Waitangi Tribunal revisits fauna claim
The Waitangi Tribunal faces another torrid day in Auckland today as lawyers for argue over how the Wai 262 claim for indigenous fauna and flora should proceed.
The judicial conference is supposed to sort out how to proceed with final hearings on the claim, which was lodged more than 15 years ago.
One of the original claimants, Saana Murray from the far north Ngati Kuri tribe, says the claim is about issues at the heart of Maori existence in Aotearoa.
"We survived with our own methods handed down for centuries to us and we are claiming the return of taonga to our people. Be it the taonga above and below the ocean, above and below the land. It wasn't ceded to any government," Murray said.
A major issue at the judicial conference will be whether more Maori organsiations, including the New Zealand Maori Council, can join the claim.
MAORI ARCHTIECTS LOOK AT PUBLIC SPACES
Maori architects and town planners believe councils could do more to incorporate Maori values into public spaces.
Maori urban design professionals, iwi and local government representatives meet in Waitakere City today to discuss the place of Maori in the urban environment.
Workshop facilitator Rau Hoskins says Maori are now predominantly urban people, so it is important cities reflect their values and aspirations. He says to do that, Maori need to have a greater say in local bodies.
"I think the key here is getting away from slapping up a whakairo or a sculpture and say 'well theres your Maori flavour that we will add to the clivic square or this building foyer or what ever else. It's really getting right back down to the broader issues of uncovering scared spaces. Sites of importance to Maori and celebrating them in appropriate ways," Hoskins said.
Rau Hoskins says Waitakere City seems to be ahead of most other cultures in acknowledging its Maori citizens.
PIRIHI WAITING TO BE SURPRISED BY OPEN
A man who has been a major influence on Maori golf says today is the first time two Maori will tee off in the US Open.
Vic Pirihi was running a Maori golfing academy when the pair, Phillp Tataurangi and Michael Campell, were teenagers. He says he's particularly pleased to see Tataurangi in the field after being out of the circuit with a debilitating back injury. Mr Pirihi says the pair have been an inspiration for other Maori golfers, and deserve their places on the starting tee.
"We've been doing this for twenty years, bringing kids on, and these two are stand outs. There are lots that gone by the way but it's like the old old story, if you're not prepared to do the work, you'll never make it. These two have worked really hard and that's why they're there," Pirihi said.
Vic Pirihi says he will be surprised if Michael Campbell can repeat his winning effort from last year.
MAORI COUNCIL, FOMA SEEK WAI 262 JOINDER
The Maori Council and the Federation of Maori Authorities will today seek to join the long running Wai 262 claim for indigenous plants and animals.
The Waitangi Tribunal is holding a judicial conference in Auckland today on how the claim should proceed.
Richard Nathan, the claims manager for the Toitokerau District Maori Council, says the issues in the claim are relevant to all Maori, which makes it important that the Maori Council lend a hand.
He says some Maori have become alarmed at where the claim seems to be heading.
"Originally they started with the historical ramifications. There's been a change in direction in regards to contemporary and future developments and you know that's been a change of whether it's the tribunal or whether there is an interest from the crown in an change of direction," Nathan says.
He says the Maori Council has a lot of experience mounting claims and negotiating settlements, so it should be able to make a useful contribution.
BROWNLEE THREATENS WHATUA DEAL
National's treaty spokesperson Gerry Brownlee says the settlement of Ngati Whatua's claims to Auckland city may not survive a change of government.
Mr Brownlee says the settlement is the most generous yet reached, because of the provisions which allow Ngati Whatua o Orakei to buy surplus Crown land - including large swathes of naval housing on the North Shore.
He says he is infuriated by the secrecy over the negotiations, and over the way the Government is trying to say the deal is worth only $10 million.
Mr Brownlee says settlements need overwhelming support to be enduring, and National has any number of reasons to withhold that support.
"One is the arrogance of the government, two, is the stupidity of Ngati Whatua for no talking to us then I guess the third aspect is the fact that there's no one is being honest about the extent of this settlement," Brownlee says.
He says the Ngati Whatua settlement seems to ignore the very real concerns of neighbouring iwi about their claims to parts of Auckland.
WANANGA CAP COULD COME LOOSE
Te Wananga o Aotearoa could be ready to start growing again.
What was once the largest tertiary institution in the country has been slashed back over the past year under the direction of Crown managers and appointees.
Staff were laid off, courses like trade training and business studies were dropped, and the wananga was instructed to concentrate on courses relating to Maori language and culture.
But wananga cultural adviser Napi Waaka says there are indications the cap of 18,000 equivalent full time student places could be lifted.
"We're talking and the government said can we get 23, 000 and the Maori said yes we can. Why? Because we've go the keys that open up the doors of the marae, of the hapu, of the iwi and very few of our other tertiary brothers and sisters can do that. And there are people waiting to come back in," Waaka said.
Napi Waaka says Te Wananga o Aotearoa would be keen to revive its trade training operations, because it has particular skills in that area.
The judicial conference is supposed to sort out how to proceed with final hearings on the claim, which was lodged more than 15 years ago.
One of the original claimants, Saana Murray from the far north Ngati Kuri tribe, says the claim is about issues at the heart of Maori existence in Aotearoa.
"We survived with our own methods handed down for centuries to us and we are claiming the return of taonga to our people. Be it the taonga above and below the ocean, above and below the land. It wasn't ceded to any government," Murray said.
A major issue at the judicial conference will be whether more Maori organsiations, including the New Zealand Maori Council, can join the claim.
MAORI ARCHTIECTS LOOK AT PUBLIC SPACES
Maori architects and town planners believe councils could do more to incorporate Maori values into public spaces.
Maori urban design professionals, iwi and local government representatives meet in Waitakere City today to discuss the place of Maori in the urban environment.
Workshop facilitator Rau Hoskins says Maori are now predominantly urban people, so it is important cities reflect their values and aspirations. He says to do that, Maori need to have a greater say in local bodies.
"I think the key here is getting away from slapping up a whakairo or a sculpture and say 'well theres your Maori flavour that we will add to the clivic square or this building foyer or what ever else. It's really getting right back down to the broader issues of uncovering scared spaces. Sites of importance to Maori and celebrating them in appropriate ways," Hoskins said.
Rau Hoskins says Waitakere City seems to be ahead of most other cultures in acknowledging its Maori citizens.
PIRIHI WAITING TO BE SURPRISED BY OPEN
A man who has been a major influence on Maori golf says today is the first time two Maori will tee off in the US Open.
Vic Pirihi was running a Maori golfing academy when the pair, Phillp Tataurangi and Michael Campell, were teenagers. He says he's particularly pleased to see Tataurangi in the field after being out of the circuit with a debilitating back injury. Mr Pirihi says the pair have been an inspiration for other Maori golfers, and deserve their places on the starting tee.
"We've been doing this for twenty years, bringing kids on, and these two are stand outs. There are lots that gone by the way but it's like the old old story, if you're not prepared to do the work, you'll never make it. These two have worked really hard and that's why they're there," Pirihi said.
Vic Pirihi says he will be surprised if Michael Campbell can repeat his winning effort from last year.
MAORI COUNCIL, FOMA SEEK WAI 262 JOINDER
The Maori Council and the Federation of Maori Authorities will today seek to join the long running Wai 262 claim for indigenous plants and animals.
The Waitangi Tribunal is holding a judicial conference in Auckland today on how the claim should proceed.
Richard Nathan, the claims manager for the Toitokerau District Maori Council, says the issues in the claim are relevant to all Maori, which makes it important that the Maori Council lend a hand.
He says some Maori have become alarmed at where the claim seems to be heading.
"Originally they started with the historical ramifications. There's been a change in direction in regards to contemporary and future developments and you know that's been a change of whether it's the tribunal or whether there is an interest from the crown in an change of direction," Nathan says.
He says the Maori Council has a lot of experience mounting claims and negotiating settlements, so it should be able to make a useful contribution.
BROWNLEE THREATENS WHATUA DEAL
National's treaty spokesperson Gerry Brownlee says the settlement of Ngati Whatua's claims to Auckland city may not survive a change of government.
Mr Brownlee says the settlement is the most generous yet reached, because of the provisions which allow Ngati Whatua o Orakei to buy surplus Crown land - including large swathes of naval housing on the North Shore.
He says he is infuriated by the secrecy over the negotiations, and over the way the Government is trying to say the deal is worth only $10 million.
Mr Brownlee says settlements need overwhelming support to be enduring, and National has any number of reasons to withhold that support.
"One is the arrogance of the government, two, is the stupidity of Ngati Whatua for no talking to us then I guess the third aspect is the fact that there's no one is being honest about the extent of this settlement," Brownlee says.
He says the Ngati Whatua settlement seems to ignore the very real concerns of neighbouring iwi about their claims to parts of Auckland.
WANANGA CAP COULD COME LOOSE
Te Wananga o Aotearoa could be ready to start growing again.
What was once the largest tertiary institution in the country has been slashed back over the past year under the direction of Crown managers and appointees.
Staff were laid off, courses like trade training and business studies were dropped, and the wananga was instructed to concentrate on courses relating to Maori language and culture.
But wananga cultural adviser Napi Waaka says there are indications the cap of 18,000 equivalent full time student places could be lifted.
"We're talking and the government said can we get 23, 000 and the Maori said yes we can. Why? Because we've go the keys that open up the doors of the marae, of the hapu, of the iwi and very few of our other tertiary brothers and sisters can do that. And there are people waiting to come back in," Waaka said.
Napi Waaka says Te Wananga o Aotearoa would be keen to revive its trade training operations, because it has particular skills in that area.
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