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Iwi and asset sales – taihoa!
Whānau Māori – we have the potential power to stop the asset sales from happening. But we need to act now! WHAT HAPPENED? Government asset sales cannot go ahead yet because of our water rights. The Waitangi Tribunal says … Continue reading
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Tagged Asset Sales, Hapu, Maori representation, Treaty of Waitangi
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Vision: An Aotearoa governed according to tikanga and kawa
(Original article posted Dec 2010, updated Jan 2012) How can we help push a constitutional review towards this vision? We hope whānau will have a say in what rules and guidelines this country should be governed by. We urge people to find out what the current constitutional review process is all … Continue reading
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Tagged Decolonize, Hapu, Indigenous, Indigenous People, Iwi, Mana Motuhake, Native Peoples, Tangata Whenua, tikanga Maori, Tino Rangatiratanga
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Pondering 2012……
31 December 2011 Actually before I start on next year I better look at 2011 first. Woah – freaky year! Around the end of 2010 I decided to pitch in with a few other like-minded wāhine and add our voice … Continue reading
Hei oranga mā te whānau
Dr Leonie Pihama, Māori And Indigenous Analysis Ltd., Te Kotahi Institute, University of Waikato Dr Leonie Pihama Over the past few days I have been participating in the NZ Association for Research in Education annual conference. NZARE is a time … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitalism, Hapu, Indigenous, Indigenous People, Iwi, Mana Motuhake, Mokopuna, Tamariki, Tangata Whenua, tikanga Maori, Tino Rangatiratanga, Wahine, Whanau
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Why the fear of Māori representation?
02 December 2011 Responses to the issue of Māori representation suggest some deeply rooted fear amongst opponents. Last Friday it was reported that the Whangarei District Council voted against Māori seats. Over the past month councils around the country have … Continue reading
Thinking about voting……………some reflections on Elections 2011
Dr Leonie Pihama Tonight the final of the seven Māori electorate debates screened on Māori Television. It was filmed live at Māori Television and one of our wahine from Te Wharepora Hou, Marama Davidson, was given the opportunity to ask … Continue reading
Marama Davidson and Occupy Auckland
Marama Davidson of Te Wharepora Hou speaks about decolonising the Occupy Movement. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gUAEoz47l0M
What a real revolution would look like!
Around the world many are rising against oppressive neo-liberal policies that benefit only 1% of all people. An “occupation” on Wall Street in New York has inspired other cities and countries to take action against this repression. A slogan borne from this protest has … Continue reading
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Tagged Decolonize, Hapu, Indigenous, Iwi, Occupation, tikanga Maori, Wall Steeet
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Rugby World Cup(a Haka) 2011
OPINION 11 September 2011 What about when the world isn’t watching? It was essential that tāngata whenua featured at the Rugby World Cup opening events last Friday night. Immediately after the shows people around the country, and indeed the world, … Continue reading
