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Mongrel Mob Wahine Toa lodge first ever all-female gang Treaty of Waitangi claim
The first Treaty of Waitangi claim filed by an all-female chapter of a gang has been lodged by the leader of the Mongrel Mob Wahine Toa
“It’s about looking at the effects that gangs have had upon women and children, historically and to present day,” says leader Paula Ormsby.
The statement of claim was lodged on August 19, and details the ways it says the Crown has failed in its obligation to take proactive steps to protect the claimants.
Ormsby says the State needs to look at the intergenerational trauma that was created by colonisation, and why gangs even came into existence…
nzherald.co.nz/nz/mongrel-mob-wahine-toa-lodge-first-ever-all-female-gang-treaty-of-waitangi-claim
Still no Ihumatao deal announcement as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern remains tight-lipped
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is staying tight-lipped as to whether Cabinet today agreed to a solution to the long-running Ihumatao land dispute.
But she did reveal that any solution the Government does announce would not undermine the treaty process previously agreed to by those involved.
“We just can’t do that; it would be an act of bad faith for all other iwi and treaty partners.”…
nzherald.co.nz/nz/still-no-ihumatao-deal-announcement-as-prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-remains-tight-lipped
Maori horticulture sector grows 300 per cent in 12 years to be worth $220m
Maori horticulture is booming, having grown 300 per cent in the last 12 years and set to continue its trajectory, new research shows.
A new report from economic consultancy Berl, commissioned by Te Puni Kokiri, the Ministry of Primary Industries and Horticulture New Zealand, shows growing Maori ownership in the sector.
The estimated gross output of Maori horticulture in New Zealand is $220 million per year, the report shows…
stuff.co.nz/business/farming/123625580/mori-horticulture-sector-grows-300-per-cent-in-12-years-to-be-worth-220m
Maori ward opponents criticised over leaflet sent to 30,000 New Plymouth homes
Thousands of blue forms sent out to gather signatures for a referendum on having a Maori ward in New Plymouth district have been described as misleading and manipulative – a charge organisers have rejected.
Thirty thousand double-sided forms – almost one for every household in the district – have been delivered to New Plymouth addresses. The form asks people to sign the petition to hold a binding referendum…
stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/123689510/mori-ward-opponents-criticised-over-leaflet-sent-to-30000-new-plymouth-homes
Propaganda:
Orakei kaumatua returning to the land, decades after Maori settlement was razed
stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/123552085/rkei-kaumtua-returning-to-the-land-decades-after-mori-settlement-was-razed
Maoriland: New Zealand’s forgotten name
rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/432750/maoriland-new-zealand-s-forgotten-name
Maori, moko and the trade in human heads that haunts New Zealand today
https://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article
Ihumatao: From confiscation to present-day campaign for whenua’s return
stuff.co.nz/national/123694363/ihumtao-from-confiscation-to-presentday-campaign-for-whenuas-return
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