Sunday September 27, 2026
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NZ First vow to 'immediately abolish' Waitangi Tribunal if elected
New Zealand First has pledged to replace the Treaty of Waitangi Tribunal if elected, calling the board a "make-work organisation".
Speaking from Tauranga's Holy Trinity Church at a public meeting this afternoon, Winston Peters said the party would "immediately abolish" the tribunal, creating the Treaty of Waitangi Completion Commission as an alternative.
The Completion Commission would review all claims made prior to 2008, "after which time its work will be finished".
During the first 100 days in government, NZ First would table all legislation in order to focus on the Waitangi Tribunal amendments.
Peters said the current organisation was not fit for purpose or appropriate in today's political environment.....
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$2m grant secures Matakana Island lifeline
The Government is investing $2.01 million from the Regional Infrastructure Fund to upgrade Matakana Island’s Opureora Wharf, the island’s only vehicle and freight gateway, Regional Development Minister Shane Jones and Associate Regional Development Minister Mark Patterson say
The total $2.9m project will extend the existing seawall, widen and seal the loading area, formalise loading and parking, improve stormwater management, and install safety barriers and associated roading improvements.
“This combined investment will mean the coastal edge below Opureora Marae is protected from erosion, safeguarding both the marae and critical transport infrastructure,” Mr Patterson says.
Championed by the Opureora Marae Committee, the project will be delivered by Western Bay of Plenty District Council in partnership with the committee and relevant landowners.
Matakana Island lies within the rohe of Ngāi Te Rangi and is closely associated with Ngāti Tauaiti and Ngāi Tūwhiwhia.
The Māori Climate Platform, administered by the Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport, has previously announced funding of $700,000 towards the seawall works. Western Bay of Plenty District Council has also committed $200,000....
See full article HERE
Government has no plans to revisit stand-alone Māori health authority, Doocey says
The Government says it has no intention to revisit a stand-alone Māori health authority in the wake of a critical Waitangi Tribunal report.
The tribunal has found the Government had no clear alternative plan for Māori health when it scrapped Te Aka Whai Ora.
Associate Minister of Health Matt Doocey said the Government had continued to progress its approach to Māori health, including through Whiria Te Ora / the Māori Health Strategy, since the period the tribunal considered....
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Historic Tairāwhiti Poukai: 800 visitors expected at Te Poho-o-Rāwiri Marae
A local iwi is preparing for a “once-in-a-lifetime” event for Tairāwhiti.
Two years after an initial tono (request), Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki received confirmation in October 2025 that five marae would be part of the Poukai circuit.
Poukai is the travelling court of Māori Queen Te Arikinui Kuiini Nga wai hono i te po, featuring more than 30 annual gatherings throughout Te Ika-a-Māui for shared kōrero and kai.
The tono was put forward after rangatahi approached Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki elders, wanting to know how they could support the new Kuīni.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Rodney Hide: The model you can’t read
Geoff Parker: Wangarei, Wangaree Or Whangarei?
David Round: Forest and Bird Drift Left
Video:
Dame Elizabeth Rata: Episode 4 - Secularism and Moral Instruction
Propaganda:
Report Card: The policies which the Government didn’t campaign on but did anyway
Three Years Later — What Did The Coalition Years Mean For Māori?
The RMA Is Gone — But What Does Its Replacement Mean For Māori?
During the first 100 days in government, NZ First would table all legislation in order to focus on the Waitangi Tribunal amendments.
Peters said the current organisation was not fit for purpose or appropriate in today's political environment.....
See full article HERE
$2m grant secures Matakana Island lifeline
The Government is investing $2.01 million from the Regional Infrastructure Fund to upgrade Matakana Island’s Opureora Wharf, the island’s only vehicle and freight gateway, Regional Development Minister Shane Jones and Associate Regional Development Minister Mark Patterson say
The total $2.9m project will extend the existing seawall, widen and seal the loading area, formalise loading and parking, improve stormwater management, and install safety barriers and associated roading improvements.
“This combined investment will mean the coastal edge below Opureora Marae is protected from erosion, safeguarding both the marae and critical transport infrastructure,” Mr Patterson says.
Championed by the Opureora Marae Committee, the project will be delivered by Western Bay of Plenty District Council in partnership with the committee and relevant landowners.
Matakana Island lies within the rohe of Ngāi Te Rangi and is closely associated with Ngāti Tauaiti and Ngāi Tūwhiwhia.
The Māori Climate Platform, administered by the Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport, has previously announced funding of $700,000 towards the seawall works. Western Bay of Plenty District Council has also committed $200,000....
See full article HERE
Government has no plans to revisit stand-alone Māori health authority, Doocey says
The Government says it has no intention to revisit a stand-alone Māori health authority in the wake of a critical Waitangi Tribunal report.
The tribunal has found the Government had no clear alternative plan for Māori health when it scrapped Te Aka Whai Ora.
Associate Minister of Health Matt Doocey said the Government had continued to progress its approach to Māori health, including through Whiria Te Ora / the Māori Health Strategy, since the period the tribunal considered....
See full article HERE
Historic Tairāwhiti Poukai: 800 visitors expected at Te Poho-o-Rāwiri Marae
A local iwi is preparing for a “once-in-a-lifetime” event for Tairāwhiti.
Two years after an initial tono (request), Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki received confirmation in October 2025 that five marae would be part of the Poukai circuit.
Poukai is the travelling court of Māori Queen Te Arikinui Kuiini Nga wai hono i te po, featuring more than 30 annual gatherings throughout Te Ika-a-Māui for shared kōrero and kai.
The tono was put forward after rangatahi approached Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki elders, wanting to know how they could support the new Kuīni.....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Rodney Hide: The model you can’t read
Geoff Parker: Wangarei, Wangaree Or Whangarei?
David Round: Forest and Bird Drift Left
Video:
Dame Elizabeth Rata: Episode 4 - Secularism and Moral Instruction
Propaganda:
Report Card: The policies which the Government didn’t campaign on but did anyway
Three Years Later — What Did The Coalition Years Mean For Māori?
The RMA Is Gone — But What Does Its Replacement Mean For Māori?
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1 comment:
Winston has had three years to deal with the Waitangi Tribunal, no action.
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