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Rankin: Iwi leader says treaty references “a handbrake” to progress
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Ngapuhi leader David Rankin has insisted that references to the Treaty of Waitangi be removed from any legislation around the Government’s…
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Kaumatua celebrate Treaty in diverse ways
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They are two of Hawke’s Bay’s well-known kaumatua and one will spend Waitangi Day in the company of the Governor-General in Wellington while the other wants to take his family to where his ancestor signed the Treaty, near Clive, 172 years ago. Former national sports stars Heitia and Margaret Hiha, from Napier, will be among the guests of Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae at a special Waitangi Day function…
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Rock art site to reopen soon
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The Takiroa Maori rock art site near Duntroon is expected to reopen by the end of this month, after being closed for about 20 months when the limestone cliff collapsed during heavy rain in May 2010. Since then, the Ngai Tahu Maori Rock Art Trust has been clearing the debris, repairing fencing and landscaping, and making sure the site is safe. Signs at the site, which is…
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Waitangi Day: How can we reclaim the day?
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Historian Buddy Mikaere imagines a Waitangi Day that will mean something special to all New Zealanders In a few days’ time we will mark 172 years since that sunny day on February 6, 1840 when a group of northern chiefs gathered around a tent at Waitangi in the Bay of Islands to sign a treaty between Maori and the British…
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Treasury apologises for website blunder
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The Treasury has apologised to the Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bill English after it put a draft version of a paper about state asset sales onto its website showing significant changes were made at the last minute. The Herald obtained the draft of the consultation paper for iwi over Government plans to sell partial stakes in four energy companies when it was put on the Treasury’s website for a few minutes before it was replaced with the proper document. It showed significant changes were made to the paper - including deleting a sentence stating that the Government’s preference was not to include any Treaty clause in the new legislation. The changes were made after the Maori Party objected to…
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Maori-based school sets sights on high achievers
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A tikanga Maori-based secondary school with a focus on technology and innovation where students will exercise before class each day opens in Hamilton next week. Tai Wananga Ruakura principal Toby Westrupp said…
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Mana: Key set for hostile Waitangi reception
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The Mana Party is warning Prime Minister John Key will get a hostile reception at Waitangi this weekend as anger among Maori grows over the potential removal of Treaty rights and cutbacks at the Maori Affairs Ministry, Te Puni Kokiri. Mana spokesman Malcolm Mulholland said this morning Key was walking into “a perfect storm”. It follows concern from Maori that the Government wants to remove Section 9 of the State Owned Enterprises Act, which requires the Crown to act in a manner consistent with the Treaty of Waitangi, from new legislation to enact its plans to partially sell four state-owned energy companies. There has also been anger from Maori this week at news 50 jobs would be lost at Te…
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Booklet on growing food promotes healthy diet says author
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The co-author of a new resource booklet for Maori to grow their own food says it’s helping to reconnect people with the whenua. Grow Your Own Kai was written by Lisa Talbot and illustrated by Cecelia Kumeroa of Whanganui iwi. Ms Talbot is a Whanganui based organic soil expert who is passionate about organic gardens. She says the booklet is even easy for children to follow and encourages people to eat more vegetables and return to a traditional Maori diet that is more healthy and cheaper because it avoids having to buy vegetables at the supermarket. Ms Talbot says because it’s a resource for Maori she wanted to encourage whanau to move away from processed foods that are high in…
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Science Ministry to get Maori development chief
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The Ministry of Science and Innovation plans to appoint its first chief adviser for Maori development. Chief executive Murray Bain says the ministry recognises the Maori economy is an important and growing part of New Zealand’s economy. He says Maori have a long term perspective of science and innovation which includes preserving the environment, while improving productivity and making better use of land and water. Mr Bain says many iwi are looking at how to make best use of their land, how to improve its resilience to climatic events, and make better use of the water and geothermal energy they have. Copyright © 2012, Radio New Zealand
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National and Maori Parties in stand-off over asset sales
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National and the Maori Party remain in a stand-off over the transferral of treaty obligations to state-owned companies tagged for partial sale. The Government has released a consultation document containing three options, none of which include requiring private shareholders to act in accordance with the Treaty. The document says treaty protections would apply only to the Crown as the majority shareholder in the new law. The Maori Party says the exclusion…
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Claim Whanau Ora will remain despite Maori Party threat
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The Waikato-Tainui Whanau Ora collective is confident Whanau Ora will survive, despite a suggestion it may be lost due to a possible fallout between the Maori and National parties. The Maori Party is threatening to pull the pin on its relationship with National, over Treaty matters related to planned partial asset sales. In order for sales to proceed, the four energy companies subject to partial sale must first be removed from the State Owned Enterprises Act and then included in new legislation. A commentator on Maori politics Morgan Godfery says the Maori Party’s stance may mean the caucus will lose key policies such as; Whanau Ora and the Ministerial Committee investigating poverty. But Tainui’s Whanau Ora collective chairperson Hori Awa…
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Heights site said to be sacred land
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The controversial Forrester Heights residential subdivision drama has taken another turn, with a contention the site sits on sacred Maori land. Waitaha spokesman Wayne Stringer said the site was “a really important resource” and sacred to his people. It had been used as a sea garden containing kina, paua, crayfish and…
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- Editorial: Time will heal Waitangi Day grievances February 3, 2012Buddy Mikaere's call to reclaim Waitangi Day, published today, deserves to be taken seriously by everyone.Few can doubt that his vision is desirable and his specific ideas for the day could be achieved given the right set of circumstances.The... […]
- Hang on to hard-won Treaty safeguards, says iwi leader February 3, 2012A northern tribal leader has called for Treaty protection clauses to remain in privatised state assets, as iwi leaders prepare to meet the Prime Minister at Waitangi.John Key will meet iwi chairmen from around the country tomorrow... […]
- Hauraki pains February 3, 2012Auckland's holiday playground has a troubled colonial past. Geoff Cumming reports on an attempt to fix old injustices Three Maori men clamber up a hillside past curious cows to enjoy the sweeping views - from the bushclad Hunu... […]
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