Friday May 1, 2026
News:
Te reo Māori first in name for Cromwell’s $45.8M events centre
Cromwell’s new $45.8M events facility will be known as Te Puna Mahara - Cromwell Memorial Events Centre.
The name was confirmed at a Central Otago District Council meeting in Alexandra on Wednesday (April 29).
Elected members voted seven-four in favour of listing the te reo Māori name first, after separately opting to stick with the English name Cromwell Memorial Events Centre recommended by the Cromwell Community Board.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Geoff Parker: ANZAC Day Is About Service — Not Cultural Drift
Dr Michael Johnston: Universities’ approach to Treaty at odds with academic freedom
Videos:
Anglo Saxon: New Zealand Local Government Democracy In Decline
Propaganda:
Will weakening Treaty provisions in the law create more problems than it solves? - Carwyn Jones.
Indigenous wāhine call for urgent action and inclusion at global conference
See full article HERE
Articles:
Geoff Parker: ANZAC Day Is About Service — Not Cultural Drift
Dr Michael Johnston: Universities’ approach to Treaty at odds with academic freedom
Videos:
Anglo Saxon: New Zealand Local Government Democracy In Decline
Propaganda:
Will weakening Treaty provisions in the law create more problems than it solves? - Carwyn Jones.
Indigenous wāhine call for urgent action and inclusion at global conference
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Thursday April 30, 2026
News:
Iwi 'expects' bigger decision-making role
Rāpaki iwi Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke is calling for a new strategic partnership with Christchurch City Council to ensure it is involved in key decisions about land and waterways it acts as guardian for.
Ngāti Wheke chair Joseph Tyro and deputy chair Manwanui Parata presented to city councillors as part of Annual Plan 2026/27 hearings.
News:
Ngāi Tahu calls for controversial Central Otago gold mine to be rejected
Strong concerns have again been raised by iwi regarding a large gold mine in Central Otago proposed by Australian company Santana Minerals.
At a hearing of the Fast-track expert panel in Dunedin on Tuesday, Kā Rūnaka, made up of four rūnaka representing southern Ngāi Tahu hapū, said they opposed the controversial project in its present form.
Ngāi Tahu calls for controversial Central Otago gold mine to be rejected
Strong concerns have again been raised by iwi regarding a large gold mine in Central Otago proposed by Australian company Santana Minerals.
At a hearing of the Fast-track expert panel in Dunedin on Tuesday, Kā Rūnaka, made up of four rūnaka representing southern Ngāi Tahu hapū, said they opposed the controversial project in its present form.
The rūnaka pointed to lack of consultation from Santana, a paucity of data, poor preparation and incorrect claims in the company’s submissions, and said the short and long-term environmental and cultural effects were “well out of proportion to the economic benefits”......(paywalled)
See full article HERE
Groundswell files appeal against Gore District Council
A dispute over Gore’s district plan will be played out in court, after lobby group Groundswell filed an appeal against the council in the Environment Court.
In a statement released earlier this month, Groundswell NZ said it had filed the appeal due to a failure by the Gore District Council to make decisions on Section 5 and Section 32 of the Resource Management Act, being the purposes of the Act and the analysis of the chosen option as the most effective, efficient and appropriate.
The group said in their statement the proposed district plan was "one of the worst cases we’ve ever seen” and "local iwi interests are given a say on anything someone might do”.
When the district plan was released in 2024, groups including Groundswell and Federated Farmers took issue with the Māori Cultural Values portion of the plan.
The council’s annual district plan states objectives and policies to direct the "ways the Gore District Plan recognises and protects the historic and contemporary relationship of Māori with the natural environment and places where cultural practices are undertaken within the Gore district”.
Groundswell said these were "very broad and vague bureaucratic speak under Māori headings” but were "worded to mean that the cultural values are affected by everything"....
See full article HERE
Absolutely disgusts me’: Mayor slams racist comments around naming of Timaru’s new museum
Timaru’s mayor has come out swinging at what he says are racist reactions to a proposal to add a te reo Māori name to the official name of the district’s new museum.
At a meeting on Tuesday, councillors agreed to accept the name Te Kura Marumaru, which was gifted to the community by Te Rūnanga o Arowhenua.
Following a discussion over the name, councillors also decided the gifted name would run first, ahead of South Canterbury Museum......(paywalled)
See full article HERE
Housing development allowed to go ahead by urupā site
Ōpihi Whanaungakore Trustees are disappointed with an Environment Court decision that will allow housing development on land they say is wāhi tapu.
The trustees vow to continue to fight for their tīpuna and for their culture.
"We're going to go back to whanau and reconsider the options available to us," trustee Hemi Hireme told Local Democracy Reporting.....
See full article HERE
Iwi Chairs accuse Govt of Treaty breach, call for review to be halted immediately
The Iwi Chairs Forum says the Government has breached Te Tiriti o Waitangi through its Treaty clause review, calling for the process to be halted immediately and reset with iwi at the table.
In a letter to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Ministers Paul Goldsmith and Shane Jones, the Forum opposes both the proposed changes and the way they have been progressed.
It says the failure to engage with iwi and hapū “is a direct breach of the Crown’s Te Tiriti obligations”, warning the Government is undermining the very principles it says it is trying to clarify......
See full article HERE
Articles:
John McLean: Is Anzac Day For Honouring The War Dead Or Advancing An "indigenous" Agenda?
Propaganda:
As the weather gets wilder, some marae have to consider relocating
Groundswell files appeal against Gore District Council
A dispute over Gore’s district plan will be played out in court, after lobby group Groundswell filed an appeal against the council in the Environment Court.
In a statement released earlier this month, Groundswell NZ said it had filed the appeal due to a failure by the Gore District Council to make decisions on Section 5 and Section 32 of the Resource Management Act, being the purposes of the Act and the analysis of the chosen option as the most effective, efficient and appropriate.
The group said in their statement the proposed district plan was "one of the worst cases we’ve ever seen” and "local iwi interests are given a say on anything someone might do”.
When the district plan was released in 2024, groups including Groundswell and Federated Farmers took issue with the Māori Cultural Values portion of the plan.
The council’s annual district plan states objectives and policies to direct the "ways the Gore District Plan recognises and protects the historic and contemporary relationship of Māori with the natural environment and places where cultural practices are undertaken within the Gore district”.
Groundswell said these were "very broad and vague bureaucratic speak under Māori headings” but were "worded to mean that the cultural values are affected by everything"....
See full article HERE
Absolutely disgusts me’: Mayor slams racist comments around naming of Timaru’s new museum
Timaru’s mayor has come out swinging at what he says are racist reactions to a proposal to add a te reo Māori name to the official name of the district’s new museum.
At a meeting on Tuesday, councillors agreed to accept the name Te Kura Marumaru, which was gifted to the community by Te Rūnanga o Arowhenua.
Following a discussion over the name, councillors also decided the gifted name would run first, ahead of South Canterbury Museum......(paywalled)
See full article HERE
Housing development allowed to go ahead by urupā site
Ōpihi Whanaungakore Trustees are disappointed with an Environment Court decision that will allow housing development on land they say is wāhi tapu.
The trustees vow to continue to fight for their tīpuna and for their culture.
"We're going to go back to whanau and reconsider the options available to us," trustee Hemi Hireme told Local Democracy Reporting.....
See full article HERE
Iwi Chairs accuse Govt of Treaty breach, call for review to be halted immediately
The Iwi Chairs Forum says the Government has breached Te Tiriti o Waitangi through its Treaty clause review, calling for the process to be halted immediately and reset with iwi at the table.
In a letter to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Ministers Paul Goldsmith and Shane Jones, the Forum opposes both the proposed changes and the way they have been progressed.
It says the failure to engage with iwi and hapū “is a direct breach of the Crown’s Te Tiriti obligations”, warning the Government is undermining the very principles it says it is trying to clarify......
See full article HERE
Articles:
John McLean: Is Anzac Day For Honouring The War Dead Or Advancing An "indigenous" Agenda?
Propaganda:
As the weather gets wilder, some marae have to consider relocating
Wednesday April 29, 2026
News:
Iwi 'expects' bigger decision-making role
Rāpaki iwi Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke is calling for a new strategic partnership with Christchurch City Council to ensure it is involved in key decisions about land and waterways it acts as guardian for.
Ngāti Wheke chair Joseph Tyro and deputy chair Manwanui Parata presented to city councillors as part of Annual Plan 2026/27 hearings.
“Our rights as Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke are not assumed, they are guaranteed, non-negotiable and must be upheld,” Tyro said at the hearing.
“It is our expectation to be engaged at every level, to be included in key decision-making and bettered to exercise our role as kaitiaki, mana whenua and mana moana in our place.
“We expect a new age of co-operation moving into the future, promised by the Crown and the Ngāi Tahu Claim Settlement Act 1998 apology.”.....
See full article HERE
Labour vows to reinstate school boards’ Treaty obligations
With the election on the horizon, education spokesperson Ginny Andersen promises a less prescriptive approach to teaching, and to restore free school lunches at more than twice the cost
When the Government decided to scrap a requirement for school boards to give effect to the Treaty of Waitangi, hundreds of schools pushed back. Some argued they could not be excluded from the Crown’s responsibility to uphold te Tiriti.
Green Party candidate Tania Waikato has compiled a list of 1840 school boards (73 percent of state and integrated schools nationwide) that she says have made commitments to continue giving effect to the Treaty – so Labour regards this as safe policy. A Labour-led Government......(paywalled)
See full article HERE
Legislation weakening Treaty obligations won't be introduced before early August
Proposed legislation reducing decision-makers obligations to no more than "take into account" Treaty obligations won't be introduced before August.
Closing submissions took place on Tuesday in the Waitangi Tribunal's urgent inquiry into the removal of school boards' legal obligation to give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, although the tribunal expanded the scope of the inquiry to include the proposed removal of other Treaty references in the Education and Training Act.
Evidence submitted to the tribunal showed that, on current timeframes, proposed legislation that would require decision-makers to "take into account" Te Tiriti, rather than "give effect" to it would not be introduced to the House before early-August 2026.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Chief Justice explains the role of tikanga in New Zealand’s legal system to Sydney law experts
Strengthening Māori nursing in Aotearoa — helping beat our whakamā
NZEI Te Riu Roa slams Government move to weaken Te Tiriti across all legislation
“It is our expectation to be engaged at every level, to be included in key decision-making and bettered to exercise our role as kaitiaki, mana whenua and mana moana in our place.
“We expect a new age of co-operation moving into the future, promised by the Crown and the Ngāi Tahu Claim Settlement Act 1998 apology.”.....
See full article HERE
Labour vows to reinstate school boards’ Treaty obligations
With the election on the horizon, education spokesperson Ginny Andersen promises a less prescriptive approach to teaching, and to restore free school lunches at more than twice the cost
When the Government decided to scrap a requirement for school boards to give effect to the Treaty of Waitangi, hundreds of schools pushed back. Some argued they could not be excluded from the Crown’s responsibility to uphold te Tiriti.
Green Party candidate Tania Waikato has compiled a list of 1840 school boards (73 percent of state and integrated schools nationwide) that she says have made commitments to continue giving effect to the Treaty – so Labour regards this as safe policy. A Labour-led Government......(paywalled)
See full article HERE
Legislation weakening Treaty obligations won't be introduced before early August
Proposed legislation reducing decision-makers obligations to no more than "take into account" Treaty obligations won't be introduced before August.
Closing submissions took place on Tuesday in the Waitangi Tribunal's urgent inquiry into the removal of school boards' legal obligation to give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, although the tribunal expanded the scope of the inquiry to include the proposed removal of other Treaty references in the Education and Training Act.
Evidence submitted to the tribunal showed that, on current timeframes, proposed legislation that would require decision-makers to "take into account" Te Tiriti, rather than "give effect" to it would not be introduced to the House before early-August 2026.....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Chief Justice explains the role of tikanga in New Zealand’s legal system to Sydney law experts
Strengthening Māori nursing in Aotearoa — helping beat our whakamā
NZEI Te Riu Roa slams Government move to weaken Te Tiriti across all legislation
Tuesday April 28, 2026
News:
Aotea/Great Barrier Island iwi meet with government amid overfishing concerns
The Oceans and Fisheries under-secretary has met with iwi and the local board on Aotea/Great Barrier Island.
It is feared that overfishing has decimated the kōura population, and Ngāti Rehua - Ngātiwai ki Aotea Trust Board and the Aotea/Great Barrier Local Board are wanting the government to back a plan to manage the population before it is too late.
News:
Aotea/Great Barrier Island iwi meet with government amid overfishing concerns
The Oceans and Fisheries under-secretary has met with iwi and the local board on Aotea/Great Barrier Island.
It is feared that overfishing has decimated the kōura population, and Ngāti Rehua - Ngātiwai ki Aotea Trust Board and the Aotea/Great Barrier Local Board are wanting the government to back a plan to manage the population before it is too late.
RNZ reported that the team behind the Tai Tū Moana conservation project expected to meet with Jenny Marcroft soon.....
See full article HERE
Court registrar error meant Māori land in Ōtaki was sold incorrectly three times in 20 years
What began as a single incorrect notation by a court registrar almost 20 years ago snowballed into a chain of land sales, with each transaction proceeding under the false understanding that the land purchased was General land.
No one – not the agents, buyers, or the court itself – caught the error as the properties changed hands again and again.
By the time Round Corner bought the Ōtaki blocks in 2021, the mistake had already survived multiple owners, a nationwide records‑alignment project, and even an internal court application that lay dormant for eight years.....
See full article HERE
PPTA Te Wehengarua Strategic Plan 2026-2029
Our Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi
As an Association grounded in the principles of equity, partnership, and justice, we are committed to affirming and advancing Te Tiriti o Waitangi — rule 4 (c) a central Constitutional objective of the Association. We recognise Te Tiriti as the foundational document of Aotearoa and uphold its guarantee of tino rangatiratanga for Māori.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Geoff Parker: Stability Doesn’t Come From Ambiguity
Court registrar error meant Māori land in Ōtaki was sold incorrectly three times in 20 years
What began as a single incorrect notation by a court registrar almost 20 years ago snowballed into a chain of land sales, with each transaction proceeding under the false understanding that the land purchased was General land.
No one – not the agents, buyers, or the court itself – caught the error as the properties changed hands again and again.
By the time Round Corner bought the Ōtaki blocks in 2021, the mistake had already survived multiple owners, a nationwide records‑alignment project, and even an internal court application that lay dormant for eight years.....
See full article HERE
PPTA Te Wehengarua Strategic Plan 2026-2029
Our Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi
As an Association grounded in the principles of equity, partnership, and justice, we are committed to affirming and advancing Te Tiriti o Waitangi — rule 4 (c) a central Constitutional objective of the Association. We recognise Te Tiriti as the foundational document of Aotearoa and uphold its guarantee of tino rangatiratanga for Māori.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Geoff Parker: Stability Doesn’t Come From Ambiguity
Monday April 27, 2026
News:
Far North iwi unite behind bold plan to expand mussel aquaculture
Far North iwi have applied through the fast-tracking process to start a unique mussel-farming venture that could annually earn four iwi $1.2 million profit each.
The application writer Te Aupōuri Fisheries Management (TAFM) general manager Penetaui Kleskovich said the Muriwhenua Aquaculture proposal would radically change the future of New Zealand mussel farming.
News:
Far North iwi unite behind bold plan to expand mussel aquaculture
Far North iwi have applied through the fast-tracking process to start a unique mussel-farming venture that could annually earn four iwi $1.2 million profit each.
The application writer Te Aupōuri Fisheries Management (TAFM) general manager Penetaui Kleskovich said the Muriwhenua Aquaculture proposal would radically change the future of New Zealand mussel farming.
The operation proposes two new approaches to spat harvesting, by creating New Zealand’s first spat farms and taking spat directly from the ocean.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Rodney Hide: The Maori Electorates - Racist Relic That Must Go
Articles:
Rodney Hide: The Maori Electorates - Racist Relic That Must Go
Videos:
Dr Oliver Hartwich: The Wellington State Sector Chiefs Who Undermine Their Ministers & Democracy
Propaganda:
Iwi-led Playspace taking shape at Rutherford Park
The Māori war hero still held in Tunisian hearts
He taonga tuku iho: Remembering 28th Māori Battalion soldier Robert McLean
Who benefits if the BSA is scrapped?
Election 2026 Survival Guide: Voting for Te Tiriti
The government’s latest attack on Te Tiriti
Looking to history to protect marae from climate change
Dr Oliver Hartwich: The Wellington State Sector Chiefs Who Undermine Their Ministers & Democracy
Propaganda:
Iwi-led Playspace taking shape at Rutherford Park
The Māori war hero still held in Tunisian hearts
He taonga tuku iho: Remembering 28th Māori Battalion soldier Robert McLean
Who benefits if the BSA is scrapped?
Election 2026 Survival Guide: Voting for Te Tiriti
The government’s latest attack on Te Tiriti
Looking to history to protect marae from climate change
Sunday April 26, 2026
News:
Under-threat council looks to advance iwi deals
Taranaki Regional Council is to consider pushing ahead on seven agreements with iwi despite the council's days being numbered under local government reforms.
On Tuesday TRC's powerful Policy and Planning Committee will decide how to boost mana whenua engagement in the council's work.
News:
Under-threat council looks to advance iwi deals
Taranaki Regional Council is to consider pushing ahead on seven agreements with iwi despite the council's days being numbered under local government reforms.
On Tuesday TRC's powerful Policy and Planning Committee will decide how to boost mana whenua engagement in the council's work.
A report by staff sets out priorities for the council to meet its legal obligation "to ensure mana whenua are meaningfully involved in future planning and decision making".....
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Indigenous land defenders are being killed, AI is scraping their knowledge
Propaganda:
Indigenous land defenders are being killed, AI is scraping their knowledge
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.
10 comments:
Indoctrination of little kids in schools is already happening. There are many videos online of the entire school role doing the haka even if the demographic has no maori children. . One youtube video has all the kids at a lower south island primary doing it. What I noticed is that all the little kids were white and were being lead in the haka by their white teacher. What on earth is the point of this, if it is not to indoctrinate? In actual maori history, I believe that the haka was a war dance that warrior men did. Women and children did not do it. When I was at school we all stood and sang the national anthem. I guess these days that would be considered as divisive or racist?
A Charlatan is a person who falsely pretends to have special knowledge, skills, or expertise, typically to deceive people and take their Money.
The mayor of Timaru should be thankful he is only burdened with a seven syllable name. Leg pull gifts usually far exceed that. Unfortunate it sounds so Japanese. Judging by local use maori for Free Frivolous Computer Use Centre would have been appropriate.
Regarding the iwi chairs taking umbrage over the Treaty clause review and demanding a seat at the table, they already have too much influence over our PM and National and that must stop! If they want a seat at a table, send them to McDonalds! Further, this review is incomplete in that it fails to address 1975 Act itself, you know the poorly constructed piece of legislation that introduced the idiotic concept of Treaty Principles in the first place. That document is the root cause of all the subsequent idiocy that does us no good and costs us the Earth. While the job has only been half heartedly addressed, Goldsmith should just get on with completing it, it is what we are paying him for!
Cromwell seems the least likely place for a maori name. I wonder what the "gift" cost? How many citizens will use the maori name? Or even recognise it. All demonstrates the insidious power of lurking cancellation.
Yes, anon@8.33, rather ironic that ToW is considered NZ's 'founding document', which led to our equality, unity and mutual prosperity, when the ToW Act 1975 is its antithesis - which now costs us dearly and undermines our nationhood. Accordingly, it's perhaps fitting that we should in future refer to that Act as NZ's 'dissolution document' - the cornerstone of what has led us to division, destroyed our unity and equality, and unwound us as a Nation.
Find me any public facility in the last few years that hasn't been given a te reo maori name ?
Too many , too scared to push back against the racist bullies.
There are a lot of headlines about violent crimes in today's print media.
I see that an extremely high percentage of the perpetrators would qualify for the Māori Roll.
Please don't suggest that I haven't done enough for them.
Be thankful - our public library here in Christchurch doesn’t even have an English name! - only Māori.
Clarke has a lot to answer for
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