Ngapuhi sacks social service head
December 22
Te Runanga o Ngapuhi has sacked the head of its social services arm and referred matters relating to its financial management to the police.
Arapeta Hamilton had been suspended without pay in October while a firm of forensic accountants went through the Ngapuhi Iwi Social Services books.
Ngapuhi Chairperson Sonny Tau says the review of the company identified issues that needed to be taken further.
Mr Tau says there had been a breakdown in management and governance procedures which the northern runanga has now addressed.
“We've dismissed Arapeta Hamilton and we’ve also stood aside the board, and they won’t be coming back in on the board, The relationship has grown very much closer, There is a lot more coordination and cooperation between the two organisations,” Mr Tau says.
He says the problems with Ngapuhi Iwi Social Services has not affected delivery of contracted services for the children young persons and their families service.
NGATI TAMA WINS ESTUARY TITLE CASE
A bitter sweet Christmas present for Nelson based Ngati Tama with the High Court upholding a Maori Land Court decision that it has title to part of the Wakapuaka Estuary.
John Mitchell from the Huria Matenga Wakapuaka Estuary Trust says the High Court decision confirms the original grant of the title in 1883.
Dr Mitchell says Ngati Tama has spent more than $100,000 on the case because the crown seem determined to fight any challenge to its taking of the Seabed and Foreshore.
“While we are pleased that this has been the final outcome, we are still shocked and horrified that Maori should be able to be taken to court in the way that we have. This has cost us a huge amount of money. This has been a very expensive process,” Dr John Mitchell says.
He says the iwi won't be able to celebrate yet because it fears the Crown may still appeal.
Duty Minister Trevor Mallard says that decision has still to be made, but the case sets no precedent regarding the Foreshore and Seabed.
GREEN ATTACKS SUICIDE TANGI PLAN
Green MP Meteria Turei says denying young people who commit suicide a traditional tangi is not the answer to a serious social problem.
Araiteuru Marae in Dunedin has buried six young suicide victims over the past 14 months, and is proposing that future suicides will only receive a short service on the day of the funeral.
But Meteria Turei says the tangi is as much about the grief of the family as it is about the tupapaku, and could be treated as a starting point to try to prevent other suicides.
“If young people are saying at tangi that people talk about the dead person and recognize their life and say good things about them, then maybe what they really need is for us to recognise their value and how important they are to us while they are living, rather than waiting until they die to tell them,” Ms Turei says.
NGAPUHI WORKS WITH CYFS TO PICK UP NISS PIECES
Ngapuhi Chairperson Sonny Tau says the Northland tribe is working closely with Child, Youth and Family Services to resolve problems within its social services arm.
The runanga yesterday sacked Ngapuhi Iwi Social Services chief executive Arapeta Hamilron and referred some matters to the police for further investigation.
Mr Tau says the problems with management did not affect the quality of the contracted services being delivered which were essential for many of the tribes young people.
“The reason that Ngapuhi Iwi Social Services was set up was to look after our own tamariki and in a way that was conducive to Maori tikanga. There was a bit of distance between the runanga and CYFS in the past, but now that this has occurred, there is a lot more cooperation between the iwi and CYFS,” Mr Tau says.
He says the company's board has also been dismissed and the iwi will be looking for replacements with the appropriate professional skills to run a multi million dollar business.
NELSON IWI FEAR APPEAL ON MUDFLAT TITLE
Nelson based Ngati Tama is afraid a High Court decision confirming the ownership of the Wakapuaka estuary may be appealed.
John Mitchell from landowners the Huria Matenga Wakapuaka Estuary Trust says the case has already cost the iwi more than $100,000 as it fought to defend the Maori freehold title originally awarded in 1883.
Dr Mitchell says despite the clear reasoning by the High Court in support of a earlier Maori Land Court decision, the iwi is picking up disturbing indications that the government is keen to appeal to the Supreme Court.
“While it was started off by the National Government minister of conservation, it is obvious that Labour is following the same sort of line as it did with the foreshore and seabed – and by the way, this is not a foreshore and seabed case. Fogarty in his analysis also took apart the Crown’s arguments on those grounds,” Dr Mitchell says.
HOME CALLS THE WHANAU BACK
With the busy pace of modern life Christmas is one of the few times of the year outside of tangi that Maori get to go to their home areas.
Rural marae turn into camping grounds for the whanau, favourite kaimoana spots get revisited, and it's also time for whanau reunions and unveilings.
Maori Affairs Minister Parekura Horomia says the foreign climes cannot compete with the pleasures of Tolaga Bay on the East Coast.
“Most of my mates go overseas, to Greece or wherever else, get away and chill out. I think it’s a Maori thing, I go home. It’s hard to get home in this job. I spend time there. I’ll spend about three days with my moko, she’s eight years old so she’s got a lot to say and show me, so I look forward to that like a lot of grandparents,” Mr Horomia says.
The minister is likely to be seen at other highlights of the Maori calendar over the break, including the Maori tennis champs in the Waikato, the waka ama nationals, and the super 12 kapahaka champs in Gisborne.
Te Runanga o Ngapuhi has sacked the head of its social services arm and referred matters relating to its financial management to the police.
Arapeta Hamilton had been suspended without pay in October while a firm of forensic accountants went through the Ngapuhi Iwi Social Services books.
Ngapuhi Chairperson Sonny Tau says the review of the company identified issues that needed to be taken further.
Mr Tau says there had been a breakdown in management and governance procedures which the northern runanga has now addressed.
“We've dismissed Arapeta Hamilton and we’ve also stood aside the board, and they won’t be coming back in on the board, The relationship has grown very much closer, There is a lot more coordination and cooperation between the two organisations,” Mr Tau says.
He says the problems with Ngapuhi Iwi Social Services has not affected delivery of contracted services for the children young persons and their families service.
NGATI TAMA WINS ESTUARY TITLE CASE
A bitter sweet Christmas present for Nelson based Ngati Tama with the High Court upholding a Maori Land Court decision that it has title to part of the Wakapuaka Estuary.
John Mitchell from the Huria Matenga Wakapuaka Estuary Trust says the High Court decision confirms the original grant of the title in 1883.
Dr Mitchell says Ngati Tama has spent more than $100,000 on the case because the crown seem determined to fight any challenge to its taking of the Seabed and Foreshore.
“While we are pleased that this has been the final outcome, we are still shocked and horrified that Maori should be able to be taken to court in the way that we have. This has cost us a huge amount of money. This has been a very expensive process,” Dr John Mitchell says.
He says the iwi won't be able to celebrate yet because it fears the Crown may still appeal.
Duty Minister Trevor Mallard says that decision has still to be made, but the case sets no precedent regarding the Foreshore and Seabed.
GREEN ATTACKS SUICIDE TANGI PLAN
Green MP Meteria Turei says denying young people who commit suicide a traditional tangi is not the answer to a serious social problem.
Araiteuru Marae in Dunedin has buried six young suicide victims over the past 14 months, and is proposing that future suicides will only receive a short service on the day of the funeral.
But Meteria Turei says the tangi is as much about the grief of the family as it is about the tupapaku, and could be treated as a starting point to try to prevent other suicides.
“If young people are saying at tangi that people talk about the dead person and recognize their life and say good things about them, then maybe what they really need is for us to recognise their value and how important they are to us while they are living, rather than waiting until they die to tell them,” Ms Turei says.
NGAPUHI WORKS WITH CYFS TO PICK UP NISS PIECES
Ngapuhi Chairperson Sonny Tau says the Northland tribe is working closely with Child, Youth and Family Services to resolve problems within its social services arm.
The runanga yesterday sacked Ngapuhi Iwi Social Services chief executive Arapeta Hamilron and referred some matters to the police for further investigation.
Mr Tau says the problems with management did not affect the quality of the contracted services being delivered which were essential for many of the tribes young people.
“The reason that Ngapuhi Iwi Social Services was set up was to look after our own tamariki and in a way that was conducive to Maori tikanga. There was a bit of distance between the runanga and CYFS in the past, but now that this has occurred, there is a lot more cooperation between the iwi and CYFS,” Mr Tau says.
He says the company's board has also been dismissed and the iwi will be looking for replacements with the appropriate professional skills to run a multi million dollar business.
NELSON IWI FEAR APPEAL ON MUDFLAT TITLE
Nelson based Ngati Tama is afraid a High Court decision confirming the ownership of the Wakapuaka estuary may be appealed.
John Mitchell from landowners the Huria Matenga Wakapuaka Estuary Trust says the case has already cost the iwi more than $100,000 as it fought to defend the Maori freehold title originally awarded in 1883.
Dr Mitchell says despite the clear reasoning by the High Court in support of a earlier Maori Land Court decision, the iwi is picking up disturbing indications that the government is keen to appeal to the Supreme Court.
“While it was started off by the National Government minister of conservation, it is obvious that Labour is following the same sort of line as it did with the foreshore and seabed – and by the way, this is not a foreshore and seabed case. Fogarty in his analysis also took apart the Crown’s arguments on those grounds,” Dr Mitchell says.
HOME CALLS THE WHANAU BACK
With the busy pace of modern life Christmas is one of the few times of the year outside of tangi that Maori get to go to their home areas.
Rural marae turn into camping grounds for the whanau, favourite kaimoana spots get revisited, and it's also time for whanau reunions and unveilings.
Maori Affairs Minister Parekura Horomia says the foreign climes cannot compete with the pleasures of Tolaga Bay on the East Coast.
“Most of my mates go overseas, to Greece or wherever else, get away and chill out. I think it’s a Maori thing, I go home. It’s hard to get home in this job. I spend time there. I’ll spend about three days with my moko, she’s eight years old so she’s got a lot to say and show me, so I look forward to that like a lot of grandparents,” Mr Horomia says.
The minister is likely to be seen at other highlights of the Maori calendar over the break, including the Maori tennis champs in the Waikato, the waka ama nationals, and the super 12 kapahaka champs in Gisborne.
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