{"id":10694,"date":"2018-03-21T23:01:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T10:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mananews.co.nz\/wp\/?p=10694"},"modified":"2018-03-21T23:01:00","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T10:01:00","slug":"mate-atu-ara-mai-ano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mananews.co.nz\/wp\/?p=10694","title":{"rendered":"MATE ATU, ARA MAI ANO"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/strong>MATE ATU, ARA MAI ANO<\/h2>\n

N\u0101 Hone Harawira<\/h4>\n

The last couple of weeks have been tough up here in the Far North, with the loss of some really key people and with them the loss of their knowledge, guidance and leadership. For their immediate wh\u0101nau there is obviously a greater loss, but the people of Muriwhenua have also been dealt a heavy blow. The knowledge we lose when our kaum\u0101tua and kuia pass away cannot be measured, and unfortunately neither can it be reclaimed. The warmth, the humour, the wisdom can never be replaced. They were of a time we can never know, and we are the poorer for not learning as much about it as we could when they were alive.<\/p>\n

Hopefully it challenges us to be more vigilant and more assertive in talking with our old people, and recording their stories, their history and the values that underpinned their lives, for the generations to come.<\/p>\n

On a positive note though, I was really impressed with the quality of the young speakers we have coming through our kura, when I attended the tangi of Ross Gregory. Ross was a leader in the fight to reclaim the reo \u2013 he would have felt good knowing his dreams are being realised.<\/p>\n

BUT SOME THINGS DON\u2019T CHANGE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Labour has signed the new TPPA, saying that it\u2019s way better than the old one. In fact the text of the new TPPA is exactly the same as the old one, except that 22 of the 1000 original TPPA provisions have been suspended in case the US wants back in \u2013 not removed, just suspended.<\/p>\n

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And one of the nastiest bits is the ISDS (investor-state dispute settlement) rules which were first introduced in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1993 and which still apply to the TPPA today. They allow foreign investors to challenge NZ policies and laws in offshore courts that have the power to award massive damages against our government for breaching foreign investor rights.<\/p>\n

ISDS rules are so disliked that a lot of governments won\u2019t include them in trade agreements. They\u2019re so bad in fact that Jacinda Ahern called them \u201ca dog\u201d. She tried to get them dumped from the TPPA – she failed. She tried to get them suspended – she failed again. Those ISDS rules remain fully intact.<\/p>\n

And as far as the Treaty of Waitangi is concerned, the brutal truth is that under the new TPPA our government\u2019s ability to protect treaty rights has weakened, M\u0101ori have no rights in disputes regarding our resources, and M\u0101ori calls for more effective protection have been ignored.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve had calls lately from people wanting action against the TPPA but who are a bit confused because they voted Labour. Dear lord, talk to these people please.<\/p>\n

The grim reality is that all the M\u0101ori MPs in Labour have to vote for the TPPA when it comes up in the house. They don\u2019t have a choice. If they want to stay in parliament they\u2019ll do what they\u2019re told. Willie Jackson bragged about how they got 13 Maori Labour MPs into government. Funny thing is they only had 6 last time and they opposed the TPPA. Now they\u2019ve got 13 and they\u2019re going to support it. Amazing how quickly the sniff of power can turn a man\u2019s head \u2026<\/p>\n

Hone MANA Leader<\/p>\n

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