Joe Trinder The seven Māori electorates had the highest rejection for flag change in the country. The most resistant electorate was Te Tai Tokerau voting 78.5% against flag change. Even former MP for Te Tai Tokerau, Hone Harawira made an appeal to the electorate for change. His anti colonial argument for change made sense and […]
Joe Trinder The Prime Minister has the courage to send other peoples family members to a war-zone in Iraq but lacks the courage to attend the 176th commemoration of the signing of our founding national document the Treaty of Waitangi. The army of well paid spin doctors in the Prime ministers office have come up with […]
By Marise Lant In a decision released yesterday, the Waitangi Tribunal has agreed with claimants that an urgent hearing is necessary into the government’s proposed repeal of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 (the Maori Land Act). Marise Lant, a Maori Land owner, on behalf of a number of supporting parties, had asked the […]
Mana News editor Joe Trinder The first crown rule to Treaty settlement is the colonial strategy of divide and conquer. Get everyone to compromise during the infighting, offer the least settlement possible. Te Hiku Settlement Bill passed into legislation on 9th September,2015. It was a momentous occasion for four of 5 Muriwhenua Iwi : Ngāti Kuri, […]
Mana News editor Joe Trinder The mainstream media have succeeded in persuading the public to dismiss King Tuheitia claim on Tamaki Makaurau (Auckland) Stuff published this article written by an anonymous editor and sought the opinion of self appointed Auckland based plumber David Rankin as somehow representative of Ngapuhi. Stuff also declared the Maori King had been told […]
By Marise Lant If you oppose the Te Ture Whenua Maori Bill 2015 as a descendant of Tipuna who were recruited into the 28th Maori Battalion, who were instrumental in the protection of Maori lands. Please download and complete this form and mail your submission to TPK. [embeddoc url=”http://mananews.co.nz/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Submission-on-Te-Ture-Whenua-Māori-Exposure-Bill-2015-Individual-Draft-Form.docx” download=”all” viewer=”microsoft”]
Mana Leader Hone Harawira Urgency Applications to the Waitangi Tribunal on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement On 23 June 2015, two Waitangi Tribunal claims were filed alleging that the Crown’s negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement were in breach of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Wai 2522: a claim lodged by Papaarangi M J Reid, Moana […]
Tamaki Makaurau Collective Deed of Settlement Summary The Tāmaki Makaurau Collective Deed of Settlement was initialled by the Crown and Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau (the Tāmaki Collective) on 7 June 2012. It is subject to ratification by the members of the iwi / hapū of the Tāmaki Collective and conditional on the enactment […]
A group of esteemed Māori leaders and academics, including Dr Papaarangi Reid, Moana Jackson, Rikirangi Gage, Angeline Greensill, Hone Harawira and Moana Maniapoto have filed a claim and application for urgent hearing today in the Waitangi Tribunal. The claim alleges that the government’s actions in negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPPA) are a breach of the […]
Mana News editor Joe Trinder Nick Smith the housing minister has used a loop hole of re designating land in order to avoid honouring the Treaty of Waitangi. As part of Ngati Whatua and Waikato-Tainui treaty negotiations there is a clause giving individual iwi the right of first refusal when the Government wants to dispose […]