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HAMILTON CITY COUNCIL TO REMOVE CONTROVERSIAL STATUE
Hamilton City Council is going to remove a colonial statue from its centre seen as global protests against racism and colonisation grow.
The move comes after a formal request from iwi Waikato-Tainui on Thursday, amid a growing international drive to remove statues which are seen to represent cultural disharmony and oppression.
The bronze statue of Captain John Fane Charles Hamilton was originally gifted to Hamilton City by the Gallagher Group in 2013......
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12339287
NGĀI TAHU, CHRISTCHURCH COUNCIL COMMIT TO COLONIAL MONUMENTS DISCUSSION
Christchurch City Council says it is working with Ngāi Tahu to ensure a balanced celebration of New Zealand's history is depicted throughout the city.
Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel and Ngāi Tūāhuriri Upoko Dr Te Maire Tau this afternoon issued a rare joint statement in response to questions about the future of statutes in the city, including of Queen Victoria and Captain James Cook.
"Treaty of Waitangi is the founding document of our nation and it is important that our public statues and monuments reflect the history of mana whenua and the colonial settlement in this region," the statement said.
"It is entirely appropriate that the statue of Queen Victoria in Victoria Square is now flanked by two upright waka carved by Ngāi Tahu master carver Fayne Robinson.
"It is an expression of our partnership that we now have Ngāi Tahu Treaty signatories sitting alongside Queen Victoria.
"We do need to have a discussion on colonial monuments and icons but it needs to occur within the context of the relationship that exists between iwi and Crown.''.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/418893/ngai-tahu-christchurch-council-commit-to-colonial-monuments-discussion
More on the above here > Christchurch statues staying put despite low regard from local iwi
www.stuff.co.nz/national/300033885/christchurch-statues-staying-put-despite-low-regard-from-local-iwi
TWO MONUMENTS TO 'SEXUAL PREDATORS AND COLONISERS' COULD BE SCRAPPED IN WELLINGTON
Two monuments dedicated to a pair of colonial brothers are coming under fire in the debate over statues of controversial historical figures.
A bronze bust of Edward Wakefield stands at the northern peak of Mt Victoria, an oft-forgotten centennial memorial, exposed to the elements and whipped by harsh harbour winds.
At the same time, they are remembered as colonisers, who scammed local Māori of their land. They were also both arrested for kidnapping 15-year-old heiress Ellen Turner and forcing her to marry Edward.
"These men were sexual predators and colonisers," councillor Tamatha Paul said.
Councillor Jill Day said she was looking into what it would take to get the statues removed, and had a "strong suspicion" the majority of council would agree......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/121812546/two-monuments-to-sexual-predators-and-colonisers-could-be-scrapped-in-wellington
Hamilton City Council is going to remove a colonial statue from its centre seen as global protests against racism and colonisation grow.
The move comes after a formal request from iwi Waikato-Tainui on Thursday, amid a growing international drive to remove statues which are seen to represent cultural disharmony and oppression.
The bronze statue of Captain John Fane Charles Hamilton was originally gifted to Hamilton City by the Gallagher Group in 2013......
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12339287
NGĀI TAHU, CHRISTCHURCH COUNCIL COMMIT TO COLONIAL MONUMENTS DISCUSSION
Christchurch City Council says it is working with Ngāi Tahu to ensure a balanced celebration of New Zealand's history is depicted throughout the city.
Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel and Ngāi Tūāhuriri Upoko Dr Te Maire Tau this afternoon issued a rare joint statement in response to questions about the future of statutes in the city, including of Queen Victoria and Captain James Cook.
"Treaty of Waitangi is the founding document of our nation and it is important that our public statues and monuments reflect the history of mana whenua and the colonial settlement in this region," the statement said.
"It is entirely appropriate that the statue of Queen Victoria in Victoria Square is now flanked by two upright waka carved by Ngāi Tahu master carver Fayne Robinson.
"It is an expression of our partnership that we now have Ngāi Tahu Treaty signatories sitting alongside Queen Victoria.
"We do need to have a discussion on colonial monuments and icons but it needs to occur within the context of the relationship that exists between iwi and Crown.''.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/418893/ngai-tahu-christchurch-council-commit-to-colonial-monuments-discussion
More on the above here > Christchurch statues staying put despite low regard from local iwi
www.stuff.co.nz/national/300033885/christchurch-statues-staying-put-despite-low-regard-from-local-iwi
TWO MONUMENTS TO 'SEXUAL PREDATORS AND COLONISERS' COULD BE SCRAPPED IN WELLINGTON
Two monuments dedicated to a pair of colonial brothers are coming under fire in the debate over statues of controversial historical figures.
A bronze bust of Edward Wakefield stands at the northern peak of Mt Victoria, an oft-forgotten centennial memorial, exposed to the elements and whipped by harsh harbour winds.
At the same time, they are remembered as colonisers, who scammed local Māori of their land. They were also both arrested for kidnapping 15-year-old heiress Ellen Turner and forcing her to marry Edward.
"These men were sexual predators and colonisers," councillor Tamatha Paul said.
Councillor Jill Day said she was looking into what it would take to get the statues removed, and had a "strong suspicion" the majority of council would agree......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/121812546/two-monuments-to-sexual-predators-and-colonisers-could-be-scrapped-in-wellington