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30th
OCT

Urewera appeal fails

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The Court of appeal has rejected the appeal on both convictions and sentences for Urs, Taame, Rangi and Emily. The four have the option of going to the Supreme Court. This may be a good option as the Court of Appeal was unable to reach a definitive conclusion on the issue of the use of illegal evidence to pursue the criminal group charge (Sec 98A of the Crimes Act) when there wasn’t any additional evidence. The Court of Appeal said:”we are bound by the decision of the Supreme Court that the evidence was admissible” so the four will have to take the issue up with the Supreme Court. You can read download the full decision here. In brief, the argument…

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30th

Tame Iti: I’m free

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Tuhoe activist Tame Iti says he’s free, despite being in prison. He and the rest of the ‘Urewera Four’, Te Rangikaiwhiria Kemara, Urs Signer and Emily Bailey, have had appeals against their convictions and sentences dismissed by the Court of Appeal. However, Iti says the court decision really only affects his body, not his mind or thinking. His son Wairere Iti says his father is sending a message to his supporters. He still thinks like a Tuhoe and behaves like one. Wairere Iti says those things will be there regardless of whether he’s incarcerated or not. Tame Iti is not ruling out taking his appeal further up the court system, but his son Wairere says a Supreme Court appeal would…

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30th

Sir Wira gets clean bill of health after scare

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Former public service high flier Sir Wira Gardiner has been given a clean bill of health and discharged from hospital after concern he was seriously ill with pancreatic cancer. The Te Papa chairman and founding director of the Waitangi Tribunal, who is Education Minister Hekia Parata’s husband, became unwell about four weeks ago and started to rapidly lose weight. Last week he spent five days in Wellington Hospital, where he underwent tests, and travelled to Auckland for an endoscopy examination in North Shore Hospital. In a letter to whanau, friends and colleagues yesterday, Sir Wira, who is in his mid-60s, said he had now been given the all clear. “To say that the relief is immeasurable is to demean the…

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29th
OCT

Crown signs $20m deal with Ngai Takato

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The Crown has signed a deed of settlement worth more than $20 million for all outstanding historical Treaty claims with Ngai Takoto at Te Ahu Centre in Kaitaia. Ngai Takoto were left virtually landless by the historical actions of the Crown, Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Christopher Finlayson said. “Finally, the people of Ngai Takoto can look forward to a brighter future - 27 years since the Muriwhenua claims were lodged in the area.” The settlement would provide Ngai Takoto with a strong foundation for economic and social development and would help to transform the social circumstances of their people, Mr Finlayson said. Ngai Takoto would receive commercial redress of $21.04 million, and the return of culturally significant sites such…

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29th

Big bill for commissioners’ farewell

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More than $12,110 was spent on a function to farewell two members of the Maori Language Commission board and celebrate 25 years of the Maori Language Act. That included farewell gifts of more than $2000 each for Dame Iritana Tawhiwhirangi and Ruakere Hond, figures released under the Official Information Act show. The event, for Maori language stakeholders, was held on August 1 and 2 in Wellington. More than 200 people attended and invitees included Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae, academics, public servants and members of the Maori media. The commission spent $7610 flying 14 people to Wellington. Flights were for incoming board members Katrina Evans and Poia Rewi, a speaker at the event and kaumatua. Dame Iritana and Mr Hond spoke…

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28th
OCT

Giving back the land

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Meet New Zealand’s new stock of farmer. He doesn’t own a farm. He lives in one of Auckland’s poshest suburbs. Corporate farmer Rick Braddock is not at all what you expect. In a U-turn on history, this Pakeha from Remuera is embracing the idea of passing prized farms back to Maori through a new scholarship programme for city folk. The Government granted him the lease to the 1340-hectare farm on Motutapu Island in 1992. It is a little paradise of cattle, sheep, tui and a lonely takahe, just 11 kilometres from downtown Auckland in the Hauraki Gulf. Braddock may not appear the typical farmer, but he’s done his time - he studied at Lincoln University and worked on farms in…

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28th

Aohanga: Farming iwi plans business a century ahead

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No-one knows how long the people of Aohanga Incorporation have occupied their land on the wild Wairarapa coast. Their hapu, Te Hika o Papauma, has continuously owned the 7300 hectare Owahanga Station, 100 kilometres south east of Dannevirke, since well before European times. Consequently they are long-term thinkers, and it was not surprising when in 2000 they sat down and wrote a 100-year business plan. As their farm consultant says, the business is “no show pony” - with a 12.5-kilometre coastline, the steep property is exposed to the vagaries of coastal weather and infested with scrub and gorse. However, it is about to turn its first profit in many years, thanks to some serious restructuring of the balance sheet and…

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27th
OCT

Urewera appeal decision due next week

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Tame Iti and the three people convicted with him of firearms offences from the Urewera raids case will to learn on Monday if they have won their appeals. In late August the Court of Appeal reserved its decisions on the conviction and sentence appeals of former Wellington couple Urs Signer, Emily Bailey, Tuhoe activist Tame Wairere Iti, and Te Rangikaiwhiria Kemara. Iti and Kemara were sentenced to two years’ jail in May after being convicted as a result of the Urewera raids in October 2007. Bailey and Signer were living in Wellington when the raids leading to their arrest took place in 2007, but now live at Parihaka, in Taranaki. They served about a month of their nine-month of home…

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26th
OCT

Size of a Maori family ranges from 1 to 500 – study

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The size of a Maori family ranges from one to 500 people, in a new approach that has family members saying how many people are in their wider family rather than just their household, according to a pilot study. The pilot, carried out this year, will form part of the Te Kupenga survey of 5000 Maori people next year. Deputy Government statistician Vince Galvin said it was important to stress the pilot study is not representative of the whole population, but was instead used to identify how useful information would be gathered for the full survey next year. “What we’ve found in our pilot group is that while some people believe their whanau is around the size of what people…

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26th

Kingitanga events in fundraiser plan

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King Tuheitia’s private secretary is considering raising $250,000 by providing corporate “access” to royal events. In email correspondence seen by the Herald, Rangi Whakaruru discusses a plan to raise money for “projects” by charging for access to Kingitanga events for “hospitality, branding, community, awareness, relationships, knowledge and educational development”. Mr Whakaruru discusses the plan with Susan Cullen, who made a fortune in Maori education through contracts to Te Wananga o Aotearoa when her father was in charge of the institution. The events in question include koroneihana commemorations, poukai where Kingitanga marae host the king for a day and regatta celebrations. The programme is called the “Kingitanga Enabling Partnerships Approach [Kepa]” and in a discussion document Mrs Cullen sets out how…

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25th
OCT

Ta Moko: Tokens of love etched in the memory of their dear lady

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A group of Tainui women took the hint of their beloved Maori Queen Dame Te Atairangikaahu and began a movement to revive the art of moko in their tribe, with themselves as the first candidates. Te Aroha Tai-Rakena has no trouble getting her 70-year-old niece over to her house to talk about their inked chins, tattooed with moko kauae in 2007 as a mark of love for two Kingitanga leaders. When Mrs Tai-Rakena, 75, known by most as Aunty Roha, calls she’s a hard woman to refuse. She cajoles in a gentle way, although she’s clearly a woman who gets things done. She laughs when asked if she thinks she’s a bit bossy. She is the boss, she reckons. The…

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25th

Moriori rift reaches employment authority

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A feud has split the trust responsible for the protection of the Moriori culture, after its general manager refused to leave his position despite being suspended. Moriori expert Maui Solomon was suspended at the end of August by Hokotehi Moriori Trust executive chairwoman Shirley King. But he refused to acknowledge the suspension, arguing that Ms King was no longer a valid trustee after an election process and had no right to instigate disciplinary proceedings against him. He continued to act as general manager despite his pay being cut off. He took his case to the Employment Relations Authority, which ordered his immediate reinstatement. The trust owns and manages Chatham Island assets including fishing quotas, farms and a tourist lodge. In…

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