Saturday August 15, 2026
News:
Chateau Tongariro revival decision may not be made before the election, documents reveal
It’s unclear if a decision on the future of Chateau Tongariro will happen before the election, with officials saying iwi has “deliberately paused” talks on the landmark.
The chateau, near Mt Ruapehu, has sat empty since closing in early 2023 because of seismic concerns.
Conservation Minister Tama Potaka says iwi feedback has helped inform the advice he has received and a hui with iwi was held early last month.
A status report to Potaka in late April said engagement with iwi was occurring “within a sensitive Treaty settlement context”.
“DoC officials have made a number of attempts to establish appropriate engagement forums. However, these have not progressed, reflecting a deliberate pause by iwi rather than a lack of interest.
Officials said iwi “may choose not to engage if they feel the Crown is not approaching the process in good faith, for example by addressing wider interests in the area”....
See full article HERE
Rangitīkei council stands by iwi deals despite uncertaintyRangitīkei councillors unanimously support the development of agreements with iwi, despite the Government scrapping the deals.
The Rangitīkei District Council decided on Thursday to support the development of Mana Whakahono ā Rohe (MWāR) agreements with iwi, "irrespective of government policy”.
In July, RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop announced the existing agreements between iwi and council around the motū would be scrapped, and replaced with “new narrowly scoped iwi participation agreements.”....
See full article HERE
Public servants told to avoid Māori language parade on work time
Public servants are being warned away from attending a Māori Language Week parade in work time for fear of it becoming politicised.
The “in confidence” advice, seen by The Post, comes from the Public Service Commission (PSC) and says human resources bosses had been in touch about calls for volunteers for Te Wiki o te reo Māori parade, a “civic and cultural” event that was not intended to be political but could become “politicised by external parties”.
The PSC confirmed the advice originated from it but a spokesperson said it was up to individual chief executives to make the final call about the September parade......(paywalled)
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Rangatahi given the final say on $120,000 in Auckland funding
Māori butchers carve up the 2026 National Butchery Awards with standout wins
A status report to Potaka in late April said engagement with iwi was occurring “within a sensitive Treaty settlement context”.
“DoC officials have made a number of attempts to establish appropriate engagement forums. However, these have not progressed, reflecting a deliberate pause by iwi rather than a lack of interest.
Officials said iwi “may choose not to engage if they feel the Crown is not approaching the process in good faith, for example by addressing wider interests in the area”....
See full article HERE
Rangitīkei council stands by iwi deals despite uncertaintyRangitīkei councillors unanimously support the development of agreements with iwi, despite the Government scrapping the deals.
The Rangitīkei District Council decided on Thursday to support the development of Mana Whakahono ā Rohe (MWāR) agreements with iwi, "irrespective of government policy”.
In July, RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop announced the existing agreements between iwi and council around the motū would be scrapped, and replaced with “new narrowly scoped iwi participation agreements.”....
See full article HERE
Public servants told to avoid Māori language parade on work time
Public servants are being warned away from attending a Māori Language Week parade in work time for fear of it becoming politicised.
The “in confidence” advice, seen by The Post, comes from the Public Service Commission (PSC) and says human resources bosses had been in touch about calls for volunteers for Te Wiki o te reo Māori parade, a “civic and cultural” event that was not intended to be political but could become “politicised by external parties”.
The PSC confirmed the advice originated from it but a spokesperson said it was up to individual chief executives to make the final call about the September parade......(paywalled)
See full article HERE
Propaganda:
Rangatahi given the final say on $120,000 in Auckland funding
Māori butchers carve up the 2026 National Butchery Awards with standout wins
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Friday August 14, 2026
News:
Ngāi Tahu unveils South Island council boundary plan
Ngāi Tahu has unveiled a plan to reorganise the South Island's council boundaries, replacing the 24 councils within its rohe with five bigger ones aligned to major river catchments.
The iwi has lodged a Head Start proposal after the government asked councils to submit amalgamation plans by 9 August or have one imposed on them.
News:
Ngāi Tahu unveils South Island council boundary plan
Ngāi Tahu has unveiled a plan to reorganise the South Island's council boundaries, replacing the 24 councils within its rohe with five bigger ones aligned to major river catchments.
The iwi has lodged a Head Start proposal after the government asked councils to submit amalgamation plans by 9 August or have one imposed on them.
Ngāi Tahu was not invited to submit a proposal, but kaiwhakahaere Justin Tipa said the conversation was too important to sit on the sidelines.....
See full article HERE
Party leaders met NZ’s most influential iwi figures: Te Pāti Māori tanked and Luxon didn’t show – Kiri Allan
Last week, iwi leaders from across the country met in Tāhuna (Queenstown), hosted by Ngāi Tahu.
The mood in the room was resolute. Senior iwi leaders called this the worst Government in living memory for its relationship with Māori, and there was clear agreement that the campaign to change it.....(paywalled)
See full article HERE
Health minister quietly slashes Māori representation on Nursing Council to one seat
Amid a raft of Government changes to self-regulating professions, nurses are sounding alarm bells on the changes quietly being made to their own regulatory body.
Since September 2025, eight sitting members on the Nursing Council, which has up to 14 members, have been replaced by the Minister of Health Simeon Brown, tilting the ratio from having had more elected members to now having a majority ministerially appointed board.
Brown declined to re-appoint several Māori representatives, including chair Ngaira Harker, with Māori representation going from six to one – the minimum requirement under its current policy......
See full article HERE
'Captains of our future': Iwi invests in rangatahi and tech
Ngāti Whātua is investing in its future with a new leadership and technology scholarship aimed at ensuring the success of the next generation of leaders.....
See full article HERE
Māori Outcomes Capability & Change Enablement - Auckland City Council.
As Māori Outcomes Capability and Change Enablement Lead you will:
Articles:
Geoff Parker: Freshwater - Who Should Control New Zealand’s Water?
Ani O'Brien: The Greens are being remarkably honest. We should listen.
Pee Kay: Is a Marae Near You Worth $2.44 Billion of Your Tax Money?
Propaganda:
Huraina Te Matarau – Indigenous Nurses Aotearoa Conference Seeks To Challenge Racism In The Workforce
Party leaders met NZ’s most influential iwi figures: Te Pāti Māori tanked and Luxon didn’t show – Kiri Allan
Last week, iwi leaders from across the country met in Tāhuna (Queenstown), hosted by Ngāi Tahu.
The mood in the room was resolute. Senior iwi leaders called this the worst Government in living memory for its relationship with Māori, and there was clear agreement that the campaign to change it.....(paywalled)
See full article HERE
Health minister quietly slashes Māori representation on Nursing Council to one seat
Amid a raft of Government changes to self-regulating professions, nurses are sounding alarm bells on the changes quietly being made to their own regulatory body.
Since September 2025, eight sitting members on the Nursing Council, which has up to 14 members, have been replaced by the Minister of Health Simeon Brown, tilting the ratio from having had more elected members to now having a majority ministerially appointed board.
Brown declined to re-appoint several Māori representatives, including chair Ngaira Harker, with Māori representation going from six to one – the minimum requirement under its current policy......
See full article HERE
'Captains of our future': Iwi invests in rangatahi and tech
Ngāti Whātua is investing in its future with a new leadership and technology scholarship aimed at ensuring the success of the next generation of leaders.....
See full article HERE
Māori Outcomes Capability & Change Enablement - Auckland City Council.
As Māori Outcomes Capability and Change Enablement Lead you will:
- Lead the design and delivery of learning pathways that help all TAU staff embed Māori practices into operations, visitor experiences and daily work programmes.
- upport leaders and teams to build cultural confidence, make meaningful changes that advance Māori outcomes that contributes and celebrates Māori culture and identity.
- Apply adult learning principles, responsive pedagogy, digital tools, and new technologies to create engaging, accessible, and practical learning programmes that meet staff cultural needs and growth.
- Strengthen Māori leadership and connection by supporting Māori staff, provide coaching and mentoring opportunities to ensure alignment with wider Māori Outcomes initiatives.
- You will also be a thought partner for the Head of Māori Partnerships & Enablement.....
Articles:
Geoff Parker: Freshwater - Who Should Control New Zealand’s Water?
Ani O'Brien: The Greens are being remarkably honest. We should listen.
Pee Kay: Is a Marae Near You Worth $2.44 Billion of Your Tax Money?
Propaganda:
Huraina Te Matarau – Indigenous Nurses Aotearoa Conference Seeks To Challenge Racism In The Workforce
Thursday August 13, 2026
News:
Auckland Council backs next stage of Te Henga Marae development
Auckland Council has approved an allocation of up to $2.2 million from the Tahua Huanga Ora Māori Outcomes Fund to support the next stage of Te Henga Marae, helping Te Kawerau ā Maki progress plans to re-establish a permanent marae on its ancestral whenua.
News:
Auckland Council backs next stage of Te Henga Marae development
Auckland Council has approved an allocation of up to $2.2 million from the Tahua Huanga Ora Māori Outcomes Fund to support the next stage of Te Henga Marae, helping Te Kawerau ā Maki progress plans to re-establish a permanent marae on its ancestral whenua.
The decision, approved by the Policy, Planning and Development Committee on 11 August 2026, provides specialist project management support and an initial contribution towards the first stage of the marae’s development, subject to conditions including confirmed co-investment, agreed project scope and governance arrangements.
Edward Ashby, Chief Executive of Te Kawerau Iwi Tiaki Trust, said the decision marks an important milestone in a journey spanning generations......
See full article HERE
'Linguistic oppression': the little-known rule impacting te reo speakers at councils
A widely accepted council rule requiring members to give two days' notice before addressing meetings in te reo Māori has been deemed an oppression of the official language.
The rule is included in standing orders across the country, including in Southland and allows councils extra time to arrange interpreters or translators if necessary.
But University of Otago Emeritus Prof Lachlan Paterson said council requirements were an unfortunate reflection of the status of te reo Māori in local government.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Bob Edlin: Sovereignty and immunity from the law....
Propaganda:
Climate Bill Is Coming — Commission Says Māori Must Have The Pūtea To Adapt
With Te Matatini looming, performer numbers are back under the spotlight
Edward Ashby, Chief Executive of Te Kawerau Iwi Tiaki Trust, said the decision marks an important milestone in a journey spanning generations......
See full article HERE
'Linguistic oppression': the little-known rule impacting te reo speakers at councils
A widely accepted council rule requiring members to give two days' notice before addressing meetings in te reo Māori has been deemed an oppression of the official language.
The rule is included in standing orders across the country, including in Southland and allows councils extra time to arrange interpreters or translators if necessary.
But University of Otago Emeritus Prof Lachlan Paterson said council requirements were an unfortunate reflection of the status of te reo Māori in local government.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Bob Edlin: Sovereignty and immunity from the law....
Propaganda:
Climate Bill Is Coming — Commission Says Māori Must Have The Pūtea To Adapt
With Te Matatini looming, performer numbers are back under the spotlight
Wednesday August 12, 2026
News:
Citizenship test: Govt agency questioned whether Māori born overseas should have to sit test
Māori who are not New Zealand citizens won’t be exempt from taking the citizenship test being introduced next year.
A 20-question multi-choice test is being rolled out from late 2027 to people applying for New Zealand citizenship by grant.
Māori who are not New Zealand citizens won’t be exempt from taking the citizenship test being introduced next year.
A 20-question multi-choice test is being rolled out from late 2027 to people applying for New Zealand citizenship by grant.
Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden told Newstalk ZB whether people sit the test or not was not based on race.
“There will not be any difference in treatment of people with Māori ancestry from any other person applying for citizenship”.
The minister said while there will be a question on the Treaty of Waitangi in the test, detailed content is still being developed and will be confirmed closer to the launch date....
See full article HERE
Labour MP sounds alarm about 115,000 on dormant electoral roll
Labour MP Willow-Jean Prime is sounding the alarm after discovering she was moved on to the dormant electoral roll earlier this year without her knowledge.
Chief Electoral Officer Karl Le Quesne on Monday revealed about 115,000 people were currently on the dormant roll. That is about 25 percent lower than the same time in the 2023 election cycle, but Le Quesne said it was still "not good enough."
People were typically shifted onto the dormant roll if the Electoral Commission had tried and failed to get in touch them.
"My concern is: if that happened to me as a member of Parliament, how many other Māori has this happened to?" Prime said.
About 5000 voters of Māori descent were moved onto the dormant electoral roll since the end of March this year.
"It's hugely disappointing that thousands of Māori voters have been moved to the dormant roll, potentially without knowing and through no fault of their own," Prime said....
See full article HERE
More than $1 million for Taranaki coastal habitat and kōkako
More than $1 million in Government funding will help restore some of Taranaki’s rarest coastal habitat and protect kōkako in the region’s north-east, Conservation Minister Tama Potaka says.
Our Government is investing $1.04 million in projects led by Te Kāhui o Taranaki and the East Taranaki Environment Trust, alongside an expected $1.2 million in cash and in-kind support.
“This is what good conservation investment looks like. Government backing local ambition, with Iwi, landowners, community groups and volunteers bringing funding, time, expertise, and practical support to the table,” Mr Potaka says.....
See full article HERE
New Whangārei hub aims to keep tamariki out of state care
Supporting tamariki is at the heart of Tai Timu Tai Pari, which has opened its new Tama-Ariki initiative in central Whangārei. The kaupapa focuses on protecting tamariki and strengthening their wellbeing through early intervention.
Dozens of organisations came together for the opening and blessing of Te Ātea Hub, the new home of Tama-Ariki, signalling a collective commitment to supporting tamariki and whānau across Te Tai Tokerau.....
See full article HERE
Māori-Indigenous economic partnership in Australia hailed as 'seismic shift'
Indigenous business groups hope an historic deal with one of the largest and wealthiest tribal authorities in Aotearoa will bring much-needed investment in large-scale First Nations projects.
The investment partnership between federal government agency Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) and the Waikato-Tainui iwi was signed today in Sydney.
Under the deal, IBA will help Waikato-Tainui, which holds around A$2 billion in assets, invest in projects developed with Traditional Owners, including in the resources and agriculture sectors.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Pee Kay, Why Every New Zealander Should Fear a Ngai Tahu Victory
Propaganda:
‘It changes your life’: Pie maker takes a year to reclaim his reo
Housing Backslide: Paul Warns Māori Paying The Price For Tiriti Retreat
“There will not be any difference in treatment of people with Māori ancestry from any other person applying for citizenship”.
The minister said while there will be a question on the Treaty of Waitangi in the test, detailed content is still being developed and will be confirmed closer to the launch date....
See full article HERE
Labour MP sounds alarm about 115,000 on dormant electoral roll
Labour MP Willow-Jean Prime is sounding the alarm after discovering she was moved on to the dormant electoral roll earlier this year without her knowledge.
Chief Electoral Officer Karl Le Quesne on Monday revealed about 115,000 people were currently on the dormant roll. That is about 25 percent lower than the same time in the 2023 election cycle, but Le Quesne said it was still "not good enough."
People were typically shifted onto the dormant roll if the Electoral Commission had tried and failed to get in touch them.
"My concern is: if that happened to me as a member of Parliament, how many other Māori has this happened to?" Prime said.
About 5000 voters of Māori descent were moved onto the dormant electoral roll since the end of March this year.
"It's hugely disappointing that thousands of Māori voters have been moved to the dormant roll, potentially without knowing and through no fault of their own," Prime said....
See full article HERE
More than $1 million for Taranaki coastal habitat and kōkako
More than $1 million in Government funding will help restore some of Taranaki’s rarest coastal habitat and protect kōkako in the region’s north-east, Conservation Minister Tama Potaka says.
Our Government is investing $1.04 million in projects led by Te Kāhui o Taranaki and the East Taranaki Environment Trust, alongside an expected $1.2 million in cash and in-kind support.
“This is what good conservation investment looks like. Government backing local ambition, with Iwi, landowners, community groups and volunteers bringing funding, time, expertise, and practical support to the table,” Mr Potaka says.....
See full article HERE
New Whangārei hub aims to keep tamariki out of state care
Supporting tamariki is at the heart of Tai Timu Tai Pari, which has opened its new Tama-Ariki initiative in central Whangārei. The kaupapa focuses on protecting tamariki and strengthening their wellbeing through early intervention.
Dozens of organisations came together for the opening and blessing of Te Ātea Hub, the new home of Tama-Ariki, signalling a collective commitment to supporting tamariki and whānau across Te Tai Tokerau.....
See full article HERE
Māori-Indigenous economic partnership in Australia hailed as 'seismic shift'
Indigenous business groups hope an historic deal with one of the largest and wealthiest tribal authorities in Aotearoa will bring much-needed investment in large-scale First Nations projects.
The investment partnership between federal government agency Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) and the Waikato-Tainui iwi was signed today in Sydney.
Under the deal, IBA will help Waikato-Tainui, which holds around A$2 billion in assets, invest in projects developed with Traditional Owners, including in the resources and agriculture sectors.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Pee Kay, Why Every New Zealander Should Fear a Ngai Tahu Victory
Propaganda:
‘It changes your life’: Pie maker takes a year to reclaim his reo
Housing Backslide: Paul Warns Māori Paying The Price For Tiriti Retreat
Tuesday August 11, 2026
News:
Unreleased review recommends Waitangi Tribunal keep key power
Nearly a year after a major review into the jurisdiction and powers of the Waitangi Tribunal reported back to ministers, Cabinet has yet to make a final decision on how to respond.
Behind the scenes, there are still disagreements over the extent to which the tribunal’s powers should be reformed. The National-NZ First coalition agreement commits the Government to “amend the Waitangi Tribunal legislation to refocus the scope, purpose, and nature of its inquiries back to the original intent of that legislation”.
News:
Unreleased review recommends Waitangi Tribunal keep key power
Nearly a year after a major review into the jurisdiction and powers of the Waitangi Tribunal reported back to ministers, Cabinet has yet to make a final decision on how to respond.
Behind the scenes, there are still disagreements over the extent to which the tribunal’s powers should be reformed. The National-NZ First coalition agreement commits the Government to “amend the Waitangi Tribunal legislation to refocus the scope, purpose, and nature of its inquiries back to the original intent of that legislation”.
The review, which has not been publicly released, does not recommend removing the tribunal’s ability to launch kaupapa, or topic-based, inquiries. But New Zealand First deputy leader Shane Jones says he is pushing for that change.....
See full article HERE
‘Sovereign citizen’ tries to bill Government, police and courts $55m
A Taupō motorcyclist who billed the Government, police and courts $55 million “for his time” has lost his High Court appeal after arguing New Zealand law did not apply to him because of Māori sovereignty and "sovereign citizen" principles.
Kemp Adrian Paerata was convicted and discharged at Taupō District Court on one charge of failing to stop when followed by blue and red flashing lights and sought to appeal his conviction at the High Court in Rotorua.
Representing himself, he also filed an invoice seeking $55 million from the Government, police, courts and others, alongside documents asserting New Zealand Police were merely a company, that Parliament had no jurisdiction over him and that he was equal in sovereignty to King Charles III through his whakapapa......(paywalled)
See full article HERE
Te Kao’s Riki Witana named as new Waitangi Tribunal member
Te Kao’s Riki Witana has been appointed to the Waitangi Tribunal, becoming one of two new members joining the body for three-year terms.
Witana and fellow Northlander Nick Wells will replace outgoing members Basil Morrison and Dr Paul Hamer.
Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka said both new appointees brought extensive experience to the role.....
See full article HERE
Election 2026: New enrolments from Māori more than double
More than double the number of Māori have enrolled to vote in this election than the previous election in 2023, new provisional data shows.
Yet - despite the boom in new Māori enrolments - overall almost half a million people of all ethnicities who are eligible to vote have not yet signed up.
Almost half of these are young people aged between 18 and 24.....
See full article HERE
Most teachers want NCEA to be improved, not removed - survey
Most secondary teachers are not convinced the NCEA school qualification needs replacing, a new national survey shows.
The NZ Council for Educational Research study also found only a quarter of respondents agreed the government's replacement qualification is a step in the right direction.
Most secondary teachers (72 percent) said they incorporated te reo and tikanga Māori into their teaching, more than in previous years.....
See full article HERE
Apparently Emergencies Are Race-Based Now
The Greens want to spend $2.4 billion backing marae as emergency hubs, with iwi deciding how the money is spent according to tikanga.
“Just when you thought the Greens had run out of ways to divide New Zealanders by race, they’ve discovered ethnically specific natural disasters,” says ACT candidate Paul Henry.
“The Greens want to spend $2.4 billion backing marae as emergency hubs, with iwi deciding how the money is spent according to tikanga.
“I’m slightly confused. When did earthquakes and other natural disasters start discriminating?…
See full article HERE
Articles:
Peter Williams: Why are we waiting?
Propaganda:
The Great English Whinge is an insult to te reo Māori and NZSL users - (paywalled)
Government taking Māori housing and Te Tiriti commitments ‘backwards’, report finds
Tamihere: Māori Power, Jobs And Health Put System On Trial
Māori housing policy going backwards, report finds
‘Sovereign citizen’ tries to bill Government, police and courts $55m
A Taupō motorcyclist who billed the Government, police and courts $55 million “for his time” has lost his High Court appeal after arguing New Zealand law did not apply to him because of Māori sovereignty and "sovereign citizen" principles.
Kemp Adrian Paerata was convicted and discharged at Taupō District Court on one charge of failing to stop when followed by blue and red flashing lights and sought to appeal his conviction at the High Court in Rotorua.
Representing himself, he also filed an invoice seeking $55 million from the Government, police, courts and others, alongside documents asserting New Zealand Police were merely a company, that Parliament had no jurisdiction over him and that he was equal in sovereignty to King Charles III through his whakapapa......(paywalled)
See full article HERE
Te Kao’s Riki Witana named as new Waitangi Tribunal member
Te Kao’s Riki Witana has been appointed to the Waitangi Tribunal, becoming one of two new members joining the body for three-year terms.
Witana and fellow Northlander Nick Wells will replace outgoing members Basil Morrison and Dr Paul Hamer.
Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka said both new appointees brought extensive experience to the role.....
See full article HERE
Election 2026: New enrolments from Māori more than double
More than double the number of Māori have enrolled to vote in this election than the previous election in 2023, new provisional data shows.
Yet - despite the boom in new Māori enrolments - overall almost half a million people of all ethnicities who are eligible to vote have not yet signed up.
Almost half of these are young people aged between 18 and 24.....
See full article HERE
Most teachers want NCEA to be improved, not removed - survey
Most secondary teachers are not convinced the NCEA school qualification needs replacing, a new national survey shows.
The NZ Council for Educational Research study also found only a quarter of respondents agreed the government's replacement qualification is a step in the right direction.
Most secondary teachers (72 percent) said they incorporated te reo and tikanga Māori into their teaching, more than in previous years.....
See full article HERE
Apparently Emergencies Are Race-Based Now
The Greens want to spend $2.4 billion backing marae as emergency hubs, with iwi deciding how the money is spent according to tikanga.
“Just when you thought the Greens had run out of ways to divide New Zealanders by race, they’ve discovered ethnically specific natural disasters,” says ACT candidate Paul Henry.
“The Greens want to spend $2.4 billion backing marae as emergency hubs, with iwi deciding how the money is spent according to tikanga.
“I’m slightly confused. When did earthquakes and other natural disasters start discriminating?…
See full article HERE
Articles:
Peter Williams: Why are we waiting?
Propaganda:
The Great English Whinge is an insult to te reo Māori and NZSL users - (paywalled)
Government taking Māori housing and Te Tiriti commitments ‘backwards’, report finds
Tamihere: Māori Power, Jobs And Health Put System On Trial
Māori housing policy going backwards, report finds
Monday August 10, 2026
News:
Greens propose $2.4b marae fund: 'When roads close, marae stay open'
Marae would receive funding through a $2.44 billion permanent trust owned and governed by hapū and iwi under a Greens policy which the party says would end reliance on short-term government funding cycles.
Te Waonui a Tāne, the party's proposed 2026 Tiriti policy, would create Te Rangatiratanga Trust with dedicated Crown funding of $1.22 billion a year paid over two years.
News:
Greens propose $2.4b marae fund: 'When roads close, marae stay open'
Marae would receive funding through a $2.44 billion permanent trust owned and governed by hapū and iwi under a Greens policy which the party says would end reliance on short-term government funding cycles.
Te Waonui a Tāne, the party's proposed 2026 Tiriti policy, would create Te Rangatiratanga Trust with dedicated Crown funding of $1.22 billion a year paid over two years.
The trust would run two complementary funds. Te Rākau Whakarauora Restoration Fund would receive $400 million over four years for priorities such as restoring buildings, emergency preparedness, climate adaptation and protecting taonga and wāhi tapu.......
See full article HERE
Indigenous Knowledge - Auckland University.
The University of Auckland is home to one of the world's largest and most influential communities of Māori and Pacific researchers, bringing together Indigenous knowledge, research excellence, and deep community partnerships to address complex challenges and create lasting impact.
Grounded in Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Aotearoa New Zealand's place in the Pacific, we work alongside iwi, governments, industry, and communities to co-design solutions that strengthen wellbeing, resilience, sustainability, and economic opportunity. By connecting mātauranga Māori and Pacific knowledge systems with world-leading expertise across health, science, engineering, technology, business, education, and the environment, we help turn research into practical outcomes that benefit people, places, and future generations.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Geoff Parker: If Official Status Doesn't Matter, Why Does It Matter?
Propaganda:
The Hidden Cost of Climate Change – When Marae Become Too Expensive to Protect
Madi Williams: Finding reconnection through iwi history
‘Unbelonging’: When migrants refuse the bargain
How to go home to your marae
Indigenous Knowledge - Auckland University.
The University of Auckland is home to one of the world's largest and most influential communities of Māori and Pacific researchers, bringing together Indigenous knowledge, research excellence, and deep community partnerships to address complex challenges and create lasting impact.
Grounded in Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Aotearoa New Zealand's place in the Pacific, we work alongside iwi, governments, industry, and communities to co-design solutions that strengthen wellbeing, resilience, sustainability, and economic opportunity. By connecting mātauranga Māori and Pacific knowledge systems with world-leading expertise across health, science, engineering, technology, business, education, and the environment, we help turn research into practical outcomes that benefit people, places, and future generations.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Geoff Parker: If Official Status Doesn't Matter, Why Does It Matter?
Propaganda:
The Hidden Cost of Climate Change – When Marae Become Too Expensive to Protect
Madi Williams: Finding reconnection through iwi history
‘Unbelonging’: When migrants refuse the bargain
How to go home to your marae
Sunday August 9, 2026
News:
National Party announces 2026 candidate list with no Māori in the top 10
Just two Māori candidates have made the top 20 of the National Party’s list for the 2026 election, despite changes that have propelled several sitting MPs and candidates up the rankings.
Hamilton West MP Tama Potaka is the highest-ranked Māori candidate at number 11, climbing 13 places from 24th on National’s 2023 party list.
News:
National Party announces 2026 candidate list with no Māori in the top 10
Just two Māori candidates have made the top 20 of the National Party’s list for the 2026 election, despite changes that have propelled several sitting MPs and candidates up the rankings.
Hamilton West MP Tama Potaka is the highest-ranked Māori candidate at number 11, climbing 13 places from 24th on National’s 2023 party list.
He currently sits at number 10 in National’s caucus rankings.
Rangitata MP James Meager is the other Māori candidate inside the top 20, ranked 18th.....
See full article HERE
Māori Pathways - Orewa College
Māori Pathways 2027
The Māori pathways at Ōrewa College will include the Taipari Rumaki programme for Years 7 and 8, Kapa Haka, Te Ao Haka, Te Reo Māori, Whakairo, Te Au o Tai leadership, and the development of Rumaki and Reorua pathways for Years 9–13. Together, these kaupapa are designed to strengthen ākonga identity, language, culture, belonging, leadership and educational success, while providing a clear pathway through the college.
Iwi Support
Ōrewa College is located within the rohe of Ngāti Rango and Ngāti Manuhiri. We acknowledge and honour their enduring connection to the whenua by supporting ākonga to learn about the histories, kōrero tuku iho and mātauranga of this area. Working alongside local iwi helps ensure this knowledge is shared and authentically throughout our programmes and curriculum. This relationship supports authentic learning and helps ensure local knowledge is incorporated respectfully into programme design and delivery....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Graham Adams: RNZ’s te reo policy dovetails with He Puapua
Geoff Parker: Who Should Govern New Zealand's Freshwater – Parliament or the Courts?
Rangitata MP James Meager is the other Māori candidate inside the top 20, ranked 18th.....
See full article HERE
Māori Pathways - Orewa College
Māori Pathways 2027
The Māori pathways at Ōrewa College will include the Taipari Rumaki programme for Years 7 and 8, Kapa Haka, Te Ao Haka, Te Reo Māori, Whakairo, Te Au o Tai leadership, and the development of Rumaki and Reorua pathways for Years 9–13. Together, these kaupapa are designed to strengthen ākonga identity, language, culture, belonging, leadership and educational success, while providing a clear pathway through the college.
Iwi Support
Ōrewa College is located within the rohe of Ngāti Rango and Ngāti Manuhiri. We acknowledge and honour their enduring connection to the whenua by supporting ākonga to learn about the histories, kōrero tuku iho and mātauranga of this area. Working alongside local iwi helps ensure this knowledge is shared and authentically throughout our programmes and curriculum. This relationship supports authentic learning and helps ensure local knowledge is incorporated respectfully into programme design and delivery....
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18 comments:
So Orewa College is setting up some students room fail in the big wide world.
A shame on their Board and management.
I read the Orewa College stuff and have no idea what they are on about.
I guess one has to take part in it to understand what they are saying.
I assume that real world stuff, maths, science etc. will be sidelined in favor of the "pathways" stuff.
Orewa College - if you start the kids off with the soft stuff, with no definite parameters, how do expect them to cope with the actual world where employers expect a people to turn up and produce a result at the end of the day.
Being able to recite a karakia, or swing a poi are not skills can employer wants - apply to me quoting these Maori credentials, and you are automatically rejected.
The Greens are so far removed from their origins the current meaning of their name is obscure. But the marae proposal establishes that they are certainly "green" in the sense of being ultra naive.. As with the te reo based conquest of the nation, Maori must be amazed at the success of their artful use of marae to date. Any really major civil emegency will be a chaotic muddle of racial preference, heavy handed application of power, desertion of duties, and extortion and mis appropriation.. Effectively a parallel civil defence network with the facilities dedicated to use as riation Insurrection Coordination Centres and social clubs for very, very near 100% of the time.
Yeah right, so the nice eco friendly Greens want to steal the fortunes from the hard workers, and give it to marae.
That will only get them votes from the really woke Socialist types.
Yeah, Green with envy only.
As usual the brain dead Greens are proposing a huge give-away of tax payer $ to the part-Maori elites. The 2.4 billion $ slush fund which can be spent anyway iwi wish with no public accounting to be used for marai "hubs". The cover story is that marai are indespensable in emergency situations. The reality is that many marai are themselves very likely to be underwater in times of floods since they are built near the sea, rivers, estuaries. Part-Maori refuse to move these structures to higher/safer ground because of the "deep" connection to the actual land they sit on. Many of these marai are having difficulty getting insurance, so we can surmise that one of the reasons for the tax giveaway is to fund fixing the structures after they have been damaged by storms, earthquakes, etc. Its the usual Greens/part-Maori RORT, and its election time!!!
Regarding the Dormant Electoral Roll, Willow-Jean Prime said ""My concern is: if that happened to me as a member of Parliament, how many other Māori has this happened to?"
True to form she does not give a damn about non-Maori and is hence unfit for her position as an MP.
It is preposterous that the ratepayers of Auckland are to front over 2 million so that remnant tribe who chanced not to be eliminated by Ngati Whatua can enjoy a flash social centre and insurrection coordination hub which they somehow avoided providing themselves. Hours will be spent contriving how to dominate the Waitakere Regional Park management, to further spite pakeha by limiting use and enjoyment, and create work for maori contractors. The non maori component of management will have no show against very organised opposition working from dedicated premises. The total cost to Council in frittered time will be vastly more than 2 million.
Re marae finding , read the Pee Kay article today regarding the koha already given to Maori to do what they like under the pretence of consulting etc for marae.
Anyone else need a new Range Rover ?
I hear the movement underway in Maoridom to shift voters to the Maori roll is to get rid of TPM. Nothing is as it seems and no prizes for guessing where those votes will end up.
What the hell is going on at the Auckland Council ?
Isn't it a golden rule that ratepayers funds are used for the benefit of ALL ratepayers, not a select group based on race.
Money given to Maori, as usual without any control or audit, to create a meeting place for them which will ( and they will) exclude " others", and even members of the wrong tribe.
It would cost virtually nothing, as proven, for the pre European marae - just a dirt floor, a few carved poles, and a bit of raupo thatch.
Why are we others expected to and being forced to pay for a gold plated modern building ?
Stop it Council, push back on these racist demands and appeasement.
The Te Henga Insurrection Centre will have access to top pro maori legal staff to make sure they dominate mere pakeh. The cancellation fearing Conservation staff and the busy barely informed or interested councillors will be putty in maori hands.
I’m also sick and tired of the Auckland Council giving more massive handouts to Maoris. My rates are going up 8% and they’re handing out millions for a marae. This is just ridiculous.
Mayor Brown has gone woke.
Māori Outcomes Capability and Change Enablement Lead ??
What benefits for Auckland ratepayers ?
Zip. Nothing, Nada.
It wastes more resources than appear on the surface embedding cultural crap - in other words, indoctrination - into everyday activities within Council.
Totally not representative of ratepayers and destroys their own culture with this false Maori crap.
Is the person who wrote this barely legal job ad sitting in their high Auckland office tower, looking out over the city saying to themselves " I can do anything i like, and the mugs out there, will have to do exactly what I say "
The Ngai Tahu proposal an ingenious efficient utilisation of their scheming ability. When maori are gifted the water, they will need to assign the extortion rights. A simple assignment of council function along the same lines will enable all the most accomplished schemers to work together ito nfiltrate and be utilised to Ngai Tahu best advantage.
The blatantly racist advertised Auckland Council position of Maori Outcomes Capability and Change Enablement is unbelievable. Seems there is already a similar established position. The new applicant to be a thought provoker ie fellow plotter to the existing similar. An advertisement for specificallyother racial groups or non maori generally would cause a riot. I wonder who on Council staff approves these postions.Are thety beyond the scrutiny of mayor and councillors?
Simeon Brown a ray of hope in a depressing world. My granchildren may be able to say in NZ after all.
It is s great to see Maori butchers doing so well. Just a pity they need both knives and animals provided by the dirty colonisers to do so.
The owners of the Chateau can learn how to handle sismic risk from the owners off the Carrington Assylum in Auckland. Arrange removal .of a row of roof tiles and in no time the interior will be beyong saving. So turn the building into roadfill and desian a modern one in which tenants will not be afraid of.earthquakes.
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