Saturday November 15, 2025
News:
Kaipara council’s swearing in ceremony opens with karakia
Karakia featured at the start and finish of Kaipara District Council’s (KDC) first official 2025 meeting as nine incoming politicians were sworn in.
Two hundred people packed the Matakohe War Memorial Hall on Wednesday where new Mayor Jonathan Larsen said the district faced a bright future.
Karakia, led by Maungaturoto’s Tawhiri Littlejohn (Te Uri o Hau), returned to the council meeting after being banned from KDC meetings by former Mayor Craig Jepson.
Other Māori tikanga included thundering kapa haka by a combined Dargaville Intermediate and Dargaville High schools group.
Waiata, haka and the national anthem in te reo then English also featured.
Larsen read his oath of office in English then te reo as did new councillor Snow Tane (Te Roroa, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Whātua) while Joesephine Nathan (Te Uri o Hau/Ngāti Whātua, Ngāti Kahu) read her oath in te reo then English.
Larsen also led singing of Whakaaria Mai.....
See full article HERE
Council agrees to sell land blocks to Ngati Oneone for kura project
A Gisborne hapū is one step closer to building a school, after councillors voted to approve the sale of three council land lots on Wednesday.
“If Ngati Oneone could convert the land into a kura... and see heaps of activity and children having fun and growing our community there, I would be all for it,” Councillor Larry Foster said at the council meeting.
The land had “been no man’s land for such a long time,” he said.
Ngāti Oneone has sought the return of ancestral lands through a “Reclamation of whenua” movement, where a fire and site activation on Hirini Street were kept lit and stoked for 174 days and nights.....
See full article HERE
Toitū Te Reo festival becomes a charitable trust to secure its future
The Toitū Te Reo, Māori language and culture festival is transitioning into a charitable trust to ensure its longevity and sustainability.
The charitable trust announcement was made on the final day of the festival’s second year in Hastings.
Furthermore, it has been announced that a board of trustees made up of representatives of five iwi leaders will take the mantle as its inaugural trustees....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Matua Kahurangi: Oriini Kaipara’s Tongariro claim is out the gate
Propaganda:
Māori delegation at COP30 stand with local indigenous land protectors in Brazil
First Māori Language Commissioner impressed by younger generation's reo
When whakapapa does not mean Citizenship
Second Harry Potter book translated into te reo Māori
Other Māori tikanga included thundering kapa haka by a combined Dargaville Intermediate and Dargaville High schools group.
Waiata, haka and the national anthem in te reo then English also featured.
Larsen read his oath of office in English then te reo as did new councillor Snow Tane (Te Roroa, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Whātua) while Joesephine Nathan (Te Uri o Hau/Ngāti Whātua, Ngāti Kahu) read her oath in te reo then English.
Larsen also led singing of Whakaaria Mai.....
See full article HERE
Council agrees to sell land blocks to Ngati Oneone for kura project
A Gisborne hapū is one step closer to building a school, after councillors voted to approve the sale of three council land lots on Wednesday.
“If Ngati Oneone could convert the land into a kura... and see heaps of activity and children having fun and growing our community there, I would be all for it,” Councillor Larry Foster said at the council meeting.
The land had “been no man’s land for such a long time,” he said.
Ngāti Oneone has sought the return of ancestral lands through a “Reclamation of whenua” movement, where a fire and site activation on Hirini Street were kept lit and stoked for 174 days and nights.....
See full article HERE
Toitū Te Reo festival becomes a charitable trust to secure its future
The Toitū Te Reo, Māori language and culture festival is transitioning into a charitable trust to ensure its longevity and sustainability.
The charitable trust announcement was made on the final day of the festival’s second year in Hastings.
Furthermore, it has been announced that a board of trustees made up of representatives of five iwi leaders will take the mantle as its inaugural trustees....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Matua Kahurangi: Oriini Kaipara’s Tongariro claim is out the gate
Propaganda:
Māori delegation at COP30 stand with local indigenous land protectors in Brazil
First Māori Language Commissioner impressed by younger generation's reo
When whakapapa does not mean Citizenship
Second Harry Potter book translated into te reo Māori
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Friday November 14, 2025
News:
DOC, iwi hope to clear up confusion over rāhui
A 10-year rāhui following Tongariro's devastating wildfire is causing confusion according to the Department of Conservation.
The weekend blaze torched almost 3000 hectares in the national park.
The weekend blaze torched almost 3000 hectares in the national park.
Local iwi, Ngāti Hikairo ki Tongariro, placed an immediate rāhui preventing public access to the fireground and walks in and around Whakapapa, which lifts on Monday 17 November.
However, it said a second decade-long rāhui wasn't about keeping people out, but reinforcing a focus on restoration.....
See full article HERE
Some schools defy government move on Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Some schools are defying the government's removal of their Treaty of Waitangi obligations.
Their boards have published public statements affirming their commitment to the treaty.
It followed the government's surprise decision last week to remove a legal requirement to give effect to the treaty by means including teaching te reo Māori - a change that was passed by Parliament this week.....
See full article HERE
More on the above here > Nearly 200 schools write to Education Minister Erica Stanford over removal of Treaty obligations
Hastings hosts Aotearoa's national Māori language festival Toitū te Reo
Thousands of te reo learners are gathering in Hawke's Bay for the second year of Aotearoa's national Māori language festival Toitū te Reo.
Described as a two-day "celebration, inspiration, education, and activation of the language and culture", it is being hosted in Heretaunga Hastings on Thursday and Friday.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
All Kiwis are of mixed ethnicity and descended from migrants
Matua Kahurangi: The rāhui at Tongariro can get whakd’
Matua Kahurangi: Te Pāti Māori just proved tikanga Is nothing more than mumbo-jumbo
Geoff Parker: One Standard for All - Why Race Has No Place in Modern Law
Propaganda:
Ngāpuhi rūnanga supports Kapa-Kingi - expresses ‘disappointment’ at ‘unconstitutional removal’
How Māori design is reshaping housing
However, it said a second decade-long rāhui wasn't about keeping people out, but reinforcing a focus on restoration.....
See full article HERE
Some schools defy government move on Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Some schools are defying the government's removal of their Treaty of Waitangi obligations.
Their boards have published public statements affirming their commitment to the treaty.
It followed the government's surprise decision last week to remove a legal requirement to give effect to the treaty by means including teaching te reo Māori - a change that was passed by Parliament this week.....
See full article HERE
More on the above here > Nearly 200 schools write to Education Minister Erica Stanford over removal of Treaty obligations
Hastings hosts Aotearoa's national Māori language festival Toitū te Reo
Thousands of te reo learners are gathering in Hawke's Bay for the second year of Aotearoa's national Māori language festival Toitū te Reo.
Described as a two-day "celebration, inspiration, education, and activation of the language and culture", it is being hosted in Heretaunga Hastings on Thursday and Friday.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
All Kiwis are of mixed ethnicity and descended from migrants
Matua Kahurangi: The rāhui at Tongariro can get whakd’
Matua Kahurangi: Te Pāti Māori just proved tikanga Is nothing more than mumbo-jumbo
Geoff Parker: One Standard for All - Why Race Has No Place in Modern Law
Propaganda:
Ngāpuhi rūnanga supports Kapa-Kingi - expresses ‘disappointment’ at ‘unconstitutional removal’
How Māori design is reshaping housing
Thursday November 13, 2025
News:
National Iwi Chairs Forum files court proceedings over RMA reforms
The National Iwi Chairs Forum has filed court proceedings seeking clarification on how the Crown must uphold Treaty of Waitangi settlements as it pushes ahead with major resource management reforms.
The action has been brought by forum member and Waikato Executive Chair Tukoroirangi Morgan, who said iwi leaders have lost confidence that the government understands or intends to protect the integrity of Treaty settlements.
"Treaty of Waitangi settlements are a solemn compact between iwi and hapū and the Crown, giving rise to a series of obligations on the Crown to uphold those settlements with honour and integrity," Morgan said....
See full article HERE
Nelson Airport unveils new website
The website showcases the airport’s new brand, developed by Principals brand agency in partnership with local cultural advisers Hemi Sundgren (Te Atiawa, Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Koata, Ngāti Raukawa) and Te Ahu Rei (Ngāti Tama, Ngāti Koata, Ngāti Toa, Te Atiwa, Ngā Ruahinerangi). The brand takes its inspiration from the kuaka (bar tailed godwit), which undertakes the longest non-stop migration of any migratory bird before coming to rest in Te Tauihu, top of the South Island.
It features bilingual navigation and page headers, which was important to the airport to recognise and support the revitalisation of te reo Māori in public spaces – including digital ones.
Brendan said the new website was the first major showcase of the airport’s new brand, underpinned by the concept of Te Pūtahi - the convergence of many paths.....
See full article HERE
Rangitāne excluded from council committee
There will be no Rangitāne representatives appointed with voting rights to any Palmerston North City Council committees.
The newly-elected council’s first meeting on Wednesday was perfectly divided on mayor Grant Smith’s recommendation that two unelected members be appointed to the new arts, culture and heritage committee to represent Rangitāne.
The 8-8 vote meant the proposal cannot go ahead.....
See full article HERE
Te Pati Māori MPs meet without party co-leaders, one day after expulsion decision
RNZ understands MPs Oriini Kaipara, Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, Tākuta Ferris and a representative for Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke met without their party co-leaders.
It comes on the day the party was due to meet with the Iwi Chairs Forum in the aftermath of the National Council decision to expel Kapa-Kingi and Ferris.
Kaipara and Maipi-Clarke have not yet spoken publicly about the decision, but both have posted to social media since it was reported.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
David Farrar: Waitangi Tribunal is now officially racist
Propaganda:
Removing Treaty responsibility from school boards undoes decades of progress
A Te Pāti Māori MP says the fire that devastated the Tongariro National Park could be a message from a paramount chief who died earlier this year.
Thousands of indigenous educators to meet in Tāmaki Makaurau for event
Ngāi Te Rangi welcomes Waitangi Tribunal finding on Government’s te reo policies
"Treaty of Waitangi settlements are a solemn compact between iwi and hapū and the Crown, giving rise to a series of obligations on the Crown to uphold those settlements with honour and integrity," Morgan said....
See full article HERE
Nelson Airport unveils new website
The website showcases the airport’s new brand, developed by Principals brand agency in partnership with local cultural advisers Hemi Sundgren (Te Atiawa, Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Koata, Ngāti Raukawa) and Te Ahu Rei (Ngāti Tama, Ngāti Koata, Ngāti Toa, Te Atiwa, Ngā Ruahinerangi). The brand takes its inspiration from the kuaka (bar tailed godwit), which undertakes the longest non-stop migration of any migratory bird before coming to rest in Te Tauihu, top of the South Island.
It features bilingual navigation and page headers, which was important to the airport to recognise and support the revitalisation of te reo Māori in public spaces – including digital ones.
Brendan said the new website was the first major showcase of the airport’s new brand, underpinned by the concept of Te Pūtahi - the convergence of many paths.....
See full article HERE
Rangitāne excluded from council committee
There will be no Rangitāne representatives appointed with voting rights to any Palmerston North City Council committees.
The newly-elected council’s first meeting on Wednesday was perfectly divided on mayor Grant Smith’s recommendation that two unelected members be appointed to the new arts, culture and heritage committee to represent Rangitāne.
The 8-8 vote meant the proposal cannot go ahead.....
See full article HERE
Te Pati Māori MPs meet without party co-leaders, one day after expulsion decision
RNZ understands MPs Oriini Kaipara, Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, Tākuta Ferris and a representative for Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke met without their party co-leaders.
It comes on the day the party was due to meet with the Iwi Chairs Forum in the aftermath of the National Council decision to expel Kapa-Kingi and Ferris.
Kaipara and Maipi-Clarke have not yet spoken publicly about the decision, but both have posted to social media since it was reported.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
David Farrar: Waitangi Tribunal is now officially racist
Propaganda:
Removing Treaty responsibility from school boards undoes decades of progress
A Te Pāti Māori MP says the fire that devastated the Tongariro National Park could be a message from a paramount chief who died earlier this year.
Thousands of indigenous educators to meet in Tāmaki Makaurau for event
Ngāi Te Rangi welcomes Waitangi Tribunal finding on Government’s te reo policies
Wednesday November 12, 2025
News:
Human rights complaint filed to United Nations over treatment of Māori
Prominent Māori health leader Lady Tureiti Moxon has filed a human rights complaint to the UN over "systemic discrimination" of Māori in New Zealand.
Moxon told RNZ the 42 page complaint was sent to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) on Monday.
Moxon told RNZ the 42 page complaint was sent to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) on Monday.
She has requested the opportunity to meet with the five-member working group responsible for the Early Warning and Urgent Action procedure in Geneva, before or during the Committee's upcoming 116th session, scheduled from 17 November to 5 December 2025, when New Zealand is due for review.....
See full article HERE
National Education Coalition Unites 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....
See full article HERE
Labour expresses no concern if Te Pāti Māori destroyed at 2026 election, Willie Jackson says party will try to ‘take them out’
The Labour Party will campaign “vigorously” to win back the Māori seats, with leader Chris Hipkins expressing no concern if that means Te Pāti Māori is destroyed and out of Parliament after next year’s general election.
One of his most senior MPs, Willie Jackson, said he’s “absolutely” comfortable if Labour’s efforts result in no representation for Te Pāti Māori, arguing “that’s what the game is” and “they try take us out, we try take them out” [sic].
But despite the criticisms by Labour of Te Pāti Māori, which is currently engulfed in a civil war and yesterday announced the expulsion of two MPs amid claims of breaches of the party’s constitution, Hipkins wouldn’t rule out working with Te Pāti Māori should the parties have the numbers to form a Government....
See full article HERE
Labour rules out ousted Te Pāti Māori MPs joining party
Labour MP Willie Jackson says the two Te Pāti Māori MPs expelled from their party will not be joining Labour. and he to wipe the party out of Parliament.
Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, MP for Te Tai Tokerau, and Tākuta Ferris, MP for Te Tai Tonga, were expelled from the party by the national executive on Monday.
He ruled out Ferris and Kapi-Kingi joining the party. “We don't have anything against them but they will not be candidates with Labour.”
Jackson said Labour had a real opportunity, saying voters were responding positively to the party and turning away from Te Pāti Māori’s vision....
See full article HERE
More on the above here > Labour wants Māori seats, doesn't express concern if that destroys Te Pati Māori
Whānau Voice Grant - applications open
We have 10 grants of $5,000 each available for whānau, hapū, iwi, and kaupapa Māori entities to design projects that suit your needs and aspirations. You can share your voice through hui, wānanga, workshops, surveys, interviews, storytelling, or creative forms like film and video.....
See full article HERE
Iwi Leaders Move To Uphold Treaty Settlements In The Face Of RMA Reform
The move comes as the Governments proposed timeframe for introducing replacement RMA legislation by the end of the year approaches.
The National Iwi Chairs Forum has today filed proceedings, through member Chair Tukoroirangi Morgan, seeking declarations clarifying what is required to uphold Treaty of Waitangi settlements in the context of resource management reform.....
See full article HERE
Co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi announced the decision this morning, with Waititi saying it was part of the party “continuing to reset [its] waka”.
National Education Coalition Unites 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....
See full article HERE
Labour expresses no concern if Te Pāti Māori destroyed at 2026 election, Willie Jackson says party will try to ‘take them out’
The Labour Party will campaign “vigorously” to win back the Māori seats, with leader Chris Hipkins expressing no concern if that means Te Pāti Māori is destroyed and out of Parliament after next year’s general election.
One of his most senior MPs, Willie Jackson, said he’s “absolutely” comfortable if Labour’s efforts result in no representation for Te Pāti Māori, arguing “that’s what the game is” and “they try take us out, we try take them out” [sic].
But despite the criticisms by Labour of Te Pāti Māori, which is currently engulfed in a civil war and yesterday announced the expulsion of two MPs amid claims of breaches of the party’s constitution, Hipkins wouldn’t rule out working with Te Pāti Māori should the parties have the numbers to form a Government....
See full article HERE
Labour rules out ousted Te Pāti Māori MPs joining party
Labour MP Willie Jackson says the two Te Pāti Māori MPs expelled from their party will not be joining Labour. and he to wipe the party out of Parliament.
Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, MP for Te Tai Tokerau, and Tākuta Ferris, MP for Te Tai Tonga, were expelled from the party by the national executive on Monday.
He ruled out Ferris and Kapi-Kingi joining the party. “We don't have anything against them but they will not be candidates with Labour.”
Jackson said Labour had a real opportunity, saying voters were responding positively to the party and turning away from Te Pāti Māori’s vision....
See full article HERE
More on the above here > Labour wants Māori seats, doesn't express concern if that destroys Te Pati Māori
Whānau Voice Grant - applications open
We have 10 grants of $5,000 each available for whānau, hapū, iwi, and kaupapa Māori entities to design projects that suit your needs and aspirations. You can share your voice through hui, wānanga, workshops, surveys, interviews, storytelling, or creative forms like film and video.....
See full article HERE
Iwi Leaders Move To Uphold Treaty Settlements In The Face Of RMA Reform
The move comes as the Governments proposed timeframe for introducing replacement RMA legislation by the end of the year approaches.
The National Iwi Chairs Forum has today filed proceedings, through member Chair Tukoroirangi Morgan, seeking declarations clarifying what is required to uphold Treaty of Waitangi settlements in the context of resource management reform.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
David Farrar: Te Pati Maori expels two Mps
Matua Kahurangi: Iwi heritage claims on private land are a racist rort
Pee Kay: It might not be about ownership of the water today… but it will be TOMORROW!!!
Pee Kay: This From the MP Who Ignored a Meeting Request From Erica Stanford!
David Farrar: Exclusive analysis of which parties Maori voters support
Propaganda:
Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti: A year on from one of Aotearoa's largest protest movement
This year’s racist trick-or-treat jokes show how radically the culture has changed
Tongariro fire a message from deceased paramount iwi chief – Te Pāti Māori MP
Mātauranga Māori inspires student redesign of Picton square
David Farrar: Te Pati Maori expels two Mps
Matua Kahurangi: Iwi heritage claims on private land are a racist rort
Pee Kay: It might not be about ownership of the water today… but it will be TOMORROW!!!
Pee Kay: This From the MP Who Ignored a Meeting Request From Erica Stanford!
David Farrar: Exclusive analysis of which parties Maori voters support
Propaganda:
Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti: A year on from one of Aotearoa's largest protest movement
This year’s racist trick-or-treat jokes show how radically the culture has changed
Tongariro fire a message from deceased paramount iwi chief – Te Pāti Māori MP
Mātauranga Māori inspires student redesign of Picton square
Tuesday November 11, 2025
News:
Te Pāti Māori co-leaders speak to media as Tākuta Ferris and Mariameno Kapa-Kingi expelled from party
Tākuta Ferris and Mariameno Kapa-Kingi have been expelled from Te Pāti Māori.
Co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi announced the decision this morning, with Waititi saying it was part of the party “continuing to reset [its] waka”.
Ferris hit back, saying on social media, “I reject this decision in the strongest possible terms”. He said the expulsion was “plainly unconstitutional”.....
See full article HERE
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei v Westhaven Marina back in court today
The dispute centres around the development at Westhaven Marina in Auckland, and the question of which iwi (tribe) holds primary mana whenua (customary authority and connection) over the land and water involved.
In December 2018, Eke Panuku Development Auckland (on behalf of Auckland Council) was granted a resource consent to extend the north-western breakwater and causeway at Westhaven Marina via reclamation, creating new land and facilities including public open space, car-parking and marina berths.
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei v Westhaven Marina back in court today
The dispute centres around the development at Westhaven Marina in Auckland, and the question of which iwi (tribe) holds primary mana whenua (customary authority and connection) over the land and water involved.
In December 2018, Eke Panuku Development Auckland (on behalf of Auckland Council) was granted a resource consent to extend the north-western breakwater and causeway at Westhaven Marina via reclamation, creating new land and facilities including public open space, car-parking and marina berths.
As part of the consent conditions, the developer was required to engage with 19 iwi/hapū groups via a mana-whenua forum in the Auckland region.....
See full article HERE
New research by JustSpeak exploring the sentencing of wāhine Māori in the criminal courts of Aotearoa New Zealand.
The report ‘He punga i mau ai: An anchor that holds the canoe’ takes a qualitative approach, prioritising historical and theoretical analysis and a review of the available literature, to explore the complex factors that impact the treatment and experiences of wāhine Māori in criminal courts across the motu. The report considers some possibilities for change in future sentencing methods, with a view to improving the current state of affairs for wāhine Māori who find themselves at the whim of the courts.
The report argues that the pervasiveness of institutional bias against Māori is clear, and pushes for a transformational approach to justice. The work is grounded in deep historical reflection and te ao Māori.....
See full article HERE
Redress, apologies, and pardons as MPs work on three Treaty settlement bills
Parliament extended its hours this week to progress three claims settlement bills for Ngāti Rāhiri Tumutumu, Ngāti Pāoa, and Ngāti Hāua with MPs speaking of redress, apologies, and pardons.
MPs normally gather in the debating chamber at 2pm on sitting days but Tuesday evening's evenings sitting was extended into Wednesday morning specifically to consider these bills.....
See full article HERE
Iwi meet to maintain anti-tip momentum
Continued frustration at Māori settlement trusts withdrawing their opposition to the proposed Dome Valley landfill without full iwi consultation was aired at a meeting in Wellsford on Saturday, November 1.
The hui ā-iwi, or tribal gathering, attracted representatives from Puatahi, Reweti, Haranui, Omaha, Waihaua, Waiohau and Wai Aotea marae, as well as Fight the Tip and community members.
However, one of the organisers, Tinopai Resource Managment Unit director, Fight the Tip executive and Wai Aotea Marae representative Mikaera Miru, said there should have been more present.....
See full article HERE
Farmers rep loses seat on Taranaki environment committee
Surprised farm-lobby councillors failed to prevent the cutting of the representative at this week’s first meeting of the new Taranaki Regional Council (TRC), but the role may yet be reassessed.
The meeting also confirmed three mana whenua representatives for the committee and another three for the powerful Policy and Planning Committee, as required by Treaty Settlement laws....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Matua Kahurangi: Ngāi Tahu’s gold-plated grift
See full article HERE
New research by JustSpeak exploring the sentencing of wāhine Māori in the criminal courts of Aotearoa New Zealand.
The report ‘He punga i mau ai: An anchor that holds the canoe’ takes a qualitative approach, prioritising historical and theoretical analysis and a review of the available literature, to explore the complex factors that impact the treatment and experiences of wāhine Māori in criminal courts across the motu. The report considers some possibilities for change in future sentencing methods, with a view to improving the current state of affairs for wāhine Māori who find themselves at the whim of the courts.
The report argues that the pervasiveness of institutional bias against Māori is clear, and pushes for a transformational approach to justice. The work is grounded in deep historical reflection and te ao Māori.....
See full article HERE
Redress, apologies, and pardons as MPs work on three Treaty settlement bills
Parliament extended its hours this week to progress three claims settlement bills for Ngāti Rāhiri Tumutumu, Ngāti Pāoa, and Ngāti Hāua with MPs speaking of redress, apologies, and pardons.
MPs normally gather in the debating chamber at 2pm on sitting days but Tuesday evening's evenings sitting was extended into Wednesday morning specifically to consider these bills.....
See full article HERE
Iwi meet to maintain anti-tip momentum
Continued frustration at Māori settlement trusts withdrawing their opposition to the proposed Dome Valley landfill without full iwi consultation was aired at a meeting in Wellsford on Saturday, November 1.
The hui ā-iwi, or tribal gathering, attracted representatives from Puatahi, Reweti, Haranui, Omaha, Waihaua, Waiohau and Wai Aotea marae, as well as Fight the Tip and community members.
However, one of the organisers, Tinopai Resource Managment Unit director, Fight the Tip executive and Wai Aotea Marae representative Mikaera Miru, said there should have been more present.....
See full article HERE
Farmers rep loses seat on Taranaki environment committee
Surprised farm-lobby councillors failed to prevent the cutting of the representative at this week’s first meeting of the new Taranaki Regional Council (TRC), but the role may yet be reassessed.
The meeting also confirmed three mana whenua representatives for the committee and another three for the powerful Policy and Planning Committee, as required by Treaty Settlement laws....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Matua Kahurangi: Ngāi Tahu’s gold-plated grift
Propaganda:
Māori a major driving force for New Zealand economy
Archbishop Don Tamihere has reaffirmed that Māori Anglican faith comes from Māori roots and needs to be led by Māori aspirations for Te Oranga Ake - holistic flourishing
Māori a major driving force for New Zealand economy
Archbishop Don Tamihere has reaffirmed that Māori Anglican faith comes from Māori roots and needs to be led by Māori aspirations for Te Oranga Ake - holistic flourishing
Monday November 10, 2025
News:
Education groups oppose minister's Teaching Council shake-up
Groups including Catholic school principals and kindergartens have united to oppose government changes to the teacher registration and disciplinary body the Teaching Council.
In an open letter to Minister of Education Erica Stanford published today, 10 organisations said she had gutted the council's independence.
It said the council had developed Treaty of Waitangi-centred professional standards for teachers and that was now under threat....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Geoff Parker: He Whakaputanga / The 1835 Declaration of Independence.....
Propaganda:
Towards He Whakaputanga - Catherine Delahunty.
Our legacy of peace
Rahui Papa: What needs to change in schools isn’t the law
Seeing the wood for the exotic trees
It said the council had developed Treaty of Waitangi-centred professional standards for teachers and that was now under threat....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Geoff Parker: He Whakaputanga / The 1835 Declaration of Independence.....
Propaganda:
Towards He Whakaputanga - Catherine Delahunty.
Our legacy of peace
Rahui Papa: What needs to change in schools isn’t the law
Seeing the wood for the exotic trees
Sunday November 9, 2025
News:
Occupation brewing at Waiheke Station as Ngāti Pāoa settlement bill returns to Parliament
Ngāti Paoa Trust Board are settling in for a land occupation, as they continue to fight the inclusion of the Waiheke Station farm in the Ngāti Paoa Claims Settlement Bill.
The bill was scheduled for its third and final reading in Parliament on Wednesday 5 November, just after this issue went to print.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Producing Propaganda - Dr John Robinson
Significance today of historic and pre-historic population estimates - Dr John Robinson.
Pre-contact Maori population and date of first arrival - Dr John Robinson.
Barrie Davis: The Colonist
Steven Gaskell: Classroom or Chapel?
Matua Kahurangi: Racism in our rivers - Māori elites claim water for their own
JC: Māori Party Stays True to Its Roots
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Matua Kahurangi: Racism in our rivers - Māori elites claim water for their own
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David Farrar: Can you waka jump when you have overhang?
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Whatever the Ngati Paoa situation it tantalising. Can anyone elaborate?
11th. The situation in Auckland is curious. The trace descendants of every tribe which was hounded and eaten out of occupation in the area over the centuries, terminating in a small group of mainly Ngati Whatua and pet remnants of a few other tribes when the Treaty brought- stability, All claim to be and have been recognised as mana whenua warranting a say in paid consultation and associated extortion opportunity created by modern development proposals..The conquered tribes want a mana whenua rating. Contestable whether this should be based on the numbers slain or suffered slain (and associated custom)
And prominent non maori health leader Sir Cam Sission has filed a human rights complaint to the UN over decades of "systemic discrimination" against non maori in New Zealand.
“Lady Tureiti Moxon has filed a human rights complaint to the UN over "systemic discrimination" of Māori in New Zealand”.
Well, I just forwarded this to the UN for some balance.
JOHN TAMIHERE - MAN OF THE PEOPLE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouM1L9qbKNI&list=TLPQMTExMTIwMjVAfpilU5nY1w&index=8
Absolutely, good on "Cam" - a counter complaint of this nature with full details why is actually needed. Now what IS needed to sort this out is Government legislation to recognise the correct interpretation of the ToW as per the Littlewood precursor to the Maori version. Continuing to allow the twisted Treaty 'translations' and citing non-existent principles has allowed the increasing apartheid against non-maori. Coalition, go back and fix the root cause of the problem.
Excellent move.
However the commentator is he is one very very brave maori. Assuming the mansion shown is Tamihere's I am astonished it has not been paraded before. The Te Atatu of 50 years ago vs now a clear indicator of maori progress. What has the Auditor General to say about the vast accumulated reserves being rapidly dissipated as contrived executive paymnets beyond the PM's salary. Some of the pre 1840 land purchases were somewhat scamlike, but money value was not fully appreciated. Recent dealings by maori worse and, with values known, vastly more blatant.
13th. Far too little care has been applied to Treaty settlement documents. Gullible and/or infiltrared preparers have set the scene for maori to exploit every possibly advantageous legal interpratation of each word.
Seems some rational common sense exists in the Palmerston North Council. Looks like they have avoided by a hair's breadth art forms with maori protruding tongues and aroused willies everywhere.
Has National had a falling out with the Iwi Chairs? After a lengthy period of quiet, looks like the Iwi Chairs are stepping out of the shadows to be politically active in their own right and to once again establish a higher media profile.
I guess a litmus test would be to see if they have cancelled Luxon's honorary membership?
At least now if parents are fed up wih school time fritterd on pro Treaty propoganisng they canot be blocked with a formidable response.
14th ... Re: "Some schools are defying the government's removal of their Treaty of Waitangi obligations" - As I recently said here: "The Act may have been 'corrected' but I'll bet the indoctrination in schools perpetuates regardless and without any form of corrective action by the Educ Minister or the Educ Ministry. If I am correct, the Minister had to be dragged kicking and screaming to amend the stupidity in Sect 127." - I'll say again, there will be no change to the status quo and certainly no corrective action or enforcement by the Ministry.
"A 10-year rāhui following Tongariro's devastating wildfire is causing confusion according to the Department of Conservation?"
So the "blatant Iwi land grab" is causing confusion is it.
14th: re 10yr rahui - NZ is a secular democracy. This spiritual rahui stuff is over the top. If it’s your religion and you really are gullible enough to believe in it fine, you have your precious rahui, but stop forcing this bogus stone age stuff on the rest of us. We’re well and truly over it.
15th: "Kaipara council’s swearing in ceremony opens with karakia" - well the dollop of commonsense did not last long did it?
Oh look - it’s another charitable trust! Are we morphing from being a nation of small businesses to a nation of charitable trusts? Don’t we already have so many charities per head of population that there’s one charity for less than every 200 people? What on earth do they all do? Where does their funding come from? Have charities become some sort tax evasion loophole maybe? Something just doesn’t feel right. The balance seems way out of whack.
Charitable Trusts suit the mantra of the social justice (= tax payers fund everything) warriors.
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