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.
“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.....
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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....
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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
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
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1 comment:
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.
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