Breaking Views Update: Week of 10.4.22

Friday April 15, 2022 

News:
Community calling for return to Clive River’s true name
Now the people of Kohupātiki Marae are calling on the New Zealand Geographic Board to restore the original name of the river and ensure proper consultation with mana whenua. Paipper sees it as the first step in reclaiming a connection with the land she feels has been lost.

“We are suffering from a cultural disconnect from our environment in a sense,” she said. “At the same time, our mauri has been usurped by giving names that are meaningless and have no connection to us.”

Breaking Views Update: Week of 3.4.22

Saturday April 9, 2022 

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Rotorua representation review decision overturned – three Māori ward seats, one rural ward
Rotorua will have three Māori ward seats at the 2022 local election.

It could also have a rural ward but that might disappear almost as quickly as it has arrived, as Rotorua Lakes Council's pursuit of a law change could supersede it.

Breaking Views Update: Week of 27.3.22

Friday April 1, 2022 

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Ahipara landowner to sell Moringai section as occupation clocks up six months
Six months after an occupation began at a waterfront property in Ahipara, the owner says he has no choice but to try to sell the land.

Breaking Views Update: Week of 13.3.22

Saturday March 19, 2022 

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Iwi water role too much for Peters
New Zealand First leader Winston Peter says giving iwi half the seats on the boards running the country’s water infrastructure will do nothing for ordinary Māori.

He says iwi are making demands in the name of the mass of Māori who are never consulted.

Breaking Views Update: Week of 6.3.22

Saturday March 12, 2022 

News:
'Serious and confronting' allegations of systemic racism upheld at Otago University
Systemic racism, discrimination and bullying at the University of Otago will be addressed by senior leaders as a matter of urgency months after staff and students walked out on their school to maintain their mana.

In an email to staff on Thursday, vice-chancellor David Murdoch​ said previous attempts to address racism across the institution have been unsatisfactory and at times, ignored.

Breaking Views Update: Week of 27.2.22

Saturday March 5, 2022 

News:
Law Society introduces panel to conduct legal services independent review
The New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa has introduced a three-member panel that will be in charge of conducting an independent review of legal services regulation and representation in the country.

The Independent Review Panel will be composed of Professor Ron Paterson ONZM, Professor Jacinta Ruru MNZM, FRSNZ (Raukawa, Ngāti Ranginui) and Jane Meares. The appointments were made based on the review and recommendation of the Independent Steering Group led by Whaimutu Dewes.

Breaking Views Update: Week of 20.2.22

Saturday February 26, 2022 

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Advertising Standards Authority says its hands are tied after racist pamphlets return to Auckland letterboxes
The authority's chief executive Hilary Souter told Open Justice that the lack of media platform in this instance made it harder to enforce the ruling to have it removed from circulation.

Normally, a media organisation would comply with a request not to run an advertisement found to have breached advertising standards.

Breaking Views Update: Week of 13.2.22

Saturday February 19, 2022 

News:
$15.7 Million Allocated In Latest Māori Communities COVID-19 Fund Tranche
A further 12 proposals totalling $15.7 million have been approved by Ministers through the Māori Communities COVID-19 Fund (MCCF) to build resilience and continue to support vaccination uptake.

The Ministers involved are Minister of Māori Development Willie Jackson, Associate Health (Māori Health) Minister Peeni Henare, Minister of Māori Crown Relations Te Arawhiti Kelvin Davis and Minister of Finance Grant Robertson

Breaking Views Update: Week of 6.2.22

Friday February 11, 2022

News:
Christopher Luxon changes National's direction on Māori issues
His comments suggest he wants to draw a line under the leadership of his predecessor Judith Collins who attempted to stoke separatist fears through the contentious He Puapua report.

They are also part of his ambitions to modernise the party, drawing it back from the right and securing support from Māori and those who think the party is anti-Māori. But how National appeals to these voters amid the current culture wars is a question now facing the party.

Breaking Views Update: Week of 30.1.22

Saturday February 5, 2022 

News:
Imagining Decolonisation Wānanga in Pōneke
A three-day wānanga planned for Pōneke this month will be the setting for a think-tank, a call to action, workshops and kōrero around decolonisation in Aotearoa, according to Wellington City Council.

The event at Toi Pōneke Arts Centre and Wharewaka Function Centre will bring together academics, students, artists, writers, treaty workers, activists, politicians and change makers to discuss and create steps towards what an equitable future in a decolonised Aotearoa could look like, Council said.

Breaking Views Update: Week of 23.1.22

Saturday January 29, 2022 

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Māori win coastal title, but a river runs through it
Māori applicants succeed in seeking marine title and coastal rights in Hawkes Bay, but old legal requirements block one group winning a long fight over the Mōhaka River entrance

The third significant case in a row taken under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act has seen Māori awarded customary marine title and protected rights, this time across a long stretch of Hawkes Bay coast.

Breaking Views Update: Week of 16.1.22

Friday January 21, 2022 

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Sir Toby Curtis: ‘Pākeha schools are hopeless and cannot educate our kids’
Sir Toby Curtis’ devotion to education has taken him from being a primary school teacher to a principal to a vice-chancellor and now a knight.

Throughout his career, his focus has always been to elevate the voice of Māori but says growing up in a Pākeha education system deprived him of reaching his full potential.

Breaking Views Update: Week of 9.1.22

Friday January 14, 2022 

News:
Former police officer appointed to council role
Former Rotorua Police area commander Anaru Pewhairangi will take up a new role at the Rotorua Lakes Council.

He has been appointed as Rotorua Lakes Council’s Deputy Chief Executive – Community Wellbeing.

Breaking Views Update: Week of 2.1.22

Saturday January 8, 2022 

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'Eyesore' of a building attracts squatters, and ongoing criticism
Members of the public are calling for action on Facebook to either save the six-storey structure, which is landbanked and under the management of Toitū Te Whenua/Land Information New Zealand, or for it to be demolished.

Te Atiawa, as part of its Treaty of Waitangi settlement deal, has first right of refusal to buy the property, if the iwi wanted it.

Breaking Views Update: Week of 26.12.21

Friday December 31, 2021 

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Māori voice deal breaker for water reforms
The chair of the Waikato Tainui, Te Arataura executive says iwi support for the Government’s Three Waters refom will depend on Māori having a voice in all levels of management and decision making.

Linda Te Aho says reform is needed because councils have put short-term politics ahead of much-needed investment in water infrastructure.

Breaking Views Update: Week of 19.12.21

Friday December 24, 2021 

News:
Court clarifies Kahungunu coastal rights
The High Court has further clarified what can be expected from the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act it its latest finding regarding the northern coast of Hawke’s Bay.

When the Act was introduced to replace the Marine and Foreshore Act, the then National Government indicted it was likely to mean customary title would only be recognised over about 3 percent of the coastline.

Breaking Views Update: Week of 12.12.21

Saturday December 18, 2021 

News:

UK ruling 'insulting to Māori and our culture', says trust
A group of New Zealand honey producers working to trademark the term mānuka honey say they are considering their options, after the United Kingdom rejected their application.

With funding help from the government, it is working to trademark the word mānuka in international markets, so that only honey from New Zealand can be called mānuka.

Breaking Views Update: Week of 5.12.21

Saturday December 11, 2021 

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Co-governance flows for Avon River
Ngāi Tūāhuriri, the community and Christchurch City Council will co-govern the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor (ŌARC), Council announced this week.

“‘A co-governance approach will ensure that the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor is developed for the common benefit, use and enjoyment of Ngāi Tūāhuriri, the people of Christchurch and the wider community.’’

Breaking Views Update: Week of 28.11.21

Saturday December 4, 2021 

News:
Māori economy: Report seeks Govt support to boost Auckland Māori businesses
The first-ever stocktake of Auckland’s $12.5 billion Māori economy has triggered a call for more government support to accelerate the growth of Māori-owned businesses.

Breaking Views Update: Week of 21.11.21

Saturday November 27, 2021 

News:
Largest ever cohort of Māori health professionals to graduate from Otago University
The largest ever cohort of Māori health professionals is set to graduate from the University of Otago.

This comes as much welcomed news to those working to address decades of inequity.