Cullen says claim settlements free tree funds
The Minister of Finance says settling the major central North Island forestry claims will free up a huge amount for Maori economic development.
Michael Cullen says Maori in various parts of the country are building up significant ownership stakes in primary industries, and are increasingly looking for value add processing opportunities.
He says the state can help.
“If we can get to the point where we have the major central North Island related settlements done so that it’s possible to free up the funds from the Crown Forestry Rental Trust, they can then be dedicated, and Parekura (Horomia) and me have both made it clear they would be dedicated, to Maori usage for economic and social development, so further possibilities there I hope not too many years down the track,” Cullen says.
Michael Cullen says he would like to see other funds held for Maori purposes adopting more active investment policies.
CANTERBURY BOARD DRAWS FLAK FOR CONSULTATION LACK
The Canterbury District Health Board is fighting challenges that its new five-year Maori health plan lacks vision.
Maori executive director Hector Matthews says the board is acknowledging that the plan failed to gain support from key stakeholders.
Mr Matthews says the board put a lot of work in, but some people still feel they were overlooked.
He says further hui need to be held with Ngai Tahu:
“They actually put together quite a good plan. The issues the board has come up against are actually more to do with the fact that the board doesn’t have a strong enough relationship with Ngai Tahu, and Ngaiu Tahu is saying that, so the flaws are they haven’t engaged sufficiently with iwi,” Matthews says.
Hector Matthews says the board will reconsider the plan in the New Year.
NGATI WAI USES STRANDINGS FOR WHALE OF A WANANAGA
Ngati Wai says a mass stranding of pilot whales south of Ruakaka can help other iwi learn how to deal with similar strandings in their rohe.
The Northland iwi removed bone from the 17 whales yesterday and helped the Department of Conservation deal with the remains.
Resource manager Tui Hoterene says other coastal iwi were called to join in what became an impromptu wananga, so they could learn some of the procedures around a customary harvest.
She says there is a demand for clear guidelines.
“Obviously our whale protocol, it’s been there for eight years, and we’ve been open to sharing it with other iwi that want to attempt the same thing with the Department of Conservation, so we’re always encouraging participation and open if people want to come to us for advice,” Hoterene says.
Tui Hoterene says people from Ngati Kuri, Ngapuhi and Te Uri O Hau joined Ngati Wai flensing the whales to remove the bones.
WINIATA ENDORSES MAORI BANK PLAN
Maori Party president Whatarangi Winiata is endorsing a government project to create a Maori development bank.
Officials are currently looking at various funds used for Maori purposes to see if they can be combined into a new financial institution.
Professor Winiata says he has been pushing for a Maori bank for more than two decades, modeled on the Development Finance Corporation which kick started many New Zealand businesses.
He says given the sums available, the bank will only work if the government is prepared to give proper guarantees.
“The Crown Forestry Rental Trust, Maori Trustee, Poutama Trust, about $200 million. Now if all of that went into this development bank, it has the possibility to grow 10 times that, providing there is the guarantor standing behind it,” Winiata says.
Professor Winiata says a Maori bank would need a true partnership between Maori and the Crown.
REEDY ENCOURAGES HIGH SMOKING TARGET
A prominent Maori educator says stopping smoking may seem an insurmountable challenge, but Maori need to persist.
Amster Reedy spoke yesterday at the World Health Organisation Indigenous People's Forum on Tobacco Use in South Auckland keynote speaker at the world indigenous conference on smoking which is on in South Auckland.
He says cutting Maori smoking rates is clearly a long term project.
About half of adult Maori still smoke.
Mr Reedy says Maori have never been shy about taking up challenges.
“Maori rise to challenges and I’m not one to have a defeatist attitude by no means. Aim for the stars. If you fail, let it be before a lofty mountain,” Amster Reedy says.
DANCE COLLECTIVE UNVEILS WAR WORK
Atamira Dance Collective tonight unveils its new contemporary dance piece.
Memoirs of Active Service at Auckland's Maidment Theatre tells the story of the love between a young Maori soldier and his future wife.
Choreographer Maaka Pepene says the work is a tribute to his grandfather, whose wartime diary is used during the work.
It also includes waiata from the war as it contrasts the battlefront and the home front.
“The moment they walk in and the show starts they’ll be transported back to the late 1930s before the war and a time that is gone and experience what life was like back then when the men went overseas and the women stayed at home alone and what the women did,” Pepene says.
Maaka Pepene says the season, which ends on Saturday, will include a special matinee on Friday for veterans and their families.
Michael Cullen says Maori in various parts of the country are building up significant ownership stakes in primary industries, and are increasingly looking for value add processing opportunities.
He says the state can help.
“If we can get to the point where we have the major central North Island related settlements done so that it’s possible to free up the funds from the Crown Forestry Rental Trust, they can then be dedicated, and Parekura (Horomia) and me have both made it clear they would be dedicated, to Maori usage for economic and social development, so further possibilities there I hope not too many years down the track,” Cullen says.
Michael Cullen says he would like to see other funds held for Maori purposes adopting more active investment policies.
CANTERBURY BOARD DRAWS FLAK FOR CONSULTATION LACK
The Canterbury District Health Board is fighting challenges that its new five-year Maori health plan lacks vision.
Maori executive director Hector Matthews says the board is acknowledging that the plan failed to gain support from key stakeholders.
Mr Matthews says the board put a lot of work in, but some people still feel they were overlooked.
He says further hui need to be held with Ngai Tahu:
“They actually put together quite a good plan. The issues the board has come up against are actually more to do with the fact that the board doesn’t have a strong enough relationship with Ngai Tahu, and Ngaiu Tahu is saying that, so the flaws are they haven’t engaged sufficiently with iwi,” Matthews says.
Hector Matthews says the board will reconsider the plan in the New Year.
NGATI WAI USES STRANDINGS FOR WHALE OF A WANANAGA
Ngati Wai says a mass stranding of pilot whales south of Ruakaka can help other iwi learn how to deal with similar strandings in their rohe.
The Northland iwi removed bone from the 17 whales yesterday and helped the Department of Conservation deal with the remains.
Resource manager Tui Hoterene says other coastal iwi were called to join in what became an impromptu wananga, so they could learn some of the procedures around a customary harvest.
She says there is a demand for clear guidelines.
“Obviously our whale protocol, it’s been there for eight years, and we’ve been open to sharing it with other iwi that want to attempt the same thing with the Department of Conservation, so we’re always encouraging participation and open if people want to come to us for advice,” Hoterene says.
Tui Hoterene says people from Ngati Kuri, Ngapuhi and Te Uri O Hau joined Ngati Wai flensing the whales to remove the bones.
WINIATA ENDORSES MAORI BANK PLAN
Maori Party president Whatarangi Winiata is endorsing a government project to create a Maori development bank.
Officials are currently looking at various funds used for Maori purposes to see if they can be combined into a new financial institution.
Professor Winiata says he has been pushing for a Maori bank for more than two decades, modeled on the Development Finance Corporation which kick started many New Zealand businesses.
He says given the sums available, the bank will only work if the government is prepared to give proper guarantees.
“The Crown Forestry Rental Trust, Maori Trustee, Poutama Trust, about $200 million. Now if all of that went into this development bank, it has the possibility to grow 10 times that, providing there is the guarantor standing behind it,” Winiata says.
Professor Winiata says a Maori bank would need a true partnership between Maori and the Crown.
REEDY ENCOURAGES HIGH SMOKING TARGET
A prominent Maori educator says stopping smoking may seem an insurmountable challenge, but Maori need to persist.
Amster Reedy spoke yesterday at the World Health Organisation Indigenous People's Forum on Tobacco Use in South Auckland keynote speaker at the world indigenous conference on smoking which is on in South Auckland.
He says cutting Maori smoking rates is clearly a long term project.
About half of adult Maori still smoke.
Mr Reedy says Maori have never been shy about taking up challenges.
“Maori rise to challenges and I’m not one to have a defeatist attitude by no means. Aim for the stars. If you fail, let it be before a lofty mountain,” Amster Reedy says.
DANCE COLLECTIVE UNVEILS WAR WORK
Atamira Dance Collective tonight unveils its new contemporary dance piece.
Memoirs of Active Service at Auckland's Maidment Theatre tells the story of the love between a young Maori soldier and his future wife.
Choreographer Maaka Pepene says the work is a tribute to his grandfather, whose wartime diary is used during the work.
It also includes waiata from the war as it contrasts the battlefront and the home front.
“The moment they walk in and the show starts they’ll be transported back to the late 1930s before the war and a time that is gone and experience what life was like back then when the men went overseas and the women stayed at home alone and what the women did,” Pepene says.
Maaka Pepene says the season, which ends on Saturday, will include a special matinee on Friday for veterans and their families.
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