Rangiputa sell off sparks protest
Ngati Kahu in the far north is protesting the sales of part of Crown farmer Landcorp's Rangiputa Station for lifestyle blocks.
The Muriwhenua tribe wants the 3000 hectare station to be included as its compensation package, but talks are currently stalled over mandate issues.
Taitokerau kaumatua Nuki Aldridge says the call has gone out to picket the land, which is on the Karikari Peninsula east of Kaitaia.
“We're telling the descendants of those rangatira the land was taken off by Lands and Survey and all those people to go up there and do something, and that's what's happening,” Mr Aldridge says.
Landcorp chief executive Chris Kelly says the Landcorp is only selling a nine hectare block of scrub which is unsuitable for farming.
Mr Kelly says the sections being sold will contain memorials on the titles, so they could be bought back if needed for a settlement.
MAORI NEED RESEARCH CONTROL
An Auckland GP says Maori should be in control of any research funding looking at cancer in Maori.
Guy Naden from Tamaki PHO says Maori cancer research should be a priority, given Maori with cancer are twice as likely to die as non-Maori.
But Dr Naden says what communities want and what researchers want are at odds.
“Research money goes to universities. Universities then decide which sort of topics are of interest to them, but there’s a disconnect between the community wants and the university view of the world, so we want to have a meeting of those two areas,” Dr Naden says.
He says cancer services needed to be developed specifically for Maori.
URBAN MARAE NEARING COMPLETION
An urban Marae in the Napier city district is finally near completion after 40 years in the making.
Project Manager Mike Taane says three buildings have been completed for Pukemokimoki Marae, including the wharenui and wharekai, and the site is being landscaped.
He says they're aiming for a June opening, which will celebrate all the cultures in Napier.
“We’re expecting multitudes of people turning up and showing their support for the marae. That’s people of all races, because after all it’s a marae for the community of Napier, and not just Maori,” Mr Taane says.
Pukemokimoki is named after a mountain that was quarried away during the early development of Napier.
LANDCORP SAYS RANGIPUTA SALE NO THREAT
The head of state owned farming company Landcorp says its sale of part of the Rangiputa Station in the far north should not affect the Muriwhenua land claim settlement.
Members of Ngati Kahu have been staging a protest outside the land on the Karikari peninsula, which is to be sold by tender later this month.
Chris Kelly says Landcorp is only selling a nine hectare block of the two thousand hectare Rangiputa station, broken up into 20 smaller lifestyle sections.
“It's non usable for farming land. Basically it is scrub. We have signaled that we are selling that to the Office of Treaty Settlements, which we are obliged to do. They have reported to us that they do not wish to land bank the property,” Mr Kelly says.
The sections will be sold with memorials on the title, so if they are needed for a future treaty settlement they can be bought back by the Crown.
NO NCEA NOT END OF WORLD
The Minister of Maori Affairs says leaving school without a National Certificate in Educational Achievement is not the end of the world.
Parekura Horomia has come under fire from National's Tau Henare over the fact half the Maori school leavers in 2005 did not have even level one NCEA.
Mr Horomia says many of those young men and women were raised to believe they were heading for the unemployment queue, but that's not where they're heading.
“What they’re not saying is where they are going. A lot of them are going into modern day apprenticeships. We had 22,000 in there. A lot of them are going to get work, to get a job, and that’s a great thing for Maori,” Mr Horomia says.
He says under Tau Henare's party, Maori were left with no such options because National destroyed the apprenticeship system.
WAKA AMA PADDLER SETS SITES ON SACRAMENTO
A champion waka ama paddler has had to move from Ruatoria to Gisborne to pursue her sporting ambitions.
16-year-old Bayleigh Harrison says the move is saving her 1000 kilometres of travel a week.
Harrison is ranked in the top six internationally for her age group, and won five gold medals at the waka ama nationals last month.
Her former teacher, Geri Hiini of Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Waiu, says Bayleigh is setting a high standard.
“Bayleigh is a very good role model in the world of waka ama. She’s a very humble person, she’s a very happy person as well, and she shares that sunny nature of hers with the people around her. She goes into things with a deep focus on the water,” Ms Hiini says.
Harrison is setting herself for the world waka ama championships at Sacramento in the United States next year.
The Muriwhenua tribe wants the 3000 hectare station to be included as its compensation package, but talks are currently stalled over mandate issues.
Taitokerau kaumatua Nuki Aldridge says the call has gone out to picket the land, which is on the Karikari Peninsula east of Kaitaia.
“We're telling the descendants of those rangatira the land was taken off by Lands and Survey and all those people to go up there and do something, and that's what's happening,” Mr Aldridge says.
Landcorp chief executive Chris Kelly says the Landcorp is only selling a nine hectare block of scrub which is unsuitable for farming.
Mr Kelly says the sections being sold will contain memorials on the titles, so they could be bought back if needed for a settlement.
MAORI NEED RESEARCH CONTROL
An Auckland GP says Maori should be in control of any research funding looking at cancer in Maori.
Guy Naden from Tamaki PHO says Maori cancer research should be a priority, given Maori with cancer are twice as likely to die as non-Maori.
But Dr Naden says what communities want and what researchers want are at odds.
“Research money goes to universities. Universities then decide which sort of topics are of interest to them, but there’s a disconnect between the community wants and the university view of the world, so we want to have a meeting of those two areas,” Dr Naden says.
He says cancer services needed to be developed specifically for Maori.
URBAN MARAE NEARING COMPLETION
An urban Marae in the Napier city district is finally near completion after 40 years in the making.
Project Manager Mike Taane says three buildings have been completed for Pukemokimoki Marae, including the wharenui and wharekai, and the site is being landscaped.
He says they're aiming for a June opening, which will celebrate all the cultures in Napier.
“We’re expecting multitudes of people turning up and showing their support for the marae. That’s people of all races, because after all it’s a marae for the community of Napier, and not just Maori,” Mr Taane says.
Pukemokimoki is named after a mountain that was quarried away during the early development of Napier.
LANDCORP SAYS RANGIPUTA SALE NO THREAT
The head of state owned farming company Landcorp says its sale of part of the Rangiputa Station in the far north should not affect the Muriwhenua land claim settlement.
Members of Ngati Kahu have been staging a protest outside the land on the Karikari peninsula, which is to be sold by tender later this month.
Chris Kelly says Landcorp is only selling a nine hectare block of the two thousand hectare Rangiputa station, broken up into 20 smaller lifestyle sections.
“It's non usable for farming land. Basically it is scrub. We have signaled that we are selling that to the Office of Treaty Settlements, which we are obliged to do. They have reported to us that they do not wish to land bank the property,” Mr Kelly says.
The sections will be sold with memorials on the title, so if they are needed for a future treaty settlement they can be bought back by the Crown.
NO NCEA NOT END OF WORLD
The Minister of Maori Affairs says leaving school without a National Certificate in Educational Achievement is not the end of the world.
Parekura Horomia has come under fire from National's Tau Henare over the fact half the Maori school leavers in 2005 did not have even level one NCEA.
Mr Horomia says many of those young men and women were raised to believe they were heading for the unemployment queue, but that's not where they're heading.
“What they’re not saying is where they are going. A lot of them are going into modern day apprenticeships. We had 22,000 in there. A lot of them are going to get work, to get a job, and that’s a great thing for Maori,” Mr Horomia says.
He says under Tau Henare's party, Maori were left with no such options because National destroyed the apprenticeship system.
WAKA AMA PADDLER SETS SITES ON SACRAMENTO
A champion waka ama paddler has had to move from Ruatoria to Gisborne to pursue her sporting ambitions.
16-year-old Bayleigh Harrison says the move is saving her 1000 kilometres of travel a week.
Harrison is ranked in the top six internationally for her age group, and won five gold medals at the waka ama nationals last month.
Her former teacher, Geri Hiini of Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Waiu, says Bayleigh is setting a high standard.
“Bayleigh is a very good role model in the world of waka ama. She’s a very humble person, she’s a very happy person as well, and she shares that sunny nature of hers with the people around her. She goes into things with a deep focus on the water,” Ms Hiini says.
Harrison is setting herself for the world waka ama championships at Sacramento in the United States next year.
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