Jan - March 21
31/3/21
Waitangi Tribunal decision 'inconsistent' with Treaty tikanga
A Wairarapa iwi’s attempt to claim ownership over $800 million of public assets, including land as far north as Waikato, has been knocked back in a precedent-setting court decision.
In its decision published on Tuesday, the High Court ruled the Waitangi Tribunal was not consistent with the “tikanga of the Treaty” when it proposed awarding land including a hydropower scheme at Mangakino to a Wairarapa iwi.
The High Court upheld judicial review challenges brought by the Crown, Mercury NZ Ltd, and the Raukawa Settlement Trust against a decision that lands be returned to Wairarapa-based Ngāti Kahungunu for historic breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi......
Government launches initiative to increase Māori and Pasifika midwifery students
Associate Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall announced the initiative at the Auckland University of Technology campus today.
The ministry has provided $6 million over the next four years for a liaison person at each institution to provide wraparound care, academic support and to actively recruit Māori and Pasifika.
Inspector looks to Te Pae Oranga to help whānau reach their aspirations
An alternative justice panel with a te ao Māori kaupapa approach is in the works to hit Palmerston North.
Te Pae Oranga Iwi Community Panels are for low-level offenders, holding them accountable while giving support to address the issues in their lives that led to their offending.
The initiative was operating in 16 areas across New Zealand, with police aspiring to expand to 40 sites......
Rongoā Māori – Northland District Health Board funded pilot services
On a beautiful sunny morning in March, we officially welcomed our Te Hiku ō Te Ika Rongoā Māori practitioners into the fold of Kaitaia Hospital to deliver their traditional Rongoā Māori services. This is one of three recently funded Rongoā Māori pilot programmes across Te Tai Tokerau.
The second pilot will offer these Rongoā services at Rawene Hospital and the third through clinics in Haruru, Motatau, Otangarei and Kaiwaka......
Decision time nigh for Hamilton City Council to decide whether to introduce Māori wards
Māori wards could finally become a permanent feature of the Hamilton City Council, with the city’s politicians poised to make a ruling on whether to introduce them.
The decision, at an extraordinary council meeting on Thursday, will be one of the most important of the year and the councillors will have much food for thought.
“It is right to remove the barriers to Māori democracy......
30/3/21
Anticipation building for independent Māori health authority
The creation of a long-awaited independent Māori health authority has picked up pace, with a draft of the agency set to go to Cabinet in the coming weeks.
South Island Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency's Helen Leahy said an independent Māori health authority would better direct money to where it's needed.
She's delighted such a plan was getting support from the government......
Grants Support Local Māori Businesses To Grow
Ten applications were received, and of these, five projects met the criteria and were funded for the current 2020/21 round. All five projects received equal funding. This gesture of manaakitanga (support) by the funding panel is to whakamana (endorse/empower) all the kaupapa equally.
“Māori economic wellbeing builds opportunities for all Māori. It links tangata whenua to the district, and contributes to the wider community,” says Mr Spratt......
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2103/S00611/grants-support-local-maori-businesses-to-grow.htm
Ministry backs Para Kore expansion
The Environment Ministry is putting $3 million from its Community Environment Fund into a Para Kore marae-based training programme to support whānau, hapū and iwi to reduce waste in their rohe.
She says the programme is delivered from a Māori worldview and helps to ‘de-normalise’ the throwaway, linear, industrialised systems which are harmful to people and Papatūānuku.......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjY5MjQ/Paakiwaha/Ministry-backs-Para-Kore-expansion
Medical partnership at Parihaka brings free health services to community
The Whakaihu Taiora clinic offers free medical services every two weeks on a Tuesday morning to Parihaka residents and the wider community from inside a whare at Parihaka Papakāinga.
“This kaupapa removes barriers to accessing health services for our people on the coast and addresses the health inequities for Māori," she said......
Jobs for Nature to deliver jobs and environmental benefits through new projects
The Government is investing nearly $9 million in four iwi-led projects in the South Island through its Jobs for Nature programme.
Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) has developed four strategic projects with Papatipu Rananga o Ngai Tahu as part of its biosecurity and biodiversity programme.
"The priorities of the project reflect the holistic iwi approach to the environment and its intersection with people and health......
http://www.voxy.co.nz/politics/5/384343
29/3/21
$50 million Māori trades and training fund produces four jobs so far, since June
The Government has been accused of working at a glacial pace on fixing Māori unemployment as an ongoing $50 million training scheme has created just four new Māori jobs in eight months.
So far, $11.4m has been committed to approved projects with $1.8m paid out.
Written questions from National’s employment spokeswoman, Louise Upston, to Social Development and Employment Minister Carmel Sepuloni revealed four people have been assisted into paid employment since June......
More on the above here > Govt Not Doing Enough To Get Māori Into Jobs
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA2103/S00216/govt-not-doing-enough-to-get-maori-into-jobs.htm
BNZ pulls TV ad portraying 'common stigma of Māori'
A Bank of New Zealand television ad which portrayed Māori as “poor” and “desperate” was removed by the bank following a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority.
The complainant said the ad shows “common stigma of Māori - poor, desperate”.
The Advertising Standards Authority chair noted the complainant’s concerns that the advertisement portrayed Māori in a negative way.
The chair acknowledged BNZ had removed the advertisement after receiving the complaint and confirmed it was not to be used again......
Rebuild of Oranga Tamariki underway following years of turmoil
After years of turmoil, Oranga Tamariki is having its reputation rebuilt from the ground up, with new chief executive Sir Wiri Gardiner leading the charge.
At the Waitangi Tribunal, Oranga Tamariki admitted institutional racism, while Gardiner said staff lacked knowledge of Māori culture.
A problem, given 60 per cent of children in care are Māori.
"That's what I think is at the root of the criticism about institutional racism," Gardiner said.
He wants cultural competency courses for staff, perhaps even to NZQA standards......
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/rebuild-oranga-tamariki-underway-following-years-turmoil
Massey University 'next level' marae opened in dawn ceremony
More than 500 people gathered before dawn on Saturday for the tā i te kawa (dedication) ceremony held to bless Massey University’s new Wellington marae, Te Whaioranga o Te Whaiao.
Taepa said the work took nearly six years, and estimated that about a third of the time was spent on the design.
“It’s a marae for the future. We want our Māori students and prospective Māori students to know that this is a place where they can learn as Māori,” Durie said.....
Ngāi Tahu to equip young people to make 'stuff happen'
A Ngāi Tahu organisation is hiring 10 young people to train up as future leaders and problem solvers.
Tokona Te Raki, a social innovation centre in Christchurch, is setting up the Māori Futures Academy in partnership with the University of Canterbury.
So when you think about things like treaty partnership.....
Articles:
Legitimacy in retrospect? No thanks
http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/column/opinion/20210327/legitimacy-in-retrospect-no-thanks/
Audio:
Leighton Smith Podcast: Muriel Newman on NZ’s political and social landscape
https://breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2021/03/leighton-smith-podcast-muriel-newman-on.html
27/3/21
Northland teaching student earns $22,000 Kupe scholarship
Now, a Kupe Scholarship worth more than $22,000 is helping the Tai Tokerau teaching student fulfil her ultimate goals - to bring te ao Māori into the mainstream curriculum and to find ways to best support kids from low socio-economic groups.
"There are a lot of Māori students in mainstream schools who miss out on beautiful aspects of their culture, so I try to integrate te ao Māori into the curriculum wherever I go. In my practicum classes, I've also had kids from all around the world, so I'm always working to make sure my classroom is culturally responsive and inclusive."....
800 Northland students from Te Wānanga o Aotearoa graduating next week
More than 800 students will graduate in subjects such as te reo Māori, tikanga, art, business, social services, rongoā Māori, elder care, and adult and tertiary teaching......
Government plans warrantless marae entries via water safety bill
Forget the pōwhiri: Officials will be able to enter marae without a warrant if a new water safety bill is passed, even though no marae water supply has ever caused an outbreak of illness.
To most Māori, it is unthinkable that any visitor would ever enter a marae without being welcomed on with a pōwhiri or whakatau. They are essential for upholding the value of manaakitanga (care and hospitality) and ensuring cultural safety.....
Transport in Tamaki an equity issue
The chair of Auckland's Independant Māori Statutory Board says a lack of affordable public transport in many parts of the super city is having a negative effect on Māori.
Mr David Taipari says the board also raised with the Minister social procurement and the visibility of te reo Māori on public transport......
26/3/21
Māori wards challenged: Māori ward for Whangārei District Council given green light
After a nail-bitingly close Whangārei District Council meeting this morning, councillors voted to establish a Māori ward.
That came after a strong debate, with the affirmative camp finally gaining the upper hand in an 8-5 split, with one councillor absent.
The Whangārei District Council had received a petition, which would have triggered a poll but it is unlikely to be held, thanks to Mahuta's changes to what she described as "fundamentally unfair" petition rules......
Iwi may act to prevent overfishing
Overfishing by recreational boaties visiting Jackson Bay is driving local iwi to consider imposing customary law restrictions including more mataitai (fishing reserves) and potentially a rahui (prohibition order) to protect the dwindling resource.
Te Runanga o Makaawhio holds rangatiratanga over the area as manawhenua, recognised by Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Ngai Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998.
Ngati Mahaki was leading discussions with other local community leaders, the Ministry for Primary Industries and the Department of Conservation to identify solutions based on tikanga (customary law), she said.
Several mataitai proposed in the past had been abandoned over concerns from local commercial fishermen, but with changes in legislation now allowing commercial fishing to occur in mataitai, the iwi would revisit the earlier proposals, Mrs Rasmussen said......
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/west-coast/iwi-may-act-prevent-overfishing
Maori need putea for housing plans to work
A Tauranga housing advocate says the Government needs to ring fence for Māori some of the money it allocates for housing programmes.
She welcomed this week’s announcement of more support for first home buyers, but says the Government undermines programmes by not thinking about what Māori need to participate......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_story_id/MjY4OTg.html
Action coming on Maori housing
Māori Development Minister Willie Jackson says more action is coming on Māori housing.
The Government’s housing package this week has been criticised for ignoring the plight of the homeless or of Māori, the majority of whom don’t have enough income to take advantage of the support offered,
Mr Jackson says the announcement was about first home buyers and extending the bright-line test to discourage property speculation, but work is continuing on opportunities for Māori......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_story_id/MjY4OTU.html
Local Government (Rating of Whenua Māori) Amendment Bill - Third Reading Speech
The Bill removes a loophole which allows Māori land that was arbitrarily reclassified as general land in the late 1960s from being sold by local authority abandoned land or rating sales.
While the number of such sales is small, they continue to this day and it is not acceptable in this era for that practice to continue.
The Bill provides each local authority chief executive the power to write off rates that in his or her opinion cannot reasonably be recovered......
25/3/21
Horizons Regional Council changes stance on Māori wards, may have them by 2022
Māori seats on wider Manawatū’s regional council may become a reality sooner than expected, but will rely on Māori making their voices heard quickly.
Horizons Regional Council voted on Tuesday to investigate having Māori wards in time for the 2022 election.
The council’s strategy and policy committee, made up of all council members, voted on March 9 to look into the wards before making a decision prior to the 2025 elections.
But Horowhenua-based councillor Sam Ferguson’s motion to get the ball rolling faster narrowly passed 7-5 on Tuesday......
Maori seat bid for Hawke's Bay Regional Council
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council is the latest to start consultations on establishing Maori constituencies in time for the 2022 elections.
An online consultation campaign will run until April 22, followed by public hearings of submissions on May 3 and 4, before the council makes a decision at its meeting on May 19.
If it votes to establish Māori seats, a representation review would determine whether there would be one or two Māori constituencies are needed......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjY4ODE/Paakiwaha/Maori-seat-bid-for-Hawke
Hundreds sign petition to rename Hamilton streets named after 'assholes' who fought Māori
About 1600 people have signed a petition calling for Hamilton street names honouring "individuals who have committed violent crimes of theft and murder" to be changed.
But very few of them appear to have responded to a recent call from the Hamilton City Council for ideas on how it can enhance its relationship with Māori.
The petition, started this week on change.org, calls for the renaming of four specific streets - Bryce St in the central city, and Hamilton East's Grey St, Von Tempsky St and Cameron Rd.
"All New Zealanders residing in Kirikiriroa/Hamilton City are affected by the problem of living on streets named after individuals who have committed violent crimes of theft and murder," it reads....... https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/03/hundreds-sign-petition-to-rename-hamilton-streets-named-after-assholes-who-fought-m-ori.html
Iwi seeks temporary closure of Coromandel coast
People are being invited to have their say on the proposed temporary closure of the eastern Coromandel coast to the harvest of scallops.
Ngati Hei Trust has requested a temporary closure to the eastern Coromandel scallop fishery.
The request is for a two-year closure, says a statement on the Ministry of Primary Industries website.
Ngati Hei believe the closure will recognise and provide for the customary management practices of tangata whenua in the exercise of their non-commercial fishing rights.....
https://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/264997-iwi-seeks-temporary-closure-of-coromandel-coast.html
Mōkai Pātea trust takes steps towards Tiriti settlement
Mōkai Pātea Waitangi Climes Trust's mandate was recognised by the Crown this week after extensive mahi and acceptance from the majority of the whānau in its rohe, region.
Mōkai Pātea was one of the last areas of Aotearoa-New Zealand in which Māori land was alienated by the Crown and Pākehā settlers, the Trust's statement said.
“This included Tiriti breaches that occurred when well-developed Māori sheep farms and kāinga were lost in the 1890s, most infamously when Winiata Te Whaaro was arrested and his whānau evicted from Pokopoko, and when the Waiouru Military Training Area was being set up in the 20th Century.”....
https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/124626978/mkai-ptea-trust-takes-steps-towards-tiriti-settlement
Auckland marae caring for city's homeless taking Crown to Waitangi Tribunal for its failures to house Māori.
Te Puea Marae is leading the claim as it asks for reparations from the Crown for its past failures, and a commitment to do more for its future generations.
The claim before the tribunal is being supported by a number of community groups nationwide working with Māori.....
Articles:
The final step to separatism – Dr Muriel Newman
https://www.nzcpr.com/the-final-step-to-separatism/#more-34453
Propaganda:
'Don't leave out voices of mana whenua in consultation' city council hearing told
24/3/21
'To me, they stole it off my mother' — Ngātiwai occupy land they want returned
A land occupation is underway in Northland, protesting the way organisations have blocked access to Māori land.
The original lands of Ngāi Tāhuhu, Te Waiariki and Ngāti Korora are now being occupied by their descendants.
The surrounding lands are being developed for housing and governmental purposes, and the Department of Conservation has acquired some of the land for a roadway to a private subdivision.
Parata says further developments must be postponed until his people have settled their treaty settlements with the Crown......
Survey reveals 93 pct of Māori impacted by racism on daily basis
The majority of Māori say racism impacts them daily, and nearly all say racism is a problem for their families.
The findings are from the report Whakatika: A Survey of Māori Experiences of Racism, which was released on Monday by Te Atawhai o Te Ao - Independent Māori Institute for Environment and Health.
Over 2000 Māori across New Zealand were surveyed between February 2019 and February 2020. Respondents were asked about the types and frequency of racism they experience and the impact this has emotionally, as well as on their wellbeing and health......
'No human face, patience and empathy' for Māori homelessness, Tribunal hears
The government needs to apologise for failing to ensure Māori have adequate housing, and ignoring the problem for so long, the Waitangi Tribunal has been told.
The hearing into how the Crown has perpetuated Māori homelessness is underway at Te Puea marae in Mangere, which has opened its doors to hundreds of homeless whānau over the last five years, and brought the original claim to the Waitangi Tribunal.......
Waimarino Shears' bilingual billboards put te reo Māori in frame
There are hopes the use of te reo Māori in shearing competitions will become much more commonplace.
At the weekend, the small central North Island town of Raetihi hosted the Waimarino Shears and as part of making it a show with a difference, launched a Te Reo Māori strategy.
Edmonds said at the event they had three large bilingual billboards with 60 words to help competitors and attendees......
Kāinga Ora Borrowing Ability Should Be Increased, While Ensuring Te Tiriti O Waitangi Based, Community-focused Approach
The new homes enabled through additional borrowing capacity for Kāinga Ora announced by Government today must have a Te Tiriti o Waitangi lens, having Māori take the lead in developing homes.
“This additional building capacity for Kāinga Ora must have a strong focus on ensuring the Māori housing sector is able to thrive.....
Hamilton City Council Harvested Submissions From School Children
Hamilton City Council staff members have been visiting classrooms and harvesting submissions from children on the Council’s Māori partnership strategy, the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union can reveal.
“The council has confirmed these school visits to media previously, but until now it wasn’t clear that the Council’s goal is to harvest submissions from school children.”
“In fact, this propaganda campaign had a marked effect on total submissions. A Council meeting agenda reveals that 20% of submissions on the strategy came from children below the age of 16, and a further 7% from 16-19 year-olds. The vast majority of submissions supported all aspects of the council’s strategy.”......
23/3/21
Police Ten 7 show 'feeds racial stereotypes' - Auckland councillor
An Auckland councillor is calling on TVNZ to scrap the reality show Police Ten 7 over what he says are racist stereotypes.
"I think it's high time that a chewing gum show like Police Ten 7 was spat out of the New Zealand TV vernacular, because there's absolutely no need for it any more."
Recently, accusations of racial profiling have been levelled at the police after RNZ revealed a series of rangatahi who had done nothing wrong were photographed by officers.........
Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon says Ten 7 reflects 'racist' police
Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon has added his voice to calls to end Police Ten 7, saying that the show reflects racist policing in New Zealand.
Speaking to Newstalk ZB's Mike Hosking, Foon said the show did "target more brown people than white people so therefore it is racist"......
Te Ao Maori and the Americas cup
As Aotearoa moves further into the 21st Century the partnership principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi continue to shape our pathway forward. Both treaty partners draw on the strengths of the other to make Aotearoa a stronger, happier more diverse country.
The inspiration derived from Te Ao Māori by our America’s Cup Team cannot be underestimated and it had many aspects......
https://www.thetereomaoriclassroom.co.nz/2021/03/te-ao-maori-and-americas-cup/
From landless iwi to housing developer Paoa fate
Outgoing chief executive Haydn Solomon says Saturday’s deed signing at Wharekawa Marae in Kaiaua was a statement of reconciliation with the crown, with other iwi, and with the tribe itself, which was fractured by the 10-year settlement process.
He says after being rendered almost landless, the tribe is now coming into a substantial estate, which will include the Waiheke farm handed over in a previous settlement, and 10 cultural reserves including Point England Reserve.....
Far North Council and hapu to work on Taipa wastewater solution
Far North District Council will work with Ngati Kahu hapu and community representatives to find the best upgrade option for Taipa wastewater treatment plant, the Environment Court has confirmed.
Under the agreement, affirmed earlier this month by Environment Judge J A Smith, the Council will partner with Te Rananga-a-Iwi o Ngati Kahu, Te Mana o te Wai Hapu Integration Roopu Charitable Trust, and Clean Waters to the Sea Tokarau Moana Charitable Trust to find the most practical option for upgrading the wastewater treatment plant (which serves Manganui, Coopers Beach, Cable Bay and Taipa and disposing of treated wastewater......
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/5/383873
Most Māori experience racism every day - new research
New research released today shows that 93 percent of Māori in Aotearoa experience racism every day, and even more - 96 percent - say racism is a problem for their whānau.
Legal definitions of racism and discrimination fall short of describing the breadth, depth and true cost of racism to Māori, the research finds. That cost includes impact on both physical and mental health.......
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/438895/most-maori-experience-racism-every-day-new-research
'Ignorant' Polish developers of Skyline Express board game sorry for Māori character
A group of Polish board game developers have apologised after the imagery and name suggestions for a proposed Māori character prompted outrage online.
Thistroy Games shared a post on their Facebook page promoting their board game Skyline Express, featuring an animated Māori character with face tattoos seemingly attempting to mimic tā moko......
Hui to put Māori in driving seat to protect mānuka honey marketing
A group working to protect mānuka honey in the global marketplace is holding a series of hui with Māori around the country.
The meetings, which got under way in Northland last week, are being held by Mānuka Charitable Trust. The trust's operating arm - Te Pitau - has funding from the government's Provincial Growth Fund to take legal action to stop Australian beekeepers marketing their products as mānuka honey.
Te Pitau chair Victor Goldsmith said mānuka was a Māori word which had important cultural significance and Māori needed to be in the driving seat of efforts to protect it......
Taihape College farm cannot be released by government - Treaty Negotiations Minister
There is no way a Taihape farm - which locals contest should never have been declared surplus land and put in the landbank for Treaty settlement - can be released, the Treaty Negotiations Minister says.
There have been calls for local iwi to clear the way and ask the Crown to release the land, but the Office of Treaty Settlements said this was not possible in this case as negotiations had not taken place.....
Propaganda:
When you learn a new language, you learn culture too
21/3/21
Iwi tells Treaty settlement story using online resource
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei have launched a new online resource about their Treaty settlement, on the anniversary of their tūpuna signing Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
"It's particularly important coming into this new era as New Zealand braces to teach New Zealand history in school and this is another tool to aid in that process," Allan said.
It is part of a wider digital storytelling programme, Te Tai, a collaboration between the Māori Language Commission and the Ministry of Culture and Heritage aiming to increase the understanding of Treaty settlements and their impact.
This is the fifth iwi story that has been funded by the Ministry, Allan said.....
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/iwi-tells-treaty-settlement-story-using-online-resource
Ngāti Pāoa, Crown, sign off on Treaty settlement including $23.5 million financial redress
Auckland and Hauraki iwi Ngāti Pāoa has signed its Treaty settlement with the Crown, in a deal including a $23.5 million financial settlement.
Treaty Negotiations Minister Andrew Little said no settlement could fully compensate the iwi, which has a rohe (territory) stretching from Te Aroha to Warkworth, including Waiheke Island.
Iwi members were killed during the Crown invasion of Waikato in 1863. Ngāti Pāoa had interests in the vast swathes of land confiscated by the Crown in the following years......
Kura students racially taunted for speaking te reo Māori and performing haka at council meeting
Year 12 students from a Ōtaki kura say they were subjected to racial taunts at a Kāpiti Coast District Council meeting, while a teacher and student were allegedly hit by a chair by members of the public gallery.
Students from Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Rito were invited to attend the council meeting on February 25 to support Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Ngāti Toa Rangatira and Ati Awa ki Whakarongotai iwi who were gifting a Māori name for the new Kāpiti Island gateway centre, Te Uruhi.......
Grant Robertson says more collaboration with Maori is needed for Auckland's development
Robertson says working with local iwi is key to the region's growth.
He says Auckland is very blessed by the work that Ngati Whatua are doing for the region......
https://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=329339
Articles:
John Bell: Confronting separatism
https://breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2021/03/john-bell-confronting-separatism.html
20/3/21
Polytech buildings renamed
Four buildings at Otago Polytechnic have been renamed to reflect the importance of their location as a point of intersection for Dunedin’s first people.
Otago Polytechnic and local rununga unveiled the new names at a ceremony on campus yesterday morning.
In consultation with local Maori, the polytechnic decided on new names taken from local waterways for H Block (Otakou), G Block (Kaikarae), O Block (Owheo) and S Block (Tauraka Pipipi)......
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/polytech-buildings-renamed
Māori voices said to be missing from government’s water reform
A Murupara leader says Māori voices are missing from the government's Water Services Bill, which aims to overhaul drinking water, wastewater and stormwater standards across the country as part of a wider government initiative.
Te Amo said it was "sad" to see no Māori voice in the forum and that the bill was set within a Western framework that needed a Māori world view, as Māori had their own frameworks and a different way of viewing water.
Of particular concern to Te Amo was the suggestion that a compliance officer could enter a property to inspect the water supply.
"Going on marae without permission is not a partnership," she said.....
Top-ranked Kiwi tennis player apologises for party pūkana
A New Zealand Davis Cup tennis player has apologised after being filmed mocking Māori culture.
Taranaki’s Ajeet Rai, 22, is to be sanctioned by Tennis New Zealand after videos of him performing pūkana were posted on social media.......
https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/124592055/topranked-kiwi-tennis-player-apologises-for-party-pkana
Transforming HRM in Aotearoa
Aotearoa is a unique country with unique cultural influences. HRNZ is committed to developing HR practices that reflect this uniqueness and to ensure Māori are succeeding in New Zealand workplaces.
HRNZ is proud to have developed a programme to provide HR practitioners with an opportunity to develop their HR practice to benefit Māori employees directly and intentionally, recognising Māori as Tāngata Whenua o Aotearoa and Treaty of Waitangi partners.........
Propaganda:
Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori 2021 Announcement
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU2103/S00183/te-wiki-o-te-reo-maori-2021-announcement.htm
19/3/21
Ihumātao campaigners promise to 'stay forever' as $29.9m sale of site completed
The purchase of the 33 hectares of freehold land at 545 – 561 Oruarangi Rd in Māngere, south Auckland, was finalised on February 17, a spokesperson from Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga – Ministry of Housing and Urban Development confirmed.
The deal was made explicitly outside the Treaty of Waitangi process, and the land was purchased with money from the Government’s Land for Housing Programme.
Fletchers Building made a $10.9m profit from the sale, after purchasing the land for $19m in 2014. The company however recorded a $196 million net loss in 2020.
Newton and other land protectors have been occupying the land for almost five years, after they moved in to stop Fletcher’s development of 480 homes.
She said there was no intention to move from Ihumātao, and the kaitiaki will remain on the site to protect the whenua......
Maori knowledge would strengthen vaccine effort
The National Hauora Coalition wants the Government to use the COVID immunisation programme to demonstrate its commitment to Māori wellbeing.
Chief executive Simon Royal says that includes supporting a Māori-led national COVID vaccination and immunisation plan including delivery through regional and local bodies such as iwi, whānau ora commissioning agencies and other hauora Māori providers.
He says government agencies need to recognise and value how Māori think about the world and respect the way communities make decisions......
Bach owners fear Treaty land transfer could put access road at risk
Coastal bach owners at an idyllic bay on East Cape are concerned they will be locked out of their holiday homes if iwi takes ownership of nearby land.
Ōpōtiki District Council is working through a proposal by Te Arawhiti Maori Crown Relations to transfer several parcels of council-owned reserve land to Te Whanau a Apanui as part of its Treaty of Waitangi settlement.
One of those parcels of land provides the only way for beachfront bach owners at isolated Whanarua Bay on the East Coast to access their properties......
Referenda For Māori Wards Still An Option For Local Councils
Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, “The nine councils that chose to establish Māori wards for 2022 did so with the reasonable expectation that the decision would be subject to a binding referendum. Now that the Government has disabled the petitions to initiate referenda, those decisions should be revisited.”
“Councillors don’t need to go so far as abandoning Māori wards – they can simply agree to initiate a referendum themselves, and commit to honouring its result. This compromise is more likely to achieve support across the council table than scrapping the whole proposal.”....
http://community.scoop.co.nz/2021/03/referenda-for-maori-wards-still-an-option-for-local-councils/
Iwi partnership with Tanspower provides opportunities for Māori youth
A Manawatū iwi hopes a new partnership with power transmission company Transpower will lead to opportunities for its youth.
Ngāti Kauwhata, which is based in Feilding, has just signed a formal arrangement with Transpower about the two groups working together.
Iwi representative Dennis Emery said Transpower was going to bring more power pylons through the area and the agreement would assist people from the iwi to start work in the industry.
“We’re looking for opportunities for our rangatahi (youth) to be in the electricity industry in training and employment ... we want our kids to learn about that business.”....
Articles:
The Authoritarian noose tightens – Geoff Parker
https://breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2021/03/geoff-parker-authoritarian-noose.html
A slippery slide to totalitarianism – Dr Muriel Newman.
https://www.nzcpr.com/a-slippery-slide-to-totalitarianism/
18/3/21
Whangārei district councillors challenge council's Māori wards decision
Five Whangārei district councillors are seeking to overturn their council's vote for Māori wards.
Councillor Vince Cocurullo said the challenge sought to have Whangārei District Council (WDC)'s November decision for Māori representation on council rescinded.
The formal challenge will come from Cocurullo, Shelley Deeming, Phil Halse, Greg Martin and Simon Reid at next week's Thursday, 25 March council meeting.
The challenging quintet will formally table a notice of motion that all councillors will then need to vote on.
Cocurullo said it was important the community's voice was heard, rather than the council itself making the decision......
Waipā District Council opens up deabte on whether to establish Māori ward
Waipā District Council is giving its residents just over four weeks to have a say on whether it should set up a Māori ward for the 2022 election.
But at least one councillor said history showed the community would likely reject the idea.
Other councillors disagreed with Barnes, and said consulting the community was the right course of action......
Three waters reforms government launches workshops to explain to iwi, councils
Consultation is under way on a major overhaul of how drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure and services are delivered across the country.
The government is hosting a series of workshops on its Three Waters reform programme targeted towards informing councils and iwi.......
National probes Ihumātao land purchase by government: 'Troubling precedent'
The National Party has written to ask the Auditor-General to investigate the deal struck to resolve the Ihumātao land dispute.
"Taxpayers aren't a bank to be called upon to clean up the government's poor decisions, particularly when it is meddling in private property rights," she said.....
National needs permanent Māori board member, review finds
The National Party should consider appointing a permanent Māori board member to ensure Māori are represented in the party, a review had found.
A review into the National Party's fist term in opposition and its campaign at the last election found that Māori perspectives hadn’t been given appropriate attention by the party in the past, a source familiar with the report said......
17/3/21
Govt Tried To Hide Ihumātao Link To Treaty Settlements
“Jacinda Ardern’s Government has been caught red-handed, saying one thing about potential Treaty of Waitangi implications of spending $30 million of taxpayers’ money to buy its way out of Ihumātao and trying to cover up the truth,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.
“The Government was warned from the get-go that if it butted into the Ihumātao issue – a dispute over private land – other iwi groups would inevitably feel that their full and final settlements with the Crown were neither full, nor final.
“Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson said on Radio NZ on 18 December ‘It’s very clear to us that this does not affect the Treaty settlement process.’
“But the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development Cabinet paper that Ministers discussed on 14 December clearly states otherwise in two places, paragraphs 31 and 32:.......
Deadline nears for public say on Māori constituency in Taranaki
More than 200 submissions have been received so far by the Taranaki Regional Council on whether a Māori constituency should be included for the 2022 local body elections.
With days to go before the submissions deadline on Friday, March 19, - 4pm, the council is urging the public to have their say......
Police force stats are 'shocking' when broken down by race, but nuances need to be studied, top cop says
Last night, police announced they will work with the University of Waikato’s Te Puna Haumaru NZ Institute for Security and Crime Science and criminal justice advocate Sir Kim Workman on a research programme called Understanding Policing Delivery.
“We already have a lot of things that we are doing in relation to working better with iwi, Māori to make a difference for Māori and those things will continue.”.....
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/police-force-stats-shocking-broken-down-race-but-nuances-need-studied-top-cop-say
Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki buys land under Macleans College for $97m
Auckland iwi, Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, has agreed to buy the land under Macleans College in a $97-million deal that dwarfs any previous treaty-based school transfer.......(NZ Herald paywall)
Call to dismiss case
A defence witness has called for immediate dismissal of the case against accused $17.5 million tax fraudster John Bracken.
Failing that, witness Benjamin Te Pairi wants the presiding judge removed for “inability or misbehavour”.
Mr Te Pairi said the court lacked jurisdiction for the case, which should have been heard on Bracken’s marae (his wife is Maori). Justice Graham Lang should dismiss it immediately or be removed as a judge, in accordance with Section 12 of Te Ture Whenua Act 1993......
http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/frontpage-featured/20210316/call-to-dismiss-case/
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Decolonising our cities - why colonial era statues must be toppled
16/3/21
New director to build iwi success
Huia Haeata has been appointed as the new executive director for Tiriti Partnerships at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology.
The institute is continuing to work towards strengthening iwi relationships and cultural integrity, with the establishment of this new role.
The newly created directorship was formed to signal the Institute’s ongoing commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi excellence within and for Toi Ohomai.
to give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and achieve equitable outcomes for Maori by ensuring that our services work well and respond to the needs of Maori learners and their whanau, and to the aspirations of iwi and Māori communities,” ......
https://sunlive.co.nz/news/264280-new-director-to-build-iwi-success.html
Time for two suns on Whakatane council
An advocate for better Māori representation in local government says Māori wards in Whakatane have been a long time coming.
Going by the population in the district on the Māori roll, Whakatane could have three of its 10 seats as Māori wards......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjY4MDk/Time-for-two-suns-on-Whakatane-council
New Cobham Drive paths blessed
The new walking and biking paths along the Cobham Drive foreshore were blessed by Taranaki Whānui ki te Upoko o te Ika this morning with a mihi whakatau, and then officially opened by Deputy Mayor Sarah Free and MP for Ōhāriu Greg O’Connor.
This part of Wellington’s coast holds strong connections for mana whenua iwi (Taranaki Whānui, Ngāti Toa Rangatira). Taranaki Whānui has worked closely with Wellington City Council on aspects of the landscape design and gifted the name Tahitai (one tide, one journey) for the harbour-side walking and biking route around Akau Tangi (Evans Bay) between Miramar and the central city.
The tohu pattern etched onto walls and viewing platforms along Cobham Drive and at Ōmarukaikuru (Point Jerningham) depicts Taranaki maunga and ancestral origins......
$5.5 Million Funding Boost For Māori Trades And Training
Whānau and communities in Tairāwhiti-East Coast, Northland-Tai Tokerau and the Bay of Plenty are set to benefit from a funding boost for Māori Trades and Training, Social Development and Employment Minister Carmel Sepuloni announced today.
“The Government is continuing to support Māori into work and training by investing $5.5m to help up to 150 Māori train and gain qualifications........
Have your say on how council buys and sells land
The draft Acquisitions and Disposals Policy is now open for submissions, allowing the community to have their say on house Tauranga City Council buys and sells property.
"One of the main changes we’re proposing in the new draft policy is that mana whenua will be offered a right of first refusal on some properties sold by council
"Mana whenua will have the opportunity to purchase council property at market value before being offered for sale through an open market process. However, not all properties will fit this criteria and this can only happen after any statutory obligations are met.
"The inclusions of the right of first refusal recognises the role mana whenua holds in building, protecting and celebrating Tauranga Moana, its environment and its people and acknowledges their partnership with council, while still providing a fair value for ratepayers.".....
https://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/264310-have-your-say-on-how-council-buys-and-sells-land.html
Treasury warned Government against the way it did Ihumātao deal
Treasury warned ministers: "If Cabinet wants the Crown to purchase the land at Ihumātao, we do not recommend doing so through the Land for Housing Programme."
Officials were worried about fiscal risks, and the Treasury recommendation is clear: do not support. The advice came just three days before the Government announced the deal.
"The Prime Minister weighed into Ihumātao, screwed it up and then misused taxpayer money meant for KiwiBuild to pay off her political problem - it's banana republic stuff," says ACT leader David Seymour......
Article:
Making progress, albeit slowly – Ron Taylor
http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/column/opinion/20210313/making-progress-albeit-slowly/
Bob Edlin: Moaning Meghan triggers howls for our Head of State to be cut off – and a blogger proposes a 50:50 race-based upper house
https://breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2021/03/bob-edlin-moaning-meghan-triggers-howls.html
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The Nelson Tenths: counting the cost of a 180-year old broken deal
13/3/21
Māori-led approach to dealing with crime and preventing reoffending, Te Pae Oranga, launched in Taranaki
A new Māori-led approach to dealing with crime and preventing reoffending has been launched in Taranaki.
Te Pae Oranga Iwi Community Panels are a partnership between police and Māori around the country, and the new panel in Taranaki is the 16th in New Zealand.
The initiative is open to low-level offenders, holding them accountable while giving support to address the issues in their lives that led to their offending......
Maori scholars top of the world
Academy chair Professor Charlotte Macdonald says the newly-elected Fellows have made amazing contributions to knowledge in their fields and across disciplinary boundaries......
Opihi Whanaungakore battle: Occupation possible after subdivision granted consent
Development of wahi tapu land on Whakatāne's coast could be stalled by iwi occupation after commissioners consented to a 240-section housing subdivision and retirement village next to an ancient urupa.
Kaitiaki of the Opihi Whanaungakore urupa, Rapata Kopae, said urupa trustees were considering how to stop the development including court action, a public information campaign or occupation of the land.
Ancient traditions were still upheld at the urupa including bodies being ferried across the river to the site and gravediggers being naked in accordance with ancient rites.
Kopae said rangatahi of multiple tribes were seriously considering occupation but were waiting to see how things played out first......
Have your say on Northland Regional Council's new 10-year plan
Chair Smart says the council plans to more actively involve tangata whenua in freshwater management, through ‘Te Mana o te Wai’ - a Maori concept underpinning the Government’s freshwater reforms that prioritises the health and wellbeing of water.
Finally, Chair Smart says making decisions in partnership with Maori is vital to the council’s work as part of honouring its Treaty of Waitangi obligations.
Projects the council wants to undertake to help lead Northland’s growth include enabling tangata whenua to participate more fully in decision making, through Mana Whakahono a Rohe agreements and encouraging Maori representation and leadership in council.....
http://www.voxy.co.nz/politics/5/383318
Doctors Back A Fully Empowered Māori Health Authority
The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists and the New Zealand Medical Association are making clear their support for the establishment of a Māori Health Authority with full commissioning rights, as a new pathway to deliver health equity for Māori.
The NZMA and ASMS believe health must no longer remain a one-size-fits-all model, and now is the time to have a ‘for Māori-by-Māori’ holistic approach encompassing mātauranga Māori and rongoā (healing and medicines)......
Maori-Muslim links stronger two years on
"What came to light is there are several Māori whānau who are members of the Muslim faith. They've been able to extend out to our marae, to our various community groups and extend those links so it's definitely a two way relationship and we are all the richer for it," Mr Tirikatene says......
NZEI Te Riu Roa Votes To Oppose Streaming
The leadership of the country’s largest education union have voted today to formally oppose streaming in schools.
“We know streaming is an outdated practice. Decades of evidence have shown that for our tamariki, and for Māori and Pasifika children especially, streaming has long had negative impacts on their educational achievement and their participation at school.
“Landmark research last year showed yet again that streaming stands in the way of what tamariki Māori need to achieve well: they need to feel culturally safe, and academically challenged. The Minister himself has agreed that streaming is ‘incompatible and inconsistent’ with achieving equitable outcomes for Māori students.......
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED2103/S00022/nzei-te-riu-roa-votes-to-oppose-streaming.htm
Articles:
Roger Childs: History ideas to confound and indoctrinate our youngsters
https://breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2021/03/roger-childs-history-ideas-to-confound.html
Henry Armstrong: Racism in the New Zealand Health system.
https://breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2021/03/henry-armstrong-racism-in-new-zealand.html
Propaganda:
Complaint about Stuff's use of 'Kia ora, Aotearoa' thrown out by Media Council
12/3/21
Auckland iwi joins DOC in restoring Motutapu Island
Auckland iwi Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki have joined Te Papa Atawhai (the Department of Conservation) and Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) to restore the mauri and life force of Motutapu Island.
The trio are set to team up in their reforestation kaupapa for Te Motutapu a Taikehu (Motutapu Island) under the New Zealand government's and MPI lead, One Billion Trees programme.
After winning a Supreme Court case in 2018, Ngāi Tai, who are the mana whenua of Motutapu, were able to re-apply for exclusive rights to conduct commercial operations on Rangitoto and Motutapu.
The Ngāi Tai Trust argued in court that, as Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki has mana whenua of the island, it has the right and responsibility to exercise manaakitanga and kaitiakitanga in its traditional rohe.......
Wellington City Council agrees in principle to establish Māori ward
Wellington City Council has agreed in principle to establish a Māori ward in time for the 2022 election.
Councillors voted 12-3 on Thursday to establish the ward at the next local government election, subject to discussions with Māori and mana whenua......
Modern science and traditional Māori knowledge can work together
He says Māori knowledge systems and modern science need to have an equal footing to help solve environmental challenges. “The idea of humans not being connected to our environment is a problem that underpins a lot of the climate issues we are facing now.
“Returning to indigenous ways of thinking that emphasise how people are connected with nature can lead to some innovative solutions.”....
Maori head south for university
The University of Otago is expecting more than 2400 tauira Māori on campus this year.
It’s reporting an 8.4 percent increase in its Māori enrolments, compared with a 5.4 percent overall increase.
He says having more than 2000 Māori students is making a noticeable impact on the feel of the campus..........
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjY3OTU/Maori-head-south-for-university
KiwiRail And Te Ātiawa O Te Waka-a-Māui Formalise Partnership Through Kawenata
KiwiRail and Te Ātiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui Trust today recognised the importance of their partnership by signing a Kawenata - a formal relationship agreement.
The Kawenata, which was signed at Waikawa Marae, is the first of its kind to be signed by KiwiRail and marks a step forward in the company’s relationships with local iwi throughout Aotearoa.......
Propaganda:
Issues of interpretation, beliefs
http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/column/opinion/20210311/issues-of-interpretation-beliefs/
11/3/21
Government Invests To Support More Rangatahi Into Employment
Social Development and Employment Minister Carmel Sepuloni has today underlined the Government’s commitment to preparing rangatahi for employment through further investment into He Poutama Rangatahi.
$2.96m investment into five employment and skills programmes working with 193 at-risk rangatahi and their whanau,” Carmel Sepuloni said.
“He Poutama Rangatahi funding will enable the Employment Pathways Programme and the Manawa Ora Rangatahi Life Skills Programme to provide rangatahi with holistic pre-employment training. This will be underpinned by intensive pastoral care, which will support rangatahi to connect with their cultural identity through iwi, hapū and the wider community.......
Kaikōura ex-councillor pushes case for Māori ward: 'Natural next step'
Former Kaikōura District councillor Celeste Harnett raised the issue in the public forum at the council's February meeting, in the wake of the recent law change on Māori representation.
"Currently even with a strengthened iwi-partner relationship... council still does not have an elected member who is able to competently represent the Māori perspective and who is fully mandated by a majority of Māori voters," Harnett said......
Council seeking feedback on establishment of Māori wards
The community will have a chance to have its say on the introduction of Māori wards, following a decision yesterday by Taupō District Council.
“The decision to seek feedback means we have a chance to further engage with our community on its views and take them into consideration as we look forward to the 2022 elections.”
Mr Trewavas said this meant the community would be able to give feedback online or by post from next Friday, March 19, which would be considered by councillors at the April council meeting......
https://www.taupodc.govt.nz/council/news?item=id:2dbqtpuzi1cxbykm6z6f
Teachers say they were not allowed to be addressed as ‘whaea’ or ‘matua’ at Hawke's Bay school
Two teachers previously on placement at a Hawke’s Bay school said they were told they weren’t allowed to be addressed as Whaea or Matua.
New Zealand Principals' Federation national president Perry Rush said principals and teachers had been called Whaea and Matua in “many schools for many years”.
“In general, I will say that I would like to see Aotearoa New Zealand take further steps towards biculturalism at every level of society so that terms like Whaea and Matua eventually raise no objection in schooling,” he said.....
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'We're not pandering to racism anymore' — Experts hail BSA decision on te reo complaints
10/3/21
Viewers unhappy with use of te reo Māori in television, BSA declines complaints
The number of complaints about the use of te reo Māori on television has spiked in the past year.
The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has received 27 complaints regarding the use of te reo Māori in broadcasts - five times as many in the same period as the year before.......
Māori business sector unrecognised - O'Connor
Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor says the Māori business sector is unrecognised, underappreciated and its potential is only now just starting to be known.
O’Connor made his comments when announcing this year’s finalists in the prestigious Ahuwhenua Trophy competition for the top dairy farm at Parliament recently......
University of Canterbury establishes indigenous centre in partnership with Ngāi Tahu
An indigenous social innovation centre is set to be established at the University of Canterbury in honour of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Ngāi Tahu have partnered with the institution and say an "overarching desire for equity in education, employment, and income for all Māori" is what's behind the bold initiative.......
Horizons Regional Council puts Māori wards on hold until at least 2025
Māori representation on wider Manawatū’s regional council may not involve Māori constituency, even if the sole Māori councillor is keen to have them in place sooner rather than later.
Horizons Regional Council’s strategy and policy committee voted on Tuesday to have staff investigate what future Māori representation on council may look like in time for the 2025 elections.
Those investigations would involve talking to hapu, iwi and mana whenua about what they wanted Māori representation to be......
Invercargill City Council to decide on Māori Ward in May
The Invercargill City Council will decide in May if it will create a Māori Ward for its next election in 2022.
Invercargill council staff will prepare a report on the prospect of the Māori Ward for councillors to consider at the May 11 performance, policy, and partnerships committee meeting.
Councillors will decide then if it will create a Māori Ward or not......
Māori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer unsurprised at Royal racism allegations
The co-leader of the Māori Party says she's unsurprised at the revelation the Royal Family were worried over what colour Megan Markle's son would be.
"Well it is the Crown," she said.
"I don't know why everyone is so surprised that the Crown is racist.".....
Police accused of racism over use of tactical pain against Māori offenders
Police have used tactical pain against Māori offenders more than any other ethnic group.
But there are concerns its disproportionate use toward Māori could be racist......
Controversial Victoria University sign given the go-ahead, despite backlash
A Victoria University of Wellington sign which has drawn ire from the Wellington community has been given council go-ahead.
A university spokesperson said the programme was to install bilingual signage to support its responsibilities under the Treaty of Waitangi.......
Propaganda:
The Detail: What's happening in Māori politics and the fierce debate over Māori wards
9/3/21
Govt challenged over end-use of water and plastic in bottling plant decision
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa is seeking leave to have its opposition heard by the Court of Appeal – but its bigger focus is changing New Zealand public sentiment. It's not just about how much the aquifer is depleted, elders argue, but about the loss of the mauri (life force) of the water by shipping it across the world.
“He tāonga te wai – water is an inherited treasure," said rūnanga chief executive Leonie Simpson. "Once it has been removed from our rohe our wai will never return. As kaitiaki and mana whenua we have a responsibility to act when decisions impact the natural resources within our rohe.
“We are also concerned about the wider allocation of freshwater rights in Aotearoa. Successive governments have failed to address the very real issue of water rights in New Zealand ... In a country impacted by severe drought and water shortages it is nothing short of negligent to give this resource away."……
https://www.newsroom.co.nz/govt-challenged-over-sending-water-offshore
Māori Futures Academy A First For Aotearoa
Ngāi Tahu and the University of Canterbury have today committed to establishing a centre for indigenous social innovation led by Tokona Te Raki Māori Futures Collective.
Arihia Bennett, CEO of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu says the “The Māori Futures Academy is a key strategic initiative that will give meaningful effect to the existing partnership agreement between Ngāi Tūāhuriri, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and the University of Canterbury.”.....
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED2103/S00014/maori-futures-academy-a-first-for-aotearoa.htm
Compulsory reo next step for policy push
Education, equity and te reo Māori are high on the agenda of the newest Māori member of Labour’s powerful policy council.
"The announcement of New Zealand history a couple of years ago as a compulsory component of the New Zealand education system, I hope te reo Māori can be the next step because I think it's really important for all New Zealand children have access to te reo Māori as a language. That's a particular area of policy I'm really keen to push," he says......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjY3NTg/Compulsory-reo-next-step-for-policy-push
Large increase in number and cost of cultural reports for offenders
The number of cultural reports and their cost to taxpayers has sky-rocketed, with mixed views on whether they are a good use of more than $3 million that could have been spent on rehabilitation rather than report writing.
Figures provided under the Official Information Act show the number of cultural reports invoiced to the Ministry of Justice shot up from 346 in 2019 to 1557 in 2020. The cost to the ministry rose from $639,311 in 2019 to $3,299,373 last year......
New South Canterbury business offers localised Māori programmes
New professional development business, Kia Tika te Ara (Correcting the Pathway) focuses on all things Māori to improve understanding of the language, and culture, in order to build good relationships.
Richie Waa (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Pūkenga) known for his eight years as an alternative education manager in South Canterbury, and wife Naresha, a Māori medium teacher, have recently established the company which offers tailored Māori professional development programmes.......
Articles:
Maori: "...gentle, kind and involved fathers" – by Lindsay Mitchell
https://lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com/2021/03/maori-gentle-kind-and-involved-fathers.html
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How to end the race and class inequalities destroying working people’s lives
7/3/21
Councillor speaks out against behind-closed-doors move on property
A Manawatū district councillor has spoken out about a behind-closed-doors move he says could cost ratepayers.
The district council is considering offering a Feilding property it owns to the Crown, likely well below what a private buyer would pay and denying the council a much-needed cash injection.
The South St property, valued well in excess of $2 million, could be obtained by the Crown for its Treaty Settlements Landbank and used in future Treaty of Waitangi settlements......
Polytech pledge fails to please Unitec staffers
Māori staff at Unitec are set to meet the Race Relations Commissioner over their concerns the Māori voice is being lost in the shake-up of the polytechnic sector.
She says it falls short of even the Treaty of Waitangi requirements in the Education Act, and it fails to address the cultural safety of Māori staff and the institutional racism inherent in the restructure.....
Partnership with iwi
Environment Southland acknowledges the importance of tikanga Māori and values its relationship with both Ngāi Tahu (through the four Southland papatipu rūnanga) and ngā matawaka (other Māori who are not Ngāi Tahu) living within Murihiku/Southland.
We continue to develop our relationships with rūnanga in Southland through Te Ao Mārama Inc (the Iwi liaison entity representing Southland three rūnanga for resource management and local government issues) and with Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, the iwi authority......
https://www.es.govt.nz/about-us/partnership-with-iwi
Stats NZ trialling new census system to improve Māori engagement
Waahi Paa is one of Waikato Tainui's most important tribal hubs. It will now be the site of a test run for 2023.
The iwi leaders group is working with the Government on a bespoke data platform called Te Whata to break down tribal statistics.
If successful, the trial will be rolled out across Māori communities for the 2023 census.......
Propaganda
Use our Treaty to create the best for all its signatories
https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/use-our-treaty-create-best-all-its-signatories
5/3/21
Peeni Henare confident Māori, Pasifika will be targeted in Covid vaccine rollout
Associate Health Minister Peeni Henare is confident Māori and Pasifika communities most in need of the Covid-19 vaccine will be targeted in the vaccine rollout, even if South Auckland isn't prioritised.
“I can tell you that Māori and Pasifika are throughout the entire phases of the vaccine rollout programme,” Henare said.
The vaccine sequencing plan was laden with Treaty of Waitangi principles to ensure Māori were where they needed to be in the plan, Henare said.
“I can also tell you that the vaccine sequencing and plan is within it, embedded Tiriti o Waitangi principles, which actually push, in particular the Māori cohort into the space where it needs to for the vaccine rollout,” he said.......
Te Marae o Hine: Pou return to watch over Palmerston North
Erected on the side of the Palmerston North City Council facing Te Marae o Hine/The Square, three pou were welcomed back, and two for the first time, to the heart of the city on Wednesday afternoon.
In 2017 three Māori figures, that had guarded the outside wall of Palmerston North's City Council chamber since 1990, were taken down to be given new life.....
NZME pulls racism article and bans Bassett
An article published in the Northland Age newspaper on Tuesday and on the New Zealand Herald website has been withdrawn after it was condemned as racist - and publisher NZME says it won't publish Dr Michael Bassett's work on its platforms.
The Northland Age's article - headlined ‘Racism on a grand scale’ and printed under the banner “New Zealand as we know it” - bemoaned what he called a “bizarre craze” of embracing Māori culture……
Maori on councils doesn't mean Maori perspective
Māori Development Minister Willie Jackson says just having a Māori in an elected position doesn’t mean they can advocate for Māori.
Māori elected to general wards on councils have no mandate to speak for Māori.......
Kaipara to consider Maori ward
Kaipara District Council has begun a review of local electoral boundaries, including considering a Māori ward.
A law change means that decision will no longer carrying the risk of being overturned though a referendum, at great cost to ratepayers......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjY3NDI/Paakiwaha/Kaipara-to-consider-Maori-ward
Articles:
An assumed right of veto?
http://karldufresne.blogspot.com/2021/03/an-assumed-right-of-veto.html
Propaganda:
The generational trauma stemming from war in the Waikato
4/3/21
Call to fly Maori flag at Otago Polytechnic
Otago Polytechnic Students’ Association president Ezra Tamati is campaigning for the Dunedin institute of skills and technology to permanently fly the Maori flag outside its Forth St campus.
The polytechnic board’s Maori advisory committee, Komiti Kawanataka, is to consider his request tomorrow.
If accepted by the advisory committee, Mr Tamati said he was confident the proposal would go ahead......
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/call-fly-maori-flag-otago-polytechnic
'It's a start' - first steps made to establishing Māori Wards in Matamata-Piako
Matamata-Piako looks set to press ahead with Māori wards for the 2022 election but an iwi forum representative says there’s plenty of work to do both before then and by whoever might eventually fill the spot.
On Tuesday, Te Manawhenua Forum mo Matamata-Piako asked the district council to forge ahead with the plan for a Māori seat on the full council.
The forum’s chairwoman, Te Ao Marama Maaka from Ngāti Hāua, said it was a clear mandate from the iwi......
Protesters occupy site, but Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei supports Erebus memorial
Protesters are occupying the pā site of Mataharehare in the Auckland suburb of Parnell, despite the city being at Covid-19 alert level 3 restrictions.
Occupants have set up tents and erected signage to show their opposition to a proposed Erebus crash memorial at Sir Dove-Myer Robinson Park.
They are being led by Māori community leader Dame Rangimarie Naida Glavish, who says the site is culturally significant and has nothing to do with the Erebus disaster.......
3/3/21
Vodafone CEO Jason Paris' three-word takedown of customer who complains about use of te reo Māori
Vodafone chief executive Jason Paris has delivered a laconic farewell to a customer who complained about the company's use of te reo Māori in its communications.
The customer, a woman named Catherine Beuning, wrote to the Herald to draw attention to what she referred to as the "flippant reply" from Vodafone boss.
"I'd like to point out that we live in New Zealand, NOT Aotearoa, and will remain so until there's a referendum to change that name," Beuning says......
Iwi takes 'major stake' in retirement village
In a major investment move, Porirua-based iwi Ngâti Toa Rangatira (Ngâti Toa) has taken a majority stake in the Whitby Lakes Retirement Village.
The multi-million dollar transaction sees Ngâti Toa take a two-thirds shareholding in Aegis Retirement Living Limited, the newly-created entity owning the retirement village in the Porirua suburb of Whitby.
The remaining one-third will be held by the original developer of the village, Sandy Foster.....
http://www.voxy.co.nz/business/5/382700
Free app for learning Moriori released to help revive endangered native language
An app providing an introduction to ta rē Moriori - the native language of the Moriori people - has been released in a bid to revive the endangered language.
The Ta Rē Moriori Language App was released on Tuesday by the Hokotehi Moriori Trust, an organisation representing the indigenous people of New Zealand's Chatham Islands (Rēkohu), located off the east coast of the South Island.......
Revived interest in kaupapa-driven Maori Council
There has been a surge of interest in the New Zealand Maori Council’s triennial elections.
Executive director Matthew Tukaki says more than 100 Māori committees have already voted in elections that will continue until mid-March, and committees that have been in recess have stormed back with big meetings and an influx of younger members.....
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews?story_id=MjY3MTQ
Te reo reflects Paerata Rise's Methodist history
Ten new public roads and a private road in the Paerata Rise subdivision will all carry Māori names connected with the Methodist Church and Bible.
All of the names were suggested by Te Taha Māori - the Māori side of the Methodist Church, with mana whenua from Ngāti Tamaoho, Ngāti Te Ata Waiohua and Te Ākitai Waiohuai also consulted......
Articles:
The corruption of democracy – Dr Muriel Newman
https://www.nzcpr.com/the-corruption-of-democracy/#more-34315
A step too far bi-cultural partnership
https://www.nzcpr.com/a-step-too-far-bi-cultural-partnership/
Propaganda:
The man bringing council and iwi together with meaningful talk and careful listening
2/3/21
Calls for Far North Council to revisit Māori seats decision
The change clearly showed the Government's intention to encourage more Māori wards.
But Far North Mayor John Carter has refused to be drawn on this challenge. He said his council had made no decision on whether or not it would vote for Māori seats after the legislation change.
Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta has extended the deadline for councils to make decisions on whether to have Māori wards until May 21. Three of the nine councils that voted to do so before the previous February 21 deadline are from Northland......
Democratic Process Ignored Again
This amendment means that one race only (Maori) now have the ability to double dip by choosing to stand in a general ward or in a Maori ward with only Maori voters. This gives additional privilege to Maori over every other race.
The actions of government have defined racism in New Zealand to mean that if Maori do not have privilege beyond other races, then they are being discriminated against. For New Zealand to be a team of five million, all team members must be treated equally.
New Conservative believes that the government is there to first serve the people and that the people should all be treated equally......
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2103/S00002/democratic-process-ignored-again.htm
Building tikanga Māori in our Council
In this newly created position, Karepa is tasked with improving the Council’s capability to build strong and enduring relationships with mana whenua and Māori, along with a talented team of advisors. However, he also sees his role as instilling knowledge into staff, so everyone feels confident incorporating tikanga Māori in their work.......
https://wellington.govt.nz/news-and-events/news-and-information/our-wellington/2021/03/karepa-wall
Wainuiomata mayoral street name to be replaced after just 12 days
Harry Martin Lane’s tenure as a street in the Wainuiomata shopping precinct was shorter than its namesake’s time as mayor.
Just over a fortnight after the street was named after the suburb’s only mayor, which formerly had its own council, the Wainuiomata Community Board has overturned its choice in favour of Te Ara Raukura to acknowledge the area’s mana whenua......
Earthworks at Pukeiāhua cancelled. What's next for Ngāti Tamainupō?
Excavations of ancient food pits will stop at Pukeiāhua pā after Waikato District Council ordered the cancellation of resource consents to Perjuli Developments.
And local hapū Ngāti Tamanuipō has welcomed the decision to bring commercial development to a halt after spending more than 250 days trying to protect the last remnants of the 300-year old food pits of cultural significance to the Ngāruawāhia region......
https://www.teaomaori.news/earthworks-pukeiahua-cancelled-whats-next-ngati-tamainupo
Propaganda:
Our Truth, Tā Mātou Pono: Great South Road a highway to hell and the big bank that helped pay for the war
1/3/21
Māori leader opposes Erebus memorial, iwi to gather, karakia, meeting tomorrow
Māori Heritage Council member Dame Rangimārie Naida Glavish (Ngāti Whātua) and several kaumātua oppose the memorial in Parnell's Dove-Myer Robinson Park near the former Mataharehare Pā site.
Glavish said communication with local Māori had been unclear, work posed threats to a 180-year-old pōhutukawa, views would be blocked and the park had no association with the tragedy.
"I question the validity of the information given to Ōrākei marae for approval," she said referring to the Ministry for Culture and Heritage Manatū Taonga saying Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei expressed support for the project in 2018.....
Final Taranaki iwi completes its Treaty of Waitangi settlement
The last of the eight iwi in Taranaki has signed its deed of settlement with the Crown, receiving an apology, land of cultural significance and $30 million.
Ngāti Maru signed its deed of settlement in a scaled-down event on Saturday settling its historical Treaty of Waitangi claims, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Andrew Little announced......
Oranga Tamariki and Rotorua iwi appoint specialist Māori role
Oranga Tamariki has appointed its sixth and final specialist Māori role for the Bay of Plenty, which will begin next week.
The specialist Māori role began as a pilot and was now being rolled out nationally.
Malu said a Maori-centred approach for Oranga Tamariki, moving away from a more Western approach, was the way they believed was the future of the agency.......
South Auckland marae rallying for changes to drivers licence process
He’s wanting a marae or Whānau Ora organisations to become a one-stop-shop for would-be drivers as they’ve got close connections to some who may slide towards a life of fines.
The AA and VTNZ currently deliver licensing tests on behalf of Waka Kotahi (NZTA) who say it’s arrangements aren’t flexible.
However, Waka Kotahi said it’s looking to further support marae based and other community licensing programmes.....
Articles:
Gerry Eckhoff: Local Government Reform
https://breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2021/02/gerry-eckhoff-local-government-reform.html
27/2/21
Independence of Māori Health Authority paramount - Lady Tureiti Moxon
A prominent Māori health campaigner wants a commitment in writing that a new Māori Health Authority will be independent, with control over its own budget and power to commission its own services.
Health Minister Andrew Little said what power the authority would hold was still undecided.
"Let's get it so that Māori can actually take control of our own destiny and our own health and look after the things that we think are important in our own regions.....
Green leader James Shaw, Rotorua mayor Steve Chadwick take aim at David Seymour over Māori wards-apartheid comparison
Green Party co-leader James Shaw says Act Party leader David Seymour should apologise over comments comparing new Māori ward legislation to apartheid in South Africa.
Rotorua mayor Steve Chadwick has also weighed in on the issue, saying Seymour should "become relevant".....
Maori wards law change just start of fight
Former New Plymouth mayor Andrew Judd says today is a day of celebration - but there is a lot of work still to be done to ensure Māori take their rightful place in local government.
He says there now need to be challenges to individual councils to create Māori wards....
Articles:
Bob Edlin: Oh dear – see who was offended when Goldsmith called for Kiwis to be treated equally in electoral arrangements
https://breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2021/02/bob-edlin-oh-dear-see-who-was-offended.html
Peter Bacos: Marion Dufresne at the Bay of Islands 25 March – 12 June 1772
https://breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2021/02/peter-bacos-marion-dufresne-at-bay-of.html
Propaganda:
NZ Wars: Stories Of Tainui On Māori Television
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU2102/S00234/nz-wars-stories-of-tainui-on-maori-television.htm
26/2/21
National's first election promise: Collins vows to overturn 'undemocratic' Māori wards law change
Judith Collins is vowing to overturn the "undemocratic" law that scraps the ability for Māori wards to be overturned by a local poll, if National wins the election in 2023.
"The way we elect our councils is a fundamental part of our democracy. This legislation takes away the ability of New Zealanders to have a voice in this decision making," Collins said after the law passed.
"National isn't opposed to Māori wards if councils and their communities want them, but it is for communities to make this decision - a right the Government has robbed them of tonight......
Stratford District Council to include te reo in its new, much-debated logo
It took a Taranaki council hours of debate and workshops to choose the design of its new logo.
But when it came to the wording that will accompany Stratford District Council's new branding, it far less time.
“Te Kaunihera ā Rohe o Whakaahurangi – Stratford District Council" was signed off by the policy and services comittee at their meeting on Tuesday........
Te Ao Haka
Manutuke School is among schools across New Zealand breaking new educational ground with the introduction of NCEA-recognised Maori performing arts into its curriculum.
More than 30 secondary schools and kura across the country are piloting the new subject — Te Ao Haka — at all NCEA levels.
Around 900 students in English-medium and Maori-medium schools will be studying Te Ao Haka this year.......
http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/frontpage-featured/20210225/te-ao-haka/
B3 enhances partnership with Māori
As part of its strategic plan, B3 is enhancing its partnership with Māori in all activities following the recent appointment of Alby Marsh as their Māori Research Leader.
Director David Teulon says Alby will be creating the Māori Strategy for B3 and is excited by the opportunity to grow participation by Māori researchers.
“B3 will champion the importance and inclusion of Mātauranga Māori in its research programme in a manner that gives effect to Māori conservation and bio economic aspirations,” says David.....
https://www.tmbiosecurity.co.nz/b3-enhances-partnership-with-maori/
Prioritise papakāinga over state houses, iwi leaders tell housing conference
Ngāti Kahungunu iwi chair Ngahiwi Tomoana said it was about reducing the barriers and inequities that Māori faced to achieve their housing aspirations.
He said more support was needed from the government to get more Māori into home ownership and into developing more papakāinga.....
Articles:
Fascinating talk from Andy Oakley at the Kapiti Historic Society
Barry Soper: Labour denying democratic rights of ratepayers with Māori ward move
25/2/21
Māori wards amendment bill passes final reading in Parliament
The public can no longer veto a council's decision to introduce Māori wards.
The Local Electoral (Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Bill passed its third and final reading at Parliament this evening.
MPs have been debating the remaining stages of the legislation under urgency since yesterday afternoon.
All stages of the legislation were rushed in order to give local bodies time to prepare ahead of the next election.
National is promising to overturn the Māori Wards bill if elected in 2023.
Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins said the legislation is shoddy law making and public submissions were mostly against the changes......
Māori wards law change: Northland councils may end call for submissions
A Government move to take away the right of a poll on Māori wards could see Whangārei District Council call for submissions on the issue then cancel it a couple of days later.
Imminent changes to the Electoral Act and swift work on the part of groups seeking a poll on Māori wards have left the council in an odd position of having to advertise for submissions, then possibly two days later have to advertise that there can be no submissions.....
Huge Public Support For Binding Referendum On Maori Wards In Northland
Democracy Northland has delivered the largest ever paper petition to three of Northland's council's proposing to introduce Maori wards.
Former regional councillor and one of the petition organisers, John Bain said, "The response has been huge. It is the largest paper petition ever presented to the councils and sends a loud and clear message to all of the local councils in Northland that the people they represent want to have a say on whether Maori wards are introduced"......
Strong local interest in Manawatū Tararua highway contracts
Long then introduced former Dannevirke resident Kingi Kiriona, who has taken on the role of Kaiārahi - director iwi and Māori outcomes, who said the project had called him back to town and he was privileged to be part of the team.
"To have a member of the senior management team promoting Māori outcomes and Te Ao Māori is unprecedented. Iwi have never been represented like this before on all levels governance, management and operations."
"We also hope that of those being employed, 30 per cent will be from the iwi partnerships."....
Newlands Park To Be Renamed Pukehuia Park
Newlands Park will adopt the te reo Māori name Pukehuia Park, following a vote by Wellington City Councillors today.
Mayor Andy Foster says the name was put forward by Ngā Hau e Whā o Paparārangi, kaitiaki of the whare on Ladbrooke Drive, during consultation for Newlands Park redevelopment. The proposal has the full support of mana whenua, Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika.
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2102/S00506/newlands-park-to-be-renamed-pukehuia-park.htm
National Curriculum set to be more relevant, clearer and inclusive
The national curriculum for schooling will be refreshed over the next five years to ensure it is bicultural, clearer and more relevant for teachers and kaiako.
Each learning area in the New Zealand Curriculum will be refreshed - beginning with Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories in the Social Sciences learning area this year, followed with the content for Mathematics, English and Science learning areas in 2022.
The history curriculum changes come folllowing the strong call from the education community for Aotearoa New Zealand's histories to be taught to all ākonga at all schools and kura.
The new curriculum is expected to include lessons on the arrival of Māori, early colonial history of Aotearoa New Zealand, the Treaty of Waitangi and its history, and immigration to New Zealand........
Poutini Ngāi Tahu reject mention of other iwi in new district plan
Mayors and chairs working on a new district plan for the West Coast have rejected a suggestion that councils should deal with iwi other than Poutini Ngāi Tahu over historic sites and wahi tapu.
“Let me be crystal clear: tino rangatiratanga (chiefly authority) rests with Poutini Ngāi Tahu, from Kahurangi Point right down to Piopiotahi, Milford Sound, from the mountains to the sea.......
Petition to establish Māori Health Authority finds government support
A call to action and a call for equity came in the form of 2300-signature petitions calling on the government to accept the recommendations for a Māori Health Authority today.
The recommendation had come from the New Zealand Health and Disability System Review, tasked with a two-year investigation of unfairness in the health system and how to address it, which concluded a Māori Health Authority with commissioning rights would be best.....
https://www.teaomaori.news/petition-establish-maori-health-authority-finds-government-support
Articles:
Bob Edlin: Nick Smith’s fairness questions spark call for reopening of submissions on bill
https://breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2021/02/bob-edlin-nick-smiths-fairness.html
Mike Hosking: Labour's push to protect Māori wards political dishonesty
24/2/21
Northern Hawke's Bay iwi fight for lost rights
A Northern Hawke's Bay iwi's 30 years of modern-day battles to protect the coastal and marine resources of its areas has unfolded in an air of disbelief in a High Court hearing now in its third week in Napier.
The hearing is based on an application by Mohaka and Raupunga-based Ngati Pahauwera for recognition of customary right under the Marine and Coastal Area Act, and is before Justice Peter Churchman and is being held in the Napier War Memorial Conference Centre. It relates to the area off the coast between Poututu Stream and the Esk River......
Te Tira Kāpuia back calls for resignation of Unitec board
A group of kaumātua are backing calls made by Māori for the resignation of the board chair of Unitec.
Te Tira Kāpuia, a group of academics and professionals within education, has supported calls for the board to resign which came after Māori staff and students cited institutional racism and neglect at the institution......
Strong Māori input for Theatre Royal redevelopment
South Canterbury Māori will have strong input into the $23 million Theatre Royal upgrade and heritage facility which is to be built in Timaru's main street.
In outlining the project's design brief recently to the Timaru District Council, lead architect Architectus said it would engage with mana whenua in preliminary project work, concept design, development of the design, and then the final detailed design......
Horizons apologises over Punakewhitu/Gentle Annie earthworks consultation
Horizons Regional Council has apologised to a Wanganui hapū after a consent was granted to excavate a section of the Punakewhitu/Gentle Annie maunga without consultation.
Work was suspended on the site last week after 120 people gathered to protest the earthworks, taking place to widen a road, which appeared to have taken place with little consultation with local hapū.....
Taranaki regional council votes to hear public feedback before deciding on Māori constituency
Taranaki Regional councillors have voted to consult with the community before deciding whether to establish a Maori constituency in time for 2022 local body elections.
At a full council meeting on Tuesday, the nine councillors present unanimously supported having Māori representation around the council table but were at odds on how this should be achieved.
After a long discussion on four options, councillors chose to give the public the opportunity to provide feedback on their preferred option of creating a Māori constituency.
Moriori Claims Settlement Bill Passes First Reading
Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Andrew Little today welcomed Moriori to Parliament to witness the first reading of the Moriori Claims Settlement Bill.
“This bill is the culmination of years of dedication and hard work from all the parties involved. I am delighted to reach this significant milestone today,” Andrew Little said.
“No settlement package could ever fully compensate Moriori who suffered such a magnitude of loss and prejudice.......
NZ needs 'by-Māori, for-Māori, to-Māori approach' to prisons, says MP Rawiri Waititi
New Zealand needs a "by-Māori, for-Māori, to-Māori approach to dealing with our whānau in prisons", says the Māori Party's Rawiri Waititi, who has called for a ministerial inquiry into the treatment of inmates.
"What we want to do is fast track the Corrections and the justice facilities to ensure our people are treated humanely," Rawiri said......
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/nz-needs-m-ori-approach-prisons-says-mp-rawiri-waititi
Articles:
The Failed Ideology of Cultural Marxism – Dr Muriel Newman
https://www.nzcpr.com/the-failed-ideology-of-cultural-marxism/
23/2/21
Earthworks on ancestral Wanganui maunga suspended after protest
Earthworks on an ancestral maunga next to the Wanganui River have been suspended temporarily, after local hapū brought the bulldozing to a halt, saying they weren't consulted on the desecration of their wāhi tapu, or sacred site.
Part of the hillside of Punakewhitu, which is known affectionately as Gentle Annie and is privately-owned, was bulldozed to open up the entrance and exit to the property to allow logging trucks to get in and out.
It was set to take 2m off the front face, and another 2m off the side of the maunga but works were halted after iwi and hapū members intervened.......
Panel to consult with Invercargill ratepayers about best representation at council
A special panel is being set up to decide how Invercargill ratepayers can be best represented at their local council.
It's part of the council's representation review that will consider options around wards, community boards, Māori wards, and the number of councillors who are on the council.....
Board snubs Māori name for Lower Hutt street in favour of ex-mayor
Harry Martin Lane was named just five days ago but already its future is in doubt, with Lower Hutt mana whenua calling the decision to reject a Māori street name “disrespectful and hurtful”.
However, the decision has immediately come under fire, with mana whenua calling for cultural training for board members that rejected the Māori street name put forward......
HBRC to vote again on Maori seats
The Government has given councils until May 21 to adopt Maori seats if they wish them to be in place for the October 2022 local body elections.
So, in that context, on Wednesday (Feb 24) the Regional Council again takes up the issue of dedicated Maori seats. Here are the options being considered:......
https://baybuzz.co.nz/hbrc-to-vote-again-on-maori-seats/
New Māori cultural app Te Kupenga launched
A new Māori cultural app launched today called Te Kupenga is being described as an exciting step forward for Hawke’s Bay’s five councils.
Te Kupenga is the result of collaboration between the Māori specialist teams in the councils, and the information will improve understanding of Te Reo Māori and Tikanga, as well as local knowledge about Treaty settlement entities and tangata whenua of Te Matau a Māui.
“The aim of the app is to help staff and councillors be more responsive and proactive in regard to Treaty principles across our business. We want to support our staff to have absolute comfort and confidence in their engagement with tangata whenua,” says Mr Palmer......
https://www.hbrc.govt.nz/home/article/1032/new-mori-cultural-app-te-kupenga-launched-?t=featured&s=1
Propaganda:
Our Truth, Ta Mātou Pono: New Zealand on a revolutionary pathway, between Māori and the Crown
21/2/21
Kaumātua, last man standing in Nelson Supreme Court case, says 'just give us back our land'
The Crown and a single kaumātua, Rore Stafford, are the final players in a long-running legal fight that decides the future of thousands of hectares of Nelson land. He wants to sit down with the Crown – but the High Court beckons.
In the 1840s, Māori owners of land used to settle Nelson, Tasman and Golden Bay sold it to be developed on the agreement 10 per cent was reserved for their benefit. They would also keep customary areas, like urupā (grave sites) and gardens.
“The legal contract at the time, which continues through to now, is that the 10 per cent of the Nelson settlement should have been set aside, plus our customary land, our wāhi tapu, cultivations, etc.”
The Supreme Court findings said the Crown acknowledged it never reserved 4047 hectares (10,000 acres) of rural land - but it was not clear how much more urban and customary land was included as well......
Council told Maori ward is much needed
Masterton District Council heard a Maori ward was desperately needed in Wairarapa, during a public forum at the latest council meeting on Wednesday afternoon.
“What we want to do is make that even more pronounced and be really unapologetic that Maori must have and deserve a place with you.
“Not on top of you, not under you, but beside you.”
The aim was for Maori to have an equal voice in Wairarapa, he said.
https://times-age.co.nz/council-told-maori-ward-is-much-needed/
Blessing for site before work commences on Stratford's pool
The site of Stratford's new multimillion-dollar pool was blessed on Friday by Koro Sandy Parata and representatives from Ngāruahine, Ngāti Maru and Ngāti Ruanui.
Three mauri stones, representing Ngāruahine, Ngāti Maru and Ngāti Ruanui, and a stone from the Patea river representing council, will be placed in the foundations of the building, says Sven.
Council is also working with the three iwi to ensure the final design of the aquatic centre incorporates cultural elements throughout.......
20/2/21
Coastal land grab ignored burial history
Ngāti Awa is fighting the building of a subdivision on a spit of land between the Whakatāne River and the sea.
Whakatane District Council sold the Ōpihi block to developers who want to build 240 residential lots as well as a 250-unit retirement village.
Maanu Paul says the development is an attack on the tribe’s rangatiratanga and customary practices.....
Mahuta’s Screwed Māori Wards Consultation Should See Bill Returned To Committee
Union spokesman Jordan Williams says, “The Minister gave her allies a five-day head start to prepare submissions on the Bill to entrench Maori wards. Meanwhile, members of the general public were given just one day’s notice to prepare for the disgracefully short two-day submission window.”
“The Minister knew perfectly well what she was doing. The decision to warn her mates before blindsiding the general public can only be read as a cynical attempt to manipulate the consultation process and limit the contributions of New Zealanders opposed to the Bill.”......
Wanganui iwi stop Gentle Annie bulldozing
Wanganui iwi turned out in force yesterday to protest road widening at the top of Pūnakewhitu/Gentle Annie, the bluff at the start of the Wanganui River Road.
Hapū member Kiritahi Firman says there had been no consultation about the work, which was being done to improve access so forestry could be harvested from a farm belonging to the Oskam family.
"Even though the regional council said the forestry company had supplied a plan and followed engagement with some local people, it certainly wasn't our hapū. So today we stood in solidarity to protect our mana, our rangatiratanga, our mana motuhake for Pūnakewhitu," she says......
Long haul for Pahauwera fishing rights
Thirty years after she wrote her submission, a Ngāti Pāhauwera kuia is getting a chance to have her say on why the iwi’s customary rights over coastal areas in its northern Hawke’s Bay rohe should be recognised.
The High Court is sitting at the Napier War memorial Hall for the next seven weeks to hear the iwi’s applications for orders under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011.
Lady Moxon says unlike Ngāti Porou, which secured recognition based on its continued ownership of coastal land, Ngāti Pāhauwera lost its land by confiscation and unfair transactions.......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjY2NDI/Long-haul-for-Pahauwera-fishing-rights
Articles:
Nick Smith’s fairness questions (were Maori ward supporters given more time?) spark call for reopening of submissions on bill - by Point of Order
An Open Letter to Professor Paul Moon – by Bruce Moon
https://breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2021/02/bruce-moon-open-letter-to-professor.html
18/2/21
Four Maori seats needed for Auckland Council
A Henderson Massey Local Board member says Auckland Council needs four Māori seats to ensure the super city’s growing Māori population is properly represented.
He says another law change would be needed to create seats in Tāmaki Makaurau, because the supercity has its own legislation.
But the 180,000-strong Māori population needs its own elected representatives, in addition to the oversight done by the Independent Māori Statutory Board......
Unfair Process On Māori Wards Bill
“What’s more appalling is that Councils supporting the Bill were told on Friday February 5 of the Bill’s timeline, that the Select Committee process would be exceptionally short and to prepare to lodge their submissions by February 11.
“Giving those who support the Bill six days’ notice and those opposed just one day would be called insider trading in the business world.”.....
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA2102/S00092/unfair-process-on-maori-wards-bill.htm
Funding boost to enhance Maori mental health outcomes - Massey University
Massey University’s highly successful Maori mental health workforce programme Te Rau Puawai has been given boost in student numbers.
The Ministry of Health has funded an additional 46 bursaries for the programme this year which means 126 places are available to students studying in mental health fields at Massey......
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/5/381910
Kaumātua Intervene To Provide A Safe Space For Māori At Unitec
Representatives of Te Rōpū Mataara (Unitec Māori Staff Collective) and kaumātua, who have strong connections with Māori education and communities in Tāmaki Makaurau, met last Friday 11th February to discuss the pressing issues facing Māori at Unitec. The kaumātua unanimously agreed to establish a “tira whakaruruhau“, a body to “shield, protect and shelter” in the wake of a four member resignation from the previous Rūnanga and the departure of Te Tumu Māori from the executive management position last month.
This kaumātua led group, named Te Tira Kāpuia, unanimously agreed to condemn the poor decisions made at governance and management levels that impact on Māori staff, Māori students and Māori communities at Unitec. Te Tira Kapuia, chaired by Rangi Mclean, has offered their support and guidance to hold a safe space for Māori as they traverse challenging and difficult times at Unitec......
Propaganda:
How the law on Māori wards was drawn up
17/2/21
Kia tere call for Maori seat change
The chair of the Māori Affairs select committee says people were able to have their voices heard on amending the Local Government Act, despite there being only a 48-hour window to get in submissions.
The Government is fast-tracking the Bill to remove the ability of just 5 per cent of voters to force a binding referendum if councils try to create a Māori ward or constituency.
"We’ve been having this conversation for a long time, whether it is at a council - councils have been through this before - but also Māori in terms of equal representation.....
National wants more time on Maori ward Bill
National Party deputy leader Shane Reti says the way the Government is pushing through an amendment to the Local Government Act isn’t fair or democratic.
He says while councils need to consult when setting up new general wards, no such consultation will be needed for Māori wards.
"We want this to be a reasonable and balanced argument but the way the Bill is written, it's swung too much to one side so that is giving us some significant concern," Dr Reti says.
He says National supports the intent of Māori being represented on local government......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjY2MDg/National-wants-more-time-on-Maori-ward-Bill
Iwi joining police to control checkpoints on Northland's southern boundary
Tai Tokerau Border Control (TBC) wants to be in control of police checkpoints on Northland's southern boundaries to help enforce alert level 3 restrictions following the new Covid-19 cases in Auckland.
Spokeswoman Nyze Manuel told Stuff on Tuesday the group would be monitoring checkpoints on Northland's southern boundary, after reports people were "just flooding through”, on Monday......
Tribunal wraps up Oranga Tamariki claim
One of the claimants to the Waitangi Tribunal challenging the crown’s child protection system says a powerful case has been made for change.
Lady Tureiti Moxon says claimant lawyer Annette Sykes pointed out the Treaty of Waitangi guaranteed Māori rangatiratanga or authority over their own kainga, and the crown has taken that away and put itself between Māori and their children.....
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjY2MDU/Tribunal-wraps-up-Oranga-Tamariki-claim
Council's petrol station consent breached iwi commitment - High Court
The High Court has found the Whakatāne District Council breached a commitment to engage with iwi before making a decision to grant consent for a petrol station.
The judge ruled that the council set aside its decision to grant a non-notified consent to build a petrol station on the outskirts of Whakatāne.
In a statement, the Whakatāne District Council said it would abide by the court's decision and would consider what this meant in terms of notification for the consent.....
Hearings into wahi tapu Opihi subdivision begin
An ancient urupa where bodies are ferried by waka is at the centre of resource consent clash in Whakatane.
Iwi are attempting to prevent the granting of a consent by Whakatane District Council for a residential subdivision next to the ancient coastal urupa Opihi Whanaungakore, which is still in use today.
Ngati Awa kaumatua Maanu Paul said the proposed development undermined hapu mana whenua, threatened its whakapapa and would destroy its rangatiratanga.....
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/436541/hearings-into-wahi-tapu-opihi-subdivision-begin
Articles:
‘Public will reject blatant power grab’
http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/column/20210216/public-will-reject-blatant-power-grab/
Propaganda:
Living up to our founding principles
http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/editorial/20210216/living-up-to-our-founding-principles/
16/2/21
Northland Regional Council working party wants three Māori seats
Northland Regional Council's Te Tai Tokerau Māori and Council Working Party says the council should have three Māori seats.
Pita Tipene (Ngāti Hine), newly-elected Te Tai Tokerau Māori and Council Working Party (TTMAC) co-chair, said three Māori seats on the Northland Regional Council (NRC) would be a good start in a journey of incremental change.
The Māori seats would be part of an NRC representation review. NRC would continue to work on an initial review proposal which it had to adopt by August 31......
Wellington councillors threatened over Shelly Bay: 'You'd both have been necklaced with a burning tyre
Police are investigating after two Māori Wellington City councillors were threatened on social media for voting in favour of the contentious Shelly Bay development.
Dr Catherine Love – from Mau Whenua, which opposes the $500 million development – took to Facebook on February 5, leading to other inflammatory comments and a subsequent complaint to police, who on Sunday confirmed an investigation had been launched.
“Jill Day and Tamatha Paul ... hoki ki ō maunga [return to your mountains] and let your own people deal to you,” Love wrote, then quoted from a Mau Whenua supporter who said Day and her “gal pal councillors” were “turncoats”.
“You will fail to make yourself safe in our lands until you do right by [Shelly Bay],” the quote said......
Board fully supports proposed Kapiti Gateway Centre
Kapiti iwi, Te Ätiawa ki Whakarongotai and Ngati Toa Rangatira have combined to signal their strong support for the proposed Kapiti Gateway by gifting (koha) the following name - Te Uruhi
The gifting by mana whenua of the original name Te Uruhi to this site is also hugely significant to iwi in the spirit of partnership between iwi and the Council as Treaty partners.".....
http://www.voxy.co.nz/business/5/381773
Reform new start for Maori in planning
The Environment Minister says reform of the Resource Management Act is a chance to improve the status of the Treaty of Waitangi in planning laws.
"They thought the treaty clause should be elevated. It currently says the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi have to be had regard to. That test should be elevated to 'give effect to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi'," Minister Parker says.
The new built environment and strategic planning acts will involve Māori in planning at an earlier stage.......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjY2MDI/Reform-new-start-for-Maori-in-planning
Oranga Tamariki beyond repair, but care needed over replacement, Waitangi Tribunal told
There is no other way to stop tamariki Māori being disproportionately taken into state care than to disestablish Oranga Tamariki, the Waitangi Tribunal has been told during closing submissions for the urgent inquiry into the child protection agency.
Former chair of the Māori Council Tā Taihākurie Durie proposed in his closing submission that the new organisation draw on the Māori council model, as set out under the Māori Community Development Act 1962.
"What we had ... was a Māori structure for Māori governance based on the opposite to the European structure where the power sits with the community and everything ascends up from the community," Durie said.......
Articles:
Graham Adams: Nanaia Mahuta and the Māori wards
https://democracyproject.nz/2021/02/15/graham-adams-nanaia-mahuta-and-the-maori-wards/
Doubt about Maori wards for Dunedin
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/doubt-about-maori-wards-dunedin
15/2/21
Multi-iwi project aims to protect Northland kauri, create jobs
A government-funded collaboration between Northland iwi aims to stop the spread of kauri dieback and create up to 30 jobs.
Conservation Minister Kiritapu Allan announced the initiative, which is part of the Jobs for Nature programme, during her visit to Northland for Waitangi Day commemorations.
The $3.5 million project will cover about 50 per cent of the region's kauri forests.
The iwi involved are Te Roroa, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Wai and Ngāti Kuri......
Māori wards: A voice on local council grounded in the Māori world view
Māori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer wants to go one step further than wards to "guarantee" Māori representation by making mana whenua representation on councils compulsory......
Propaganda:
Jack Tame: Opposition to Maori wards "extraordinary"
Ending discrimination against Māori wards
https://thestandard.org.nz/ending-discrimination-against-maori-wards/
“We can have both. We can have learning of Western knowledge alongside our indigenous knowledge.”
13/2/21
Flood of submissions on Maori seats bill
The Māori Affairs select committee will spend the weekend hearing submissions on the amendments to the Local Government Act so it can report back on Monday.
"You'd be surprised how many submissions have come in despite there only being a 48 hour window for people to write in. We have been flooded with submissions and so our clerks have been working after the submissions closed last night at 5pm, preparing them for a 9am start today,' he says.
The committee is hearing from councils today, and critics of the move are also slotted in to make their case......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjY1OTI/Flood-of-submissions-on-Maori-seats-bill
Te reo at all Sky Stadium events, starting with Six60 concert
Te reo Māori messaging at all Sky Stadium events will begin on Saturday with the Six60 concert in Wellington.
"We are delighted to see te reo Māori become a permanent part of Sky Stadium and look forward to other cities following suit."
"Bi-lingual announcements are the next step in our support toward Wellington becoming a te reo Māori city.".......
Bursaries Grow Our Māori Mental Health Workforce
Over 120 Māori students who have received bursaries for their mental health studies have been welcomed at two-day hui at Massey University in Auckland today.
Funding for an additional 46 bursaries is available from this year for the Te Rau Puawai programme. This means there will be 126 places available on the programme each year. The funding for this programme is part of the Budget 19 investment into improving mental health and addiction outcomes......
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED2102/S00018/bursaries-grow-our-maori-mental-health-workforce.htm
Campaigners plan to occupy key Northland land until it's made into a reserve
A land occupation in the Northland seaside community of Ōpua has united locals, who want to see the site – called the most significant headland in Ōpua – made a reserve for future generations.
But the council-controlled company behind the land’s sale and development said it went above requirements to consult the community, and never received any feedback.
But Anthony Williams, of Ngāpuhi hapū Te Roroa, said the site is wāhi tapu (sacred) and has been of strategic importance to Māori since his tīpuna (ancestor) Punuka used it for its vistas of the Bay of Islands.......
12/2/21
Ngāi Tahu leader says legal action comes after decades of government failure over fresh water
Ngāi Tahu’s Dr Te Maire Tau has called for fewer hui and more moral backbone from the Crown as a big North Island iwi player joins the South Island tribe's freshwater court action against the Crown.
Tau, one of the iwi’s leaders, says the “problem of water” is caused by decades of governmental failure and that Ngāi Tahu expects some level of regulatory, economic and fiscal control over water.
The Crown’s sovereignty was not absolute, but was qualified by its responsibilities in Te Tiriti.
If made, the declarations would likely “give rise to a precedent in relation to other iwi, who should also be able to establish rangatiratanga over fresh water under Article II of the Treaty”.......
The Resource Management Act is being binned and why that is a big deal
And why it matters the next three years of Parliament are about to be consumed all over again by the mammoth task of scrapping and replacing it.
Māori may get full Treaty recognition under the legislation this time around – something that would have to trigger a hard conversation about who owns freshwater in New Zealand first......
RMA reform offers chance for Maori to shine
A collective of five Māori groups engaging with the government on reform of the Resource Management Act says the process creates opportunities for Māori.
It also wants to make sure the reforms will recognise the rights and interests of iwi and hapū in freshwater......
The reason urgency is being used to make establishing Māori wards easier for councils
The Government is scrapping the ability for Māori wards to be overturned by a local poll and is rushing through the law change before any more polls can go ahead before the 2022 local elections.
Under the current Local Electoral Act, a decision to establish a Māori ward or seat can be overturned by a local poll with 5 percent support from ratepayers. The policy does not apply to general wards, which is why it has been labelled unfair.
The legislation was sent to the Māori Affairs Select Committee on Tuesday evening. Submissions opened on Wednesday and close on Thursday afternoon, allowing less than 48 hours for people to submit on it, which National says is unfair.
Local Government Minister Nanaia said in Parliament councils can still hold non-binding polls to test the sentiment of electors on a number of issues, including the creation of Māori wards.
Mahuta has argued that the current law is "discriminatory" and has impeded on local councils being able to establish Māori wards so that Māori can have better representation at a local level.......
Crash courses needed for teachers of Maori history
There's a warning kura are woefully under-resourced for the roll out of the new Aotearoa history curriculum.
Māori Principal's Association Te Akatea president Myles Ferris says many teachers lack the training and knowledge to effectively teach the history of Māori in their local area.....
Greenpeace finds common cause on Waikato water grab
Greenpeace New Zealand head Russel Norman says Māori perspectives on conservation are vital in the fight against corporations.
He wants concepts like Te Mana ō te Wai and Te Mana ō te Taiao be considered when taking from the river.
"When you look at those principles they are about kaitiakitanga, guardianship, looking after the natural world.
He believes the Treaty of Waitangi gives tangata whenua the right to a share of commercial interests in water.....
Propaganda:
Why two iwi are claiming rangatiratanga over water
In the pressure cooker of local politics, no one's going to be oppressed by Māori wards
11/2/21
Simon Bridges leads National's angry response to Māori wards legislation
National MP Simon Bridges has railed against the Government's move to protect Māori wards, describing it as insulting as a Māori man.
Labour has begun rushing through legislation under urgency to do away with a public veto on Māori wards.
The Māori Affairs Select Committee will now consider the legislation and hear from the public, before reporting back next Monday......
Local Electoral (Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Bill - Submissions
The Chairperson of the Māori Affairs Committee has invited public submissions on the Local Electoral (Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Bill without a closing date. The date must be confirmed by the committee at its next meeting......
Shelly Bay dispute: Police called out as occupation continues
Wellington police say they continue to work with all the parties involved in the land dispute at Shelly Bay.
Officers were called out this morning by Mau Whenua - a group of Taranaki Whānui iwi members - who are occupying the land, after police did not remove engineers and a property manager.
A police spokesperson said they did attend the site, but no action was required.
"The role of police is to ensure safety and uphold the law, while recognising the lawful right to protest.".....
HIV report reveals Treaty breaches
A new HIV report is calling on the government to urgently implement a sexual health framework to eliminate stigma and discrimination.
This comes following the release of the People Living with HIV Stigma Index report by Te Whāriki Takapou, a Māori sexual and reproductive health research organisation.
Te Whāriki Takapou chief executive Dr Alison Green says the report shows a breach of Te Tiriti o Waitangi as Māori people living with HIV should have the right under the Treaty to live free of stigma and discrimination. For that reason, the report was launched at Waitangi Weekend.......
https://www.teaomaori.news/hiv-report-reveals-treaty-breaches
Rawiri Waititi allowed to speak in Parliament without neck tie
Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi was allowed to speak in Parliament this afternoon, despite not wearing a tie.
Waititi said he was pleased the Speaker had changed his stance and that it was a big win for Māori.
"This is a huge win for the future of our mokopuna. They can come into this space feeling comfortable about who they are and to express their cultural identity, without discrimination and without prejudice.".......
Ties dropped from Parliament dress code after Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi's stand
Parliamentary speaker Trevor Mallard has announced that ties will no longer be considered required as part of “appropriate business attire” for male MPs.
On Wednesday, Mallard said a meeting of the Standing Orders committee had been held to discuss the issue and hear a submission from Te Paati Māori.
“The committee did not reach a consensus but the majority of the committee was in favour of removing the requirement for ties to form part of ‘appropriate business attire’ for males......
Articles:
On Magic Talk and Maori wards - Karl du Fresne
https://karldufresne.blogspot.com/2021/02/on-magic-talk-and-maori-wards.html
10/2/21
New $5.7 million fund to help Maori protect taonga on marae
A new $5.7 million contestable fund has been launched to support Māori to protect marae taonga.
The Mātauranga Māori Marae Ora is part of a wider $20m programme annnounced in December to support indigenous arts from the threats of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Carmel Sepuloni announced the new fund on Tuesday, saying already dwindling mātauranga (Māori knowledge) and taonga held on marae were at further risk because of the increasing financial impact of the pandemic.....
https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/124185772/new-57-million-fund-to-help-mori-protect-taonga-on-marae
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei holds a hīkoi ahead of court proceedings against the Crown
More than 300 members of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei have gathered to hold a hīkoi on their way to the High Court at Auckland.
The peaceful hīkoi started at 6am on Tuesday, from the Ōrākei marae and followed a route along Tamaki Dr, ahead of their proceedings against the Crown at 9am.
The court case brought by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei challenges the Crown’s approach to the rights of mana whenua in their rohe (territory).......
Art approach can help teach Maori history
A group of Tai Tokerau rangatahi wants to partner with government to develop a profession development programme the help teachers deliver the new history perspective.
HĀ already runs Kākāno - a five day high school programme where students are taught a history of Aotearoa from the arrival of Māori through to colonisation and asked to interpret it through art.
She wants the government to fund similar programmes so teachers can safely enagage with mātauranga Māori......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjY1NTc/Art-approach-can-help-teach-Maori-history
KiwiRail Asked To Get Its House In Order
Te Rūnanga o Raukawa has written to KiwiRail today asking that it re-engage Ngāti Kauwhata over the rail and road freight centre it hopes to build between Palmerston North and Bunnythorpe.
"This project will be the largest infrastructure project in Manawatū for generations. It is on land with complex layers of iwi history, and the outcome must provide for Māori values in a mana enhancing way......
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2102/S00194/kiwirail-asked-to-get-its-house-in-order.htm
Maori critical for COVID vaccine roll out
National Party health spokesperson Shane Reti says Māori health providers will be critical to the successful roll out of the COVID-19 vaccine.
He says when it comes to the vaccine roll out, Māori providers have a unique reach into communities the mainstream struggles to reach, including rural and remote communities.
"I think this a golden opportunity for the iwi and iwi providers to demonstrate the resources they can bring and the reach they can have. To do that they need to be well funded,.....
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjY1NTg/Maori-critical-for-COVID-vaccine-roll-out
'The Govt must address water rights': Iwi appeals against Otakiri Springs bottling plant decision
The fight to prevent a water bottling plant expansion near Whakatāne is far from over, with iwi seeking to appeal against a recent High Court decision dismissing their opposition to the plant.
"As kaitiaki and mana whenua we have a responsibility to act when decisions impact the natural resources within our rohe," she said.
Successive governments have failed to address the very real issue of water rights in New Zealand. It is only fair that Government work with Māori as partners to address the issues of water quality, allocation and broader issues that impact our environment......
New bill rids Māori ward veto
Māori ward campaigners are thrilled the Labour government is using urgency to push through a bill to get rid of a public veto on Māori wards.
Labour's bill, which had its first reading yesterday, seeks to remove this poll provision.
If the bill passes it would mean the nine councils seeking to install Māori wards before the next elections would not be subject to a poll.....
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/436093/new-bill-rids-maori-ward-veto
Articles:
The abuse of power – Dr Muriel Newman.
https://www.nzcpr.com/the-abuse-of-power/
Nanaia Mahuta reminded me of Rob Muldoon – Don Brash
https://www.nzcpr.com/nanaia-mahuta-reminded-me-of-rob-muldoon/
Clive Bibby: The Maori ward debate
https://breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2021/02/clive-bibby-maori-ward-debate.html
9/2/21
Labour to rush Māori wards change into law, National's Judith Collins says 'undemocratic'
The Labour Government will use urgency on Tuesday to rush in a bill to get rid of a public veto on Māori wards - a step National Party leader Judith Collins says is undemocratic and cuts out voters.
Labour has confirmed it will use urgency in Parliament for the first reading of the law change, and will then have just a one-week select committee process for public input before passing the law.
Most law changes spend six months being considered by a select committee of MPs, which includes considering public submissions......
Law change needed for Auckland Maori seats
An Auckland Councillor says the super city would need a change to its Act if it is to establish Māori wards.
But he says Auckland is different because the number of councillors is set by statute at 20.
"I want Māori awards in Tāmaki Makaurau but if that comes about with a vote, whether it be one ward or two, the number of councillors we currently have will be reduced by that number," Cr Filipaina says.
He says having Māori should not replace the Independent Māori Statutory Board, which has the specific task of ensuring the council meets its obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi.
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjY1NDc/Law-change-needed-for-Auckland-Maori-seats
Māori Ward Urgency Erodes Democracy
“The Government’s decision to legislate away democratic rights under urgency does damage far beyond the question of Māori wards,” says ACT Leader David Seymour
“If the Government thinks it is important to change how people elect their local councils, it should be prepared to let people have their say. Put another way, if laws are important enough to make, they are important enough to make well.
“The Government is dividing the community and eroding fair in our democratic institutions. It's doing so to solve a a problem that, if it took the time to ask, it might recognize does not exist......
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA2102/S00034/maori-ward-urgency-erodes-democracy.htm
Councillor calls for Tino Rangatiratanga flag to feature permanently on Harbour Bridge
An Auckland councillor is calling on the government to keep the Tino Rangatiratanga flag flying from the Harbour Bridge permanently.
The red, white and black flag - commonly known as the Māori flag - has flown alongside the New Zealand Ensign each Waitangi Day since 2009.
North Shore councillor Chris Darby said only having it on certain days felt tokenistic.....
Articles:
Honour the Treaty - By Roger Childs
https://waikanaewatch.org/2021/02/06/what-did-the-treaty-of-waitangi-say/
Robin Grieve: Inside the Waitangi Tribunal
https://breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-waitangi-tribunal-hearing-taking.html#more
Propaganda:
2021: The year of rangatiratanga, Māori sovereignty
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei challenges other iwi to stop coveting their land in central Auckland
7/2/21
Constitutional transformation needed to honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi - NZ HRC
Constitutional transformation is required to enable the full implementation of Te Tiriti across Aotearoa says the Human Rights Commission.
A written Constitution that honours Te Tiriti o Waitangi is needed says the Chief Commissioner.
"New Zealand is one of few countries without a written constitution. This means the government’s human rights promises are less secure than they should be. A constitution founded on Te Tiriti o Waitangi will help us build a vibrant inclusive democracy that protects everyone’s human rights. Matike Mai should be starting basis for this new constitution.".....
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/5/381320
Law changes lift barriers to Māori building on their land
Law changes come into effect today, Waitangi Day, changes that will solve many of the hurdles that have stopped Māori from building on their own land for decades.
Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act intend to make developments cheaper, faster, and hopefully, less stressful.
There would continue to be amendments over the next couple of years, along with working through some technical issues like making whāngai adoptions and land succession fair......
Unitec racism claims: Institute not upholding Treaty principles, Chris Hipkins says
A newly-formed vocational education group has fallen short of expectations to show genuine commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the education minister says.
The principles that underpin the relationship between the Crown and Māori were not being met, he said.
“This is more than consultation with Māori,” Hipkins said.....
Crown has breached Treaty of Waitangi numerous times - Reddy
Reddy said the Crown breached the Treaty of Waitangi numerous times and many of the issues raised by Māori since it was signed 181 years ago have still not been resolved.
But Patsy said during her term as the Queen's representative she has seen increased momentum for change.....
Nga hapu o Ngati Porou are committed to seeking further areas of customary marine title
“These areas are the first customary marine titles recognised under the Nga Rohe Moana o Nga Hapu o Ngati Porou Act 2019. Nga hapu o Ngati Porou are committed to seeking further areas of customary marine title via direct engagement with the Crown.”.....
http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/local-news/20210206/momentous-step/
Propaganda:
The many uncomfortable truths of the Wairau Affray
6/2/21
Green Party unveils Māori priorities, including independent health authority and constitutional discussion
The Green Party wants to see an independent Māori health authority and the Government respond to calls for constitutional transformation with Te Tiriti o Waitangi at the core.
The priorities were among half a dozen unveiled at Waitangi today, as the Greens vowed to continue working with tangata whenua to honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Green Party priorities for Māori this term:
1. Iwi-led response to homelessness and family and sexual violence.
2. Ensuring iwi, whānau and hapū have a say in decisions that affect them.
3. Protecting the rights of takatāpui; in particular trans, intersex, and non-binary people.
4. Kaitiakitanga of whenua, awa and moana.
5. Ensuring a Government response to the Matike Mai Report.
6. Creating an independent Māori health authority.....
Defence Force under fire over planned 21-gun salute to honour the Queen on Waitangi Day
A gun salute honouring Queen Elizabeth's ascending to the throne has come under fire from a Wellington city councillor, who has called for organisers to think about the purpose of these celebrations.
Wellington City Councillor Tamatha Paul said she was concerned about how the salute was “centring colonisation on a day that is supposed to reflect on the foundations of our country, which is built on Te Tiriti o Waitangi”.
Paul was in favour of getting rid of gun salutes entirely and asked people to think about “the mass carnage that occurred when guns came onto this whenua”.
“The whole salute itself is really aggressive; it shows the dominance of the Crown when it's meant to be a day of partnership,” Paul said.....
Dedicated Maori seats likely for HBRC
Previously, as we reported here, HBRC, in a vote late last year that generated great bitterness from many (not all) in the Maori community, decided to conduct a referendum on the matter at the 2022 election, to be preceded by a robust public education effort and debate.
BayBuzz has asked councillors where they stand now that the polling issue is being set aside by Government......
https://baybuzz.co.nz/dedicated-maori-seats-likely-for-hbrc/
New Plymouth Māori ward champion apologises for calling petition promoters 'racist'
A New Plymouth district councillor who has championed Māori wards has apologised to a colleague, and others, he accused of being racist for their opposing views.
“On reflection Cr Bennett has acknowledged that the behaviour was inappropriate and will issue a public statement apologising in writing to the Bryan Vickery Media Taranaki Facebook page.......
Propaganda:
Opinion; Dominic O'Sullivan: Why Māori wards are good for democracy
5/2/21
Ngāti Kahungunu joins Ngāi Tahu's claim for shared control of freshwater with the Crown
Ngāti Kahungunu has joined Ngāi Tahu in court action that seeks shared control and management of freshwater with the Crown.
The two iwi are working together to have Ngāti Kahungunu's rangatiratanga over freshwater recognised, including at the Mohaka River in Hawke's Bay.
Rangatiratanga over water means the local iwi has rights, responsibilities and obligations relating to the freshwater in its takiwā, including doing what it can to stop the degradation of waterways and the environment......
New Matariki public holiday date to move around like Easter, date for 2022 to be announced
Aotearoa’s newest public holiday will not have a fixed date every year, but shift around in the same manner as Easter, most likely shifting between June and July every year, Stuff can reveal.
It is understood that the Government will today announce the date of the first Matariki holiday in 2022, while an expert panel has been appointed to come up with dates for the holiday for the next 30 years.
The new holiday will operate on a “moveable feast” basis, according to the newly appointed chair of the Government’s advisory group on the holiday, Dr Rangiānehu Matamua.......
Kura kaupapa Māori reconsidering relationship with Unitec after racism claims
Fallout from allegations of institutional racism at Auckland’s Unitec continues, as the principal of a kura kaupapa reconsiders his school’s ties to the institution.
“As a kura we do not want to partner with an institution that shows an inability to prioritise their treaty obligations.”
Kura board member Professor Mera Penehira said there is a Treaty relationship that needs to be honoured.
“We do not want to send them to institutions that continue to ignore the rights of Māori.”.....
Bombshell $300m Māori health proposal shocks Northland healthcare
A $300m Māori health entity proposal has rocked Northland's healthcare community, forcing some general practice doctors to consider abandoning the region's primary health organisation.
The Oranga Māori Entity, formed by an alliance of...... (NZ Herald paywall)
Te Onewa Northcote Point wharf re-opened and dual-named
Northcote Point wharf has reopened after a blessing this morning and services have re-started after a two-year closure.
The wharf has also been renamed to Te Onewa Northcote Point, making it the first dual-named wharf on Auckland’s ferry network.......
Teacher's suggestion for Treaty of Waitangi lesson sparks online debate
A teacher's tongue-in-cheek suggestion on how to teach the Treaty of Waitangi to young children has drawn both support and criticism after she shared it on social media.
The tip came in response to a question posed to a social media group for New Zealand teachers that asked for easy ideas on how to teach the Treaty of Waitangi to 5-year-olds.
"Ask them to show you their lunchboxes and then take 90 per cent out of them and start eating it in front of them," the teacher suggested......
Northland Māori seats poll petition to be delivered despite looming law change
More than 14,000 signatures from Northlanders wanting to have their say on three Tai Tokerau councils' Māori seats decisions will still be delivered to the councils.
This is in spite of the Government this week announcing it is removing the legislation that allows such petitions to happen.
"It's important the voice of those 14,000 signatures is heard by the councils and the Government," John Bain, Democracy Northland petition campaign leader, said......
Nixed Māori ward back on the table in Marlborough
A Māori ward is back on the cards in Marlborough after the Government announced sweeping changes to a “racist” law.
The Marlborough District Council decided not to introduce Māori wards before the November deadline last year, under the region's latest review of its representation arrangements, as there was “no interest” lodged by iwi or the wider public.
But it will give the issue a second shake following Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta's announcement that a law relating to Māori wards would be changed. The changes extended the deadline for decisions on Māori wards to May.......
ACT leader David Seymour supports the idea of addressing issues by shifting power from Government to Maori organisations.
Seymour says the average iwi knows more about how to run a school for their tamariki, than the idiots in the Ministry of Education......
https://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=326795
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'This country is ours! We are the Governor'
https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/our-truth/124124460/this-country-is-ours-we-are-the-governor
4/2/21
Māori wards 'natural' next step in Hamilton
Introducing Māori wards in Hamilton is a “natural next step” and should happen in time for the 2022 elections, a Māori leader says.
Iwi leaders have previously opted against pursuing Māori electoral wards in the city, concerned at the prospect of a citizen-initiated poll undoing their hard-fought gains.
“I unreservedly, unapologetically support the creation of Māori wards and it would be a natural next step,” Te Pora Thompson-Evans said......
Smoothing the path for Māori wards pleases many in Manawatū region
Palmerston North and Manawatū councils could resolve to have Māori wards in the 2022 local body elections.
Changes to the Local Electoral Act proposed by Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta would remove the obstacle posed by the outcome of binding polls in 2018.....
https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/124124607/smoothing-the-path-for-mori-wards-pleases-many-in-manawat-regoin
National Party's Paul Goldsmith slams Aotearoa NZ Histories curriculum as 'lacking in balance'
But National's education spokesman Paul Goldsmith, who has written several books on NZ business and economic history, immediately attacked the first draft as "lacking in balance and needs revision".
"The themes are mainly about identity and identity politics. That's part of the story – but there are other elements to New Zealand's history," he said.
"How did we make a living as a country? How, in such a short space of time, did we attain one of the highest living standards in the world?
"Those basic questions don't feature prominently. They deserve much more than a passing reference......
More on the above here > Government gears up as Aotearoa NZ history subject launches in 2022
Ngapuhi Fund gives claimants head start
Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Andrew Little says a new $150 million fund is a way to start growing the wealth of ngā hapū o Ngāpuhi even though the iwi could be a way off the settlement.
The crown-controlled Ngāpuhi Investment Fund Limited was announced at Waitangi yesterday, after being flagged last year as an interim measure when Mr Little removed the mandate from Tuhoronuku to negotiate......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews?story_id=MjY1MTI
Ngāti Whātua ki Ōrakei will no longer tolerate the Crown using their land for other iwi disputes
Ngāti Whātua ki Ōrākei says it will no longer tolerate the Crown using its lands to settle the claims of other iwi and will hīkoi to the High Court to assert its legal rights as mana whenua in Tāmaki......
Time is right for city conversation on culture – council
Hamilton Mayor Paula Southgate says the time is right to have a broad community conversation about the role of Maori and Maori heritage and culture in the city’s future.
A Maori strategy was first initiated under former Mayor Andrew King and has been refined under Mayor Southgate who wants Hamilton to be one of the most culturally rich cities in New Zealand.
"What is good for Maori is good for all of us and there are some really exciting opportunities we could be looking at. For example, what can we do in partnership with iwi to stimulate and support Maori tourism? How can we work together to better celebrate and showcase Maori art?" says Mayor Southgate......
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/5/381170
3/2/21
Sweeping changes to 'discriminatory' law could open door for Māori wards in Wellington
Wellington could grab the opportunity for Māori wards in 2022 elections – after Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta announced sweeping changes to a “discriminatory” law.
Wellington City councillor Jill Day, Māori partnerships portfolio leader, said she would be hitting the phones to see if the council could create Māori wards for next year’s elections.
The Government will now draft “transitional” legislation upholding council decisions to create Māori wards......
More on the above > Wellington City Councillor files notice of motion to establish Māori ward https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/124118966/wellington-city-councillor-files-notice-of-motion-to-establish-mori-ward
Labour’s Māori ward plan deeply divisive
“New Zealand’s electoral system should focus on our common interests and treat voters equally, but Labour’s plan for Māori wards would take us down a divisive path,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.
“Equality before the law and local democracy are critically important.
“ACT believes that all individuals should be equal before the law regardless of race, gender, sexuality, religion or political belief.
“We joke about this Government being undemocratic, but I never thought I’d see Labour taking away the right to vote just because they don’t like people’s choices......
https://www.act.org.nz/labour_s_m_ori_ward_plan_deeply_divisive
No Māori ward for Christchurch City Council
Christchurch City Council will not establish a Māori ward for the next elections.
The idea was floated with the iwi and mana whenua in October, but the local authority was comfortable with the current relationship, a council spokesman said.....
https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/124127600/no-mori-ward-for-christchurch-city-council
Foreshore and Seabed regrets as Porou deal inked
Other iwi will have to pursue their customary rights under the mechanisms in the Māori Party-backed Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana Act) - which is itself under review by the Waitangi Tribunal as to whether it complies with Treaty of Waitangi principles.....
Government provides $288,000 for Waitangi Celebrations
The government has provided about $288,000 as grants to various organisations throughout New Zealand to organise community events commemorating Waitangi Day 2021, Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Carmel Sepuloni has said.
She said that commemorating the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi (The Treaty of Waitangi) is important because it celebrates the importance of who we are as a Nation......
https://www.indiannewslink.co.nz/government-provides-288000-for-waitangi-celebrations/
Government sets aside $150m for investment fund as Treaty negotiations drag on
Treaty Negotiations Minister Andrew Little has announced a new $150 million Crown investment fund to cover Ngāpuhi Treaty negotiations.
Little said it would be operated by the Crown for the benefit of Ngāpuhi.
The purpose would be to make a return on the money while long-running, and delayed, negotiations continue with the hapū of the northern iwi.
Once negotiations are completed the hapū could “deal with the fund in whatever way they want”.......
2/2/21
Govt set to abolish local veto on councils' Māori wards
The Government will abolish a law that allows local referendums to veto decisions by councils to establish Māori wards.
The move will be made in time for the 2022 local body elections, and means decisions made by nine councils to establish Māori wards for that election cannot be overturned by local voters.
The councils are the Kaipara District Council, Gisborne District Council, New Plymouth District Council, Northland Regional Council, Ruapehu District Council, South Taranaki District Council, Taupo District Council, Tauranga District Council, and Whangarei District Council.
The only way Māori wards will not be established for 2022 in those areas is if the council itself resolves to undo its decision......
Long-held Customary Interests Of Ngāti Porou Hapū Recognised
The Crown has recognised 14 customary marine title areas along the East Cape and East Coast in ngā rohe moana o ngā hapū o Ngāti Porou, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Andrew Little announced today.
This recognition reflects the determination of ngā hapū o Ngāti Porou to safeguard their longstanding customary rights and the continued exercise of mana by ngā hapū o Ngāti Porou in their rohe moana.
Customary marine title recognises customary rights and interests that whānau, hapū or iwi can show they have had in an area of the takutai moana (common marine and coastal area) from 1840, in accordance with strict legal tests.......
Auckland iwi Ngāti Pāoa place rāhui around Waiheke to protect declining kaimoana
A two-year rāhui will be placed on the Waiheke Island foreshore by the iwi of the area, to stop four species of kaimoana from disappearing.
Ngāti Pāoa, the iwi for the Hauraki region, will place the rāhui from Sunday for two years, to allow taonga species to restore and replenish.
Population of shellfish species like tipa (scallops), kūtai (mussels), kōura (crayfish) and pāua (abalone) have been declining for decades. The rāhui will prohibit the gathering of those four species......
National 'a party for all New Zealanders' after decision to contest Māori seats — Collins
National leader Judith Collins says the decision to stand candidates in Māori electorates again is because it is “a party for all New Zealanders”.
It comes after 1 NEWS revealed last week the party had decided to contest the seats, which are currently held by Labour and the Māori Party.
“National has been absent from the Māori electorate contest for too long,” Collins said in Wellington today at the party's annual caucus retreat.......
Investment company buys Palmerston North shopping centre
The Downtown Palmerston North shopping centre has sold to an investment company representing iwi and Māori trusts.
The sale to Iwiinvestor Group Holdings Ltd settles on March 1 after 30 years in the hands of Downtown on Broadway Ltd, whose shareholders include members of the Higgins and Norwood families......
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/300219125/investment-company-buys-palmerston-north-shopping-centre
Mega polytech to spend $2 million on consultants and hosts staff workshop at a Wellington golf course
Te Pūkenga, formerly the New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology (NZIST), has contracted professional services company EY and EY Tahi, its indigenous Māori branch, to co-design its “operating model”.
Information obtained under the Official Information Act reveal it “expects to invest circa $2 million into this 12-month project”......
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Māori wards: Moving the law towards justice
30/1/21
Tauranga Māori wards proposal to go to referendum
The proposed introduction of Māori wards at Tauranga City Council will go to a referendum after a petition calling for a community vote met a necessary threshold.
In August last year, councillors voted to introduce wards in the district where nearly 20 percent of the population is Māori.
If 5 percent of electors opposed this, a community wide vote was to be called.
Local electoral officer Warwick Lampp confirmed a petition calling for a vote reached the threshold of 4742 signatures.......
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/435413/tauranga-maori-wards-proposal-to-go-to-referendum
More on the above here > $220k referendum on Māori wards likely as petition achieves numbers https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/220k-referendum-on-maori-wards-likely-as-petition-achieves-numbers/SDZPNRSAQRK3REHRF3UVPSGSPQ/#Echobox=1611886567
Tensions high at Maori ward petition meeting
Speakers included former New Conservative party member Elliot Ikilei, and Hobson’s pledge members Don Brash and Casey Costello.
They argued their views are in favour of equality and Maori bettering themselves.
Some of the remarks were visibly difficult for protesters to hear, with many shaking their heads, and tearing up during the speeches.
In his speech, Ikilei argued that everyone wants equality, and believes the implementation of Maori wards encourages segregation.
He told the crowd judging people based on the colour of their skin is “nothing less than Nazi-style racism.”.....
https://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/261160-tensions-high-at-maori-ward-petition-meeting.html
Victoria University's new 'Wellington' sign reignites name change stoush
Victoria University has applied for a resource consent to install new signage on top of Rutherford House featuring the word "Wellington".
It said the sign was part of a programme to install bilingual signs throughout its campuses. The sign includes the university's Māori name in the smaller font below the word "Wellington".....
Former Dunedin principal on panel
The New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) launched the review this week, titled Puaotanga: An independent review of primary school staffing, to delve into the issues.
Mr Cormick, of Queenstown, said he was pleased to be involved in the review.
"As a former president of NZPF, I understand the realities and challenges of school leadership, so I bring that perspective.
"I’m also dedicated to Maori education and will be ensuring we bring Maori and Pasifika views and aspirations to the fore.".....
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/former-dunedin-principal-panel
Māori left in 'precarious position' after resignations at Unitec
Several Māori staff at Auckland's Unitec have resigned over what they say is institutionalised racism at the campus.
Several Māori staff at Auckland's Unitec have resigned over what they say is institutionalised racism at the campus.
The Unitec Māori staff collective - Te Roopu Mataara - say they have been disrespected and staff and students feel culturally unsafe.
About 300 people gathered from the community this morning to stand with Tui Ah Loo who has resigned as the chair of the rūnanga.....
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‘Your mana diminishes every time you turn on the news’
https://www.newsroom.co.nz/your-mana-diminishes-every-time
29/1/21
Reserve Bank report tots up $69b of assets in Māori economy
Māori businesses and non-profit organisations owned almost $69 billion in assets as of 2018, according to a new report on the Māori economy released by the Reserve Bank.
The report, produced by economic consultancy Berl, said the economic interests of Māori were increasingly diverse but opportunities remained for those interests to reach their full potential.
Most of the assets of the Māori economy were in the private sector.
There were almost 10,000 companies owned by Māori which had combined assets of $39b, Berl found......
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/124067350/reserve-bank-report-tots-up-69b-of-assets-in-mori-economy
Council likely to change its spelling of Wakatipu
The name "Wakatipu" is likely to be updated on signs, buildings and open spaces around the Queenstown area to reflect traditional Māori spelling and pronunciation.
In November, Ngai Tahu elder Sir Tipene O’Regan said it was time to update and correct the historically inaccurate name given by European settlers to the southern lake.
The correct spelling, "Whakatipu", is pronounced in English as if with a "ph" at the start......
https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-national/council-likely-change-its-spelling-wakatipu
Brace for impact, change is coming
Our expert panel last night discussed a likely design and impact of a fully funded Māori Health Authority with commissioning powers.......(Log in required)
https://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/article/brace-impact-change-coming
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28/1/21
Oranga Tamariki Minister Kelvin Davis announces new all-Māori board of advisors
The government has announced a board of high-profile Māori leaders to help “fix” Oranga Tamariki.
The ministerial advisory board starts its work on February 1, and comprises Dame Naida Glavish, Shannon Pakura, Sir Mark Solomon and is chaired by Matthew Tukaki.
He said the new board would look at three main areas – relationships with families and Māori, professional practice of social workers, and organisational culture.......
Record number of Māori teaching students at Massey University
It’s hoped a record number of enrolments in Massey University’s Māori Kura Kaupapa teaching programme will help further champion Māori education.
Massey welcomed a group of new undergrad and postgraduate students at Te Pūtahi-a-Toi, the school of Māori knowledge, on Tuesday. This year 74 are enrolled, a record number.
The increase in student numbers is expected to help solve a shortage of Māori teachers in schools, including kura kaupapa Māori schools......
Covid 19 coronavirus: Police say Northland iwi Covid checkpoints not needed
Inspector Riki Whiu, acting district commander for Northland, said police had been advised of the group's plans to re-establish checkpoints.
''Police respect and recognise the good intentions of the group, however while New Zealand remains in alert level 1 police do not believe there is any requirement for checkpoints at this time. As such our expectation is that Covid checkpoints will not be operating,'' Whiu said.......
National Party to contest Māori electorate seats
The National Party will now contest the Māori electorate seats, 1 NEWS can reveal.
Previous leaders have ruled out running for the seats, or have called for them to be abolished altogether.
There are currently seven Māori electorate seats, Labour holding six and the Māori Party holds one.
“This is actually a win for Māori. It gives them a voice right across all of the political spectrum.”......
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/exclusive-national-party-contest-m-ori-electorate-seats
Hobson Pledge's Don Brash to speak against Tauranga Māori wards
A Tauranga meeting with Hobson's Pledge spokesman Don Brash as one of the headline speakers has been organised in a bid to gather more signatures for a petition against Māori wards.
However, the meeting on.......(NZ Herald paywall)
New China FTA to benefit Maori exporters
The chair of Māori trade group Te Taumata says the upgrade of the 2008 free trade agreement with China will create opportunities for Māori exporters and businesses.
Mr Insley says the agreement preserves the FTA’s existing safeguards to ensure there are no adverse effects on Māori interests including te reo Māori, traditional knowledge and cultural expressions, mātauranga Māori, indigenous flora and fauna and taonga species......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjY0NDY/New-China-FTA-to-benefit-Maori-exporters
John Banks axed from MediaWorks' Magic Talk show over Māori 'stone-age culture' comments
After the original publication of this story, a Mediaworks spokesperson gave an update that Banks would not be on air over the rest of the stint, which would instead be filled by regular nighttime host Leah Panapa.
A caller, identified as Richard, said that Māori were "victims of their own genetic background. They're genetically predisposed to crime, alcohol, and underperformance educationally.".....
27/1/21
Pākehā lack 'cultural competency' to lead Oranga Tamariki, which needs 'by Māori, for Māori' overhaul - Whānau Ora chair
Pākehā have had their turn trying to look after New Zealand's vulnerable, the chair of Whānau Ora says, and should cede responsibility to Māori following the resignation of embattled Oranga Tamariki CEO Gráinne Moss.
Moss stood down from the role last Friday, following months of intense scrutiny brought on by coverage of uplifts of Māori babies, who are five times more likely to be taken into state care than babies of other ethnicities.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait, Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency Chair, says Moss' decision to quit was a fait accompli - and she wants it to be the catalyst for Māori leadership of an organisation in which seven of every 10 children are Māori......
Ratana members see treaty as unfinished business
A Rātana spokesperson says there is unfinished business with Labour.
"Many of those priorities have been acknowledged over time. Whether Māori is involved in the design of particular Acts of parliament may not be as important as it used to be because with the treaty clauses the Māori voice is there or the treaty voice is there. But one discussion we did have is with the unfinished business which is the place of the Treaty of Waitangi in the written constitution of this country, which we don’t have at the moment," he says......
New Sports Uniforms For Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Te Koutu
Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Te Koutu has received a New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) grant of $25,390 to buy new sports uniforms for the school.
“The new sports uniform will help bring kotahitanga to our kura, local community, and our wider Rotorua community. The sports uniforms will provide opportunities for Te Koutu children and their whānau to come together for sports events and continue the important values of the kura, such as being able to use and promote te reo Māori freely and to enhance mātauranga Māori in new environments. Thanks to NZCT’s support, we are looking forward to helping our children pursue their goals of sports participation, fun, and even greater success.
“Sport is also an important vehicle and environment to use and promote te reo Māori.......
Checkpoints to return, iwi group says
Covid checkpoints will be set up on Northland roads following a positive case of the virus' more contagious South African variant, according to the group behind last year's road blocks.
Rueben Taipari, Tai Tokerau Border Control regional coordinator, said the location and timing of checkpoints had yet to be confirmed.
The group had to act because the government was not doing enough to protect the vulnerable, he said.......
Ara offers two new scholarships for Maori learners
The Department of Applied Science and Social Practice are offering two new scholarships for Maori learners to study for a Graduate Diploma in Laboratory Technology (GDILT) in 2021.
Ara’s own Framework for Maori Achievement has been designed to provide Ara with a commonly-understood roadmap towards improving the performance of the education system in general for Maori. It calls for the integration of kaupapa and matauranga Maori within all programmes of study at Ara......
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/5/380662
District council to discuss protection for New Plymouth sacred site
New Plymouth District Council is set to step in to protect a former pā site south of the city.
Hapū have asked people not to walk up and over the small hillock where the pā is located, and instead want them to use the beach to go around it.
New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) previously maintained it could not legally prevent people from crossing the headland instead of walking around the beach.
But that tune appears to have changed, with a proposal in front of councillors to protect the site with updated signage and fencing and an alternative walkway......
Murihiku Marae to get $9 million funding boost for upgrade
The Murihiku Marae in Invercargill will get an upgrade, thanks to a $9 million boost from the Government.
The funding will come out of the $3 billion set aside in the Government’s Covid-19 Response and Recovery Fund, Infrastructure Minister Grant Robertson and Te Tai Tonga MP Rino Tirikatene announced on Tuesday.
The $9m will be used to complete a new wharekai (dining hall), associated infrastructure, replace the administration and services hub, and phased completion of the papakainga housing for kaumatua......
Māori urged to lead on reinstoration of indigenous scientific names
Support for the restoration of indigenous names to native plants and animals - which were given Latin names by settler European scientists - has been gaining traction, but Māori academics say indigenous people must lead the conversation.
The restoration of indigenous scientific names was first put forward last year by ecologists Dr Shane Wright from Auckland University, and Len Gillman from AUT.
They are calling on Māori to bring forward the original names to keep that traditional knowledge alive, as Gillman said........
26/1/21
Auckland iwi hopes land ruling sets precedent for Māori to have say as kaitiaki
After a years-long legal battle, an iwi hopes it has helped build a framework for Māori to have some say over land to which they have strong cultural ties.
The Environment Court in December rejected a bid by a group of farmers and landowners seeking to expand the Rural Urban Boundary and the Future Urban Zone across more than 83 hectares of land on Pūkaki Peninsula, near Auckland International Airport.
But the Environment Court panel closed the door on the appellants after the High Court sent the matter back for clarification, cementing a decision which acknowledged local iwi Te Ākitai Waiohua’s ancestral and cultural ties to the land......
Doctors issue challenge to do more for Māori children
Health workers should not stand by and accept worse health for Māori children and the industry must do more to help, says a doctors' group.
Danny de Lore, the chair of the organisation's Child Health Working Group, said he sees a lot of Māori children hospitalised due to preventable problems, and a tangible 'health gap'.......
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/435084/doctors-issue-challenge-to-do-more-for-maori-children
Celebrations at Rātana pā underway
Annual celebrations at Rātana pā are getting underway with a smaller group of attendees, who hope the church's internal issues can be resolved before the next major hui.
The government usually attends, signalling the start of the political year, but the internal issues have seen the 2021 event downsized to church followers and members only......
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/435095/celebrations-at-ratana-pa-underway
NPDC set to formally support Māori ward law change
New Plymouth District Council is set to formally agree a position supporting a law change on Māori wards as meetings get under way for 2021.
Mayor Neil Holdom has already offered his support for the potential law change in a letter from the Taranaki Mayoral Forum of Phil Nixon (South Taranaki), Neil Volzke (Stratford), and David MacLeod (chair, Taranaki Regional Council), for changing the law to stop binding referendums overturning a council decision to establish a Māori ward
Now the New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) is set to make a submission to central Government.....
Māori contribution to Council decision making policy
This policy will guide elected members and staff on providing appropriate opportunities for Māori to contribute to Council decision making processes.
This policy will provide Māori within the Thames-Coromandel District with an understanding of how Council will manage its obligation to provide opportunities for Māori to contribute to Council decision making processes under the Local Government Act 2002.
This policy was reviewed by Counil in May 2020 and will be reveiwed again before the adoption of the 2024-2034 Long Term Plan.
Articles:
New Zealand’s modern cultural cringe – Michael Bassett
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Pākehā lack 'cultural competency' to lead Oranga Tamariki, which needs 'by Māori, for Māori' overhaul - Whānau Ora chair
24/1/21
Ōpōtiki councillor to complain to Race Relations Commissioner over Grey Power newsletter
A councillor says he will complain to the Race Relations Commissioner after his use of te reo Māori while saying a karakia at a Grey Power meeting was labelled an "insult".
Ōpōtiki councillor Louis Rapihana said he was angry with comments in a newsletter circulated after the Whakatāne Grey Power meeting he spoke at late last year.
"I will be taking it further … I will be sending a complaint to Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon," he said......
Secondary schools set to include Kapa Haka as part of NCEA curriculum
More than 30 secondary schools and kura kaupapa Māori across the country will be introducing a Māori Performing Arts subject called Te Ao Haka (The World of Haka), available for NCEA at all levels.
It was announced this week at Wellington's Pipitea Marae, and a workshop for participating kaiako/teachers has now taken place over a three-day period......
Rātana leader urges followers to break away from Labour
The chairman of the Rātana Church executive has called for the return of its own political party, rather than continuing to align with Labour.
The annual celebration of the church's late founder, Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana, is closed to political parties and manuhiri this year, as the church grapples with internal arguments.
It's only the second time the Labour Party won't be at Rātana in the 84-year history of their alliance - however, some Labour MPs with ties to the church will attend.......
Maori partners critical to housing plan
The Government is counting on Māori and iwi housing providers to fill in some of the gaps in its new public housing plan.
The plan through to 2024 released yesterday is to build another 8000 homes, with the focus on Northland, Hamilton, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North and Whanganui.
This will include 6000 public housing places and 2,000 transitional housing places.......
Auckland to keep assets despite Watercare's financial woes - Goff
According to a Cabinet minute released by Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta last month, a shortlist of options has been identified and further consultation with councils and iwi is planned in March.
Councils will still have the ability to opt out of the reforms. Government officials are also looking at options for Crown and iwi/Māori ownership of the new water services providers.......
Calls for Government to step in as Māori wards issue heats up
As tensions over the establishment of Māori wards on local councils boil over into physical fracas, an academic is calling on central government to step in.
A confrontation over a petition on Māori wards in the Ruapehu District, which resulted in police being called, has highlighted the fraught issue being grappled with by small councils......
21/1/21
Junior doctors get immersed in Māori culture
Six junior doctors were immersed in Māori culture on Monday at the Arowhenua Marae near Temuka to help inform their practice.
“At Otago University they cover a multicultural part for their exams and this rounds it off as they get to know local iwi and rūnanga.
They (doctors) will get to know iwi and each other in a relaxed atmosphere it’s a good grounding of the culture so they can approach people in the appropriate way.”....
https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/124000007/junior-doctors-get-immersed-in-mori-culture
Covid-19: Māori to be prioritised for vaccination
The National Māori Pandemic group has said the protection of Māori will be at the centre of planning for the Covid-19 vaccine rollout.
Jansen said he expected some Māori under 65 would be included in the priority groups for vaccination.
"We've got evidence to show that Māori will be impacted by the Covid at a younger age so our programme must address that," Jansen said.
"My understanding is that yes, it has been agreed that Māori will be centred in that.".......
New Māori Performing Arts NCEA subject a step towards equity in education system
New Zealand’s education system has taken a step towards bicultural equality, with the launch of new NCEA standard Te Ao Haka.
Announced in December last year, the Maori performing arts standard was officially launched at Pipitea Marae in Wellington on Wednesday.
In 2021, 900 students across 30 schools will be given the option to study Te Ao Haka across all three NCEA levels, with plans to roll it out nationally by 2023......
Iwi protesting Shelly Bay sale serve developer with trespass notice
A group of iwi members and protesters contesting the sale of land at Wellington's Shelly Bay has served a verbal trespass notice to the developer.
A company representative was told he was trespassing when he arrived at the occupation this morning.
Anaru Mepham of Mau Whenua said the developer needed to slow down as there were still legal issues about the sale which needed to be resolved......
20/1/21
Exhibition offers stark interpretation of colonisation
A new exhibition in New Plymouth looks at the impact of colonisation on Māori.
Subtitled - 'A cautionary tale about human endeavour in Aotearoa New Zealand' - it draws parallels between the land wars, confiscation and environmental and economic problems of the present day.
Graham (Ngāti Koroki Kahukura, Tainui) completed an artist in residence at the Govett-Brewster gallery in 2019 where he researched ties between Waikato-Tainui and Taranaki, and the effects of the raupatu, or land confiscations, on both.......
Dr Kiriana Bird appointed to College of GP’s Board
Dr Kiriana Bird (Ngāti Tukorehe, Ngāti Porou) has been appointed to the Board of The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners for a three-year term.
Dr Bird will represent Te Akoranga a Māui (the College's Māori representative group) on the Board, ensuring a clear voice for health equity, one of the College’s core strategic objectives, and bringing robust GP and governance experience.
. She has a passion for Māori health and equity and has worked her entire career with Māori in Hawke’s Bay. In her own practice she’s led changes to the way services are provided, strengthened relationships, enhanced the kaupapa Māori approach and built strong, agile teams who are culturally able to support self-determination for Māori......
https://www.nzdoctor.co.nz/article/dr-kiriana-bird-appointed-college-gps-board
Waharoa and pou unveiled at Mātakitaki
A sacred site in Pirongia has been recognised with the unveiling of a carved waharoa (entranceway), mānuka palisade fence and three carved pou (posts) to commemorate the people who lived and died there in 1822.
In May 1822, Mātakitaki Pā witnessed an invasion by Northland iwi under the Ngā Puhi chief Hongi Hika.
The pā, a place of refuge, was overwhelmed by Hongi Hika and his musket-bearing warriors as they laid siege to the fortified settlement.
A reported 1500 people died in the battle and while escaping from the crowded pā.......
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/waharoa-and-pou-unveiled-at-matakitaki/7EISH7VCATKZKHGRU6DJ5UYJNM/
Council’s Māori Economic Development Fund Supports Māori Enterprise
The 2020/21 Māori Economic Development Fund is now open to whānau, hapū, iwi and mātāwaka in Kāpiti to help develop their business or social enterprise.
The grants fund was established in 2013 by the Kāpiti Coast District Council and Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti, providing financial assistance to a range of mana whenua entities such as the Māoriland Film Festival, Ōtaki Manuka Growers Ltd, Kāpiti Island Nature Tours and Toi Matarau Gallery.......
Vision of a new district court where everyone's words are heard
But wide-reaching changes to how courts operate, recently announced by Chief District Court judge Heemi Taumaunu, are set to change that.
The new vision of a court – called Te Ao Mārama (the world of light) – looks very different to now.
A judge might begin with a karakia and might not sit on a bench, although those decisions will be up to an individual judge.
Taumaunu says calls for change were not new or modern. There had been a sense of hurt deeply felt among Māori, especially over their representation as offenders and victims and imprisonment rates.......
18/1/21
Shelly Bay occupiers plan to stick it out for five years
An occupation at Wellington’s Shelly Bay has spread to include a former guard house and gardens above as occupiers pledge to stay on for five years or more if needed.
Dr Catherine Love, from the group Mau Whenua, said the only thing that would stop the occupation before 2026 was the return of Māori land to Wellington iwi Taranaki Whānui. The five years was not an upper limit, Love said.
Mau Whenua is made up mostly of members from Wellington iwi Taranaki Whānui opposed to an earlier sale of Taranaki Whānui land at Shelly Bay to developer Ian Cassels......
More on the above here Shelly Bay: From a one-man-stand to an army
Councillors back Taupo Māori wards decision as lobby group pushes petition
Taupō has joined the list of districts where a council decision to establish Maori wards has come under fire from lobbyists.
The lobby group Hobsons Pledge, led by former National Party and ACT leader Don Brash, which campaigns against Maori seats, describing it as ‘preferential treatment given to Māori’, is sponsoring flyers in support of a petition to trigger a poll on the decision.
However, councillors in favour of the wards are standing by their original positions and advocating for the public to get informed on the issues......
Call to return the missing 'wh' to South Island Māori place names
The misspelling of Whakaroa as Akaroa is one of many errors made by early South Island surveyors unable to hear the soft “wh” in Māori place names, says Sir Tipene O’Regan.
Others include Lake Wakatipu, which should be Whakatipu and the Ashburton River/Hakatere, which should be Whakatere.
Akaroa's original name Whakaroa means “long harbour”.......
Articles:
‘Driving a wedge on basis of race’
http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/column/20210116/driving-a-wedge-on-basis-of-race/
Propaganda:
Balancing scales tilted for so long
http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/editorial/20210116/balancing-scales-tilted-for-so-long/
17/1/21
Council apologises after 'appropriating' Māori campaign slogan
Whakatāne council has apologised to iwi after "appropriating" a slogan used to fight water bottling consents in the district.
Māori water rights activists said Whakatāne District Council's use of the phrase "he tāonga te wai" when encouraging the community to conserve water was "appropriation" and "insulting".
However, the council said it was just trying to incorporate more te reo Māori into its communications and has since apologised and reached out to those offended to have a kōrero about its future use of te reo.......
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/434566/council-apologises-after-appropriating-maori-campaign-slogan
Hobson's Pledge tactics from Trump playbook
Māori Party MP Debbie Ngarewa-Packer is comparing lobby group Hobson’s Pledge to racist supporters of American president Donald Trump.
The group has been delivering flyers in South Taranaki to whip up opposition to the council’s plans for a Māori ward.
Ms Ngarewa Packer says it’s an attempt to continue white privilege because, like Trump supporters, Hobson’s Pledge members seem threatened by any challenge by any threat to their monocultural view of the world.
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjYzOTQ/Hobson's-Pledge-tactics-from-Trump-playbook
Group plans to build te reo skills
An Oamaru cultural services group wants to build its staff and volunteers’ te reo Maori skills this year not plan on stopping there.
In collaboration with the Oamaru Language School, Waitaki District Libraries plan to deliver new te reo Maori classes for the professional development of library staff and volunteers.......
https://www.oamarumail.co.nz/community/group-plans-to-build-te-reo-skills/
Articles:
Be careful what you wish for . . .
http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/column/20210114/be-careful-what-you-wish-for-3/
Propaganda:
‘We want to see equity
http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/local-news/20210114/we-want-to-see-equity/
14/1/21
Taranaki mayoral forum goes in to bat for Māori ward law change
Taranaki’s three mayors and the chair of the regional council have written to the prime minister calling for a change to the law around Māori wards.
A letter from the Taranaki Mayoral Forum to Jacinda Ardern and Minister of Local Government Nanaia Mahuta calls for changing the Local Amendment Act to remove the clauses that allow a poll to overturn a council’s decision to establish a Māori ward.
“We are deeply concerned that the current legislation represents a barrier to progress in Aotearoa’s cultural evolution,” the letter, signed by New Plymouth mayor Neil Holdom, South Taranaki mayor and forum chair Phil Nixon, Stratford mayor Neil Volzke and Taranaki Regional Council chair David MacLeod, states......
Hinemanu fights Taihape settlement
Members of a Taihape area iwi are threatening a hikoi on parliament because of fears their claims are slipping through the cracks of the treaty settlement process.
Spokesperson Jordan Winiata says Ngāti Hinemanu has tried for three years to meet with ministers to address their concerns about being included in the Taihape-Mōkai Pātea Settlement......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjYzODQ/Paakiwaha/Hinemanu-fights-Taihape-settlement
Hobson's Pledge flyers opposing Māori wards in Gisborne 'undermining democracy'
Clive Bibby, who has signed the petition but was not involved in circulating flyers, said there was "no secret" about what they wanted to achieve.
"We want to get this decision by the council overturned and we are using our democratic rights, which may not last for that long if the Government has its way, to follow the process," he said.
Bibby was concerned about the lack of information around the structure of an electoral system which included Māori wards, and wanted questions answered about the future of rural wards and the number of Māori wards.......
Articles:
Nothing democratic about race-based wards — Don Brash
Propaganda:
How the Waitangi Tribunal Has Helped New Zealand Confront Its Troubled History
13/1/21
Maori guide to counter cut and paste culture
A Māori cultural brand advisor is warning firms they could face ruin if they misuse or misappropriate Māori words, images or culture - and he’s put together a guide to help them avoid costly mistakes.
Karaitiana Taiuru says often mistakes are made because people don’t know who to talk to, or they don’t realise how words or images can cause offence when put in the wrong context.
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjYzODE/Maori-guide-to-counter-cut-and-paste-culture
Pharmac's lack of Māori staff 'appalling', 'unacceptable on every level'
Just three of Pharmac’s 130 staff members identified as Māori last year, despite the country’s drug-buying agency vowing to prioritise Māori leadership and uphold the Treaty of Waitangi as a way to ensure better health outcomes for Māori.
There were more staff members who identified their whakapapa as ‘British/Irish’ and Chinese – five staff members apiece – than Māori, according to the agency’s annual report.......
Strict conditions for controverisal guide's likely return to Taranaki Maunga
A controversial Taranaki mountain climber who has scaled the maunga more than 1800 times is on the verge of returning to guiding clients in the park he has been involved in for a lifetime.
But the Department of Conservation (DOC) said following feedback from iwi during consultation on Ian McAlpine’s application, his concession would be just two years instead of the 10 he asked for, and he would have restrictions on where he could operate.
In the past McAlpine, 70, has been criticised by iwi for ignoring the cultural values and protocols of the maunga.
For his part, McAlpine said that while he respects Māori culture he would rather tell his clients “real” stories about the mountain, not the “cultural myths”......
12/1/21
Skills and wellbeing programme for Ōtaki rangatahi receives funding
A two-year pilot programme with a strong focus on Ōtaki rangatahi aged between 15-24 has received $995,000 from the He Poutama Rangatahi initiative, a fund managed by the Provincial Development Unit.
Minister for Social Development and Employment Carmel Sepuloni announced the Council-led Te Hunga Rangatahi pilot programme will receive the funding to support youth who are most at risk of long-term unemployment and who are not in education, employment or training (NEET), including those transitioning from school that are needing extra support......
Maori courses target teachers
School staff will be able to register for free te reo Maori lessons as part of a new Ministry of Education programme this year.
The Ministry's Te Ahu o Te Reo Māori programme offers lessons for all competency levels and is open to staff working in early childhood education to college.
The 120-hour programme will be delivered online and at weekly classes at wānanga (public education institutions) or noho marae.......
https://m.localmatters.co.nz/news/41830-maori-courses-target-teachers.html
Propaganda:
Ruapekapeka remembrance brings vision for future
10/1/21
Call for reform of the Public Works Act“ a cessation to the open theft of land: National Maori Authority
Call for reform of the Public Works Act - a cessation to the open theft of land: National Maori Authority
Tukaki has also called for the immediate appointment of a joint Maori Land Commissioner at Land Information New Zealand where he has questioned if the organisation properly understands Maori rights and interests and are abiding by the Principle of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Tukaki has not ruled out the National Maori Authority taking a significant claim to the Waitangi Tribunal and even considering contesting some cases in other Courts.......
New Zealand challenged by Māori academics to decolonise its legal training
Before Pākehā law, there was Māori law. So, as an act of decolonisation and cultural redress, shouldn’t the law schools of Aotearoa New Zealand be teaching both?
Prominent Māori figures, like former chair of the Waitangi Tribunal Justice Joe Williams, have argued that Kupe’s law ruled before Cook’s law. And in a 2013 speech, Williams said righting the Treaty wrongs ought to include recognising this fact.
New Zealand should be working towards a “Lex Aotearoa” – an alignment of the two traditions within a new fully bicultural justice system.......
Maunga name restoration raises issue for other users of Egmont
Taranaki’s mountain is now known only as Taranaki Maunga, and the national park as Te Papakura o Taranaki (which translates as ‘a place to learn and a place for recreation’), following an agreement reached in December 2019 between Ngā Iwi o Taranaki and the Crown as a result of Treaty of Waitangi negotiations.
Removing Egmont from business and place names will be a further step in the process of restoring the maunga’s correct name, says Te Ao Māori advocate Puna Wano-Bryant, who has whakapapa links to Te Ātiawa, Taranaki and Ngāti Awa.
It is a moral issue, she said.....
The mana of Ngāti Waewae: Gaining representation for Māori
Gaining representation for Māori was not an easy task – for Francois Tumahai it took perseverance and standing up to racism.
He has been campaigning the Government for a legal framework to allow the representatives to have full voting rights. At the moment, they can vote at council committees but not at full council meetings.
Francois Tumahai says the next step is to get voting rights, but just getting around the table is a giant leap forward when it comes to local government representation for Māori.
He has been campaigning the Government for a legal framework to allow the representatives to have full voting rights. At the moment, they can vote at council committees but not at full council meetings.
Francois Tumahai says the next step is to get voting rights, but just getting around the table is a giant leap forward when it comes to local government representation for Māori.......
https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/123576789/the-mana-of-ngti-waewae-gaining-representation-for-mori
Propaganda:
Democracy and the petition to challenge New Plymouth's Māori ward decision
6/1/21
The Kaupapa Ward
In 1914 traditional medicines and practices were used by Māori to treat illness, and they were cared for in their homes. Today, Māori have both clinical and cultural support in a dedicated Kaupapa Ward, the only one of its kind in New Zealand.
Ward 2A at Tauranga Hospital is the Kaupapa Ward, which was established in 1990 to meet the clinical and cultural needs of Māori patients. It is an acute ward for medical, respiratory, diabetes and cardiac care.
The Kaupapa ward, which is the only one of its kind in New Zealand, has clinically trained staff and can also provide access to Te Reo, and tikanga best practice.
The Ward started with with four beds, and has increased to 10-12 beds dedicated to Māori with the ability to flex to 22 bed if required.......
Māori strategy needed for prison peace
One of the kaumatua who helped negotiate an end to the riot at Waikeria Prison says it highlights the urgency of implementing the Hōkai Rangi Māori strategy throughout the prison system.
Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi, who accompanied the inmates as they surrendered, says Sunday’s resolution was a Māori solution to a Pākeha problem.
“Gangs are marginalised by society. We did not have gangs before colonisation, before the 1950s,” he says.
Racism and inequity target of new project to 'accelerate' Māori student achievement
A new community-led kaupapa to address racism and inequity in schools and early learning centres has been developed by Māori for Māori, Professor Mere Berryman of the University of Waikato said in a statement today.
The purpose of the initiative, known as Te Hurihanganui, is to accelerate Māori student achievement and wellbeing.......
4/1/21
Shelly Bay battle costing Wellington ratepayers more than 800k as bill continues to climb
Cassels bought most ot the land from Wellington iwi Taranaki Whānui – a subgroup of which opposes the sale and is leading an occupation at the bay – then the council recently in favour of selling and leasing the remainder of the land needed for the development.
Anaru Mepham, from the group Mau Whenua, which is leading the occupation, said occupiers aimed to reverse the council land-sale vote.
Occupiers planned to increase their size and take more “direct action” in the coming weeks, Mepham said......
Andrew Little accepts there's been racist behaviour in the health system
It comes as the Government readies itself to roll out recommendations from the mega Health and Disability System review.
That includes slashing the number of DHBs, a new agency called Health NZ, and creating a Maori Health Authority. .....
https://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=324850
Kelvin Davis reveals Waikeria Prison siege details
The Government was committed to improving the situation for prisoners in New Zealand, including investing $98 million to work in partnership with whanau, hapū and iwi to reduce the rates of Maori reoffending; ditching the American-style mega prison planned by the previous National Government at Waikeria; giving mental health and addiction services for offenders a $128 million boost and launching Hōkai Rangi, a new strategy designed to address the long-term challenge of Māori reoffending and imprisonment, he said......
Propaganda:
Non-Maori speakers essential to survival of te reo
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/non-maori-speakers-essential-survival-te-reo
Watch: The Hawke's Bay teenager trying to break down 'white privilege'
Stop treating Māori patients like they are 'gangsters': Māori nurse
29/12/20
Why te reo road signs make sense
But, at another level, road signs show us where we are and where we're heading as a people and a culture.
So the language of Aotearoa New Zealand's road signs is important — not least because they are also expressions of the exercise of state power in our everyday lives.
Aotearoa New Zealand could have bilingual signage by 2023, according to Transport Minister Michael Wood, who said he saw the need for change as a "priority".
In a country such as Aotearoa New Zealand, they are a demonstration of our commitment to equality — of language and more generally. Bilingual road signs can serve a deeper purpose by helping us to arrive at a more inclusive and equal society......
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/why-te-reo-road-signs-make-sense/2YWVLXXCAP366SXYWVYP3INXLY/
Record enrolment for teens studying te reo Māori while foreign languages' figures fall
The number of teenagers studying te reo Māori at secondary school has passed 30,000 for the first time.
Education Ministry figures showed in 2020 30,626 studied te reo and 1324 studied Te Reo Rangatira, which is for native speakers.
The figures showed enrolment in international languages also rose in 2020 with 55,531 enrolments, up from 53,215 in 2019......
Propaganda:
Cameron Road’s past will help shape its future
https://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/259033-cameron-roads-past-will-help-shape-its-future.html
26/12/20
'Uniquely Maori' garden being built at Auckland reserve
A “uniquely Māori” garden which will pay homage to traditional planting is being built at an Auckland reserve.
Working with Ngāti Whatua Ōrakei, $2 million has been allocated and Small’s design is coming to life at the Pourewa Reserve in Ōrakei.
Small told Stuff the 10-hectare garden would be a place for traditional storytelling to take place and would see native plants and vegetables planted, as well as a community hub built.
“It’s uniquely Māori, uniquely Ōrakei.”.....
https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/123807265/uniquely-mori-garden-being-built-at-auckland-reserve
Mt Albert tree removal: Legal battle fails to stop replacement of trees
The High Court has ruled the Tūpuna Maunga Authority (TMA) can proceed with their replacement of exotic trees for natives after a legal battle with protestors.
The TMA, which co-governs Ōwairaka/Mt Albert with Auckland Council, plans to replace them with about 13,000 native trees and plants.......
Iwi Shareholders To Receive Dividend Despite Impacted Year
All 58 Iwi to receive share of $8.8 million dividend as financial results finalised
New Zealand’s largest Māori-owned kaimoana and kai ora company and second largest seafood company by value and volume, Moana New Zealand, has reported a net profit after tax of $20.3 million for the 2020 financial year........
Canterbury pub cans colonial name for area's original te reo Māori name
The owners of a 150-year-old Canterbury hotel have severed its old colonial ties to a controversial figure.
Ōtoromiro Hotel in Banks Peninsula, formerly known as Governors Bay Hotel, has dropped its links to former Governor of New Zealand and colonialist Sir George Grey, who was also New Zealand’s 11th premier......
Articles:
Peace and goodwill? Not in the Maori Council’s Christmas message to the Police
Propaganda:
What are we afraid of in allowing great Māori representation?
24/12/20
Hawke's Bay iwi backing South Island freshwater claim
Ngāti Kahungunu is backing a South Island iwi's claim for shared control and management of freshwater with the Crown.
Ngāti Kahungunu says taiwhenua, settlement groups, marae, hapū and roopu have agreed to support, join and promote the Ngāi Tahu claim which is seeking co-control and management of freshwater.
The claim could have far-reaching implications for commercial and private use of freshwater, with many iwi of the view that Maori should have a voice in how freshwater is used......
Kaitiaki onsite at Omanawa Falls this summer
Kaitiaki, also known as a guardian, will be on site at the Omanawa Falls to help care for this special place as well as support and advise any visitors.
“The Kaitiaki are present at Omanawa Falls in their capacity as tangata whenua to protect this special place,” says Koro Nicholas from Ngāti Hangarau.
“We are there to look after the mauri of our rohe - our awa, our wairere, our whenua and our manuhiri. This is a mahi that we can proactively fulfill our role as Kaitiaki of our rohe and help all our manuhiri to understand why places like Omanawa falls are very special and that they need to be respected."....
www.sunlive.co.nz/news/258724-kaitiaki-onsite-at-omanawa-falls-this-summer.html
New Name, New Look For Heritage Festival
Nelson City Council’s yearly Heritage Festival has been renamed to better reflect Nelson’s rich and varied cultural past.
From next year, the festival will be called Tuku 21 Whakatū Heritage Month, with the year in the name changing annually to reflect the event’s place in history.
The new name follows discussions with iwi, who gifted the name “Tuku”, meaning “to share” or “exchange” in Te Reo Māori. The name is an expression of our diverse and unique stories, histories and heritage, and reflects the value of bi-culturalism within the context of Aotearoa New Zealand.......
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU2012/S00167/new-name-new-look-for-heritage-festival.htm
MediaWorks fined for 'offensive and harmful' Sean Plunket interview with iwi about level 4 lockdown roadblock
The BSA said Plunket amplified racism, misinformed listeners, ridiculed Te Tiriti and was insulting to Te Whānau ā Apanui.
It concluded Plunket exceeded that standard with aggressive questioning, insinuations the iwi were “bullies”, and in particular his suggestion they did not care about child abuse.
The BSA was critical of his “apparent ridicule of Māori rights under Te Tiriti o Waitangi”, and said his broadcast views “reflected ignorance at a level that is offensive and harmful to Māori”.......
New name for New Plymouth restaurant to refresh Maori ownership and identity
A New Plymouth restaurant has changed its named to step away from colonialism and align with its new Māori ownership.
Governor's Bar and Eatery at the Novotel Hotel on Hobson St, which was bought by Parininihi ki Waitōtara Inc (PKW), Te Atiawa Iwi Holdings (TAIH), and Taranaki Iwi Holding (TIH) for $23 million in 2018, will now be known at Haukai Bistro and Bar......
Claimants tackle trade risk
One of the claimants against the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement is welcoming what she calls a process to develop a new process to give Māori a say on trade negotiations.
Moana Maniapoto says recognises here is an existing partnership or treaty relationship with Māori which needs to be taken into account.
After mediation with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade the crown has agreed to support the establishment of a new body,......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjYzNDM/Claimants-tackle-trade-risk
Orakei edgy over neighbour's wash up claim
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei is demanding an explanation from Waikato-Tainui for a map which seems to show its marae and other parts of what it calls its central Auckland heartland included in the confederation’s outstanding claims.
Mr Blair says it comes on top of the fight Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei is having with Hauraki and other iwi who have been offered settlement properties in central Auckland.........
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_story_id/MjYzNDU.html
Propaganda:
Peaceful resolution at Ihumātao was always the aim
https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/300188206/peaceful-resolution-at-ihumtao-was-always-the-aim
22/12/20
Ihumatao win shows power of new generation
Greens co-leader Marama Davidson says a deal for the crown to buy out Fletcher Building from the Ihumātao development shows the day of reckoning is coming for tiriti justice.
It now puts the future of the land in the hands of ahi kaa and mana whenua.
She says it vindicates those who have challenged what was being done to the land, back to its original confiscation, and it is being closely watched around the country.
That’s what it says and it says all those missteps that have happened over 100 plus years will no longer be tolerated,” Ms Davidson says.
She says the crown needs to rethink the way it treats partnership......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjYzMjg/Ihumatao-win-shows-power-of-new-generation
Historic day for Te Kawerau ā Maki
Te Kawerau ā Maki, in partnership with Auckland Council and a member of the original settler Bethells family, have finally acquired ancestral land at Te Henga/Bethells Beach in the Waitākere Ranges for the building of a new marae and ‘kāinga whakahirahira’ or settlement of significance.....
Wairarapa police admit to illegally stopping Māori youths to take their photographs
Police in Wairarapa have admitted to illegally taking photos of youths after RNZ alerted them to multiple reports of officers stopping and photographing young Māori on the street.
In a statement, police said the law allowed them to take photos of young people in some limited circumstances.
Wairarapa Area Commander Inspector Scott Miller said in August a review found three images were not taken under the right legislation and they were destroyed.
He said all other youth photographs were correctly captured under Section 214 of the 1989 Oranga Tamariki Act.....
Students face emotional challenge confronting NZ history, study warns
The compulsory study of Aotearoa New Zealand history is set to generate strong emotions for some students, a new study warns.
Taita College head of social sciences Dr Michael Harcourt asked 1889 students at 20 high schools around the country for their main feeling after reading a passage about the effects of the land wars on Waikato Māori.
The largest number (39 per cent) chose sadness, followed by anger (11 per cent), frustration (10 per cent), shame (6 per cent), grief, resentment and guilt.......
A 'gifted' Queenstown athlete is given home detention for after kicking a man
A grandfather made a heartfelt plea to a judge saying a return to te ao Māori will help his grandson.
The grandfather knew a kaumātua in Queenstown who could help.
“I know in my own experience it was a return to te ao Māori that was what made a difference,” he said......
Maori economy driver for growth
Finance Minister Grant Robertson is counting on the Māori economy being one of the engines of sustainable growth in the decades ahead.
He says while Māori, Pasifika and women have borne the brunt of job losses from COVID, there are signs of resilience in the Māori economy.
He says Māori views fit in well with the Government’s well-being approach that tries to include not just financial considerations but also looking after communities and the environment.
The Government intends to encourage that through increased procurement of services and goods from Māori firms, support for Māori exporters and also backing land development.......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjYzMjE/Paakiwaha/Maori-economy-driver-for-growth
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Cr Phil Halse --- Maori wards
https://democracynorthland.co.nz/news/cr-phil-halse-maori-wards/
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The Pākehā connection to racism in New Zealand
21/12/20
The “radically disruptive progression” of kaupapa Māori in early childhood education
Her transformative approach to the development and implementation of mātauranga Māori across early childhood education is building a culturally diverse generation of educators armed with the ability to interweave kaupapa Māori into a child’s early years of learning.
You’re on a decolonising journey, doesn’t matter who you are or where you’re from, kaupapa Māori is about unpacking, deconstructing and decolonising our past, and understanding our place in this present time and the impact we will have on the future.”
“Kaupapa Māori in early childhood education is about reversing language loss. Anything that is related to kaupapa Māori is also about the retrieval of te reo Māori.......
https://www.teaomaori.news/radically-disruptive-progression-kaupapa-maori-early-childhood-education
Peaceful demonstrations in New Plymouth over land sale and one-year anniversary of Maungaroa deal
The participants stood at the gates of the culturally significant Maungaroa, also known as Windy Point, with placards opposing rumoured plans to develop a bike track on the site.
“We really want to send them a message that they [the owners] mustn’t be digging on this piece of land, which is an ancient pā site and will be full of archaeological remnants,” protest organiser Sue Comrie said......
Articles:
Mike Yardley: Govt's Xmas gift for the taxpayer? Ihumātao
Mongrel Mob divided on blaming colonisation for violence against women
The flags at Ihumatao might be being lowered. But, given Mr Waititi’s and Ms Davidson’s reaction, Ihumatao could well flag a growing form of assertion of Maori place on Aotearoa land.
https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/pragmatic-ihumatao-responses
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Push to get every Kiwi student to see founding documents
https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/123632171/push-to-get-every-kiwi-student-to-see-founding-documents
18/12/20
Ihumātao deal done: Government's $30 million deal to buy the land
Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson says the Government is spending $30 million to resolve the dispute at Ihumātao because the issue risked becoming his "generation's Bastion Point".
The Government is buying the land at Ihumātao from Fletchers for $30 million. Some of it will be used for housing – and the deal could eventually pass it into the ownership of tangata whenua.
Robertson announced the deal today, saying an agreement (He Pūmautanga) had also been signed between the Kīngitanga, the Crown and Auckland Council to decide on the future of the land........
New fund to help bring power bills down for whānau Māori
The $28 million Renewable Energy Fund supports projects that take on the bigger jobs in Māori housing such as installing solar panels and solar water heating. But also the smaller things that can make a real difference for whānau already living in public housing. This might be putting in heat pumps, installing smart plugs, LED lighting or providing energy advice.
Te Puni Kōkiri supports individuals, whānau, hapū, iwi and rōpū with funding, information, advice and practical support to achieve their housing aspirations.......
Maniapoto To Initial Deed Of Settlement
On Thursday 17th December, the Maniapoto Māori Trust Board (MMTB) will be initialling the Maniapoto Deed of Settlement (DOS) with the Crown, to settle the historical treaty claims of Maniapoto (all inclusive within Te Nehenehenui).
The initialling will be taking place in Parliament Buildings in Wellington, with the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, Hon. Andrew Little and other Crown officials.......
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2012/S00134/maniapoto-to-initial-deed-of-settlement.htm
Bachelor of Mātauranga Māori
Aim of the programme is to:
* Revitalise and consolidate mātauranga Māori as a robust academic discipline
* Reflect on the value of engaging with and embedding mātauranga Māori in everyday practices.....
https://www.wananga.ac.nz/study/degrees/bachelor-of-matauranga-maori/
Rāhui imposed on Coromandel scallop fishery after fears of over fishing
The rāhui was put in place by Ngāti Hei during a ceremony on Thursday.
At this stage the rāhui is a voluntary protection, Davis said, but they may look at applying for an official rāhui in the coming months......
Tiwai Point: Ngāi Tahu wants Rio Tinto to engage with iwi over closure
Ngāi Tahu are calling on Rio Tinto to engage with iwi over the closure of the aluminium smelter at Tiwai Point.
"This goes to the essence of the principles of kaitiakitanga (guardianship and stewardship), so we wish to engage with you to discuss our mutual obligations to reduce the potential effects of the closure of the Tiwai Smelter, both on our community and our environment......
Articles:
Getting a Grasp on Māori Wards in New Plymouth
Now There Will Be More Ihumataos
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA2012/S00118/now-there-will-be-more-ihumataos.htm
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Prejudice and misconceptions about Māori hurt all New Zealanders
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16/12/20
Safeguarding at-risk mātauranga Māori from the ongoing threat of covid-19
Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Carmel Sepuloni, has announced 18 initiatives to support iwi, hapū, whānau and Māori communities to safeguard at-risk mātauranga Māori, and protect indigenous knowledge from the ongoing threat of COVID-19.
These initiatives are being funded through the $20 million Mātauranga Māori Te Awe Kōtuku programme announced in Budget 2020. Key initiatives include direct funding for national cultural organisations to deliver wānanga and training programmes in partnership with communities, as well as contestable funding for specific projects.......
Mission Ready to draw Maori into tech jobs
Auckland Council has teamed up with education provider Mission Ready to encourage more Māori and Pasifika into the tech sector.
Mission Ready director Diana Sharma says just 2 per cent of New Zealand’s technology workers come from those groups.
That has come about not just because of the so-called digital divide, with young Māori having less access to computers and the internet, but because of the existing lack of diversity in the sector.......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjYyNzc/Mission-Ready-to-draw-Maori-into-tech-jobs
Kaumātua flats get $239k makeover thanks to community
Tradies have been anointed as part of the Ngā Pekanga whānau as they help to achieve the group’s dream of providing papakāinga housing for kaumātua.
A $239,500 cash injection, thanks to grants from Te Puni Kōkiri (TPK), Te Tumu Paeroa (The Māori Trustee) and the Taranaki Electricity Trust (TET), means the three units owned by Ngā Pekanga Catholic Māori Society on Waitara’s Bayly St will get much-needed repairs and renovations.......
Have Your Say On The Maori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Bill
The Chairperson of the Māori Affairs Committee has called for submissions on the Maori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Bill.
The bill seeks to improve processes for transferring and allocating aquaculture settlement assets to iwi. It proposes to do this by amending sections of the Maori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004......
Articles:
Mike Yardley: PM playing a very dangerous game with Ihumatao
15/12/20
Mongrel Mob Wāhine Toa lodge first ever all-female gang Treaty of Waitangi claim
The first Treaty of Waitangi claim filed by an all-female chapter of a gang has been lodged by the leader of the Mongrel Mob Wāhine Toa.
"It's about looking at the effects that gangs have had upon women and children, historically and to present day," says leader Paula Ormsby.
The statement of claim was lodged on August 19, and details the ways it says the Crown has failed in its obligation to take proactive steps to protect the claimants.
Ormsby says the State needs to look at the intergenerational trauma that was created by colonisation, and why gangs even came into existence........
Still no Ihumātao deal announcement as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern remains tight-lipped
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is staying tight-lipped as to whether Cabinet today agreed to a solution to the long-running Ihumātao land dispute.
But she did reveal that any solution the Government does announce would not undermine the treaty process previously agreed to by those involved.
"We just can't do that; it would be an act of bad faith for all other iwi and treaty partners."......
Māori horticulture sector grows 300 per cent in 12 years to be worth $220m
Māori horticulture is booming, having grown 300 per cent in the last 12 years and set to continue its trajectory, new research shows.
A new report from economic consultancy Berl, commissioned by Te Puni Kōkiri, the Ministry of Primary Industries and Horticulture New Zealand, shows growing Māori ownership in the sector.
The estimated gross output of Māori horticulture in New Zealand is $220 million per year, the report shows.......
Māori ward opponents criticised over leaflet sent to 30,000 New Plymouth homes
Thousands of blue forms sent out to gather signatures for a referendum on having a Māori ward in New Plymouth district have been described as misleading and manipulative – a charge organisers have rejected.
Thirty thousand double-sided forms – almost one for every household in the district – have been delivered to New Plymouth addresses. The form asks people to sign the petition to hold a binding referendum......
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Ōrākei kaumātua returning to the land, decades after Māori settlement was razed
Māoriland: New Zealand's forgotten name
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/432750/maoriland-new-zealand-s-forgotten-name
Maori, moko and the trade in human heads that haunts New Zealand today
https://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=323957
Ihumātao: From confiscation to present-day campaign for whenua's return
13/12/20
Group starts petition for poll on Māori ward decision in Taupō
The recent decision by the Taupō District Council to include Māori wards in 2022 is being challenged by a local residents group.
The Taupō Residents Group (TRG) is promoting a petition by Taupō man Mike Butler. It would need 1241 legitimate signatures (5 per cent of the electorate) by February 21 to trigger a district wide referendum on the issue.
While the material the TRG is helping circulate does not claim it wants to countermand the decision, it states: “Without consultation our councillors have voted to change how we, the residents of Taupō, are represented at the Council table. This impinges on democracy.”......
Auckland Council's Southern Initiative offers tech scholarships for Maori and Pacifika
Auckland Council is addressing a disconcerting statistic – that Maori and Pasifika workers make up just two per cent of the NZ tech sector – with a new partnership.
In an effort to boost diversity in one of the world’s fastest growing sectors, Auckland Council’s Southern Initiative is partnering with career development organisation Mission Ready, to offer 31 tech-pathway scholarships early next year.......
Ngai Tai pushes for Maori housing
Auckland iwi Ngāi Tai is looking for land so it can do more housing developments.
Chair James Brown says it has completed s 120-unit development at Waterview ahead of schedule, it's working on an major project near Middlemore Hospital, and it's down to the last 40 of 93 KiwiBuild houses in Pukekohe.
He says it is committed to providing a Māori solution for Māori housing, and has told its partners the Ministry for Housing and Urban Development and Kainga Ora it wants to see more of the affordable units going to Māori......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjYyNTQ/Paakiwaha/Ngai-Tai-pushes-for-Maori-housing
Taranaki Maunga: Settlement looms on horizon, with changes in the wind
The Crown and Ngā Iwi o Taranaki are in the final stages of negotiating a deal to settle claims related to treaty breaches connected to the maunga.
But it’s not about money, it’s about cultural redress and providing a way to uphold the status of Taranaki Maunga as tupuna and recognise the mana, and relationship, iwi have to him.
The deal will see the mountain be given its own legal personality and protections under law, following in the footsteps of the same rights given to Te Urewera in 2014, and Whanganui River three years later......
Maatakitaki pou mark Musket Wars slaughter
Waikato iwi Ngaati Hikairo this morning unveiled a waharoa and three pou at Maatakitaki marking an 1822 battle that had major and lasting effects on not just Hikairo but on Ngaati Apakura, Maniapoto, Waikato and Ngāpuhi.
Tribal researcher Frank Thorne says the ancient pā on the Waipā River near Pirongia was a critical site for the iwi.
It was there Waikato tribes assembled to take on Ngāpuhi leader Hongi Hika, who came to avenge the slaying of his nephew Te Haranui by Totaua of Ngaati Hikairo.
While the pā was strongly built, it was no match for Hongi’s muskets and there was great slaughter.......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_story_id/MjYyNTg=/Maatakitaki-pou-mark-Musket-Wars-slaughter
A section of land in Canterbury has been returned to Māori following decades of negotiations.
The site, located between State Highway 1 and a railway line in the small community of Ōmihi, once held a pa and cemetery.
Te Rūnanga o Kaikōura is celebrating the return of the Ōmihi pa.
“Our grandparents, it's almost a time that they can rest because it's something that's been generations through generations,” Te Rūnanga o Kaikōura chair Hariata Kahu said......
Te Puna Ora o Mataatua opens Māori health academy in Whakatāne
Dreams of a Māori medical school in Whakatāne will get a big boost when Te Puna Ora o Mataatua officially opens its new Toitū Oranga, Toitū Rongoā Health and Medical Academy.
The health, medical, social, employment provider will launch the academy this week with Māori Development Minister Willie Jackson to officially open the new service.
The academy will provide services to people between 25 and 55 years old who are looking for employment in the health sector.
The academy has been established under the Te Ara Mahi Provincial Growth Fund......
Higher priority for Maori as Auckland DHB aims to meet Treaty obligations
Martin Johnston talks to Auckland DHB chair Pat Snedden about how the DHB is addressing failures towards its Treaty of Waitangi partner.....(Login required)
Te reo name gifted to Sport and Community Building at Alex Moore Park
Wellington City Council’s Strategy & Policy Committee has unanimously approved Waiora as the official name for the Sport and Community Building at Alex Moore Park.
The name Waiora, meaning water of life, was selected following engagement with iwi partner Ngāti Toa, and the Alex Moore Park Sport and Community Inc.
Council partnered with Alex Moore Park Sport and Community Inc and agreed to construct a new Sport and Community Hub Facility on the upper field at Alex Moore Park in 2018, with completion due in March 2021.
Māori Partnerships portfolio lead, Councillor Jill Day, says the gifted name is in accordance with Council’s naming policy Te Māpihi Maurea, but also meaningful for the building, and the area as a whole......
https://wellington.govt.nz/news-and-events/news-and-information/news/2020/12/alex-moore-park-name
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The Big Lie – Dr Muriel Newman
https://www.nzcpr.com/the-big-lie/#more-33791
Partnerships – Retired Judge Anthony Willy
https://www.nzcpr.com/partnerships/#more-33749
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Saying sorry to Māori is a good start, but it's not an end in itself
I walk in two worlds - as a Māori and Pākehā business woman
11/12/20
Prime Minister confident at launch of new Whānau-centred young parents scheme, saying 'they've shown they work'
Ardern, who was joined by Minister of Health Andrew Little and Associate Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall, officially launched the programme at the Tūnohopū Marae in Rotorua on Thursday.
It’s a scheme that was roundly welcomed by representatives of the Te Arawa iwi in attendance, with Te Arawa and Ngati Whakaue kaumatua Monty Morrison describing the scheme as an “important announcement today for all Māoridom”.
Ardern said the scheme was one of three pilots to be backed by a $10 million allocation from the 2019 Budget aimed at providing enhanced support for young parents and their whānau.
Morrison told Stuff the key message of the programme, a by Māori for Māori philosophy, “was for all of Māoridom throughout Aotearoa”........
Shelly Bay legal fight in doubt after major backer linked to film industry pulls $2m funding
Iwi members fighting to overturn the sale of Shelly Bay land have been dealt a “bitter blow”, after a major funder linked to the film industry pulled $2 million that was bankrolling their legal battle.
In a statement, Mau Whenua – a group stemming from Taranaki Whānui members who did not support selling the land – said on Thursday it was exploring alternative options for raising about $2.2 million to continue the case, but warned they may not be able to continue......
Grants Of Nearly $300,000 To Help Māori Health And Equity In The Bay Of Plenty
New grants totaling nearly $300,000 will be used to focus on Māori health advancement and improving equity in the Bay of Plenty.
It has been announced that the Bay of Plenty District Health Board (BOPDHB) has received three Health Sector Research Collaboration Grants from the Health Research Council (HRC). They will help develop a framework for integrating technology and health; explore the use of technology to promote wellbeing among Māori; and develop skills and expertise in kaupapa Māori research methodology.......
Te Hunga Rōia Māori Supports Call To Address 'Gross Over-representation Of Māori' In Harshest Detention Conditions
Te Hunga Rōia Māori o Aotearoa (the Māori Law Society) supports the Human Rights Commission’s call for the New Zealand Government to prioritise work to create a paradigm shift in seclusion and restraint practices in places of detention. A new report released by the New Zealand Human Rights Commission has highlighted the gross over-representation of Māori in seclusion and restraint events in prisons, children and young people’s residences, and health and disability units.......
Te Reo Māori and Māori media priorities for new Māori Development Minister
Today Willie Jackson was formally welcomed to Te Puni Kokiri, the organisation tasked with helping him in his new portfolio as Māori Development Minister.
Delivering an impassioned speech, he highlighted the need for more support for language learners who aren't fluent. "We've got to get that strategy right. I want a strategy for everyone, not just our ones who e mohio ana ki te kōrero Māori [speak fluently]. We've got to bring them on," he said......
Articles:
Bob Edlin: An apology from the Crown but not from the Maori party
https://breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2020/12/bob-edlin-apology-from-crown-but-not.html
Karl du Fresne: Stuff's racist history
https://breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2020/12/karl-du-fresne-stuffs-racist-history.html
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Aotearoa or Aotearoa New Zealand: what’s in a name?
https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/123641177/aotearoa-or-aotearoa-new-zealand-whats-in-a-name
Swearing at the Crown – John Tamihere
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/opinion/300177869/swearing-at-the-crown
10/12/20
Government launches $108 million te-reo-in-schools plan, calling for 10,000 staff to upskill
The Government has launched a $108 million programme aiming to upskill 40,000 teachers and school staff in te reo Māori.
Associate Education Minister Kelvin Davis said registrations were now open for Te Ahu o te Reo Māori, a programme to normalise the language so it would be used in everyday classroom life.
The Government set aside about $108m in its 2020 Budget to run the programme over four years – aiming to train up about 40,000 staff, beginning in 2021.
About 10,000, covering primary and secondary school teachers, and non-teaching support staff, would be able to join the programme in each of its four years......
Wainuiomata students call for colonial street names to be changed to te reo Māori
A Lower Hutt street named after a British colonel who was jailed in England for kidnapping a woman could soon be renamed after a Māori leader, if a group of local rangatahi are successful in a campaign to update street names.
Wainuiomata High School students Tajzhay Pouwhare, 18, Chelani Gray-Clarke, 17, Jaden Jacobs, 17, and Robert Clarke, 17, have submitted a petition, signed by more than 500 people, to the Hutt City Council requesting that at least half of the streets in the city have te reo Māori names by 2025....
Land loss and river contamination stand in the way of Māori aspirations, tribunal hears
Surrounded by paintings of their ancestors, Ngāti Pikiahu has told the Waitangi Tribunal how the laziness of local government had eroded the life force of its river and, thus, its people.
A hapū of Ngā Iwi o Te Reureu, Ngāti Pikiahu spoke about how it had lost parts of its Te Reureu area, which borders the Rangitīkei River, north of Halcombe, as part of the Ngāti Raukawa iwi confederations treaty claim.....
Class action law change could help iwi
The Law Commission Te Aka Matua o te Ture wants public feedback on whether New Zealand should allow American-style class action suits and their associated funding arrangements.
Currently in New Zealand claims which may affect multiple litigants can be brought under the representative actions rule, where a person can represent a group of people in court with similar legal claims.
Commission president Amokura Kawharu says the commission want to develop rules and guidance so people can more effectively group together to fight their grievances.
She says it may help Māori, who face significant financial risk under the current system.....
Queen's scholarships boost Maori health workforce
Waikato Institute of Technology intends to increase the number of scholarships it has for Māori entering the health workforce.
Wintec's executive director Māori, Hera White, says there will be seven scholarships on offer in 2021 across all its health programmes, paying up to $50,000 a year......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjYyNDE/Paakiwaha/Queen%27s-scholarships-boost-Maori-health-workforce
Valuable land confiscated from Māori by the Crown, tribunal hears
Land taken from Māori by the Crown in Te Reureu, Manawatū, is estimated to be worth between $250million and $770m today.
Tiwana Tibble of Ngati Pikiahu made the valuation at a Waitangi Tribunal hearing at Te Tikanga Marae at Tokorangi, north of Halcombe, on Wednesday, as part of the Ngāti Raukawa iwi confederations treaty claim.......
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‘Abolish racist policy’
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'People say summer's early — that would never happen in a Māori worldview'
Dominion Post editor on racist letter: 'We want to be held accountable'
Latest CouncilMARK report digs into regional council operations and culture – BOP Regional Council
8/12/20
Panuku opens door for Maori participation
The new chair of Panuku Development says the Auckland Council property arm has a major role to play in making the city environment look and feel more Māori.
"We're going to see more and more of that where Panuku is determined to give opportunities for iwi Māori to be a key part of those commercial opportunities so whether it's build and design, Te Aranga design principles, whether it's the commercial opportunities, Panuku has a big role in achieving those Māori outcomes for Tāmaki Makaurau," Mr Majurey says......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjYyMTg/Panuku-opens-door-for-Maori-participation
DOC reconsiders concession at centre of Motutapu/Rangitoto Supreme Court case
In 2018 the Supreme Court instructed DOC to reconsider the concession applications at the centre of the case brought by Ngāi Tai ki Tamaki, which argued that DOC had not properly given effect to Treaty principles when granting the concessions.
When processing concession applications to operate on public conservation land DOC must give effect to the Treaty of Waitangi, under section 4 of the Conservation Act......
Teacher of te reo and tikanga Māori
Working collaboratively with other teachers in our school, you will have the ability to support our staff in understanding of tikanga Māori. You must be committed to raising Māori achievement and restorative practices, and support staff to develop their confidence in using reo in the classroom.......
DOC admits error in allowing Fullers to operate tours on Hauraki Gulf islands
The Department of Conservation has admitted it was wrong to grant a tourism company permission to operate tours on Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf islands without mana whenua consultation.
In 2018, the Supreme Court told DOC to reconsider its decision to allow Fullers’ tours after Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Tribal Trust claimed it should hold the monopoly over tour operations on Rangitoto and Motutapu islands.
The iwi argued it should have rangatiratanga, exclusive rights, to conduct guided tours on the islands for at least five years.
The trust said the iwi had deep historical and spiritual connections to the islands - its ancestral motu – and, on Monday, welcomed DOC’s admission it got it wrong......
Hapū feels left out of decision-making about its valley and river
A Manawatū hapū feels it has been left out of decision-making about its valley and river for more than a century, a Waitangi Tribunal has heard.
Ngā Iwi o Te Reureu spoke about how it had lost parts of its Te Reureu area, which borders the Rangitīkei River, north of Halcombe, as part of the Ngāti Raukawa iwi confederations treaty claim
The fifth week of the 12-week hearing started at Te Tikanga Marae at Tokorangi, north of Halcombe, on Monday. The case relates to the historical purchase of the Rangitīkei-Manawatū block, about 130,000 hectares of land, between Manawatū and Kāpiti......
New road names stir debate
An attempt to name three new public roads in east Auckland was delayed when questions were raised over the process taken to reach agreement.
Multiple mana whenua groups were contacted by the council on behalf of the applicant, it says.
It opposes the names proposed by the developer as they have no “historical, cultural or ancestral linkage to the area”......
https://www.times.co.nz/news/new-road-names-stir-debate/
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Are readers ready for bicultural media?
https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/opinion/123605820/are-readers-ready-for-bicultural-media
7/12/20
Taranaki iwi representatives gain voting rights on civil defence decisions
Three Taranaki iwi representatives will be invited for the first time to participate in regional civil defence management meetings from 2021 onwards.
The decision, after a long debate at the Taranaki Regional Council (TRC) civil defence emergency management (CDEM) joint committee meeting on Thursday, was heralded as a “forward thinking” move, which would be looked on with interest by the rest of New Zealand.
The three iwi representatives will have voting rights at CDEM co-ordinating executive group meetings, but not at CDEM joint committee meetings, which would require a law change by central government.......
Treaty claims: Ngāti Rangitihi receive $11.3 million for historical Treaty of Waitangi claims
An Eastern Bay of Plenty iwi has received a public apology from the Government for Treaty of Waitangi breaches at a settlement deed signing today.
The iwi will receive $11.3 million in returns from the Government as a result of the settlement but also a public apology and acknowledgment of Treaty breaches over the decades......
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Local govt has held fast to colonial roots
http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/column/opinion/20201204/local-govt-has-held-fast-to-colonial-roots/
How Stuff's apology has resonated with Māori
Māori party leaders aspire to transform Aotearoa for the better in maiden speeches
How Auckland museum is unpacking centuries of colonial legacy and indigenising itself
4/12/20
Democracy Northland: The Ad Stuff Refused to Publish
Two Stuff publications, the Whangarei Leader and the Bay Chronicle have refused to publish an advertisement from Democracy Northland.
This is despite the advert being cleared by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) as being factually correct, despite the editors of each of the two publications initially accepting the ad’, Stuff confirming the booking and accepting payment. The papers reversed their position just a day before the advertisements were to appear.
The only explanation received to date is from the sales rep who says:.......
https://breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2020/12/democracy-northland-ad-stuff-refused-to.html
Māori wards petition delivered to Parliament: 'Not a case of if, but when'
A petition has been delivered to MPs urging them to get rid of legislation that enables referenda on Māori wards.
ActionStation collected more than 10,000 signatures calling for Parliament to make the process of establishing Māori wards for district and regional councils the same as the process for establishing general wards.
Council decisions in favour of Māori wards can be overturned under the Local Electoral Act if 5 percent of voters demand a poll.
The presentation was opened and closed with karakia and was attended by Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon, New Zealand Māori Council president Matthew Tukaki and representatives from the Green Party, Labour Party and Māori Party.
Labour MP Tamati Coffey received the petition and told the gathered crowd that their voices had been heard and local government minister Nanaia Mahuta was looking for to make a change........
Calls to scrap 'racist' policy allowing Māori council wards to be blocked gaining momentum
Calls to scrap a “racist” policy allowing Māori council wards to be blocked are gaining momentum as two petitions totalling 11,000 signatures were delivered to Parliament today.
Today’s petition comes as Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta is set to take a paper to Cabinet outlining options to address the issue.
“I agree that there should be Māori wards on council and I've long said that,” Mahuta said.
A decision on the law change will be expected next year.
Corporate giant Coca-Cola Amatil apologises, pulls promo material referencing 'The Naki
A corporate drinks giant has said sorry and pulled promotional material after it used a term which has previously caused offence to Taranaki Māori.
In branding of its popular Coke drink, Coca-Cola Amatil used the slogan “Share a Coke in The Naki”.....
Council considers changing Maxwell township's name back to Pākaraka
The road signs identifying the - blink and you miss it - township of Maxwell on the outskirts of Whanganui have already mysteriously disappeared and it's possible they'll never be needed again.
The council has joined forces with Ngā Rauru and its hapū Ngāti Maika to have the name - which has links to a bloody incident during the New Zealand Wars - changed back to Pākaraka......
New name approved for Lund Road Reserve
The Waitekohekohe Reserve (previously named Lund Road Reserve) is a mixture of native bush and pine forest located between Lund Road and Thompsons Track and includes the Waitekohe Stream.
Council has worked with the Katikati Recreational Park Develop Group and local iwi Ngai Tamawhariua to come up with the concept plan and a name that acknowledges the cultural history of the area.
Waitekohekohe is the name gifted by Ngai Tamawhariua in reference to the ancestral name for the area and its relationship to spiritual waters, a sense of yearning and climbing trees and vines........
https://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/257362-new-name-approved-lund-road-reserve.html
Government Must Partner With Maori on climate response
The Government deserves praise for making the declaration of a climate emergency one of the first actions of the new Parliament, but acting in partnership with Māori will be key to delivering meaningful action, says Māori Climate Commissioner Donna Awatere Huata......
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2012/S00043/government-must-partner-with-maori-on-climate-response.htm
The Government wants five percent of public sector contracts to go to Maori businesses
Maori Development Minister Willie Jackson says the Government spends 42-billion dollars a year on procurement of goods and services.
He says the new five percent target will encourage agencies to cast the net wider when awarding contracts - and help speed up economic recovery for Maori businesses.
The target is considered aspirational - partly due to a lack of precise data about the scale of Maori business activity......
https://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=323348
Articles:
Roger Childs: Does the Country Need a Maori Party?
https://breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2020/12/roger-childs-does-country-need-maori.html
Mahuta plugs the progress of Maori at powhiri for our big APEC year
I fear for this country: final column
http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/column/opinion/20201203/i-fear-for-this-country-final-column/
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Anne Salmond: No downside in standing tall, together
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Māori Party calls on Crown to take responsibility for the past in co-leaders' maiden speeches
2/12/20
The Government paid private consultants up to $325 an hour to provide Ihumātao advice
The Government has shelled out more than $150,000 to consultants to provide advice regarding the Ihumātao land dispute, with some being paid up to $325 an hour.
Despite the significant price tag, the public is......(NZ Herald paywall)
Marae makeover project gets $80k boost to kick-start work
An $80,000 grant will help kick-start plans to upgrade one of the most important marae in Taranaki, with the first phase prioritising the place which provides hospitality to visitors.
However, buildings on the three-hectare site are between 80-130 years old, and in its application to the New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) marae development fund, the Manukorihi Pā Trust said its members had seen a steady decline in the state of facilities.
In June 2017, a $65,000 feasibility study proposed a multimillion-dollar redevelopment of the marae was needed to future proof it.
Along with the grant for Owae Marae, Te Huinga Taumatua also approved $29,870 for a new roof on the wharekai at Te Upoko o Te Whenua marae, the tūrangawaewae of Ngāti Maru......
https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/123533461/marae-makeover-project-gets-80k-boost-to-kickstart-work
Māori lawyer Tūmanako Silveira makes history with mataora
Tūmanako Silveira of Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Raukawa and Pare Hauraki, is the first Māori man with a mataora, that Te Ao Mārama is aware of, to be admitted to the bar as a lawyer.
"The role of the lawyer is to represent those who are going before the courts, and I want the court to hear te reo sounding throughout its walls,
"To condemn mataora is to condemn Māori, so we must make mataora and moko kauae visible, these prized and treasured heirlooms from time immemorial, bring them forward to today to be made visible in all contexts, not only restricted to pictures on the wall or on the kapa haka stage but everywhere in this land."
Silveira will continue to pursue his legal career as a member of the legal team at Annette Sykes & Co in Rotorua.......
Māori vote up 15 per cent in 2020 election; biggest shift among young people
The number of Māori who voted in the 2020 General Election increased by 51,326, or 15.1 per cent, compared with the 2017 election.
Data from the Electoral Commission shows 390,306 Māori voted in 2020 compared with 338,980 in 2017......
Tribunal hears challenge to foreshore rights grab
Northland iwi Ngati Hine and Te Kapotai have opened their urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearing into what they consider are shortfalls in the application of the Marine and Coastal Areas (Takutai Moana) Act.
The Act, which was the National-Māori Party Government’s replacement for Labour’s Foreshore and Seabed Act, is now undergoing its critical test, as iwi and hapū around the country ask the High Court to grant customary title.
If they fail at that step their customary rights are considered extinguished.
Pita Tipene from Ngāti Hine says he told the tribunal the law is unjust and undermines the rangatiratanga of hapū and iwi over their coastal lands.....
Maōri Broadcasting Minister calls on media to apologise to Māori
Maōri Broadcasting Minister Willie Jackson is calling out media outlets on their racism, a day after New Zealand's largest media company, the privately owned Stuff owned up to 160 years of racist reporting and promised to set up a Treaty of Waitangi charter to work by.
"Mainstream media have got a lot to answer for in terms of coverage of Māori issues," Jackson says. " It's a shame the New Zealand Herald doesn't take it up too, Mike Hoskings and a number of other groups that owe Māori an apology."......
https://www.teaomaori.news/maori-broadcasting-minister-calls-on-media-apologise-maori
New signs celebrate te reo Māori and share stories from the past
The unveiling of new signs in a west Auckland park mark a major milestone in a programme designed to celebrate te reo Māori and share the stories of Tāmaki Makaurau’s rich Māori history.
Crum Park in Titirangi now carries the dual name of Tahurangi/Crum Park and is the first local park to have signs in both te reo Māori and English. An interpretive sign featuring the story behind the name, as provided by mana whenua, was revealed today.
The sign also features a QR Code that people can scan with their phone to hear the correct pronunciation of Tahurangi........
Māori wards 'best for our democracy' - Kiri Allan
The law around Māori wards is discriminatory, East Coast MP Kiri Allan says, as activists petition the government for an urgent change in legislation.
Campaigning organisation ActionStation and community group Te Rōpū Tautoko Māori have collected more than 10,000 signatures calling for Parliament to make the process of establishing Māori wards for district and regional councils the same as the process for establishing general wards......
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/431862/maori-wards-best-for-our-democracy-kiri-allan
Tikanga Māori Supports Successful Westhaven Decision For Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei
In a decision made by the High Court, the Environment Court has jurisdiction to consider, and make findings about, the relative strengths of hapu and iwi relationships in an area affected by a resource consent application – delivering a successful outcome for Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei.
Chapman Tripp acted for Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei in the Environment Court and the High Court on this preliminary question of law.......
Money well spent: Māori ministers back $155,000 Ihumātao consultants' fees
Top Māori Ministers say the $155,000 the Government has spent on consultants, who were paid up to $325 an hour, to provide advice on the Ihumātao land dispute was money well spent.
And one has hinted that the Government has reached a solution on the land dispute which would yield a "good result for everyone".
But Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told media this morning that the Government is not yet ready to make any announcements related to the issue........
Articles:
That which divides us
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northland-age/news/that-which-divides-us/PSHH7MNMFZV4JFDSJAXSTM63PI/
Propaganda:
New Plymouth's chance to do the right thing by Māori
Māori economy takes centre stage at Apec opening, China-Australia tensions provide backdrop
1/12/20
Kelvin Davis and Oranga Tamariki: 'There will be a handover of power to Māori'
Kelvin Davis may be wondering what he signed up for.
After asking to be Children's Minister, which gives him responsibility for Oranga Tamariki, the Labour MP had a baptism of fire last week.
On Monday,...... (NZ Herald paywall)
Māori Hawke’s Bay Regional Councillor speaks out: “I could not just fall in line”
A Māori Hawke’s Bay Regional councillor has spoken out about the backlash directed at her after she voted against approving the establishment of Māori constituencies.
Speaking exclusively to Hawke’s Bay App, Hinewai Ormsby says she stands by her decision to let the community decide and put it to a referendum at the next election in what she has labelled a “rushed” process.......
Ministers Need To Explain Surprise New Priorities
“Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta stated of that one her top priorities is abolishing the ability of ratepayers to initiate a public referendum if a Maori ward is going to be established in their area. This policy is not referred to in Labour's manifesto. Ironically, the manifesto does commit to having ‘major decisions about local democracy involve full participation of the local population from the outset.’ The Minister seems intent on shutting out full participation on certain major decisions about local democracy. She has no mandate for this.”.....
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2011/S00223/ministers-need-to-explain-surprise-new-priorities.htm
Call For Local Government Minster To Expand Local Democracy, Not Erode It
The Local Electoral Act 2001 provides two cases where electors may requisition a binding poll if more than 5% of electors petition a council to do so. Both are designed to protect the community at large from unwelcome changes to the voting system.
Section 29 allows petition rights where a council changes the way representatives are elected using the FPP or STV voting systems.
And section 19ZB provides petition rights when councils create Maori wards and introduce the Maori electoral roll, again, changing the way that representatives are elected.....
Taranaki Regional Council supports removing ward law anomaly
Taranaki Regional Council has joined forces with other bodies supporting Local Government New Zealand's call to change the law around overturning Māori wards.
At a meeting in August, TRC decided to delay the decision on introducing a Māori ward for at least three years to allow more time to consult with iwi......
Possum 1080 controls in Hawke's Bay head to Māori land court
Tataraakina is a 14,000-hectare block in inland Hawke's Bay, near the highway between Napier and Taupō.
The hearing is being held today at the Māori land court in Hastings before Chief Judge Watson Isaac.
The plaintiff in the case is Nigel Baker, who is connected to the Tūwharetoa iwi of the central North Island.
Baker claimed 1080 "killed everything"......
Auckland Museum's south entrance refurbished to reflect heritage history
A refurbished south entrance to Auckland Museum, marking the most significant change to the building in over a decade, will open on Thursday.
The area is decorated with Māori and Pacific Island artwork, and has been reworked to honour the heritage and history of the land......
Māori relationship manager needed at district council, says iwi leader
A senior Māori relationship manager at the district council would provide a helpful voice, a Taranaki kāumatua says.
New Plymouth District Council approved a Māori ward in August and last week Gisborne became the latest local government body to follow suit, but Peter Moeahu wants to take the representation further.
“Council decisions are formulated at executive management level. Council does not have a Māori executive manager to contribute to these decisions,” he submitted to last week's Te Huinga Taumatua Committee.
Māori are Treaty partners with the Crown, and contribute $1.5 billion to the local economy, he said.
Moeahu would also like to see more Māori staff on council and an internship programme for young talent.......
Articles:
'Pakeha system will have to figure out a way of coping': Former MP on the Māori Party's return
Democracy Action – November 2020 newsletter
https://www.democracyaction.org.nz/november_2020
Open letter to PM Jacinda Ardern: Maori Party lies
https://waikanaewatch.org/2020/11/30/open-letter-to-pm-jacinda-ardern-maori-party-lies/
More Maori wards signature collectors wanted
https://www.hobsonspledge.nz/more_maori_wards_signature_collectors_wanted
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Our Truth, Tā Mātou Pono: Stuff's day of reckoning
https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/our-truth/300165985/our-truth-t-mtou-pono-stuffs-day-of-reckoning
Little regard for Māori heritage
https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2020/11/30/little-regard-for-maori-heritage.html
29/11/20
NZ to have bilingual traffic signs by 2023, Transport Minister says
Transport Minister Michael Wood has committed to having bilingual traffic signs throughout New Zealand by the end of this Government's term, but says the current rules are not racist.
Speaking to Local Democracy Reporting, Wood said the Government would "absolutely" commit to bilingual road signs by the end of its current term......
Health Minister Andrew Little promises Māori Health Agency, fewer DHBs before next election
There will soon be a separate Māori Health Agency and fewer district health boards (DHBs), Health Minister Andrew Little has promised.
Little confirmed the changes, both recommended in the Health and Disability System Review earlier this year, will happen by the end of the Government's current term.
"Through my Treaty of Waitangi negotiations portfolio, I know the inequities that there are," Little told Newshub Nation on Saturday, talking about the proposed Māori Health Authority.
"Māori are suffering in a health system that is not treating them equally. If we're going to have a Māori health authority, I'm determined that it genuinely has the authority to really make a difference for Māori. I want to be sure that we're doing everything we can that it's a game-changer for Māori."......
University post-Covid-19 plans: Victoria to move more learning online and put more decisions to students after rocky year
Other suggestions included boosting Māori and Pasifika staff, and increasing student exposure to Māori knowledge and the Treaty of Waitangi......
Systemic racism at heart of Māori wards debate - ex-mayor
Systemic racism is at the heart of New Zealand's current council Māori wards debate, according to a leading campaigner for their establishment who spoke in Whangārei last night.
"Māori wards are but a start and look how that breaks us apart, " Andrew Judd, former New Plymouth mayor said.
"To be having a petition, what's happened to us? How would you feel if your community was doorknocking to take away your voice?" Judd said.....
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/431649/systemic-racism-at-heart-of-maori-wards-debate-ex-mayor
New Plymouth's Māori ward advocates ready to fight if opposition forces referendum on issue
A Māori ward advocacy group has a plan in place if New Plymouth’s establishment of a ward is sent to referendum.
Rongomou Community Action believes an advertisement in a Stuff community newspaper published in mid November will help amass the petition numbers needed to force a binding poll on the issue in the district.
But it hasn’t disheartened the group.
“If it does go to a poll, the struggle’s not over,” Dan Lander said......
‘No’ to Maori wards from webpoll voters
More than half of this week's webpoll respondents said no to the question, “do you think the council should introduce Maori wards?”
Separatism, divisiveness, special privileges and racism were cited by the 323 voters (56 percent) who said no out of 575 respondents.
http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/local-news/20201128/no-to-maori-wards-from-webpoll-voters/
Kura a iwi set path for next five years
The Ministry of Education and kura Māori have agreed on how they can work together while maintaining the independence of Māori schools.
Watson Ohia from Ngā Kura ā Iwi o Aotearoa says the five-year agreement signed today aims to address issues with equity that run across the education system......
Propaganda:
Oranga Tamariki 'will not get it right' until power sits with Māori - Assistant Māori Children's Commissioner Glenis Philip-Barbara
Articles:
Will Auckland have Māori seats in 2025?
Bruce Moon: Rotorua Boys’ High School in the news
https://breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2020/11/bruce-moon-rotorua-boys-high-school-in.html
28/11/20
Iwi wish for the stars in cliff-top reserve restoration
From a gondola across the river to a five-star hotel and restaurant, Rangitāne o Manawatū is aiming high, with aspirations to enhance an historic lookout over Palmerston North.
A joint committee of Rangitāne and city council appointees has revealed the first draft of the values it wants to bring to life as part of the restoration of Te Motu o Poutoa.
The joint committee and Māori appointments to four of the council’s standing committees were the council’s response to a promise to involve Māori in its decision-making.
Rangitāne o Manawatū working party chairman Peter Te Rangi has outlined “the wish list” of features Māori would like to be considered at Te Motu o Poutoa.
“We want to build a marae that serves as a multi-purpose cultural facility,” Te Rangi told the committee’s second meeting on Wednesday.......
https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/123513920/iwi-wish-for-the-stars-in-clifftop-reserve-restoration
Integrating Tikanga Māori into employment law can help address workplace conflicts, Lane Neave says
Integrating Tikanga Māori into employment law can help address workplace conflicts, Lane Neave says.
The firm cited a statement by employment law specialist Shelley Kopu which questioned the lack of Tikanga Māori and Te Ao Māori consideration in the Employment Relations Act 2000. Kopu had made the observation as part of her address at a recent employment law conference in Wellington.
“The lack of Tikanga in employment law is surprising, given New Zealand’s renewed commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the fact that, since the late 90s, the Law Commission has recognised the need to actualise the Treaty partnership within existing laws and constitutions,” Lane Neave senior associate Maria Green said in a blog post on the firm’s website......
Kotahitanga partnership forged between AgResearch and Poutama
An important new partnership between AgResearch and Poutama will maximise the skills, networks, and capabilities of both organisations to help whenua-based (land-based) businesses and communities flourish.
Poutama is an independent charitable trust established to provide business development services to Māori, and shares with AgResearch the value of kotahitanga (unity) and a vision to support those communities and businesses, while also contributing to social, environmental, cultural, and economic outcomes for current and future generations. This includes a commitment to providing the right research solutions to meet the needs of today and tomorrow.
Fittingly, the partnership between the two organisations is called the Kotahitanga Agreement.......
https://poutama.co.nz/kotahitanga-partnership-forged-between-agresearch-and-poutama/
Articles:
Bob Edlin: The case for stability and security when deciding a child’s best interests
https://breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2020/11/bob-edlin-case-for-stability-and.html
27/11/20
Te Hurihanganui trials begin in Porirua schools
Te Hurihanganui is the successor to the Te Kotahitanga programme axed by the National-led Government and is based on evidence of what works for Māori in education.
It was launched off this week at Takapūwāhia Marae in Porirua, where it will be implemented in eight schools at secondary, intermediate, primary and early childhood level including Mana College and Tawa College
Mr Davis says Te Hurihanganui is a community-wide kaupapa that says tackling racism and inequity is everybody’s responsibility.
It can only be achieved if ākonga, whānau, hapū, iwi and communities lead the journey alongside educators and policymakers......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjYxNDQ/Te-Hurihanganui-trials-begin-in-Porirua-schools
The Government will strengthen the Māori-Crown relationship
to ensure that the Crown can grow to be a better Treaty Partner and work in true partnership with Māori.
It will continue to work to settle historic Treaty of Waitangi claims.
It recognises the importance of te reo Māori as a taonga and the responsibility it has to protect it........
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA2011/S00086/speech-from-the-throne.htm
Disagreement means hapū and iwi will not be on trust to run Te Mata peak park
Disagreement among Hawke’s Bay hapū has meant tangata whenua will not be part of the trust set up to administer a regional park on Te Mata peak as planned.
The trust was formed as a means of resolving a furore sparked by a track cut up the eastern face of Te Mata peak by Craggy Range Winery in late 2017.....
Māori Party MPs walk out of Parliament in protest
The Māori Party's two MPs have walked out of the House in protest during this afternoon's debate.
Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi tried to secure a speaking slot today based on a standing order that such decisions do not discriminate against a minority party.
He told reporters he and co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer walked out after being blocked by Speaker Trevor Mallard......
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/431521/maori-party-mps-walk-out-of-parliament-in-protest
Government open to changing oath of allegiance new MPs swear as they enter Parliament
The Government is open to changing the oath of allegiance new MPs swear as they enter Parliament, after the Māori Party re-entered Parliament with a splash, refusing to swear the oath to the Queen alone.
But before any MPs can pass law, they must swear an oath. It can be alone or in pairs, in English or Māori, but it must be an oath either on the Queen or on the Queen and the Bible.
The words can't be changed and the Māori Party says it fails to acknowledge the Treaty of Waitangi partnership.
Some MPs liked the idea so much they borrowed it, including re-elected Speaker Trevor Mallard.
"Trevor Mallard, who just happened to be sitting behind me, came up behind me and asked if he could take one as well," Dr Kerekere said.
With Labour interested, change could well happen......
New mural brings te ao Māori to vibrant life on Wallace St
A new mural by artist Xoë Hall (Kāi Tahu) has been unveiled at Massey University’s College of Creative Arts showcasing the creative spirit on the Pukeahu Wellington campus.
The colourful mural Ka Mua Ka Muri, meaning “walking backwards into the future”, covers the Wellington Electricity substation building on Wallace Street and spreads onto the adjacent Massey gym building......
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Why such resistance to finding whānau-led solutions for at-risk children?
26/11/20
National and Labour clash over councils introducing Maori wards
A National MP is suggesting it's undemocratic for councils to decide whether we should have Maori wards.
National MP for Whangaparaoa, Mark Mitchell told Mike Hosking councillors who bring in the wards should be voted out.
"I like to leave decisions with the community - and stop elected officials grabbing more and more power."
Labour's Stuart Nash says he's not against the idea of Maori wards.
"I am in favour of having them, but its up to local councils to determine, not the government."......
Shane Jones: Maori seats inevitable.
Former New Zealand First MP Shane Jones says Māori wards in local government are inevitable.
"Unless you integrate and involve Māori and participate and try and broaden the base of acceptance for a lot of what local government is doing it just leads to bitterness and it leads to far too much divisiveness so I just see it as an inevitability," he says......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjYxMzI/Paakiwaha/Maori-seats-inevitable
Expert independent advisory group appointed to strengthen future of Māori broadcasting
A panel of seven experts are adding their support to help shape the future of Māori broadcasting, Minister for Māori Development Willie Jackson has announced today.
“Today I will meet with some of the most experienced Māori broadcasters, commentators and practitioners in the field. They have practical insights on the media landscape that will be important as we look ahead. I am excited to have their input as we look to support a capable and sustainable Māori broadcasting sector”.
The independent advisory panel members are Peter Lucas-Jones, Scotty Morrison, Annabelle Lee-Mather, Nicole Hoey, Ella Henry, Jason Ake and Bailey Mackey. They span the fields of iwi radio, television broadcasting, journalism, production and language revitalisation. The panel will be appointed until 30 June 2021.......
Oranga Tamariki boss makes stunning concession of 'structural racism' to Waitangi Tribunal
Oranga Tamariki boss Grainne Moss has told the Waitangi Tribunal that structural racism “at all levels” in the child welfare agency has made life worse for Māori children.
Appearing in Wellington, Moss said she believed the Crown needed to make certain concessions to allow iwi, Māori and the general public to “move forward together”.
She said structural racism was a feature of the care and protection system, with adverse effects for tamariki Māori, whānau, hapū and iwi......
Māori Party's Rawiri Waititi delivers haka for Te Tiriti before being sworn in to Parliament
Prior to swearing the standard allegiances in his oath at Parliament, Waititi performed a haka in relation to the oath raising Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Waititi has been calling for it to be included over the last few days. The current oath requires MPs to swear their allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
"But it's very unfair at this particular time to be swearing an oath to one partner of that Tiriti."
"We're going to do things different, we've started to do things different and we will continue to do things different."......
Time for MPs' oath to sit the Treaty next to the Queen?
The Māori Party is committed to changing the oath MPs have to swear before they can join Parlament to have the Treaty of Waitangi included.
Co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngawera-Parker say that the traditional oath doesn't recognise Māori and their place as the treaty partner.
Earlier today MPs met at Matangireia, the Māori meeting room in Parliament, to pray before a copy of the Treaty. The room was full of Māori and non-Māori, all showing respect to the country's founding document......
https://www.teaomaori.news/time-mps-oath-sit-treaty-next-queen
Digital turbocharge for iwi
Governance entity Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, the 68,000-member iwi, and digital services company Vodafone have signed a strategic agreement to increase digital connectivity across the iwi, addressing under-representation of Māori in the industry and fostering positive outcomes for young people in the region.
Vodafone New Zealand chief executive, Jason Paris, says the partnership ties into Vodafone's overall aim to collaborate with Māori business: "The multi-billion dollar Māori business sector is one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy in Aotearoa, and is increasingly using digital technology as the sector expands. We want to turbocharge this.....
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sponsored-stories/digital-turbocharge-for-iwi/A76QYISAK45FLT73TRG4FTEBUQ/
Cook essay act of indigenous rebellion
A Waikato essayist is urging indigenous writers to break out of western styles
The associate professor of Māori & Indigenous studies at the University of Waikato has compiled indigenous research and insights to challenge readers to think differently about Cook's global colonial legacy and also to inspire other writers......
Articles:
Mike Hosking: Push for Maori wards on councils is racist and undemocratic
https://breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2020/11/mike-hosking-push-for-maori-wards-on.html
25/11/20
Māori, Crown must work in partnership for children - Kelvin Davis
Minister for Children Kelvin Davis says he is "not into separatism" and that Oranga Tamariki needs to work in partnership with Māori while the Crown still retains a role.
Davis welcomed the report by Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft who is calling for the transfer of Māori children and babies in state care to Māori groups.
"If we move to a by Māori for Māori system we have to make sure that we get it right.......
Associate Education Minister Kelvin Davis launches $42 million fight against school racism
Everything from class streaming to racism, “sown throughout” the system, could be kicked out the school gate in a $42 million programme launched by Associate Education Minister Kelvin Davis.
The Minister launched Te Hurihanganui at Takapūwāhia Marae in Porirua – kicking off an anti-racism initiative for schools and communities, aiming to help Māori students......
Chris Finlayson QC To Receive Honorary Doctorate in Law After Fighting for Maori Rights
Former Attorney General Chris Finlayson QC is to receive an honorary doctorate of Law from Victoria University at the December graduation week.
A National Party Cabinet Minister for nine years, until 2017, the former Bell Gully partner had extensive experience representing Maori interests, principally Ngai Tahu, before becoming a distinguished Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations. He received widespread praise for overseeing 59 Treaty settlements during his time as Treaty Minister.......
https://www.lawfuel.com/blog/chris-finlayson-to-receive-honorary-doctorate-in-law/
Local Govt Workers’ Union Supports Repeal Of Racist Māori Ward Legislation
The Public Service Association supports Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahutas plans to repeal racist provisions in the Local Electoral Act that obstruct the creation of Mori wards. The Ministers plans acquired new significance this week when …
The Public Service Association supports Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta’s plans to repeal racist provisions in the Local Electoral Act that obstruct the creation of Māori wards.
“There’s a long way to go yet before Māori are seated equally at the table.......
Councillor calls for Royal Commission into local government
Councillor Gwynn Compton said the sector was reaching "crisis point" and needed to be overhauled so it was fit for purpose.
The terms of reference for the Royal Commission would ideally cover the role, structure, and financing of local government, ensuring a consistent approach to Māori wards and iwi participation across the country, and include a review the role of the Local Government Commission, Compton said......
Law Commission calls for overhaul in DNA use for criminal investigations
The Law Commission is calling for a radical overhaul of how DNA is obtained, used and retained by police.
A new report from the commission found the current way DNA is used in criminal investigations ignores human rights values, tikanga Māori and the Treaty of Waitangi......
Dome Valley landfill plan: Ngāti Manuhiri vows to continue fight against dump
Mana whenua today made their case to independent commissioners against a controversial dump proposed for the Dome Valley, north of Auckland.
"We are not going to be the victims of something that allows the pollution to go down our awa, down our beautiful river and down into Kaipara, impacting all our people down there.
"We're going to fight, because at least if we fight - whether we win or lose - at least we've stood up for what those tīpuna up there have told us to.".....
24/11/20
Majority on Taupō council vote for Maori wards for next election
Local body elections in Taupō will include Maori wards in 2022.
In what Taupō Mayor David Trewavas described as a “landmark decision”, the Taupō District Council voted on Monday to introduce Māori wards for the next vote.
The extraordinary meeting rejected the option of holding a poll of electors, with seven councillors to three favouring the direct introduction of wards.
But the decision is not set in stone, as it hasn’t been for other councils around the country, with a poll of electors able to be called for by petition......
Unanimous vote for Maori wards
There were tears of joy, hugs, and applause from the crowded public gallery after the vote which took place at an extraordinary meeting at the Gisborne District Council this morning.
Mayor Rehette Stoltz said she had been asking herself whether the current representation model was “fit for purpose”.
“I think the obvious answer is no.”
This was the opportunity to work with the community to address that, Mrs Stoltz said......
http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/local-news/20201123/unanimous-vote-for-maori-wards/
National looks set to return to Māori electorates after two decades
The National Party looks set to run candidates in the Māori electorates in the 2023 election.
Leader Judith Collins confirmed the party’s board is keen on the idea, although a formal decision has yet to be made.
The last election National ran candidates in the seats was 2002. It didn’t run candidates in 2005 and has continued to stay away from the Māori seats since then.
Collins told Stuff that there had been ongoing discussions with the National Party board about running in the seats, and the board was broadly supportive. If the board gives the go-ahead, the party could start looking for candidates who would run in the seats in 2023......
Waitangi Tribunal claim alleges laws breach Te Tiriti
he remand crisis is disproportionately affecting Māori - now one wāhine has mounted a legal battle against the bail laws exacerbating the problem, Laura Walters reports
A former prisoner, turned justice reform advocate, has mounted a Waitangi Tribunal claim, alleging the 2013 bail law changes breach Te Tiriti o Waitangi and are causing significant prejudice to Māori.......
https://www.newsroom.co.nz/8things/waitangi-tribunal-claim-bail-laws-breach-te-tiriti
Turn child protection over to Māori
The Children's Commissioner wants a "total transformation" of the country's system of care and protection for children - transferring resources and power from the state to appropriate Māori authorities.
"History has shown us that this task, so far, is beyond any state structure," writes the commissioner, Judge Andrew Becroft, in the second instalment of his two part-report into the care and removals of Māori babies.
While calls have been made before for a system "by Māori, for Māori" to end generations of injustice, he believes the Crown was not ready in the past to hear such proposals.
"I believe we are ready now. It will be unsettling and it will be challenging. Our statutory care and protection system is one place where the issues of colonisation, modern day racism and systemic bias clearly collide with te ao Māori.".....
See full article HERE
https://www.newsroom.co.nz/inquiry-turn-child-protection-over-to-maori
Mihingarangi Forbes Challenges For Māori News In Prime Time
“Mihingarangi is so deserving of this award. Her dedication to bringing our stories, our reo and our tikanga to the mainstream has been acknowledged by her peers which is brilliant. Then she used her opportunity to challenge the fact that we are still not in prime time slots.” Anahera continued, “As Mihi said, ‘We are still in the gang lands of Sunday morning scheduling......
Ministry Of Education Figures A Disgrace – 3285 Maori Children Leave School With No Qualifications
The New Zealand Maori Council has taken aim at the Ministry of Education and said they need to have a Maori led design of a plan that ensures Maori are leaving school with qualifications – anything less and they are in breach of the Treaty of Waitangi......
Propaganda:
Māori values continue to resonate with Asian counterparts
Māori babies 'doubly colonised' by closed adoption process - researcher
23/11/20
Tauranga City Council decides not to hold referendums on a Māori ward, rubbish, STV
The Tauranga City Council has decided not to hold a referendum on whether to establish a Māori ward after a heated debate this morning.
Fireworks erupted early.
Richard Prince was among the first to speak in a public submission to the council, pleading to elected members to vote for a referendum regarding
Māori wards in front of a packed public gallery.
"You have 90,000 people as your voting public, about 60,000-odd ratepayers. Where do they fit in this?" Prince asked...... https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/tauranga-city-council-decides-not-to-hold-referendums-on-a-maori-ward-rubbish-stv/ZQVA367KQSFOBGHA3JETVQY6XA/
Iwi places rāhui over Urenui River in the wake of sewage contamination
A rāhui preventing swimming and shellfish gathering has been put in place at the Urenui River in North Taranaki, as investigations into human waste in the stormwater continue.
“The rāhui has been placed over the Urenui Awa from Okoki Pa (Te Rangi Hiroa/Sir Peter Buck Memorial) to the river mouth to take effect from Saturday 12th November 2020," Ngāti Mutunga, the kaitiaki (caretakers) of the area, said in an emailed statement.......
Refund expected after editor’s Maori ward advert whinge
Stuff should refund money paid for an advert after the editor of the newspaper in which it appeared publicly criticised it, Hobson’s Pledge spokesperson Don Brash said today.
The advertisement, paid for by the controversial lobby group Hobson’s Pledge in the North Taranaki Midweek newspaper, asked readers to collect signatures calling for a referendum on the establishment of a Maori ward at the New Plymouth District Council......
https://www.hobsonspledge.nz/refund_expected_after_editor_s_maori_ward_advert_whinge
Shelly Bay protester warns he is ready to stick it out till March
Mepham, from the group Mau Whenua, which opposes the proposed $500 million development at Shelly Bay, sees himself as a sentry for protesters who are standing by to join him if the bulldozers move in.
Wellington City Council earlier this month voted nine votes to six to sell and lease its land at Shelly Bay to Shelly Bay Taikuru, owned by developer Ian Cassels and his partner........
Articles:
Governing for Every New Zealander
https://www.nzcpr.com/governing-for-every-new-zealander/
Propaganda:
The Pākehā who became the face of a movement to give Māori a voice at the council table
21/11/20
Opotiki Council Not Introducing Maori Wards
Opotiki District Council have decided they will not be introducing Maori wards in the next local body elections in 2022.
Instead, the council are going to hold a poll at the same time as the election, to ask the community whether they want Maori wards on the council.
The report recommended that bringing in Maori wards without fully understanding all of the consequences would be very foolish.
Mayor Lyn Riesterer says they need to hear from the community first, before making a big change........
There are fresh calls for Māori seats at Auckland Council, a decade after the supercity was formed.
It comes as requirement for public polls when creating Māori seats looks like it will be removed.
The Royal Commission that recommended the amalgamation in November 2010 also proposed Māori seats be part of the new council.
While Māori seats in the new supercity were scrapped, an Independent Māori Statutory Board (IMSB) was established to promote issues significant to Māori and ensure the council followed the Treaty of Waitangi.......
Diabetes treatment in NZ racist, claims group of medical experts
A group of medical experts says the way diabetes is treated in New Zealand is racist.
He said the disease was affecting Māori and Pasifika communities much more, calling it an epidemic.
Jansen told Morning Report there were a number of factors why it is racist.
"It's how we design and deploy a health system which doesn't address a very clear need. You look at diabetes as a great example, it's affecting Māori and Pacific populations much more, it is in the form of an epidemic......
Ngāti Toa Names Key Structures On Transmission Gully
Ngāti Toa Rangatira has named 15 of the 25 structures of the new Transmission Gully motorway, including its largest structure – the bridge over Cannons Creek.
Ngāti Toa Rangatira kaumātua and former Executive Director of Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira, Tā Matiu Rei says the names gifted by the iwi were chosen to recognise many of the original place names that were changed during colonial settlement.......
20/11/20
Hawke's Bay makes cautious step towards Maori seats
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has decided to poll voters at the next local government elections on whether it should create Māori wards.
Chief executive James Palmer says while a majority of councillors appear to support having dedicated Māori seats, they expressed concern about the about the matter being decided by binding referendum.
The interim step allows a chance for community engagement and consultation......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjYwOTI/Paakiwaha/WENWS-19.11:-Hawke
Petitions launched to scupper Northland councils' Māori wards
Democracy Northland is seeking 11,000 signatures across three citizen-initiated petitions to oppose recent decisions in favour of Māori wards/constituencies by three of the North's four councils - Northland Regional Council (NRC), Whangarei District Council (WDC) and Kaipara District Council (KDC).
Bain said petitioners were clamouring to sign up.
He said hundreds of petitioners' signatures had already come just 24 hours after Democracy Northland's initial public provision of polling petition forms.......
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/431018/petitions-launched-to-scupper-northland-councils-maori-wards
North Taranaki Midweek advertisement fell short of our values
An advertisement published in the November 18 edition of the North Taranaki Midweek did not represent the views of Stuff and fell short of our values.
As editor of the Stuff Taranaki newsroom I apologise on behalf of the Taranaki team for the anger, hurt and confusion this has caused.
The advertisement in the free community newspaper, which asked readers to collect signatures calling for a referendum on the establishment of a Māori ward at the New Plymouth District Council, was not labelled as advertising.
The advertisement failed to include enough information for readers to come to an informed decision on the ward issue.
It does not include that a referendum could cost up to $100,000 to hold, or that the ward is just one seat among 15 at the council.
It is not necessarily fair to say this represents a “significant” change in voting arrangements, as the advertisement states.
As an advocacy advertisement it should have also included that it was booked and paid for by a member of the Napier-based Hobson's Pledge Trust, an organisation against legislation based upon “ethnicity or ancestry”......
Lawyer says Countdown’s diversity hiring pledge could be unlawful
A Christchurch employment lawyer believes Countdown's pledge to have more Maori and Pasifika leaders - might breach the law.
The supermarket chain is committed to achieving 20 per cent of its senior leadership roles filled by Maori and Pasifika by 2025.
Canterbury Chambers lawyer Tim McKenzie told Chris Lynch the law says an employer discriminates if they refuse to offer the same work to other employees with the same qualifications and experience - regardless of race......
Seabed mining appeal: Crown accused of ignoring Māori rights to foreshore and seabed
The Crown has been accused of yet again ignoring Māori rights to the foreshore and seabed in response to its submissions on a ironsand mining civil appeal before the Supreme Court.
The Attorney-General has intervened to make submissions in relation to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Māori customary interests and applicability of tikanga to marine and marine consent discharge applications......
Rangiriri event a celebration of survival
Tainui iwi will this weekend mark the anniversary of the start of the 1863 Waikato Invasion by celebrating 157 years of resistance.
Te Pūtake o te Riri organiser Brad Totorewa says the focus will be Rangiriri Pā, where 500 Kiingitanga warriors were overwhelmed by 1400 heavily armed British soldiers.
Brad Totorewa says the iwi is also celebrating a $3 million grant from the Provincial Growth Fund to restore trenches used on the site for education purposes, and also its purchase of a 12 hectare block behind the pā which formed an escape path after the battle......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjYwOTQ/Rangiriri-event-a-celebration-of-survival
Māori Party Call On Government To Ban Seabed Mining In Aotearoa
With the Supreme Court hearings wrapping up, Māori Party Co-leader and incoming MP Debbie Ngarewa-Packer is calling on the Government to put in place a nationwide ban on seabed mining permits within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
“For the last seven years I have worked with my iwi to stop seabed mining off the South Taranaki Bight. Our final legal battle has now concluded and as Māori Party Co-leader I will be taking this fight to Parliament and pushing the Government to commit to banning new, and withdrawing existing, seabed mining permits in the EEZ and RMA” said Mrs Ngarewa-Packer......
19/11/20
Support for greater Māori representation signalled
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has signalled its support for enhanced Māori representation at the Council table but has stopped short of creating Māori seats for the next local government elections.
At an extraordinary meeting of the Regional Council today, a majority vote of councillors (5-3) passed a motion instructing the Chief Executive to give notice to the Electoral Officer that a poll on the question of whether the region should have dedicated Māori constituencies is to be held at the next election on 8 October 2022.
This is to be preceded by robust engagement and consultation with the community.......
Ōpōtiki votes to poll ratepayers on Māori wards
Ōpōtiki will be asked at the next local body election whether it would like to have Māori wards.
Despite most councillors believing Ōpōtiki District Council has no need for Māori wards, they have decided to ask the community what it thinks and will be undertaking a poll at the 2022 elections.
The council is required to consider implementing Māori wards and could have chosen to implement them without consulting the community, however, the community could then overturn that decision at a cost to the council.
Councillor Louis Rapihana said he was "not at all for segregation in the district and the community".
"I've spoken with three iwi and they're not keen as they don't see it as having mana to them," he said........
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/430931/opotiki-votes-to-poll-ratepayers-on-maori-wards
Maori wards on the table in Taupō
The Taupō District Council has left it until the last minute to directly opt for the introduction of Māori wards for the 2022 local body elections.
Māori representation and the possible establishment of Māori wards will be the sole agenda item at an extraordinary council meeting on Monday, November 23 – the last date by which the council could vote for wards to be in place for 2022.....
https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/123436744/maori-wards-on-the-table-in-taup
'It's time to have a courageous conversation with Māori' - Southgate
A new draft document that lays out a bold strategy for the Hamilton City Council to engage and substantially strengthen its relationship with Māori has been given an enthusiastic thumbs-up by the city’s politicians.
And arguably the most enthusiastic is mayor Paula Southgate, who has hailed He Pou Manawa Ora - Pillars of Wellbeing as “a starting point for the courageous conversations that we have been saying we need to have for some time”.
Cr Dave Macpherson said he hoped the document was the start of a period of profound cultural enlightenment for Hamiltonians.
“Two hundred years ago local Māori owned all this area – that’s what they are bringing to this debate. It’s their land. We landed on it and even the Raupatu [Claims Settlement with Waikato-Tainui] in the 1990s was the modern version of a few blankets and muskets......
Calls for Parliamentary Oath of Allegiance to recognise Te Tiriti o Waitangi
National Party leader Judith Collins and her deputy Shane Reti were in agreement.
"I will be swearing an oath of allegiance to her majesty and I will do so with the bible," Collins said.
"I support the current Oath of Allegiance and I've completed the documentation to that effect," Reti said.
ACT's David Seymour didn't want to change the oath either, but he was open for other MPs to focus their attention on changing it.......
Prosecution of Māori for cannabis offenses falling - Police Commissioner
The Police Commissioner has rejected criticism that Māori are still being unfairly prosecuted for low level cannabis offences but is concerned they are more likely to be found in possession of the drug.
The Māori Council and the Drug Foundation say a law change last year giving police more discretionary powers has done nothing.
Andrew Coster told Nine to Noon the law change was intended to confirm what was already happening.
He said there has been about a 40 percent reduction in cannabis prosecutions in the last five years......
New wharenui for Mountainview High School shows 'a new journey'
The first concept drawings for a new $300,000 wharenui at Mountainview High School, in Timaru, hoped to be built by April, 2021, are complete.
The new wharenui will be the focal point for the school’s Māori studies department.
The curriculum will include te reo (language), kapa haka (performing arts) and tikanga (culture and custom), Diamond said.
“The Treaty of Waitangi makes it clear laying out protection, participation and partnership as important.”
One new te reo specialist will be employed at the school.
“But there is an expectation that all our staff will commit to upskilling in this area, not just language but also tikanga.”.
The new wharenui will be funded through the school investment package – a one-off grant from the Ministry of Education to help with property projects.......
Countdown sets clock for Maori managers
Supermarket chain Countdown says it wants to have 20 per cent Māori and Pasifika representation at store manager level and above by 2025.
Countdown's game-changer 2025 commitments are as below:
20 per cent of senior leadership positions (store manager level and above) will be held by Māori and Pasifika New Zealanders.....
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjYwODE/Countdown-sets-clock-for-Maori-managers.
18/11/20
'Sick to my guts' - Māori Party MP blasts Parliamentary oath of allegiance to Queen
As a new crop of New Zealand parliamentarians prepare to swear their oath of allegiance, MPs are split on whether they should modernise their pledge.
Each must recite an oath or affirmation to "bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Her heirs and successors" in English or Te Reo Māori.
The Kiwi pledge is also missing a reference to New Zealand's foundational document, the Treaty of Waitangi.
"To be quite honest it makes me feel sick to my guts," Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi told AAP.
"We don't mind having Queen Elizabeth in there but there's no equality, no mention of the Treaty. And that's what the country was founded on, through consent."......
Schools in eastern Southland set to diversify classrooms
Thirteen schools in eastern Southland are set to incorporate more te reo and tikanga Māori into the classrooms after taking on cultural training.
At the conference cultural trainer Raiha Johnson explained the importance of incorporating tikanga Māori by drawing a circle with a line, Puna said.
If schools were meeting Treaty of Waitangi obligations, the line would be straight down the middle with equal shares between Māori and the crown, he said.......
https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/123388519/schools-in-eastern-southland-set-to-diversify-classrooms
Increased investment in Maori wellbeing
Fixing the adverse effect Covid-19 has had on Maori wellbeing and levels of physical activity will be the focus of a $7 million government investment.
Sport NZ Ihi Aotearoa has announced the new investment over the next four years to improve wellbeing outcomes for Maori as part of the $265 million sport recovery package.
A number of new organisations that contribute to wellbeing outcomes that are for, by and with Maori will benefit from the funding boost......
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/430806/increased-investment-in-maori-wellbeing
New Caucus Co-chairs Reaffirm Labour Commitment To Māori
MP for Te Tai Tonga, Rino Tirikatene and MP for Northland, Willow-Jean Prime were this morning unanimously elected as new co-chairs of the Labour Māori Caucus.
The Labour MPs, who replace outgoing co-chairs Willie Jackson and Meka Whaitiri, say they are focused on continuing the caucus’s work across Government to deliver for Māori......
Māori population estimates: At 30 June 2020
The Māori ethnic population grew 17,100 (2.1 percent compared with 2.3 percent for the national population).
New Zealand’s estimated Māori ethnic population was 850,500 (or 16.7 percent of national population).....
https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/maori-population-estimates-at-30-june-2020
'Impractical, incompatible': Gisborne museum refuses to exhibit Endeavour model
Tairāwhiti Museum in Gisborne has refused to accept a controversial Endeavour model, saying it is both "impractical" and "incompatible" with its policies.
The museum's trust deed said it should operate in accordance with the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi at all times, specifically to "encourage the spirit of partnership".
"Iwi in Tairāwhiti have clearly stated their positions, the museum respects and supports those positions, and particularly notes the stance of Te Aitanga a Mahaki, who hold mana whenua of the land upon which the museum sits," Wallace said......
'Why have we been forgotten?': Prime Minister urged to take action on gender pay gap for Māori and Pasifika women
Laulala today made an emotional plea to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to "put action behind her promises" for Māori and Pasifika women.
Ardern told Laulala she was not going to argue with her and the Government knew the pay gap at the Ministry of Justice where she worked was among the worst.
"There is nothing defensible about a pay gap, a gender pay gap, a pay gap that's demonstrably clear around ethnicity. There's no justification at all.".....
Strategy Aims To Kick Off ‘Courageous Conversations’
A public consultation process aimed at enhancing the city’s relationship with Maori was approved by Hamilton City Council today.
He Pou Manawa Ora – Pillars of Wellbeing is a strategic document that will focus Council’s work on delivering shared outcomes to Maaori and all Hamiltonians......
See full article HERE
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2011/S00368/strategy-aims-to-kick-off-courageous-conversations.htm
How New Zealand's diverse new parliament compares internationally
Māori representation has slipped, however, from 23% at the last election to 21%. That's the lowest level of Māori representation since 2014, but it is still higher than the total proportion of people who identify as Māori in the general population -- around 17%.
New Zealand's Parliament has had Māori seats since 1867, soon after the country was founded, but these have sometimes been seen as tokenism. Until 1967, Māori candidates were only allowed to contest a limited number of Māori seats, and it was only in 1975 that Māori were able to choose whether they wanted to be on the Māori electoral roll......
Articles:
Bruce Moon: An Open Letter to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
https://breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2020/11/bruce-moon-open-letter-to-prime.html
17/11/20
Luxon keen to unlock Maori economy
National’s new iwi development spokesperson says he intends to draw on his business experience for the role.
Christopher Luxon says as head of Air New Zealand he probably developed better connections with Māori than any other New Zealand chief executive, including increasing the amount of te reo Māori used in the organisation and getting Māori business thinkers to work with middle management.
"That’s really what's attractive to me in this portfolio, it's how do we unleash the economic potential of the Māori economy in order to close the gap we see economically, in education, employment and health and that is really quite exciting," Mr Luxon says........
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjYwNTI/Luxon-keen-to-unlock-Maori-economy
Wairau River Regional Park Plan Gets Green Light
A “visionary” new regional park along the banks of the lower Wairau River will be the first of its kind in Marlborough.
This will include partnering and co-designing the plan with mana whenua iwi and seeking feedback from the community and river users on issues, opportunities and ideas for managing the river as a regional park. This process is expected to take up to 14 months.......
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2011/S00337/wairau-river-regional-park-plan-gets-green-light.htm
NZ Herald and Māori TV sign content partnership
NZME and Māori Television have signed a new content partnership that will see journalism and content shared across each other's major news platforms.
Māori Television, New Zealand's indigenous broadcaster, provides a wide range of local and international programmes, with a strong focus on delivering world-class news and current content for its television broadcast and online audiences.
The NZME news platforms include nzherald.co.nz, the biggest and most popular news website in New Zealand, the NZ Herald, the country's most widely read newspaper, the ZB radio news service, and a stable of regional and community newspapers that have a strong connection with local readers and audiences.......
Vodafone and Ngāi Tahu sign partnership to boost iwi's digital connectivity
Vodafone and Ngāi Tahu have signed an agreement to help increase digital connectivity with the South Island iwi, hoping for mutually beneficial outcomes for both parties.
The partnership also aims to boost diversity in the technology sector.
Ngāi Tahu and Vodafone will establish a steering group of Vodafone and Ngāi Tahu senior leaders, who will oversee the delivery of the annual work plan......
Hawke's Bay councillors claim Māori seat discussion was 'rushed'
A Hawke's Bay regional councillor says a meeting to consider establishing one or more Māori seats has been "rushed".
First-term councillor Craig Foss said the item - to be heard at an extraordinary, or not previously scheduled meeting, on Wednesday - has allowed the council little time to consult.
He said he was "at a loss to understand why" it had been called.
"I'm very concerned about where this has come from and why it suddenly seems so urgent."......
Maori ward in Kaipara improves “democratic wellbeing”
Kaipara District Council last month voted to establish a new Maori ward ahead of the 2022 local government elections.
Cr Larsen declined to comment on why he had abstained, or outline his views on Maori wards, saying he did not have a mandate from ratepayers to form a position on the issue, as the proposal had not been consulted on.......
https://m.localmatters.co.nz/news/40991-maori-ward-kaipara-improves-democratic-wellbeing.html
Māori wards proponents urge government to pass legislation before Northland polls
A leading New Zealand Māori wards advocate is calling on the prime minister to take immediate action over a major impediment to their establishment in Northland.
Former New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) mayor Andrew Judd says "Legislation change around removing polling over councils' Māori wards voting needs to be the first cab off the rank at the first sitting of our new Parliament".
A spokesperson for the prime minister said Maōri wards legislation change consideration was already under way. The government was committed to making the creation of these wards easier, but legislation change would not be considered at the first full working session of the new Parliament - on 1 December.
NRC will likely write to Mahuta next week, calling for a polling moratorium or similar, after its Tuesday 17 November full council meeting.......
Land to be returned to Rotorua hapū
Local residents visited Rotorua's council chambers to present submissions for the return of Pururu Reserve.
"We were approached by Ngāti Kearoa, Ngāti Tuara about the return of land that they had gifted to the council some years ago," Rotorua Lakes Council group manager for Māori, Gina Rangi said.
"The council has agreed to return the land, the recreational reserve, back to our whānau," Corbett said. "What will happen is it will go under a common law trust and the Tarewa Marae will then become the trustees of that piece of land. Then we will look to options for the future of what we're going to do with it," she said........
Justice with a difference: The iwi panels with a 92% success rate
Iwi justice panels in Wellington have credited strong relationships with police and support services at their fingertips for the region's success.
Te Pae Oranga in Waiwhetu is an alternative pathway for low-level offenders, usually held on marae, and uses a restorative justice process integrated with kaupapa Māori practices instead of sending them through the courts.
The latest figures from police show a 92 percent success rate for Māori in the Wellington region, compared to a 54 percent success rate nationally......
Propaganda:
Being Pākehā
https://www.newsroom.co.nz/being-pkeh
16/11/20
Rotorua Boys' High School changes house names following slavery link discovery
Principal Chris Grinter said they did some research into the actions of Sir Walter Raleigh/Ralegh, Admiral Horatio Nelson, Sir Martin Frobisher and Sir Francis Drake - and found they had been involved and implicated in slavery as they worked to spread the colonial movement worldwide.
In consultation with Ngāti Whakaue, the new house names have come from the school's pepeha (places and people you are connected to) and were revealed to the school this week at the senior prizegiving.
The new houses are Ngongotahā (red), which was formerly Drake, Utuhina (green) which was formerly Raleigh, Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe (blue) which was formerly Nelson and Te Akitu a Raukura (yellow) which was formerly Frobisher......
Agreement to strengthen iwi access to education opportunities
A top of the south iwi is hoping to guide its whanau to education opportunities after signing a memorandum with the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology.
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Rārua and the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT) this week signed the memorandum of understanding, to improve access to education and retraining opportunities.....
Māori research projects land Marsden Fund support
University of Otago researchers this week learned they have secured $17.5 million in funding for 30 projects, including three with a unique Māori perspective.
Researcher Dr Erica Newman received $300,000 to examine the impact of the 1955 Adoption Act on the identity of descendants of Māori adoptees yet to connect to their taha Māori.
Dr Htin Lin Aung also received $300,000 to decode the genetic determinants of a strain of Tuberculosis-causing bacteria which disproportionally affect Māori.
Dr Jude Ball, of the University of Otago, Wellington, was awarded $300,000 to understand how the function and meaning of substance use has changed in young people's lives.
It will also inform local efforts, including efforts by and for Māori, to reduce substance-related harm.".....
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/430649/maori-research-projects-land-marsden-fund-support
Articles:
Creative NZ gives support to the art of pressing MPs to change “racist” law and facilitate race-based voting systems
Propaganda:
Why referendums are never likely to advance Māori interests
14/11/20
Northland MP Willow-Jean Prime disappointed in council reaction to Māori wards
Far North District Council's failure to vote for Māori wards has been slammed by a former councillor and now central government politician.
The decisions were particularly important, given Te Tai Tokerau was the birthplace of the nation through Te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Māori version of the Treaty of Waitangi).
"We are the caretakers of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.".....
Iwi places rāhui over Urenui River in the wake of sewage contamination
A rāhui preventing swimming and shellfish gathering has been put in place at the Urenui River in North Taranaki, as investigations into human waste in the stormwater continue.
“The rāhui has been placed over the Urenui Awa from Okoki Pa (Te Rangi Hiroa/Sir Peter Buck Memorial) to the river mouth to take effect from Saturday 12th November 2020," Ngāti Mutunga, the kaitiaki (caretakers) of the area, said in an emailed statement.
The rāhui includes a ban on gathering of any shellfish from the awa (river), the taking of fish and also swimming and recreation in or on the waters of the awa......
Crown used bribery, forgery and legal chicanery to take Māori land, tribunal hears
A Rangitīkei-Manawatū iwi says the Government used bribery, forgery and legal chicanery to take its land piece by piece over 140 years.
The Ngāti Raukawa Iwi Confederation has finished presenting submissions to the Waitangi Tribunal at the Parewahawaha Marae in Bulls, in a hearing examining the sale of more than 12 hectares of land......
Te Reo Maori Should Be Compulsory In The Education System – New Zealand Maori Council
The New Zealand Maori Council has called on the Government to go much further when it comes to today’s announcement around Te Reo Maori in the education system. Raewyn Harrison, Chair of the Councils National Taskforce on Education also reminded the Government that the New Zealand Maori Council has been a fierce advocate of Te Reo Maori for more than a half century:.....
Government wants all education providers to use te reo Māori every day
The government wants all education providers, from kindergartens to universities, to use te reo Māori every day - but has stopped short of making the language compulsory.
The first ever Statement of National Education and Learning Priorities said schools, early learning centres, and tertiary institutions should meaningfully include Māori language and tikanga in their everyday life......
Celebrating a Te Reo Māori title for Aotearoa’s nurse practitioners
Nursing leaders gathered this month at Te Herenga Waka marae to bless the title, Mātanga Tapuhi, which was gifted by the Māori Language Commission.......
13/11/20
Unanimous South Taranaki District Council vote for Māori wards is welcomed
The co-leader of the Māori party has welcomed a unanimous South Taranaki District Council decision this week to introduce Māori wards, and pledged to work with Parliament to overturn the rule that could see them tossed out.
As well as the vote for Māori wards, STDC also agreed to lobby the Government to change the law that allows decisions about Māori representation to be overturned by a citizen-initiated referendum, which happened in New Plymouth in 2014.......
Raft of changes announced by chief judge for nation's district courts
A shake-up of the nation’s district courts will include more tikanga Māori and use of plain language, in changes announced by the chief district court judge.
Judge Heemi Taumaunu said the new model, Te Ao Mārama, would start at Hamilton District Court next year, and was expected to roll out across all district courts.
“This includes adopting plain language and culture and processes that incorporate tikanga and te ao Māori.”.....
Gisborne council votes to install two controversial Endeavour replicas
One replica will live in Tolaga Bay, and the other will go to the Tairāwhiti Museum, if it agrees to take it.
The council received more than a thousand submissions on the question, and heated opposition from almost all local iwi.......
Call to put an 'h' into Wakatipu
Ngai Tahu elder Sir Tipene O'Regan says it is time we put an "h" in "Wakatipu".
"Whakatipu" is the undisputed Maori spelling.
"Wakatipu" has been employed since early European days and pops up, well, just about everywhere in the Queenstown Lakes district.....
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/call-to-put-an-h-into-wakatipu/EEMVQPKAQBWYP74SVLTRHJMLVI/
Māori social service providers want more funding for Whānau Ora
Māori social service providers are pushing for ministries like Corrections to start putting money into Whānau Ora to improve outcomes for Māori, but government officials say this is already happening.....
No plans for DCC Maori ward, mayor says
Establishing a Maori ward will not be considered as part of the Dunedin City Council’s representation review.
Dunedin Mayor Aaron Hawkins does not plan to lead the charge to create one......
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/no-plans-dcc-maori-ward-mayor-says
Māori Wards Campaigner To Speak In Whangarei
Former New Plymouth Mayor and Māori wards law change campaigner Andrew Judd will speak at two public meetings in Whangarei later this month.
He has been invited to Northland by a local education group to raise awareness about several recent local council decisions to enact the wards......
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2011/S00240/maori-wards-campaigner-to-speak-in-whangarei.htm
Shelly Bay development opponents considering Ihumatao-style occupation following council vote to sell, lease land
Members of a Wellington iwi have warned city councillors that a controversial housing development will be the capital's Ihumatao.
The Shelly Bay development is one step closer to becoming reality after the council voted on Wednesday to sell and lease land for the project.
But opponents are vowing to fight on, with iwi saying they're devastated and are considering occupying the land.......
Bilingual traffic signs: Waiariki MP Rawiri Waititi says rules are 'absolutely' racist
Waiariki MP Rawiri Waititi has supported calls for a review of New Zealand's traffic signs, saying the rules are "absolutely" racist.
He said Māori Party policy went further than just traffic signs, with a view to return place names to their original te reo Māori names.
"There's got to be a commitment by this government to start moving towards a better Aotearoa, and a better Aotearoa sees the value in its indigenous language and … its indigenous peoples.".....
12/11/20
Iwi prepared to dispute location of new KiwiRail freight yard
Manawatū iwi Ngāti Kauwhata is prepared to go to court to fight KiwiRail over the site of Palmerston North's new rail freight centre.
Ngāti Kauwhata isn’t happy with the site of the new rail yard, which is to be built on the western side of Railway Rd between Palmerston North Airport and Bunnythorpe.
The iwi believes it had agreed for the site to be on the eastern side of Railway Rd by Roberts Line, but KiwiRail disputes this.......
Beachfront home and new te reo name for rare skink
A 1.3 hectare coastal property on the West Coast, north of Hokitika, has been purchased to secure the future of the endangered Chesterfield skink.
These threatened lizards have also been given the te reo name ‘Kapitia skink’ by local iwi. The name references the local area and a nearby stream......
https://www.miragenews.com/beachfront-home-and-new-te-reo-name-for-rare-skink/
New MP does the colonial walk
New Māori Party list MP Debbie Ngarewa says her parliamentary accommodation includes a daily walk of infamy.
"Every morning we go in and I pass Governor Grey, Seddon, Wakefield, interesting gentlemen who were part of the near annihilation, rape and pillaging of our people in Aotearoa, especially the ones who were taken down from Parihaka to Dunedin, so it is a really interesting space, really ririki," she says......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_story_id/MjYwMzY=/New-MP-does-the-colonial-walk
Article:
The complicated saga of Shelly Bay, explained
Propaganda:
Righting wrongs
http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/editorial/20201111/righting-wrongs/
11/11/20
Electoral processes for review
The best ways of partnering with Maori and whether councillors should be elected from separate areas will be part of a Dunedin City Council review next year.
As well as consideration of whether there should be a specific ward for Maori representation and whether the council should stick with electing each councillor from votes throughout the city, and community boards will be debated.
Debate about Maori wards has sometimes resulted in acrimony.
Maori representation is treated differently under the law than other representation matters but Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta has said changing this is a priority.....
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/electoral-processes-review
Auckland gallery under fire for displaying Nazi symbols alongside Māori flags
n exhibition which saw swastikas hung alongside Māori flags has prompted calls for accountability from the art gallery directors.
The show featured hundreds of flags, including the tino rangatiratanga flag and Ngāi Tūhoe’s flag, banners proclaiming “It’s okay to be white” and “White pride world wide”, as well as several with swastikas......
Otautahi hub an urban marae for youth
The head of a new center for rangatahi transitioning out from state care says it is based on kaupapa Māori principles for its activity.
Resource consent has been approved for Te Hurihanga o Rangatahi in central Christchurch.
"Wiremu Gray who is on our board thinks of it as an urban marae for youth. We will acknowledge Te Tiriti and we hope by doing that we will include all cultures. It's true, the old adage that if you do things the Māori way, you do it right," she says.......
Marsden Fund Supports World Leading Research
“The engagement with mātauranga Māori has been recognised across discipline areas,” notes Professor Bilkey. Some examples include investigating how Māori food realities, values and principles (kaupapa) can shape discussions about what we eat, how we obtain it, and how we value it; finding out why Māori make their electoral roll choice and exploring Māori views on whether they see Māori electorates as a means of asserting Māori sovereignty or as a legacy of colonial rule; and developing a theory of anti-racism based on both kaupapa Māori theory and Western paradigms to address racism and Māori health inequities in New Zealand’s health system......
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC2011/S00015/marsden-fund-supports-world-leading-research.htm
Covid-19 contributes to Ngāi Tahu Holdings $25.7m loss
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu’s annual report for the financial year ended 30 June said the group’s equity had decreased by $90.7m to $1.52b, and its deficit had increased $64.6m to $103.5m from last year,
“We now have a greater focus on how we can target other funding at both the rūnanga and iwi levels, including collaborating with the Crown to achieve whānau outcomes.......
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/123347810/covid19-contributes-to-ngi-tahu-holdings-257m-loss
10/11/20
Iwi takes battle against Whakatāne petrol station plans to court
Ngāti Awa iwi is opposing plans for a petrol station near Whakatāne, four months after battling two resource consents in the Rotorua High Court.
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa and Lysaght Developments have each sought a judicial review of Whakatāne District Council's decision in April to grant consent for an unmanned Mobil petrol station opposite The Hub.
The Ngāti Awa case centres around ownership of a private roadway, while Lysaght Developments' opposition relates to a condition of the consent that prevents a right-hand turn into the site from the state highway.......
Iwi place rāhui over ‘degraded’ water in Mimi River in Taranaki
The listening to of renewal consents for a Taranaki remediation web site has been pushed again to February 2021.
A rāhui has been positioned over the Mimitangiatua Awa (Mimi River) in north Taranaki by the iwi of the realm.
Ngāti Mutunga introduced on Friday that the rāhui – a brief ritual prohibition – was positioned due the cultural well being and mauri of the water within the awa turning into degraded.
“Water has religious qualities of mauri and wairua,” Ngati Mutunga stated in a press release.......
https://unfoldtimes.com/iwi-place-rahui-over-degraded-water-in-mimi-river-in-taranaki/
More than 1 in 6 Māori people speak Te reo Māori
More than 1 in 6 Māori adults said they could speak Te reo Māori, and a nearly a third said they could understand the language at least fairly well, Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa said today.
Just under half of Māori people had some Te reo Māori speaking ability.
The proportion of those who could speak the language fairly well, well, or very well, varied by age group. Māori people aged 15–24 years and those aged 55 years and over appeared to be among the most likely to speak Te reo Māori at least fairly well......
https://www.stats.govt.nz/news/more-than-1-in-6-maori-people-speak-te-reo-maori
New design resource celebrates best practice Māori design in Tāmaki Makaurau
Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland Council) has launched a refreshed Māori Design Hub to help Māori communities and agencies, private and public developers and design educators bring Māori design thinking to the shaping of the built environments of Tāmaki Makaurau.
Te Pokapū Whakatairanga Tikanga Māori (The Māori Design Hub) is a speciality area within the Auckland Design Manual, a resource that celebrates and advocates for good design practice in Tāmaki Makaurau.....
Council to revisit Māori representation, three years early
South Taranaki iwi have asked the South Taranaki District Council to consider introducing Māori representation in time for the next local body elections in 2022.
The STDC will meet on Wednesday to decide if it will review Māori representation, three years earlier than required.......
‘A touch of racism’: - Council, mana whenua take on transport agency over bilingual signs
Rules around bilingual road signage have been described as having "a touch of racism" by a Rotorua iwi representative.
Te Tatau o Te Arawa representative Rawiri Waru is calling for a rule review to allow te reo Māori to have the same standing as English on road signs......
Over $1.35 million funding for Northland whenua Māori
The government will invest just over $1.35 million on two initiatives that will raise the economic returns from whenua Māori in Northland and create jobs.
Kaianuku Whenua Māori Organic Co-operative will receive a $513,000.00 grant, plus a $312,000.00 loan to establish an underutilised land block as a prototype of a productive and sustainable organic farm in Northland. Additionally, an organic growers cooperative will be established to market the fruit and vegetables produced for the domestic market......
https://www.growregions.govt.nz/media-centre/news/funding-for-northland-whenua-maori/
Māori businessman gives $5000 scholarships to students
A Māori businessman who faced tough times during the Covid-19 lockdown has funded a $5000 scholarship to help students from his former Melville High School in Hamilton get into tertiary education.
MacFie wants to support 100 Māori rangatahi over the next ten years. "It feels like one of the most significant things I'll ever do in my life," MacFie says......
https://www.teaomaori.news/maori-businessman-gives-5000-scholarships-students
Hapū tells of losing land to Crown deception
The Waitangi Tribunal has been welcomed to a Bulls Marae to hear the Ngāti Raukawa iwi confederations treaty claim.
The confederation’s claim involves 320,000 acres of land across Manawatū, Horowhenua, Rangitīkei and the Kāpiti Coast......
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300154148/hap-tells-of-losing-land-to-crown-deception
Strongly worded letter from Prince Philip slamming New Zealand for treating Maori like 'museum pieces and domestic pets' is found 66 years after royal tour
The Duke of Edinburgh claims the Maori were regarded by New Zealanders as 'somewhere between museum pieces and domestic pets'.
He also suggests the country was 'overgoverned' and there was 'not much room for initiative'.....
We want a vote on maori wards
Help trigger votes on Maori wards proposals
We need volunteers in Northland, Whangarei, Kaipara, Ruapehu, Tauranga, and New Plymouth to collect signatures.
Northland residents may collect for two councils being the Northland Regional Council and the district council of the area they live in with the exception of the Far North District Council.......
https://www.hobsonspledge.nz/we_want_a_vote_on_maori_wards
7/11/20
Council Commits To Rebuild And Partnership With Increased Māori Representation
Nelson City Council gave a unanimous vote of support to a refreshed governance structure that focuses on Covid-19 rebuild, addressing housing affordability, and strengthening community engagement.
The changes allow for increased Māori participation in Council decision-making by taking forward a proposal to appoint Māori representatives to both the Urban Development and Strategic Development and Properties subcommittees.
Council continues to support reform of the Local Electoral Act 2001 to make it the requirements to establish a Māori Ward the same as a general ward but until this occurs Mayor Reese says it is important to increase Māori representation in decision making through other means......
Hope in sight for Maori wards
Three Whakatane women who led the charge for Maori wards in the district are ecstatic legislation change has been signalled.
Toni Boynton, Mawera Karetai, and Danae Lee say they are stunned and excited to hear that Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta has made removing the poll provisions on Maori wards one of her top priorities......
https://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/255532-hope-sight-maori-wards.html
Pou whenua to recognise the fallen and the survivors of 28th Māori Battalion
A pou whenua is to be unveiled on the Picton foreshore, in recognition of the 28th Māori Battalion.
The pou is part of a Te Tau Ihu – the top of the south - project to have something in each of the major centres, including Nelson, Blenheim, Motueka and Golden Bay to recognise the Battalion’s D company......
Auckland Iwi Becomes Proud Owner Of School Properties
Te Kawerau ā Maki and the Accident Compensation Corporation have become proud owners of four schools in Auckland as part of the tribe’s Treaty Settlement.
The deal involves the purchase and lease back of Campbells Bay Primary, Waterview Primary, Henderson Primary and Matipo Primary School, under the terms of Te Kawerau’s historic Treaty of Waitangi settlement agreement.
The properties are held by a joint venture partnership called Te Kawerau Iwi Schools LP and leased back to the Ministry of Education to provide continued education services.
ACC contributed funding to the partnership which is to be repaid over the next 30 years.......
Haka part of new Manurewa history
A Manurewa Local Board member is encouraging schools to pick up a new digital resource to teach the area's rich Māori history.
Local teacher Te Ariki Tuiono worked with mana whenua iwi Ngāti Te Ata on Te Manurewa o Tamapahore podcasts and books.
Melissa Atama says it includes haka and waiata that will bring the whole community closer.......
Māori Party gains second waka in stunning return to Parliament
In a stunning comeback from political death, the Māori Party has gained a second seat in Parliament.
The final results of the 2020 election have revealed that party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, who stood in the Te Taihauāuru seat running from Porirua to Tirau, will come into Parliament on the party’s list.
She will join Waiariki Māori Party MP Rawiri Waititi, who has kept his seat after a tight provisional result that saw him 415 votes ahead of then-incumbent, Labour’s Tāmati Coffey.
Waititi increased his winning margin in the electorate, covering the Bay of Plenty and South Waikato, which rose to 836 in the final result......
Articles:
Repealing democratic rights – by Dr Muriel Newman.
https://www.nzcpr.com/repealing-democratic-rights/#more-33491
The destruction of democracy
https://www.nzcpr.com/the-destruction-of-democracy/
6/11/20
Ruapehu Council looks to boost Maori voice
Ruapehu Mayor Don Cameron says his council will have Māori representation one way or another.
Ruapehu District Council has decided to introduce Māori Wards in time for the 2022 local body elections, after a review into how it could improve Māori participation in decision making.
He's proud of the leadership taken by council, but the decision may still be subject to referendum.
"No matter what happens Māori representation will be looked at. If it's not the wards there will be other ways, standing committees. We are really determined to have proper Māori representation on our council," he says......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjU5ODY/Ruapehu-Council-looks-to-boost-Maori-voice
Decisions on Maori representation - council
During our next elections in 2022, Far North electors will not only be asked to pick their preferred candidates, they will also be polled on whether we should have Maori wards in our district. My (Mayor John Carter) own view is that we should.
Around half of our Far North residents identify as Maori, as do several of our Councillors.
Despite that, Maori do not feel well represented by the Council and believe key principles of the Treaty of Waitangi are not applied.
I have trust and faith that our people can decide this issue based on clear and unbiased explanations. It is now up to the Council to ensure all of our people are well-informed about the decision they will be asked to make.....
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/5/376514
Waikato study busts myth Māori don't take diabetes medicine - they're just not given it in the first place
Māori aren't being prescribed diabetes medication at the same rate as non-Māori a new study has found, busting a longstanding myth they choose not to take it.
Researchers at the University of Waikato looked at data collected at a number of GP clinics in the region on metformin, a common medication for treating type 2 diabetes......
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/11/waikato-study-busts-myth-m-ori-don-t-take-diabetes-medicine-they-re-just-not-given-it-in-the-first-place.html
Veteran nurse who complained of racism: 'It exists, it's rampant'
The woman who blew the whistle on a New Plymouth nurse for making comments online about her Māori colleagues, including that they 'sit on their fat asses all day', were thieves, and lazy is urging others to be brave and speak out.
As a result, a key finding of the tribunal, which was recorded in the official report, was that the nurse tarnished the mana of not only other nurses, but also mana whenua.
Neilson-Hornblow wanted to challenge New Zealanders to learn about te ao Māori.
"I'd like to challenge every citizen to learn the declaration of independence, to learn Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and to learn about Māori heritage in Aotearoa," she said.......
Māori Party Oppose Attorney Generals Intervention In Seabed Mining Case
The Māori Party oppose Attorney General David Parker’s intervention in Ngāti Ruanui’s seabed mining legal battle in the Supreme Court, which agrees with mining company Trans-Tasman Resources’ interpretation of the EEZ Act.
“It is unacceptable that Government is intervening in a legal case to support an international mining company against tangata whenua,” said Māori Party’s Rawiri Waititi.
“The Attorney General’s views on Te Tiriti rights and environmental law are outrageous. Labour talk a big game on the environment and Te Tiriti rights, but this is just another example of them failing to deliver........
Council recommends accepting gifting of land next to pā site
New Plymouth district councillors have recommended they accept the gift of a 3315-square metre parcel of land next to a historic pā site.
Whakawhitiwhiti Pā Historic Reserve, near Oranga and Wallath streets in Whalers Gate, contains one of the best preserved pā in New Plymouth.
The reserve is of historic and cultural significance to Te Atiawa and Taranaki Iwi and to Ngāti Te Whiti and Nga Mahanga-a-Tairi hapū.....
Rating Relief on Māori Freehold Land
Māori Land is land which is subject to the Te Ture Whenua Act 1993. It is also land that is registered at the Māori Land Court. Not all Māori Land has a certificate of title which means that is cannot be searched at the Land Transfer Office. If it does have a title, it will have a memorial registered on it stating that it is Māori Land. If the status has been changed recently by the Māori Land Court, the change may not have been registered on the title. It is worth checking with the Māori Land Court and also the Māori Land Online GIS database if it is important to know the status......
Propaganda:
Good and bad news from referendums for Māori as final results loom
Value of te reo Māori for all 'is what will save it' - Justice Joe Williams
5/11/20
Maori seat veto set to go
Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta is promising legislation soon to remove an anomaly that has held back widespread Māori representation.
Councils which create Māori seats or wards can have the decision overturned by a binding referendum which can be forced by a petition of 5 percent of voters.
Calls for change in the last Government were stymied by New Zealand First, but the way is now clear for reform.
"It’s one of the priorities on my list as is progressing the legislation through the house to remove rates arrears off Māori land which is considered unrecoverable. I've got a few areas I would like to focus on in the local government portfolio. They are all ready to go once Government is formed," she says.....
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_story_id/MjU5NjQ=/Maori-seat-veto-set-to-go
Training colleges turning out racist teachers - Cormack
A leading Māori educator says teacher training colleges need to change what they are doing to stop turning out racist teachers.
Since finishing his term as president of the Principals Federation, Whetu Cormack has been coaching and mentoring school leaders to make their school environments to be culturally safe and supportive of te reo Māori and tikanga.
He says too many recently graduated teachers don’t know how to address special education needs or be culturally responsive and competent with Māori and Pasifika learners.......
Propaganda:
Māori knew how to build, in ways we’re only beginning to understand
4/11/20
Whangārei District Council votes to introduce Māori wards
Whangārei District Council today voted by a majority to bring in Māori wards for the 2022 and 2025 local government elections.
WDC councillors voted 8-6 to bring in Māori wards - after a 90 minute debate.
WDC must now publicly advertise the decision, along with notifying its registered electors they have the right to demand a citizen-initiated poll on this. The $90,000 poll has to go ahead if five percent or 3080 electors demand it......
'Unfair outcomes' for Māori seeking Covid income support
Documents show Māori are about half as likely as Pākehā to get Covid income support from Work and Income.
The Covid Income Relief Payment - which starts at $450 a week - is about twice the jobseeker support benefit, and Māori are much less likely to get it.
The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) information between 8 June and 28 August shows applications by those who identify as Māori were unsuccessful at nearly twice the rate compared to New Zealand Europeans......
Māori names given to three new Japanese-built ships
Māori names have been given to three new Japanese built ships.
The first of them, Kowhai, has just completed her maiden voyage arriving in Mount Maunganui.
The shipping company's New Zealand representative, Bruce Nisbett from Oceanic Navigation, said the ships were called Kowhai, Whero and Kakariki to represent the gold, red and green kiwifruit exported from here.......
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/country/429745/maori-names-given-to-three-new-japanese-built-ships
Author Olivia Pierson labels Nanaia Mahuta's moko 'ugly, uncivilised', Mighty Ape pulls books
Mighty Ape NZ confirmed to the world on Twitter that they had made Olivia Pierson's books unavailable, after her comments on social media.
Twitter users described Mighty Ape's move as "drawing the line" and as "awesome leadership.".....
Propaganda:
Sustainable Finance: The Māori model
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/sustainable-finance-the-maori-model/AEELEVL5BAPLOQZQ5IEWPRWXJU/
3/11/20
Ngāi Tahu takes Crown to court for ‘rangatiratanga’ of its waterways
South Island iwi Ngāi Tahu is taking the Crown to court docket, searching for “rangatiratanga” over all freshwater in its takiwā (space).
The case would search to determine “shared authority” with the Crown over coverage and observe.
Te Rūnanga o Ngā Tahu kaiwhakehaere (chairwoman) Lisa Tumahai mentioned the case towards the Crown, lodged within the Excessive Courtroom in Christchurch on Monday, got here after generations of being excluded from kaitiakitanga (guardianship) of waterways......
https://unfoldtimes.com/ngai-tahu-takes-crown-to-court-for-rangatiratanga-of-its-waterways/
Far North councillor Moko Tepania urges electors to demand poll over Maori wards
A Far North District councillor is challenging his council's decision on Māori wards and calling on locals to demand a poll on the controversial topic – before February next year.
Moko Tepania (Te Rarawa/Ngati Kahu ki Whangaroa) says if the poll was held before February 21, the wards could be in place for the next local government elections in 2022.
The Far North District Council (FNDC) last week voted to hold a poll on Māori wards, but not until the 2022 local government elections. An initial motion, seconded by Tepania, asked the council to bring in Māori wards.......
Veteran Northland politician calls for law change on Māori seats
Local government veteran Dover Samuels is calling for a law change to remove an almost 'insurmountable barrier' to Māori representation at the country's council tables.
Samuels, who has been involved in Northland local government since......(NZ Herald paywall)
Scientific names should reflect indigenous roots, professors say
Two Auckland academics are calling for indigenous names to be included in the scientific naming of plants and animals.
AUT professor Len Gillman and University of Auckland’s Dr Shane Wright have proposed a change to the code for scientific names to better reflect those used by indigenous groups for centuries.......
NZ Maori Council Applauds More Maori In Cabinet – History Made With Nanaia Mahuta
The New Zealand Maori Council has welcomed the make-up of the new Cabinet and Government and has urged Ministers to get to work. Matthew Tukaki, Executive Director of the New Zealand Maori Council also said that while he was disappointed not to see Kelvin Davis take on the Deputy Prime Ministership the reality is “about the need to focus on the key priority areas that impact Maori.”.....
Record number of Māori in Cabinet: 'We should be proud of that' – PM Jacinda Ardern
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said her Cabinet is one with both merit and talent which also happens to be incredibly diverse.
The five new Māori ministers means Māori make up 25 per cent of Cabinet.
"I think as a country we should be proud of that," Ardern said.
Davis said the five Māori ministers around the Cabinet table is likely the highest proportion in New Zealand's history.
"Māoridom has been wanting representation for 160 years – this Government has the interest of Māoridom at his heart.".....
New Christchurch Hospital Hagley gifted name
A new name has been gifted for Christchurch Hospital Hagley which will now be called Waipapa.
Ngai Tuahuriri (local iwi) and the Ūpoko Dr Maire Tau has named the building.
It means surface water and denotes the many springs that were in the area........
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More must be done so younger Māori see themselves represented by Auckland leadership
2/11/20
Gisborne District Council taking first step on anti-racism journey
At the full council meeting on Thursday, Councillor Shannon Dowsing questioned the decision to include bilingual headings rather than create a bilingual version.
“It seems that if we’re going to make (anti-racism) a genuine objective then we should have a te reo version of this document as well as an English version,” he said.
The council committed to undertaking anti-racism work in August, agreeing to put in place plans, resources and actions to deliver on its commitment to tangata whenua in Tairawhiti......
http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/local-news/20201031/gdc-taking-first-step-on-anti-racism-journey/
Only 10% of Kiwis want to change our country's name
The latest poll from Research New Zealand set out to gauge support for New Zealand changing its name to 'Aotearoa' or 'Aotearoa New Zealand', but only 10% of people agreed New Zealand should change its name, while a fifth of Kiwi respondents (20%) agreed New Zealand should become a republic.....
Youngest councillor seizes Palmerston North deputy mayoralty
She fronted the case to establish Māori wards for election to the city council, a campaign ultimately defeated in a binding poll demanded by voters.
She was disappointed by the outcome, but said she would do it all again.
“I think Palmy is still coming to terms with how to give tangata whenua a voice in its decision-making.”......
New Green MPs: 'There are expectations of us'
Kerekere noted she will have to swear allegiance to the Queen, despite wanting to subvert the role of the monarchy in Aotearoa.
Swearing allegiance to the Queen was also a sore point for fellow MPs Teanau Tuiono and Ricardo Menéndez March.
Tuiono said that it was outdated and was surprised it hadn't already been changed.
"I think we should be pledging allegiance to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, it would be good to sort that out at some time, because I find it inaccurate," he said......
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/429616/new-green-mps-there-are-expectations-of-us
National kapa haka events funded
The national body for kapa haka has received funding to run a series of performances across the country next year.
However, Te Matatini has now received funding from the Ministry of Culture and Heritage to run 12 ngāhau, or non-competitive kapa haka events across the country.
Chairman Selwyn Parata said they were grateful for the funding which would uplift the spirits of Māori......
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/429618/national-kapa-haka-events-funded
Māori Council calls for police to address discrimination in cannabis arrests
The New Zealand Māori Council has called on the police to use their powers of discretion to stop sending Māori to prison for low-level drug offences now the cannabis referendum looks unlikely to pass.
"I'm sick and tired of seeing our people being nothing more than quotas to get the arrest numbers up.".....
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Our Māori babies were failed by the State - who will make it right?
31/10/20
Far North District Council rejects Māori seats - will poll public instead
Māori wards for Far North District Council (FNDC) failed to get across the line at its October meeting in Kaikohe yesterday after a move by councillor Kelly Stratford failed.
The council instead decided by a 6:4 majority to ask its community if it wanted Māori wards, by holding a poll with the 2022 local government elections.
The poll's outcome would be binding.
FNDC councillors were bombarded with hundreds of emails from lobby group Hobson's Pledge in the three days leading up to yesterday's Māori wards vote. These were coming in from around New Zealand at a rate of up to one every four minutes......
Canterbury health board members challenged to take tikanga and Treaty seriously
A Māori and Pacific health leader has challenged the Canterbury District Health Board's commitment to the Treaty, saying he can “count on one hand” how many times members have attended meetings of the board’s iwi partner.......
Ōtūmoetai Primary School to apologise to hapū for historic 'European only' decision
Ōtūmoetai Primary School principals will today apologise to a local hapū for a historic decision which saw it become a 'European only' school eight decades ago.
The apology will be made at a school assembly today in the presence of two kuia who attended the school at the time of the decision.
In April 1938 Pākehā parents sent a petition to the Ōtūmoetai School Committee asking for all 42 Māori children at the primary school to be moved to Bethlehem Native School......
Tauranga Maori wards challenged
Battle lines have been drawn over a decision by the Tauranga City Council to establish a Maori Ward for the next local body election.
A group called Concerned Citizens has a petition calling for a binding poll on the issue.
A binding poll is required if requested in writing and signed by at least five per cent of electors.....
https://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/255088-tauranga-maori-wards-challenged.html
New SH1 overpass in Marlborough named after nearby pā site
A new road overpass in Marlborough has been named after a nearby pā site.
The Ruakanakana Overpass, near Ward, will bypass Tar Barrel tunnel, the oldest tunnel on State Highway 1 between Picton and Christchurch.
KiwiRail chief operating officer capital projects David Gordon said the name Ruakanakana was associated with a pā site beside Lake Elterwater that was occupied by the renowned chief Te Rakaitauheke of the Ngāti Kurī hapū of Ngāi Tahu.
Ruakanakana could be translated as “two-headed lamprey”, which evoked images of a guardian taniwha, Gordon said.......
Ruapehu Seeks To Introduce Maori Wards
Ruapehu District Council has voted to improve Maori representation on Council by seeking to introduce Maori Wards in time for the 2022 Local Body elections.
The establishment of Maori Wards has the backing of the Ruapehu District Maori Council which has been reviewing the best way to improve Maori participation in Council decision making......
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2010/S00620/ruapehu-seeks-to-introduce-maori-wards.htm
Maori impact leads to shift in Auckland Council
Auckland Council’s Māori portfolio lead says while elected members are becoming more aware of the impact on Māori of their policies, change is still needed in the organisation.
She says it’s work that needs to be embedded in everything done by the council and its council controlled organisations - and she expects a positive reception.
"Te reo is becoming commonplace in our meetings which is really good and all the questioning too around Māori impact, I am seeing more of that. I think the organisation itself needs to make a cultural shift in their thinking so a way to go.....
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjU5NDE/Maori-impact-leads-to-shift-in-Auckland-Council
Maori Land Court marks 150 years of change
Today is the anniversary of the founding of the Native Land Court in 1865, which set up a system to individualise Māori land titles and make it easier
But over 155 years it has evolved into an institution that tries to help Māori retain and use their land.....
Kāpiti Council Delays Vote on Airport After Plea From Local Iwi
Representatives of the Puketapu hapu, traditional owners of land where the airport is sited, asked district councillors at a meeting yesterday to hold off on any formal action over the airfield’s future......
30/10/20
Far North District Council will remain without a Māori ward after deadlock vote
The Far North District Council will not have a Māori ward at the next local body elections after a vote by the council today ended in a deadlock of five votes for and five votes against.
The result of an even split in votes means the status quo remains.
Mayor John Carter, who voted against the motion, says the problem at the moment is there is too much misunderstanding and racism about the move for an informed decision to be made by the council.....
Ngāi Tahu off to court over West Coast Conservation Board row
The Ngāi Tahu runanga is mounting a legal challenge to the Minister of Conservation's appointment decisions for the West Coast Conservation Board.
The iwi has two members on the board as of right, under the Ngāi Tahu Settlement Act, and Ngāti Waewae chairman Francois Tumahai holds a community seat on the board.
The iwi has been at odds with the board since last year, when member Dr Keith Morfett was elected as chair, defeating Ngāi Tahu chief executive Lisa Tumahai.....
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/429407/ngai-tahu-off-to-court-over-west-coast-conservation-board-row
Panepane Point will be returned Māori
Panepane Point in the Bay of Plenty will be returned to Māori following a unanimous council decision today.
More than 300 people gathered at Baypark for today's Western Bay of Plenty District Council public meeting to decide whether to return Matakana Island's Panepane Pt, also known as Purakau, to local hapu.
After speeches from members of the public and elected members - some of whom had tears in their eyes - the council voted to return the land......
Ihumātao occupiers wait patiently for government intervention following election
Ihumātao occupiers say they continue to wait in hope for the Labour Party to deliver on its promise for a resolution on the disputed land, after winning the general election.
Co-founder of protest group Save our Unique Landscape (SOUL), Pania Newton, said the group stayed silent during the election process, despite having their cause attacked by National and New Zealand First, out of respect for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her Labour team......
Māori signage targeted in vandalism attack to be replaced
A te reo Māori sign targeted by racially-motivated vandalism will be replaced, Nelson's mayor says.
During this year’s Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, Nelson City Council installed te reo Māori welcome signs on highways leading into Nelson city saying “Haere mai ki Whakatū” (Welcome to Nelson).
Mayor Rachel Reese said the signs were originally intended to be temporary, but the council received “a large number of requests” to make the signs permanent.....
New name for road to Redwoods in Rotorua
The gateway to the Rotorua Redwoods - Longmile Rd - will be renamed Tītokorangi Drive as part of efforts by the district council and mana whenua to restore the pakiwaitara, or stories, of the area.....
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/429421/new-name-for-road-to-redwoods-in-rotorua
Research To Investigate Systemic Drivers Of Māori Cannabis And Methamphetamine Use
A Kaupapa Māori analysis of the multiple dimensions of cannabis and methamphetamine use is the focus of a $554,000 postdoctoral fellowship awarded to Māori health researcher Dr Erena Wikaire (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine, Te Kapotai, Te Hikutu).
“Indigenous knowledge systems provide scientifically sound understandings of health and wellbeing,.....
Rates debt continues to climb in Whakatāne
Councillor Gerard van Beek noted that the areas with the most debt were also those with the most Māori-owned land. Māori land often has multiple owners and it can be hard to track who is responsible for the rates.
The rates and revenue team will, this financial year, adopt a more focused and strategic approach to the collection of water and land rates debt for general land and Māori land......
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/429442/rates-debt-continues-to-climb-in-whakatane
University researcher awarded fellowship to examine Māori experiences of pharmacist services
The project, He tono whakapiki ora: Whānau and Pharmacists’ knowledge exchange, will explore whānau experiences of pharmacists’ services, as well as pharmacist experiences of developing services, to determine whether the pharmacy sector aligns with the principles and practices of Whānau Ora models of care.......
Nominations now open for Maori Secondary Schoolgirls and Schoolboys teams
New Zealand Cricket is pleased to announce that the NZ Maori Secondary Schools programme will be back in 2021. Both teams will be drawn from a nationwide spread of schools and the players will receive specialist coaching from NZC staff and coaches......
https://wsss.org.nz/nominations-now-open-for-maori-secondary-schoolgirls-and-schoolboys-teams/
$40Million lottery fund for iwi, hapu and communities
The Department of Internal Affairs has announced a new fund worth $40 million that has opened as a lottery; it focuses on community and social actions following COVID-19 complications in recent times.
The fund will support actions that ensure iwi, hapū and communities across New Zealand are safe and flourishing following COVID-19.....
https://thisquality.com/covid-19-40m-lottery-fund-for-iwi-hapu-and-communities/
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Chihuahua sparks constitutional conversation
https://www.newsroom.co.nz/chihuahua-sparks-constitutional-conversation
How can mātauranga Māori shape our future?
29/10/20
Kaipara District Council backs new Māori ward
Kaipara District Council has decided to establish a Māori ward at the next local body elections - despite 50 emails objecting to the proposal.
The controversial ward concept has long been discussed by the council and the Kaipara community.
Other councils around the country have also recently decided to establish Māori wards - but are facing opposition as ratepayers gather signatures to force a binding ratepayer poll on the topic.......
https://www.teaomaori.news/kaipara-district-council-backs-new-maori-ward
Far North Council eyes referendum risk
Far North District Council is this week grappling with whether to establish a Māori ward.
Councillor Moko Tepania says he’s keen on the change, but the council’s decision can be overturned by a referendum sparked by a petition of just 5 percent of residents.
The options are to create a Māori seat and risk a referendum, front foot any challenge by holding a poll either now or at the next election, or do nothing......
EPA Taking An Active Role In Protecting New Zealand’s Environment
It has continued its work to engage with all New Zealanders, and developed its mātauranga framework, which seeks to weave Māori knowledge and perspectives into decision making......
Māori roll voters double since 2017
A political commentator says a doubling of Māori voter enrolments since 2017 reflects a resurgent Māori Party.
Māori voter enrolment rose significantly this year, with an extra 59,000 compared to the last election.
He said there was increased numbers on the Māori roll during the ascendancy of the Māori Party in 2005 and 2006. Following that, conflict between the Mana movement and Māori Party led many to vote on the general roll instead.....
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/429320/maori-roll-voters-double-since-2017
Power transfer from Oranga Tamariki must be radical, Waitangi Tribunal told
Researchers who are also former wards of the state have stressed the key changes needed to ensure any Māori-run alternative to Oranga Tamariki doesn't just turn a "white bureaucracy to a brown bureaucracy".
"Our whakapapa is embedded into the land of this country. It is that whakapapa that is being severed by the actions of the Crown.
"If there is to be a transfer of power, it has to be a transformative one to a process of facilitation that is sourced and built on kaupapa Māori values."......
System Of Child Protection In NZ Has Failed Maori: NZ Maori Council
The Executive Director of the New Zealand Maori Council has called for wide ranging reform of the child care and protection system in Aotearoa as the final day of
evidence is presented to the Waitangi Tribunal hearings into Oranga Tamariki. Matthew Tukaki, Executive Director, has said in order to break the circuit of intergenerational trauma the Government must act.......
Propaganda:
He Whakaputanga lasting declaration of Maori authority
28/10/20
High Court sets rules for RMA iwi contests
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei has welcomed a High Court judgment over how the Environment Court should weigh competing iwi interests in Resource Management Act consents.
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust deputy chair Ngarimu Blair says the decision means Auckland Council needs to change the way it consults with mana whenua, so the net is not cast too wide.
He says the next step will be a substantive hearing in the Environment Court where his hapū will present evidence of the strength of its relationship to the consent area........
Ngāi Tahu Treaty Settlement Subject Of New UC Study
He is researching how the iwi shares the proceeds of its 1996 Treaty of Waitangi settlement with tribal members for his PhD in the Department of Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship at the University of Canterbury (UC).
Tikao has just received a Māori Research Grant from UC Business School towards the project. He also works for Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu as the Executive Director of Whai Rawa, a superannuation scheme for Ngai Tahu whānau that currently holds over $100 million in funds for about 30,000 members......
Ngapuhi finds bar in fisheries reform plan
With a new Government meaning changes to the Māori Fisheries Act may now move forward, Ngāpuhi is trying to block one of the reforms it unleashed.
Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-Ō-Ngāpuhi and the Ngāpuhi Asset Holding Company Limited have asked Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash for a chance to discuss a proposed amendment that could result in Te Ohu Kaimoana’s cash reserves being shared out among iwi.
There was no movement on the reform under the previous Government because of opposition from New Zealand First which was concerned it would undermine the settlement........
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_story_id/MjU5MDA=/Ngapuhi-finds-bar-in-fisheries-reform-plan
Articles:
Geoff Parker: On Merit and Not Ethnicity
https://breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2020/10/geoff-parker-on-merit-and-not-ethnicity.html
Propaganda:
What I'm Reading: Dr Hinemoa Elder on eloquent essays
Hey white people, look around
https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/300132879/hey-white-people-look-around
The importance of relationships in te ao Māori
https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/books/122923991/the-importance-of-relationships-in-te-ao-mori
‘Walk away from it. Create something that beats like your own heart.’
https://www.newsroom.co.nz/oranga-tamariki-broken-beyond-repair
Call for taonga to be returned to Parihaka
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/rnz/300142786/call-for-taonga-to-be-returned-to-parihaka
Rising at dawn to acknowledge Parihaka Day in Whakatū
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/123211509/rising-at-dawn-to-acknowledge-parihaka-day-in-whakat
24/10/20
Treaty claim over poor conditions for Māori women in shearing industry
Māori women in shearing sheds have suffered dangerous, loud, unhygienic and stressful conditions for generations, a Waitangi Tribunal claim contends.
Masterton woman Manu Te Whata has lodged a claim over the “Crown’s failure to meet its obligations with regard to keeping wāhine Māori safe in the shearing industry”.
It also said support workers in the industry were often underpaid, under stress and there was a heavy drinking and drug culture......
Fletcher Building slammed for flawed Māori design on truck
Businesses that want to tap into Māori culture are being told to consult with iwi advisers first.
This comes after Firth Concrete, a Fletcher Building company, commissioned a Māori and Pasifika design for one of its concrete trucks.
They're calling it a "tā moko", and saying that it is about the companies journey to tikanga Māori.
"Moko is only applied when it is on living tissue, a body, so therefore it becomes null and void when it's put onto a flat surface or in this case, a truck.".....
Andrew Little to prioritise Ngāpuhi if retained as Treaty Negotiations Minister
Labour's Andrew Little wants to give the Treaty Negotiations portfolio another crack, saying his priority will be to reach a settlement with the country's largest iwi, Ngāpuhi, if he's retained as minister.
It's something he and his predecessors have failed to do in over a decade, and whānau warn the Crown will keep getting nowhere unless something new is brought to the table......
Public to get say on local government setup
At its meeting last month the council decided not to establish a Maori ward, but did decide to establish an advisory group to assist in developing options.
The group is likely to consist of a political science academic, a representative of Aukaha and Te Ao Marama, and a lawyer.
Two representatives of the public from Wakatipu, Arrowtown and Wanaka are being sought......
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/queenstown/public-get-say-local-government-setup
Meng Foon drives proposal for Māori-run prisons
The Race Relations Commissioner is pushing for prisons to be run by iwi and is looking specifically at Mangaroa Prison in Hawke's Bay.
Meng Foon said the idea was a "conversation that is being promoted by [him]", and he has been reaching out to iwi, speaking with stakeholders, and was lining up a meeting with Corrections to discuss the idea.
He said the way prisons were run was not effective for Māori and there needed to be a paradigm shift towards community-based solutions away from government-led ones.....
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/429012/meng-foon-drives-proposal-for-maori-run-prisons
Gisborne Council Seeks Community Views On Māori Wards
Council is seeking further community feedback on whether it should introduce Māori Wards for Tairāwhiti in time for the 2022 local election.
Parliament developed the option of Māori Wards as a way to improve the role of Māori in local government processes.
Similar to the Māori Parliamentary seats, Māori Wards establish areas where only those on the Māori electoral roll vote for the candidates.
Council will then hold an extraordinary meeting on 23 November to consider Māori Wards......
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2010/S00471/council-seeks-community-views-on-maori-wards.htm
Te Ao Māori values govern 'world-first' Tahito investment fund
"Māori ethics put people and the environment first because both are fundamental to living and thriving."
That's the starting point for new wealth management firm Tahito, which co-founder Temuera Hall says is guided by Te.... (NZ Herald paywall)
Dialling up Aotearoa
Putting "Aotearoa" on three million phones around the country wasn't an empty gimmick. The change is one of many steps Vodafone has taken over the years to incorporate te ao Māori or Māori world view, according to Vodafone's head of Māori Development, Kirstin Te Wao (Te Arawa, Waikato and Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei).
Building cultural capability has strengthened under current chief executive Jason Paris and new owners Infratil and Brookfield. Vodafone has launched a multi-year strategy as a now half-Aotearoa owned business with several initiatives under way.
Among these is a policy to honour the principles of Aotearoa's founding document, Te Tiriti o Waitangi.......
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sponsored-stories/dialling-up-aotearoa/AROUCHRTNUCVKNEMPM2BY27LM4/
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Why equal health access and outcomes should be a priority for Jacinda Ardern's new government
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Why some people just keep bouncing back
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/money/122937148/why-some-people-just-keep-bouncing-back
23/10/20
Last Taranaki iwi to settle treaty claim votes to accept $30m deal
The last Taranaki iwi to settle its Treaty of Waitangi claim has got the support of its people to seal the $30 million deal, which includes the return of significant properties like Te Wera Forest.
Members of Ngāti Maru, which has about 3000 uri (descendants), voted to back the settlement package negotiated on its behalf with the Crown.
The list of the properties being given back to Ngāti Maru includes Te Wera Forest, Tarata and Matau schools and Stratford Police Station, which will be leased back to the Crown.......
Nurse deregistered after Facebook posts calling Māori 'lazy' and 'underhanded'
A Taranaki nurse has been deregistered after calling Māori "lazy", "cunning" and "underhanded" in posts on social media.
It also found she had been before the Nursing Council in 2018 after making similar comments about Māori on her Facebook page. She subsequently failed to complete the cultural competence training required of her.
In October 2019 she again made racist comments despite having had her license suspended for her remarks earlier in the year.
The Tribunal censured Hugill and cancelled her registration with the condition she may not reapply for it for two years.
If she did reapply, she had to undertake study relating to cultural competence and the Nursing Council code of conduct and ethics. She would also need to be supervised for a year.
She was also required to pay more than $8000 in costs......
New Parliament Demonstrates That Māori Seats Should Go
Pro-democracy lobby group Democracy Action believes the record number of Māori MPs in the next Parliament confirms what many have long known, the dedicated Māori seats should go.
Democracy Action spokesperson, Lee Short, said: “We welcome and congratulate the Maori MPs on their success at the election. It is confirmation that Māori candidates can and do win general seats or earn high party list rankings”.......
Does the new Parliament look like us?
In terms of the current ethnic distribution of the population, the figures are interesting. Māori constitute 16.5 percent of the total population but look likely to make up 20 percent of MPs in the House (it was 23 percent in 2017).
So in terms of representation, the non-Pākehā representatives are edging towards parity with Māori, Pasifika or MELAA meeting or exceeding their proportion of the total population.......
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/428985/does-the-new-parliament-look-like-us
Posts Tagged ‘West Coast Regional Council’
The West Coast Regional Council and Poutini Ngāi Tahu are embarking on a significant milestone with New Zealand’s first signing of a Mana Whakahono ā Rohe – Iwi Participation Agreement.
Iwi Participation Agreements are tools under the Resource Management Act, designed to assist tangata whenua and local authorities to discuss, agree and record how they will work together, including how tangata whenua will be involved in resource management decisions.
“Mana Whakahono ā Rohe is a blueprint for how Treaty partners can relate to each other in a meaningful way that respects both te ao Māori and the legislative framework of the Council. This is how it should be, and we believe this is the only way for all of us on the West Coast to thrive.”.........
https://ngaitahu.iwi.nz/west-coast-regional-council-and-poutini-ngai-tahu-break-new-ground/
Propaganda:
Duncan Garner: Māori must be given their own child welfare agency - run by Māori, for Māori
22/10/20
Māori Party's Rawiri Waititi promises 'disruptions' to the 'system'
Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi promises to be an “unapologetic” voice for tangata whenua in Parliament, saying Labour’s Māori Caucus is “subjugated”.
If he ended up in Parliament, Waititi promised he would make changes in the “system” he says keeps Māori “in second place”.
“That system doesn’t belong to us. So our job is now to go through and start to manipulate that system and make disruptions here and there......
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/m-ori-partys-rawiri-waititi-promises-disruptions-system
Petitions for and against New Plymouth Māori ward referendum battling for signatures
Public opinion on the establishment of a Māori ward in New Plymouth appears to be a close-run contest, if petitions on either side of the debate are anything to go by.
Forcing a referendum would require signatures from five per cent of electors – about 2874 people – to be handed into council by February 22, 2021.
Councillor Murray Chong, who organised the petition, said he had about 40 per cent of the total needed so far, or about 1149 signatures.
To force a referendum, Chong’s petition must be entirely physical – not online.
“It has to have handwritten signatures with complete full names, as on the electoral roll,” Chong said.....
Kaupapa Māori not valued at Oranga Tamariki, social workers say
Raewyn Bhana who has been social worker for 33 years, with almost half of those with Oranga Tamariki, agreed there wasn't enough value placed on Māori knowledge.
"Mātauranga Māori is not valued or weighted as a criteria for appointment as a practitioner or for gaining promotions.
"The further you climb within Oranga Tamariki the less value is placed on mātauranga Māori."......
21/10/20
Northland councils making history by considering Māori wards together
Northland is making New Zealand local government history as neighbouring councils look at whether to bring in new Māori wards.
Far North District Council (FNDC), Kaipara District Council (KDC), Whangārei District Council (WDC) and Northland Regional Council (NRC) will all decide within the next month whether to bring in separate Māori wards or constituencies, and how to go ahead with doing so.
NRC will vote today, Kaipara District Council on October 28, Far North District Council on October 29 and WDC on November 3.......
Northland Regional Council votes for Māori constituencies: councillor resigns and walks out
Northland Regional Council today voted to bring in new Māori constituencies - in a controversial move that lead to a long-term councillor resigning.
Former Northland Regional Council (NRC) deputy-chair and current councillor John Bain walked out of today's meeting in Whāngarei saying he couldn't support the 'broken democracy' of bringing in Māori constituencies.
Bain, an NRC councillor for 14 years, walked out of the meeting, stunning those present, before councillors including Smart voted seven to one in favour of these constituencies.
Ngāpuhi protesters prepared to stand in front of bulldozers to stop development on wāhi tapu land
Ngāpuhi protesters occupying private land in the Bay of Islands town of Opua say they're prepared to stand in front of bulldozers to stop a housing development.
A group of 20 people have been occupying the site, which is situated on the headland known to local Māori as Puketiti, since Saturday.
He said the site was a wāhi tapu, or a significant cultural site.
The protest group also want a public reserve at Walls Bay to returned to them.....
Hawke's Bay Māori criticise controversial regional council plan change
Iwi and hapū in Hawke's Bay fear a new plan to sort out water flowing through the region's rivers will do nothing to address what they say is the abuse, neglect and greed of the region's water management......
We need new solutions to meet the challenges
What does a vision of such a society look like? It would need to be respectful of what is now a diverse range of New Zealanders. It would need to affirm the special contribution of Maori both constitutionally as recognised in the Treaty, and in shaping our collective values and approach to an uncertain future.....
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/decision-2020/we-need-new-solutions-meet-challenges
Demand Oranga Tamariki step away for Maori
One of the lead claimants into a Waitangi Tribunal inquiry into Oranga Tamariki says the agency shouldn’t be allowed any future role in the protection of Māori children.
She says there can be no partnership between Oranga Tamariki and tangata whenua because of its history of taking Māori babies.
Any solution should take as a starting point that more than 50 percent of babies and tamariki in the care of the agency are Māori.
"That amount of funding should be released to Māori so we can do these things our own way......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjU4NTI/Paakiwaha/Demand-Oranga-Tamariki-step-away-for-Maori
Tamihere ready to hand reins to man in cowboy hat
The Māori Party is preparing to transfer its male co-leader’s position to Waiariki candidate Rawiri Waititi.
Current co-leader John Tamihere says his son in law has won the mandate of the street, and he’s happy to hand over the position......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjU4NTQ/Tamihere-ready-to-hand-reins-to-man-in-cowboy-hat
Official signing for transfer of monitoring functions - council
A special ceremony has been held in Taupo for the official signing of an agreement to transfer specific water quality monitoring functions to the Tawharetoa Maori Trust Board.
At a meeting in July, Waikato regional councillors voted unanimously in favour of transferring summer bathing beach, regional rivers, rainfall and groundwater quality monitoring within the Lake Taupo catchment to the trust board.
It’s the first iwi authority in Aotearoa New Zealand to have functions transferred to them by a council......
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/5/375567
Propaganda:
Newly elected MP Rawiri Waititi brings mataora back to Parliament after 150 years
20/10/20
New government a chance for 'transformational change' - Māori Council
Transformational policy for the council would include looking into outstanding Waitangi Tribunal claims, problems in Oranga Tamariki and building affordable housing.
Tukaki also sees it as an opportunity for more Cabinet positions for Māori in the government.
Tukaki was looking to 2023, a Census year and an election year, and will be mounting a case to obtain up to three more seats for Māori as well as addressing issues about the Māori Electoral Option.......
Firth Concrete Cements Its Journey To Tikanga Māori
Fletcher Building company Firth is celebrating its journey to Tikanga Māori and Pasifika culture with a bold new concrete truck, about to hit the roads in Auckland.
Firth General Manager Cameron Lee says: “We’ve transformed a concrete truck with a bespoke commissioned Māori and Pasifika tā moko to represent Firth’s story and people, our customer promise and the strength our cultures give us......
Ihumātao deal on cards for Labour now NZ First out of way, experts say
The pressure is on Labour to deliver its promise of settling the dispute at Ihumātao with "handbrake" NZ First now out of the way and a record number of Māori MPs in its caucus.
And top Labour Māori MP Peeni Henare says it will be on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's agenda once "the election dust settles".
A deal was rumoured to be near before Waitangi Day this year, which would have meant the land, confiscated from Māori in 1863, was returned to mana whenua, many of whom have been fighting a major Fletcher housing development planned for years......
Articles:
Over a third of Maori children on welfare before first birthday
https://lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com/2020/10/over-third-of-maori-children-on-welfare.html
19/10/20
Law Society welcomes Māori Law Society and Pacific Lawyers Association to its council
The two groups now have the right to vote on council decisions and for Law Society president
The New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa has announced the addition of the New Zealand Māori Law Society | Te Hunga Rōia Māori o Aotearoa and the Pacific Lawyers Association to its council as permanent members.
In a statement, the Law Society said that its constitution was amended by council members to provide for full membership to both organisations at a meeting in Wellington last week, giving them the right to vote on council decisions and for the office of president of the Law Society......
Māori Party heading back to Parliament after electorate win
The Māori Party looks set to secure a place back in Parliament after three years out in the cold.
With 98.7 percent of the vote counted Rawiri Waititi has this evening was winning the Māori electorate of Waiariki, taking it back for his party from Labour's Tamati Coffey.
Waititi won the seat by a few hundred votes, however, that could change depending on special votes......
Articles:
Here's the next wave of political correctness
Propaganda:
Reimagining Justice: Decriminalise Cannabis, Decolonise Aotearoa
17/10/20
More recognition for West Coast tangata whenua
The rights and needs of tangata whenua on the West Coast are set to gain formal and much fuller recognition in the region's new district plan.
Councils and iwi are working on a single planning document - Te Tai o Poutini (One Plan) - to combine and update the district plans for Buller, Grey and Westland councils.
Another RMA option is co-management by the iwi and councils, and the third possibility was a transfer of power to the iwi. That would require each district council to transfer its RMA functions for the land to the relevant hapu entity......
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/west-coast/more-recognition-west-coast-tangata-whenua
River Funding Also Aims To Boost Post-Covid Recovery
A total of $6.2 million has been allocated to 38 projects.
Iwi Co-Chair, Roger Pikia, says the funding round has also been notable for the impressive number of iwi projects successfully funded. “We’ve seen the number of applications from iwi grow over recent years and the number of applicants partnering with iwi has also increased. That trend has continued this year with 16 iwi led projects receiving $3.2 million he says. Mr Pikia says there has also been strong alignment with the Authority’s funding strategy with a priority for wetland restoration.......
Shoreline Management Plans (SMP) meetings underway
Mayor Sandra Goudie welcomed the co-governance relationship with iwi and the guidance for this long-term project......
Articles:
Maori and the one 1840 treaty
https://waikanaewatch.org/2020/10/14/maori-and-the-one-1840-treaty/
15/10/20
Financial help for small Māori-owned business extended
Financial help for Covid-hit Māori-owned small and medium businesses has been extended until the end of the year.
The $10 million Māori Trustee Top-Up Small Business Cashflow Loan Scheme, established in June, has paid almost $1 million to 120 Māori-owned small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to cover core operating costs and deal with the impact of Covid-19.
Because many Māori SMEs had multiple owners, the failure of those businesses had a disproportionately negative impact on whānau, said Māori Trustee Dr Charlotte Severne......
Oceans Policy Needed To Protect $7 Billion Environment - Law Professor
“In New Zealand the development of an oceans policy must involve Māori in a way that is meaningful such as through co-governance. An oceans policy provides an opportunity to incorporate Tikanga Maori and Matauranga Maori into oceans governance in New Zealand.”......
What Election 2020 means for The Treaty/Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Ngāpuhi and Ihumātao
As many historical Treaty claims came to a close, both Mutu and Jones said they hoped to see any new government start a discussion around developing a constitutional framework with Te Tiriti at its core that recognised tino rangatiratanga, or Māori sovereignty.
Mutu had raised such a discussion in her Matike Mai report, produced in 2016 with Dr Moana Jackson based on hundreds of hui across the motu, which outlined a vision for constitutional transformation in Aotearoa......
The danger of losing Māori representation
If the current rate of Māori transferring to the general roll continues, by 2024 there will be fewer Māori on the Māori electoral roll than on the general roll, according to research by Associate Professor Maria Bargh.
“For many years, councils have had a particular demographic of people that dominate them, and their understanding of New Zealand history and what their Treaty commitments might involve is not what a true Treaty partnership is. We saw this attitude in the Wellington City Council when it was suggested tangata whenua needed more voting rights, and a councillor turned his back and looked out the window.”
As part of her involvement in the Biological Heritage National Science Challenge, for which Te Kawa a Māui has received $2.95 million in funding, Associate Professor Bargh is leading research into how governance and policy needs to change for better environmental outcomes, and to support better Treaty partnerships.......
https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2020/10/the-danger-of-losing-maori-representation
New survey shows local political aspirants increasingly younger, female and Māori
Māori elected members increased to 13.5% in 2019, from just 5% in 2007. Māori members are also more likely to be younger and female than non-Māori members.
“The research shows that more young Māori are standing up to be heard, particularly wahine, and that is great to see,” continued Mr Crosby......
Shaw Park protest questions Waikato-Tainui settlement
"The whenua was supposed to have been dealt with in the Waikato-Tainui Deed of Settlement. Those of us don't accept that as a legitimate framework for mana whenua, those of us who didn't sign that deed of settlement. That's why we are down there," she says......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjU4MDA/Paakiwaha/Shaw-Park-protest-questions-Waikato-Tainui-settlement
Tip fight leaches into harbour clean up hui
Mr Goff was at Waihaua Marae in Tinopai on Friday for the signing of a memorandum of understanding bringing together local and central government and iwi.
Councils and iwi will jointly oversees the clean-up effort, which is funded with a $100 million contribution from government COVID-19 relief funds and matching contributions from councils......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjU4MDE/Tip-fight-leaches-into-harbour-clean-up-hui
Propaganda:
Stan Walker: 'There is no reason to apologise for being Māori'
Concern End of Life Choice Act created by middle class Pākehā to the detriment of Māori
13/10/20
'Of course they weren't adequate': Winston Peters on Treaty settlements
Peters said any settlement with the land protectors would destabalise the treaty settlement process but admitted that full and final settlements which average just 3 percent of an iwi's loss had not been sufficient.
"I'm not saying the settlements were adequate, I'm not saying any of those things at all - Of course they weren't adequate in that context.".......
Taking the pulse of Māori business Wakatū Incorporation
She said within te ao Māori, the long-term view was something that would benefit all of New Zealand, and for that reason a major long-term priority was constitutional reform to put the Treaty of Waitangi “at the heart” of New Zealand’s governance.
“We’re looking out 500 years in terms of our planning, so ensuring our constitution is robust and reflects all of our values is key to unlocking out country’s potential,” she said.
Strong Support Among Māori For Green/Labour Government
Across all seven Māori electorates, on average, 43.7% of voters want a Green/Labour Government. This represents an overall lead on who Māori wish to be the Government partner to Labour.
Green Party Co-leader and Māori Development spokesperson Marama Davidson said today:
“This term in Government, the Green Party has proven itself to be a responsible and reliable Government partner. The Green Party wants an Aotearoa that upholds self-determination of iwi and hapū, and where the harm of colonisation is acknowledged and put right......
Candidate arrested in bird park protest
Māori Party Hauraki-Waikato candidate Donna Pokere-Phillips has been arrested at a protest to stop survey work for a planned road through a Hamilton bird sanctuary.
The 7 hectare sanctuary at Tamahere created by Murray and Margaret Shaw stands in the way of a road to service the new Peacocke development, which will add 8000 houses to the area.
Hamilton City Council says the road alignment was decided by independent commissioners after public consultation and won't change.
Ms Pokere-Phillips says the proposed road threatens a pā site, Nukuhau.......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjU3ODQ/Candidate-arrested-in-bird-park-protest
Review shows need for Maori university
Former Awanuiārangi chief executive Gary Raumati Hook says the Gardiner-Parata report on Waikato University, while clearing the university of charges of racism, showed something was amiss not just at Waikato but elsewhere.
Former Māori Trustee Neville Baker says he and Professor Hook are seeking a meeting with the Tertiary Education Commission to push for a full university, rather than current wānanga which are treated by the university system as polytechnics........
Unsung iwi releases new waiata, plans Nelson Lakes marae project
Nepia said Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō had suffered from colonisation and had been marginalised to a degree it was largely without language, and was landless.
"Ngāti Apa more so than others, in fact in our settlement deed that we have with the Crown, part of the apology from Government acknowledges the role they played in making us... almost wiped off the face of the earth.".....
Propaganda:
Pressure on for law change to introduce Māori wards to councils
'Remarkable improvement' in race relations in Southland, commissioner says
Non-Māori learn te reo for personal, professional and moral reasons
11/10/20
Māori fishing industry calling on next Government for increased financial
Support
The Māori fishing industry is calling on the Government for increased financial
support, even as the partly iwi-owned Sealord made a $32 million profit last year.
The industry wants a new vessel to replace the charter ships crewed by foreign workers, with plans for it to be crewed with more Kiwis.
Samuels said the potential new ship would create around "200-plus new jobs, good jobs, solid jobs" for Māori......
Matauranga Maori rated at doctoral level
Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi says highlighting Māori knowledge is an important goal of honorary doctorates.
This year the Whakatāne-based Māori tertiary body has granted Honorary Doctorates of Philosophy in Māori Development to long-serving St Joseph’s Māori Girls College principal Dame Georgina Kingi, Supreme Court Justice Sir Joe Williams and Ngāti Awa tribal leader and historian Te Kei Wilson Merito......
Canterbury Museum reveals dramatic $195m revamp designs
Wright said controversial dioramas depicting pre-European settlement in New Zealand would be removed as part of the revamp and would be “very unlikely’’ to return.
The dioramas have been branded “offensive’’ by some Ngāi Tahu members for their representation of early Māori settlers......
University of Auckland apologises for spelling 'Māori' wrong on graduate's degree
The 'a' in Māori - which is supposed to have a macron - had been replaced with a hash.
Twitter users took guesses at what went wrong
"Possibly a genuine attempt to actually use macrons correctly that went horribly wrong. But yeah, embarrassing," one user said.....
One in three Kiwis support officially changing country's name to Aotearoa
New figures from a 1 NEWS Colmar Brunton poll show one in three eligible voters would support the change, but there are still 61 per cent of Kiwis who don't, while the rest don't know.....
10/10/20
Government spends last of PGF - $100m for nationwide marae upgrades
The Government has made its last Provincial Growth Fund announcement, earmarking $100 million to be spent on hundreds of marae across the county.
The announcement means the vast majority of the $3 billion fund has now been allocated.
But the "once in a lifetime" $100m Government spend has come under attack by National, which says it is outrageous the money is being allocated so close to the election.......
Kiwibank Opens New Corporate Premises In Auckland
Kiwibank with local iwi Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, has officially opened its new Auckland corporate premises, Te Kupenga at 155 Fanshawe Street, in the Wynyard Quarter this morning (Friday 9 October).
Kiwibank CEO Steve Jurkovich said the name Te Kupenga, which means the fishing net, pays homage to the historical significance of the whenua, where the new building sits, as a bustling fishing hub and place of trade......
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU2010/S00136/kiwibank-opens-new-corporate-premises-in-auckland.htm
Research Excellence Supported With $373m In Long Term Funding
Ten university research programmes have been chosen to share $373.5 million in long term funding as Centres of Research Excellence (CoREs), the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) has announced.
"One notable area for this round was the significant involvement of Māori in all the shortlisted proposals,.....
"The other new CoRE - Healthy Hearts for Aotearoa New Zealand - Manaaki Mānawa - aims to work in partnership with iwi, hāpu, whanau and aiga to create a vibrant world-class centre for research into heart and respiratory diseases to improve outcomes, particularly for Māori and Pacific peoples who are the groups most affected by these diseases in New Zealand," says Tim Fowler.....
Fact check: Has NZ spent more on Corrections in two years than on all Treaty of Waitangi settlements?
• AAP FactCheck Investigation: Is two years of Vote Corrections funding more than the total amount spent on all Treaty of Waitangi settlements?
THE STATEMENT
"Two years of Corrections' vote is more than all the money paid out in all treaty settlements."
John Tamihere, Māori Party co-leader, October 3, 2020.
THE ANALYSIS......
At paving the way for a safer future of Maori on our roads
As part of Auckland Transports (ATs) commitment to road safety, AT – in partnership with Mori community groups – delivers driver licence workshops.
Auckland Transport’s Road Safety programme Te Ara Haepapa (To pave the future of Māori on our roads) work together with hapori Māori to create change within their communities.......
http://community.scoop.co.nz/2020/10/at-paving-the-way-for-a-safer-future-of-maori-on-our-roads/
Taranaki Civil Defence apologise for 'Mt Egmont' video post
A Government agency has issued an apology for sharing “appalling” material in which Mt Taranaki was referred to as Mt Egmont.
In the video Mt Taranaki is referred to as Mt Egmont and the pronunciation of Māori kupu was poor, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, of south Taranaki iwi Ngāti Ruanui and Māori co-party leader, said.
Following an agreement between Ngā Iwi o Taranaki and the Crown, as a result of Treaty of Waitangi negotiations related to the mountain, the dual legal name for Mt Egmont, Mt Taranaki would soon be changed to retain only its Māori name - Taranaki Maunga.
While the change had not yet taken effect, Ngarewa-Packer said for tangata whenua the use of Mt Egmont was offensive........
Propaganda:
A fair go for Māori
https://www.royalsociety.org.nz/major-issues-and-projects/fair-futures/a-fair-go-for-maori/
Three Kiwis share their te reo learning journeys
9/10/20
Māori representation on Wellington council a step closer
Māori are one step closer to enshrined voting rights on Wellington City Council
committees, but not before one councillor stuck his oar in again.
Councillors voted on Thursday to send staff away to compile a report on getting mana whenua representation on council committees. That report is due back on December 3......
Fleur Fitzsimons, who voted for the report, praised Day’s “gracious, brave and dignified” leadership on the issue.
“We are still dealing with the damaging consequences of colonisation,” she said.
“Having mana whenua at the table is not going to be a silver bullet but it’s a start.”.....
New voice for children
The Children's Commissioner has shaken up his office by appointing the country’s first Assistant Māori Commissioner for Children.
Judge Andrew Becroft says the move is about sharing power as expected under the Treaty of Waitangi......
What happened when Tony went back to class - Wintec
"We’re learning a lot of cultural stuff, like the Treaty of Waitangi and how this impacts on business and this is important - I want to know more.".....
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/5/374889
Can Colonialism be Reversed? The UN’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Provides Some Answers
The Waitangi Tribunal, which was established in 1975 to hear alleged breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi, is a forum for thinking about these questions. In a tribunal report concerning Māori culture and identity, Justice Joe Williams, subsequently the first Māori appointed to the Supreme Court of New Zealand, argued:
Fundamentally, there is a need for a mindset shift away from the pervasive assumption that the Crown is Pākehā [non-Māori], English-speaking, and distinct from Māori rather than representative of them. Increasingly, in the 21st century, the Crown is also Māori. If the nation is to move forward, this reality must be grasped.
From this perspective, the Crown is an inclusive and unifying institution. It is neither the Pākehā political community, nor the dominant party in a bi-cultural treaty partnership........
Pharmac boosts Maori voice
Drug buying agency Pharmac has created a senior Māori leadership role to demonstrate its commitment to ensuring equitable health outcomes for Māori.
Trevor Simpson from Tūhoe and Ngāti Awa was picked for the role after eight years overseeing Māori strategy for the Health Promotion Forum, including heading its workforce development.
He has also worked in crown land administration, treaty settlements, Māori social work and special youth projects.......
Greens put Maori lens on policy prescriptions
Greens co-leader James Shaw says the party is attempting to measure its policies against how they will affect Māori.
The party has identified six priorities for the election, including housing, transport, income support, energy, protecting the oceans, and climate change.
"In every single one of those policy packages there is a significant focus on honouring Te Tiriti and making sure the solutions we propose advance Māori interests specifically," he says.......
8/10/20
Mother-of-seven becomes first Assistant Māori Children's Commissioner
Protecting the right of tamariki Māori to live in a world free of racism in all its forms is
a key ambition outlined by the country’s first assistant Māori commissioner for
children.
Mother-of-seven, including three whāngai children, Glenis Philip-Barbara has been appointed to the newly-created position by children’s commissioner Judge Andrew Becroft in an announcement on Wednesday.
“I think in terms of an advocacy organisation for New Zealand’s 1.1 million children, we need to have a Māori world view, a Māori perspective, a Māori knowledge base embedded in the governance of the Office, and that would benefit all New Zealand’s children, but particularly the 300,000 or so Māori,” Becroft said......
Māori Party promise $100m for legal aid service, want overhaul of 'racist' justice system
The Māori Party has today promised a $100 million investment for the establishment of a Māori legal aid service and the complete overhaul of what they call New Zealand's "racist" justice system.
The Māori Legal Aid Service/Māori Legal Defence Service - which comes as part of the party's criminal justice policy - would help protect Māori from the Crown, Māori Party spokesperson Donna Pokere-Phillips said today in a statement.
"Māori are used to maintain a Pākehā economy which is based on criminalising them," she said.....
Land on old Wellington prison site 'too sacred' for housing - Mau Whenua
Prime Wellington land earmarked for a substantial development is being described by some iwi as too sacred for housing.
But some members of Taranaki Whānui do not believe the land should be used for housing.
"The whenua - that land up there - Mt Crawford, is to our thinking sacred land," said the chair of Mau Whenua, Hirini Jenkins-Mepham......
Push on to remove roadblocks to developing housing on Māori land
There are over 600 acres of Māori owned land fit for development in the Matamata-Piako district, but nothing is being done with it, according to an iwi representative.
Papakāinga – a village, cluster of homes or communal Māori land – have seemingly slipped into second gear in the district, Ngāti Paoa representative Gary Thompson said.
The rules need to change to allow Māori to have the ability to build on their land again, he said......
'Government investment in Ruakura Superhub welcomed'
Kirikiriroa-Hamilton, NZ. Tainui Group Holdings (TGH) and Hamilton City Council (HCC) have warmly welcomed the Government’s $40 million investment in a range of ‘shovel ready’ projects to help fast-track development of the ‘Ruakura Superhub’, comprising the Ruakura inland port and surrounding logistics and industrial precinct.
The investment through Crown Infrastructure Partners will take the form of a $20 million grant to be applied to public assets, roading and infrastructure and the balance by way of a concessionary loan. It was announced today by Urban Development and Transport Minister Phil Twyford, and Maaori Development Minister Nanaia Mahuta.......
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/5/374844
Kaikōura highway set to become destination for culturally significant artwork
The culturally significant artworks including pouwhenua and tekoteko (carved pillars), vapour-blasted murals, laser-cut corten steel and information panels are now going up at formal safe-stopping areas between Okiwi Bay and Oaro
“Every piece of art is there for a reason, and the reason is whakapapa and connection – that is what turns it from a mural or a carving into an art piece, it creates a life force and gives mana and meaning. This is what makes our coastline unique........
Bluff tourism plan shines light on Māori heritage
Kaupapa Māori takes centre stage in a new proposed tourism strategy for Bluff.
Speaking to a crowd gathered at the Te Rau Aroha Marae on Wednesday, Te Runaka O Awarua Kaiwhakahaere Dean Whaanga said the idea was to place a big pou whenua at the top of Motupōhue, emphasising the cultural significance of the landmark,......
https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/123014978/bluff-tourism-plan-shines-light-on-mori-heritage
Refusal to lower bowel screening age for Māori labelled 'institutional racism'
Performing just one extra colonoscopy per week at each district health board would offer equitable bowel screening for Māori, an expert says.
“The bowel screening program age range is deliberately designed to fail to detect bowel cancer for a large proportion of Māori and is perfectly poised to perpetuate bowel cancer inequities for Māori.”
She labelled the Ministry of Health’s refusal to lower the age limit for Māori as “systemic and institutional racism”.......
7/10/20
Election 2020: what's the plan? party policies (Maori) at a glance
LABOUR
"Tikanga" approach to historical Treaty of Waitangi claims, more time on mandate
concerns.
One million New Zealanders speaking te reo Māori by 2040, and every child having te reo in their learning by 2025.
Cutting the number of Māori in prison from 52 per cent to 16 per cent, starting with a 10 per cent reduction by 2024.
Continue talks with all parties at Ihumātao.
Continue strategic partnerships with iwi and other Māori organisations on Oranga Tamariki.
NATIONAL
Settle all historical Treaty of Waitangi claims by 2029.
Ensure every child years 1-8 learns a second language, and make te reo Māori a "national priority language".
Require DHBs to report annually on a Māori health strategy.
National would not get involved in the dispute at Ihumātao.
No strong position on Oranga Tamariki.
NZ FIRST
On the Treaty settlement process the party supports settling historical grievances, but looks forward to the "post-treaty settlement period where Maori and all New Zealanders can move forward".
On te reo Māori the party would provide better support for teachers including scholarships and ensuring academic and professional value was assigned to any Te Kōhanga Reo qualification.
On health the party would see the Ministry of Health take over from DHBs, and a specific unit address Māori inequities established within it.
On justice inequities, the party believes all Government departments should be required to publically report on how their actions are addressing the inequities for Māori.
On Oranga Tamariki, supports solutions "by Māori, for Māori, with Māori", including devolving resourcing and responsibilities to iwi, Māori organisations, and NGOs.
GREENS
Review Treaty settlement process, recognise Te Tiriti as the legitimate version, replace the "full and final" model.
Te reo Māori as core curriculum subject through to Year 10.
Fund primary health through Māori organisations, overseen by a new Māori health agency.
"Te Tiriti justice" at Ihumātao, with any resolution centring mana whenua.
Resource and support kaupapa Māori organisations to care for children.
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Disagreed with the Government becoming involved with Ihumātao saying it should respect property rights, which it believes the Treaty settlement focus should be more focused on.
On health inequity it would create a stand-alone Mental Health and Addiction agency, allowing NGOs or community organisations to be able to set up services with a focus on Māori health.
On te reo Māori, the party saw no differentiation between school subjects and learning te reo should be by choice.
Abolish Māori seats.
On Oranga Tamariki, the party said it was more important for children to be physically safe than culturally safe.
MAORI PARTY
Establish a Māori Parliament.
Register all Māori to the Māori Electoral Roll and ensure Māori can switch between the Māori and general roll.
Return conservation land to iwi, including camping grounds.
Establish a Waitangi Parliamentary Commissioner.
Entrench the Māori electoral seats.
Reduce the party vote threshold to 2.5 per cent.
Make Waitangi Tribunal recommendations binding.
Return the "stolen" land at Ihumātao to mana whenua.
Guarantee a quarter of Government funding over the next two years to support Māori.
Te reo as core subject to Year 10, restore all Māori place names, including Aotearoa.
Transfer Māori health funds into Whānau Ora.
Ensure no Māori babies are taken into state care, diverting $600m from Oranga Tamariki to a Māori-led agency.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12370413
Goldsmith’s Commitment On Charitable Tax Exemption Welcomed
“While he’s at it, Paul Goldsmith should also investigate the special tax status of iwi-owned enterprises, which face a lower corporate tax rate and therefore are able to squeeze out competitors.”......
National would keep Maori Seats
Collins said National would keep the Māori seats, despite them being "relics of the past", and likely stand candidates in them next election. She was opposed to Māori wards on councils........
Relief at $20 million fund for Māori boarding schools
The announcement of a new $20 million fund for Māori boarding schools is music to the ears of Hato Pāora College’s principal.
Labour has pledged the money to improve and upgrade four schools, including the Catholic boys’ school near Feilding, which has about 120 students from years 9 to 13.
As well as Hato Pāora, three Hawke’s Bay schools, Hukarere Girls’ College, St Joseph’s Māori Girls’ College and Te Aute College, would be eligible for money from the fund.......
Discussion over iwi boundaries ahead of new Treaty settlement
Discussions are being had over a Waikato iwi's interest in an area of land already in the rohe of a Taranaki iwi.
The Crown are working through a Treaty of Waitangi settlement with Ngāti Maniapoto, which says its rohe (area) extends from the Kawhia Harbour in the Waikato to the Wai Pingao Stream in Taranaki.......
Maori data use in $6m probe
Researchers at the University of Waikato are looking for ways Māori can benefit from their digital data.
Māui Hudson, Tahu Kukutai and Te Taka Keegan have received $6m over four years from the latest Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Endeavour Fund for the Tikanga in Technology project.
They will look at how tikanga Māori and mātauranga Māori inform the construction of digital identities and create a better understanding of relational responsibilities to data......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjU3Mzc/Maori-data-use-in-$6m-probe
New Te Arawa lakes fishing bylaws - permits needed for taonga species
The start of the trout fishing season marked a new era for Te Arawa lakes management.
New bylaws - 10 years in the making - are now in place to better protect taonga species.....
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=12369457
Te reo the focus of $3m research programme to create Q&A system
Developing a first-of-its kind conversational Quotation and Answer (Q&A) system for te reo is the focus of a 2020 Catalyst Strategic – New Zealand Singapore Data Science Research Programme.
The programme, Natural Language Processing for Q&A in Indigenous/Vernacular Languages, is one of four successful projects that has received NZD$3million from the Ministry for Business Innovation and Employment’s Catalyst: Strategic Fund.......
Articles:
Taihoa, e hoa
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northland-age/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503402&objectid=12370913
Propaganda:
Kiingitanga works with Waikato University to tackle systemic racism
5/10/20
Māori Party promises $19m cash injection for kapa haka competition Te Matatini
The Māori Party has promised to invest $29 million into kapa haka - with $19 million to go towards the world's largest kapa haka competition Te Matatini - amid concerns around "funding inequalities" in the arts sector.
The Māori Party has promised to inject $19 million - up from $1.9 million - into Te Matatini as part of its newly-announced Toi Māori policy. A further $10 million will be invested into community, Hapū and Iwi development of kapa haka......
Four iwi representatives have been appointed to formal Committees of Waipā District Council.
Te Kanohi will bring a Māori world view to each Committee and will be a voice for mana whenua interests across the district. Representatives will have voting rights on their respective Committees, in accordance with the delegations of that Committee......
https://www.waipadc.govt.nz/our-council/news?item=id:2bkk1eknt17q9stj3w6n
Te reo Māori could launch on Rosetta Stone thanks to work of Auckland school, but it needs funding
An Auckland teacher has a plan to advance te reo Māori teaching “by 20 years” by getting it on one of the world’s leading language learning platforms.
Poole plans to approach the Ministry of Education for funding once stakeholders are on board. The programme will cost about $1 million for each of the four levels, plus $100,000 in annual maintenance.......
Auckland firm generates $45 million for Māori and Pasifika-owned businesses
An Auckland company helping indigenous businesses get local government contracts has generated $45 million and over 300 jobs for local Māori and Pasifika-owned construction and trades in the last year.
Businesses need to be at least 50 percent owned by a Māori or Pacific person to be able to work with Amotai......
Anna Fifield: Leading the DomPost
She starts her new position tomorrow, and said Dominion Post readers can expect to hear from younger voices, Māori and Pasifika with different perspectives under her leadership.......
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/2018766799/anna-fifield-leading-the-dompost
Articles:
Bruce Moon: Democracy in peril
https://breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2020/10/bruce-moon-democracy-in-peril.html
3/10/20
Urupā under pressure from rising costs, lack of space and dislocation
Traditional Maori burial grounds, or urupā, are coming under pressure for space, custodianship and rising fees at municipal cemeteries.
Rawiri Smith of Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa said there were a multitude of issues facing local manawhenua around management of their urupā and he suggested guidance from the Government in the form of national policy statement......
Palmerston North rebrands as Palmy, with a green and growing twist
The long and cumbersome name of Palmerston North is giving way to the affectionate abbreviation Palmy in the city council’s new logo.
The refreshed image launched on Thursday is rugby green, with an arrow pointing up and the Māori name Papaioea incorporated into the design.....
Candidate wants to abolish local councils
In a full and frank interview with the Northern Advocate, he talks about Aotearoa re-gaining full sovereignty, all territorial authorities to be abolished, and for meth dealers to be executed.
"But I can honestly tell you that as far as I am concerned, once we regain full sovereignty which is inevitable, all councils will be abolished. So Māori and Pākehā will be sharing equal power and control. This is according to the Te Tiriti o Waitangi......
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12369478
A true picture of Māori business activity
A better picture of the contribution Māori businesses make to the economy will be possible with changes to the way information is collected about companies and trading enterprises.
Māori Development Minister Nanaia Mahuta and Small Business Minister Stuart Nash have announced a new option for Māori enterprises who are part of the New Zealand Business Number register at the Companies Office (NZBN).
“For the first time, the NZBN will have the option to record data that identifies a business as a Māori business, alongside details like its trading name and email address and phone number.
“Māori businesses will have a check-box field to complete on the digital NZBN register. To ensure consistency with other agencies, such as Statistics NZ, businesses will be able to self-identify as a Māori business based on a number of factors.......
https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/true-picture-m%C4%81ori-business-activity
Ngāti Kahungunu iwi gets $2m investment to create Māori trade apprenticeships
The Government has given Ngāti Kahungunu $2 million from its newly created Māori Trades and Training fund.
The announcement for K3 Kahungunu Property Development's Takitimu Tuanui apprenticeship programme was made by Minister of Employment Willie Jackson in Hawke's Bay on Friday.
It's the first funding to come from the $50 million fund established as part of the Covid-19 Response and Recovery Fund announced in Budget 2020.......
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12369818
Labour keeps housing sector moving
Partnering with Māori through MAIHI to support the implementation of the Homelessness Action Plan, and Iwi Māori pathway for progressive home ownership......
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA2010/S00024/labour-keeps-housing-sector-moving.htm
Fundraising to ensure Northland checkpoints can run again if needed
The organisation behind Northland’s controversial coronavirus checkpoints is asking for donations to keep training, so its volunteer teams are ready for an emergency.
Taitokerau Border Control ran the checkpoints in March and April, when New Zealand was at Covid-19 alert level 4 and 3.
Taitokerau Border Control has now set up a Givealittle page so it can “better prepare our teams should any unnecessary events happen”.......
Tikanga in Technology receives $6m funding
A team of University of Waikato researchers have successfully secured $6m funding over four years in the latest Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) Endeavour Fund round.
Associate Professor Māui Hudson, Professor Tahu Kukutai and Associate Professor Te Taka Keegan are leading Tikanga in Technology: Indigenous approaches to transforming data ecosystems.
This programme aims to test Māori approaches to collective privacy, benefit and governance in a digital environment with a view to increase the benefits to Māori and reduce data harms.......
https://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/253204-tikanga-technology-receives-6m-funding.html
Propaganda:
Dr Rhys Jones: 'We need to provoke discomfort to spark change in Māori health'
https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2020/10/01/rhys-jones-change-needed-in-health-inequities.html
2/10/20
South Canterbury community group unleashes Māori health plan for staff
More than 420 Presbyterian Support South Canterbury staff members will be equipped with cultural competency guidance as part of a new Māori health plan.
The organisation has developed a Māori Health and Wellbeing Plan (Te Ara Tika) for staff, officially launched to about 50 people at the Te Aitarakihi Multicultural Centre, in Washdyke, on Wednesday.
The plan includes three cultural competency workbooks and resources including Te Kete Tuatahi (achieving equity), Te Kete Tuarua (engaging with Māori) and Te Kete Tuatoru (worship).........
Hawke's Bay iwi support legalising cannabis to reduce Māori incarceration
Ngāti Kahungunu supports legalising cannabis and is exploring setting up its own medical marijuana project.
The reason was Māori were over-represented in the justice system for cannabis offences and its legalisation provides business opportunities, Hawke's Bay iwi chairman Ngahiwi Tomoana said.
Ngāti Kahugnunu had partnerships in the growing of hemp for medicinal and nutritional use, and it was now exploring the industrial production of medical cannabis in order to "improve people's health and wellbeing", Tomoana said......
Te Mahi Oneone – Hua Parakore; a new Māori soil sovereignty and well-being handbook
In te ao Māori, soil is taonga. It is also whanaunga – it holds ancestral connections and is the root of tūrangawaewae and whakapapa. It is the source of shelter, kai and manaakitanga. But until recently, little information has been readily available about the importance of soil for tangata whenua and their relationships with this vital resource......
'It's about shifting mindsets' - Vodafone Aotearoa stands firm on Māori name change
Kirstin Te Wao, head of Māori development for Vodafone NZ, told TVNZ1's Te Karere the company is "looking to strengthen our connection to Aotearoa" with the change to its network name.
"With that comes a commitment to Te Ao Māori [the Māori world].
"It's about shifting mindsets and changing mindsets and if individuals are not on board with that, that's their kaupapa [issue].".......
Te Tiriti obligations and housing
So how well is New Zealand meeting its obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi? The short answer – it’s not. Te Tiriti o Waitangi in an international agreement that constitutionally enshrines equality of outcome and opportunity between Māori and non-Māori. Yet in 2020, Māori are still worse off than non-Māori overall across practically every measure. Clearly, the expectations set out in our Treaty agreement are not being met.
The growing disparity between the housing circumstances of Māori and non-Māori has not only economic, but social consequences, and represents serious systemic failure under Article 3 of Te Tiriti. Additionally, the Treaty guarantees rights to self-determination under Article 2......
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2010/S00003/maori-housing-issues-in-election-2020.htm
Articles:
Henry Armstrong: All cultures are important in New Zealand - not just one
https://breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2020/09/henry-armstrong-all-cultures-are.html
Propaganda:
The structural whiteness of academia
https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/300119712/the-structural-whiteness-of-academia
Te reo Māori more than just flavour of the week
1/10/20
'We are Aotearoa': Vodafone, DDB group join Ngāti Whātua Orākei Wero to embrace country's original Māori name
Two of the country's biggest companies will use Aotearoa in their names rather than New Zealand.
The pair's move follows a push by Tāmaki Makaurau hapū Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei to have Aotearoa as this whenua's official name.
With Mahuru Māori coming to an end - where people are encouraged to speak te reo through September - Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei wants to keep momentum rolling, and is vowing to use only Aotearoa from now on.
It is a challenge to others to embrace this oha, or gift, and already Vodafone and communications firm DDB Group have signed on.......
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12368761
Myers Park improvements a step closer
The preliminary design for Mayoral Drive underpass was developed with feedback from Waitematā Local Board, the Myers Park mana whenua working group, accessibility specialists, and Auckland Council staff.
“This new design will more fully and faithfully reflect the history of the area. It will increase the visibility and knowledge of the site's heritage and Māori culture,.....
IMSB ‘Racism’ label pathetic
Democracy Action and the Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance are hitting back against David Taipari, the Chair of Auckland’s "Independent Māori Statutory Board", who has labelled the groups’ co-published report on the extraordinary spending and duplication of Auckland Council’s spending targeted specifically for the benefit of Maori as “racist and inaccurate”.
“We stand by the figures in our report – they are all sourced from the Council’s own information”
“The only thing Mr Taipari pointed to justify the massive increases in targeted spending on Maori is that he wants even more. This is classic gravy train stuff, and we are glad to be exposing it.”....
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU2009/S00519/imsb-racism-label-pathetic.htm
DHB signs up for Te Reo Maori with Massey
Massey University and the MidCentral District Health Board | Te Pae Hauora o Ruahine o Tararua have signed a deal that will help address the growing demands of health leaders and managers in the health sector to increase knowledge of te reo Maori.
Te Ha o te Reo - The Essence of the Maori Language is an introductory course developed at Massey’s Te Patahi-a-Toi, School of Maori Knowledge by senior lecturer and Pakenga Reo Maori, Hone Morris to assist Massey staff. Now Massey has offered the DHB this programme for its senior executive team......
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/5/374399
Maori procurement initiative goes national
A south Auckland-based initiative to include Māori and Pasifika firms in Auckland Council’s procurement and supply chains is going national.
Spokesperson Anna-Jane Edwards says over the past year the initiative has created $45 million of contracts for Māori and Pasifika-owned firms.
She says by working on the demand side to give those firms access to large buyers, Amotai will create the change needed for Māori and Pacific economies to thrive......
https://www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjU2ODQ/Maori-procurement-
Initiative-goes-national
Thames grapples with sacred sites below swimming pool and historic building
People visiting or working at a Thames museum cannot consume food or water on site, a restriction that is unique to a building rich in tapu.
But while the same rules don’t apply at a public swimming pool down the road, the local council has already planned to see the land returned to iwi......
Hearings challenge Crown control of Takutai Moana
Northern hapū and iwi are presenting evidence to the Waitangi Tribunal at Whitiora Marae in Te Tii this week on why the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act isn’t fit for purpose.
The Act, which replaced the Foreshore and Seabed Act, set a deadline for claims for customary interests to coastal space, creating a scramble that has pitted neighbouring hapū against each other......
Hawke's Bay iwi leader calls for tangi costs to be funded by government for some Māori
Ngahiwi Tomoana of Ngāti Kahungunu wants funeral costs covered by the Government for all Māori who die after 55, and before they can claim superannuation at 65.
“The straight expenses of the funeral will set back the next generation or the whānau back five to 10 years to pay that off," Tomoana told 1 NEWS.
Hastings funeral director Noel Morris says the cost of a family's account after the funeral is a "shock" for many.
His funeral home offers discounted rates to local iwi members, but some still turn to loans......