Sunday May 17, 2026
News:
Port of Tauranga to compensate iwi for ‘wasted effort' after aborting resource consent application
A company that dragged local iwi and hapū through years of litigation only to walk away at the eleventh hour has been ordered to pay for the cultural work it failed to do itself.
In a recently released Environment Court ruling, the court said Ports of Tauranga (POTL) must compensate them for the "wasted effort" of preparing and presenting cultural evidence the company should have addressed from the outset.
"The participation of hapū was essential to the court's understanding of the cultural, social and environmental effects associated with the proposed expansion," Judge David Kirkpatrick wrote......
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New gallery report’s lack of Māori voice criticised
An investigation into a possible new Invercargill art gallery has raised concerns about funding and a lack of Māori engagement.
This week, city councillors discussed a recent feasibility study which assessed if there was a case for a new or enhanced gallery in the city.
Andrea de Vries said she was ‘‘appalled’’ by the report because it referenced the need to partner with Māori, iwi and mana whenua — and uplift Māori artists — more than 40 times without representing the voice of Māori once......
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Ensuring Treaty references are consistent - Paul Goldsmith.
The Government has agreed to amend 19 pieces of legislation to ensure references to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi are clear and consistent, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says.
"Over the last 30 or 40 years, Parliament has made all sorts of references to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. Sometimes it’s ‘honour’, or ‘have regard to’, or ‘give effect to’, or ‘take into account’. We need to create some consistency here, in the interests of increasing certainty and supporting compliance. A core foundation of our success as a nation is predictability in the law.
“The Government has agreed to amend two references to be more specific, repeal seven references, and specify no higher standard than to ‘take into account’ should be used in provisions to the Treaty of Waitangi across ten acts.
“The Government has also agreed a reference to both the Treaty of Waitangi and te Tiriti o Waitangi is preferable and should be used in all relevant provisions going forward.
“These decisions have been made as a first step. Conversations will continue around how this review could go further in the future.
“We are now consulting with Iwi, and the legislation will go through a full select committee process where all New Zealanders can have their say.”....
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New NZCE qualification unveiled for Years 12-13 to include compulsory exams in every subject
Students in Year 11 would also have science as a compulsory subject alongside Maths and English-Te Reo Rangatira......
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Mana Whenua And Communities Shape Four New Neighbourhood Parks
Delay to new curriculum heralded as significant win for teachers, school leaders
See full article HERE
New gallery report’s lack of Māori voice criticised
An investigation into a possible new Invercargill art gallery has raised concerns about funding and a lack of Māori engagement.
This week, city councillors discussed a recent feasibility study which assessed if there was a case for a new or enhanced gallery in the city.
Andrea de Vries said she was ‘‘appalled’’ by the report because it referenced the need to partner with Māori, iwi and mana whenua — and uplift Māori artists — more than 40 times without representing the voice of Māori once......
See full article HERE
Ensuring Treaty references are consistent - Paul Goldsmith.
The Government has agreed to amend 19 pieces of legislation to ensure references to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi are clear and consistent, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says.
"Over the last 30 or 40 years, Parliament has made all sorts of references to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. Sometimes it’s ‘honour’, or ‘have regard to’, or ‘give effect to’, or ‘take into account’. We need to create some consistency here, in the interests of increasing certainty and supporting compliance. A core foundation of our success as a nation is predictability in the law.
“The Government has agreed to amend two references to be more specific, repeal seven references, and specify no higher standard than to ‘take into account’ should be used in provisions to the Treaty of Waitangi across ten acts.
“The Government has also agreed a reference to both the Treaty of Waitangi and te Tiriti o Waitangi is preferable and should be used in all relevant provisions going forward.
“These decisions have been made as a first step. Conversations will continue around how this review could go further in the future.
“We are now consulting with Iwi, and the legislation will go through a full select committee process where all New Zealanders can have their say.”....
See full article HERE
New NZCE qualification unveiled for Years 12-13 to include compulsory exams in every subject
Students in Year 11 would also have science as a compulsory subject alongside Maths and English-Te Reo Rangatira......
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Mana Whenua And Communities Shape Four New Neighbourhood Parks
Delay to new curriculum heralded as significant win for teachers, school leaders
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2 comments:
Goldsmith - regard the Treaty exactly as it was written and intended - exactly as it was regarded for 170 years before the activists recorded it as a "dynamic document ".
Even let's make it extremely simple - we are all equal, without some being allowed to control "others" because of cultural links to a very distant irrelevant document.
The POTL case would seem to open great scope for payments to maori. With any other group counter material is limited very largely to matters of recorded and/or physical fact. With maori it is limited only by the imagination and gall of the presenter. Where all can be billed for the encouragement of imagination is boundless. Seems maori can be paid by both sides to contrive a conveniently entangled historical background.
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