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31st
DEC

Hotere heads New Year Honours list

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Renowned contemporary artist Ralph Hotere heads the list of New Zealand notables recognised in the New Year Honours list announced on Saturday. The 80-year-old Hotere, who has chronicled New Zealand’s social, political and cultural history…

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31st

New Year’s Honours: Pio Terei

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Working as a salesman at an Auckland car yard in the 1980s, Pio Terei had no idea he would carve a successful career in entertainment. But that was exactly what he did, and today he is recognised for his shaping a life around making others smile. The New Year honour for his services to entertainment came “out of the blue” for the ever-humble man, who said he was still having trouble believing it was true. “I’m wondering who put me up for it, but it was really cool.” As Terei sees it, the greatest part about being made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit is the honour it has brought to his family name. “To see our…

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30th
DEC

Inquiry into cops’ violence over haka

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Prosecutors are investigating the use of pepper spray and batons on spectators performing a haka at an American high school football game. It was the first time Utah police had seen New Zealand’s Maori challenge performed and they took action against the fans, including a dozen people from a single family, one aged 4. This month, an internal investigation by the police of Roosevelt, 230km east of Salt Lake City, cleared their officers of misconduct in the October incident and said their actions were appropriate because they feared a riot was imminent. But now, Deseret News has reported that Uintah County Attorney G. Mark Thomas has opened an investigation at the request of the Utah chapter of the American Civil…

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29th
DEC

Kaupokonui quarry green light disappoints

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Opponents of a proposed metal quarry near Manaia are disappointed but not surprised the contentious site has once again received resource consent. The South Taranaki District Council last week informed the 120 submitters against R A Wallis Ltd’s 5.5-hectare quarry project at Kaupokonui that the special environment and hearings committee had ruled in the company’s favour. Residents, beachgoers and members of Ngati Tu – a hapu of Nga Ruahine iwi – opposed consent, as they did in 2008 when the Environment Court over-ruled the council on appeal to block the-then 20ha quarry plan. The council said the new consent, which is considerably smaller and lasts 12 years compared with 30 previously, was outside what the Environment Court classed as “coastal…

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29th

Visitors unfazed by walk to Mt Eden summit

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Visitors taking in panoramic views of Auckland from Maungawhau-Mt Eden yesterday mainly backed a new ban on buses, despite a claim it is driving tourists away. The Auckland Council, with support from the Tamaki Collective of Maori tribes preparing to “co-govern” the mountain, has banned from the summit all vehicles heavier than 3.5 tonnes or with more than…

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29th

Maori ignored in Commerce Commission Report

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The Commerce Commission recently released its report on High Speed Broadband and inside sits a veritable treasure trove of technical information for Maori ICT…

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28th
DEC

‘We are a violent people’ says Maori leader – Rankin

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Press Release: David Rankin ‘We are a violent people’ says Maori leader Reacting to the statement by Professor Paul Moon that the term Maori child abuse is racist, Ngapuhi leader David Rankin claims that the term is an accurate reflection of what some Maori are doing to their children. He says that Maori need to take ownership of the problem and stop trying to whitewash it. ‘I am sick of academics trying to sanitise our behaviour’ says Mr Rankin. ‘We come from a warrior race’, says Mr. Rankin, ‘but colonisation has meant that we no longer have any battles to fight and we have too much time on our hands so that violent energy is not used up’. ‘The Government…

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27th
DEC

Talks focus on return of cultural sites

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Cultural sites of major significance to a collective of Western Bay of Plenty Maori tribes could be handed back as part of the proposed Treaty settlement with the Crown. The potential for iwi to be given mountains and tracks ringing Tauranga Harbour, together with co-management rights to the harbour and waterways, has been spelt out in a document setting out progress reached so far in negotiations between the Crown and the Tauranga Moana Iwi Collective. The Crown said it was not prepared to transfer all 50,000ha of Department of Conservation land to the tribes which border Tauranga Harbour and who make up the collective - Ngati Ranginui, Ngai Te Rangi and Ngati Pukenga. Negotiations were expected to be finalised in…

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27th

‘Maori child abuse’ label hurting parents – academic

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An Auckland academic says the increasing use of the term “Maori child abuse” is fuelling racism. Auckland University of Technology Maori history professor Paul Moon said in the last 18 months the racially-charged term has crept into public and Government use. “The Government has even commissioned reports on Maori child abuse so it’s had the effect of entrenching that label.” Moon said there is no such thing as Maori child abuse or Pakeha child abuse. “By putting the word ‘Maori’ in front of it, a stereotype is created which is inaccurate and dangerous,” he said. “The vast majority of Maori parents, like the vast majority of all other parents, do a fantastic job of raising their children.” Moon called on…

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23rd
DEC

Maori hint at interest in whaling

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A statutory Maori body is hinting it wants the right to hunt whales. The Maori Fisheries Trust, Te Ohu Kaimoana in its annual report today also criticised advocates who want a marine sanctuary around the Kermadec Islands and claims that if they are forced to stop using low-wage Asian labour Maori will lose $80 million from the value of their fishery. CEO Peter Douglas said…

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22nd
DEC

Cultural clash over pay advance policy

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Maori immersion schools disagree with the Auditor General’s stance that it’s undesirable to give school staff advances on their pay. A report on financial practices at kura has found 18% of schools loan money to staff. The Auditor General warns that if advances are not repaid, they could lead to losses for the school and add unnecessary complications to the relationship with the employee. But an organisation representing many kura says it’s good manaakitanga, or accommodating its employees’ needs. Te Runanga Nui o Nga Kura Kaupapa chairperson Rawiri Wright says it’s about being a good employer. He says the runanga’s concern is making sure teachers have enough money over the holidays to tithe them over, and to show them they…

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22nd

No deals with Crown’s iwi oil and mining agent – tribe

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An eastern Bay of Plenty tribe says it’s not interested in talking about fossil fuels with the Crown’s first Maori envoy for oil and mining. The Ministry of Economic Development has appointed former Wellington police commander Pieri Munro to the role of iwi relationships manager in its petroleum and minerals division. He says he’s looking forward to meeting and liaising with Maori throughout the motu, or country. Te Whanau-a-Apanui - which is opposed to deep sea oil drilling off East Cape - says it only wants to hear about renewable energy and environmentally safe practices. Iwi spokesperson Robert Ruha says it’s only interested in green fuels. He says his tribe is not prepared to strike any deals with Mr Munro…

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