When Jim Bolger was prime minister some believed his view from the top overlooked Māori. Today he regrets he didn't do more around the Treaty and is rectifying that as a key figure in the settlements process and Māori development. Wena Harawira reports.
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NewsMāori academic Matiu Dickson passes away suddenly
Esteemed Māori academic Matiu Dickson (Ngāiterangi and Te Whakatōhea) has died suddenly.
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Waitangi opens new museum, Te Kōngahu
The official opening of the Waitangi Museum, Te Kōngahu, has taken place today. Taonga have been restored, each with its own special story and link to Te Tiriiti o Waitangi. This morning, Te Kāea attended the traditional pre-dawn ceremony.
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Treaty of Waitangi to be translated into 30 languages
The New Zealand Society of Translators and Interpreters has announced the launch of the Treaty Times Thirty project. Over 90 translators will work together to translate the English and Māori versions of the Treaty of Waitangi into 30 languages.
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NewsŌnuku Marae to host Ngāi Tahu Treaty Festival
Discussing freshwater issues, citizenship, diversity and the Treaty, is the focus of this year's Waitangi Day commemorations festivities.
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NewsHistoric agreement signed between Maungaharuru-Tangitū Trust and HBRC
Working together to enhance the Te Wai-o-Hingāna, Arapawanui, Waipātiki and Te Ngārue catchments is the aim of an historic agreement between Maungaharuru-Tangitū Trust and the Hawke's Bay Regional Council.
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Winston Peters wants Treaty principles scrapped from RMA
Winston Peters has called for the scrapping of Treaty references in the RMA. The leader of NZ First said last night in his State of the Nation speech, that the laws encourage separatism, but the Māori Party says Peters comments are a joke.
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“A wonderful education of a public man" says Finlayson
Travelling the widths and breadths of New Zealand has been an eye-opening experience for Minister of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, Chris Finlayson. A position that has seen the boy originally from Wellington step foot deep into the heart of Māoridom.
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Ngāti Kahu ki Whangaroa sign their Deed of settlement
Since first being lodged, the claims of Ngāti Kahu ki Whangaroa have proved highly contentious. 30 years later an element of contention was still evident during today’s signing of their treaty of Waitangi settlement by the Crown.
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Rangitāne o Manawatū sign Deed of Settlement
After the Crown purchase of 500,000 acres of Rangitāne o Manawatū land in the mid 1850s, the iwi has only managed to hold possession of a mere few thousand acres. Now, the iwi will receive retribution for those injustices and the signing of its Deed of Settlement will see the transfer of significant Crown land and $13.5 million.
