Saturday June 13, 2026
News:
United for Kauri: Major Funding Boost Backs Iwi-Led Protection in Te Tai Tokerau
A significant investment in the future of Northland’s iconic kauri forests has been announced, with Foundation North committing more than $1.2 million to support iwi-led protection efforts across Te Tai Tokerau.
The funding will support the Kauri Ora Iwi CoLab, a collaboration involving Te Roroa, Ngāti Kuri, Te Rarawa and Ngāti Wai, enabling four Kauri Ora Ranger teams to continue their work protecting kauri forests from disease and environmental threats over the next year.
The Kauri Ora programme focuses on combating kauri dieback disease through monitoring, treatment, education and community engagement, while drawing on both mātauranga Māori and scientific approaches to safeguard the health of the ngahere.....
See full article HERE
Researchers awarded $2.4 million to advance Pasifika and Māori health outcomes
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington researchers have received over $2 million in funding from the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) to lead projects that advance the wellbeing of Pasifika and Māori communities......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Guest Post: What is destroying New Zealand - yes, we were warned
Bob Edlin: Throw away your telescopes and mobile phones....
Democracy Cannot Mean Bypassing Voters - Jonathan Ayling
Propaganda:
Iwi Leaders Sound Alarm as Māori Unemployment Surges
Northland Iwi Push Back Over Move to Silence Māori Voices at Council Table
Disinformation threat grows ahead of elections
The Kauri Ora programme focuses on combating kauri dieback disease through monitoring, treatment, education and community engagement, while drawing on both mātauranga Māori and scientific approaches to safeguard the health of the ngahere.....
See full article HERE
Researchers awarded $2.4 million to advance Pasifika and Māori health outcomes
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington researchers have received over $2 million in funding from the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) to lead projects that advance the wellbeing of Pasifika and Māori communities......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Guest Post: What is destroying New Zealand - yes, we were warned
Bob Edlin: Throw away your telescopes and mobile phones....
Democracy Cannot Mean Bypassing Voters - Jonathan Ayling
Propaganda:
Iwi Leaders Sound Alarm as Māori Unemployment Surges
Northland Iwi Push Back Over Move to Silence Māori Voices at Council Table
Disinformation threat grows ahead of elections
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 June 12, 2026
News:
Unelected voting rights change puts Rotorua iwi representation in the spotlight
The Government’s plan to prevent unelected people voting on council committees has reignited a debate over who influences decision-making at Rotorua Lakes Council.
Mayor Tania Tapsell said the council was seeking clarification from the Government, particularly around how the proposal would apply to bodies such as the Te Arawa Vision 2050 Committee.
News:
Unelected voting rights change puts Rotorua iwi representation in the spotlight
The Government’s plan to prevent unelected people voting on council committees has reignited a debate over who influences decision-making at Rotorua Lakes Council.
Mayor Tania Tapsell said the council was seeking clarification from the Government, particularly around how the proposal would apply to bodies such as the Te Arawa Vision 2050 Committee.
Tapsell described the committee as advisory, saying it makes recommendations to the council rather than “binding decisions”.
The Te Arawa Vision 2050 Committee is a council-established partnership committee made up of all councillors and five independent Te Arawa iwi representatives....
See full article HERE
‘Taonga’ or not, the law is clear: High Court bans return of seized gang patches
Gang members who have their patches seized cannot have them returned under any circumstances, a court has ruled.
After the Government banned gang insignia in public places in 2024, there have been a series of cases in which judges ordered police to return seized items after a conviction - usually because they held significant personal or cultural value.
New Zealand Police appealed two of those cases to the High Court, and a judge has now ruled in their favour.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Geoff Parker: Economic Development Should Be Based On Merit, Not Ancestry
Guest Post: Notice To The New Zealand First Parliamentary Caucus
John McLean: Pounamu Piracy!
Videos:
Michael Laws: Hospital Says Maori Patients The Most Important In New Job Description
Propaganda:
Acknowledging our 2026 Te Pae Tawhiti Scholarship recipients
Fieldays, Whānau and the Future: Tukaki Champions Māori Economy and Disability Rights
The Te Arawa Vision 2050 Committee is a council-established partnership committee made up of all councillors and five independent Te Arawa iwi representatives....
See full article HERE
‘Taonga’ or not, the law is clear: High Court bans return of seized gang patches
Gang members who have their patches seized cannot have them returned under any circumstances, a court has ruled.
After the Government banned gang insignia in public places in 2024, there have been a series of cases in which judges ordered police to return seized items after a conviction - usually because they held significant personal or cultural value.
New Zealand Police appealed two of those cases to the High Court, and a judge has now ruled in their favour.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Geoff Parker: Economic Development Should Be Based On Merit, Not Ancestry
Guest Post: Notice To The New Zealand First Parliamentary Caucus
John McLean: Pounamu Piracy!
Videos:
Michael Laws: Hospital Says Maori Patients The Most Important In New Job Description
Propaganda:
Acknowledging our 2026 Te Pae Tawhiti Scholarship recipients
Fieldays, Whānau and the Future: Tukaki Champions Māori Economy and Disability Rights
Thursday June 11, 2026
News:
Land Use Flexibility: greater options for whenua Māori
Greater land use flexibility ensures whenua Māori landowners can achieve their productivity and environmental aspirations, Agriculture Minister Todd McClay and Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka say.
“Greater land use flexibility results in prosperity through productivity, and enabling that is part of this Government’s commitment to fixing the basics and building the future,” Mr McClay says.
News:
Land Use Flexibility: greater options for whenua Māori
Greater land use flexibility ensures whenua Māori landowners can achieve their productivity and environmental aspirations, Agriculture Minister Todd McClay and Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka say.
“Greater land use flexibility results in prosperity through productivity, and enabling that is part of this Government’s commitment to fixing the basics and building the future,” Mr McClay says.
Leveraging this, the Government is investing up to $2.6 million over two years in a project that uses metrics to enhance Māori landowners’ understanding of their farming systems, provide options to optimise farm production and land uses and maintain or improve environmental performance.....
See full article HERE
Māori Development Fund fuels business growth
The government’s dedication to continued funding for the Māori Development Fund is helping Māori businesses scale up, says Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka.
He said more than $5.3 million in Māori Development Fund investments are helping grow Māori-owned businesses, create jobs, strengthen regional economies and expand export opportunities countrywide.
Continued funding is allowing scaling of renewable energy projects, and production at Akaroa King Salmon and Hineuru Orchards.
Potaka said the government’s continued investment in renewable energy through Parininihi ki Waitōtara Incorporation will mean renewable energy projects will become a key player in Māori business....
See full article HERE
More on the above here > Government investing $5 million into Māori-owned businesses
‘Hoki whenua mai’: Ngāti Toa secures return of significant coastal 742ha whenua
One of the largest remaining coastal landholdings within the Ngāti Toa rohe is set to return to iwi ownership after more than seven decades in private hands.
Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira has secured the purchase of Pikarere Farm, a 740-hectare property stretching across approximately seven kilometres of coastline at Komangarautāwhiri on the western shores of Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
The purchase is a major milestone in the iwi’s long-term aspiration of, hoki whenua mai, returning ancestral lands to Ngāti Toa ownership and stewardship.....
See full article HERE
Negligible’: Diabetes medicine proposal slammed after Seymour confirms no modelling of Māori complications
Te Pāti Māori says Pharmac’s proposed changes to Type 2 diabetes medicine access were put forward without modelling their impact on Māori health outcomes, despite advice that the changes could create new barriers for Māori and Pacific patients.
In responses to Written Parliamentary Questions from Te Pāti Māori co-leader, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, revealing neither Associate Health Minister David Seymour nor Pharmac undertook modelling on the potential impact the changes could have on diabetes-related complications for Māori.
In written responses, Seymour confirmed, “no modelling on diabetes related complications for Māori was carried out.”....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Graham Adams: Is UNDRIP really an easy win for Winston?
Gary Judd KC: The Issue Raised by the Army Orders
Propaganda:
The Government’s double standard on the Treaty - promoting it in trade, unravelling it at home
New Report Reveals Persistent Failures for Māori Tamariki in Care and Protection System
Why Māori Are an Integral Part of Aotearoa’s Agricultural Future
Children's Monitor report backs kaupapa Māori approaches in state care
Youth, elderly among ‘collateral damage’ of voting rights change - mayor
Marae across South Auckland continue to strengthen community life
Māori Development Fund fuels business growth
The government’s dedication to continued funding for the Māori Development Fund is helping Māori businesses scale up, says Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka.
He said more than $5.3 million in Māori Development Fund investments are helping grow Māori-owned businesses, create jobs, strengthen regional economies and expand export opportunities countrywide.
Continued funding is allowing scaling of renewable energy projects, and production at Akaroa King Salmon and Hineuru Orchards.
Potaka said the government’s continued investment in renewable energy through Parininihi ki Waitōtara Incorporation will mean renewable energy projects will become a key player in Māori business....
See full article HERE
More on the above here > Government investing $5 million into Māori-owned businesses
‘Hoki whenua mai’: Ngāti Toa secures return of significant coastal 742ha whenua
One of the largest remaining coastal landholdings within the Ngāti Toa rohe is set to return to iwi ownership after more than seven decades in private hands.
Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira has secured the purchase of Pikarere Farm, a 740-hectare property stretching across approximately seven kilometres of coastline at Komangarautāwhiri on the western shores of Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
The purchase is a major milestone in the iwi’s long-term aspiration of, hoki whenua mai, returning ancestral lands to Ngāti Toa ownership and stewardship.....
See full article HERE
Negligible’: Diabetes medicine proposal slammed after Seymour confirms no modelling of Māori complications
Te Pāti Māori says Pharmac’s proposed changes to Type 2 diabetes medicine access were put forward without modelling their impact on Māori health outcomes, despite advice that the changes could create new barriers for Māori and Pacific patients.
In responses to Written Parliamentary Questions from Te Pāti Māori co-leader, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, revealing neither Associate Health Minister David Seymour nor Pharmac undertook modelling on the potential impact the changes could have on diabetes-related complications for Māori.
In written responses, Seymour confirmed, “no modelling on diabetes related complications for Māori was carried out.”....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Graham Adams: Is UNDRIP really an easy win for Winston?
Gary Judd KC: The Issue Raised by the Army Orders
Propaganda:
The Government’s double standard on the Treaty - promoting it in trade, unravelling it at home
New Report Reveals Persistent Failures for Māori Tamariki in Care and Protection System
Why Māori Are an Integral Part of Aotearoa’s Agricultural Future
Children's Monitor report backs kaupapa Māori approaches in state care
Youth, elderly among ‘collateral damage’ of voting rights change - mayor
Marae across South Auckland continue to strengthen community life
Wednesday June 10, 2026
News:
Auckland Council focuses on strengthening partnerships with mana whenua
Auckland Council’s relationships with mana whenua and Māori communities have been the focus of a Tāmaki Ora report on Iwi Ora, recently presented to the Community Committee.
Iwi Ora is a key focus area in the council’s Tāmaki Ora Māori Outcomes Strategy and Performance Measurement Framework 2025–2027. It aims to develop meaningful, long-term relationships with mana whenua, so that iwi can better contribute to the decisions that shape Tāmaki Makaurau and their communities.
News:
Auckland Council focuses on strengthening partnerships with mana whenua
Auckland Council’s relationships with mana whenua and Māori communities have been the focus of a Tāmaki Ora report on Iwi Ora, recently presented to the Community Committee.
Iwi Ora is a key focus area in the council’s Tāmaki Ora Māori Outcomes Strategy and Performance Measurement Framework 2025–2027. It aims to develop meaningful, long-term relationships with mana whenua, so that iwi can better contribute to the decisions that shape Tāmaki Makaurau and their communities.
The report includes feedback from Auckland’s 19 mana whenua iwi entities and a review of council processes on engagement....
See full article HERE
Māori opposition to local government voting changes grows as iwi collective warns of Treaty rollback
Te Upoko o Te Ika iwi collective has joined growing opposition to the Government’s proposed local government law changes.
Te Kāhui Whakarehunga is condemning plans to remove voting rights from non-elected members serving on council committees, arguing the proposal would reduce Māori influence and undermine Treaty-based relationships between councils and iwi.
The Government announced last week that it plans to amend the Local Government Act 2002 so that only elected councillors can vote on council committees.....
See full article HERE
River iwi celebrate landmark victory after more than a decade of legal battles
River iwi have welcomed the Environment Court’s final decision on Waikato Regional Council’s Plan Change 1 (PC1), describing it as a major milestone in the long-term restoration of the Waikato and Waipā rivers.
The decision ends almost a decade of hearings, appeals and legal proceedings over a plan designed to improve water quality across the catchment and give effect to Te Ture Whaimana o Te Awa o Waikato, the vision and strategy for the Waikato River.
Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Waikato, Ngāti Maniapoto, Raukawa and Te Arawa say the plan provides a pathway towards restoring the health and wellbeing of the awa for future generations.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Peter Williams: Maori seat manipulation
Pee Kay: Data Sovereignty or Ethnic Patronage?
Propaganda:
Treaty Reforms Spark Fears for Māori Health Future
From “Give Effect” to “Take Into Account”: Legislative Tidying or a Retreat From Treaty Obligations?
Shane Jones Doubles Down on Māori Land, Development and Fuel Security Debate
New report finds Māori known to Oranga Tamariki are worse off across most measures
Whānau are navigating a fuel and cost of living crisis in addition to a public health system that requires urgent transformation
New Report Highlights Continued, Urgent Need To Uphold Rights Of Mokopuna Māori In Care And Custody Of The State
Māori opposition to local government voting changes grows as iwi collective warns of Treaty rollback
Te Upoko o Te Ika iwi collective has joined growing opposition to the Government’s proposed local government law changes.
Te Kāhui Whakarehunga is condemning plans to remove voting rights from non-elected members serving on council committees, arguing the proposal would reduce Māori influence and undermine Treaty-based relationships between councils and iwi.
The Government announced last week that it plans to amend the Local Government Act 2002 so that only elected councillors can vote on council committees.....
See full article HERE
River iwi celebrate landmark victory after more than a decade of legal battles
River iwi have welcomed the Environment Court’s final decision on Waikato Regional Council’s Plan Change 1 (PC1), describing it as a major milestone in the long-term restoration of the Waikato and Waipā rivers.
The decision ends almost a decade of hearings, appeals and legal proceedings over a plan designed to improve water quality across the catchment and give effect to Te Ture Whaimana o Te Awa o Waikato, the vision and strategy for the Waikato River.
Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Waikato, Ngāti Maniapoto, Raukawa and Te Arawa say the plan provides a pathway towards restoring the health and wellbeing of the awa for future generations.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Peter Williams: Maori seat manipulation
Pee Kay: Data Sovereignty or Ethnic Patronage?
Propaganda:
Treaty Reforms Spark Fears for Māori Health Future
From “Give Effect” to “Take Into Account”: Legislative Tidying or a Retreat From Treaty Obligations?
Shane Jones Doubles Down on Māori Land, Development and Fuel Security Debate
New report finds Māori known to Oranga Tamariki are worse off across most measures
Whānau are navigating a fuel and cost of living crisis in addition to a public health system that requires urgent transformation
New Report Highlights Continued, Urgent Need To Uphold Rights Of Mokopuna Māori In Care And Custody Of The State
Tuesday June 9, 2026
News:
Zespri kiwifruit licence system unfairly excludes multiply owned Māori land: Shane Jones
Regional Development Minister Shane Jones says Zespri shouldn’t be at tonight’s Māori agricultural awards in Whangārei, accusing the kiwifruit giant of failing to support Māori landowners trying to enter the industry it is celebrating.
Zespri rejected the criticism, saying Māori growers have a significant presence in the industry. It said it was working to increase their numbers and considering ways to address barriers to entry for aspiring multiply owned land block growers.
News:
Zespri kiwifruit licence system unfairly excludes multiply owned Māori land: Shane Jones
Regional Development Minister Shane Jones says Zespri shouldn’t be at tonight’s Māori agricultural awards in Whangārei, accusing the kiwifruit giant of failing to support Māori landowners trying to enter the industry it is celebrating.
Zespri rejected the criticism, saying Māori growers have a significant presence in the industry. It said it was working to increase their numbers and considering ways to address barriers to entry for aspiring multiply owned land block growers.
The kiwifruit marketer is expected to be represented at tonight’s Ahuwhenua Trophy awards, which this year focuses on excellence in Māori horticulture with three kiwifruit growers operating within Zespri’s export system as finalists.....
See full article HERE
Health NZ / Te Whatu Ora is ditching its current Māori-language email address, even though thousands of staff have only used it for a few months.
The organisation was still switching many of its 90,000 workers to its main email domain tewhatuora.govt.nz, a process that began three years ago.
In October, they must move again to the new domain, healthnz.govt.nz.
Health NZ said the change was to emphasise its English name, but IT processes required all staff had to move to the Māori address first......
See full article HERE
Strong public interest in restoring Chateau Tongariro but potential Treaty risk, minister told
Potaka is still awaiting advice from the Department of Conservation (DOC) on long-term options for the Chateau and said no decision has been made.
DOC officials had briefed Potaka that “several parties were interested” in restoring the hotel “without Government funding assistance” prior to the launch of the RFP.
The department also noted the importance of working with iwi on a viable solution and advised the minister it was “engaging in good faith” with Treaty partners and affected Māori organisations.
The Department of Conservation met with Te Korowai o Wainuiārua, Ngāti Rani, Te Patutokotko and Ngāti Hāua in mid-February to “understand their views” on the site.
Another memo sent to Potaka in late February on iwi engagement was significantly redacted but stated iwi and hapū views around the Chateau were “relatively aligned”....
See full article HERE
New pilot to support Māori health jobseekers
Ngā Aho Tūhono o Te Tauihu is a pilot programme endorsed by the Regional Intersectoral Forum (RIF) and developed in partnership between the eight iwi of Te Tauihu, NMIT, Te Whatu Ora | Health NZ, the Ministry of Social Development, Te Kotahi o Te Tauihu Trust and Te Kāhui Hauora Iwi Māori Partnership Board.
It is being co-ordinated by Te Kotahi o Te Tauihu Trust and will also call on the expertise of our local Te Tauihu Hauora Māori Providers as well as others already working within the health system....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Geoff Parker: Local Choice Cannot Override Democracy
Ivan Barnett: A Government That Has Turned Its Back On The Public.....
Propaganda:
Te Pāti Māori Charts Its Own Path as Political Stakes Rise
Racism concerns rise over proposed citizen’s-arrest law
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei welcomes first principal of new charter school with pōwhiri
Health NZ / Te Whatu Ora is ditching its current Māori-language email address, even though thousands of staff have only used it for a few months.
The organisation was still switching many of its 90,000 workers to its main email domain tewhatuora.govt.nz, a process that began three years ago.
In October, they must move again to the new domain, healthnz.govt.nz.
Health NZ said the change was to emphasise its English name, but IT processes required all staff had to move to the Māori address first......
See full article HERE
Strong public interest in restoring Chateau Tongariro but potential Treaty risk, minister told
Potaka is still awaiting advice from the Department of Conservation (DOC) on long-term options for the Chateau and said no decision has been made.
DOC officials had briefed Potaka that “several parties were interested” in restoring the hotel “without Government funding assistance” prior to the launch of the RFP.
The department also noted the importance of working with iwi on a viable solution and advised the minister it was “engaging in good faith” with Treaty partners and affected Māori organisations.
The Department of Conservation met with Te Korowai o Wainuiārua, Ngāti Rani, Te Patutokotko and Ngāti Hāua in mid-February to “understand their views” on the site.
Another memo sent to Potaka in late February on iwi engagement was significantly redacted but stated iwi and hapū views around the Chateau were “relatively aligned”....
See full article HERE
New pilot to support Māori health jobseekers
Ngā Aho Tūhono o Te Tauihu is a pilot programme endorsed by the Regional Intersectoral Forum (RIF) and developed in partnership between the eight iwi of Te Tauihu, NMIT, Te Whatu Ora | Health NZ, the Ministry of Social Development, Te Kotahi o Te Tauihu Trust and Te Kāhui Hauora Iwi Māori Partnership Board.
It is being co-ordinated by Te Kotahi o Te Tauihu Trust and will also call on the expertise of our local Te Tauihu Hauora Māori Providers as well as others already working within the health system....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Geoff Parker: Local Choice Cannot Override Democracy
Ivan Barnett: A Government That Has Turned Its Back On The Public.....
Propaganda:
Te Pāti Māori Charts Its Own Path as Political Stakes Rise
Racism concerns rise over proposed citizen’s-arrest law
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei welcomes first principal of new charter school with pōwhiri
Monday June 8, 2026
News:
Iwi investors back digital-first healthcare for virtual doctor visits
Primary healthcare in Aotearoa is shifting for Māori whānau, with Tend Health, a digital-first provider launched in 2020 that blends online services with physical clinics, finalising a $270 million acquisition of The Doctors, a network of 65 medical clinics formerly owned by Green Cross Health.
News:
Iwi investors back digital-first healthcare for virtual doctor visits
Primary healthcare in Aotearoa is shifting for Māori whānau, with Tend Health, a digital-first provider launched in 2020 that blends online services with physical clinics, finalising a $270 million acquisition of The Doctors, a network of 65 medical clinics formerly owned by Green Cross Health.
This expansion marks a significant push to keep primary healthcare infrastructure in Aotearoa’s hands. By combining the 65 sites from The Doctors with the 25 clinics already part of Tend, the new group will serve over 550,000 enrolled patients nationwide.
Tend currently supports nearly 20,000 Māori patients. In regions where Tend’s digital-first model has been deployed, Māori enrolments have seen significant growth, in some areas rising by over 60 per cent, as the platform removes traditional barriers to care like cost, transport, and long wait times.....
See full article HERE
Iwi leaders reject ‘anti-democratic’ claims over Māori representation
Te Kahu o Taonui has accused the Government of using Northland Māori as a political football after announcing plans to strip voting rights from non-elected members sitting on council committees.
The collective of Te Tai Tokerau iwi chairs says the proposed changes are not about strengthening democracy, but about removing Māori influence from local government decision-making.
Local Government Minister Simon Watts announced on Tuesday that the Government will amend the Local Government Act 2002 so only elected councillors can vote on council committees....
See full article HERE
Wellington Mayor Andrew Little calls for referendum on local govt reforms
Wellington Mayor Andrew Little has set a referendum as his preference for how best to handle local government amalgamation, but what is a referendum, and would it be the best way forward?
The clock continues to tick on the government's amalgamation ultimatum, which in early May gave councils three months to submit reorganisation plans under the 'Head Start' approach.
But Little has said the 9 August deadline is not enough time for residents to make a major decision, and now is calling for councils to be allowed to hold referenda on the matter.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Mana Whakahono a Rohe: the death of democracy by a thousand cuts?
Lindsay Mitchell: Colonisation blamed for Maori Meth use
Videos:
We’re Throwing the Word Racist Around Too Easily
Propaganda:
Humbling win for podcast driving vital Māori representation kōrero
Mana whenua to help shape predator-free efforts following $10m funding boost
Government ignores advice and swings Te Tiriti wrecking ball
Tend currently supports nearly 20,000 Māori patients. In regions where Tend’s digital-first model has been deployed, Māori enrolments have seen significant growth, in some areas rising by over 60 per cent, as the platform removes traditional barriers to care like cost, transport, and long wait times.....
See full article HERE
Iwi leaders reject ‘anti-democratic’ claims over Māori representation
Te Kahu o Taonui has accused the Government of using Northland Māori as a political football after announcing plans to strip voting rights from non-elected members sitting on council committees.
The collective of Te Tai Tokerau iwi chairs says the proposed changes are not about strengthening democracy, but about removing Māori influence from local government decision-making.
Local Government Minister Simon Watts announced on Tuesday that the Government will amend the Local Government Act 2002 so only elected councillors can vote on council committees....
See full article HERE
Wellington Mayor Andrew Little calls for referendum on local govt reforms
Wellington Mayor Andrew Little has set a referendum as his preference for how best to handle local government amalgamation, but what is a referendum, and would it be the best way forward?
The clock continues to tick on the government's amalgamation ultimatum, which in early May gave councils three months to submit reorganisation plans under the 'Head Start' approach.
But Little has said the 9 August deadline is not enough time for residents to make a major decision, and now is calling for councils to be allowed to hold referenda on the matter.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Mana Whakahono a Rohe: the death of democracy by a thousand cuts?
Lindsay Mitchell: Colonisation blamed for Maori Meth use
Videos:
We’re Throwing the Word Racist Around Too Easily
Propaganda:
Humbling win for podcast driving vital Māori representation kōrero
Mana whenua to help shape predator-free efforts following $10m funding boost
Government ignores advice and swings Te Tiriti wrecking ball
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:
Reading this column is tragic - just a constant bleat from Maori demanding extra ordinary privileges based on the fact that they pulled their canoes up on a NZ beach earlier than Europeans.
That does not give them self assigned "rights".
Will our administrators push back on this crap before we have race riots ?
There are mutterings in the background.
I wish Auckland Council would communicate with its non maori clientele as it does maori. With no or minimal msm reporting, very few thoroughly reading newspapers, Our Auckland newsletter reduced to trivia, the public are in a vacuum. Meanwhile maori have the Independant Maori Statutory Board 5th column reporting developments from deep within to many organised iwi committeess whose existence and cohesion is encouraged by state subsidised marae. Far too much time and effort is spent pandering to maori. A few years ago a report on climate change was prepared. About half was devoted to maori as if they somehow especially affected wheras in many ways they best equipped to cope.
Council attention to maori is out of all proportion to the positive contribution of maori to modern society. It is incredible how they have conned Council into bestowing or adopting a partner status.
The Stevensons will have been paying rates and tax on income from Pikarere for the last 70 years. Will the new owners continue to do so?
$65 million for a transport subsidy seems absurdly low. Similar sums are routinely donated to maori for decorative carvings and other titivation of Insurgency Coordination Centres (marae). Auckland is set to destroy some of the most pleasant liveable central suburbs by zoning for 10 storeys because near rail. But with heavy subsidy there is little incentive to live close. Starting from further out guarantees a seat to relax or work in. Instead of encouraging persons to live near work the long commute from a pleasant inexpensive sprawling housing area is supported. Public transport subsidy creates huge disparity for those who cannot utilise. Yet another anomaly to buy off for votes.
I guess Wellingtonians can kiss goodbye to free unthreatened walking access to the present wonderfully remote and wild Colonial Knob. Maori internal manipulation of Councils will remove development barriers. Buildings will blight the landscape. The Ngati Toa conquest of the Wellington area has proven the merits of blatant aggression, still very much a maori speciality. It would be interesting if maori had to compensate one another for grievances prior 1840.
I presume, as with a myriad others in the community, District Court judges feel intimidated by maori so returned the patches. I suppose gang funds were used to pay the lawyers or did the members manage to pull legal aid? Good luck to the police in finding and recovering the genuine original patches. Or maybe thry will treat the atsk as they do suburban burglaries.
"Insurgency Coordination Centres" - very aptly described, Robert.
"High Court bans return of seized gang patches "
Good Grief! Do we seea chink of light in High Court rulings? About ruddy time! Now let's see a bit more common sense from the Judiciary.
Remind me again, please - who can call themselves 'maori'?
13th. I suspect wallowing wandering wild pigs are a/the major spreader of kauri dieback. But you can bet your boots there will be no organisation sufficiently bold to fund, or individuals sufficiently foolhardy to undertake serious on site research involving this adopted taonga. Whilst maori gleefully devise and support restrictions which primarily inconvenience trampers (most non maori, as in the Waitakeres) pig hunting, a maori speciality, is sacrosanct.
I trust someone truly objective follows up on the myriad research grants to assess effectiveness. This would represent a research exercise in itself. Although the weasel words are already well rehearsed, AI should greatly reduce the effort involved in fund applications. Ditto sop reviews of effect
Yeah...!! That'll work. (Nah).
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