The great helmsman strikes again
The Maori muttonbirding community is devastated by the tragedy wchich claimed the lives of six people in Foveaux Strait on Saturday.
Tony Ropata, a fisher and surfer based in Murihiku, says the stretch of water is notorious, and it's not the first time lives have been lost in muttonbirding season.
Mr Ropata says the Maori community will be hard hit by the tragedy, but will continue to harvest the birds, as they have been doing for generations.
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A leading political commentator says National leader Don Brash would do well to heed the advice of one of his predecesors and lay off attacks on Maori.
New Zealand Herald political correspondent John Armstrong says Jim Bolger's speech to National's 70th birthday celebrations was clearly aimed at Mr Brash.
Mr Bolger told the party it needed to face a future where Maori and Pacific Island people were a greater percentage of the population, and that New Zealand today is not New Zealand 1936, the year National was established.
Mr Armstrong says he challenged the party to look where it was heading.
"The great helmsman strikes again and he doesn't want to be forgotten for his role in the 1990s in the treaty settlement process. He is obviously very disturbed with where the party is heading. I think he's got the right answer. National really needs to pause and reflect and wonder whether they can milk any more out of anti-Maori sentiment," Armstong said.
John Armstrong says National should drop its policy of unilaterally getting rid of the Maori seats, because it will never get the numbers to do so.
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If you can make money for them, Hollywood can be a forgiving place.
Only months after being caught in women's clothing and allegedly offering to perform sexual favours on an undercover police officer for money, Once Were Warriors director Lee Tamahori appears to be back on track.
He's in the middle of directing the supernatural thriller Next, with Nicholas Cage and Julianne Moore.
Maori television producer Tainui Stevens says Tamahori has emerged from his recent difficulties with his Hollywood reputation intact.
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The Maori party spokesperson on Broadcasting says Maori deserve an opportunity to participate in the telecommunications sector.
Hone Harawira says the government decision to unbundle the local loop and allow new players to use Telecom's copper network to deliver services, opens the way for Maori involvement.
He says that Maori need support from Maori politicians to enter the sector.
Maori have a stake in the industry through the Maori Spectrum Trust, which has a minority stake in Econet Wireless, which is currently building a pilot for a third mobile phone network.
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Maori Womens Development Corporation head Dame Georgina Kirby says budding business people need be clear about the sort of study they take on.
Dame Georgina says she sees more Maori pursuing tertiary business qualifications, but sometimes they don't seem to know what the end point is.
She says qualifications are a waste of money if students are unsure about how they will use the knowledge.
Dame Georgina says she was encouraged by the higher profile of Maori involved in last week's business expo in Auckland, which shows howe Maori are adapting to the business world.
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Former Rugby League international and captain of the New Zealand Maori squad, Tawera Nikau, says it's time the Warriors brought fellow former Kiwi Lance Hohaia back into the team in the number six jersey.
He says Hohaia could add some sting to the Warriors attack from stand-off.
The Auckland based NRL club suffered another defeat over the weekend to an under strength St George Illawara squad at Woolongong Saturday.
Mr Nikau says the Warriors' coach has finally put Nathan Fien and Grant Rovelli into their specialist positions, and needs to do the same with Hohaia, who has been playing in the Bartercard Cup for the Waicoa Bay Stallions.
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Tony Ropata, a fisher and surfer based in Murihiku, says the stretch of water is notorious, and it's not the first time lives have been lost in muttonbirding season.
Mr Ropata says the Maori community will be hard hit by the tragedy, but will continue to harvest the birds, as they have been doing for generations.
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A leading political commentator says National leader Don Brash would do well to heed the advice of one of his predecesors and lay off attacks on Maori.
New Zealand Herald political correspondent John Armstrong says Jim Bolger's speech to National's 70th birthday celebrations was clearly aimed at Mr Brash.
Mr Bolger told the party it needed to face a future where Maori and Pacific Island people were a greater percentage of the population, and that New Zealand today is not New Zealand 1936, the year National was established.
Mr Armstrong says he challenged the party to look where it was heading.
"The great helmsman strikes again and he doesn't want to be forgotten for his role in the 1990s in the treaty settlement process. He is obviously very disturbed with where the party is heading. I think he's got the right answer. National really needs to pause and reflect and wonder whether they can milk any more out of anti-Maori sentiment," Armstong said.
John Armstrong says National should drop its policy of unilaterally getting rid of the Maori seats, because it will never get the numbers to do so.
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If you can make money for them, Hollywood can be a forgiving place.
Only months after being caught in women's clothing and allegedly offering to perform sexual favours on an undercover police officer for money, Once Were Warriors director Lee Tamahori appears to be back on track.
He's in the middle of directing the supernatural thriller Next, with Nicholas Cage and Julianne Moore.
Maori television producer Tainui Stevens says Tamahori has emerged from his recent difficulties with his Hollywood reputation intact.
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The Maori party spokesperson on Broadcasting says Maori deserve an opportunity to participate in the telecommunications sector.
Hone Harawira says the government decision to unbundle the local loop and allow new players to use Telecom's copper network to deliver services, opens the way for Maori involvement.
He says that Maori need support from Maori politicians to enter the sector.
Maori have a stake in the industry through the Maori Spectrum Trust, which has a minority stake in Econet Wireless, which is currently building a pilot for a third mobile phone network.
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Maori Womens Development Corporation head Dame Georgina Kirby says budding business people need be clear about the sort of study they take on.
Dame Georgina says she sees more Maori pursuing tertiary business qualifications, but sometimes they don't seem to know what the end point is.
She says qualifications are a waste of money if students are unsure about how they will use the knowledge.
Dame Georgina says she was encouraged by the higher profile of Maori involved in last week's business expo in Auckland, which shows howe Maori are adapting to the business world.
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Former Rugby League international and captain of the New Zealand Maori squad, Tawera Nikau, says it's time the Warriors brought fellow former Kiwi Lance Hohaia back into the team in the number six jersey.
He says Hohaia could add some sting to the Warriors attack from stand-off.
The Auckland based NRL club suffered another defeat over the weekend to an under strength St George Illawara squad at Woolongong Saturday.
Mr Nikau says the Warriors' coach has finally put Nathan Fien and Grant Rovelli into their specialist positions, and needs to do the same with Hohaia, who has been playing in the Bartercard Cup for the Waicoa Bay Stallions.
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