Saturday February 21, 2026
News:
Army pauses cultural skills framework after concern raised with Minister
The implementation of a cultural skills framework for Army personnel has been paused after concerns were raised with the Defence Minister about potential requirements for leaders to know waiata and karakia off by heart.
Act MP Todd Stephenson wrote to Defence Minister Judith Collins after being sent a copy of the framework, saying it appeared to go beyond normal expectations of the Public Service.
The document outlines cultural practices like staff performing karakia, reciting pepeha and learning a minimum of two waiata under headings “minimal” and “must do”.
“This policy appeared to embed ideological and cultural requirements that go well beyond the Government’s expectations for a professional, politically neutral public service......
See full article HERE
Tūhoe to open charter school in Te Urewera forest
Tūhoe will open a charter school in the heart of Te Urewera forest next term.
At the school, to be called Te Kura Awhitu, students will learn the basics like maths, reading and writing like any other students but they will also be able to use the forest as a classroom.
They will learn about natural sciences, biodiversity and geography in a manner that incorporates their iwi traditions and knowledge (think waterway management at local rivers, environmental change from the forest and whakapapa or ancestral connections to the land).
Associate Education Minister David Seymour, who has long heralded charter schools, said “Tūhoe and the Crown stood apart for generations” and the school marked “a significant step forward” for that relationship.....
See full article HERE
Mining company withdraws application for fast-track approval to mine Taranaki seabed
A mining company has withdrawn its application for fast-track approval to mine the Taranaki seabed, following a draft decision by an expert panel.
Greens environment spokesperson Lan Pham said she was stoked to hear the news, and the company has "seen the writing on the wall."
Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa Packer also celebrated the withdrawal, calling it a "win" and the result of "years of fierce resistance from iwi, hapū, environmental advocates, legal teams, and whānau who refused to let our moana be sacrificed".
She said the victory belongs to "our people", but reminded people to stay vigilant.....
See full article HERE
Bill to make English an official language of NZ introduced to Parliament
Parliament's last order of the week was to debate something the minister in charge of the bill has admitted is not really a priority.
The government has introduced a bill to make English an official language, to ridicule from the opposition, and a fierce defence from Winston Peters.
The legislation would see English be recognised as an official language alongside Te Reo Māori and New Zealand Sign Language......
See full article HERE
Fallen tree finally moved from lawn
The large pōhutukawa tree that fell across the lawn of The Sands apartment complex on the Takapuna beachfront has been moved into Te Uru Tapu / Sacred Grove of trees.
It took cranes operating from the beach to remove the tree from The Sands early this week and place it behind the fenced-off southern section of the grove from where a timber boardwalk was removed a day earlier.
The operation ends one drawn-out chapter in the ongoing saga of the grove and the care of its large pōhutukawa trees, which are important to iwi.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Chris Lynch: Seymour defends Treaty stance, backs removal of Māori seats
Matua Kahurangi: A taxpayer-funded piss-take: why the Māori seats have to go
Bob Edlin: Prime Minister's position on Maori seats.....
Propaganda:
Rawiri Waititi: Māori Rights and Representation Under Renewed Pressure
Teanau Tuiono: Parliament Must Confront Racism and Reimagine Māori Representation
“This policy appeared to embed ideological and cultural requirements that go well beyond the Government’s expectations for a professional, politically neutral public service......
See full article HERE
Tūhoe to open charter school in Te Urewera forest
Tūhoe will open a charter school in the heart of Te Urewera forest next term.
At the school, to be called Te Kura Awhitu, students will learn the basics like maths, reading and writing like any other students but they will also be able to use the forest as a classroom.
They will learn about natural sciences, biodiversity and geography in a manner that incorporates their iwi traditions and knowledge (think waterway management at local rivers, environmental change from the forest and whakapapa or ancestral connections to the land).
Associate Education Minister David Seymour, who has long heralded charter schools, said “Tūhoe and the Crown stood apart for generations” and the school marked “a significant step forward” for that relationship.....
See full article HERE
Mining company withdraws application for fast-track approval to mine Taranaki seabed
A mining company has withdrawn its application for fast-track approval to mine the Taranaki seabed, following a draft decision by an expert panel.
Greens environment spokesperson Lan Pham said she was stoked to hear the news, and the company has "seen the writing on the wall."
Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa Packer also celebrated the withdrawal, calling it a "win" and the result of "years of fierce resistance from iwi, hapū, environmental advocates, legal teams, and whānau who refused to let our moana be sacrificed".
She said the victory belongs to "our people", but reminded people to stay vigilant.....
See full article HERE
Bill to make English an official language of NZ introduced to Parliament
Parliament's last order of the week was to debate something the minister in charge of the bill has admitted is not really a priority.
The government has introduced a bill to make English an official language, to ridicule from the opposition, and a fierce defence from Winston Peters.
The legislation would see English be recognised as an official language alongside Te Reo Māori and New Zealand Sign Language......
See full article HERE
Fallen tree finally moved from lawn
The large pōhutukawa tree that fell across the lawn of The Sands apartment complex on the Takapuna beachfront has been moved into Te Uru Tapu / Sacred Grove of trees.
It took cranes operating from the beach to remove the tree from The Sands early this week and place it behind the fenced-off southern section of the grove from where a timber boardwalk was removed a day earlier.
The operation ends one drawn-out chapter in the ongoing saga of the grove and the care of its large pōhutukawa trees, which are important to iwi.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Chris Lynch: Seymour defends Treaty stance, backs removal of Māori seats
Matua Kahurangi: A taxpayer-funded piss-take: why the Māori seats have to go
Bob Edlin: Prime Minister's position on Maori seats.....
Propaganda:
Rawiri Waititi: Māori Rights and Representation Under Renewed Pressure
Teanau Tuiono: Parliament Must Confront Racism and Reimagine Māori Representation
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 February 20, 2026
News:
GWRC joins mana whenua to plan regional govt reform
Deputy Chair of Greater Wellington’s Te Tiriti o Waitangi Komiti, Shamia Makarini, says CTBs are incompatible with Te Tiriti and the council’s mana whenua partnerships.
“Enduring reform must be Te Tiriti consistent. CTBs remove Māori representation, and risk undermining binding Treaty settlement redress and resource management arrangements,” Cr Makarini says.
News:
GWRC joins mana whenua to plan regional govt reform
Deputy Chair of Greater Wellington’s Te Tiriti o Waitangi Komiti, Shamia Makarini, says CTBs are incompatible with Te Tiriti and the council’s mana whenua partnerships.
“Enduring reform must be Te Tiriti consistent. CTBs remove Māori representation, and risk undermining binding Treaty settlement redress and resource management arrangements,” Cr Makarini says.
“We’re calling for a Te Tiriti based approach to reform designed by elected officials in partnership with whānau, hapū, and iwi, as well as full protection of our partnership commitments.”
The submission argues that well designed, and enduring reform of local government is best achieved by democratically elected councillors working together with mana whenua and communities.....
See full article HERE
Councillor opposes signing of Charter of Understanding with iwi
A Gore district councillor has voted against the council signing a Charter of Understanding with tangata whenua of Murihiku Southland, saying there was not enough transparency around the document.
A report to council, tabled at a meeting on Tuesday, says the Charter of Understanding He Huarahi mō Ngā Uri Whakatupu provides the basis for an ongoing relationship between local authorities and tangata whenua of Murihiku Southland.
The charter is between all seven Otago and Southland councils, and Te Ao Mārama, representing all Southland rūnanga.....(paywalled)
See full article HERE
Articles:
Matua Kahurangi: End the Māori seats debate properly with a binding vote
Garner slams Ngarewa-Packer post, accuses media of ‘massive cowardice
Propaganda:
'Impossible deadline': Union questions shorter consultation period for Māori curriculum
Kiritapu Allan warns urupā across Aotearoa face growing climate risk
The submission argues that well designed, and enduring reform of local government is best achieved by democratically elected councillors working together with mana whenua and communities.....
See full article HERE
Councillor opposes signing of Charter of Understanding with iwi
A Gore district councillor has voted against the council signing a Charter of Understanding with tangata whenua of Murihiku Southland, saying there was not enough transparency around the document.
A report to council, tabled at a meeting on Tuesday, says the Charter of Understanding He Huarahi mō Ngā Uri Whakatupu provides the basis for an ongoing relationship between local authorities and tangata whenua of Murihiku Southland.
The charter is between all seven Otago and Southland councils, and Te Ao Mārama, representing all Southland rūnanga.....(paywalled)
See full article HERE
Articles:
Matua Kahurangi: End the Māori seats debate properly with a binding vote
Garner slams Ngarewa-Packer post, accuses media of ‘massive cowardice
Propaganda:
'Impossible deadline': Union questions shorter consultation period for Māori curriculum
Kiritapu Allan warns urupā across Aotearoa face growing climate risk
Thursday February 19, 2026
News:
Teaching Council fell short in managing conflicts of interest, investigation finds
he Public Service Commission says the Teaching Council fell well short of public sector standards in its management of procurement and conflicts of interest.
The commission has published its investigation into procurement and conflict of interest management involving the advertising firm Clemenger, digital engagement services, and te reo Māori instruction, translation, and Māori cultural advice.
News:
Teaching Council fell short in managing conflicts of interest, investigation finds
he Public Service Commission says the Teaching Council fell well short of public sector standards in its management of procurement and conflicts of interest.
The commission has published its investigation into procurement and conflict of interest management involving the advertising firm Clemenger, digital engagement services, and te reo Māori instruction, translation, and Māori cultural advice.
"Our investigation found that on multiple occasions between late 2018 and early 2025, the Teaching Council conducted procurement activities which did not comply with its internal policies and fell short of relevant system guidance. Some of these procurement activities also involved a conflict of interest which, in our view, was not appropriately identified or managed," it said.....
See full article HERE
Ngātiwai push for whale personhood, aligning laws with whakapapa
Aperahama Edwards, Ngātiwai Trust Board Chair, says tohorā are tūpuna, and the Tohorā Oranga Bill, which proposes personhood, will ensure they have a voice in law and the protection they deserve.
For some, the significance of tohorā in te ao Māori may bring to mind stories, songs, or the image of the tekoteko of Paikea atop Whitireia.
Edwards says conservation projects like this have been operating in the background for a long time, driven by climate change, maltreatment of whales, but also whakapapa....
See full article HERE
East Auckland’s newest school has bold ambitions for its pupils
That’s the vision being implemented by Libby Slaughter, foundation principal at the newly opened Te Kura Rau Iti primary school in Murphys Road, Flat Bush.
“But what’s been really unique about our school, which I’ve loved, is we were gifted a cultural narrative from Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, and it’s given us a starting point, a real foundation for our school
“We’ve drawn on educational principles from the cultural narrative. Everything from the landscaping to the [school’s] colour scheme, but also the skills and the aspirations of our local iwi as well......
See full article HERE
NZ First Bill to Enable Binding Referendum on Māori Seats at 2026 Election
New Zealand First has today introduced a Member’s Bill that will ensure a binding referendum on the Māori seats is held in conjunction with the 2026 election.
We don’t have to wait until after the next election. If we have the support of other parties in parliament, we can get this referendum completed at no extra cost, and no wasted time, if we hold it in conjunction with the general election in November.
It is a simple referendum question: ‘Should there be separate Māori seats in the New Zealand Parliament?’ With a simple YES or NO answer.
We have put forward this bill today to show that the House of Representatives has the chance to involve the New Zealand people in deciding the future direction of our country together.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
JD: If 3% of My DNA Is Scandinavian, Am I Norwegian?
Propaganda:
The Public Works Act and Its Enduring Impact on Māori
Hapū-led biosecurity response rolled out in Te Tai Tokerau
Māori Tourism builds global ties as operators face flooding pressures at home
Tama Potaka: Māori Development: Weathering the Storm
Ngātiwai push for whale personhood, aligning laws with whakapapa
Aperahama Edwards, Ngātiwai Trust Board Chair, says tohorā are tūpuna, and the Tohorā Oranga Bill, which proposes personhood, will ensure they have a voice in law and the protection they deserve.
For some, the significance of tohorā in te ao Māori may bring to mind stories, songs, or the image of the tekoteko of Paikea atop Whitireia.
Edwards says conservation projects like this have been operating in the background for a long time, driven by climate change, maltreatment of whales, but also whakapapa....
See full article HERE
East Auckland’s newest school has bold ambitions for its pupils
That’s the vision being implemented by Libby Slaughter, foundation principal at the newly opened Te Kura Rau Iti primary school in Murphys Road, Flat Bush.
“But what’s been really unique about our school, which I’ve loved, is we were gifted a cultural narrative from Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, and it’s given us a starting point, a real foundation for our school
“We’ve drawn on educational principles from the cultural narrative. Everything from the landscaping to the [school’s] colour scheme, but also the skills and the aspirations of our local iwi as well......
See full article HERE
NZ First Bill to Enable Binding Referendum on Māori Seats at 2026 Election
New Zealand First has today introduced a Member’s Bill that will ensure a binding referendum on the Māori seats is held in conjunction with the 2026 election.
We don’t have to wait until after the next election. If we have the support of other parties in parliament, we can get this referendum completed at no extra cost, and no wasted time, if we hold it in conjunction with the general election in November.
It is a simple referendum question: ‘Should there be separate Māori seats in the New Zealand Parliament?’ With a simple YES or NO answer.
We have put forward this bill today to show that the House of Representatives has the chance to involve the New Zealand people in deciding the future direction of our country together.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
JD: If 3% of My DNA Is Scandinavian, Am I Norwegian?
Propaganda:
The Public Works Act and Its Enduring Impact on Māori
Hapū-led biosecurity response rolled out in Te Tai Tokerau
Māori Tourism builds global ties as operators face flooding pressures at home
Tama Potaka: Māori Development: Weathering the Storm
Wednesday February 18, 2026
News:
Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi celebrate high court judge appointment
Justice Amokura Kawharu has today been sworn in as the first high court judge of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei and Ngāpuhi descenty.
Ngāti Whātua iwi leader Ngarimu Blair said it was a joyous occasion, and her appointment is a reflection of the foundation laid by seven generations.
News:
Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi celebrate high court judge appointment
Justice Amokura Kawharu has today been sworn in as the first high court judge of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei and Ngāpuhi descenty.
Ngāti Whātua iwi leader Ngarimu Blair said it was a joyous occasion, and her appointment is a reflection of the foundation laid by seven generations.
“Our ancestors Apihai [Te Kawau], Tamahiki [Reweti], [Paora] Tuhaere mā (and so on), who created Auckland City, who opened up the Kaipara for settlement – that was the hope that we would all work together; we would take the best from our culture; we would take the best from European culture; and bring them together as a new nation.
"Really, this is one of those signals that we're completing those visions of the ancestors.”....
See full article HERE
Students welcomed by mana whenua at Puketeraki Marae
Maori University of Otago students have received a special welcome at Puketeraki Marae to help them connect with each other and mana whenua.
The welcome involved powhiri followed by speeches from university professor John Broughton, kaitohutohu Māori Hatu Temo and vice-chancellor Grant Robertson yesterday at 10am and 1pm.....
See full article HERE
Sacred reserve recognised as a burial site
A hapū's century-long battle to get a Canterbury reserve officially recognised as a burial site has finally come to an end.
Te Kooti Whenua Māori (Māori Land Court) confirmed the reserve at Purau Bay on Banks Peninsula has been set aside as a reservation for the purposes of an urupā (burial ground) for Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke.
It comes after Christchurch City Council handed back the reserve to iwi in January last year, following more than a century of talks between hapū and council.....
See full article HERE
Police add Jimmy Skipper to iwi liaison team
A former builder has stepped into a police role that has been vacant for years, aiming to strengthen relationships between police and iwi across Te Tauihu.
Jimmy Skipper (Te Ātiawa) has taken on the role of kaitakawaenga – iwi liaison officer. The position is designed to help improve connections between police and iwi, a relationship that has at times been fractious.
Jimmy hopes the role will help police better connect with the community. “We want to create connections, build those relationships so that police meet the people, know the people, and so people will know them.”…
See full article HERE
‘Back to hope again’: Mauri stones signal next step for MBC
Before dawn broke over Blenheim on Tuesday, about 100 students, staff, iwi representatives and officials gathered in the half-light at Marlborough Boys' College for a ceremony marking the next step in the school’s long-awaited redevelopment.
Shortly after 5.30am, four mauri stones were laid into the earth where a new technology block will rise — a symbolic act intended to imbue “warmth and comfort” into the site.
The stones came from the Awatere, Waihopai, Ōpaoa and Wairau rivers — waterways that give their names to the college’s houses — acknowledging the awa that shape the region......
See full article HERE
Articles:
The iwi-run savings scheme giving Ngāi Tahu kids a kick-start
Geoff Parker: Beware The Referendum Trap
Peter Williams: Why Maori seats won't be abolished
David Farrar: Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me
Propaganda:
Urupā at Risk: A Growing Issue Across Aotearoa
All the right moves
We Are Tired of This Australian Ripping Māori Culture Off” — Māori Voices Push Back After Foreign Brand Uses te reo
PM's Evasion On Māori Electorates Exposes Govt Disarray
"Really, this is one of those signals that we're completing those visions of the ancestors.”....
See full article HERE
Students welcomed by mana whenua at Puketeraki Marae
Maori University of Otago students have received a special welcome at Puketeraki Marae to help them connect with each other and mana whenua.
The welcome involved powhiri followed by speeches from university professor John Broughton, kaitohutohu Māori Hatu Temo and vice-chancellor Grant Robertson yesterday at 10am and 1pm.....
See full article HERE
Sacred reserve recognised as a burial site
A hapū's century-long battle to get a Canterbury reserve officially recognised as a burial site has finally come to an end.
Te Kooti Whenua Māori (Māori Land Court) confirmed the reserve at Purau Bay on Banks Peninsula has been set aside as a reservation for the purposes of an urupā (burial ground) for Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke.
It comes after Christchurch City Council handed back the reserve to iwi in January last year, following more than a century of talks between hapū and council.....
See full article HERE
Police add Jimmy Skipper to iwi liaison team
A former builder has stepped into a police role that has been vacant for years, aiming to strengthen relationships between police and iwi across Te Tauihu.
Jimmy Skipper (Te Ātiawa) has taken on the role of kaitakawaenga – iwi liaison officer. The position is designed to help improve connections between police and iwi, a relationship that has at times been fractious.
Jimmy hopes the role will help police better connect with the community. “We want to create connections, build those relationships so that police meet the people, know the people, and so people will know them.”…
See full article HERE
‘Back to hope again’: Mauri stones signal next step for MBC
Before dawn broke over Blenheim on Tuesday, about 100 students, staff, iwi representatives and officials gathered in the half-light at Marlborough Boys' College for a ceremony marking the next step in the school’s long-awaited redevelopment.
Shortly after 5.30am, four mauri stones were laid into the earth where a new technology block will rise — a symbolic act intended to imbue “warmth and comfort” into the site.
The stones came from the Awatere, Waihopai, Ōpaoa and Wairau rivers — waterways that give their names to the college’s houses — acknowledging the awa that shape the region......
See full article HERE
Articles:
The iwi-run savings scheme giving Ngāi Tahu kids a kick-start
Geoff Parker: Beware The Referendum Trap
Peter Williams: Why Maori seats won't be abolished
David Farrar: Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me
Propaganda:
Urupā at Risk: A Growing Issue Across Aotearoa
All the right moves
We Are Tired of This Australian Ripping Māori Culture Off” — Māori Voices Push Back After Foreign Brand Uses te reo
PM's Evasion On Māori Electorates Exposes Govt Disarray
Tuesday February 17, 2026
News:
Iwi welcomes government's two year ban on harvesting rockpools north of Auckland
Local iwi Ngāti Manuhiri has welcomed the government's two-year ban on harvesting rockpools in the north of Auckland.
The ban is for all of the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, and further north at Kawau Bay and Ōmaha Bay and will take affect from 12 March.
News:
Iwi welcomes government's two year ban on harvesting rockpools north of Auckland
Local iwi Ngāti Manuhiri has welcomed the government's two-year ban on harvesting rockpools in the north of Auckland.
The ban is for all of the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, and further north at Kawau Bay and Ōmaha Bay and will take affect from 12 March.
All seaweed, invertebrate and shellfish were covered as well as sponges, starfish, anemone and sea cucumbers.
Spiny rock lobster and scallops were already covered by existing closures, sea urchin (kina) were also excluded and can still be taken within current recreational fishing limits....
See full article HERE
Iwi votes on committees divide Tasman council
Iwi representatives will be able to sit and vote in Tasman District Council’s committee meetings, but not all councillors were on board with the idea.
The council was almost evenly split when the matter was voted on during Thursday’s meeting, with seven votes in favour and six against.
As a result, one iwi representative will sit on the full council and won’t have voting rights, while the single iwi representatives sitting on two council committees will be able to vote.....
See full article HERE
Spiny rock lobster and scallops were already covered by existing closures, sea urchin (kina) were also excluded and can still be taken within current recreational fishing limits....
See full article HERE
Iwi votes on committees divide Tasman council
Iwi representatives will be able to sit and vote in Tasman District Council’s committee meetings, but not all councillors were on board with the idea.
The council was almost evenly split when the matter was voted on during Thursday’s meeting, with seven votes in favour and six against.
As a result, one iwi representative will sit on the full council and won’t have voting rights, while the single iwi representatives sitting on two council committees will be able to vote.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me - Kiwiblog
Geoff Parker, When History Becomes Theology
Steven Gaskell: The Day the River Lawyered Up
Judy Gill: When the Language of Governance Reaches The School Gate
Propaganda:
What the PM said at Waitangi was wrong - Carwyn Jones.
Our prisons cause more harm
An Indigenous diplomacy is possible
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me - Kiwiblog
Geoff Parker, When History Becomes Theology
Steven Gaskell: The Day the River Lawyered Up
Judy Gill: When the Language of Governance Reaches The School Gate
Propaganda:
What the PM said at Waitangi was wrong - Carwyn Jones.
Our prisons cause more harm
An Indigenous diplomacy is possible
Sunday February 15, 2026
News:
Hamilton City Council Confirms Continuation of Maangai Maaori Representation
Hamilton City Council has formally confirmed that it will continue its innovative Maangai Maaori representation model for the upcoming 2025–2028 triennium, reinforcing dedicated Māori participation in local government decision-making.
News:
Hamilton City Council Confirms Continuation of Maangai Maaori Representation
Hamilton City Council has formally confirmed that it will continue its innovative Maangai Maaori representation model for the upcoming 2025–2028 triennium, reinforcing dedicated Māori participation in local government decision-making.
Maangai Maaori – which means “the voice of Māori” – are appointed representatives who sit on specified council committees with full voting rights. First launched in 2018, the initiative ensures that expert perspectives from Waikato-Tainui and Te Rūnanga o Kirikiriroa, alongside mātaawaka (Māori living in Hamilton affiliated to iwi outside Waikato-Tainui), inform key council decisions.
Under the renewed model, appointed Maangai Maaori will continue to serve on three core council committees where their voices and voting rights will directly contribute to shaping policy and planning:.....
See full article HERE
RMA reform risks mana whenua relationships: Greater Wellington
Greater Wellington Regional Council considered its draft submission on the Government’s proposed resource management reform at its meeting on Thursday.
“Greater Wellington has significant concerns on the proposed Planning and Natural Environment Bills as currently designed, as they risk undermining decades of partnership-building with mana whenua by diminishing recognition of Māori customary rights, constraining the exercise of kaitiakitanga, and creating significant Treaty and legal risks that will increase cost, complexity, and uncertainty for iwi and local government,” it said.
“The new system must directly enable the Crown to meet its commitments to recognise mana whenua rights and interests in freshwater and geothermal resources, supported by clear and early national direction.”....
See full article HERE
Articles:
John Robertson: The Anatomy Of A Hijack
Ani O'Brien: Rot - Taxpayers are paying for special unlimited paid leave for Māori staff
Pee Kay: The entitlement applies to Māori staff only!
Matua Kahurangi: Te Pāti Māori’s politics of grievance delivers nothing for Māori
Propaganda:
'It's hard to get healthy kai when you don't have healthy whenua'
Under the renewed model, appointed Maangai Maaori will continue to serve on three core council committees where their voices and voting rights will directly contribute to shaping policy and planning:.....
See full article HERE
RMA reform risks mana whenua relationships: Greater Wellington
Greater Wellington Regional Council considered its draft submission on the Government’s proposed resource management reform at its meeting on Thursday.
“Greater Wellington has significant concerns on the proposed Planning and Natural Environment Bills as currently designed, as they risk undermining decades of partnership-building with mana whenua by diminishing recognition of Māori customary rights, constraining the exercise of kaitiakitanga, and creating significant Treaty and legal risks that will increase cost, complexity, and uncertainty for iwi and local government,” it said.
“The new system must directly enable the Crown to meet its commitments to recognise mana whenua rights and interests in freshwater and geothermal resources, supported by clear and early national direction.”....
See full article HERE
Articles:
John Robertson: The Anatomy Of A Hijack
Ani O'Brien: Rot - Taxpayers are paying for special unlimited paid leave for Māori staff
Pee Kay: The entitlement applies to Māori staff only!
Matua Kahurangi: Te Pāti Māori’s politics of grievance delivers nothing for Māori
Propaganda:
'It's hard to get healthy kai when you don't have healthy whenua'
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.
14 comments:
Doesn't Tim McIntosh believe in democracy ?
More racist policy without a mandate from the voters.
Are these Maori self selecting ?
Do they have open minds or do they have a unpublished agenda ?
Do they have veto rights ?
How many of these Maori are placed on these committees and can they vote en bloc to override the rest of the committee?
Why does Luxon allow this travesty of ethnocracy to perpetuate ?
This is NOT democracy.
It is absurd that Councils have admitted insurgency coordination appointees into their committees and granted voting rights. These 5th columnists can report back on innermost Council thinking and on individual Councillor weakness' exploitable by intimidation and cancellation. If a large external organisation bent on colonist advancement were formed, would selected, glib, externally guided and directed members be granted attendance and voting rights in Council committees? Unfortunately there is no network of state subsidised rate free buildings to support such an organisation.
The Greater Wgtn Council statement is artfully worded. It implies and therefore helps establish as fact numerous race based maori rights which are very questionable.
17th. The Tasman Councillors in their isolated climate and community paradise, with very few maori, are out of touch with reality. They have opted for the worst of both worlds; maori ward councillor plus maori external appointees with committee voting rights. Or maybe with local maori having recently won a $400 million settlement they consider they have no alternative but to cosy up to them, as others have done with Ngai Tahu.
Just exactly who was it that built Auckland.
There delusions have no bounds.
Presumably if whales are granted personhood, most of local tribe will qualify for paid cultural days off work for a tangi (get together, feed and ritual lamentation) whenever a whale runs aground and dies locally.
The new Flat Bush school has been gifted a cultural narrative. I wonder how many parents can explain what this is and how it will benefit their child in the real modern world, especially beyond NZ. The response of the many Asian parents in the area should be especially interesting. At the same time could ask them what they understand from that word pedagogy universally beloved by the profession. The principal plans to explore alternative solutions to maths problems. It is my understanding that such muddled approach is largely to blame for current abysmal maths performance of NZ children and adolescents.
20th.Thankyou Cr Makarini fro making clear to me the case for CTBs.
Re: Army cultural skills framework "Oops, rumbled, she's noticed, pause it and run around in circles for a bit while we try not to look like prats". I'm ex-RAF and this is appalling, in my day this would have led to a sacking. The Army needs to know how to sing the National Anthem, oh and also defend NZ!
Great to see Tuhoe setting up a charter school that will result in their kids being certifiably unemployable.
Re army “cultural skills”: Waiata, karakia and pepeha are spiritual observances. This is not a matter of cultural skills at all. It is religious indoctrination and entirely inappropriate and unnecessary for our defence forces, besides being contrary to NZ human rights law. Who thinks this stuff up? It’s nuts.
I can just imagine it in, for example, Waziristan ...
“Hang on there Idiwari, I first have to chant a karakia, then sing a waiata, and only then can you fire upon us.”
So Swarbrick thinks the English language was beaten into all Kiwis.
That was the line. Delivered with the air of someone unveiling a terrible truth the rest of us had somehow missed while speaking English, in English, in the English-speaking Parliament of New Zealand.
It was her contribution to a debate on a two-page bill that does precisely nothing dramatic: it formalises English as an official language alongside Te Reo and New Zealand Sign Language. No rights removed. No languages demoted. No one dragged into a classroom at knuckle-point.
But in Swarbrick’s telling, this modest piece of legislative housekeeping was not merely misguided — it was morally grotesque. English, she said, was “literally beaten” into people.
Literally, apparently, including immigrants who worked hard to learn it, refugees who relied on it to survive, and second-generation kids who speak it because that’s the country they live in. History, experience and choice are all flattened into a single thudding morality tale, in which everyone is a victim and the present is forever guilty.
This is not a slip of the tongue. It’s a pattern.
You saw it last year during the Palestine debate, when Swarbrick was removed from Parliament after telling MPs they merely needed “a spine” to be on the “right side of history”. She refused to withdraw. She refused to apologise. Afterwards, she explained that “New Zealanders just want something to be done”, a conclusion she reached by attending rallies.
A rally, you will recall, is a gathering of people who already agree with you. It is not a census. It is not a referendum. It is not, despite appearances, the nation whispering in your ear. But in Swarbrick’s rhetorical universe, the step from chanting crowd to national mandate is a short one.
This is how her mind works.
First, moral compression. Vast, complex histories are folded into the present moment like an aggressively overpacked suitcase. Colonialism becomes a language bill. Gaza becomes a personal test of parliamentary courage. Context evaporates. Time collapses. Once that happens, disagreement is no longer legitimate — it is immoral.
Second, motive replaces argument. On English, the government “wants us divided” and “wants people exhausted”. On Palestine, hesitation was cowardice.
Nobody is allowed to be cautious, conflicted or procedurally minded. They are either virtuous or defective.
Third, the ventriloquism. “New Zealanders want…” is deployed like a stage prop, rolled out whenever needed.
Who are these New Zealanders? The ones at the rally. The ones who share the view. The ones who clap ? And let’s be precise: Swarbrick does not elevate every issue into an existential moral struggle. She elevates every issue aligned with her sacred cows.
But when questions of institutional neutrality, social cohesion or competing goods arise, the moral alarm suddenly quietens. Complexity re-enters the room. It is selective moralisation, not principle.
Consider Singapore. It is the Lion City for good reasons.
Under Lee Kuan Yew, English was made the working language of the state. Not gently suggested. Chosen. Imposed. Chinese dialects were actively subordinated to Mandarin. The policy was blunt, and uncomfortable but the aim was cohesion in a fiercely multi-ethnic society and access to a global economy.
By Swarbrick’s thinking, this should read as cultural violence layered upon cultural violence. Yet Singapore is one of the world’s most cohesive and functional multi-ethnic states. English did not erase identity; it provided neutral ground. It connected rather than conquered.
The difference is not morality. It’s mindset.
Swarbrick treats politics as sermon: elevate the stakes, invoke “the people”, attribute bad faith, end debate with certainty. Lee Kuan Yew practised statecraft: weigh trade-offs, choose shared standards, accept discomfort, judge success by outcomes.
One approach fills rallies.
The other builds countries.
Not every shrill certainty is wisdom — no matter how confidently it’s delivered, or how many people are clapping at the time.
— PB
It is preposterous that the maori pandering nonsense in the army advanced so far. It is terrifying the power which risk of cancellation now carries in all branches of NZ life. With maori so susceptible to wild speeches however irrational, I would have thought that pro maori attitudes and even maori personnel would be discouraged to reduce the very real risk of coups. The maori takeover of NZ must rank as quite one of th most masterful in world history.
I wonder what connection Tame Iti might have with the new insurrection centre in the Ureweras. He could carry on from where he possibly moderated in 2007. He could conduct tuition in whakapohane. I wonder if there are any local pakeha and if any will attend. In a near all maori society, threatened cancellation locally must have formidable power.
The 28th Maori Battalion was the unit that won the key WW2 battles that saved us from Hitler, or so it's promulgated by modern Maori activists.
UnlIke the famous Navajo code talkers, whose unbreakable code was a real asset for the Americans during WW2, speaking te reo has never been, or will be used to confound any enemy of NZ.
The current indoctrination by the NZ Army is another example of every aspect of employment and careers being white anted by activist Maori and acolytes.
No different to real estate agents, pharmacists, teachers, firepeople, police, nurses etc being forced to comply with fabricated Maori customs, beliefs, ethics, religion.
Luxon - stand up and do something instead of cowardly hiding from these issues.
Hi Anon 7.53. By no means justification for present actions, butas a matter of interest there was an example in North Africa of an urgent radio interchage in maori. Of course if one party had used modern invented maori the other would at the time have been flumoxed. Much was made of the maori to encourage others. Thier haka and war cries and instinctive violence carried the day on several occasions And incurred many avoidable casualties on others. Rommel was unimpressed by one maori who had ears on a string....
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