Saturday January 24, 2026
News:
Greens put forward member's bill to entrench Māori seats
The Green Party has put forward a member's bill to entrench Māori seats into law, arguing the electoral settings are undemocratic.
The party announced the bill, in the name of its Māori Development spokesperson Hūhana Lyndon, at Rātana celebrations this afternoon.
"This bill aims to correct a constitutional imbalance of the treatment of Māori seats," Lyndon said.
"General electorate seats are currently entrenched. Māori seats are not. That's not democracy; it is constitutionally flawed, and prejudices Māori in the electoral system."....
See full article HERE
$10m investment in new Ringatū Marae complex
The Government is investing just over $10 million from the Regional Infrastructure Fund to upgrade the National Ringatū Marae Complex in Bay of Plenty, Regional Development Minister Shane Jones and Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka say.
The new complex will boost resilience in the infrastructure of the Wainui Marae near Ōhope, which has been the focal point of the Ringatū movement and the local community for more than 130 years.
The initiative follows similar investments in Waitangi National Marae, Parihaka and Rātana Pā......
See full article HERE
More on the above here > Shane Jones’ ‘gift’ welcomed at Rātana, as NZ First rules out Hipkins and Te Pāti Māori
Global Indigenous ocean leaders to gather at Waitangi for moana protection wānanga
Indigenous leaders from across the Pacific and beyond will gather at Waitangi next month for a 10-day wānanga focused on protecting and restoring the Pacific Ocean, Te Moana Nui a Kiwa.
A public forum will be held at Te Tiriti o Waitangi Marae (Te Tii Marae) on 4 February, coinciding with Waitangi celebrations in Paihia. The forum is open to the public and will focus on Indigenous approaches to kaitiakitanga, tino rangatiratanga and mana motuhake in marine governance.
Te Tiriti o Waitangi Marae chair Ngāti Kawa Taituha (Ngāpuhi) said the gathering reflects the deep responsibility iwi and hapū hold to the moana.....
See full article HERE
Tainui leader gives scathing review of Govt and ‘fractured’ relationship with Māori
A Tainui leader says the relationship between Māori and the Crown is becoming increasingly fractured as he holds out hope the upcoming election will deliver a different style of Government.
Morgan said the coalition Government had made many Māori feel “pushed into a corner” by government changes to policies and legislation affecting Māori. Parts of Māoridom that consider the Government and its policies to be anti-Māori have taken part in protest and voiced strong criticism. This is a charge the Government has consistently rejected......
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Māori health practitioners call for stronger incorporation of rongoā Māori into Western clinical methods
Whānau vote drive vital say Taranaki leaders
Rātana: Māori willing to work with any political party, says Kiingitanga's Rahui Papa
How iwi-Crown partnership fast-tracked Whanganui River project
"General electorate seats are currently entrenched. Māori seats are not. That's not democracy; it is constitutionally flawed, and prejudices Māori in the electoral system."....
See full article HERE
$10m investment in new Ringatū Marae complex
The Government is investing just over $10 million from the Regional Infrastructure Fund to upgrade the National Ringatū Marae Complex in Bay of Plenty, Regional Development Minister Shane Jones and Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka say.
The new complex will boost resilience in the infrastructure of the Wainui Marae near Ōhope, which has been the focal point of the Ringatū movement and the local community for more than 130 years.
The initiative follows similar investments in Waitangi National Marae, Parihaka and Rātana Pā......
See full article HERE
More on the above here > Shane Jones’ ‘gift’ welcomed at Rātana, as NZ First rules out Hipkins and Te Pāti Māori
Global Indigenous ocean leaders to gather at Waitangi for moana protection wānanga
Indigenous leaders from across the Pacific and beyond will gather at Waitangi next month for a 10-day wānanga focused on protecting and restoring the Pacific Ocean, Te Moana Nui a Kiwa.
A public forum will be held at Te Tiriti o Waitangi Marae (Te Tii Marae) on 4 February, coinciding with Waitangi celebrations in Paihia. The forum is open to the public and will focus on Indigenous approaches to kaitiakitanga, tino rangatiratanga and mana motuhake in marine governance.
Te Tiriti o Waitangi Marae chair Ngāti Kawa Taituha (Ngāpuhi) said the gathering reflects the deep responsibility iwi and hapū hold to the moana.....
See full article HERE
Tainui leader gives scathing review of Govt and ‘fractured’ relationship with Māori
A Tainui leader says the relationship between Māori and the Crown is becoming increasingly fractured as he holds out hope the upcoming election will deliver a different style of Government.
Morgan said the coalition Government had made many Māori feel “pushed into a corner” by government changes to policies and legislation affecting Māori. Parts of Māoridom that consider the Government and its policies to be anti-Māori have taken part in protest and voiced strong criticism. This is a charge the Government has consistently rejected......
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Māori health practitioners call for stronger incorporation of rongoā Māori into Western clinical methods
Whānau vote drive vital say Taranaki leaders
Rātana: Māori willing to work with any political party, says Kiingitanga's Rahui Papa
How iwi-Crown partnership fast-tracked Whanganui River project
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 January 23, 2026
News:
PM pulls out of Rātana to visit weather-hit communities
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has withdrawn from attending the annual Rātana celebrations tomorrow – opting instead to visit communities hit by severe weather.
1News understands the PM has pulled out of attending the celebrations at Rātana Pa and called Tumuaki Manuao Tamou to advise him of the decision this afternoon.
News:
PM pulls out of Rātana to visit weather-hit communities
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has withdrawn from attending the annual Rātana celebrations tomorrow – opting instead to visit communities hit by severe weather.
1News understands the PM has pulled out of attending the celebrations at Rātana Pa and called Tumuaki Manuao Tamou to advise him of the decision this afternoon.
Luxon will be visiting the East Coast and Bay of Plenty instead.
National will still be represented at the event by deputy leader Nicola Willis and MP Tama Potaka. Labour leader Chris Hipkins and representatives of the Greens, New Zealand First, and Te Pāti Māori were expected at the event. ACT did not typically attend Rātana.....
See full article HERE
Tend partners with Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei to establish Tend Ōrākei, strengthening primary care access in Tāmaki Makaurau
Tend Health, one of New Zealand's largest and fastest-growing primary healthcare providers, has announced a significant partnership with central Tāmaki Makaurau tangata whenua Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei that will see the hapu's Ōrākei Health clinic transition to become Tend Ōrākei from May 2026.
The partnership represents a unique dual investment structure: Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei is acquiring a strategic shareholding in Tend Health Holdings Limited alongside fellow iwi investors and Pencarrow, whilst simultaneously retaining a 20% ownership stake in the newly formed Tend Ōrākei clinic. Lisa Davis, Chief Executive of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, will sit on the clinic's Board, ensuring ongoing iwi influence and care that aligns with the hapū values......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Pee Kay: Don’t Mess With Us Bro!
Video:
Anglo Saxon: New Zealand's proposed new planning laws won't support detribalisation.
News:
Launch Of Te Reo Māori Ki Mirāno Kotīna 2026: Te Reo Māori Takes The Winter Olympic Stage
Building on the success of the world-first bilingual glossary Te Reo Māori ki Parī 2024, Te Kapa o Aotearoa (The New Zealand Team) will once again take te reo Māori to the global stage, this time at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games.
National will still be represented at the event by deputy leader Nicola Willis and MP Tama Potaka. Labour leader Chris Hipkins and representatives of the Greens, New Zealand First, and Te Pāti Māori were expected at the event. ACT did not typically attend Rātana.....
See full article HERE
Tend partners with Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei to establish Tend Ōrākei, strengthening primary care access in Tāmaki Makaurau
Tend Health, one of New Zealand's largest and fastest-growing primary healthcare providers, has announced a significant partnership with central Tāmaki Makaurau tangata whenua Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei that will see the hapu's Ōrākei Health clinic transition to become Tend Ōrākei from May 2026.
The partnership represents a unique dual investment structure: Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei is acquiring a strategic shareholding in Tend Health Holdings Limited alongside fellow iwi investors and Pencarrow, whilst simultaneously retaining a 20% ownership stake in the newly formed Tend Ōrākei clinic. Lisa Davis, Chief Executive of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, will sit on the clinic's Board, ensuring ongoing iwi influence and care that aligns with the hapū values......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Pee Kay: Don’t Mess With Us Bro!
Video:
Anglo Saxon: New Zealand's proposed new planning laws won't support detribalisation.
Thursday January 22, 2026
News:
Launch Of Te Reo Māori Ki Mirāno Kotīna 2026: Te Reo Māori Takes The Winter Olympic Stage
Building on the success of the world-first bilingual glossary Te Reo Māori ki Parī 2024, Te Kapa o Aotearoa (The New Zealand Team) will once again take te reo Māori to the global stage, this time at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games.
Te Reo Māori ki Mirāno Kotīna 2026 is the second edition of the Māori–English Olympic sports glossary that extends te reo Māori into the unique disciplines, environments, and moments that define the Winter Games. From ice and snow to speed and endurance, this resource reflects the evolving language of high-performance sport through a Māori worldview.
Through the ongoing partnership between Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (the Māori Language Commission), the New Zealand Olympic Committee and Rangiata Sky, te reo Māori continues to be celebrated, heard, and used in one of the world’s most visible and unifying events.....
See full article HERE
Māori-led Kura Hourua opens in Auckland
Te Kāpehu Whetū, a Māori-led Kura Hourua (charter school), is opening its doors for the first time in the Auckland CBD this February.
80 spots are set to be filled, with the charter model allowing the school to teach an alternative curriculum that will focus primarily on physical health, technology and academia in a bilingual environment.
Charter schools, formally known as Kura Hourua, were first introduced in Aotearoa under the National-led government in 2014 as part of a confidence and supply agreement with the ACT Party.....
See full article HERE
Gore industrial hub gets government loan
The government is loaning $3.1 million to help build an industrial hub near Gore.
The money, from the Regional Infrastructure Fund, was announced on Wednesday by Associate Minister for Regional Development Mark Patterson.
Ngāi Tahu iwi authority Hokonui Rūnanga and Robertson Transport Limited were leading the $13.6m project.......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Matua Kahurangi: Maybe everyone in New Zealand should identify as Māori?
Propaganda:
Fixing the Basics Must Include Māori — Critics Warn Against a Future Without Indigenous Voices
Through the ongoing partnership between Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (the Māori Language Commission), the New Zealand Olympic Committee and Rangiata Sky, te reo Māori continues to be celebrated, heard, and used in one of the world’s most visible and unifying events.....
See full article HERE
Māori-led Kura Hourua opens in Auckland
Te Kāpehu Whetū, a Māori-led Kura Hourua (charter school), is opening its doors for the first time in the Auckland CBD this February.
80 spots are set to be filled, with the charter model allowing the school to teach an alternative curriculum that will focus primarily on physical health, technology and academia in a bilingual environment.
Charter schools, formally known as Kura Hourua, were first introduced in Aotearoa under the National-led government in 2014 as part of a confidence and supply agreement with the ACT Party.....
See full article HERE
Gore industrial hub gets government loan
The government is loaning $3.1 million to help build an industrial hub near Gore.
The money, from the Regional Infrastructure Fund, was announced on Wednesday by Associate Minister for Regional Development Mark Patterson.
Ngāi Tahu iwi authority Hokonui Rūnanga and Robertson Transport Limited were leading the $13.6m project.......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Matua Kahurangi: Maybe everyone in New Zealand should identify as Māori?
Propaganda:
Fixing the Basics Must Include Māori — Critics Warn Against a Future Without Indigenous Voices
Wednesday January 21, 2026
News:
‘This year different’: Ngāi Tahu rūnanga won’t host Waitangi events, heading to Treaty Grounds instead
In what may prove an unprecedented political manoeuvre, South Island iwi Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu will not host any Waitangi events next month - and will head to the Treaty Grounds instead.
News:
‘This year different’: Ngāi Tahu rūnanga won’t host Waitangi events, heading to Treaty Grounds instead
In what may prove an unprecedented political manoeuvre, South Island iwi Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu will not host any Waitangi events next month - and will head to the Treaty Grounds instead.
Ngāi Tahu normally holds Waitangi Day commemorations at the places Te Tiriti o Waitangi was signed in Te Waipounamu [the South Island] - Ōnuku in Banks Peninsula, Awarua near Bluff, and Ōtākou near Dunedin - on a three-year rotation.
Not this year.....(paywalled)
See full article HERE
Leaving Aotearoa: The Cost of Living Exodus
For Māori, the impact is especially significant. More than 160,000 Māori now live in Australia, part of a wider diaspora of over 500,000 New Zealanders. Increasingly, rangatahi Māori are bypassing New Zealand’s major cities altogether, joining an international exodus in search of opportunity, dignity, and a future they can afford.....
See full article HERE
Introducing a New Logo for the Waikato Regional Volleyball Association
Waikato Regional Volleyball AssociationThe Waikato Regional Volleyball Association are proud to unveil a new logo.
At the heart of the new logo are three pūhoro patterns, traditional Māori design elements that symbolise speed, agility, and movement. These qualities embody the way volleyball is played: fast transitions, quick reactions, and constant motion. The inclusion of pūhoro also reflects our commitment to honouring the cultural identity and heritage of our region.....
See full article HERE
Port of Tauranga lodges another Fast-track application for Stella Passage development - Port of Tauranga Limited
The Port’s initial fast-track application was put on hold in late August by the High Court following a judicial review. Port of Tauranga has updated its application documentation following the amendments to the Fast-track Approvals Act and recent consultation with tangata whenua parties.
The Environment Court has already established that the environmental impact from the Stella Passage development will, from a Western science perspective, be minor in the short-term and negligible in the long-term. However, Port of Tauranga has been unable to reach agreement with opposing iwi and hapū parties on the appropriate level of mitigation for the cultural impacts of the development.....
See full article HERE
Māori local councillors set direction for the next three years.
"Our network has grown to over 160 Māori elected members this term, up from 145 members in 2022 - this is our largest-ever number. This includes 64 Māori ward councillors across 37 local councils and 13 Māori constituency members across 5 regional councils," she said.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Pee Kay: The Man Who Refuses to Confront He Puapua
Video:
Damian Coory: NZ Deputy PM DEMOLISHES Reporters on ‘RACIST’ Identity Politics - SUMMER FLASHBACK
Propaganda:
Fixing The Basics? Building A Future Without Māori Is Not A Future At All
News:
State of the Nation - PM promises to ‘fix the basics’ sets agenda for election year
Despite the breadth of the speech, there was no direct reference to Māori rights, Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations, iwi-Crown relationships, or kaupapa Māori policy, nor any acknowledgement of Māori-specific impacts in education, justice, economic development, or health.
Not this year.....(paywalled)
See full article HERE
Leaving Aotearoa: The Cost of Living Exodus
For Māori, the impact is especially significant. More than 160,000 Māori now live in Australia, part of a wider diaspora of over 500,000 New Zealanders. Increasingly, rangatahi Māori are bypassing New Zealand’s major cities altogether, joining an international exodus in search of opportunity, dignity, and a future they can afford.....
See full article HERE
Introducing a New Logo for the Waikato Regional Volleyball Association
Waikato Regional Volleyball AssociationThe Waikato Regional Volleyball Association are proud to unveil a new logo.
At the heart of the new logo are three pūhoro patterns, traditional Māori design elements that symbolise speed, agility, and movement. These qualities embody the way volleyball is played: fast transitions, quick reactions, and constant motion. The inclusion of pūhoro also reflects our commitment to honouring the cultural identity and heritage of our region.....
See full article HERE
Port of Tauranga lodges another Fast-track application for Stella Passage development - Port of Tauranga Limited
The Port’s initial fast-track application was put on hold in late August by the High Court following a judicial review. Port of Tauranga has updated its application documentation following the amendments to the Fast-track Approvals Act and recent consultation with tangata whenua parties.
The Environment Court has already established that the environmental impact from the Stella Passage development will, from a Western science perspective, be minor in the short-term and negligible in the long-term. However, Port of Tauranga has been unable to reach agreement with opposing iwi and hapū parties on the appropriate level of mitigation for the cultural impacts of the development.....
See full article HERE
Māori local councillors set direction for the next three years.
"Our network has grown to over 160 Māori elected members this term, up from 145 members in 2022 - this is our largest-ever number. This includes 64 Māori ward councillors across 37 local councils and 13 Māori constituency members across 5 regional councils," she said.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Pee Kay: The Man Who Refuses to Confront He Puapua
Video:
Damian Coory: NZ Deputy PM DEMOLISHES Reporters on ‘RACIST’ Identity Politics - SUMMER FLASHBACK
Propaganda:
Fixing The Basics? Building A Future Without Māori Is Not A Future At All
Tuesday January 20, 2026
News:
State of the Nation - PM promises to ‘fix the basics’ sets agenda for election year
Despite the breadth of the speech, there was no direct reference to Māori rights, Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations, iwi-Crown relationships, or kaupapa Māori policy, nor any acknowledgement of Māori-specific impacts in education, justice, economic development, or health.
The only implicit references to Māori were within broad national statistics on education achievement and crime, with no mention of Māori-medium education, Māori land and resource interests, or Treaty-based considerations in proposed reforms to NCEA, KiwiSaver, or the Resource Management Act.”.....
See full article HERE
Gore council stays mum on Māori significance plan as compensation risk looms
The Gore District Council will not comment on whether it will continue with its controversial proposal to designate the district as a site of significance to Māori, after a change in legislation means it may have to pay compensation to affected landowners.
In December 2024, it moved to clarify confusion in its proposed District Plan, which would designate the entire district as an area of significance to Māori, and instead proposed to introduce a new chapter called Ngāi Tahu Cultural Values.....(paywalled)
See full article HERE
Te Punga Takes Shape: Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Charts a New Housing Future
A major new chapter in Māori-led housing is unfolding in Tāmaki Makaurau, as Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Properties moves ahead with Te Punga, a large-scale residential development in Mount Albert designed to anchor a thriving, connected community.
At the centre of the kaupapa is Ngarimu Blair, Deputy Chair of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Properties, who says Te Punga represents far more than a housing project – it is a long-term expression of iwi responsibility, rangatiratanga, and intergenerational planning.
The first stage of the development will deliver 51 homes, with the wider vision extending to around 500 homes over time.
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei has been clear about who Te Punga is for.
The initial homes are prioritised for Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei whānau.....
See full article HERE
Māori delegation eyes deeper business, cultural ties with India
A Māori delegation of business and community leaders, chefs, educators and a kapa haka group is travelling to India this week in a bid to explore business opportunities and deepen cultural ties.
Members of a 20-member delegation began travelling to India on Sunday, with the rest departing at later dates, marking what is believed to be the first Māori delegation to the country with culture at its core.
The visit comes weeks after India and New Zealand announced they had concluded negotiations on a free trade agreement following the recommencement of talks in March 2025.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Growing Concern Over Pressure on Kai Moana Sparks Calls for Rāhui
Mike McRoberts: I felt uninvited to my own cultural party
ASB Classic men's singles champion Jakub Mensik is commending the Maori traditions he encountered in his time at Stanley Street
Why Inland Revenue deserves our praise - yes, really
First up analysis: State of the Nation — But Not the Nation of Māori
Gore council stays mum on Māori significance plan as compensation risk looms
The Gore District Council will not comment on whether it will continue with its controversial proposal to designate the district as a site of significance to Māori, after a change in legislation means it may have to pay compensation to affected landowners.
In December 2024, it moved to clarify confusion in its proposed District Plan, which would designate the entire district as an area of significance to Māori, and instead proposed to introduce a new chapter called Ngāi Tahu Cultural Values.....(paywalled)
See full article HERE
Te Punga Takes Shape: Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Charts a New Housing Future
A major new chapter in Māori-led housing is unfolding in Tāmaki Makaurau, as Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Properties moves ahead with Te Punga, a large-scale residential development in Mount Albert designed to anchor a thriving, connected community.
At the centre of the kaupapa is Ngarimu Blair, Deputy Chair of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Properties, who says Te Punga represents far more than a housing project – it is a long-term expression of iwi responsibility, rangatiratanga, and intergenerational planning.
The first stage of the development will deliver 51 homes, with the wider vision extending to around 500 homes over time.
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei has been clear about who Te Punga is for.
The initial homes are prioritised for Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei whānau.....
See full article HERE
Māori delegation eyes deeper business, cultural ties with India
A Māori delegation of business and community leaders, chefs, educators and a kapa haka group is travelling to India this week in a bid to explore business opportunities and deepen cultural ties.
Members of a 20-member delegation began travelling to India on Sunday, with the rest departing at later dates, marking what is believed to be the first Māori delegation to the country with culture at its core.
The visit comes weeks after India and New Zealand announced they had concluded negotiations on a free trade agreement following the recommencement of talks in March 2025.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Growing Concern Over Pressure on Kai Moana Sparks Calls for Rāhui
Mike McRoberts: I felt uninvited to my own cultural party
ASB Classic men's singles champion Jakub Mensik is commending the Maori traditions he encountered in his time at Stanley Street
Why Inland Revenue deserves our praise - yes, really
First up analysis: State of the Nation — But Not the Nation of Māori
Sunday January 18, 2026
News:
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei accompany America’s Cup to Italy
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei will accompany Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) to Naples, Italy, to attend an America’s Cup ceremony marking the next phase of the competition.
For more than 30 years, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei has stood alongside ETNZ as iwi manaaki, a relationship both parties say has contributed to the team’s global success.
News:
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei accompany America’s Cup to Italy
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei will accompany Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) to Naples, Italy, to attend an America’s Cup ceremony marking the next phase of the competition.
For more than 30 years, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei has stood alongside ETNZ as iwi manaaki, a relationship both parties say has contributed to the team’s global success.
“Our relationship with Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei adds huge value and mana to the team, with our collective pride and culture on the world stage when we compete overseas,” says ETNZ CEO Grant Dalton.....
See full article HERE
Waipapa Ōhanga Rau - Auckland University
Waipapa Ōhanga Rau is a kaupapa Māori programme designed to empower our tauira Māori and connect them to a world of opportunities at Waipapa Taumata Rau, the University of Auckland.
Waipapa Ōhanga Rau is an initiative created by Māori, for Māori. It aims to nurture and inspire our next generation of rangatahi Māori to discover their potential at Aotearoa New Zealand’s top-ranked University....
See full article HERE
Parent slams son’s school over Treaty stance
A Queenstown parent is strongly critical his son’s school has recommitted to the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, or the Treaty of Waitangi, now the government has allowed schools to opt out.
In November, the government controversially and at short notice removed the requirement for schools to give effect to Te Tiriti.
Tim Bridges’ son attends Catholic school St Joseph’s, which has strongly committed to retaining the policy, as, apparently, have all other local schools, with ringing endorsements from many parents.....
See full article HERE
Videos:
Anglo Saxon: Who knew that Maori tribes have their own criminal courts?
Propaganda:
Rātana and Waitangi: Why They Mark the Start of the Political Year — and Why 2026 Matters
Waipapa Ōhanga Rau - Auckland University
Waipapa Ōhanga Rau is a kaupapa Māori programme designed to empower our tauira Māori and connect them to a world of opportunities at Waipapa Taumata Rau, the University of Auckland.
Waipapa Ōhanga Rau is an initiative created by Māori, for Māori. It aims to nurture and inspire our next generation of rangatahi Māori to discover their potential at Aotearoa New Zealand’s top-ranked University....
See full article HERE
Parent slams son’s school over Treaty stance
A Queenstown parent is strongly critical his son’s school has recommitted to the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, or the Treaty of Waitangi, now the government has allowed schools to opt out.
In November, the government controversially and at short notice removed the requirement for schools to give effect to Te Tiriti.
Tim Bridges’ son attends Catholic school St Joseph’s, which has strongly committed to retaining the policy, as, apparently, have all other local schools, with ringing endorsements from many parents.....
See full article HERE
Videos:
Anglo Saxon: Who knew that Maori tribes have their own criminal courts?
Propaganda:
Rātana and Waitangi: Why They Mark the Start of the Political Year — and Why 2026 Matters
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.
12 comments:
18th. It is not clear how many tripping to Europe for the ceremony. Without their waka I hope they do not descend to yet another trite haka. I am intrigued (flabberghasted actually) by the previous Ngati Whatua involvement in ETNZ. I trust the NZ govt provided no subsidy for the America's cup. How come other tribes are not represented? What did the junketing maoris do with their free time? How does the IRD/Social Welfare treat their income? I am astonished that so many employments were presumably held over. Ditto benefits. What is the possible link between stone age waka, not even efficiently rowed as figured by others thousands of years ago, with super high tech albeit indulgent superyacht design? I guess with acceptance of the antics of Tamihere and the like, maori have no qualms with the grossly frivolous expenditure of money. When seen for the first or second time I guess the waka provides a publicity gimmick. But why do Emirates seek publicity? The paddlers were notably slim. I guess with so much wanton expenditure the more traditional cargo of over fed overweight tubbies would further accentuate the extravagant expenditure theme.
re School Boards. Sadly non trace maori do not have the vast insurgency co ordination network enjoyed by trace maori. There is no equivalent state supported mono cultural programme as te reo and maori studies de facto provide. And all non trace maori are very conscious of the potential disaster of cancellation. So able citizens with most to lose, and also not attuned to working in maori time, steer clear of School Boards and the like. So pro maori carry the day. It is absurd to support the Treaty whilst it is so undefined.
The great hoax is playing out as expected .......
I trust the maori housing initiative in Mt Albert will not reject owners/tenants on the basis of race. No doubt techniques will be devised to discourage non maori. Bikie gangs could likely assist. If the occupants will be significantly retired or un or under employed or not employed in the city, then the land utilisation will be contrary to the aims of Plan Change 120. And if Kainga Ora gains a strong foothold it will be the end of Mt Albert as a desirable mature suburb with notable schools.
Who is financing the maori junket to India? If BMI is an indicator of wealth in India, should attract immigrants. Although a haka or many will likely counter. Incidentally when wearing neck adornments what is the protocol re vertical or horizontal?
Until recently Ngai Tahu fostered the image of the reasonable, civilised tribe. But having gained enormous concessions they now seek to align with the blatant insurgency grouping. So it is off to Waitangi to posture with the recognised extreme radicals. Puts politicians in a spot as they will not be able to attend formerly civilised Ngai Tahu event and so escape being drawn into gross maori insurgency publicity stunts. Or avoid the very considerable risk to their persons which Waitangi and its nutters pose. With regard to concessions from the mere rest of the population Ngai Tahu have amply demonstrated the adage "Hoatu he koromatua tango te waewae."
Of course many trace maori are quitting Aotearoa. They better than any can foresee the looming chaos with the country controlled by their conniving cousins. It is supreme irony that Waatea News asks "What kind of country are we becoming if so many feel they have no choice but to leave? I look forward with great interest to how they will evade the obvious explanation.
And the maori coucillors within LGNZ separately identify. I wonder how a separate exclusive assembly of non maori councillors would be received.
The maori lingo Commisson is beyond belief. Its antics read like a theme of one of Bob Jone's comic novels. The original justification for a te reo revival was that it would give young maori one topic in which they would likely take an interest and succeed (besides rugby) and hence foster confidence and a willingness to extend effort to useful conventional school subjects. But the army of employees at the Commission have occupied themselves contriving a vast inventory of words. I have a 1981 dictionary. There are very few invented words and most were very long established and noted as English derived. I recently borrowed a later dictionary. It is stuffed with manufactured words (including the detail mechanism of a car!).To now master te reo is far more demanding than many useful subjects.Far from instilling confidence it diverts and handicaps many of ordinary ability. The latest time filler folly of the Commission is to invent a series of Olympic sport based words. I wonder how much work time they spend learning their own invented words.
OMG please spare me. The thought of half naked performers cruising down the ski slopes poking their tongue out and waving their spears around!!
Whilst Ratana is a relatively benign racially segregated maori encampment I am amazed that it receives so much attention, especially as the background is solid Labour with direct TPM links. Presumably it has a separate voting booth and presumably some National votes are actually recorded. Luxon must find floods and landslides a welcome diversion from yards of show off te reo and feigned humility. Hopefully Willis will catalogue the total race based govt expenditure since the last election. In terms of National voter rate of return, must be the worst investment possible.
I am curious how Health providers make money. GPs struggle and not surprisng when their hourly rate is compared with specialists, solicitors, accountants,...tradesmen.
Anon 12.09
Don't be silly. Maori going to the Winter Olympics are going to be the fat, lazy, tattooed types whose only physical exercises are doing hakas.
About Luxon and Ratana. Yes he and government should be out there supporting the communities affected by the flooding, slips and weather events. About Ratana; for years I have puzzled over what is the benefit to Politicians of whatever ilk in being seen at Ratana. From what I have seen it gives many of them the opportunity to parade in the latest of summer fashions, sun hats and sun glasses. And not much of anything else.
24th. The gall and irrationality of the Greens is beyond belief. The Maori seats are a gross anachronism. With the availability of a maori branded party however crackpot to satisfy the insurgent brain washed voters, the great majority of maori are free to vote elsewhere and all are free to cast their party vote elsewhere. Effectively a 7 seat gift to maori and their affiliates.
A staggering 10 million dollars to a marae (Insurgency Cordination Centre) development. Jone's interpretation of regional development as gifting to maori is a huge factor causing myself and presumably many others to question voting for NZF. There has been similar expenditure on Parihaka to create a propaganda centre for fostered maori grievances.
At the Pacific Ocean Forum at Waitangi I trust they will show snippets from the TV series about fish and shellfish poaching, very predominently by maori and Polynesians. I trust it will be emphasised that maori blocked the Kermandec protection plan.
Come on Luxon. If you could sink the Treaty Principles Bill even as it was on the drawing board, will you show some consistency? Step up and declare Hūhana Lyndon’s racist bill dead in the water should it be pulled out of the ‘biscuit tin’?
Because this is what she is saying.
“Entrenching Māori seats in law is only a start, but a necessary one…”
This is slippery, declarative rhetoric, carefully calibrated to make a radical constitutional shift sound modest and inevitable. It asserts necessity without explanation and permanence without consent, sidestepping the central democratic question: why should a race-based electoral arrangement be locked beyond the reach of voters? “Necessary” here is a conclusion masquerading as a premise.
“A thriving democracy requires that all people participate in ways that make sense to them.”
This is evasive, elastic language, designed to blur rather than clarify. It abandons the idea of shared civic rules altogether. Participation already exists on equal terms; this framing only survives by conflating equality with cultural preference and treating sameness as exclusion.
Taken together, Lyndon’s argument is doctrinaire rather than democratic. It is circular in structure and insulated from challenge: democracy is redefined to suit the policy, and the policy is then offered as evidence of democracy. What is being peddled is a rigid ethnic sorting of citizens, entrenched by law and insulated from future consent. A 75-percent supermajority threshold, indeed.
We do not need reminding how adept the Labour Party has been at late-night parliamentary manoeuvres with the Greens — as Nanaia Mahuta and Eugenie Sage can attest.
The Three Waters episode matters for one simple reason: it showed the Greens were perfectly willing to conspire to entrench co-governance beyond democratic reach. During the bill’s committee stage, Sage slipped an entrenchment clause into the legislation under urgency — a move so constitutionally dubious that even ministers appeared not to grasp what had happened. It was only after legal academics spotted the clause and raised the alarm that Jacinda Ardern was forced to recall Parliament and rip it out.
The clause didn’t survive — but not because of restraint or principle. It was removed because they were caught. That alone tells voters everything they need to know about how seriously Labour and the Greens take democratic consent when ideology is at stake.
To most reasonable people, a system that fixes political power by ancestry and removes it from public choice is not a thriving democracy, but the embodiment of Willie Jackson’s “new democracy”, where unequal treatment is linguistically softened and political privilege is repackaged as moral necessity.
This is not generous or inclusive politics at all, but a narrow, brittle, race-conscious project — advanced through slippery language, defended by assertion rather than evidence, and fundamentally at odds with the plain democratic instinct that citizens should be equal before the ballot box.
If Luxon believes in one person, one vote, he should say so plainly — and kill this racially entrenching bill now. Do not be conspicuously absent while the Greens attempt to hard-wire ethnicity into our democracy.
— PB
Have to agree with Robert above. I was contemplating joining NZF and then saw Mr Jones, who I have a lot of respect for, toadying with our monies to prop up a couple of Marae. They have enough of their own money (that used to be ours) to do it without more being shoved their way! As for the Maori seats, they are well past their use by date and should be gone via referendum at this coming election IMHO. Restore real democracy, not that touted by the Greens and Willie J who could not tell you what is in the Treaty (according to his ex-wife). Come to that, neither could Ardern when asked.
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