Sunday December 14, 2025
News:
Māori rock art one of a dozen research areas to get $1.16m funding boost
Māori rock art is one of a dozen research areas chosen by the Royal Society to get a funding boost.
The Royal Society Te Apārangi announced the 12 recipients of its Mana Tūānuku Research Leader Fellowship for 2025 this week.
The government introduced the fellowships in 2024 for mid-career researchers who had done four to 12 years of research in their field since completing their PhDs.
Each Mana Tūānuku fellow would receive $1.16 million over four years towards a research project.
Tūhura Otago Museum's curator Māori, Dr Gerard O'Regan (Ngai Tahu), and his project 'He tuhinga ki te ao, Māori rock art through time', was one of the 12 selected.....
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Rangitāne reconnect with traditions and ancestors
A new pouwhenua now stands at Lake Rotoiti School, unveiled by Rangitāne o Wairau during their annual eel harvest last week.
Depicting Paraone with harakeke and rivers flowing from the lake, the pou was carved by Shannara MacDonald-Thwaites and Gregory Engineering. “We chose our eel harvest to unveil the pou, as it’s our most popular wānanga,” Keelan says....
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Indigenous Victoria (Australia) Makes History as Treaty Legislation Passes Parliament
In a landmark moment for Indigenous rights across the Tasman, the Australian state of Victoria has passed historic treaty legislation, setting the foundation for formal negotiations between the state government and First Peoples. The move positions Victoria as the first Australian jurisdiction to establish a legally recognised framework for treaty-making – a development closely watched by Māori leaders and Indigenous communities in Aotearoa.
The legislation creates a clear process for negotiating binding agreements between the Victorian Government and Aboriginal nations, covering areas such as self-determination, cultural authority, land, health, education, and economic development. It also establishes an independent Treaty Authority to oversee negotiations, and provides mechanisms to support Aboriginal communities as they enter the treaty process....
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Propaganda:
Art should challenge thinking, even when it’s uncomfortable
Massey University Celebrates 30 Years of Visionary Māori Visual Arts Programme
The government introduced the fellowships in 2024 for mid-career researchers who had done four to 12 years of research in their field since completing their PhDs.
Each Mana Tūānuku fellow would receive $1.16 million over four years towards a research project.
Tūhura Otago Museum's curator Māori, Dr Gerard O'Regan (Ngai Tahu), and his project 'He tuhinga ki te ao, Māori rock art through time', was one of the 12 selected.....
See full article HERE
Rangitāne reconnect with traditions and ancestors
A new pouwhenua now stands at Lake Rotoiti School, unveiled by Rangitāne o Wairau during their annual eel harvest last week.
Depicting Paraone with harakeke and rivers flowing from the lake, the pou was carved by Shannara MacDonald-Thwaites and Gregory Engineering. “We chose our eel harvest to unveil the pou, as it’s our most popular wānanga,” Keelan says....
See full article HERE
Indigenous Victoria (Australia) Makes History as Treaty Legislation Passes Parliament
In a landmark moment for Indigenous rights across the Tasman, the Australian state of Victoria has passed historic treaty legislation, setting the foundation for formal negotiations between the state government and First Peoples. The move positions Victoria as the first Australian jurisdiction to establish a legally recognised framework for treaty-making – a development closely watched by Māori leaders and Indigenous communities in Aotearoa.
The legislation creates a clear process for negotiating binding agreements between the Victorian Government and Aboriginal nations, covering areas such as self-determination, cultural authority, land, health, education, and economic development. It also establishes an independent Treaty Authority to oversee negotiations, and provides mechanisms to support Aboriginal communities as they enter the treaty process....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Art should challenge thinking, even when it’s uncomfortable
Massey University Celebrates 30 Years of Visionary Māori Visual Arts Programme
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2 comments:
Here’s the thing. Every serious country protects its history. France guards its art, Italy guards its ruins, Egypt guards its tombs. We’ve got Māori rock art, and we should be proud to back it. This isn’t about handouts or politics. It’s about pride. It’s about backbone. It’s about saying our past is worth something. For once, this government has put cash into something that connects every Kiwi, whether you’re from Ngāi Tahu or Napier. More of this, please. Less talk. More action that actually means something.
Australia clearly has not studied what goes on here regarding treaty issues.
They will eventually be in the same mess we are in, maybe not quite as bad, given the population ratio of first nation people / non first nation people.
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