Tuesday July 14, 2026
News:
Aquaculture Agreement With Bay Of Plenty Iwi
A major aquaculture settlement between the Crown and Te Moana-a-Toi iwi that will deliver significant growth and opportunity to the Bay of Plenty is being celebrated today.
Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones attended a ceremony in Tauranga for the agreement, signed in February under the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004.
“This important milestone delivers on the Crown’s settlement obligations, supports aquaculture development in the region, and ensures iwi take a leading role in the resulting workforce development and economic growth,” Mr Jones says......
See full article HERE
More on the above here > Can a mussel farm that lost $47 million attract private capital now?
Coast parks gifted Te Reo names
Two popular Hibiscus Coast regional parks have received Māori names and narratives along with three other Auckland regional parks.
The changes include Te Hāruhi/Shakespear Regional Park and Maungatauhoro/Wenderholm Regional Park, as well as Oruamo/Long Bay Regional Park, Te Pane-o-Mataaho/Ambury Regional Park and Te Ōmana/Ōmana Regional Park.
The names were gifted by manu whenua through the Te Kete Rukuruku programme, which seeks to restore traditional place names and share the stories behind them.....
See full article HERE
Councillors in Manawatū-Whanganui region say Māori wards central to shaping local government reform
As councils respond to Government orders that could redraw boundaries and create new unitary authorities, much of the debate has focused on what communities stand to lose. But for Māori councillors in the Manawatū-Whanganui region, the bigger question is what they could gain.
The Government’s fast-tracked local government revamp has sent councils scrambling, with rates, debt and the risk to local voice dominating public debate.
But Māori councillors across Ruapehu, Rangitīkei, Whanganui and the Manawatū-Whanganui region see a rare opportunity to rethink how local government works for Māori and build governance structures that outlast political cycles....
See full article HERE
Healthy Futures (Pae Ora) Amendment Act 2026
The Healthy Futures (Pae Ora) Amendment Act 2026 has now commenced following Royal assent. This amends the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022. The primary Act is now the Healthy Futures (Pae Ora) Act 2022.
The Amendment Act makes changes to health system legislation to support better delivery of health services to patients:
> strengthening the role of the Hauora Māori Advisory Committee (HMAC) and clarifying the role of iwi-Māori Partnership Boards (IMPBs)....
See full article HERE
A new lease of life for Waikaremoana Holiday Park
DOC has completed the sale of Waikaremoana Holiday Park to Tūhoe iwi authority Te Uru Taumatua, ensuring the facility continues to thrive as a much-loved part of Te Urewera.....
See full article HERE
Applications for 2 mātaitai reserves at Whangārei Harbour and Bream Bay, Northland
The Patuharakeke Rohe Moana Committee and Te Rerenga Parāoa Rohe Moana Committee have each applied for a mātaitai reserve under regulation 18 of the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998. The applications are made on behalf of Ngāti Kahu, Parawhau, Ngāti Tu and Patuharakeke.
This is the first of 2 consultations to be held about the applications. For this consultation, we invite written submissions on the proposals from the local community.
Mātaitai reserves do not change the recreational fishing rules. However, the tangata tiaki/kaitiaki for a mātaitai reserve may propose changes to the rules at a later date. These are called mātaitai reserve bylaws. Any proposed bylaws will be consulted on separately with the public and relevant stakeholders. They need to be approved by the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries.......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Close the Auckland loophole: remove IMSB voting rights now!
India FTA reopens door to UNDRIP
David Farrar: The TSB sale
Propaganda:
Building Anti-Racist Futures: Educators and Rangatahi Unite to Reimagine Aotearoa’s Classrooms
Early Childhood Funding Review Under Fire as Kindergartens Warn Quality Is at Risk
Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations - Steve Abel.
$7 Million Coastal Research Investment Backs Māori-Led Solutions for Aotearoa and the Pacific
Māori baby names gaining popularity
See full article HERE
More on the above here > Can a mussel farm that lost $47 million attract private capital now?
Coast parks gifted Te Reo names
Two popular Hibiscus Coast regional parks have received Māori names and narratives along with three other Auckland regional parks.
The changes include Te Hāruhi/Shakespear Regional Park and Maungatauhoro/Wenderholm Regional Park, as well as Oruamo/Long Bay Regional Park, Te Pane-o-Mataaho/Ambury Regional Park and Te Ōmana/Ōmana Regional Park.
The names were gifted by manu whenua through the Te Kete Rukuruku programme, which seeks to restore traditional place names and share the stories behind them.....
See full article HERE
Councillors in Manawatū-Whanganui region say Māori wards central to shaping local government reform
As councils respond to Government orders that could redraw boundaries and create new unitary authorities, much of the debate has focused on what communities stand to lose. But for Māori councillors in the Manawatū-Whanganui region, the bigger question is what they could gain.
The Government’s fast-tracked local government revamp has sent councils scrambling, with rates, debt and the risk to local voice dominating public debate.
But Māori councillors across Ruapehu, Rangitīkei, Whanganui and the Manawatū-Whanganui region see a rare opportunity to rethink how local government works for Māori and build governance structures that outlast political cycles....
See full article HERE
Healthy Futures (Pae Ora) Amendment Act 2026
The Healthy Futures (Pae Ora) Amendment Act 2026 has now commenced following Royal assent. This amends the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022. The primary Act is now the Healthy Futures (Pae Ora) Act 2022.
The Amendment Act makes changes to health system legislation to support better delivery of health services to patients:
> strengthening the role of the Hauora Māori Advisory Committee (HMAC) and clarifying the role of iwi-Māori Partnership Boards (IMPBs)....
See full article HERE
A new lease of life for Waikaremoana Holiday Park
DOC has completed the sale of Waikaremoana Holiday Park to Tūhoe iwi authority Te Uru Taumatua, ensuring the facility continues to thrive as a much-loved part of Te Urewera.....
See full article HERE
Applications for 2 mātaitai reserves at Whangārei Harbour and Bream Bay, Northland
The Patuharakeke Rohe Moana Committee and Te Rerenga Parāoa Rohe Moana Committee have each applied for a mātaitai reserve under regulation 18 of the Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998. The applications are made on behalf of Ngāti Kahu, Parawhau, Ngāti Tu and Patuharakeke.
This is the first of 2 consultations to be held about the applications. For this consultation, we invite written submissions on the proposals from the local community.
Mātaitai reserves do not change the recreational fishing rules. However, the tangata tiaki/kaitiaki for a mātaitai reserve may propose changes to the rules at a later date. These are called mātaitai reserve bylaws. Any proposed bylaws will be consulted on separately with the public and relevant stakeholders. They need to be approved by the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries.......
See full article HERE
Articles:
Close the Auckland loophole: remove IMSB voting rights now!
India FTA reopens door to UNDRIP
David Farrar: The TSB sale
Propaganda:
Building Anti-Racist Futures: Educators and Rangatahi Unite to Reimagine Aotearoa’s Classrooms
Early Childhood Funding Review Under Fire as Kindergartens Warn Quality Is at Risk
Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations - Steve Abel.
$7 Million Coastal Research Investment Backs Māori-Led Solutions for Aotearoa and the Pacific
Māori baby names gaining popularity
Monday July 13, 2026
News:
Green Cross Health shareholders vote this week on the $270 million sale of The Doctors to Tend Health
Green Cross Health shareholders vote on Tuesday on whether to sell The Doctors, the country’s largest network of general practices, to Tend Health for $270 million. The result will decide who owns the family doctor for more than 400,000 New Zealanders.
News:
Green Cross Health shareholders vote this week on the $270 million sale of The Doctors to Tend Health
Green Cross Health shareholders vote on Tuesday on whether to sell The Doctors, the country’s largest network of general practices, to Tend Health for $270 million. The result will decide who owns the family doctor for more than 400,000 New Zealanders.
The Doctors is the medical arm of Green Cross Health, the NZX-listed company better known for its Life Pharmacy and Unichem chemist brands. The division runs 65 clinics and had about 413,000 enrolled patients as at March, the biggest enrolled base of any general practice group in the country. Under the deal, that whole network would pass to Tend Health, the primary care company co-founded by former My Food Bag entrepreneur Cecilia Robinson.
Tend already runs a mix of physical clinics and a nationwide digital service. It has about 25 clinics and more than 150,000 patients on its books. If the sale goes ahead, the combined business would operate more than 90 clinics with over 550,000 enrolled patients, or roughly one in ten New Zealanders who are signed up with a regular doctor.
A large part of the story is who is standing behind Tend. The company has told reporters the enlarged business will stay New Zealand owned, with iwi investors taking a bigger role. Ngāi Tahu Holdings, already a Tend shareholder, is supporting the transaction, and Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei is lifting its stake as a key iwi partner. New investor Nāti Growth and existing shareholder Ahuahu Group are also part of the ownership group. Robinson, who is co-chief executive, said she was pleased to bring the company’s iwi partners closer in as part of the deal, as reported by RNZ.....
See full article HERE
Iwi cry foul as reform options set out by Taranaki councils
Iwi say they’ve been shut out of moves to revamp Taranaki’s local government and should’ve been involved as partners from the start.
New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) and Taranaki Regional Council (TRC) on Thursday presented five possible future council structures for the region, in response to Government reforms.
Papers for a joint council workshop stressed that under the Local Government Act, any future arrangement must include Māori in decision-making.
Implications for iwi, hapū and Māori would “require detailed consideration” as a proposal was finalised for ministerial approval....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Peter Hemmingson: Matariki and Kwanzaa – Sister-Celebrations of Marxist-Leninist Identity Politics
John McLean: Jagose Stays Close
Spaniard: This is kaitiakitanga
Pee Kay: Government job vacancies
Colinxy: Man’s Oldest Story
Propaganda:
Kaumātua Voices To Lead New Direction For Care At Home
Why Mike Smith’s court case should go ahead
Matariki: Stolen from me but returned to my children
Tend already runs a mix of physical clinics and a nationwide digital service. It has about 25 clinics and more than 150,000 patients on its books. If the sale goes ahead, the combined business would operate more than 90 clinics with over 550,000 enrolled patients, or roughly one in ten New Zealanders who are signed up with a regular doctor.
A large part of the story is who is standing behind Tend. The company has told reporters the enlarged business will stay New Zealand owned, with iwi investors taking a bigger role. Ngāi Tahu Holdings, already a Tend shareholder, is supporting the transaction, and Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei is lifting its stake as a key iwi partner. New investor Nāti Growth and existing shareholder Ahuahu Group are also part of the ownership group. Robinson, who is co-chief executive, said she was pleased to bring the company’s iwi partners closer in as part of the deal, as reported by RNZ.....
See full article HERE
Iwi cry foul as reform options set out by Taranaki councils
Iwi say they’ve been shut out of moves to revamp Taranaki’s local government and should’ve been involved as partners from the start.
New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) and Taranaki Regional Council (TRC) on Thursday presented five possible future council structures for the region, in response to Government reforms.
Papers for a joint council workshop stressed that under the Local Government Act, any future arrangement must include Māori in decision-making.
Implications for iwi, hapū and Māori would “require detailed consideration” as a proposal was finalised for ministerial approval....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Peter Hemmingson: Matariki and Kwanzaa – Sister-Celebrations of Marxist-Leninist Identity Politics
John McLean: Jagose Stays Close
Spaniard: This is kaitiakitanga
Pee Kay: Government job vacancies
Colinxy: Man’s Oldest Story
Propaganda:
Kaumātua Voices To Lead New Direction For Care At Home
Why Mike Smith’s court case should go ahead
Matariki: Stolen from me but returned to my children
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Don’t bother sending letters to the editor of any of the MSM that say anything negative about “ race relations” detailed in these articles, they won’t be printed.
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