Why Destiny Church and other New Zealand Pentecostalists
Was anyone surprised when New Zealand's self-made Apostle Brian Tamaki courted controversy and arrest by participating in two anti-lockdown protests in Auckland recently? Or that during one of these events he declared he would rather live in "dangerous freedom than peaceful slavery" and likened the director-general of health to Hitler?This was, after all, the same Brian Tamaki whose Destiny Church followers wanted to reclaim Christchurch "for Jesus" in the immediate...
October 30, 2021'Give it a go':
The New Zealand creators behind the reo Māori film are calling for performers from across the motu to audition.The much loved children's animated film first released in 1994 has since become one of the most successful Broadway shows in history.Producer for the film and Oscar nominated film-maker Chelsea Winstanley said like the te reo Māori adaptation of Moana they encourage people from all rohe to take part in hopes of celebrating the many dialects in Aotearoa.She said they are welc...
October 28, 2021The young barrister taking on
The fallout from child uplift practices carried out by Oranga Tamariki and signed off by the Family Court continues to be felt in homes and courtrooms throughout the country. But in one extraordinary case, a young lawyer is taking on the power of the Family Court as she attempts to have children returned to their mother.A lawyer who usually represents litigants in matters of money laundering and defences under the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act, has stuck a spear right into the heart of the se...
October 28, 2021The pou tokomanawa in the whare:
Te reo Māori is everywhere. While that riles up certain types who haunt comments sections and talkback radio, watching Jordyn Rapana reaction posts always gives me a laugh and welcome respite. Scrolling down a bit, I might find a helpful video by Hemi Kelly to help me touch up on my grammar. Thursday nights are often spent on the couch playing Kaupapa by Kura Rēhia with my mates. Te reo pumps out of my car radio as I drive up SH35, listening to ‘Rehurehu’ by&n...
October 28, 2021Aue! It’s a new te ao Māori podcast
“Nē” is such a versatile, complex expression. It’s both a statement and a question, which variously means “really?”, “I agree”, “holy shit!” and “huh, I didn’t know that” depending on the tone. To me that sums up the conversations we’ll be having, and the curiosity that drives us.I’m joined by two incredible co-pilots on this project: Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Rangitihi) is a multimedia content creator who films, edits, narrates, translates and ...
October 28, 2021The role of Pākehā
I spent the last couple of lockdowns in bubbles with two of my children and their partners who are trying to raise their two-year-old daughters as Māori speakers. And that took me back 40 years to the time their mum, Alison, and I were doing the same for them.I’m a Pākehā who grew up having absolutely no clue about Māori anything. When I enrolled to learn Māori at Victoria University in 1974, I had no idea that Māori was a spoken language — and I still don’t quite know why I took...
October 28, 2021Language Matters:
OPINION: A reader has asked us to discuss Māori English. It so happens that Andreea Calude and I were recently asked to write on this for an Encyclopedia of World Englishes.Today I focus on pronunciation. Next week Andreea will cover structure and vocabulary.We cannot discuss Māori English (ME) without first saying what we mean, since it is a term that linguists use but which has relatively little salience in the general population. Early references describe it as English with a Māo...
October 28, 2021'Let's go hard': Harawira blasts traffic light framework,
Former Māori Party MP Hone Harawira is censuring New Zealand's new COVID-19 traffic light system that will shortly replace alert levels, saying it's unsatisfactory.Harawira says he has serious concerns about the system, calling it "Delta's nightmare dawn for Māori"."Keep the traffic lights on red, design a level 5 and take Auckland back there, then tighten up the borders," he told Te Ao Māori News. The Government on Friday set a 90 percent COVID-19 vaccination target for each distri...
October 25, 2021Massey playwright wins award for original script
A Massey playwright has been awarded for her efforts to expose what happens when Māori and Pākehā worlds collide.Rawinia Parata, of Ngāti Porou and Ngāi Tahu, has been recognised with a Playmarket Brown Ink award for her debut full-length play Our Side of the Fence.The award is given to Māori and Pasifika writers considered to have submitted the best new and original scripts each year.Link to article: Massey playwright wins award for original script showcasing Māori and Pākehā...
October 24, 2021Author Keri Opai writes book
Tikanga, an introduction to Te Ao Māori, is a new book by linguist and educator, Keri Opai, which has been released to help beginners understand the Māori world.Author Keri Opai hopes that this book reaches Māori who have been "disenfranchised from their language and culture.”‘I'm hoping that many people look at that and go,` Wow, it's an interesting, fascinating world, I want to be part of that.”"Kia oti a runga, kia oti a raro, ka puta ai, ki waho."'Only when you know yourself, y...
October 24, 2021Dame Cindy Kiro
Dame Cindy Kiro has been sworn in as New Zealand's next Governor-General at a ceremony at Parliament.The event, which is the most significant State event since the opening of Parliament last November following the general election, sees Dame Cindy become New Zealand's first wahine Māori Governor-General.Dame Cindy and the Prime Minister entered Parliament's legislative chamber side-by-side ahead of the ceremony. After waiata, a commission from Queen Elizabeth II was read out in both Englis...
October 21, 2021Lockdowns led to 'exponential demand for support'
The $626,000 fund will be spread across 13 agencies, and handed out by the Whānau Ora commissioning agency for the south, Te Pūtahitanga o te Waipounamu.The funding would assist within urgent areas calling for more support such as mental health support, kai access, housing and vaccination uptake.Te Pūtahitanga o te Waipounamu chief executive Helen Leahy said whānau were struggling and it was important to find news ways to assist those in need."The opportunity we saw from the funding that cam...
October 21, 2021Return to school decision plays 'roulette' with students' health,
An Auckland high school principal says her school will respond to what its kids need, not what Covid-19 announcements direct after the Government’s green light for senior students to return to school next week.Education and Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins announced on Wednesday that students in years 11, 12 and 13 would return to school on Tuesday, October 26.Hipkins cited the need to bring students back to prepare for their end-of-year exams.Link to article and video: Return to ...
October 21, 2021The story of Kāhu -
When demigod Māui brought fire to the world, he did so using trickery, tenacity and cheek, traits that would define his character in Māori mythology.Fire was contained in the fingernails of the goddess of fire, Mahuika, which Māui managed to steal by cunning and deception.Furious at his trickery, Mahuika threw a burning toenail on the ground to set the mountain on fire. Māui changed into the native hawk kāhu to escape the flames but the underside of his wings were singed a glowing red.The k...
October 21, 2021'Ah there you are!' Queen holds video call with the new Governor-General of New Zealand, Dame Cindy Kiro,
She welcomed Dame Cindy Kiro, the first indigenous woman appointed to the role, with an exclamation of surprise, as she raised her finger and remarked: 'Ah, there you are ... Good evening.'Dame Cindy, who was speaking from Government House in Wellington, replied: 'Good morning.' The Queen - based at Windsor Castle - smiled and said: 'Oh, of course, it's good morning, isn't it, to you?'Link to article and video: Queen meets the new Governor-General of New Zealand | Daily Mail ...
October 20, 2021‘Explosion of ideas’:
When English settlers first arrived in New Zealand, they brought with them pests, diseases and England’s common law. Indigenous Māori already had legal customs in the form of tikanga, a set of rules and principles which governed daily life. But the settlers dismissed Māori as “savages” and tikanga as primitive. As their power grew, so did the common law’s. Eventually, though many Māori still followed tikanga, it was pushed to the legal margins.That is starting to change. In 2020 ...
October 20, 2021Te Pūkenga says close ties with Māori
The goal headlines a proposed operating model the institute published today.The model also highlighted partnerships with employers, barrier-free access to courses, and efficient, cost-effective operations.The document said Te Pūkenga would "give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi in all that we do", provide exceptional learning experiences and equitable outcomes for Māori, and be learner-centred."We're going to become and are building the organisation to be authentically bicultural," the institute...
October 20, 2021Judges being surveyed to boost understanding
It is unclear if the survey results will be made public. (file pic) Photo: RNZ / 123RF It comes after RNZ's Is This Justice revealed nine out of 10 judges in the High Court and Court of Appeal are Pākehā, and most are men.The only information currently collected by the Ministry of Justice about all judges is their gender, ethnicity and age, though Crown Law collects some information about the legal experience of senior court judges immediately prior to being appoi...
October 18, 2021New Zealand's violent
Comment: Following the Royal Commission report on the Christchurch terrorist attacks and the New Lynn terrorist attack, there is growing pressure on the Government to roll out new countering violent extremism (CVE) and de-radicalisation initiatives and programmes.Such programmes, it is believed, can divert individuals away from committing future acts of political violence. A recent article, for example, makes a plea for universities to tackle the threat of radicalisation...
October 18, 2021For the love
Music has always been my go-to. It’s where I go to seek solace, where I go to be inspired, where I go to express myself. Music is powerful, and music heals.My dad started learning Māori when I was about 10. My grandparents had been of the generation who were punished for speaking Māori in school, so they wanted to spare their own children the indignities of that experience, thinking they’d only need to speak English to get on in life.Dad involved the whole whānau in learning te reo Māori...
October 18, 2021Tertiary Education Commission gives institutions 10 years
The Tertiary Education Commission has given universities, polytechnics and other tertiary institutions 10 years to end persistent disparities between the pass rates of Māori and Pacific students and those of others.It's the third time in the past decade the commission has set a deadline for achieving parity.In 2012 the commission wanted to eradicate disparities in polytechnics by 2015 and in universities by 2018. But that didn't happen. In 2018-19 the commission aimed to achieve parity within f...
October 16, 2021High Court grants customary marine title
Customary marine title over a Tauranga estuary has been granted to five iwi and hapū by the High Court.Te Tāhuna o Rangataua is a tidal estuary within 10 minutes’ drive from the Tauranga central business district, and is the easternmost arm of Tauranga Moana (Tauranga Harbour).Justice Grant Powell wrote that there was “evidence of a deep and abiding connection” over several hundred years for the groups granted the title – legal recognition of their relationship with the area.Link to ar...
October 16, 2021OT places children
An approved Oranga Tamariki caregiver who assaulted a child in her care last year and had her caregiver status revoked is still looking after children through the state agency on a regular basis.Newsroom understands an Oranga Tamariki social worker, who attends the same church as the caregiver and her husband, has placed two siblings with the couple as respite care for two nights approximately every three weeks.Because they are no longer approved caregivers the couple cannot be paid the caregive...
October 15, 2021Trifecta of hurdles to Māori economy:
The Māori economy is being held back because of low homeownership rates among Māori, says Westpac acting chief executive Simon Power.Māori businesses were growing in number, but were underrepresented within Aotearoa’s economy, and faced barriers to growth, Power said at the Apec 2021 Live virtual business summit on Wednesday.Power presented a research report for the event from economic research firm Berl and Māori-owned business advisory OpinioNative, which concluded the Māori e...
October 15, 2021Magician wows audiences
Api Wairau-Mason (Ngaāti Tūwharetoa, Te Atiawa, Mangaia) may very well be the only magician in the world who performs his mahi all in Te Reo Māori.Mason, or Tangata Tumatarau (magician) is self-taught, and learned most of what he knows primarily from YouTube, but has recently found himself collaborating with well-known local magicians to add to his kete of tinihanga (basket tricks). “Lately, I’ve found myself around a whole bunch of Aotearoa magicians and they...
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