Saturday September 5, 2026
News:
ACT pledges to stop millions being spent on roadside public art
The ACT Party will stop motorists' money from being spent on roadside sculptures, art, and monuments in a new transport infrastructure policy announced on Friday.
He listed several examples of public art that he claimed illustrated a “prioritisation problem,” including the $630,599 spent on the Te Manu Rangimaarie sculpture at the Piarere roundabout, $810,000 spent on the Te Waka sculpture on the Waikato Expressway and $3.7 million for 35 pou and two taonga artworks on Te Ara Tupua walk and cycleway between Wellington and Lower Hutt.
Designed by Fred Graham, Te Manu Rangimaarie was installed in 2025 and celebrated the connection between hapū and iwi to the land and river.
Te Waka, also designed by Graham, was 16 metres tall and celebrated the journey of the Tainui waka.....
See full article HERE
Government urged to partner with Māori after damning Waitangi Tribunal report finds ‘unsafe’ disability services
The Waitangi Tribunal this week released Hauwhaikaha — the disability system report, which found that tāngata whaikaha Māori received culturally unsafe services that further marginalised them and did not adequately respond to them either as Māori and disabled.
Significant parts of the disability system continued to prejudice tāngata whaikaha Māori and failed to provide for tino rangatiratanga, partnership, equity and Māori participation in decision making, the report found.....
See full article HERE
MDF investments strengthen Māori enterprise, build lasting prosperity
More than $3.4 million of Government investment through the Māori Development Fund is helping three Māori enterprises create jobs, grow exports and build lasting prosperity, Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka says.
The investments reach from green hydrogen at Mōkai and an export apple orchard in Raupunga to premium New Zealand wine being sold across the United States.
At Mōkai, $865,000 is helping Halcyon Power, a joint venture between Tūaropaki Trust and Japan’s Obayashi Corporation, pursue green hydrogen exports using renewable geothermal energy. Halcyon has already completed a successful hydrogen shipment to Fiji and is now working toward the Singapore market.
In Raupunga, $2.1 million is helping Ngāti Pāhauwera transform 30 hectares of whenua into an export apple orchard. More than 23,000 trees have been planted, 19 new employees have joined its horticulture operations and more than $400,000 has been paid to local contractors.
In Marlborough, $100,000 has helped Māori-owned, B Corp-certified wine producer Tiraki strengthen its brand in the United States. Tiraki now exports to more than 30 markets and has expanded from eight US states into 12, securing another container order.
“Our role is to back Māori ambition, not constrain it. Māori are leading these projects, and Government investment is helping them go further and faster......
See full article HERE
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JC: We Do Not Want This
Peter Dunne: Hipkin's dilemma
Video:
Anglo Saxon: Beware The Maori Sovereignty Machine.
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Conservationists call for more mātauranga Māori-led protection of endangered species
Train Them or Lose Them: Māori Trades Push Comes as Apprenticeships Hit 15-Year Low
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Friday September 4, 2026
News:
Crown settles with Ngā Hapū o Te Iwi o Whanganui
The Crown has concluded nine years of negotiations with Ngā Hapū o Te Iwi o Whanganui as legislation passes its final reading in Parliament today, Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith says.
Te Waka, also designed by Graham, was 16 metres tall and celebrated the journey of the Tainui waka.....
See full article HERE
Government urged to partner with Māori after damning Waitangi Tribunal report finds ‘unsafe’ disability services
The Waitangi Tribunal this week released Hauwhaikaha — the disability system report, which found that tāngata whaikaha Māori received culturally unsafe services that further marginalised them and did not adequately respond to them either as Māori and disabled.
Significant parts of the disability system continued to prejudice tāngata whaikaha Māori and failed to provide for tino rangatiratanga, partnership, equity and Māori participation in decision making, the report found.....
See full article HERE
MDF investments strengthen Māori enterprise, build lasting prosperity
More than $3.4 million of Government investment through the Māori Development Fund is helping three Māori enterprises create jobs, grow exports and build lasting prosperity, Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka says.
The investments reach from green hydrogen at Mōkai and an export apple orchard in Raupunga to premium New Zealand wine being sold across the United States.
At Mōkai, $865,000 is helping Halcyon Power, a joint venture between Tūaropaki Trust and Japan’s Obayashi Corporation, pursue green hydrogen exports using renewable geothermal energy. Halcyon has already completed a successful hydrogen shipment to Fiji and is now working toward the Singapore market.
In Raupunga, $2.1 million is helping Ngāti Pāhauwera transform 30 hectares of whenua into an export apple orchard. More than 23,000 trees have been planted, 19 new employees have joined its horticulture operations and more than $400,000 has been paid to local contractors.
In Marlborough, $100,000 has helped Māori-owned, B Corp-certified wine producer Tiraki strengthen its brand in the United States. Tiraki now exports to more than 30 markets and has expanded from eight US states into 12, securing another container order.
“Our role is to back Māori ambition, not constrain it. Māori are leading these projects, and Government investment is helping them go further and faster......
See full article HERE
Articles:
JC: We Do Not Want This
Peter Dunne: Hipkin's dilemma
Video:
Anglo Saxon: Beware The Maori Sovereignty Machine.
Propaganda:
Conservationists call for more mātauranga Māori-led protection of endangered species
Train Them or Lose Them: Māori Trades Push Comes as Apprenticeships Hit 15-Year Low
Koroneihana: Political leaders challenged to build on nationhood
Friday September 4, 2026
News:
Crown settles with Ngā Hapū o Te Iwi o Whanganui
The Crown has concluded nine years of negotiations with Ngā Hapū o Te Iwi o Whanganui as legislation passes its final reading in Parliament today, Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith says.
"Today represents the culmination of many years of determination, commitment and perseverance by Ngā Hapū o Te Iwi o Whanganui. This settlement acknowledges historical injustices and reflect the efforts of iwi, hapū and whānau across generations.
“Over many decades, Ngā Hapū o Te Iwi o Whanganui suffered from loss of their tikanga, their reo, and their resources. Socioeconomic deprivation and the impact of native land laws contributed to the erosion of hapū foundations within Ngā Hapū o Te Iwi o Whanganui.
“Over many decades, Ngā Hapū o Te Iwi o Whanganui suffered from loss of their tikanga, their reo, and their resources. Socioeconomic deprivation and the impact of native land laws contributed to the erosion of hapū foundations within Ngā Hapū o Te Iwi o Whanganui.
The settlement includes:
See full article HERE
“Today marks an important milestone for Ngāti Ruapani and their longstanding connection to Waikaremoana and Te Urewera. We recognise the historical grievances suffered by Ngāti Ruapani, and acknowledge the generations of uri who have worked to secure today’s outcome.
“This settlement resolves historical claims relating to Crown actions in the Waikaremoana district, including the use of a scorched earth policy against Ngāti Ruapani kāinga, the acquisition of four southern blocks under threat of confiscation and the use of aggressive tactics to acquire the Waikaremoana block.
The redress package includes:
See full article HERE
Waitangi Tribunal finds disability system breaches Te Tiriti
The Waitangi Tribunal has found the Crown breached Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles in its provision of disability services for tāngata whaikaha Māori, saying their voices have been "made invisible" within the system.
Hauwhaikaha - The Disability System Report was released on Thursday as part of the final stage of the Health Services and Outcomes Kaupapa Inquiry (Wai 2575).
The tribunal found the Crown had prejudiced tāngata whaikaha Māori in several ways, including by failing to involve them adequately in the design and delivery of the disability system.
The term tāngata whaikaha Māori is used in the report to refer to Māori disabled people.....
See full article HERE
ACT to campaign on scrapping Māori and Pacific med school places as review remains hidden
A much-awaited review of medical school schemes which aim to produce more Māori and Pacific doctors shows that racial discrimination is not justified, the ACT Party claims.
Leader David Seymour said his party would now campaign to have the programmes at the University of Auckland and University of Otago scrapped.
The review of the admission programmes is part of the National-Act coalition agreement and is one of the last outstanding items to be ticked off this term.
ACT Party leader David Seymour said he had seen a copy of the report.
“We asked for the examination to demonstrate that racial discrimination is justified,” he told Stuff.
“If one student is going to miss out to one with lower grades, and if patients are going to be seen by doctors who would not have gained entry to medical school without special treatment, there needs to be a serious justification.....
See full article HERE
Opportunity party leader Qiulae Wong promises reset of Crown-Māori relationship
Opportunity party leader Qiulae Wong says New Zealand needs to rebuild its relationship with Māori, promising to restore changes to marine and coastal area law and repeal legislation that has stripped references to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
In an interview with Mata with Mihingarangi, Wong said Opportunity regarded Te Tiriti as the foundation of the relationship between Māori and the Crown.
She said the Crown's responsibility went beyond simply honouring Te Tiriti and should include educating New Zealanders about the relationship and why it mattered to the country as a whole.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Judy Gill: English is now an Official Language. The Ministry of Education must review its language policies.
David Farrar: The TPM overhang strategy could result in permament left wing government
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Bob Edlin: Asian school attendance rates cast doubts over links between the Treaty....
- $30 million in financial and commercial redress.
- $15.5 million in cultural revitalisation funding.
- The vesting of 27 culturally significant sites.
See full article HERE
Crown Settles With Ngāti Ruapani Mai Waikaremoana
The Crown has settled historic treaty settlement claims with Ngāti Ruapani Mai Waikaremoana as legislation passes its final reading in Parliament today, Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith says.
“Today marks an important milestone for Ngāti Ruapani and their longstanding connection to Waikaremoana and Te Urewera. We recognise the historical grievances suffered by Ngāti Ruapani, and acknowledge the generations of uri who have worked to secure today’s outcome.
“This settlement resolves historical claims relating to Crown actions in the Waikaremoana district, including the use of a scorched earth policy against Ngāti Ruapani kāinga, the acquisition of four southern blocks under threat of confiscation and the use of aggressive tactics to acquire the Waikaremoana block.
The redress package includes:
- The addition of approximately 12,000 hectares to Te Urewera.
- The return of several cultural redress properties.
- A financial and commercial redress package of $24 million.
See full article HERE
Waitangi Tribunal finds disability system breaches Te Tiriti
The Waitangi Tribunal has found the Crown breached Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles in its provision of disability services for tāngata whaikaha Māori, saying their voices have been "made invisible" within the system.
Hauwhaikaha - The Disability System Report was released on Thursday as part of the final stage of the Health Services and Outcomes Kaupapa Inquiry (Wai 2575).
The tribunal found the Crown had prejudiced tāngata whaikaha Māori in several ways, including by failing to involve them adequately in the design and delivery of the disability system.
The term tāngata whaikaha Māori is used in the report to refer to Māori disabled people.....
See full article HERE
ACT to campaign on scrapping Māori and Pacific med school places as review remains hidden
A much-awaited review of medical school schemes which aim to produce more Māori and Pacific doctors shows that racial discrimination is not justified, the ACT Party claims.
Leader David Seymour said his party would now campaign to have the programmes at the University of Auckland and University of Otago scrapped.
The review of the admission programmes is part of the National-Act coalition agreement and is one of the last outstanding items to be ticked off this term.
ACT Party leader David Seymour said he had seen a copy of the report.
“We asked for the examination to demonstrate that racial discrimination is justified,” he told Stuff.
“If one student is going to miss out to one with lower grades, and if patients are going to be seen by doctors who would not have gained entry to medical school without special treatment, there needs to be a serious justification.....
See full article HERE
Opportunity party leader Qiulae Wong promises reset of Crown-Māori relationship
Opportunity party leader Qiulae Wong says New Zealand needs to rebuild its relationship with Māori, promising to restore changes to marine and coastal area law and repeal legislation that has stripped references to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
In an interview with Mata with Mihingarangi, Wong said Opportunity regarded Te Tiriti as the foundation of the relationship between Māori and the Crown.
She said the Crown's responsibility went beyond simply honouring Te Tiriti and should include educating New Zealanders about the relationship and why it mattered to the country as a whole.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Judy Gill: English is now an Official Language. The Ministry of Education must review its language policies.
David Farrar: The TPM overhang strategy could result in permament left wing government
Pee Kay: Forget co-governance – the Centre Left will entrench Te Tiriti and co-governance will only be the start.
Bob Edlin: Asian school attendance rates cast doubts over links between the Treaty....
Thursday September 3, 2026
News:
Real estate agent Janet Dickson loses bid for Te Kākano exemption, faces licence cancellation
A real estate agent who refused to complete a Māori tikanga course, arguing it was largely irrelevant to her work, politically biased and conflicted with her Christian beliefs, has failed in her bid for an exemption.
Janet Dickson likely faces losing her real estate licence, ending her 30-year career, following the Real Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal’s ruling.
A real estate agent who refused to complete a Māori tikanga course, arguing it was largely irrelevant to her work, politically biased and conflicted with her Christian beliefs, has failed in her bid for an exemption.
Janet Dickson likely faces losing her real estate licence, ending her 30-year career, following the Real Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal’s ruling.
The decision concludes a nearly three-year battle argued before the Real Estate Authority, the High Court and the tribunal.
It’s a finding that’s now left Dickson distraught, according to Stephen Franks, principal of Wellington law firm Franks Ogilvie, who is speaking on her behalf.....
See full article HERE
Te Herenga Tauira: Māori students come together to strengthen collective voice at national hui
Hundreds of Māori tertiary students have descended on Tāmaki Makaurau for Te Huinga Tauira, a national hui centred on culture, connection and the voices of tauira Māori.
The annual conference brings together students from tertiary institutions across Aotearoa for a week of kapa haka, hākinakina, wānanga, Manu Kōrero (speech competition), careers events and discussions on issues affecting them.
This year’s kaupapa is being hosted by Tītahi ki Tua, the Māori students’ association at AUT, Ngā Haumi ki te Ao at Massey University, and Te Mana Ākonga, the National Māori Tertiary Students’ Association....
See full article HERE
Iwi to get first right of refusal to purchase council-owned Levin properties
Horowhenua iwi will be given first right of refusal to potentially purchase council-owned buildings in Levin’s main street, as part of the town’s transformation.
The Horowhenua District Council recently bought six properties along State Highway 1/Oxford St from the Government allocation of $2 million better-off funding.
The buildings would likely be sold for development and one idea was they would be demolished and turned into a laneway.....
See full article HERE
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Steven Gaskell: Iwi In Space — With the New Zealand Government
Video:
Ani O'Brien: Breaking Down Te Pāti Māori's Constitutional Policy
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It’s a finding that’s now left Dickson distraught, according to Stephen Franks, principal of Wellington law firm Franks Ogilvie, who is speaking on her behalf.....
See full article HERE
Te Herenga Tauira: Māori students come together to strengthen collective voice at national hui
Hundreds of Māori tertiary students have descended on Tāmaki Makaurau for Te Huinga Tauira, a national hui centred on culture, connection and the voices of tauira Māori.
The annual conference brings together students from tertiary institutions across Aotearoa for a week of kapa haka, hākinakina, wānanga, Manu Kōrero (speech competition), careers events and discussions on issues affecting them.
This year’s kaupapa is being hosted by Tītahi ki Tua, the Māori students’ association at AUT, Ngā Haumi ki te Ao at Massey University, and Te Mana Ākonga, the National Māori Tertiary Students’ Association....
See full article HERE
Iwi to get first right of refusal to purchase council-owned Levin properties
Horowhenua iwi will be given first right of refusal to potentially purchase council-owned buildings in Levin’s main street, as part of the town’s transformation.
The Horowhenua District Council recently bought six properties along State Highway 1/Oxford St from the Government allocation of $2 million better-off funding.
The buildings would likely be sold for development and one idea was they would be demolished and turned into a laneway.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Dame Elizabeth Rata: History of New Zealand Education Promo
Steven Gaskell: Iwi In Space — With the New Zealand Government
Video:
Ani O'Brien: Breaking Down Te Pāti Māori's Constitutional Policy
Propaganda:
Māori student leaders encourage youth to vote as national hui commences
Pacific chiefs to attend Māori Queen’s second koroneihana
Bringing Te Reo Māori To Everyday Museum Experiences
Wednesday September 2, 2026
News:
Whakatōhea leader presents evidence to Waitangi Tribunal
Te Whakatōhea leader, Te Kahautu Maxwell, opened with a haka before presenting evidence on the histories, grievances and aspirations of Ngāti Ngahere before the Waitangi Tribunal in Ōpōtiki this week.
Terere Marae hosted the tenth hearing week of the North-Eastern Bay of Plenty District Inquiry, Wai 1750, where the Tribunal is examining the impacts of Crown actions on hapū and iwi throughout the region.
Te Whakatōhea leader, Te Kahautu Maxwell, opened with a haka before presenting evidence on the histories, grievances and aspirations of Ngāti Ngahere before the Waitangi Tribunal in Ōpōtiki this week.
Terere Marae hosted the tenth hearing week of the North-Eastern Bay of Plenty District Inquiry, Wai 1750, where the Tribunal is examining the impacts of Crown actions on hapū and iwi throughout the region.
The issues under examination include raupatu, land loss, Māori land legislation, public works, environmental issues, and health, social and economic impacts, spanning Crown actions in the nineteenth century through to consequences that continue to be felt today....
See full article HERE
Te Pāti Māori vows major constitutional reform by making Te Tiriti binding for Crown
Te Pāti Māori are promising major constitutional reform by entrenching Te Tiriti o Waitangi into lawmaking and binding the Crown to honour it, if elected.
The party would set up an independent Te Tiriti Commission with power to investigate Treaty breaches by the Crown, make Waitangi Tribunal recommendations binding, and set a 2040 target for constitutional transformation.
They also want to set a $220 million Mātike Mai Fund over four years to resource constitutional reforms and properly implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) within their first 100 days in power.....
See full article HERE
More on the above here > Te Pāti Māori says major constitutional reform a ‘bottom line’ for coalition deals
Labour won't reinstate Māori Health Authority
Labour is abandoning its previous commitment to restore the Māori Health Authority scrapped by this government, with leader Chris Hipkins holding concerns it could face the same fate if resurrected.
Instead, Hipkins said Labour would place greater focus on resourcing Māori healthcare providers directly and "devolvement" without the need of a central government agency.
The position is a departure from Labour's previous commitment to restore the authority, with former Māori Health Minister Peeni Henare promising to revive it if the party was re-elected......
See full article HERE
Aotearoa’s first marae-based laundromat key to easing cost-of-living pressures
A new laundromat at Wainuiomata Marae aims to create a sustainable space for whānau while generating a new source of income for the community.
Te Arohanui Laundromat was built on a portion of marae land to support the marae financially while providing a practical service for local whānau.
Nathan Waitai, who is involved in running the laundromat, says, “When we approached the Marae, they were in agreement to give us a portion of the land to build it. That brings in a revenue stream for the Marae, and we’re quite honoured to be the first self-service laundromat in Aotearoa.”
For Waitai, seeing whānau reconnect with the space has been the most rewarding shift. Waiting for laundry now introduces visitors to the marae’s tukutuku panels, rāranga, Pukeatua, and Matariki displays.....
See full article HERE
Te Pae Oranga launch celebrated in Te Tai Poutini
Te Pae Oranga (formerly known as Iwi Community Panels) is an initiative delivered in partnership between Iwi Māori and New Zealand Police. It is a supported resolution option that Police can use to respond to offending as an alternative to charges before court.
The establishment of Te Pae Oranga on the West Coast means all three areas of the Tasman District now have access to the iwi-led, community-focused model. The panel is the 32nd to be launched nationally.......
See full article HERE
Veteran real estate agent loses licence over Māori culture course
Veteran real estate agent Janet Dickson is set to lose her licence after losing her latest challenge over a compulsory course covering Māori culture, language and Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Veteran real estate agent Janet Dickson is set to lose her licence after losing her latest challenge over her refusal to complete a compulsory course covering Māori culture, language and Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Hobson’s Pledge, which has supported Dickson throughout her legal battle, announced today that the Real Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal had rejected her appeal against the Registrar’s refusal to grant her an exemption from completing Te Kākano.
The decision clears the way for the cancellation of Dickson’s real estate licence.....
See full article HERE
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Gaming the Election - Dr Muriel Newman.
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Colinxy: Davina Smolders and the Price of Dissent
Pee Kay: The Sovereignty Machine
Lindsay Mitchell: Hipkins' play for the Maori seats
Video:
Far North District Councillor Davina Smolders Stripped Of Committee Role By Unelected Iwi
Centre Left will Entrench Te Tiriti & Co-Governance will be the start. - Michael Laws
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Co-Governance Firestorm: Peters Attacks Jackson as Māori Leaders Question Labour’s Election Message
Labour to oppose ‘silly co-governance’ in Māori partnership policy
Te Pāti Māori vows major constitutional reform by making Te Tiriti binding for Crown
Te Pāti Māori are promising major constitutional reform by entrenching Te Tiriti o Waitangi into lawmaking and binding the Crown to honour it, if elected.
The party would set up an independent Te Tiriti Commission with power to investigate Treaty breaches by the Crown, make Waitangi Tribunal recommendations binding, and set a 2040 target for constitutional transformation.
They also want to set a $220 million Mātike Mai Fund over four years to resource constitutional reforms and properly implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) within their first 100 days in power.....
See full article HERE
More on the above here > Te Pāti Māori says major constitutional reform a ‘bottom line’ for coalition deals
Labour won't reinstate Māori Health Authority
Labour is abandoning its previous commitment to restore the Māori Health Authority scrapped by this government, with leader Chris Hipkins holding concerns it could face the same fate if resurrected.
Instead, Hipkins said Labour would place greater focus on resourcing Māori healthcare providers directly and "devolvement" without the need of a central government agency.
The position is a departure from Labour's previous commitment to restore the authority, with former Māori Health Minister Peeni Henare promising to revive it if the party was re-elected......
See full article HERE
Aotearoa’s first marae-based laundromat key to easing cost-of-living pressures
A new laundromat at Wainuiomata Marae aims to create a sustainable space for whānau while generating a new source of income for the community.
Te Arohanui Laundromat was built on a portion of marae land to support the marae financially while providing a practical service for local whānau.
Nathan Waitai, who is involved in running the laundromat, says, “When we approached the Marae, they were in agreement to give us a portion of the land to build it. That brings in a revenue stream for the Marae, and we’re quite honoured to be the first self-service laundromat in Aotearoa.”
For Waitai, seeing whānau reconnect with the space has been the most rewarding shift. Waiting for laundry now introduces visitors to the marae’s tukutuku panels, rāranga, Pukeatua, and Matariki displays.....
See full article HERE
Te Pae Oranga launch celebrated in Te Tai Poutini
Te Pae Oranga (formerly known as Iwi Community Panels) is an initiative delivered in partnership between Iwi Māori and New Zealand Police. It is a supported resolution option that Police can use to respond to offending as an alternative to charges before court.
The establishment of Te Pae Oranga on the West Coast means all three areas of the Tasman District now have access to the iwi-led, community-focused model. The panel is the 32nd to be launched nationally.......
See full article HERE
Veteran real estate agent loses licence over Māori culture course
Veteran real estate agent Janet Dickson is set to lose her licence after losing her latest challenge over a compulsory course covering Māori culture, language and Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Veteran real estate agent Janet Dickson is set to lose her licence after losing her latest challenge over her refusal to complete a compulsory course covering Māori culture, language and Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Hobson’s Pledge, which has supported Dickson throughout her legal battle, announced today that the Real Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal had rejected her appeal against the Registrar’s refusal to grant her an exemption from completing Te Kākano.
The decision clears the way for the cancellation of Dickson’s real estate licence.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Gaming the Election - Dr Muriel Newman.
How Te Pāti Māori’s gambit could bring down the Māori seats
Colinxy: Davina Smolders and the Price of Dissent
Pee Kay: The Sovereignty Machine
Lindsay Mitchell: Hipkins' play for the Maori seats
Video:
Far North District Councillor Davina Smolders Stripped Of Committee Role By Unelected Iwi
Centre Left will Entrench Te Tiriti & Co-Governance will be the start. - Michael Laws
Propaganda:
Protect Te Tiriti: Ngāti Kahungunu Launches National Petition Against Legislative Rollback
Mauao Must Not Reopen Until Iwi Are Satisfied It Is Safe, Ngāi Te Rangi Says
Te Tiriti as the Bottom Line: John Tamihere on Te Pāti Māori’s Push to Reshape the Crown–Māori Relationship
No Return to Te Aka Whai Ora? Willie Jackson Signals Labour Could Take a Different Path on Māori Health
Co-Governance Firestorm: Peters Attacks Jackson as Māori Leaders Question Labour’s Election Message
Labour to oppose ‘silly co-governance’ in Māori partnership policy
Monday August 31, 2026
News:
A century without a marae, Te Kawerau-a-Maki granted $2.2m to kickstart
Auckland’s last remaining iwi without a marae is a step closer to a century old dream of rebuilding their home on their ancestral land in West Auckland.
Auckland Council has granted Te Kawerau ā Maki $2.2 million towards the first stage of building Te Henga Marae, set for the coast of Bethell’s Beach (Te Henga), alike the old pā site that once stood in the area.
Auckland’s last remaining iwi without a marae is a step closer to a century old dream of rebuilding their home on their ancestral land in West Auckland.
Auckland Council has granted Te Kawerau ā Maki $2.2 million towards the first stage of building Te Henga Marae, set for the coast of Bethell’s Beach (Te Henga), alike the old pā site that once stood in the area.
The funding will come from the Council’s Tahua Huanga Ora Māori Outcomes Fund, which it says is subject to conditions such as confirmed co-investment, agreed project scope and governance arrangements.....
See full article HERE
New chapter opens for te reo Māori
For the first time in three decades, tamariki will walk through the gates of a kōhanga reo in the Whakatipu this coming Monday.
It follows the official opening of Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakatipu Waimāori in Arrowtown on Sunday, a day co-chairman Brendon McIntosh tells Mountain Scene was “huge and very emotional”.
It was attended by about 150 people, including representatives of the Kōhanga National Trust as well as the whānau of kōhanga in Murihiku, Ōtepoti and even as far afield as Waikato, Tairawhiti and Takapu....
See full article HERE
Labour's Willie Jackson not in favour of Māori Health Authority revival
Jackson, who is also co-chair of Labour's Māori caucus, appeared on Q+A this morning, as his party launches its campaign to win back the seven Māori seats it lost six of in 2023.
Pressed repeatedly on if Labour would bring back the Māori Health Authority axed by the National-led coalition, Jackson said the party was "still talking about" it – before he conceded his own view on the issue.
"My personal position is that I'm not in favour," he said. "We just started it, but we never got the funding and resourcing in place. That's what they're saying: 'look, if we can just get the funding resourcing', so I'm saying, well, what if we do that?"
He argued Māori health providers themselves had told Labour that direct funding mattered more than the structure....
See full article HERE
Who gets to launch to space from New Zealand?
The Crown-iwi joint venture’s chief executive John Holt said it was on track to get both offshore investors to build a new spaceport at Kaitorete Spit just south of Christchurch - plus the customers to follow.
Holt said the wider whānau had told them it was comfortable with launches by the New Zealand Defence Force for sovereign purposes, particularly if it were for national security; weaponry or targeting others they were less comfortable with, he said.
And what if the Pentagon came calling?
“Dual-use policy would be taken to the board, which has a Crown view at 50 percent and a rūnanga view at 50 percent.
That wouldn’t wash with two Wairewa rūnanga members Wiki Martin and Dr Alvina Edwards.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Insights From Social Media: $2.2Million From The Maori Outcomes Gravy Train
Gary Judd KC: Mumbo-jumbo and all that
Graham Adams: Māori gods rule the CRL underworld
Barrie Davis: Captain Cook by Tony Ballantyne
Bob Edlin: Media and the matter of Maori tribal links....
Propaganda:
Election 2026: Waiariki candidates at debate unite on better outcomes for Māori
Still poisoned, still standing - Catherine Delahunty.
Remaking landscape and memory - Tony Ballantyne.
New chapter opens for te reo Māori
For the first time in three decades, tamariki will walk through the gates of a kōhanga reo in the Whakatipu this coming Monday.
It follows the official opening of Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakatipu Waimāori in Arrowtown on Sunday, a day co-chairman Brendon McIntosh tells Mountain Scene was “huge and very emotional”.
It was attended by about 150 people, including representatives of the Kōhanga National Trust as well as the whānau of kōhanga in Murihiku, Ōtepoti and even as far afield as Waikato, Tairawhiti and Takapu....
See full article HERE
Labour's Willie Jackson not in favour of Māori Health Authority revival
Jackson, who is also co-chair of Labour's Māori caucus, appeared on Q+A this morning, as his party launches its campaign to win back the seven Māori seats it lost six of in 2023.
Pressed repeatedly on if Labour would bring back the Māori Health Authority axed by the National-led coalition, Jackson said the party was "still talking about" it – before he conceded his own view on the issue.
"My personal position is that I'm not in favour," he said. "We just started it, but we never got the funding and resourcing in place. That's what they're saying: 'look, if we can just get the funding resourcing', so I'm saying, well, what if we do that?"
He argued Māori health providers themselves had told Labour that direct funding mattered more than the structure....
See full article HERE
Who gets to launch to space from New Zealand?
The Crown-iwi joint venture’s chief executive John Holt said it was on track to get both offshore investors to build a new spaceport at Kaitorete Spit just south of Christchurch - plus the customers to follow.
Holt said the wider whānau had told them it was comfortable with launches by the New Zealand Defence Force for sovereign purposes, particularly if it were for national security; weaponry or targeting others they were less comfortable with, he said.
And what if the Pentagon came calling?
“Dual-use policy would be taken to the board, which has a Crown view at 50 percent and a rūnanga view at 50 percent.
That wouldn’t wash with two Wairewa rūnanga members Wiki Martin and Dr Alvina Edwards.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Insights From Social Media: $2.2Million From The Maori Outcomes Gravy Train
Gary Judd KC: Mumbo-jumbo and all that
Graham Adams: Māori gods rule the CRL underworld
Barrie Davis: Captain Cook by Tony Ballantyne
Bob Edlin: Media and the matter of Maori tribal links....
Propaganda:
Election 2026: Waiariki candidates at debate unite on better outcomes for Māori
Still poisoned, still standing - Catherine Delahunty.
Remaking landscape and memory - Tony Ballantyne.
Sunday August 30, 2026
News:
Labour promises more than $20m a year to revive Māori trades training scheme
Labour is promising to invest more than $20 million a year in a dedicated trades training scheme for Māori if elected in November.
News:
Labour promises more than $20m a year to revive Māori trades training scheme
Labour is promising to invest more than $20 million a year in a dedicated trades training scheme for Māori if elected in November.
The head of Labour’s Māori caucus, Willie Jackson, said the investment would revive a scheme that was effective in connecting Māori with jobs as the unemployment rate for Māori (10.8%) usurps the national rate (5.6%).
“It can be hairdressing; it can be plumbing. It can be just about anything. What it does, I think, is it offers people some hope, people who are at a hard end,” he said.....
See full article HERE
We’re being robbed of our whanaunga’: Sawmill whānau seek justice
Former sawmill workers and their descendants are seeking specialist healthcare and compensation, while mana whenua demand action over industrial waste left on Māori land.....
See full article HERE
Hamilton shoplifter says she can ‘go where I want’ after being caught by police
After being caught stealing from Kmart, a recidivist shoplifter told police she could go where she wanted.
“I’m not trespassed; I was born here. I’m Tainui. I can go where I want,” Karrie-Ann Tiny Moana Lee Ngahere said.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
David Farrar: Te Pati Maori’s bonkers tax plan
Bob Edlin: Luxon keeps hooting (to the point of tedium) about no new taxes…
Robin Grieve: Policies based on need, not race are more equitable
Video:
Davina Smolders states her case to the Far North District Council
“It can be hairdressing; it can be plumbing. It can be just about anything. What it does, I think, is it offers people some hope, people who are at a hard end,” he said.....
See full article HERE
We’re being robbed of our whanaunga’: Sawmill whānau seek justice
Former sawmill workers and their descendants are seeking specialist healthcare and compensation, while mana whenua demand action over industrial waste left on Māori land.....
See full article HERE
Hamilton shoplifter says she can ‘go where I want’ after being caught by police
After being caught stealing from Kmart, a recidivist shoplifter told police she could go where she wanted.
“I’m not trespassed; I was born here. I’m Tainui. I can go where I want,” Karrie-Ann Tiny Moana Lee Ngahere said.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
David Farrar: Te Pati Maori’s bonkers tax plan
Bob Edlin: Luxon keeps hooting (to the point of tedium) about no new taxes…
Robin Grieve: Policies based on need, not race are more equitable
Video:
Davina Smolders states her case to the Far North District Council
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18 comments:
Here I am again , bashing on about education and how Progressive Education , has done the most damage to the most vulnerable . Maori right now have all the worst stats. on crime , welfare and also illiteracy and numeracy rates.
When is this connection going to be made ?Now isn't the result of colonial times it is the product of an iniquitous education system we have had for the last 50 years plus .
All those of low SES , have been the victims of this . You can't succeed in a trade if you have no work ethic , nor lacking in the basics of the 3Rs.
. Academia caused this deficiency ,with totally loony theories not colonisation.. Academia should be contrite at what they have produced not jumping into Marxist ideology like P. Freire's.
Gaynor
Remember when New Zealanders felt apartheid was repugnant? Well guess what.
Willie Jackson raising his head again. Whatever happed to the scandal involving him, his wife, and MUMA, or is wee Willie so wily that his woven, Maori 'teflon' coat protects him from the excrement that he should be donkey-deep in? It appears not only bureaucrats, but also our politicians can go about with gay abandon, answerable to no-one. What a corrupt little country we've become. Despicable!
Hey Rob, I remember when New Zealanders thought apartheid was repugnant. Lots of kiwis were ok with it in the early 80s, but many more were against it. The apartheid regime is over now.
In other news, some people misuse the word apartheid and I see them doing it from time to time on the internet. Language seems to have taken a dive in the post-truth West.
Loving New Zealand and how we are finally embracing our heritage and unique culture. Keep standing up to the naysayers, it is onwards and upwards for our cultural revival!
Is it trade training maori need or attitude training? Schools have to make it clear that the chances of becoming a successful professional rugby player are very very small, and that even they need a backup. They need to be taught that as employees the employer and customer do not owe them favours just because part of them was "colonised". They have to understand that they must be a net productive unit for the employer. A difficult concept for persons brought up in a world of state subsidy; housing, family allowances, sundry benefits, handouts from charities etc and from households which may never have had an earned income. They must be taught that employers considier with sceptism the likely productive output of an obese person. Close involevement in marae affairs involving absence, ,tangi etc, another off putting factor. All this needs to be sorted before actual trade skills.The favouritism tuition of maori is a huge disincentive to non maori who have applied themselves industriously throughout the education process. And now they find much govt and local body work is deliberately channelled to maori. Little wonder so many go to Oz
Seems the total intended spend on the Te Henga marae exceeds 16 million. A staggering sum for a tiny remnant survival tribe. I wonder what the rates will be, especialy considering the hugely increased road traffic which will be generated. Seems housing is proposed. A great spot safely distant from the serious risk of employment. Although doubtless some will be selectively employed converting attractive tramping tracks to tedious boardwalks.
If a marae operates a commercial business in competition with others, such as a laundramat, does it qualify to pay rates as others? Personally, to pass the time waiting, I would prefer a copy of Penthouse to gazing at a maori mural panel, even the most grossly aroused.
Unbelievable that the Appeals Court has denied Janet Dickson’s right not to be forcibly indoctrinated by the activist cultists intent on converting our professional institutions to their primitive, stone age religion. Would our equally activist judges back compulsory indoctrination by the moonies and the scientologists too? Last time I looked we were still supposed to be a secular democracy.
Anon 8:07 you always seem to miss the point that ALL cultures are "unique" so saying NZ culture is unique is (here's a word for you) redundant. The Oxford dictionary might well define the word apartheid by referencing what is going on right here now in little New Zealand with special rights given to a particular RACE, that is Maori in case you didn't notice.
Hey Anon, no, the OED does not define apartheid in any way that relates to what is happening in NZ. Not that anything of note is happening in NZ.
Good, regular, hardworking kiwis are still focused on doing the right thing, mucking in, looking after their families and communities, and getting on with it. The internet sure has some wild and woolly viewpoints sometimes, but they don’t represent the real world, thankfully!
Anyway, there is nothing to be scared about seeing NZ’s special culture continuing its resurgence into the daylight. It is long overdue.
Anon 9:53 - Who is scared? Fed up and sick to death of over the top, primitive, cultural BS more like.
It seems that Janet Dickson, the angry real-estate lady, has denounced the "training" without bothering to attend the session to find out what it actually said. How long would that have taken? 90 minutes of her life. She was perfectly at liberty to go along to the seminar, give the presenter the middle finger, and keep her licence. Better yet, she could have made notes, written a rebuttal and then gone public with her views. And still keep her licence. As it stands she's just a self-centred nobody who seems to rather enjoy playing the victim and challenging authority while in full knowledge of the consequences. Ms Dickson claims to be a good Christian. Perhaps she should reflect on Mark 12: 17 "Pay Caesar what is due to Caesar and pay God what is due to God".
My sympathies are with Ms Dickson. She resents having her rights violated by being forced to attend a 'training' session for a political cause that is not hers. Nobody should be made to do that in a democracy. Just turning up would have represented acquiescence. It's time for some real resistance!
I hope the Levin Council knows what it is doing.Due supermarkets and op shops the main street is largely dead, kept alive by the mass of through traffic soon to cease.Any strongly maori orientated social centre type establishment will not make the area attractive to most citizens. It woud be folly to transfer the local lake disputes into town.Again I am curious as to the mechanism of these first option offers.
Real resistance is no longer necessary Mr V for the simple reason that the law has been changed and Real Estate training no longer has a compulsory tikanga component. That rather important contextual note has been conveniently overlooked by Hobsons Pledge. Ms Dickson has been treated entirely in accordance with the law as it stood at the time of her offending, not at the date of her appeals. She knew the likely consequences of her actions and now has to live with them.
From what I know the content of the course Janet was supposed to take included beliefs that clashed with her Christian beliefs .Janet did know about the content of the course ,Jones Boy. I agree with Barend . All these wimps going along refusing to stand up to tyranny. We saw this compliance in Nazi Germany , when even the Lutheran Churches didn't stand up against Hitler , for fear they might be closed down. However there were people like Bonhoeffer who did refuse to comply and is now a revered Christian martyr
because he was hung by the Nazis for his stance. . There is plenty of stuff in the bible, about not complying with evil. Our Western history is loaded up with martyrs who got burnt , drowned , tortured, eaten by lions etc for standing for truth and freedoms we enjoy like freedom from or of religious beliefs .
The sums spent on these "art" works are absurd. Especially as the obstruction and distraction detracts from road safety. Masterful colonist leg pulls all funded outside of maoridom hence accumulating very many mana Brownie points. Symptomatic of maorification penetration into the Public service, and the terror of remaining rational staff of being subject to cancellation should they dare question..
We have lots of roadside art not far from where i live. It consists of random displays of fast food branded boxes and bags that move with the wind. No doubt kinetic works inspired by our local money wasting Len Lye Centre and art snob gallery. I have even seen a supermarket pushed down a bank where it it was suspended by a tree. A deep meaning perhaps. All provided free.
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