Maori Archive

  • David Clendon

    Maori participation in Auckland SuperCity – Not!



    It seems that Rodney Hide has yet again turned up to Cabinet with his papers and been allowed to advance (?) Auckland Governance another step closer to the shambles it will almost certainly become.  The prospects for meaningful Maori participation look like being close to zero. From Cabinet papers released today, we learn that the Minister [...] read more
    December 3, 2009 11:14 pm - 98 Comments
  • Catherine Delahunty

    October 15th 2007 – Lest we forget



    Yesterday was the second anniversary of the so called “terrorism” raids. Police carried out dawn raids on dozens of houses in Te Urewera and around Aotearoa which was definitely terrifying for the victims of this debacle who turn out not to be terrorists. I will not forget the conversations I had with people from Ruatoki about [...] read more
    October 16, 2009 11:42 am - 23 Comments
  • frog

    The tsunami of child poverty



    New Zealand’s “tsunami of child poverty” came under the microscope at the recent Child Poverty Action Group hui at Manurewa marae. The hui was designed to build activism to end child poverty in Aotearoa. Activism is clearly what is needed to bring about change, was the consensus of speakers and participants. One of the overriding themes of [...] read more
    October 13, 2009 5:30 pm - 147 Comments
  • Catherine Delahunty

    Time is Now



    The Minister of Justice has missed the point of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. National is prevaricating about recognising the Declaration because they are afraid it might actually mean something and affect the law of the land. They are failing to embrace the opportunity the Declaration offers us of a deeper engagement over [...] read more
    July 24, 2009 1:40 pm - 176 Comments
  • Metiria Turei

    Indigenous climate change conference



    Jeanette has blogged today on the Emissions Trading Scheme submissions from iwi and hapu. She talked about how it is necessary to treat Treaty settlement land and resources differently under the scheme, particularly forestry. This is a crucial point, especially in light of the issues discussed at the Indigenous Peoples’ Global Summit on Climate Change [...] read more
    April 29, 2009 9:30 am - 10 Comments
  • Metiria Turei

    Labour MIA at the Maori representation hui



    The hui at Orakei Marae today was excellent. Ngati Whaatua put out the call for Maori in Tamaki Makaurau to gather to consider what should be done next to oppose the government’s rejection of guaranteed Maori seats on the new Auckland unitary council. They have decided to hold a hikoi on 25 May, [...] read more
    April 15, 2009 4:01 pm - 246 Comments
  • Metiria Turei

    The biggest Maori urban population shut out from their own city



    National’s decision to ditch the Maori seats on the Auckland super city is another means to remove Maori from the barest minimum of decision-making in the biggest Maori city in the country. Catherine has blogged on the general issue before but the issues are even more acute in Auckland. According the 2006 census, nearly [...] read more
    April 7, 2009 6:03 pm - 59 Comments
  • Catherine Delahunty

    Declaration of Indigenous Rights Down Under



    On Tuesday I got to ask my first proper Question in the House. Unsurprisingly Hone Harawira asked more or less the same question. Will the Government follow the lead of Australia and change their position to support the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People? The Prime Minister did a good imitation of saying nothing [...] read more
    April 2, 2009 7:00 am - 106 Comments
  • Metiria Turei

    GEO Group record in private prisons – very very bad



    One of the companies that is apparently in discussions with National to run a private prison is The GEO Group Inc. They ran the Auckland Central Remand Prison when it was privatised. John Key is reported as saying that they produced “very good results”. The GEO Group, Inc. is part of the The [...] read more
    March 12, 2009 11:08 am - 27 Comments
  • Metiria Turei

    National gags Pita Sharples: Maori deserve better



    Todays performance in the House has confirmed that the Minister of Maori Affairs, Pita Sharples is being locked out by the National Government from answering serious questions concerning Maori. My question today directly concerning Maori and their loss of rights under the RMA reforms was transferred by the government from the Maori Affairs Minister to the [...] read more
    March 11, 2009 6:17 pm - 4 Comments
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