Saturday May 16, 2026
News:
Govt agrees to change or scrap Treaty of Waitangi references in 19 laws
The Government will change or remove references to the Treaty of Waitangi that are included in 19 pieces of legislation.
In a statement, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith confirmed two references would be amended, seven would be repealed and in 10 pieces of legislation, it would be specified that Treaty provisions should be considered by no higher standard than “take into account”.
It fulfills a long-delayed coalition agreement item between National and New Zealand First to review Treaty clauses in legislation over concerns references were too varied and difficult to interpret.
“Sometimes it’s ‘honour’, or ‘have regard to’, or ‘give effect to’, or ‘take into account’,” Goldsmith said of the references.
“We need to create some consistency here, in the interests of increasing certainty and supporting compliance.”.......
See full article HERE
Mana Wāhine Claims; whānau challenge crown on failures against Māori women
A group of northern wahine have appeared before the Waitangi Tribunal, mounting a deeply personal and historical challenge to the Crown over the systemic marginalisation of Māori women.
As part of the ongoing Mana Wāhine inquiry, sisters Rukuwai and Arohanui Allen, and whanaunga Heeni Te Matekōiwi, provided evidence detailing how colonial laws and government systems historically stripped wāhine of their traditional leadership roles and authority within their own communities.....
See full article HERE
Waitangi Tribunal calls for immediate halt to changes to education legislation affecting Treaty
The Waitangi Tribunal has recommended an immediate halt to draft legislation weakening government obligations to the Treaty in education, which it says is as bad as the Treaty Principles Bill in its attempt to erase the Crown's duty to the Treaty.
In its stage one report, the Tribunal found the Crown breached the principles of partnership and good government when it planned to either weaken or entirely erase the Treaty clauses in the Education and Training Act (ETA).....
See full article HERE
More on the above here > ‘Major breach’: Tribunal says Treaty overhaul in education law ‘may be worse’ than Treaty Principles Bill
Ngāi Tahu preparing to renegotiate parts of Treaty settlement amid major conservation law reforms
The country’s largest iwi by land size is preparing to renegotiate parts of its landmark Treaty settlement amid major reforms to conservation law which the iwi says will strip it of power.
It comes after the iwi, Ngāi Tahu, took the Crown to court over the Conservation Amendment Bill, which marks the most significant changes to the country’s conservation law in almost four decades.
Ngāi Tahu, with an area of interest that covers most of the South Island and much of the country’s conservation estate, is one of the more vocal critics of the law change......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Richard Shaw: Can a citizenship test really measure what it means to be a New Zealander?....
Dr Bryce Edwards: Democracy Briefing - The Māori political class is failing its people
Bob Edlin: How to help the budget deficit by trimming ministerial salaries....
Propaganda:
Te Tiriti and two crowns: Māori Queen meets King Charles in London
On The Up: Gisborne teachers launch online te reo Māori classroom resource
Demand Grows For Māori-led Startup Accelerator Entering Third Year
Ngāti Ruanui demands apology for 'shameful' Shane Jones comments
Māori Crown Relationship Going From Bad To Worse
TPM To Entrench Te Tiriti: Government’s Tiriti Purge Is Constitutional Vandalism
“Sometimes it’s ‘honour’, or ‘have regard to’, or ‘give effect to’, or ‘take into account’,” Goldsmith said of the references.
“We need to create some consistency here, in the interests of increasing certainty and supporting compliance.”.......
See full article HERE
Mana Wāhine Claims; whānau challenge crown on failures against Māori women
A group of northern wahine have appeared before the Waitangi Tribunal, mounting a deeply personal and historical challenge to the Crown over the systemic marginalisation of Māori women.
As part of the ongoing Mana Wāhine inquiry, sisters Rukuwai and Arohanui Allen, and whanaunga Heeni Te Matekōiwi, provided evidence detailing how colonial laws and government systems historically stripped wāhine of their traditional leadership roles and authority within their own communities.....
See full article HERE
Waitangi Tribunal calls for immediate halt to changes to education legislation affecting Treaty
The Waitangi Tribunal has recommended an immediate halt to draft legislation weakening government obligations to the Treaty in education, which it says is as bad as the Treaty Principles Bill in its attempt to erase the Crown's duty to the Treaty.
In its stage one report, the Tribunal found the Crown breached the principles of partnership and good government when it planned to either weaken or entirely erase the Treaty clauses in the Education and Training Act (ETA).....
See full article HERE
More on the above here > ‘Major breach’: Tribunal says Treaty overhaul in education law ‘may be worse’ than Treaty Principles Bill
Ngāi Tahu preparing to renegotiate parts of Treaty settlement amid major conservation law reforms
The country’s largest iwi by land size is preparing to renegotiate parts of its landmark Treaty settlement amid major reforms to conservation law which the iwi says will strip it of power.
It comes after the iwi, Ngāi Tahu, took the Crown to court over the Conservation Amendment Bill, which marks the most significant changes to the country’s conservation law in almost four decades.
Ngāi Tahu, with an area of interest that covers most of the South Island and much of the country’s conservation estate, is one of the more vocal critics of the law change......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Richard Shaw: Can a citizenship test really measure what it means to be a New Zealander?....
Dr Bryce Edwards: Democracy Briefing - The Māori political class is failing its people
Bob Edlin: How to help the budget deficit by trimming ministerial salaries....
Propaganda:
Te Tiriti and two crowns: Māori Queen meets King Charles in London
On The Up: Gisborne teachers launch online te reo Māori classroom resource
Demand Grows For Māori-led Startup Accelerator Entering Third Year
Ngāti Ruanui demands apology for 'shameful' Shane Jones comments
Māori Crown Relationship Going From Bad To Worse
TPM To Entrench Te Tiriti: Government’s Tiriti Purge Is Constitutional Vandalism
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 May 15, 2026
News:
Government briefing flags AI risks for Māori culture, stories and data
Government agencies are warning about potential challenges around cultural aspects of artificial intelligence.
Ministry of Māori Development Te Puni Kōkiri is leading policy work with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) on generative AI (artificial intelligence) and how it relates to Māori culture.
News:
Government briefing flags AI risks for Māori culture, stories and data
Government agencies are warning about potential challenges around cultural aspects of artificial intelligence.
Ministry of Māori Development Te Puni Kōkiri is leading policy work with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) on generative AI (artificial intelligence) and how it relates to Māori culture.
Te Puni Kōkiri said there were challenges around how cultural intellectual property is used and protected as AI advances.
“We acknowledge that Māori leaders and experts are actively discussing these issues and working towards how they will engage Government on this,” the agency said.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Bob Edlin: Maori and InternetNZ – guaranteed places at the board table.....
Nicholas Kerr: “Te Reo Māori Only” Sounds Noble — But Is It Sustainable?
Gary Judd KC: The Sting in the India Trade Deal
Mike's Minute: Has the Māori Party been a success?
Peter Collins: Civil War? Can MFAT use UNDRIP to destroy us?
Propaganda:
Te Atiawa opens high-end development on former colonial parade ground
'If they can do it, so can I' - one man's journey in te reo Māori
New party short on policy, but willing to work with anyone in Parliament to form next government
“We acknowledge that Māori leaders and experts are actively discussing these issues and working towards how they will engage Government on this,” the agency said.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Bob Edlin: Maori and InternetNZ – guaranteed places at the board table.....
Nicholas Kerr: “Te Reo Māori Only” Sounds Noble — But Is It Sustainable?
Gary Judd KC: The Sting in the India Trade Deal
Mike's Minute: Has the Māori Party been a success?
Peter Collins: Civil War? Can MFAT use UNDRIP to destroy us?
Propaganda:
Te Atiawa opens high-end development on former colonial parade ground
'If they can do it, so can I' - one man's journey in te reo Māori
New party short on policy, but willing to work with anyone in Parliament to form next government
Thursday May 14, 2026
News:
Streamview Way Park gets new name to honour Māori heritage
A park previously referred to as the park at 1 Streamview Way has been named Awaruaika, as part of its ongoing development into a youth focused park.
The name change for the Long Bay park aims to recognise its historical background as a food gathering site for mana whenua in Auckland’s Hibiscus and Bays area.
News:
Streamview Way Park gets new name to honour Māori heritage
A park previously referred to as the park at 1 Streamview Way has been named Awaruaika, as part of its ongoing development into a youth focused park.
The name change for the Long Bay park aims to recognise its historical background as a food gathering site for mana whenua in Auckland’s Hibiscus and Bays area.
The name Awaruaika, gifted by local iwi, refers to the stream running through the park that reflects its past as a wetland rich in fish.....
See full article HERE
Māori performing arts company awarded almost $1 million from American bank
A Kaupapa Māori theatre company has been awarded $900,000 in funding for its internship programme.
Te Pou Theatre is one of 50 community organisations awarded the ‘Global Innovation Challenge’ by the Citibank Foundation.
The theatre is the first group in Aotearoa to be selected for the grant and were chosen out of over 1,000 international groups......
See full article HERE
Three long-awaited Hauraki iwi settlement bills pass final reading
“While no settlement can fully compensate for the Crown’s injustices towards Ngāti Rāhiri Tumutumu, Ngāti Tara Tokanui and Ngāti Hei, I sincerely hope this redress will support these Hauraki iwi to strengthen their economic, cultural and environmental aspirations, and provides a platform for enduring relationships between the Crown and iwi for generations to come.”
The settlements provide a foundation for renewed relationships, and include agreed historical accounts, Crown acknowledgements of its historical breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi and a formal Crown apology to each iwi.
Ngāti Rāhiri Tumutumu will receive total financial and commercial redress of $5.5 million; the right to purchase two commercial redress properties; and the vesting of 17 individual and two joint cultural redress properties.
Ngāti Tara Tokanui will receive total financial and commercial redress of $6 million; the right to purchase for two years after the settlement date, the Paeroa College school site (land only) subject to its lease-back to the Crown; and the vesting of seven individual and two joint cultural redress properties.
Ngāti Hei will receive total financial and commercial redress of $8.5 million; the ability to purchase three commercial properties; and the vesting of 15 individual and two joint cultural redress properties.
All three iwi have protocols with the Ministry for Culture and Heritage and the Ministry for Primary Industries as well as a relationship agreement with the Department of Conservation.....
See full article HERE
Iwi could be first in line as $250m University of Auckland Epsom campus sale looms
Negotiations are underway for the University of Auckland to sell its 15ha $250 million Epsom campus, with iwi possible buyers due to their right of first refusal status.
Simon Neale, the university’s chief property officer, said discussions with parties were ongoing after the university left the property three years ago......(paywalled)
See full article HERE
Articles:
Penny Marie: Five Prayers a Day - And Nobody Asked Your Permission
Guest Post: It’s Called Setting Yourself Up
Propaganda:
Tama Potaka Defends Housing, Conservation and Māori Development Policies Amid Growing Scrutiny
Māori Queen Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po meets Prince William at Windsor Castle
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Wednesday May 13, 2026
News:
Te Tai Tokerau race heats up as Hone Harawira emerges as a potential Te Pāti Māori candidate
Prominent northern leader and former politician, Hone Harawira, could be standing for Te Tai Tokerau for Te Pāti Māori in this year’s general election.
It comes after Mariameno Kapa-Kingi announced she was officially leaving Te Pāti Māori and starting the new Te Tai Tokerau party yesterday.
Māori performing arts company awarded almost $1 million from American bank
A Kaupapa Māori theatre company has been awarded $900,000 in funding for its internship programme.
Te Pou Theatre is one of 50 community organisations awarded the ‘Global Innovation Challenge’ by the Citibank Foundation.
The theatre is the first group in Aotearoa to be selected for the grant and were chosen out of over 1,000 international groups......
See full article HERE
Three long-awaited Hauraki iwi settlement bills pass final reading
“While no settlement can fully compensate for the Crown’s injustices towards Ngāti Rāhiri Tumutumu, Ngāti Tara Tokanui and Ngāti Hei, I sincerely hope this redress will support these Hauraki iwi to strengthen their economic, cultural and environmental aspirations, and provides a platform for enduring relationships between the Crown and iwi for generations to come.”
The settlements provide a foundation for renewed relationships, and include agreed historical accounts, Crown acknowledgements of its historical breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi and a formal Crown apology to each iwi.
Ngāti Rāhiri Tumutumu will receive total financial and commercial redress of $5.5 million; the right to purchase two commercial redress properties; and the vesting of 17 individual and two joint cultural redress properties.
Ngāti Tara Tokanui will receive total financial and commercial redress of $6 million; the right to purchase for two years after the settlement date, the Paeroa College school site (land only) subject to its lease-back to the Crown; and the vesting of seven individual and two joint cultural redress properties.
Ngāti Hei will receive total financial and commercial redress of $8.5 million; the ability to purchase three commercial properties; and the vesting of 15 individual and two joint cultural redress properties.
All three iwi have protocols with the Ministry for Culture and Heritage and the Ministry for Primary Industries as well as a relationship agreement with the Department of Conservation.....
See full article HERE
Iwi could be first in line as $250m University of Auckland Epsom campus sale looms
Negotiations are underway for the University of Auckland to sell its 15ha $250 million Epsom campus, with iwi possible buyers due to their right of first refusal status.
Simon Neale, the university’s chief property officer, said discussions with parties were ongoing after the university left the property three years ago......(paywalled)
See full article HERE
Articles:
Penny Marie: Five Prayers a Day - And Nobody Asked Your Permission
Guest Post: It’s Called Setting Yourself Up
Propaganda:
Tama Potaka Defends Housing, Conservation and Māori Development Policies Amid Growing Scrutiny
Māori Queen Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po meets Prince William at Windsor Castle
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.
Wednesday May 13, 2026
News:
Te Tai Tokerau race heats up as Hone Harawira emerges as a potential Te Pāti Māori candidate
Prominent northern leader and former politician, Hone Harawira, could be standing for Te Tai Tokerau for Te Pāti Māori in this year’s general election.
It comes after Mariameno Kapa-Kingi announced she was officially leaving Te Pāti Māori and starting the new Te Tai Tokerau party yesterday.
Te Ao News understands a meeting was held last night with potential candidates to discuss the future of Te Pāti Māori.
It is also understood the Te Tai Tokerau executive has also resigned following Kapa-Kingi’s departure.
Hone Harawira says he can’t confirm or deny if he will be the candidate, but a process is underway.....
See full article HERE
'Delicate situation': Plans for Ihumātao unresolved five years on
More than five years after the Government purchased land previously earmarked for housing at Ihumātao, a plan for what to do with the whenua remains in limbo.
A long-running protest and occupation began after Fletchers purchased the historically significant site in South Auckland in 2016.
The standoff ended in December 2020 when the previous government bought the disputed land from the construction giant for $29.9 million......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Ani O'Brien: The importance of a unifying story
Propaganda:
Waikato’s constitutional ‘mission’ leaves unanswered questions
Waatea Confirms Oriini Kaipara Remains With Te Pāti Māori
Climate Laws ‘Being Rewritten To Protect Polluters’ – Mike Smith
New Rotorua cafe Rumaki to operate fully in te reo Māori, no English spoken
It is also understood the Te Tai Tokerau executive has also resigned following Kapa-Kingi’s departure.
Hone Harawira says he can’t confirm or deny if he will be the candidate, but a process is underway.....
See full article HERE
'Delicate situation': Plans for Ihumātao unresolved five years on
More than five years after the Government purchased land previously earmarked for housing at Ihumātao, a plan for what to do with the whenua remains in limbo.
A long-running protest and occupation began after Fletchers purchased the historically significant site in South Auckland in 2016.
The standoff ended in December 2020 when the previous government bought the disputed land from the construction giant for $29.9 million......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Ani O'Brien: The importance of a unifying story
Propaganda:
Waikato’s constitutional ‘mission’ leaves unanswered questions
Waatea Confirms Oriini Kaipara Remains With Te Pāti Māori
Climate Laws ‘Being Rewritten To Protect Polluters’ – Mike Smith
New Rotorua cafe Rumaki to operate fully in te reo Māori, no English spoken
Tuesday May 12, 2026
"This is about restoring balance, strong local representation, and sending a clear signal that Tai Tokerau political power will no longer be taken for granted," she said.
Kapa-Kingi said the new Te Tai Tokerau Party would be grounded in tino rangatiratanga, local decision-making, and mana mokopuna......
See full article HERE
Conservation reform bill will force iwi to renegotiate ‘full and final’ settlement, Ngāi Tahu leader says
The National Party’s release of the Conservation Amendment Bill will force iwi to renegotiate their settlements, a Ngāi Tahu rangatira (leader) says.
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu kaiwhakahaere (chairperson) Justin Tipa warned Conservation Minister Tama Potaka, who is leading the Bill, multiple times for months, including through court action, that the proposed bill would undermine the Ngāi Tahu, and other, settlements.
The package of reforms will change how conservation land is managed on about a third of the country’s conservation estate, the majority of which is in the Ngāi Tahu takiwā (area)......(paywalled)
See full article HERE
Articles:
The UNDRIP Clause No One Voted For: How It Appeared In New Zealand’s Trade Agreement With India
Pee Kay: Equal Rights is Being Quietly Euthanised
Geoff Parker: Taxpayer Money Should Never Be Allocated By Race
Propaganda:
Ngāpuhi Partners With The Iwi Collective Designed To Strengthen Fisheries Returns
Tribunal hears wāhine Māori subjected to “dehumanising” racism, misogyny and harassment in leadership
Maiki Sherman’s resignation sparks questions over Māori representation at TVNZ
News:
Te Pāti Māori splits as Kapa-Kingi forms new party
Te Tai Tokerau MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi has announced a new political party - named after her electorate.
The MP was expelled from Te Pāti Māori last year, before the High Court ruled her suspension and expulsion was unlawful.
Te Pāti Māori splits as Kapa-Kingi forms new party
Te Tai Tokerau MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi has announced a new political party - named after her electorate.
The MP was expelled from Te Pāti Māori last year, before the High Court ruled her suspension and expulsion was unlawful.
Kapa-Kingi was reinstated to the party in March, but has now decided to contest the 2026 election under a new banner.
"This is about restoring balance, strong local representation, and sending a clear signal that Tai Tokerau political power will no longer be taken for granted," she said.
Kapa-Kingi said the new Te Tai Tokerau Party would be grounded in tino rangatiratanga, local decision-making, and mana mokopuna......
See full article HERE
Conservation reform bill will force iwi to renegotiate ‘full and final’ settlement, Ngāi Tahu leader says
The National Party’s release of the Conservation Amendment Bill will force iwi to renegotiate their settlements, a Ngāi Tahu rangatira (leader) says.
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu kaiwhakahaere (chairperson) Justin Tipa warned Conservation Minister Tama Potaka, who is leading the Bill, multiple times for months, including through court action, that the proposed bill would undermine the Ngāi Tahu, and other, settlements.
The package of reforms will change how conservation land is managed on about a third of the country’s conservation estate, the majority of which is in the Ngāi Tahu takiwā (area)......(paywalled)
See full article HERE
Articles:
The UNDRIP Clause No One Voted For: How It Appeared In New Zealand’s Trade Agreement With India
Pee Kay: Equal Rights is Being Quietly Euthanised
Geoff Parker: Taxpayer Money Should Never Be Allocated By Race
Propaganda:
Ngāpuhi Partners With The Iwi Collective Designed To Strengthen Fisheries Returns
Tribunal hears wāhine Māori subjected to “dehumanising” racism, misogyny and harassment in leadership
Maiki Sherman’s resignation sparks questions over Māori representation at TVNZ
Monday May 11, 2026
News:
New powers for police to take photos of public widely criticised
A bill that gives police the power to film and photograph the public has been criticised for being a privacy risk, disproportionately affecting Māori and directly contradicting recommendations that rules be tightened.
News:
New powers for police to take photos of public widely criticised
A bill that gives police the power to film and photograph the public has been criticised for being a privacy risk, disproportionately affecting Māori and directly contradicting recommendations that rules be tightened.
The bill would allow police to collect and use images in public spaces, even if a person is not suspected of a crime. It also expands police powers to declare areas off-limits if they anticipate any public disorder.
The bill was presented to Parliament by Police Minister Mark Mitchell, following two events that narrowed police powers to record in public spaces......(paywalled)
See full article HERE
Articles:
Geoff Parker: A Storm Is Not An Act Of Colonisation.
Peter Williams: The Sad Stobo Saga
Propaganda:
Iwi favour two councils for Taranaki
Urgent Treaty Inquiry Sparks Fresh Fight Over Te Tiriti Protections
Dozens of Maori in nursing scholarship scheme
The bill was presented to Parliament by Police Minister Mark Mitchell, following two events that narrowed police powers to record in public spaces......(paywalled)
See full article HERE
Articles:
Geoff Parker: A Storm Is Not An Act Of Colonisation.
Peter Williams: The Sad Stobo Saga
Propaganda:
Iwi favour two councils for Taranaki
Urgent Treaty Inquiry Sparks Fresh Fight Over Te Tiriti Protections
Dozens of Maori in nursing scholarship scheme
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.
15 comments:
Ihumatao interesting. Who actually owns it at present? Presumably there is a Council promise of residential zoning . When do associated rates kick in? Located so near the airport and the adjacent warehouse/industrial complexes, an ideal home for workers. Or is it destined for retired and otherwise non working maori?
Good luck with a cafe being a commercial success where only "Maori" is spoken! The success of a cafe depends on two things, excellent food and excellent service. Notice how the cafes owner has ..."I will only speak Maori, I will only speak Maori"...written in English, our universal language, on her singlet top.
The name Streamview is just too obvious, Rational, relevant, and easy to remember. I wonder what the total payment for consultations and the gift of Awarua with added iki to maintain the high syllable count traditional for gifts. All those elaborate signs; I wonder who ever utilises. Park bridges in my area are all elaborately labelled. I doubt if 1 in 500 of the local community, whether regular users or not, trace maori or not, could name one. Just a make work for preferential maori designers and contractors.
I wonder, just how many realize that the entire purpose of the gifted name is to insult and assert power over all those who worked so hard, then and know to bring a standard of living undreamed of by pre European Maori to these Islands.
When did we all loose our self respect?
I myself, have much respect for my European ancestors efforts to build this country and zero respect for the trace Maori wannabe grifters who are only interested in extorting as much as possible from their fellow citizens. Please wake up everyone.
The "gift" name scam is sooo obviously playing on the non-trace Maori guilt syndrome. "Oh how awful we would be to refuse a gift." Of course these barbarians never would have heard of the Trojan Horse. I say tell em to put their gift where the sun don't shine.
Originally with no written record maori were obliged to keep all history and tradition in their heads where it is very conveniently amenable to revision and contrivance. So much so that permanent records are firmly resisted. They hope that AI will be thwarted, retaining employment for the latter day tohunga whose artful imagination provides their lucrative employment supplying negotiation score points. Meanwhile most of the rest of the modern world have foolishly resorted to documentation amenable to AI takeover, and thereby denying many soft employment.
Regarding the AI risks for Maori culture 15 May: “it also raises critical issues around originality, copyright, cultural appropriation and trust in the authenticity of stories”. What they are really worried about is that AI could punch through the lies, uncover the truths and impact the gravy train.
Ai, and Maori - fabricated issue to perpetuate the special requirements of Maori.
Stop talking about it - it's a waste of taxpayers dollars.
I’m hugely sceptical about the legislation changes:
1) “Take into account” could result in the same as ‘honour’, ‘have regard to’, or ‘give effect to’. It could mean, for example, ‘Take into account by giving effect to’.
2) When is the legislation going to be changed? Will we have to vote National and NZ First back in again on a promise they will do that in the following term, maybe the final year like this time.
3) What’s this about, “The Government had also agreed references to the Treaty should refer to both the English and Māori texts and should be used “in all relevant provisions” going forward.” The English text is irrelevant; it just adds ambiguity giving wriggle room to interpretation. More important, they are already planning to put more in.
This is not removing the Ardernist insertions from legislation, it is perpetuating them. Are we going to just keep on falling for these antics? Each one is just another step to a Maori ethno-state.
This isn’t going to be a proper election; it is more like an Animal Farm mustering. New Zealand is no longer a democracy.
Just a tiny fraction of our racist legislation that Luxon and Goldsmith are tinkering with - none of the adjustments will make any difference.
I had a picnic at Long Bay today - does that mean that my great great grandchildren will be able to claim heritage cultural rights to the spot we laid our picnic blanket on ?
No , of course not - so why do Maori have to consulted about ever bit of ground that an unknown ancestor might have walked over ???
The Treaty does not say that - so why is it being continually being invoked ?
Luxon and Goldsmith, just get on with the promises from 3 years ago, and remove all references to the Treaty and non existent Principles.
The rest of us are getting angrier by the day.
All I can say re: Anon 6.10 PM is ditto! Well, maybe a bit more ... If Goldsmith could move with just 1/10th of the speed and focus that Mahuta managed when she wrought her extreme levels of carefully crafted and calculated damage, then we as a Country might stand a chance. As it is, can I see that happening, sorry not in a million years, let alone in this term.
Barrie Davis: You say
"The English text is irrelevant; it just adds ambiguity giving wriggle room to interpretation."
Actually the opposite is true. The English Treaty is THE original document and for that reason is more relevant than the translation into Maori. The English Treaty is what Hobson wrote and exactly what he and his government intended. You can read all his instructions and get a very clear idea about what the Treaty is intended to be. The translation into Maori (stone-age Maori had no written language) was done by a missionary father and son the night before the Treaty was presented to the chiefs. Since 1) Maori had no written language and 2) Some of the terms in the English Treaty had no exact counterpart in Maori (who were a stone age tribal culture with NO idea of European government structures), the missionaries had to make up some crucially important Maori words to try to convey those ideas. If any wording in Te Triti is ambiguous, one needs only to refer to the authoritative English version to get clear about the intended meaning.
Therefore, the Maori language version of the Treaty is secondary in importance and the original English version has to looked at when any ambiguity is discovered in the Maori translation.
Why do you think the lothesome trace-Maori activists (with the connivance of the Te Papa administration) tried to obliterate the English version of the Treaty (which has still not been re-instated)? By eliminating the Original and gold standard version, they could re-interpret the Maori version in any way they liked and since they are the "experts" in Te Reo, they get to claim that they and only they have the final say on what "Te Triti" says.
Think back to 2023. Nat. always expected to govern alone . Though never announced, they intended to continue Labour's CG/HP strategy. They were forced into Coalition so quickly had to develop a strategy to govern together. Nat. grabbed most Maori- related portfolios - and Luxon instructed Goldsmith to proceed at snail's pace. 2026: Nat has lost credibility - ACT and NZF have gained support. Solution: govt of national unity with Labour ( which finds the Greens and TPM a hindrance).
Wait and see.
So Ngai Tahu want to renegotiate their "full and final" treaty settlement.
If govt. accept a claim from them the flood gates will open for all "full and final" settlements to be renegotiated.
What an absolute load of BS.
Ngai Tahu did extremely well from their settlement and have gone on to be significant entity financially. The reason they give for wanting to renegotiate their settlement is BS.
They are quite prepared to live in our version of "democracy" whereby parliament sets and or modifies the rules, but like all other claims and complaints coming from maori, only when it suits them.
I dont think our current lot have the balls to say no to all this BS
Sandy Fontwit, the Treaty is an agreement. The Maori chiefs in 1840 could not have agreed to the English version as most of them had no English. It was the Maori text which was read out to them and there is only one Maori version.
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