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30th
NOV

New gallery boost for Maori artists

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Maori scholars, artists and kaumatua will begin consultation on the new Maori Art Gallery as part of the multi-million dollar Hundertwasser Art Centre project in Whangarei. Whangarei District Council has appointed eight eminent Maori scholars and artists as a panel of advisors for the project which is due to open in 2015. Friedensreich Hundertwasser of Austria was one of the 20th century’s most celebrated artists and considered Northland a second home. Panel chair Elizabeth Ellis said the establishment of a Maori Art Gallery will showcase contemporary Maori art to the world. She said it will provide an exciting forum for Maori creativity and will build a positive profile for all Maori and in turn will raise a positive profile for…

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30th

Maori Battalion members to have last get-together

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Surviving members of the 28th Maori Battalion will meet in Wellington on Saturday for a last official get-together. Only 25 veterans of the battalion who fought in World War II are still alive and it was felt now is the right time to wind-up the Maori Battalion Association. Some 3600 men served in the battalion in campaigns across North Africa, Greece, Crete and Italy. The battalion’s losses were the highest of any in the New Zealand Division with 649 deaths, either killed in action or from their wounds. Veteran Aubrey Balzer said the Maori Battalion name will live on as long as there is one Maori Battalion bloke left alive. About 11 veterans are expected to be able to attend…

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30th

Band of brothers: 28th (Maori) Battalion

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The 28th (Maori) Battalion, with battle honours spanning multiple theatres in World War II, is to formally disband this weekend. Surviving members from each of its four companies reflect on their experiences fighting, sometimes literally, alongside their Maori brothers. The Maori Battalion (left) consisted of volunteers, grouping tribes together, which led to multiple losses by many whanau. 28th Maori Battalion badge (right). Photo / New Zealand Herald Archives, Supplied A Coy Sol Te Whata, 95 today, reckons his uncle’s blessing before he left for World War II was one of the things that brought him home safely. Just before he was granted final leave, an aunt from Otaua sent him a telegram and told him in Maori: “Ki te whakawhiti…

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28th
NOV

PM misled public on water ownership – Maori Council

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Maori Council lawyer Felix Geiringer this morning challenged John Key’s claim no one owns water and said the Prime Minister had misled the public on that point. Justice Ronald Young is hearing in the High Court at Wellington the challenge to the Government’s plan to partially privatise Mighty River Power next year taken by the council, the Waikato River and Dams Claims Trust and the Pouakani Claims Trust. The council argues it is unlawful for the Government to sell shares in the company because that would affect the Government’s ability to make redress for any Maori ownership claims over the Waikato River and other water bodies. But Mr Key has dismissed the council’s claims a number of times, saying his…

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27th
NOV

Waikato-Tainui: Tania Martin voted out of tribal office

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Waikato-Tainui politician Tania Martin has been voted out of tribal office after the iwi’s parliament voted in favour of a charge of bringing it into disrepute. She had been the tribe’s chairwoman of Te Kauhanganui or parliament but on Sunday 36 of 57 marae, which have three members each, agreed with the motion that also removed her. In an extraordinary move last week the tribe’s paramount chief King Tuheitia wrote to members asking that they remove Ms Martin, saying years of infighting had destabilised the tribe. Ms Martin had been fired by the king in 2010 after she raised concerns about wasted tribal funds. The move proved to be outside of tribal rules and Ms Martin resumed her position. In…

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27th

Maori Council’s legal bid to stop asset sales hits strong opposition

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The Maori Council’s legal bid to block the Government’s asset sale plan faced a strong challenge in court yesterday even as Prime Minister John Key said his Government would not negotiate if the council won. The council, along with a coalition of Waikato iwi and hapu, took their challenge to the Government’s “mixed-ownership model” or partial asset sales plan to the High Court at Wellington. They argued that proceeding with the plan for the sale of Mighty River Power next year - without first ensuring there was as mechanism for the recognition of Maori proprietary rights and interests in water - was inconsistent with the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, and therefore unlawful. The case opened with submissions from…

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27th

No water rights negotiations with iwi – PM

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Prime Minister John Key has ruled out direct negotiation with iwi over water rights as a High Court challenge over the Government’s asset sales enters its second day. He has also warned that losing the case would force the Government to borrow more money as there is none left in the coffers for capital spending on new projects like schools and hospitals. “We have no capital budget allocated in our accounts; so in other words we are working on the principle that when we buy other assets on behalf of New Zealanders we’ll be using funds we get out of the Mixed Ownership Model process,” Key said. “If we can’t sell those 49 per cent stakes, in principle we are…

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23rd
NOV

Tuheitia’s plea to followers

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King Tuheitia is again calling for the dumping of tribal chairwoman Tania Martin in favour of Tuku Morgan in an unprecedented open letter to Kingitanga followers. Covering seven pages and distributed widely throughout Waikato-Tainui yesterday it broadly criticises Ms Martin, who is chairwoman of Te Kauhanganui the tribal parliament, as well as other executive Te Arataura board leaders Kingi Porima, Hemi Rau and Tom Roa. The genesis of the letter started two years ago in an embarrassing chapter when Tuheitia unsuccessfully tried and failed to fire Ms Martin who had raised concerns about what she believed to be wasted tribal funds. In the letter Tuheitia told tribal members he wished he’d pushed harder because in the intervening period the tribe…

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23rd

Unlocking value of Maori farmland essential – Finlayson

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Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson says unlocking the value of under-utilised Maori farmland in the North Island is essential for the prosperity of both Maori and the economy. Mr Finlayson told Federated Farmers national council in Wellington this week that an overhaul of Te Ture Whenua Maori (the Maori Land Act) is vital if Maori are to develop their land and realise its full potential. He said 15% of the North Island, or thereabouts, is Maori land and 80% of it is under-developed. The act has failed to make Maori land productive and he has appointed a team of Maori experts to investigate the issue and report back to the Government by the end of November. Mr Finlayson…

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9th
NOV

Christchurch kura puts case to minister

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Education Minister Hekia Parata has been handed the first submission from a Christchurch school earmarked for merger, a month before the consultation deadline. Spreydon’s Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Te Whanau Tahi yesterday presented Parata with its submission against the proposed merger with Te Kura Whakapumau Te Reo Tuturu Ki Waitaha. In its submission, Te Whanau Tahi proposes to create a “culturally grounded, 21st-century education - Maori medium style”. To stave off a merger, the kura wants to increase the use of its facilities. Plans are afoot to establish an early-childhood education centre, an after-school homework centre and evening courses, as well as housing a social services and learning support centre. The kura is inviting pupils from mainstream schools to…

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9th

Henare hits out at National

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National backbencher Tau Henare has hit out at his own party over its stance on Maori issues. In Parliament on Wednesday he said he was ”torn” over having to vote against legislation which would have allowed people to swear an oath to honour the Treaty of Waitangi. Yesterday he said the Government had not done enough to reduce Maori unemployment levels after the Household Labour Force Survey revealed a worse than expected unemployment rate. ”I think anybody would be embarrassed about 15 per cent unemployment.” The Government was doing what it could in tough times, he said. But he said he considered crossing the floor - voting against his party - over a bill honouring the Treaty. ”Unfortunately the whipping…

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9th

Kai Tahu backs twin titles for sites

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Ngai Tahu has proposed dual names for several significant features in the Aoraki-Mt Cook region. The New Zealand Geographic Board has opened public consultation on the suggestions, which include altering the names “Mount Cook Range” to “Kirikirikatata / Mount Cook Range”, “Tasman Glacier” to “Haupapa / Tasman Glacier”, and assigning the name “Aroarokaehe Range” to a currently unnamed section of the Southern Alps. Ngai Tahu hoped the proposed changes would accommodate what were considered the original Maori names. According to the background information provided in the submission, Kirikirikatata was the grandfather of Aoraki. Both Aoraki and Kirikirikatata turned into a mountain (Aoraki- Mount Cook) and its associated range (Mount Cook Range). Haupapa is a descriptive name for the ice on…

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