The President of the New Zealand Jewish Council has slammed a Maori academic for trivialising the Holocaust. Keri Opai is a Taranaki Maunga academic who participated in a Radio New Zealand special panel discussion as part of Waitangi Day which commemorates the 1840 treaty which represented the founding of New Zealand. He told the the [...]
Waitangi Day was marked today with the usual commemorations, protests and reminders that it is a day for New Zealanders to celebrate what it means to be a Kiwi.Prime Minister John Key said Waitangi Day was a way to reflect upon...
Mana Party leader Hone Harawira says a call to stop politicians visiting Te Tii Marae in Waitangi is premature. Marae chair Rihari Dargaville has threatened to stop the annual tradition of politicians visiting the marae the day before Waitangi Day if protesters continue to disrupt political speeches. The call comes after Prime Minister John Key [...]
Te Runanganui o Ngati Hikairo HUI-A-TAU To be held at Waipapa Marae, Kawhia, on 10 March 2012, starting 10am. Nominations are invited for membership of the Executive Committee. Nomination forms can be obtained from the Secretary (contact details below) Completed nominations must be received by the Secretary at the address below by 24 February 2012. [...]
Hundreds gathered at Wellington's waterfront this morning to mark the first time the capital has hosted the diplomatic corps on Waitangi Day.More than 65 senior diplomats gathered by the central city wharewaka Te Raukura to watch...
Kia ora Attn: CAST CALL FOR SHORT FILM Maumahara?Remember who you are, is a Professional short Film, being made by TOKIRUA FILM STUDIOS. Shooting dates are from the 16th ? 18th March 2012, and will be primarily shot at Tamaki Maori Village. At this stage, these are the DEFINITE shooting dates. If you cannot commit [...]
A man who was attacked by thousands of wasps told his nephew to run before being stung to death. Morris Robert Stretch, 62, had been living in the Marlborough Sounds for only four weeks when he died at a family property in Kenepuru Sound, north of Sandy Bay, on Saturday morning. He and his nephew [...]
The Prime Minister has defended some of the Government's most controversial actions at his annual Waitangi Day breakfast - including mining, asset sales and the Crafar Farms sale to a Chinese company.Mr Key delivered his Waitangi...
A protest outside the first Iwi Consultation Hui to be held at the Distinction Hotel, Rotorua, this protest and hikoi is to show your opposition to the removal of Section 9 (the Treaty clause) from the proposed new legislation to effect the Sale of SOE’s Selling our State Owned Assets is like selling our wharenui [...]
A proposal was floated at the First Nations gathering in Ottawa last month to establish separate aboriginal-based seats in the House of Commons. A Winnipeg Free Press article made reference to the example of New Zealand and the seven reserved seats for its native Maori people. As a New Zealander, it caught my eye. I [...]
