Saturday November 22, 2025
News:
EIT programme blends practical environmental training with kaupapa Māori learning
Students at EIT are gaining practical environmental skills through programmes that embed the principles of kaitiakitanga (Māori environmental guardianship).
The NZ Certificate in Primary Industry Skills (Level 2) and Primary Industry Operational Skills (Level 3) are delivered, combining predator control, native planting, fencing, and machinery training with a kaupapa Māori approach.
“Kaitiakitanga is woven through everything we do,” Tane says. “It’s not just a concept we talk about; it’s something the students practice every day through their work in the gully and their growing connection to the whenua.”....
See full article HERE
Māori ethnic population nears one million
Around 932,000 people, or 18 percent of people living in Aotearoa, identified as Māori as at 30 June 2025, according to estimates released by Stats NZ.
The latest projections indicate the Māori population is likely to cross the million mark and increase to between 1.02 million and 1.09m in 2033.
Ethnicity is the ethnic group or groups that people identify with or feel they belong to. Ethnicity is a self-determined cultural affiliation, as opposed to race, ancestry, nationality or citizenship, according to Stats NZ.....
See full article HERE
Mayor Right to Demand Transparency on $1.36m Consultancy Spend
The Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming Christchurch Mayor Phil Mauger’s push for more information on the Council’s $1.36 million spend on a Māori consultancy firm, saying it is a positive step toward transparency but warns the public still hasn’t been shown the documents that matter......
See full article HERE
Hāpai Tītoki Māori- Advisor, Māori
Come and join us on a hikoi and make a lasting difference with your mahi.
Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri is seeking a fixed term Hāpai Tītoki Māori based at our National Office in Te-Whanaganui-a-tara. You will play an important role in building cultural practice, language and capability programmes across the Electoral Commission.
This 11-month fixed term position has a salary band of $88,880-$98,750 depending on relevant skills and experience of the candidate.
This role advises Commission kaimahi on Te Reo Māori, Tikanga Māori and Mātauranga Māori ideologies. You will work closely to increase Māori capability across our organisation and embed a spirt of partnership through engagements with Tangata Whenua.
Mōhou ake | About you
Fluency in Te Reo Māori with strong links to Te Āti Awa will be advantageous. Exceptional skills to navigate stakeholders, external agencies and community groups will be beneficial to enhance engagement with Māori voters. Where required translation work undertaken in the Te Āti Awa dialect will be a recommended proficiency.....
See full article HERE
Council Update Regarding Lake Whakamaru Reserve Occupation
South Waikato District Council is speaking with Raukawa, the iwi who carry mana and responsibility for the hapū currently occupying part of Lake Whakamaru Reserve.
Since early November, Lake Whakamaru Reserve has been partly occupied by members of Ngāti Te Kohera. The occupation is not against any act or omission on the part of the Council, but in respect of a plan change sought by a private owner.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Unutai E! Unutai E!
Passion for rangatahi and te taiao drives Ngāti Rēhia’s climate action success
Te reo Māori, English carry different values, ideas, practices, writer says
'Expression of kotahitanga': More than 1000 schools reaffirm commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi
See full article HERE
Māori ethnic population nears one million
Around 932,000 people, or 18 percent of people living in Aotearoa, identified as Māori as at 30 June 2025, according to estimates released by Stats NZ.
The latest projections indicate the Māori population is likely to cross the million mark and increase to between 1.02 million and 1.09m in 2033.
Ethnicity is the ethnic group or groups that people identify with or feel they belong to. Ethnicity is a self-determined cultural affiliation, as opposed to race, ancestry, nationality or citizenship, according to Stats NZ.....
See full article HERE
Mayor Right to Demand Transparency on $1.36m Consultancy Spend
The Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming Christchurch Mayor Phil Mauger’s push for more information on the Council’s $1.36 million spend on a Māori consultancy firm, saying it is a positive step toward transparency but warns the public still hasn’t been shown the documents that matter......
See full article HERE
Hāpai Tītoki Māori- Advisor, Māori
Come and join us on a hikoi and make a lasting difference with your mahi.
Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri is seeking a fixed term Hāpai Tītoki Māori based at our National Office in Te-Whanaganui-a-tara. You will play an important role in building cultural practice, language and capability programmes across the Electoral Commission.
This 11-month fixed term position has a salary band of $88,880-$98,750 depending on relevant skills and experience of the candidate.
This role advises Commission kaimahi on Te Reo Māori, Tikanga Māori and Mātauranga Māori ideologies. You will work closely to increase Māori capability across our organisation and embed a spirt of partnership through engagements with Tangata Whenua.
Mōhou ake | About you
Fluency in Te Reo Māori with strong links to Te Āti Awa will be advantageous. Exceptional skills to navigate stakeholders, external agencies and community groups will be beneficial to enhance engagement with Māori voters. Where required translation work undertaken in the Te Āti Awa dialect will be a recommended proficiency.....
See full article HERE
Council Update Regarding Lake Whakamaru Reserve Occupation
South Waikato District Council is speaking with Raukawa, the iwi who carry mana and responsibility for the hapū currently occupying part of Lake Whakamaru Reserve.
Since early November, Lake Whakamaru Reserve has been partly occupied by members of Ngāti Te Kohera. The occupation is not against any act or omission on the part of the Council, but in respect of a plan change sought by a private owner.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Unutai E! Unutai E!
Passion for rangatahi and te taiao drives Ngāti Rēhia’s climate action success
Te reo Māori, English carry different values, ideas, practices, writer says
'Expression of kotahitanga': More than 1000 schools reaffirm commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi
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.
Friday November 21, 2025
News:
Changes for schools and universities
Parliament has passed the Education and Training Amendment Act 2025, which brings in some important changes for schools and universities.
Te Pāti Māori will not attend Ngāpuhi hui as pressure mounts in Te Tai Tokerau
Te Pāti Māori has formally declined an invitation from Te Rūnanga ā Iwi o Ngāpuhi to attend a hui in Kaikohe this Sunday, citing advice from senior Te Tai Tokerau leaders and concerns about ongoing legal processes.
In a letter sent today to Ngāpuhi chair, Mane Tahere, it said the party had been “advised by multiple rangatira of Te Tai Tokerau not to attend at this time” and that attendance “may be seen as interfering” with internal legal matters still before the party. Those matters refer to legal action currently underway from Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, it is understood.....
See full article HERE
Internship 1 - Kaitiakitanga & Fisheries
This summer, Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Kuia is offering four internship opportunities designed to grow whānau capability, support succession planning, and provide pathways into our iwi. These internships are about learning by doing, strengthening connections to kaupapa Māori, and building skills that benefit whānau, hapū, and iwi.
Mō mātou | About us
Ngāti Kuia are the descendants of the oldest people of Te Tauihu o Te Waka a Māui. We are the descendants of Māui, Kupe, and Matua Hautere. Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Kuia Trust is an iwi organisation with a proud history of giving back to the community, supporting the operation of our marae, and contributing to the restoration and well-being of the taiao and tāngata whenua....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Steven Gaskell: When “Identity” Becomes a Funding Strategy: The Magically Expanding Population
Dr Michael Bassett: Whose Auckland Festival
Graham Adams: Stanford Redeems Herself With Reverse Ferret
Matua Kahurangi: The shocking truth about John Tamihere and Waipareira Trust
Bob Edlin: DOC, a fire-ravaged national park and the healing powers of rahui....
Propaganda:
The numbers behind Māori business confidence
- Changes also remove an explicit obligation on school boards to give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. To meet the new paramount objective of educational achievement, a school board will be required to make sure it:
See full article HERE
- seeks to achieve equitable outcomes for Māori students
- takes all reasonable steps to provide for students to be taught, and to learn, in te reo Māori on request of their parents and immediate caregivers, and
- takes reasonable steps to make sure the policies and practices for the school reflect New Zealand’s cultural diversity....
Te Pāti Māori will not attend Ngāpuhi hui as pressure mounts in Te Tai Tokerau
Te Pāti Māori has formally declined an invitation from Te Rūnanga ā Iwi o Ngāpuhi to attend a hui in Kaikohe this Sunday, citing advice from senior Te Tai Tokerau leaders and concerns about ongoing legal processes.
In a letter sent today to Ngāpuhi chair, Mane Tahere, it said the party had been “advised by multiple rangatira of Te Tai Tokerau not to attend at this time” and that attendance “may be seen as interfering” with internal legal matters still before the party. Those matters refer to legal action currently underway from Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, it is understood.....
See full article HERE
Internship 1 - Kaitiakitanga & Fisheries
This summer, Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Kuia is offering four internship opportunities designed to grow whānau capability, support succession planning, and provide pathways into our iwi. These internships are about learning by doing, strengthening connections to kaupapa Māori, and building skills that benefit whānau, hapū, and iwi.
Mō mātou | About us
Ngāti Kuia are the descendants of the oldest people of Te Tauihu o Te Waka a Māui. We are the descendants of Māui, Kupe, and Matua Hautere. Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Kuia Trust is an iwi organisation with a proud history of giving back to the community, supporting the operation of our marae, and contributing to the restoration and well-being of the taiao and tāngata whenua....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Steven Gaskell: When “Identity” Becomes a Funding Strategy: The Magically Expanding Population
Dr Michael Bassett: Whose Auckland Festival
Graham Adams: Stanford Redeems Herself With Reverse Ferret
Matua Kahurangi: The shocking truth about John Tamihere and Waipareira Trust
Bob Edlin: DOC, a fire-ravaged national park and the healing powers of rahui....
Propaganda:
The numbers behind Māori business confidence
Thursday November 20, 2025
News:
Iwi Leaders Call for Stronger Māori Voice in Government Policy
wi leaders from across the motu are urging the Government to strengthen its partnership with Māori as major policy reforms continue to reshape the political landscape.
At a national hui over the weekend, representatives from rūnanga, urban Māori authorities, and Māori service providers reaffirmed that Māori must be included from the beginning, not the end, of policy development.
At a national hui over the weekend, representatives from rūnanga, urban Māori authorities, and Māori service providers reaffirmed that Māori must be included from the beginning, not the end, of policy development.
Leaders say the pace of change across health, education, justice, and local government is creating uncertainty for whānau and providers on the frontline. Many argue that while governments change, the Crown’s obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi remain constant.
Several speakers emphasised the need for “true partnership, not symbolic engagement,” calling for better resourcing of iwi and Māori organisations that deliver essential social services.....
See full article HERE
Māori Youth Advocates Push for Stronger Representation in Local Government
Māori youth advocates are pushing for councils to expand Māori representation as local authorities prepare for the next planning cycle.
With many councils reviewing their governance structures, rangatahi say now is the time to enhance participation – whether through Māori wards, strengthened partnership committees, or delegated decision-making roles for mana whenua.
Advocates argue that Māori voices in local government are essential on critical issues such as housing, climate adaptation, transport, and community safety.....
See full article HERE
Lack of awareness over deck consent ‘difficult to comprehend’, iwi says
There were “no excuses” for Gun City owner David Tipple and his sons not to engage with iwi before they built a deck on their holiday home without consent, iwi representatives say.
Mark Drury and fellow Whangamatā Community Board member, Deputy Chair Neil Evans, left the room where the meeting was being held while the karakia was being recited.
Several speakers emphasised the need for “true partnership, not symbolic engagement,” calling for better resourcing of iwi and Māori organisations that deliver essential social services.....
See full article HERE
Māori Youth Advocates Push for Stronger Representation in Local Government
Māori youth advocates are pushing for councils to expand Māori representation as local authorities prepare for the next planning cycle.
With many councils reviewing their governance structures, rangatahi say now is the time to enhance participation – whether through Māori wards, strengthened partnership committees, or delegated decision-making roles for mana whenua.
Advocates argue that Māori voices in local government are essential on critical issues such as housing, climate adaptation, transport, and community safety.....
See full article HERE
Lack of awareness over deck consent ‘difficult to comprehend’, iwi says
There were “no excuses” for Gun City owner David Tipple and his sons not to engage with iwi before they built a deck on their holiday home without consent, iwi representatives say.
A hearing for retrospective resource consent for the 80m² deck at the family’s holiday home overlooking Kaiteriteri Beach was held on Wednesday before an independent commissioner.
In his written submission, he said the trust had apologised to iwi in writing for building the deck without first getting the necessary archaeological authority and resource consent.
In his written submission, he said the trust had apologised to iwi in writing for building the deck without first getting the necessary archaeological authority and resource consent.
While they could not reverse what had taken place, the trust engaged an archaeological consultant to inspect the site and earthworks and prepare an assessment as to the deck’s impacts, Tipple said.
The trust had supplied iwi with suggested amendments to the deck and made it clear that work didn’t include any groundworks, he said at the hearing.
The Tipples’ application proposes to trim the deck down by 10.5m², to carry out planting in the area where the deck was to be reduced in size, and to remove the stairs to the beach.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Matua Kahurangi: Justice by tikanga? Not for Kapa-Kingi, she prefers the colonial courts
Propaganda:
Removing Treaty responsibility from school boards undoes decades of progress
Why a Māori collective is arguing for the protection of New Zealand’s water - Kingi Smiler
Why taking our complaint to the United Nations was the last resort - Tureiti Moxon
Ngāti Tūwharetoa circumnavigates Taupō Moana following Tongariro blaze
The trust had supplied iwi with suggested amendments to the deck and made it clear that work didn’t include any groundworks, he said at the hearing.
The Tipples’ application proposes to trim the deck down by 10.5m², to carry out planting in the area where the deck was to be reduced in size, and to remove the stairs to the beach.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Matua Kahurangi: Justice by tikanga? Not for Kapa-Kingi, she prefers the colonial courts
Propaganda:
Removing Treaty responsibility from school boards undoes decades of progress
Why a Māori collective is arguing for the protection of New Zealand’s water - Kingi Smiler
Why taking our complaint to the United Nations was the last resort - Tureiti Moxon
Ngāti Tūwharetoa circumnavigates Taupō Moana following Tongariro blaze
Wednesday November 19, 2025
News:
Local board chair apologises after leaving meeting due to karakia
The chair of a local community board has apologised for the “offence” caused after he walked out of the first meeting of the new term due to the pre-meeting karakia.
Mark Drury and fellow Whangamatā Community Board member, Deputy Chair Neil Evans, left the room where the meeting was being held while the karakia was being recited.
The meeting took place last Tuesday, November 11, with the incident caught on the official video recording......
See full article HERE
More People Identifying With Māori Ethnicity
The latest projections indicate that the Mori ethnic population is likely to increase to between 1.02 million and 1.09 million in 2033, and to between 1.20 million and 1.41 million in 2048 (National ethnic population projections: 2023(base)2048).
Around 932,000 people, or 18 percent of the population living in Aotearoa New Zealand, identified with Māori ethnicity as at 30 June 2025, according to estimates released by Stats NZ today.
This is roughly double the Māori ethnic population of 468,000 in June 1991, when Māori comprised 13 percent of New Zealand’s population....
See full article HERE
Te Kamo High School
We are proud to be a bicultural school which actively reflects and lives the Treaty of Waitangi.
The Treaty principles put our students at the centre of teaching and learning, asserting that they should experience learning which engages and challenges them, which is inclusive and which affirms their identity.
We have established a kaupapa which supports our Māori,and all students, to pursue their full potential. Through Kia Eke Panuku, we know our Māori students do their best when we reflect and value their culture, identity and language. We focus on building strong relationships, and as a school we have a collective and shared commitment to encourage Māori student success.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Fiona MacKenzie: The “Land Back” Pogrom — Most Kiwis Don’t See It Coming
More People Identifying With Māori Ethnicity
The latest projections indicate that the Mori ethnic population is likely to increase to between 1.02 million and 1.09 million in 2033, and to between 1.20 million and 1.41 million in 2048 (National ethnic population projections: 2023(base)2048).
Around 932,000 people, or 18 percent of the population living in Aotearoa New Zealand, identified with Māori ethnicity as at 30 June 2025, according to estimates released by Stats NZ today.
This is roughly double the Māori ethnic population of 468,000 in June 1991, when Māori comprised 13 percent of New Zealand’s population....
See full article HERE
Te Kamo High School
We are proud to be a bicultural school which actively reflects and lives the Treaty of Waitangi.
The Treaty principles put our students at the centre of teaching and learning, asserting that they should experience learning which engages and challenges them, which is inclusive and which affirms their identity.
We have established a kaupapa which supports our Māori,and all students, to pursue their full potential. Through Kia Eke Panuku, we know our Māori students do their best when we reflect and value their culture, identity and language. We focus on building strong relationships, and as a school we have a collective and shared commitment to encourage Māori student success.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Fiona MacKenzie: The “Land Back” Pogrom — Most Kiwis Don’t See It Coming
Propaganda:
Anne Salmond: Free speech, but only one way to think
Hawke’s Bay school boards come out against Government’s Te Tiriti o Waitangi education decision
Why we should all know about the impact to Māori of the Public Works Act
Anne Salmond: Free speech, but only one way to think
Hawke’s Bay school boards come out against Government’s Te Tiriti o Waitangi education decision
Why we should all know about the impact to Māori of the Public Works Act
Tuesday November 18, 2025
News:
$50,000 Whānau Voice Grant opens
Te Taura Ora o Waiariki, the Te Arawa Iwi Māori Partnership Board, has opened applications for its first-ever $50,000 Whānau Voice Grant, inviting bold, community-led ideas to help reshape the future of hauora across the rohe.
Launched on November 5, the fund offers ten grants of $5,000 to support projects that capture the lived experiences, stories, and aspirations of whānau to inform future health planning and service design.
General Manager Aroha Dorset said the initiative recognises whānau as experts in their own health journeys.....
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On the Up: Otago University and Ngāti Hine join forces to tackle Māori diabetes
A new partnership aims to tackle inequities that see Māori develop diabetes up to 10 years younger than non-Māori and face more amputations due to diabetes-related complications.
A research agreement between the University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka and Ngāti Hine Health Trust will support the trust’s existing programmes and services, as well as relevant kaupapa Māori research, strengthening the trust’s research capacity....
See full article HERE
Auckland Council launches essential guide to new life in Tāmaki Makaurau
The Welcome to Auckland portal is not just a website; it's an invitation to engage. The resource was shaped by shared experiences of newcomers to Auckland as well as mana whenua and their perspectives on iwi roles in welcoming newcomers and making it a doorway to culture, values and an understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Iwi and Hapū of Tāmaki Makaurau, as well as cultural events like Matariki.....
See full article HERE
Kōanga AWE: Te Mauri o Wharemauku - Greater Wellington Regional Council.
On a beautiful kōanga (spring) morning, on a Tangaroa-ā-mua o Mahuru (16 September 2025), 20 kaiako (teachers and educators) and haukainga (local iwi) gathered along the Wharemauku Awa, ready to learn from the awa.
The group had already experienced the mauri (life-force) of the pristine headwaters of te Wharemauku at an event held in takurua (winter).
In this hui ora (workshop), participants were invited to explore the impacts of colonisation on the mauri of awa. Through a guided exploration of related pūrakau (traditional oral narratives) and mātauranga-ā-iwi (local knowledge systems), educators were able to provide culturally grounded, place-based learning opportunities for tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people).....
See full article HERE
On the Up: Otago University and Ngāti Hine join forces to tackle Māori diabetes
A new partnership aims to tackle inequities that see Māori develop diabetes up to 10 years younger than non-Māori and face more amputations due to diabetes-related complications.
A research agreement between the University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka and Ngāti Hine Health Trust will support the trust’s existing programmes and services, as well as relevant kaupapa Māori research, strengthening the trust’s research capacity....
See full article HERE
Auckland Council launches essential guide to new life in Tāmaki Makaurau
The Welcome to Auckland portal is not just a website; it's an invitation to engage. The resource was shaped by shared experiences of newcomers to Auckland as well as mana whenua and their perspectives on iwi roles in welcoming newcomers and making it a doorway to culture, values and an understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Iwi and Hapū of Tāmaki Makaurau, as well as cultural events like Matariki.....
See full article HERE
Kōanga AWE: Te Mauri o Wharemauku - Greater Wellington Regional Council.
On a beautiful kōanga (spring) morning, on a Tangaroa-ā-mua o Mahuru (16 September 2025), 20 kaiako (teachers and educators) and haukainga (local iwi) gathered along the Wharemauku Awa, ready to learn from the awa.
The group had already experienced the mauri (life-force) of the pristine headwaters of te Wharemauku at an event held in takurua (winter).
In this hui ora (workshop), participants were invited to explore the impacts of colonisation on the mauri of awa. Through a guided exploration of related pūrakau (traditional oral narratives) and mātauranga-ā-iwi (local knowledge systems), educators were able to provide culturally grounded, place-based learning opportunities for tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people).....
See full article HERE
Removing Treaty responsibility from school boards undoes decades of progress
Hundreds to commemorate loss of ancestors on Waerenga-A-Hika 160 years ago
Hundreds to commemorate loss of ancestors on Waerenga-A-Hika 160 years ago
Monday November 17, 2025
News:
Waitangi Tribunal hears North-Eastern Bay of Plenty claims
The North-Eastern Bay of Plenty District Inquiry (Wai 1750) covers around 30 claims from the region, including claims from Whakatōhea and Ngāi Tai. Hearings are being held at Kutarere Marae from 17 to 21 November.
The district is defined by the boundaries of neighbouring inquiries: Tūranganui-a-Kiwa (Wai 814) to the east and Te Urewera (Wai 894) to the south and includes areas such as Ōhiwa Harbour and surrounding communities.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Geoff Parker: Kiwis need to be more forthright - Silence is Surrender
Propaganda:
Many primary prinicpals likely to leave job in next five years, according to insights poll
76 percent disagreed with the removal of school's treaty obligations.
Which mandate matters most?
The slow demolition of our democracy
The Unequal Storm: How Natural Disasters Impact Māori Communities
The other treaties of 1840 - Shane Te Pou
Māori prison, health link poor: studies
Articles:
Geoff Parker: Kiwis need to be more forthright - Silence is Surrender
Propaganda:
Many primary prinicpals likely to leave job in next five years, according to insights poll
76 percent disagreed with the removal of school's treaty obligations.
Which mandate matters most?
The slow demolition of our democracy
The Unequal Storm: How Natural Disasters Impact Māori Communities
The other treaties of 1840 - Shane Te Pou
Māori prison, health link poor: studies
Sunday November 16, 2025
News:
Iwi Chairs steps in to unite against changes To Education and Training Act
The National Iwi Chairs Forum (NICF), supported by a coalition of national education organisations, has launched a petition against the Government’s removal of the requirement for school boards to give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi by repealing section 127(2)(e) of the Education and Training Act 2020.
“After more than a year of formal engagement and consultation with the Government on their proposed changes to the Education and Training Act, we were deeply disappointed and concerned by the last-minute amendments to remove the school board objective requiring schools to give effect to Te Tiriti.” says Rahui Papa, Chair of the NICF’s Pou Tangata.
“These amendments were never put out for consultation. Instead, they were introduced by the Minister after public consultation closed, published less than 24 hours before they progressed through Parliament, and it looks like those changes will be passed into law today – only a week after they were made public.
“We’re launching this petition to send a clear message to the Government: removing Te Tiriti from education law undermines your responsibility to ensure every learner, Māori and non-Māori, thrives in an education system that honours the Māori-Crown relationship.”.....
See full article HERE
Lady Tureiti Moxon’s human rights complaint accepted by the United Nations
Lady Tureiti Moxon has welcomed the acceptance of her complaint by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD). The complaint, she says, highlights systemic racism, violations of international law, and breaches of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
The 42-page submission details alleged breaches by the National-led government, including the disestablishment of Te Aka Whai Ora, the removal of Te Tiriti references from the Oranga Tamariki Act, and the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) Principles Bill....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Steven Gaskell: Back to Basics: When Education Finally Means Education Again
David Farrar: Hipkins still won’t rule out TPM
Ōtara rangatahi lead digital solution to school costs
“These amendments were never put out for consultation. Instead, they were introduced by the Minister after public consultation closed, published less than 24 hours before they progressed through Parliament, and it looks like those changes will be passed into law today – only a week after they were made public.
“We’re launching this petition to send a clear message to the Government: removing Te Tiriti from education law undermines your responsibility to ensure every learner, Māori and non-Māori, thrives in an education system that honours the Māori-Crown relationship.”.....
See full article HERE
Lady Tureiti Moxon’s human rights complaint accepted by the United Nations
Lady Tureiti Moxon has welcomed the acceptance of her complaint by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD). The complaint, she says, highlights systemic racism, violations of international law, and breaches of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
The 42-page submission details alleged breaches by the National-led government, including the disestablishment of Te Aka Whai Ora, the removal of Te Tiriti references from the Oranga Tamariki Act, and the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) Principles Bill....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Steven Gaskell: Back to Basics: When Education Finally Means Education Again
David Farrar: Hipkins still won’t rule out TPM
Ōtara rangatahi lead digital solution to school costs
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.
24 comments:
Referendum NOW on democracy OR ethnocracy.
Saddening that we have to leave it to the UN to draw attention to the current government’s failings. It’s no wonder Kiwis are leaving. The government’s ignoring treaty obligations and public health, hurting its own people and reputation. New Zealand looks like a country going backwards, and that’s embarrassing for everyone here.
Anon 8. 10 . But this is a hoax from Prof Charters (He Puapua lead author and co).
The UN has no authority over sovereign states. Each can do as it wishes,. NZ's race track record - notably compensation - is probably the best in the world.
NZ is going backwards. Ardern - and possibly Charters - support the globalist agenda where the UN oversees the world. The owner of minorities (often indigenous) is part of this. Hence Ardern is tilting at the top job.
Beware , well meaning Kiwis. They would take your sock off!
Just who writes all the material for the ever whingeing "Lady" Moxom? Most of it seems to rely on the fancy title for plausibility.Iit seems to me the education policy move far from increasing racial discrimination will decrease it, making a nonsense of the complaint to UN. Framing a faintly plausible reply will prove a challenge.
Why are you attacking the author, Robert? “Just asking questions” huh? There is substance to the complaint, if you have the patience and focus to read it.
“Iwi Chairs steps in to unite against changes To Education and Training Act”
How NZ Labour Party Stuffed Kiwi Children’s Education with Māori Worldview: Listen to Richard Dawkins (British Evolutionary Biologist) take on this - WhangāreiTim
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7AAR_azIUc&list=TLPQMTYxMTIwMjUUg1LT17EfCQ&index=3
re 18th. Maori to be paid $5000 each for recounting their health journeys. Predictably will not be catalogue of smoking, eating, drinking, sex, drug, wild driving, innoculation avoidance, fast food etc excesses but a catalogue of perceived colonist treatment discriminations and shortcomings. They can have my health journey for much less than $5000. Immediately readable in English.
And re the Koanga Awe, has Garrick Tremaine switched to writing and having a fling?
All readers should email the Council for a translation.
Both articles dire contrast with Fiona McKenzie above.
"Local board chair apologises after leaving meeting due to karakia"
Big Mistake!!
19th. Presumbly a certified translation of the karakia was given all. The power of cancellation is immense, as evident from the ludicrously grovelling apology. Do we have the wording of pre European karakia? Or was the haka used instead?.
With the myraid baubles available, anyone with trace maori who fails to exploit the tangle with the natives is looking a gift horse in the mourth. Absurdly it influences race based seats and wards. My great garndmother was regularly threatened by maori but apparently managed to ward them off,, to my disadvantage..
A significant number of people, myself included, insist on absenting ourselves either literally or symbolically (e.g. by turning our backs to proceedings) from a meeting during a prayer of whatever kind, to return immediately afterwards to participate in the business of the meeting. It is a violation of human rights to require someone to take part in a religious ritual where one does not subscribe to that religion. This ought not to be a cause for unpleasantness providing of course neither side makes a huge big deal of it and thereby creates a confrontation. My insistence on my rights in this regard was respected by various employers in several countries over the past decades. Are you telling me that I do not have this right in NZ when it comes to karakias?
Hey, I'm not asking, I'm demanding.
If anyone does not wish to be a party to any mumbo jumbo like karakia that is their inalienable right. I find the taking of offence at this to be offensive.
We don't have to say karakia but we have to listen to someone say it at the beginning and the end of our large meetings. It is such a joke because the actual people with maori heritage at work, decline to read it when asked by management as they aren't into it either. So the management just ask anyone who has a brown skin tone if they will read it. It is so insulting to everyone and really cringe.
Sounds like a very inept managemant!
I wonder if perhaps you could put on some sort of head gear with ear plugs and eye masks when Karakia are conducted rather than have to leave the room. Now there's an idea for a commercial product - maybe have Sesame St themes like Big Bird or Elmo . I most certainly do not wish to have this forced on me or my children. As a Christian karakia are not neutral but could be invoking alien spirits of unknown origin.
I wish the fabulous Billy T James was still here. He would have so much content these days. He could do a segment " Billy T goes to the UN."
More BS. Now you can't build a deck on your own house without iwi consent.
BS like this impacts everybody. Things will not end well unless it stops.
"Māori must be included from the beginning, not the end, of policy development."
Flip the switch !!.. If it said - Chinese, must be included, it would justifiably be labeled "Racist"
Māori must be excluded from the beginning of policy development and until the end of time!
Too many depressing stories. So sad that so many people (e.g. Anne Salmond ) and organisations (e.g. GWRC) have drunk the kool aid.
22nd - Are they beefing up for more maori rigging at the electoral commission ahead of next year’s election???
22nd. My understanding was that the Coalition was to tone down the maorification of, in particular,the public service. But the insurgency movement is incredibly effective and has so infiltrated and embedded the maorification culture that the guidelines are simply ignored. The pro maori position within Te Kaitiaki Take Kowhiri is remarkable. If such a position is to be set up, should be accompanied by an equivalent "to establish cultural practices, language and capability" relevant all the other ethnic cultures and languages. The Commission would become even more of a Tower of Babel. Specifically encouraging maori groups to be involved in voting is effectively a lobby for the insurgency movement and their politics, as it is the politics of their significant organisations through which communication with most individuals will be established.
Staff indoctrination exrcises are very insidious. Persons intolerant of maori twaddle are very discouraged and spurn the organisation, facilitating even more pro maori intensification among the remainder. Thus the insurgency infiltration gathers further momentum.
.Just how one becomes an expert on te reo, tikanga and matauranga is a mystery. Whereas the public can elicit from publications near all traditions and knowledge on near all matters except the most scientifically recent and complex, maori have taken great care not to document even the most simple aspects of their tradition. Almost nothing is evealed so that it can be contrived to exploit any situation and versions acquired only on payment in one form or another (incluidng employment).
Looks like a duck ...
Quacks in te reo…
Yeah. Advise maori groups how to avoid question... in te reo in case any big eared colonists about.
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