Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 6, 2022 2:18:18 GMT 12
IWI LEADERS WILL MEET WITH KAIPARA MAYOR- WHETHER HE WANTS TO OR NOT
Members of the Iwi Leaders Forum will meet with new Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson - whether he wants to hui or not.
Dame Naida Glavish (Ngāti Whātua Ki Kaipara) has called the meeting after Jepson’s refusal to allow a karakia to open the first council meeting last week.
The ban of karakia ignoring tikanga Māori has drawn the fury and visceral ire of the forum.
The hui with the mayor “in our Kaipara” will take place this week, Glavish said......
www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/national/maori-leadership-wants-a-hui-with-kaipara-mayor-over-karakia-calamity/
More on the above here > Kaipara karakia canned
And here > Mayoral karakia veto attack on Māori identity
waateanews.com/2022/12/05/mayoral-karakia-veto-attack-on-maori-identity/
Members of the Iwi Leaders Forum will meet with new Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson - whether he wants to hui or not.
Dame Naida Glavish (Ngāti Whātua Ki Kaipara) has called the meeting after Jepson’s refusal to allow a karakia to open the first council meeting last week.
The ban of karakia ignoring tikanga Māori has drawn the fury and visceral ire of the forum.
The hui with the mayor “in our Kaipara” will take place this week, Glavish said......
www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/national/maori-leadership-wants-a-hui-with-kaipara-mayor-over-karakia-calamity/
More on the above here > Kaipara karakia canned
And here > Mayoral karakia veto attack on Māori identity
waateanews.com/2022/12/05/mayoral-karakia-veto-attack-on-maori-identity/