Friday January 16, 2026
News:
A new home for hauora and whānau
A former Stoke rest home has been transformed into a central hub for Māori health and well-being, with Te Piki Oranga opening its new hauora (health) facility on Nayland Rd on Monday.
The refurbished building, formerly the Otumarama rest home and hospital, now brings together staff and services previously based at Te Piki Oranga’s Bishopdale and Richmond hauora hubs, both of which closed in late December to allow for relocation.
Te Piki Oranga is a Māori health provider for the Top of the South, delivering a wide range of primary health and well-being services.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Pee Kay: He Puapua is alive and well!
Propaganda:
Māori Tourism: One of Aotearoa’s Greatest Taonga & Treasures
'Our food culture wasn't destroyed, it was buried'
Te Piki Oranga is a Māori health provider for the Top of the South, delivering a wide range of primary health and well-being services.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Pee Kay: He Puapua is alive and well!
Propaganda:
Māori Tourism: One of Aotearoa’s Greatest Taonga & Treasures
'Our food culture wasn't destroyed, it was buried'
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Wednesday January 14, 2026
News:
Tribunal commences national pānui process for Inquiry into Remaining Historical Claims
The Waitangi Tribunal’s Inquiry into Remaining Historical Claims (Wai 2800) will inquire into any remaining historical Treaty of Waitangi claims with outstanding historical issues that have not yet been heard or resolved to date, and that claimants still wish to bring before the Tribunal.
News:
Tribunal commences national pānui process for Inquiry into Remaining Historical Claims
The Waitangi Tribunal’s Inquiry into Remaining Historical Claims (Wai 2800) will inquire into any remaining historical Treaty of Waitangi claims with outstanding historical issues that have not yet been heard or resolved to date, and that claimants still wish to bring before the Tribunal.
The inquiry is currently undertaking a process to confirm whether claimants with historical claims have any outstanding historical issues that they wish to be heard in this inquiry.
A historical claim is a claim that:
> was lodged with the Waitangi Tribunal on or before 1 September 2008; and
> relates to Crown enactments, policies, practices, acts or omissions that occurred before 21 September 1992......
See full article HERE
Iwi and Māori businesses drive rapid growth across new sectors
The Māori economy will continue its upward trajectory for years to come as momentum builds and Māori look to diversify their future investments, ANZ head of Māori relationships David Harrison says.
The Māori economy contributed $32 billion to New Zealand’s GDP in 2023, from a total asset base of $126b.....(paywall)
See full article HERE
Flag thief likely to avoid conviction after police offer him diversion
A man who stole a controversial piece of art from a Hastings gallery is likely to avoid conviction after police offered him diversion.
Bryce Gambirazzi, a 38-year-old martial arts instructor from Napier, went to the Te Whare Toi o Heretaunga Hastings Art Gallery and attempted to steal the flag from the Flagging the Future installation on December 4.
He was arrested and charged with theft of the flag, valued at $15,000.
The installation was one of dozens of pieces on display by Ōtaki-based artist Diane Prince. It featured a New Zealand flag with the words ‘Please walk on me’ written on it.....
See full article HERE
Access dispute to ‘illegal’ boat launching spot heats up
Iwi members blocking access to an “illegal” boat launching area just out of Nelson say they are acting as guardians of the estuary.
For several days over the past week, Andrew Stephens, from the Wakapuaka 1B Trust, together with whānau member Helen Parata, have stopped vehicles from driving onto the Delaware Bay estuary at low tide with their boats.
Under Nelson Resource Management Plan rules, driving vehicles on the Delaware Estuary and disturbance of the foreshore or seabed by vehicles is not permitted......(paywalled)
See full article HERE
Articles:
Peter Bassett: Effecting Treaty principles into immigration: When Footnotes Decide the Verdict
Graeme Spencer: Kawanatanga, Rangatiratanga and the Treaty
Pee Kay: The Politics of Language
Propaganda:
Māori, Whakapapa and Citizenship Rights
Green Party candidate Tania Waikato turns Hobson’s Pledge political attack into campaign funding
News:
Total Immersion Learning - Orewa College
In 2026, Orewa College is proud to launch our inaugural Rumaki Reo Māori programme for Year 7 and Year 8 tauira. This Level 1 total immersion programme will see approximately 80% of learning delivered in te reo Māori, grounded in te ao Māori, mātauranga Māori, and tikanga Māori.
A historical claim is a claim that:
> was lodged with the Waitangi Tribunal on or before 1 September 2008; and
> relates to Crown enactments, policies, practices, acts or omissions that occurred before 21 September 1992......
See full article HERE
Iwi and Māori businesses drive rapid growth across new sectors
The Māori economy will continue its upward trajectory for years to come as momentum builds and Māori look to diversify their future investments, ANZ head of Māori relationships David Harrison says.
The Māori economy contributed $32 billion to New Zealand’s GDP in 2023, from a total asset base of $126b.....(paywall)
See full article HERE
Flag thief likely to avoid conviction after police offer him diversion
A man who stole a controversial piece of art from a Hastings gallery is likely to avoid conviction after police offered him diversion.
Bryce Gambirazzi, a 38-year-old martial arts instructor from Napier, went to the Te Whare Toi o Heretaunga Hastings Art Gallery and attempted to steal the flag from the Flagging the Future installation on December 4.
He was arrested and charged with theft of the flag, valued at $15,000.
The installation was one of dozens of pieces on display by Ōtaki-based artist Diane Prince. It featured a New Zealand flag with the words ‘Please walk on me’ written on it.....
See full article HERE
Access dispute to ‘illegal’ boat launching spot heats up
Iwi members blocking access to an “illegal” boat launching area just out of Nelson say they are acting as guardians of the estuary.
For several days over the past week, Andrew Stephens, from the Wakapuaka 1B Trust, together with whānau member Helen Parata, have stopped vehicles from driving onto the Delaware Bay estuary at low tide with their boats.
Under Nelson Resource Management Plan rules, driving vehicles on the Delaware Estuary and disturbance of the foreshore or seabed by vehicles is not permitted......(paywalled)
See full article HERE
Articles:
Peter Bassett: Effecting Treaty principles into immigration: When Footnotes Decide the Verdict
Graeme Spencer: Kawanatanga, Rangatiratanga and the Treaty
Pee Kay: The Politics of Language
Propaganda:
Māori, Whakapapa and Citizenship Rights
Green Party candidate Tania Waikato turns Hobson’s Pledge political attack into campaign funding
Tuesday January 13, 2026
News:
Total Immersion Learning - Orewa College
In 2026, Orewa College is proud to launch our inaugural Rumaki Reo Māori programme for Year 7 and Year 8 tauira. This Level 1 total immersion programme will see approximately 80% of learning delivered in te reo Māori, grounded in te ao Māori, mātauranga Māori, and tikanga Māori.
Our rumaki classes are designed for tamariki who thrive in a Māori-medium environment, while still having access to core English-medium learning, such as Reading, Writing and Mathematics, as well as specialist subjects like the arts, sciences, technology, and physical education. Rumaki tauira will also take full part in the Year 7 and Year 8 programmes, and will still have access to school opportunities, such as sporting, cultural, leadership and extracurricular activities.
The rumaki program will cater for learners of Te Reo and a high level of proficiency is not essential to being initially accepted. The programme will scaffold and support tauira to gain confidence in the language. With whānau commitment and input, tauira will have the opportunity to develop their language skills in a rumaki environment.....
See full article HERE
'How do the people break through?' - third of Māori land considered landlocked
Up to a third of Māori land is considered landlocked, meaning owners have no physical access to land they own without obtaining the consent of neighbouring owners.
The Outdoor Access Commission Herenga ā Nuku Aotearoa released its first report on the state of public land access in Aotearoa last week, which identified landlocked whenua as one of the biggest challenges to public access in 2025.
The report divides land in Aotearoa into three types, private (non-tangata whenua) land which makes up 51.8 percent, state-owned land (44 percent) and private tangata whenua land with only 4.3 percent......
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Pressure on Te Reo Māori & Voices From the Classroom
The rumaki program will cater for learners of Te Reo and a high level of proficiency is not essential to being initially accepted. The programme will scaffold and support tauira to gain confidence in the language. With whānau commitment and input, tauira will have the opportunity to develop their language skills in a rumaki environment.....
See full article HERE
'How do the people break through?' - third of Māori land considered landlocked
Up to a third of Māori land is considered landlocked, meaning owners have no physical access to land they own without obtaining the consent of neighbouring owners.
The Outdoor Access Commission Herenga ā Nuku Aotearoa released its first report on the state of public land access in Aotearoa last week, which identified landlocked whenua as one of the biggest challenges to public access in 2025.
The report divides land in Aotearoa into three types, private (non-tangata whenua) land which makes up 51.8 percent, state-owned land (44 percent) and private tangata whenua land with only 4.3 percent......
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Pressure on Te Reo Māori & Voices From the Classroom
Monday January 12, 2026
News:
Māori health org promises ‘in tatters’
The Iwi Māori Partnership Board for Te Tauihu has called the Health Select Committee’s recommendation to pass the Health Futures (Pae Ora) Amendment Bill a direct attack on Treaty rights.
Te Kāhui Hauora o Te Tauihu, the IMPB which represents the eight iwi of the top of the South Island, says the proposed changes will strip IMPBs of their core functions, undoing years of progress toward equitable health outcomes for Māori.
News:
Māori health org promises ‘in tatters’
The Iwi Māori Partnership Board for Te Tauihu has called the Health Select Committee’s recommendation to pass the Health Futures (Pae Ora) Amendment Bill a direct attack on Treaty rights.
Te Kāhui Hauora o Te Tauihu, the IMPB which represents the eight iwi of the top of the South Island, says the proposed changes will strip IMPBs of their core functions, undoing years of progress toward equitable health outcomes for Māori.
The bill, expected to have its third reading in Parliament within weeks, removes IMPBs’ ability to influence local health investment decisions, monitor system performance, lead improvement actions, politicises its advisory committee and weakens Te Tiriti obligations from active partnership to passive recognition.....
See full article HERE
13 pou unveiled marking 180 years since Battle of Ruapekapeka
Thirteen new pou were unveiled near Ruapekapeka Pā on Sunday to mark 180 years since the Battle of Ruapekapeka.
The unveiling included 12 pou tūpuna representing those who fought in the 1846 battle between iwi of Te Tai Tokerau and British troops.
Carved to represent the four hapū of the Te Ruapekapeka Trust - Te Kapotai, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Hau and Ngāti Manu – the pou stand as markers of remembrance, resilience and whakapapa.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Barrie Davis: Co-intelligence with Copilot on Co-governance
The Last Stagecoach is leaving? - Gravedodger
Pee Kay: Hard-wiring ancestry-based control into essential resources
Geoff Parker: He Puapua - Already in Motion
Videos:
Anglo Saxon: 2026 - New Zealand in a pivotal year - Will democracy survive another election.
Propaganda:
Leading with Purpose — Tania Waikato and a Story That Captured Aotearoa’s Attention in 2025
RSA Challenges & Māori Veterans Stand for Mana Motuhake
NZ Immigration Has Failed to Give Effect to Te Tiriti O Waitangi; How and Why that Should Change
13 pou unveiled marking 180 years since Battle of Ruapekapeka
Thirteen new pou were unveiled near Ruapekapeka Pā on Sunday to mark 180 years since the Battle of Ruapekapeka.
The unveiling included 12 pou tūpuna representing those who fought in the 1846 battle between iwi of Te Tai Tokerau and British troops.
Carved to represent the four hapū of the Te Ruapekapeka Trust - Te Kapotai, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Hau and Ngāti Manu – the pou stand as markers of remembrance, resilience and whakapapa.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Barrie Davis: Co-intelligence with Copilot on Co-governance
The Last Stagecoach is leaving? - Gravedodger
Pee Kay: Hard-wiring ancestry-based control into essential resources
Geoff Parker: He Puapua - Already in Motion
Videos:
Anglo Saxon: 2026 - New Zealand in a pivotal year - Will democracy survive another election.
Propaganda:
Leading with Purpose — Tania Waikato and a Story That Captured Aotearoa’s Attention in 2025
RSA Challenges & Māori Veterans Stand for Mana Motuhake
NZ Immigration Has Failed to Give Effect to Te Tiriti O Waitangi; How and Why that Should Change
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18 comments:
Who pays for the 13 pou (totem poles)? Prudent to make so tall , out of reach of those offended by the celebration of rebels./insurrectionists.(Although the flagpole episodes provide inspiration)
The IMPB "...undoing years of progress..." in achieving what exactly in terms of equitable outcomes for Maori? The appalling stats haven't changed, yet $Billions have been spent.
Time Maori took some responsibility for themselves - in their own time, on their own dime.
To Anon. at 7.42am: Accurate comments.
But it seems the Maori version of any event is the authoritative one . No government action (despite the 2023 election result) nor any public debate will ever challenge or change this situation. A sobering thought.
Anon 11.15AM Suspect this may be because Luxon has been told to back off by the iwi chairs forum, where he is concernd they call the shots.
Well said Anon at 7.42am. Decades of affirmative action for Maori have eaten away at individual pride, confidence, personal responsibility & self-reliance, resulting in learned helplessness. Time for some tough love!
Sorry anon @ 7:42, having Maori look after themselves separately is what we have been fighting against for decades. That is why the Maori health authority was shut down.
It would however be very interesting to know where all the money has gone over the years and what has been achieved for Maori health.
I suspect the Maori tribal system plays a significant role in who gets the most benefit of any money gifted.
At the bottom of the heap, you take what you are given.
Sorry Ray S, but you've lost me what you're on about?
But wondering where the money went - that purported $130Billion economy didn't just come from thin air with no taxpayer assistance. And are they now paying their own way? Not even close.
@ 7.42
How many pou were erected by Maori on the Chatham Islands to recognize the genocide of the Mori Ori in the 1830's? Sorry, forgot that doesn't count
The Orewa immersion seems madness. Product students will be reliant on continued stone age maorification for employment. Or many will be limited to cone shepherding or the dole and state house dependancy forever. The wise 19th Century elders whu advocated for English would be non plussed.
It is easy to understand why others are reluctant to cooperate in granting unrestricted access to maori land. With greater freedom from council rules, or reduced inclination to comply with, free access will result in all comers coming and going at all hours with security and lifestyle threat.
So we have an Outdoor Access Commission. Who knew? It’s a crown agency with its own board. Do we need it? How many of these crown agencies do we have? Does anyone even know? Seems like a way to create and embed lots of small potentially activist groupings on the taxpayers’ dime. If there’s useful work being done why isn’t it within a Ministry? Looks like it might have been created by Ardern’s govt but can’t be sure.
Orewa College:
If you are an optimist, learn English, if you are a pessimist, learn te reo Maori.
How to set children up to fail - shame on the the College.
Orewa College:
You are a national disgrace and a shame on our education system.
You are setting those pupils up for FAILURE in the real world.
Orewa College management serm to be the typical white ants that are slowly eating away at common sense, the welfare of society, with no thoughts of the future of their students, all to satisfy their own political agenda.
Who is leading them down this antisocial path and why ?
I expect many parents will pull their children from Orewa College to finish their final years at a College that gives them a sensible start in the real world.
How do these parents de-indoctrinise their children ?
Look at how many brilliant people NZ has educated to stand proudly on the world stage without all this Maori crap ?
12th, Just where the millions and millions of Provincial Growth Fund went was always a mystery. 13 pou over 3 months must have absorbed a fair chunk. Whilst it is yet another mechanism for gratuitous transfer of public money to maori (like Whanau Ora, the Tamahere run charites etc) it is hard to see that it supported modern productive skills or infrastructure for productive employment and output. Has provided yet another state funded insurgency rallying point. If they had erected 13 devices to commemorate the sacking of Kororareka it would have at least given regular spending tourists an accessible point of interest.
I'd like an economist to explain, in extreme detail, how the Maori economy contributed $32B to NZs GDP in 2023.
Anon 6:44am - Good question. I’d also like to know how much tax the maori economy contributed to our nation. Be interesting to see comparative figures for whatever they are calling the rest of the economy these days too. The New Zealand economy maybe? What did it contribute to GDP and the tax take that allows us to provide things like social welfare to whom? Oh that’s right, disproportionally to maori isn’t it?
" remaining historical Treaty of Waitangi claims with outstanding historical issues that have not yet been heard or resolved to date, "
OMG. Dredging up more historical rubbish to rip off the taxpayers of New Zealand.
Sorting out historical land grievances is the only function of the Waitangi Tribunal - get on with it, sort it, then disband.
Stop getting involved in anything else by assuming the authority that it has the right to be another judiciary.
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