Maori leading forests initiatives
December 20
Agriculture and Forestry Minister Jim Anderton says Ngati Porou is leading the way for other iwi with an east coast joint forestry venture.
Tribal subsidiary Iwi Rakau Limited is working with London based Sustainable Forestry Management Group to convert 30,000 hectares of Ngati Porou land into permanent forests.
Under the government's permanent forest sinks initiative, the forests will qualify for up to 75 million tonnes of carbon credits for future trading, and the forests will also counter erosion.
Mr Anderton says other iwi may follow.
“Farm land and iwi land in the Taranaki have farm plans attached to them now where they are replanting up to three quarters of a million trees a year so others are on the way. Ngati Porou is giving leadership in its region, and particularly on the permanent forests sinks initiative,” Mr Anderton says.
He says the Ngati Porou venture will also also qualify for a $1300 a hectare subsidy to buy seedlings.
MEAD TRIES FOR MATAATUA UNITY
The interim chair of the new Mataatua Assembly says the Bay of Plenty-based organisation is modeled on the kingitanga to give tribes in the region a unified voice.
Hirini Moko Mead says all iwi who whakapapa to Mataatua are being urged to combine resources and work on issues that affect them all.
Professor Mead says that formula has worked well for the kingitanga.
“The Mataatua assembly is another movement along the same lines. We actually are trying to unite the tribes of the Mataatua waka. There are quite a number of issues before us where united issues are required,” Professor Mead says.
The Mataatua assembly will meet in the new year to discuss the government's lack of support for the UN Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
BABY WEBSITE TARGETS MAORI ECOMMERCE
A new Maori website promoting unique Maori language resources is hitting home for overseas whanau.
Haemata.co.nz was initially established to promote the 'Piripaua' babywear range of founders Hineihaia Murphy and husband Mark Fell, but later realised the need to incorporate other Maori products.
Haemata consultant Nicky Cockburn-Birch says the website now includes Maori language resources such as puzzles and books for both tamariki and maatua.
Ms Cockburn-Birch says the Haemata.co.nz website is attracting interest from Maori living offshore.
“I've spoken to some of my friends and whanau in London and they are just rapt because there’s a kohanga in London, that’s one example, and they’re lapping up the resource for their kohanga. So we’ve also promoted it internationally so people overseas, no matter where they arte living, will be able to have those resources to support them in their homes,” Cockburn-Birch says.
WHANGAMATA MARINA FORESHORE GIVEAWAY
Greens’ Maori affairs spokesperson Metiria Turei says the new Whangamata Marina is giving away the foreshore and seabed to the rich.
Acting minister David Benson-Pope has approved construction a 205 berth marina, in the estuary at Whangamataa.
Ms Turei says for centuries tangata whenua have accessed the areas kaimoana beds, but that will cease once the marina is built.
She says the marina is effectively a playground for the rich and denies the majority of the community access to the area.
“It’s an extremely disappointing decision for heaps of people including Hauraki Maori who fought against the marina for all of these years, It’s just another example of wealthy people getting access to the foreshore and seabed, while the rest of the community doesn’t get squat. So it’s really an awful decision for the iwi and the hapu and the community as a whole,” Ms Turei says.
HAPU SAYS NO CONSULTATION ON PAPAMOA PLANS
Maori with connections to a reserve in the hills behind Papamoa, are angry they have not been consulted about the reserve’s management.
Waitaha spokesperson Maru Tapsell, says the 120 hectare Environment BOP –managed reserve has 18 paa sites.
Hapu and iwi who whakapapa to the land include Nga Potiki, Ngati Hee, Ngati Pukenga and Waitaha.
Mr Tapsell says none have been consulted about how they want the paa sites cared for, and believes the regional council is more interested in commercial opportunities cultural and historical preservation.
“They haven't even consulted us on that matter, and I’m talking about the regional council. There’s a big argument that’s going to occur out of this. I have very much fear this council here is commercially driven, rather than environmentally protection driven. They better watch out. I think we may end up back in court,” Mr Tapsell says.
Papamoa Hills reserve spokesperson Bill Cleghorn says the council is looking for submissions from the public on proposed camp and barbeque sites, as well as four wheel motorbike tours.
DEAF LOVE INSPIRES POU
A love story has inspired a west Auckland carving.
Te Kawerau a Maki recently unveiled a new pou whakairo at Huia, that tells the love story of e kawerau chief Maka.
Carver Rewi Spraggon says the iwi have had several commissions to produce whakairo in Waitakere, including the pou at the Arataki Visitor information Centre, which attracts thousands of visitors each year.
He says the carving at Huia tells the story of a young man from Pukaki who fell in love with a girl from Kawerau a Maki.
“However, the parents weren’t too happy with this union. Therefore they ran away into the valley and they hid under a waterfall for about three days, and because the constant noise of the water bashing down on the rocks, they became deaf. That’s why they named that place Kainga a Maturiura, refuge of the deaf, and this is carved into that pou,” Mr Spraggon says.
Agriculture and Forestry Minister Jim Anderton says Ngati Porou is leading the way for other iwi with an east coast joint forestry venture.
Tribal subsidiary Iwi Rakau Limited is working with London based Sustainable Forestry Management Group to convert 30,000 hectares of Ngati Porou land into permanent forests.
Under the government's permanent forest sinks initiative, the forests will qualify for up to 75 million tonnes of carbon credits for future trading, and the forests will also counter erosion.
Mr Anderton says other iwi may follow.
“Farm land and iwi land in the Taranaki have farm plans attached to them now where they are replanting up to three quarters of a million trees a year so others are on the way. Ngati Porou is giving leadership in its region, and particularly on the permanent forests sinks initiative,” Mr Anderton says.
He says the Ngati Porou venture will also also qualify for a $1300 a hectare subsidy to buy seedlings.
MEAD TRIES FOR MATAATUA UNITY
The interim chair of the new Mataatua Assembly says the Bay of Plenty-based organisation is modeled on the kingitanga to give tribes in the region a unified voice.
Hirini Moko Mead says all iwi who whakapapa to Mataatua are being urged to combine resources and work on issues that affect them all.
Professor Mead says that formula has worked well for the kingitanga.
“The Mataatua assembly is another movement along the same lines. We actually are trying to unite the tribes of the Mataatua waka. There are quite a number of issues before us where united issues are required,” Professor Mead says.
The Mataatua assembly will meet in the new year to discuss the government's lack of support for the UN Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
BABY WEBSITE TARGETS MAORI ECOMMERCE
A new Maori website promoting unique Maori language resources is hitting home for overseas whanau.
Haemata.co.nz was initially established to promote the 'Piripaua' babywear range of founders Hineihaia Murphy and husband Mark Fell, but later realised the need to incorporate other Maori products.
Haemata consultant Nicky Cockburn-Birch says the website now includes Maori language resources such as puzzles and books for both tamariki and maatua.
Ms Cockburn-Birch says the Haemata.co.nz website is attracting interest from Maori living offshore.
“I've spoken to some of my friends and whanau in London and they are just rapt because there’s a kohanga in London, that’s one example, and they’re lapping up the resource for their kohanga. So we’ve also promoted it internationally so people overseas, no matter where they arte living, will be able to have those resources to support them in their homes,” Cockburn-Birch says.
WHANGAMATA MARINA FORESHORE GIVEAWAY
Greens’ Maori affairs spokesperson Metiria Turei says the new Whangamata Marina is giving away the foreshore and seabed to the rich.
Acting minister David Benson-Pope has approved construction a 205 berth marina, in the estuary at Whangamataa.
Ms Turei says for centuries tangata whenua have accessed the areas kaimoana beds, but that will cease once the marina is built.
She says the marina is effectively a playground for the rich and denies the majority of the community access to the area.
“It’s an extremely disappointing decision for heaps of people including Hauraki Maori who fought against the marina for all of these years, It’s just another example of wealthy people getting access to the foreshore and seabed, while the rest of the community doesn’t get squat. So it’s really an awful decision for the iwi and the hapu and the community as a whole,” Ms Turei says.
HAPU SAYS NO CONSULTATION ON PAPAMOA PLANS
Maori with connections to a reserve in the hills behind Papamoa, are angry they have not been consulted about the reserve’s management.
Waitaha spokesperson Maru Tapsell, says the 120 hectare Environment BOP –managed reserve has 18 paa sites.
Hapu and iwi who whakapapa to the land include Nga Potiki, Ngati Hee, Ngati Pukenga and Waitaha.
Mr Tapsell says none have been consulted about how they want the paa sites cared for, and believes the regional council is more interested in commercial opportunities cultural and historical preservation.
“They haven't even consulted us on that matter, and I’m talking about the regional council. There’s a big argument that’s going to occur out of this. I have very much fear this council here is commercially driven, rather than environmentally protection driven. They better watch out. I think we may end up back in court,” Mr Tapsell says.
Papamoa Hills reserve spokesperson Bill Cleghorn says the council is looking for submissions from the public on proposed camp and barbeque sites, as well as four wheel motorbike tours.
DEAF LOVE INSPIRES POU
A love story has inspired a west Auckland carving.
Te Kawerau a Maki recently unveiled a new pou whakairo at Huia, that tells the love story of e kawerau chief Maka.
Carver Rewi Spraggon says the iwi have had several commissions to produce whakairo in Waitakere, including the pou at the Arataki Visitor information Centre, which attracts thousands of visitors each year.
He says the carving at Huia tells the story of a young man from Pukaki who fell in love with a girl from Kawerau a Maki.
“However, the parents weren’t too happy with this union. Therefore they ran away into the valley and they hid under a waterfall for about three days, and because the constant noise of the water bashing down on the rocks, they became deaf. That’s why they named that place Kainga a Maturiura, refuge of the deaf, and this is carved into that pou,” Mr Spraggon says.
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