Tuesday October 6, 2026
News:
Houkura says Government voting rights ban unfairly targets Māori participation
Auckland’s Independent Māori Statutory Board has hit back at the Government over moves to ban voting rights for non-elected committee members, saying it has been unfairly targeted by the decision, which diminishes Māori participation.
But Houkura chairman David Taipari is urging the council not to pull out of the Auckland Deal in response – a threat made by Mayor Wayne Brown, who earlier advised Wellington to “butt out of our business”.
Local Government Minister Simon Watts announced the change last month, saying it would “strengthen local democracy and accountability”.
His media release specifically confirmed the new rules would apply to Houkura members.
In a statement today, Taipari said Houkura was “extremely disappointed” by the Government’s edict.....
See full article HERE
Pitt Rivers Museum Transfers Māori Feather Cloak To The Ngāti Rārua O Te Wairau Society In Aotearoa New Zealand
A collaborative effort across generations and continents will enable the return of a hugely significant taonga (treasure) to Aotearoa New Zealand.
The Kahu Kiwi (Māori kiwi feather cloak) was originally gifted in 1900 to Dr George Cleghorn, a medical doctor working in the Wairau Pā region of the South Island, by Hapareta Rore Pukekohatu and Mere te Hiko, two members of the local iwi (community). The cloak was loaned to the Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, by Cleghorn’s widow, Helen, in 1913.
The Pitt Rivers Museum and local iwi Ngāti Rārua and Ngāti Toa Rangatira, together with the descendants of Hapareta Rore Pukekohatu, Mere te Hiko and Dr George Cleghorn, are pleased to announce the return of the cloak to the community at Wairau Pā and the transfer of ownership to the hapū (sub-tribe) as represented by the Ngāti Rārua o Te Wairau Society.....
See full article HERE
Julian Wilcox appointed chair of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori
Veteran broadcaster Julian Wilcox has been appointed chair of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori, succeeding Professor Rawinia Higgins.
Acting Māori Development Minister Shane Jones confirmed the appointment of Wilcox, who brings more than two decades of experience in Māori broadcasting and language revitalisation.
Wilcox says he is honoured to take on the role and hopes his love for te reo Māori will guide his work.....
See full article HERE
Tāngata whenua challenge Port of Tauranga Stella Passage expansion consent
Port of Tauranga’s Stella Passage development has hit another hurdle, with tāngata whenua parties appealing the resource consent granted under the Government’s fast-track approvals process.
The consent for the project, which was issued on September 7 under the Fast-track Approvals Act, has now been challenged through an appeal and a judicial review application, according to Port of Tauranga.
Port chief executive Leonard Sampson said in a media release that the legal action was disappointing but not unexpected....
See full article HERE
His media release specifically confirmed the new rules would apply to Houkura members.
In a statement today, Taipari said Houkura was “extremely disappointed” by the Government’s edict.....
See full article HERE
Pitt Rivers Museum Transfers Māori Feather Cloak To The Ngāti Rārua O Te Wairau Society In Aotearoa New Zealand
A collaborative effort across generations and continents will enable the return of a hugely significant taonga (treasure) to Aotearoa New Zealand.
The Kahu Kiwi (Māori kiwi feather cloak) was originally gifted in 1900 to Dr George Cleghorn, a medical doctor working in the Wairau Pā region of the South Island, by Hapareta Rore Pukekohatu and Mere te Hiko, two members of the local iwi (community). The cloak was loaned to the Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, by Cleghorn’s widow, Helen, in 1913.
The Pitt Rivers Museum and local iwi Ngāti Rārua and Ngāti Toa Rangatira, together with the descendants of Hapareta Rore Pukekohatu, Mere te Hiko and Dr George Cleghorn, are pleased to announce the return of the cloak to the community at Wairau Pā and the transfer of ownership to the hapū (sub-tribe) as represented by the Ngāti Rārua o Te Wairau Society.....
See full article HERE
Julian Wilcox appointed chair of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori
Veteran broadcaster Julian Wilcox has been appointed chair of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori, succeeding Professor Rawinia Higgins.
Acting Māori Development Minister Shane Jones confirmed the appointment of Wilcox, who brings more than two decades of experience in Māori broadcasting and language revitalisation.
Wilcox says he is honoured to take on the role and hopes his love for te reo Māori will guide his work.....
See full article HERE
Tāngata whenua challenge Port of Tauranga Stella Passage expansion consent
Port of Tauranga’s Stella Passage development has hit another hurdle, with tāngata whenua parties appealing the resource consent granted under the Government’s fast-track approvals process.
The consent for the project, which was issued on September 7 under the Fast-track Approvals Act, has now been challenged through an appeal and a judicial review application, according to Port of Tauranga.
Port chief executive Leonard Sampson said in a media release that the legal action was disappointing but not unexpected....
See full article HERE
Lincoln Uni partnership contributes climate adaptation research to Waitangi Tribunal
A research partnership between Ōpōtiki-based iwi, Te Whakatōhea, and Lincoln University has contributed evidence on climate adaptation to the Waitangi Tribunal in support of Ngāti Ngahere’s Wai 1884 claim within the wider Wai 1750 North-Eastern Bay of Plenty District Inquiry.
The evidence was presented by Lincoln University researchers Dr Shannon Davis and Dr Richard Morris from the University’s Centre of Excellence: Designing Future Productive Landscapes – both key members of the research partnership from its inception in 2022.
The partnership, gifted the name Tōhea Oranga Wānanga Whenua (hold onto health, learn from the land) by Te Whakatōhea, has grown from early work on kai sovereignty and spatial planning into a broader programme focused on climate adaptation and the long-term future for communities....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Kerry Butler: Did Maori Cede Sovereignty to The British Crown
Video:
Anglo Saxon: New Zealand's equality failure pitches voters against Maori tribalism.
Propaganda:
‘Te reo Māori connects me to Aotearoa’
Leon Heketū Blake: Working for te reo
On The Up: Northland mother Rameha Hook graduates with law degree to help Māori navigate justice system
Dr Reuben Collier: Preserving Māori voices, reo and knowledge
Who gets to wear the white coat? Future doctors should mirror us
Race politics sells; we have to be wary of buying in
A research partnership between Ōpōtiki-based iwi, Te Whakatōhea, and Lincoln University has contributed evidence on climate adaptation to the Waitangi Tribunal in support of Ngāti Ngahere’s Wai 1884 claim within the wider Wai 1750 North-Eastern Bay of Plenty District Inquiry.
The evidence was presented by Lincoln University researchers Dr Shannon Davis and Dr Richard Morris from the University’s Centre of Excellence: Designing Future Productive Landscapes – both key members of the research partnership from its inception in 2022.
The partnership, gifted the name Tōhea Oranga Wānanga Whenua (hold onto health, learn from the land) by Te Whakatōhea, has grown from early work on kai sovereignty and spatial planning into a broader programme focused on climate adaptation and the long-term future for communities....
See full article HERE
Articles:
Kerry Butler: Did Maori Cede Sovereignty to The British Crown
Video:
Anglo Saxon: New Zealand's equality failure pitches voters against Maori tribalism.
Propaganda:
‘Te reo Māori connects me to Aotearoa’
Leon Heketū Blake: Working for te reo
On The Up: Northland mother Rameha Hook graduates with law degree to help Māori navigate justice system
Dr Reuben Collier: Preserving Māori voices, reo and knowledge
Who gets to wear the white coat? Future doctors should mirror us
Race politics sells; we have to be wary of buying in
Sunday October 4, 2026
News:
Whanganui District Council’s Relationship Agreement With Iwi Still To Be Ratified
Whanganui District Council remains committed to forming an official partnership with iwi, after “a long and, at times, arduous journey” towards Treaty settlement.
Councillors last year voted to adopt a relationship agreement with iwi and hapū, coming into effect after the Whanganui Land Settlement Negotiation Trust’s (WLSNT) Treaty settlement with the Crown.
News:
Whanganui District Council’s Relationship Agreement With Iwi Still To Be Ratified
Whanganui District Council remains committed to forming an official partnership with iwi, after “a long and, at times, arduous journey” towards Treaty settlement.
Councillors last year voted to adopt a relationship agreement with iwi and hapū, coming into effect after the Whanganui Land Settlement Negotiation Trust’s (WLSNT) Treaty settlement with the Crown.
The agreement - Te Tomokanga ki Te Matapihi - includes a jointly managed reserves board, Ngā Tūtei a Maru, and charitable trust, Toitū te Whānau.
Nearly 130ha of council-owned grazing land will be transferred to Ngā Hapū o Te Iwi o Whanganui, a move initiated by then-mayor Michael Laws in 2009.
If the agreement is ratified by iwi and hapū, the council will begin a relationship with Takapau Whāriki Trust (TWT), which replaces the Whanganui Land Settlement Negotiations Trust (WLSN)......
See full article HERE
ACT pledges to ban compulsory karakia from resource consents if elected
ACT has pledged to ban resource consent conditions requiring people to take part in or pay for religious or spiritual ceremonies, such as karakia, if elected.
On Saturday, ACT’s Infrastructure, Energy and Climate Change spokesperson Simon Court announced the party would introduce a rule banning compulsory spiritual observances, such as karakia, meaning people could not be required to fund, take part in, arrange or perform blessings or other religious observances. However, they would remain voluntary for those who wanted them.
Another rule would also exclude purely religious or spiritual beliefs from being treated, on their own, as an adverse effect.....
See full article HERE
More on the above here > Leave Spirituality Out Of Infrastructure
Articles:
Richard Prebble: The Future Never Comes
Video:
Dame Elizabeth Rata: Episode 5 - School Property, Attendance And Discipline 1877-1899
Propaganda:
Uncle Robbie Thorpe wants to take his case of genocide in Australia to the international courts
Nearly 130ha of council-owned grazing land will be transferred to Ngā Hapū o Te Iwi o Whanganui, a move initiated by then-mayor Michael Laws in 2009.
If the agreement is ratified by iwi and hapū, the council will begin a relationship with Takapau Whāriki Trust (TWT), which replaces the Whanganui Land Settlement Negotiations Trust (WLSN)......
See full article HERE
ACT pledges to ban compulsory karakia from resource consents if elected
ACT has pledged to ban resource consent conditions requiring people to take part in or pay for religious or spiritual ceremonies, such as karakia, if elected.
On Saturday, ACT’s Infrastructure, Energy and Climate Change spokesperson Simon Court announced the party would introduce a rule banning compulsory spiritual observances, such as karakia, meaning people could not be required to fund, take part in, arrange or perform blessings or other religious observances. However, they would remain voluntary for those who wanted them.
Another rule would also exclude purely religious or spiritual beliefs from being treated, on their own, as an adverse effect.....
See full article HERE
More on the above here > Leave Spirituality Out Of Infrastructure
Articles:
Richard Prebble: The Future Never Comes
Video:
Dame Elizabeth Rata: Episode 5 - School Property, Attendance And Discipline 1877-1899
Propaganda:
Uncle Robbie Thorpe wants to take his case of genocide in Australia to the international courts
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