufacturing new ones, I would give in and buy a copy.
The future under tribal rule: endless legal battles, ever wealthier lawyers....... ever reduced productivity for the nation.
Aotearoa representatives (experts) attend first Indigenous Geothermal Symposium in 2024 where they summarised New Zealand’s geothermal story from a Māori perspective, traversing cultural aspects, impacts of colonisation, Treaty and Māori Land Court processes, history of electricity development and associated cultural damage caused by early geothermal development and participated in the drafting of the “Geothermal Indigenous Peoples Declaration”.
https://www.geothermalnextgeneration.com/updates/aotearoa-representatives-attend-first-indigenous-geothermal-symposium
27th.To ensure a tolerable (and safe) private life Jones has to pander to his maori side, but he lays it on a bit thick at times. Clearly he has run his speech through an AI metaphor limitation programme.
Anon @ 8:54
The indigenous symposium makes very interesting reading, particularly the "Declaration".
Again we see Maori looking to cash in on colonisers technology.
Early Maori knew of geothermal and used it mainly for cooking all manner of food, that was the limit of their knowledge.
The geothermal activity was probably home to a taniwha
of some description that needed regular appeasement.
It never ceases to amaze me how something like geothermal activity can be "owned" by anybody. The same with water, seabed, flora et al.
Other countries are facing the same BS with "indigenous" people claiming all manner of resource. And not necessarily for the greater good.
And like here, aided and abetted by europeans and part native with predominant european ancestry.
Presumably the American Indians own the ash from Mt St Helen. Do they own the damage? In NZ do maori own the waste water with all its mercury content?
Re the immigrant indoctrination courses, it is not clear how much public money involved. Very few provide services without public subsidy. To fritter money filling the heads of immigrants with a load of maori piffle and propaganda is scandalous. I note near all candidates are women. Are they stuck for work and saw this as paid entertainment? English familiarisation, and socialisation seen as worth suffering maori twaddle for? Meanwhile I am working on my pepeha. Several relatives war victims but can claim no participation in cannibal victories.
Well to be a bit difficult as a Christian I believe the God of the bible made everything as it says in Isiah 'for thus says the Lord, who created the the heavens ,who formed the earth and made it , he established it and did not make it empty' and also in John 1.3 "through him all things were made , without him nothing was made that has been made'. Quite clear really Yahweh has the patent on stuff on earth. It also says he is a jealous God, suggesting. I think he does not tolerate other gods taking credit for his works and trying to own and personalize his stuff. whether they be Maori or not.
Quite simple really . The same goes for NZ botanicals . Yahweh made them for the benefit of all mankind not just for Maori.
30/10/25 UN/ICERD shadow report on Maori discrimination: Professor Charters (He Pua pua lead author) strikes again. Minister Goldsmith is in charge of the reply in this matter which falls under the HR Commission.
Does the UN recognise the huge expenditure and other favourable
race based treatment of maori as discrimination?
The surprising thing is that all maori did not do as in Gisborne and vote in large numbers on maori wards. But Gisborne has long been well organised in opposing anything characteristically colonist. They artfully sabotaged the Endeavour visit of a few years ago, shifting the emphasis to an accompanying rag tag flotilla of plastic waka. However the more maori who feel compelled to go on the maori roll, the less their potential overall influence within the political system.
Gisborne Māori roll voter turnout surges 40% after Māori ward referendum!
“Election Maori mobilisers” went door knocking armed with merchandise, including T-shirts, name tags, hard caps, notepads and pens, gave out all the tools that they would need, registration papers, envelopes and no doubt “recommendations and advice”.
Nothing to see here then, eh bro.
“Parliament can override human rights and indigenous people’s rights, which makes it, internationally, a real anomaly, says Charters”.
We the people in New Zealand (don’t know about Aotearoa) have the strongest constitution in the world, which has its origins in English law going back to 1066. This being the English Constitution.
The 1988 Imperial Laws Application Act Section 5 states that the Common Laws of England apply, including the rules and principles of equity. English Land and Common Law Rights were guaranteed for everyone. No subordinate law could be made by any parliament and this Act also preserved the Privy Council as the highest Court of Appeal in New Zealand.
So, Charters, the English Constitution is the solution, not some Aotearoa te tiriti based written constitution in te reo.
Our English Constitution Common Law Rights:
https://englishconstitutionparty.com/know-your-common-law-constitution-rights/
But Prof Charters and her pal, SC Judge Williams, intend to install a written constitution based on the "Treaty as a partnership " so as to enshrine a 2-tier society - and ultimately tribal rule by 2040 - in law. They will not give up easily.
Well know Ms Charters, just exactly who is discrimining against who.
It is sad that Garrick Tremain has abondoned cartooning and now with health problems unlikely to resume on a significant scale (refer The Platform). The situation of the 1/128 and less descendants of a 1/64 maori not born in NZ acquiring maori citizenship as required by the Tribunal is so absurd even I could muster a cartoon based on.
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