Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 30, 2023 5:58:32 GMT 12
TREATY MISSING FROM WAIPIRO LAW
A South Auckland Māori warden who took a Waitangi tribunal claim over the proliferation of alcohol outlets says the passing of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Amendment (Community Participation) Bill is a small step in the right direction.
Dave Ratu says the bill removes some of the handicaps that stopped people speaking up against outlets in their neighbourhoods, including the removal of appeals whoch allowed the process to drag on.
But he says there’s no mention of the Treaty of Waitangi, no requirement for Maori to be represented on the district licensing committees, and no acknowledgement that tikanga should be part of the process.....
waateanews.com/2023/08/29/treaty-missing-from-waipiro-law/
BATCHELOR BOOK BREAKS ELECTIONEERING BAN
Taurangamoana kaumatua Buddy Mikaere says stop co-governance campaigner Julian Batchelor has crossed the line from spreading misinformation to illegal electioneering.
He’s lodged a complaint with the Electoral Commission about a booklet put out by the Whangarei preacher.
He says mixed in with the anti-Maori rhetoric are calls to vote for parties that oppose co-governance and promise to do away with the Treaty of Waitangi.....
waateanews.com/2023/08/29/batchelor-book-breaks-electioneering-ban/
MĀORI FARM SIZE MUCH LARGER THAN AVERAGE SIZE
The average size of Māori farms was almost three times larger than the average size of all farms in Aotearoa New Zealand in 2022, according to figures released by Stats NZ today.
The greater average size of Māori farms was driven by a higher proportion of larger farms, with 16 percent of all Māori farms being larger than 1,000 hectares, compared with 5 percent for all New Zealand farms.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU2308/S00405/maori-farm-size-much-larger-than-average-size.htm
A South Auckland Māori warden who took a Waitangi tribunal claim over the proliferation of alcohol outlets says the passing of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Amendment (Community Participation) Bill is a small step in the right direction.
Dave Ratu says the bill removes some of the handicaps that stopped people speaking up against outlets in their neighbourhoods, including the removal of appeals whoch allowed the process to drag on.
But he says there’s no mention of the Treaty of Waitangi, no requirement for Maori to be represented on the district licensing committees, and no acknowledgement that tikanga should be part of the process.....
waateanews.com/2023/08/29/treaty-missing-from-waipiro-law/
BATCHELOR BOOK BREAKS ELECTIONEERING BAN
Taurangamoana kaumatua Buddy Mikaere says stop co-governance campaigner Julian Batchelor has crossed the line from spreading misinformation to illegal electioneering.
He’s lodged a complaint with the Electoral Commission about a booklet put out by the Whangarei preacher.
He says mixed in with the anti-Maori rhetoric are calls to vote for parties that oppose co-governance and promise to do away with the Treaty of Waitangi.....
waateanews.com/2023/08/29/batchelor-book-breaks-electioneering-ban/
MĀORI FARM SIZE MUCH LARGER THAN AVERAGE SIZE
The average size of Māori farms was almost three times larger than the average size of all farms in Aotearoa New Zealand in 2022, according to figures released by Stats NZ today.
The greater average size of Māori farms was driven by a higher proportion of larger farms, with 16 percent of all Māori farms being larger than 1,000 hectares, compared with 5 percent for all New Zealand farms.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU2308/S00405/maori-farm-size-much-larger-than-average-size.htm