Delays punishing for north
Ngati Kahu leader Sir Graham Latimer says unnecessary delays settling the Muriwhenua land claims is leading to new injustices for people of the far north.
Ngati Kahu members are picketing a nine hectare block on the Karikari Peninsula, which state owned farmer Landcorp is selling off as 20 lifestyle sections.
The block is part of the Rangiputa Station, which claimants want returned.
Sir Graham says the sale of high priced coastal sections by Landcorp will make it harder for the tribes to get a fair settlement because of the unfair way the Crown is valuing land used in settlements.
“I did tell Doug Graham that when he was Minister of Treaty Affairs, that when it comes back we would want to pay the existing rate that was present when we talked about it, not adding on the rate. And so really, if we’re going to do it, we want a quick settlement before it explodes out of bloody reach,” Sir Graham says.
He says the delay in settling the Muriwhenua claims is the Crown's fault, because of the way it went about choosing who it was prepared to talk to.
WARDENS BACK ON MASTERTON STREETS
The reintroduction of street patrols by Maori wardens in the Wairarapa is getting the thumbs up from the community.
One of Masterton's six new wardens, former New Zealand First MP Edwin Perry, says a small group of young Maori in the region have been going off the rails and causing trouble.
Mr Perry says he's been getting favourable comments from Maori and Pakeha alike.
“They've said ‘Hell, it’s good to see them back on the road. Even though I’m a Pakeha, when we were young Ed, we’d go into the hotel and see the Maori wardens come through and oop, here’s a Maori warden, so everybody knew.’ The vibe from the young people we’ve spoken to in the last cuple of weeks, they know we’re around and Maori wardens are back on the street, so that's good,” Mr Perry says.
The wardens are trying to show the Wairarapa's youth alternatives to disruptive behaviour.
GRANT TO FINISH WHAKAIRO FOR NAPIER MARAE
The group building an urban marae for Napier has received $50,000 from Eastern and Central Community Trust to complete the task.
Pukemokimoki Marae project manager Mike Taane says the money will be used to complete the traditional whakairo, tukutuku and kowhaiwhai within the buildings.
He says by the time the complex is completed, building costs will be over a million dollars, which has come from the trust and other community organisations and fundraising activities.
“We're very grateful to Eastern and Central Community Trust. They previously also funded the actual building project as well, so the $50,000 received will go towards the carving project,” Mr Taane says.
When Pukemokimoki Marae is formally opened in June, it will be the culmination of a 40-year dream for the community.
SETTLEMENT FAILURE FRUSTRATING
Far north leader Sir Graham Latimer says a protest over the sale of Landcorp sections on the Karikari Peninsula is a sign of increasing frustration at the government's failure to settle the Muriwhenua Claim.
Ngati Kahu members are picketing a 9 hectare block of Landcorp's Rangiputa Station, which the state owned farmer is selling off as 20 lifestyle sections.
Sir Graham says in the 10 years since the Waitangi Tribunal released its Muriwhenua Land Claims report, the Crown has mishandled settlement negotiations, and now it's selling off assets which should go to claimants.
He says it can't go on.
“They can't sideline them because we’ve been going too long, so every day every month, the people get that much more bitter about the plight they're in,” Sir Graham says.
He wants the government to come back and talk to Muriwhenua as a collective group, so they can get the settlement negotiations back on track.
SOLUTIONS NEEDED FOR CANCER
A Maori health administrator says people are looking at negative Maori health statistics rather than looking for solutions.
Guy Naden, the chief executive of the Tamaki Primary Health Organisation, says Maori are bombarded with information, like the fact Maori with cancer are twice as likely to die from it as non-Maori.
But Dr Naden says those statistics don't seem to be taken into account when the health research dollars are allocated.
“We're being researched to death rather than researched to life, and there’s an opportunity here with cancer. We know the numbers, regarding Maori cancer patients and our incidence, and how often we get cancer, and there’s an opportunity her to go on the front foot and do something about it,” Dr Naden says.
He says Maori should be given control of a block of the research putea so they can set their own priorities for the funding.
CALL FOR FLAG FOR ALL TRIBES
A Waikato man who has proudly flown his own Maori flag for more than a decade, says it is time for Maori leaders to unite under a pan-tribal flag.
Monty Raniera's purple, white and black flag depicts the kumara, the koru, and the earth, papatuanuku.
He was there at Maungakeikei on Waitangi Day. flying his flag alongside the Maori Party, United Tribes and Kawariki banners.
Mr Raniera says it's something Maori should be able to reach agreement over.
“You got to get to the main chiefs eh, like chiefs of Ngati Porou and Tainui and Ngapuhi and all that, to sort of get together to decide on a flag that represents all tribes,” Mr Raniera says.
Ngati Kahu members are picketing a nine hectare block on the Karikari Peninsula, which state owned farmer Landcorp is selling off as 20 lifestyle sections.
The block is part of the Rangiputa Station, which claimants want returned.
Sir Graham says the sale of high priced coastal sections by Landcorp will make it harder for the tribes to get a fair settlement because of the unfair way the Crown is valuing land used in settlements.
“I did tell Doug Graham that when he was Minister of Treaty Affairs, that when it comes back we would want to pay the existing rate that was present when we talked about it, not adding on the rate. And so really, if we’re going to do it, we want a quick settlement before it explodes out of bloody reach,” Sir Graham says.
He says the delay in settling the Muriwhenua claims is the Crown's fault, because of the way it went about choosing who it was prepared to talk to.
WARDENS BACK ON MASTERTON STREETS
The reintroduction of street patrols by Maori wardens in the Wairarapa is getting the thumbs up from the community.
One of Masterton's six new wardens, former New Zealand First MP Edwin Perry, says a small group of young Maori in the region have been going off the rails and causing trouble.
Mr Perry says he's been getting favourable comments from Maori and Pakeha alike.
“They've said ‘Hell, it’s good to see them back on the road. Even though I’m a Pakeha, when we were young Ed, we’d go into the hotel and see the Maori wardens come through and oop, here’s a Maori warden, so everybody knew.’ The vibe from the young people we’ve spoken to in the last cuple of weeks, they know we’re around and Maori wardens are back on the street, so that's good,” Mr Perry says.
The wardens are trying to show the Wairarapa's youth alternatives to disruptive behaviour.
GRANT TO FINISH WHAKAIRO FOR NAPIER MARAE
The group building an urban marae for Napier has received $50,000 from Eastern and Central Community Trust to complete the task.
Pukemokimoki Marae project manager Mike Taane says the money will be used to complete the traditional whakairo, tukutuku and kowhaiwhai within the buildings.
He says by the time the complex is completed, building costs will be over a million dollars, which has come from the trust and other community organisations and fundraising activities.
“We're very grateful to Eastern and Central Community Trust. They previously also funded the actual building project as well, so the $50,000 received will go towards the carving project,” Mr Taane says.
When Pukemokimoki Marae is formally opened in June, it will be the culmination of a 40-year dream for the community.
SETTLEMENT FAILURE FRUSTRATING
Far north leader Sir Graham Latimer says a protest over the sale of Landcorp sections on the Karikari Peninsula is a sign of increasing frustration at the government's failure to settle the Muriwhenua Claim.
Ngati Kahu members are picketing a 9 hectare block of Landcorp's Rangiputa Station, which the state owned farmer is selling off as 20 lifestyle sections.
Sir Graham says in the 10 years since the Waitangi Tribunal released its Muriwhenua Land Claims report, the Crown has mishandled settlement negotiations, and now it's selling off assets which should go to claimants.
He says it can't go on.
“They can't sideline them because we’ve been going too long, so every day every month, the people get that much more bitter about the plight they're in,” Sir Graham says.
He wants the government to come back and talk to Muriwhenua as a collective group, so they can get the settlement negotiations back on track.
SOLUTIONS NEEDED FOR CANCER
A Maori health administrator says people are looking at negative Maori health statistics rather than looking for solutions.
Guy Naden, the chief executive of the Tamaki Primary Health Organisation, says Maori are bombarded with information, like the fact Maori with cancer are twice as likely to die from it as non-Maori.
But Dr Naden says those statistics don't seem to be taken into account when the health research dollars are allocated.
“We're being researched to death rather than researched to life, and there’s an opportunity here with cancer. We know the numbers, regarding Maori cancer patients and our incidence, and how often we get cancer, and there’s an opportunity her to go on the front foot and do something about it,” Dr Naden says.
He says Maori should be given control of a block of the research putea so they can set their own priorities for the funding.
CALL FOR FLAG FOR ALL TRIBES
A Waikato man who has proudly flown his own Maori flag for more than a decade, says it is time for Maori leaders to unite under a pan-tribal flag.
Monty Raniera's purple, white and black flag depicts the kumara, the koru, and the earth, papatuanuku.
He was there at Maungakeikei on Waitangi Day. flying his flag alongside the Maori Party, United Tribes and Kawariki banners.
Mr Raniera says it's something Maori should be able to reach agreement over.
“You got to get to the main chiefs eh, like chiefs of Ngati Porou and Tainui and Ngapuhi and all that, to sort of get together to decide on a flag that represents all tribes,” Mr Raniera says.
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