have a say

kaore au e whakaae.wmv

2010-11-19T18:22:00.000-08:00

this is a mihi to all the toa of the pacific of oceania who are fighting for indigenous independence

aua.wmv

2010-11-18T22:43:00.000-08:00

bluesjam in b.wmv

2010-11-04T03:41:00.000-07:00

nga tama kino playing at the bristol wellington aotearoa this month sometime come along

oyecomora

2010-11-04T03:20:00.000-07:00

animals have rights as well

2010-07-25T20:32:00.001-07:00

Animals confiscated from the pile of bones Loures are there three weeks at the kennel without being allowed to associations zoophiles assist in its dissemination and adoption
Hello everyone!
Unfortunately it does not bring good news about animals of Loures. Contrary to what we were told by the director of the kennel, Mr. Cristiano Esteves, not being allowed to visit the animals by animal protection associations and private persons wishing to help spread the animals.
As we reported in the newsletter that we sent previously on this subject, Mr. Cristiano Esteves told us, on 5 February, we could go visit and photograph the animals, with the aim of disclosing to potential adopters, since it was made an application for a visit. However, the formal application for the visit which are sent immediately to this day remains unanswered. We have already, over these three weeks, numerous phone calls to the direction of the kennel and the office of Councillor for the Environment and, incredibly, both the Director of the kennel as alderman are never available to serve us not return calls.
However, the days and weeks pass, and those 80 animals that went through a real hell for the entire duration of its existence, malnourished, sick and forced to live upon the bones of their dead comrades and even feed on the his remains are locked in cages in the kennel with no right to a minimally effective dissemination. Even worse for this whole scenario, two litters have been born on the premises of the kennel!

It is inconceivable that the Association of Street Animals and other associations and individuals have offered to help sterilize and find dignified solutions to accommodate these dogs and that the City Council refuses such assistance, although well knowing that the collaboration with associations of the House animal protection, animals in matters related to the municipality is legally provided.
The Board also said it would release the animals through their website. Right now, most animals that are on the website of CM Loures are the same that were already before these animals are confiscated and are not even identified, particularly regarding age, gender and temperament. Clearly, without these minimum data will not be able to captivate potential adopters. And it is also clear that, not being adopted animals will be slaughtered by a kennel, which can not keep them indefinitely to occupy all the available cages they have.
We therefore all people who are sympathetic to the plight of these 80 animals, to write and connect seamlessly to the contacts of the Municipality of Loures, requires that it be permitted to any association zoophiles and individuals in helping the rescued animals, including visiting them and taking pictures for their dissemination. Only with a massive participation of all citizens we can make ourselves heard by the City Council.

Contacts:

Municipal Office Veterinarian - 219 848 210

Office of Councillor for the Environment - 219848221

Fax Municipality of Loures - 219820084

Email City Council of Loures - geral@cm-loures.pt

Email GMVM - gmvm@cm-loures.pt

The contacts made by telephone and fax always have more impact than email, but all forms of contact are valid! If you participate in this protest, please write to us at the geral@animaisderua.org for us to stay with a record of all holdings.

Animals in Loures count you! The minutes will lose from their participation can mean the difference between life and death for them!

Thanks to publicize the appeal. Thank you all!

The staff of the Association of Street Animals

whakakotahitanga by nga tama kino

2010-07-08T07:33:00.000-07:00

whakakotahitanga by nga tama kino

iwi independence

2010-05-05T19:33:00.003-07:00

etahi o nga tama o te whanau karena

kia ora whanau

well the ole declaration has been signed and shit has not even changed in our lives, the efn dope is still dope and attaining the tickets that give you some are as sparse as. anyway the issue that we wish to discuss today is the huge swell of opposition to the governments plans to mine parts of aotearoa that are national parks to boost the coffers as national so briskly puts it. forty thousand people go to the streets of a saturday morning to protest, certainly shows a keen interest by the pakeha public in solidarity against its own governments plans. but then you wonder wtf has that to do with this article well let me tell ya who gives a toss about what you guys think or want that socalled national park is our land it is not yours nor is it the governments it belongs to iwi hapu and whanau it was stolen off us and they used genocide and mass murder to get it and we want it back.

waihi disaster

Each of those national parks have real and still alive today owners we know who they are. like most of us we have unwillingly been held in captivity we are that army of labor force generally found in housing estates all over the country. In times of bust we are the first to be made redundant and employed in times of boom at the moment iwi hapu and whanau are unemployed. What that means is that no matter how long you pakeha march up and down the street protesting at this legislation or that legislation Iwi hapu and whanau can not fully support your cause because on the one hand we are both in opposition to the governments plans to mine parts of the country, for whatever reason, it will lose its pristine condition wanting it to remain like when they stole it off us. we agree in principle but in reality we can never be fully in agreement, firstly because you want that land to remain as your property through the government therefore for you and your grand childrens childrens use. that is there in nothing to stop future pakeha from digging huge holes in your back yard like they did in waihi what a disaster.

For the indigenous people of this country the land is our mother it can not be owned by no government or peoples even us, we do not own her, we are her guardians we are the land our protest is to protect our mother. the earthquakes occurring every few hours all around the world is papatuanuku groaning at the pain being inflicted on her through mining that is another reason iwi are protesting. she is feeling the thousands of cuts governments and multi national corporations are inflicting on her world-wide. what we see are mining companies laying waste to large sectors of the world, but who is instructing them someone is telling them what to do . Is it as per the instructions of their multi-national industrialist governments our government and indirectly all you materialist capitalists. These are the people we all collectively train at the universities to send out to indigenous wildernesses lands in search of the rare minerals we have designed into our machines. much of these minerals are only found deep within the bowels of papatuanuku (earth mother) usually on indigenous lands, this is to satisfy the capitalist societies of the world and their rampant materialist consumerism.

tetahi whakapono

Yes thats right to satisfy our desire for comfort for heat, for lighting, for swift time saving transportation and at present the designing and building of space craft that will enable people to traverse and explore the universe. we are causing our own destruction although we protest at it perhaps we are the main instigators of all the mining hell yeah i want to have a computer at home I want to have the lights on at night when I who doesn't. indigenous people do not have the need to want to own land or to even want to dig up the whenua for rare metals we have no desire for gold or for silver these are pakeha wants and desires. even if mining of parts of the country is scaled back that is no victory in that this will just stave off mining till the pakeha get another government in who will be more agreeable to mining those area's. so for iwi hapu and whanau it is in their best interests to form political movements that are more in line with what the ideas in the declaration of indigenous peoples espouse. if the government wants to deny iwi the right for autonomy then that is denying our right to life.

for more discussion on this issue go to the iwi independence website

Karena puhi

New Zeal: Who is Geoff Karena?

2010-03-27T18:11:00.000-07:00

New Zeal: Who is Karena puhi?

http://bebo.com/iwiindependence

nz gov plans to lie to international human rights commission

2010-03-11T19:00:00.005-08:00

this Pakeha nz guberment plans to lie to the human rights commission tomorrow, they will state how what they have done for the indigenous peoples of aotearoa means they are not in breach of the Declaration of indigenous peoples rights and that by not agreeing to signing it yet it is obvious that they are prepared to continue lying what are they morons over there

have not allowed iwi hapu and whanau their own whare wananga institutions, no wharenui no employment, we are all in jail or on the brink of going there. kohanga reo are merely pakeha daycentres in te reo. there is no dedicated iwi radio service, no television service, no food companies to get our traditional food from, iwi are not allowed to have their own parliament that is an article four right

vote no confidence in this guberment

Article three of the declaration clearly states that Indigenous peoples, thats us, have the right of self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.

Wananga are self-determining where are our indigenous wananga they have not been allowed, or are they, heck no. Under the pakeha education act they are, but are so controlled by non-indigenous and the barely existent iwi political self-determination arm that the wananga ie, raukawa, aotearoa, awanuiarangi, etc are mere transliterations of a pakeha university serving the colonial ideology. these wananga are designed as favors to iwi academics of pakeha universities left in there to be the pakeha gatekeepers to control the research these fake universities embark on. they use the word wananga to describe what they are but they in reality a boys and girls club for those boys who continue to sell iwi hapu and whanau out. where they will try to capitalize on fractionalisation within iwi political movements as we move ahead for their white overlords of britain. as the quickening forward movement and sheer determination by iwi hapu and whanau to wrench mana motuhake from this oppressive colonial system, gains momentum. this pakeha system is based purely on the pakeha desire to strip our whenua of every everything is has. all the while alongside an extremely penalistic fascist whites only democracy.

article 14 is much more precise "Indigenous peoples have the right to establish and control their educational systems and institutions providing education in their own languages, in a manner appropriate to their cultural methods of teaching and learning" see that, it says "their institutions" and in a manner appropriate to their methods" thats us. ... See where are these "educational systems and institutions" there are none what we do have are those fake watered down tokenist thingees set up by pakeha to disguise their unwillingness to adhere to deliver an indigenous parliament as stated in article four where we have the right to autonomy and self-government. These crooks have been lying to the international community since the establishment of the league of nations. Criteria to being a member of the united nations, is that you do not have colonies see the decolonisation bill 1960 this guberment believes it is a colony of england by having a governor general to the queen here. this is what we know here in aotearoa but the kawana has been lying to protect its earlier lie. the kawana for decades have fed lies to the public of the world. In aotearoa it is the job of the fake tertiary education commission set up as a whitey factoring department where the brainwashing message is created and mixed for mass consumption, to be fed to an unsuspecting mainly indigenous population along with their fake kohanga reo, fake kura kaupapa and fake farrken wananga.......

roll on iwi independence
http://bebo.com/iwiindependence

Dazzle Tickets - Back To Work Event! Self Determination and Iwi independence for all

2009-12-22T14:37:00.000-08:00

Dazzle Tickets - Back To Work Event! Self Determination and Iwi independence for all

Nga Tama Kino

Fujansu

15th January 2010

Takutaimoana hoax

2009-11-05T18:51:00.001-08:00

kia ora koutou nga iwi o te motu

Ahakoa te ahua pai o te whakamutua o te ture ra, ko te Takutaimoana e te kawanatanga mai te mahi rawe o te paati a iwi inaianei na, me whakamuri te mahara ana kia kaua ratou e wareware te kaupapa tino nui kei tenei whenua, te take tino hirahira ki a matou I enei ra ko te whakahoki mai o te mana whenua ki a tatou nga iwi o konei, ko nga tangata whenua I whanau mai i tetahi tupuna me te noho nei I te tau kotahi mano waru rau korekore I Aotearoa ke, ahakoa te iti o te toto he pounamu. Heoi ano ko te kawana he poturi mo tera engari ma o ratou mahi kino i nga rau tau ki muri ka kitea a ratou he kei te ao katoa, engari he mema o te Uniana o te Ao, ana kihai ra ratou e honore o ratou ake ture ko te Ture o nga Tangata whenua o te Ao. Te ture ratou e whakaae I 1920 te whakahokia ki nga tangata whenua o ratou ake whenua te torangaputanga o ratou whenua, kaore ano e tutuki a ka he tera. He mea tino kuare tera I te mea kaore tera whakamutua kaore ano ratou te mana o te kowai te aha ranei o tenei whenua me te ture ra mo te takutaimoana. Ko nga matua tupuna mai i te tau kotahi mano waru rau kore kore ka kite te riri kei waenga i a tatou ano. koira hoki, ko Fiti e kore te hia ana ki te piri taha ki te kawana nei hia tonu ratou ki te kitea te whakahokia o tenei whenua ki matou ake.

Mena e hia ana koe ki te kite te whakahuri ki tenei take, te hoki mai te mana whenua ki nga tangata whenua o tenei whenua ka miharo te tutuki ka tuhono ra koe ki te roopu nei e hanga e etahi I whakaro o rite, nau mai haere mai I http://bebo.com/iwiindependence haina ai me mutua tenei kuare tanga kei runga i a tatou kei runga i nga tangata whenua o te ao.

Karena Puhi
iwi hapu whanau independence paati o aotearoa

Ko wai ratou

2009-11-05T16:24:00.002-08:00

Ko wai ratou

Who are these twats who call themselves our leaders piss off when and how did they become our leaders did we vote for any of them mofo's na not even are they paid by the crown or do they feed out of the elites troughs

Is this that bloomin pakeha established iwi leaders act, where the pakeha put all these other dark brown pakeha or potatoes in as our representatives and tell us that we elected them kefe's well when did you or I participate in that election it is a farce how can any discussion that say "iwi leaders" have any credibility

repeal the F%S Act of course but then what will it revert back to what the ole lady used to warn us about which was watch out for the pakeha if you are taking tiotio as the pakeha will come and arrest us. A solution would be to kick all the pakeha out of the country even our friends, as none of them can be trusted and will turn on us if pushed and Iwi hapu and whanau will sit around and decide what is to happen not let these crooked iwi leaders decide for us

karena puhi
http://www.bebo.com/koteatuatekupu

indigenous slaughter

2009-03-28T18:55:00.001-07:00


	ELITIST THUGS KEEP TRYING TO KILL OFF INDIGENOUS & PEOPLE OF COLOR MNN Mar. 27, 2009. We are told the world is overpopulated and that it must be depopulated! We are finding out it is part of the old eugenics plan to create a “super race” and get rid of those who they deem to be “useless eaters”. It’s a code for systematic killing of us and people of color, in violation of international law and norms. The serial killers making these blatant plans to carry out “mass executions” must be stopped. The economic melt down is being used as their incentive to proceed. Outright killing and bio-terrorism strategies are being perfected and practiced on us. It’s a pet project of the elite. It’s common knowledge that Prince Phillip said that after he dies, he wants to come back as a deadly virus to reduce the earth’s population by 90%. Henry Kissinger set up the old ideas that President Obama is following. [Hey, isn’t he a person of color?] Kissinger was National Security Advisor NSA and Secretary of State for Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford in the 1970's. Like King George VI and early elitist Thomas Malthus, Kissinger says that humans will eat and reproduce until there is standing room only on the planet. He thinks he should rebalance the natural world to his way. In his memoirs, "The Final Days", control over life and death is a sexual high as "Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac". We think that the megalomaniacs should not reproduce. Kissinger helped write the classified memo dated December 10, 1974 for the U.S. National Security Council called “The National Security Study Memorandum 200, Implications of Worldwide Population Growth for U.S. Security and Overseas Interests (NSSM200)”. President Gerald Ford adopted it as official U.S. policy in November 1975. Getting control of the world's food was one way to gain control of the people. To get food and medicines, developing countries had to agree to tough birth control programs and to drastically reduce their population. People resisted, of course. Kissinger and his cohorts decided to resort to wars. The myth of “overpopulation” is promoted, particularly against Indigenous people and people of color. We are standing in the way of their plunder of the Earth's resources and destruction of life. As Kissinger said, “The fast growing populations are prone to civil unrest”. It’s because we are hungry for life! Young Indigenous people are their highest concern because they could drive away investors! The UN adopted the “World Population Plan of Action” in 1974 to keep the global population below 8 billion. Recently it was lowered to 1.5 billion so they can enjoy the North American materialistic lifestyle of creature comforts, gross obesity and desensitization. They are unconcerned about natural cycles of life. They set a limit of two children per family. They saw that it would require "vigorous efforts" while pretending it's voluntary. Birth control devices did not slow down the birthrate of the 13 targeted countries: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nigeria, Mexico, Indonesia, Brazil, Philippines, Thailand, Egypt, Turkey, Ethiopia, and Colombia. President Luis Lula of Brazil told a gathering attended by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown that the global financial crisis was caused by “the irrational behavior of white people with blue eyes” [news.bbc.co.uk]. Kissinger's war crimes are well documented in “The Trial of Henry Kissinger” by Christopher Hitchens. Kissinger was involved in genocidal massacres of millions in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Bangladesh (Pakistan), East Timor (Indonesia), Burma (Myanmar) and Chile. Fertility is a threat worse than nuclear war. Many personal care products are being made with toxic chemicals and endocrine disrupters which affect reproductive function and fertility. Subversive fertility control technologies have been around for a long time. Among others, “Ax Body Deodorant” for young men contains endocrine disrupters that bring down their sperm count. Do we need to use these fragrances to mask the natural scent of healthy human bodies? U.S. President Barack Obama's National Security Advisor, James L. Jones, recently provoked his cronies and the world in Munich Germany that Kissinger is his boss. He said, "I take my daily orders from Dr. Kissinger, filtered down through General Brent Scowcroft and Sandy Berger”. Jones is a retired 4-Star Marine Corp General with scads of medals, including the French Legion of Honor and the Canadian Meritorious Service Cross. He was a Vietnam vet and worked in the Department of Defence until 2006. He had been active in many businesses making money out of death and destruction such as Boeing, Cross Match Technologies, a privately held biometric solutions company and Chevron Corporation. On November 28, 2007 Condoleeza Rice appointed him as a special Middle East envoy to "strengthen security for both Israelis and Palestinians”. Well, the flames of violence have been heavily fanned since then. Indigenous people are in the way everywhere in the world resisting the plunder of our territories, resources and the earth. Because of technology, we are not needed and are targeted for elimination. The pirates want to keep the loot for themselves and to death with the rest of us. Resisters are being eliminated everywhere. In Iraq and Afghanistan depleted uranium is used to sicken and kill for generations. If bombs and bullets don’t do it, chemicals and diseases will be brought in. In Onowaregeh, Turtle Island, we Ongwehone have been targeted from the beginning of the European invasion. We went through and are still going through death by killings, diseases, forced sterilization, birth control, residential school abuse and murders, theft of our children, deliberate poverty and third world living conditions to lower our birth rate and longevity. It didn’t work. So now state agents are going after our kids by rammings, jailings, assaults, “disappearing” and no economic and social opportunities for us. U.S. and Canada are joining forces to marginalize, demoralize, anger, create despair and give us no hope. Since we are marked for death, our way is to defend ourselves by surviving and until we win! Iakoha’ko:wa & MNN Staff Mohawk Nation News www.mohawknationnews.com kittoh@storm.ca katenies20@yahoo.com kahentinetha2@yahoo.com Note: At this time your financial help is urgently needed and appreciated for the lawsuit against the Canadian government for assault of Indigenous women at the Cornwall border. Please send your donations to PayPal at www.mohawknationnews.com, or by check or money order to “MNN Mohawk Nation News”, Box 991, Kahnawake [Quebec, Canada] J0L 1B0. Nia:wen thank you very much. Go to MNN “United States” category for more stories on this; New MNN Books Available now! Purchase t-shirts, mugs and more at our CafePressStore http://www.cafepress.com/mohawknews; Subscribe to MNN for breaking news updates http://.mohawknationnews.com/news/su...; Sign Women Title Holders petition! http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/I... Notes and Sources Kissinger and Overpopulation Excerpts from the Executive Summary of NSSM200 http://www.population-security.org/1... National Security Study Memorandum 200 NSSM200 Kissinger and company were paranoid that "the imbalance between growing numbers and development potential most seriously risks instability, unrest, and international tensions. This group of priority countries includes some with virtually no government interest in family planning and others with active government family planning programs which require and would welcome enlarged technical and financial assistance. These countries should be given the highest priority within AID's population program in terms of resource allocations and/or leadership efforts to encourage action by other donors and organizations." "POLITICAL EFFECTS OF POPULATION FACTORS - Index 19. The political consequences of current population factors in the LDCs -- rapid growth, internal migration, high percentages of young people, slow improvement in living standards, urban concentrations, and pressures for foreign migration -- are damaging to the internal stability and international relations of countries in whose advancement the U.S. is interested, thus creating political or even national security problems for the U.S. In a broader sense, there is a major risk of severe damage to world economic, political, and ecological systems and, as these systems begin to fail, to our humanitarian values [emphasis added]." "29. While specific goals in this area are difficult to state, [they'd be pretty offensive to most people!] our aim should be for the world to achieve a replacement level of fertility, (a two-child family on the average), by about the year 2000... Compared to the U.N medium projection, this goal would result in 500 million fewer people in 2000 and about 3 billion fewer in 2050. Attainment of this goal will require greatly intensified population programs. A basis for developing national population growth control targets to achieve this world target is contained in the World Population Plan of Action. 30. The World Population Plan of Action (adopted by consensus by 137 nations at the August 1974 U.N. World Population Conference) is not self-enforcing and will require vigorous efforts by interested countries, U.N. agencies and other international bodies to make it effective. U.S. leadership is essential..." "Initiate an international cooperative strategy of national research programs on human reproduction and fertility control covering biomedical and socio-economic factors, as proposed by the U.S. Delegation at Bucharest." "34. To help assure others of our intentions we should indicate our emphasis on the right of individuals and couples to determine freely and responsibly the number and spacing of their children and to have information, education and means to do so, and our continued interest in improving the overall general welfare." Hmm, when did Kissinger ever do that? He's wanted for war crimes! "37. There is an alternate view which holds that a growing number of experts believe that the population situation is already more serious and less amenable to solution through voluntary measures than is generally accepted. It holds that, to prevent even more widespread food shortage and other demographic catastrophes than are generally anticipated, even stronger measures are required and some fundamental, very difficult moral issues need to be addressed. These include, for example, our own consumption patterns, mandatory programs, tight control of our food resources. In view of the seriousness of these issues, explicit consideration of them should begin in the Executive Branch, the Congress and the U.N. soon. (See the end of Section I for this viewpoint.)" "this new threat to U.S. and global security and the actions the many departments of our government felt were necessary in order to address this grave new threat -- a threat greater than nuclear war. " The Trial of Henry Kissinger by Christopher Hitchens http://www.cfr.org/publication/18515... http://www.infowars.com/nsc-advisor-...

Indigenous rights

2009-03-28T18:54:00.000-07:00

Australia to support UN Indigenous rights declaration

Posted 4 hours 23 minutes ago

Australia will next week officially back the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, reversing the Howard Government's vote against it in 2007.

Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin will make a statement on Australia's change in position on April 3 at Parliament House in Canberra.

The decison to support the declaration, which was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2007, was part of the Rudd Government's election promises.

It also follows an unprecedented apology last year by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to the stolen generations.

Ms Macklin says supporting the declaration is an important step towards closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.

"We want Indigenous Australians to be partners in efforts to close the gap. For this to happen, we must recognise the unique place of Indigenous people in Australia," she said.

"In supporting the Declaration, Australia will join with many other countries to show our respect for Indigenous people"

Australia was a key player in drafing the declaration in the 1980s and 90s but the Howard government eventually chose to vote against it in 2007.

It was one of only four countries including the United States, Canada and New Zealand to do so.

The declaration is not legally binding and the Government's statement to support it could be reversed by the next Government.

Iwi independence paati warns government that ignoring iwi aspirations will be to their demise

2009-03-12T05:41:00.003-07:00

Iwi independence Paati

Media Release for immediate release
Attention all Political, Education and World Reporters

Key Government, ignores plea for equality by Iwi Hapu and Whanau

The appointment of over 300 foreign pakeha to top posts throughout Government and no Iwi or tangata whenua has angered Iwi independence Paati Senior Political Analyst Geoffrey Karena. Saying it is another reason why up to 30% of Iwi will not participate in electing these totalitarian white supremacist invaders.

In the run up to the last election, as part of Nationals promise to Iwi they promised that Iwi would have a more prominent role to play in society, indeed in Government and appointments to such posts would have illustrated this commitment. Even if at least half of the three hundred high paying posts dished out by the government had gone to Iwi applicants would have signaled to Iwi that there was more commitment by government to fixing the apparent disparities between iwi and pakeha.

The Iwi independence Paati therefore would like to see this charade reversed
and that the will of Iwi for self-determination and independence through a fairer distribution of high paying positions be a priority. The reality for Iwi, Hapu and whanau is that we are through birth the rightful owners of this land and by that right we can decide what we feel are appropriate employment opportunities. This total disregard for iwi employment aspirations means that half of these high paying positions have been like our whenua stolen by pakeha foreigners. In addition, we believe all diplomatic posts be filled by Tangata Whenua.

Thence this Government has a lot to answer for after 101 days running the ship, perhaps they feel these positions are considered inappropriate for Iwi whatever the reason there is no excuse. If there were no applications from Iwi then the position should have been given to a quota system for iwi said Mr. Karena we do it for law students why not for positions of responsibility.

Hence the iwi independence paati pass a vote of "no confidence" to this Government and feel that Cabinet be taken to task for allowing this non-compliance to the promises of our ancestors to come to fruition, particularly if 50% of the applicants for any high flying posts are not guaranteed to Iwi. Through this obviously biased appointment process, it is clear to the Iwi Independence Paati that the colonial ideology of this government is misaligned and pathetic it is as if they are in denial. It seems Iwi have been relegated to the periphery of a society that is intent on remaining as the last flagship of a dying commonwealth.
ENDS

Karena Puhi

Aotearoa is iwi land

2009-03-08T16:32:00.002-07:00

Tena Tatou katoa

What a rip off this NZ government is aye cuzzies, firstly they turn up at one of our hui in the late 1700's and start getting the local whomsoever happened along to scratch an x on a piece of paper and they get a few blankets and tobacco, huh and they state in 2009 in a waitangi tribunal report on said land that it was legally sold to the crown for ever and ever for all time, and that the land is now the property of the invaders. What a pack of crooks those deals were illegal, selling was not the intention of the tangata whenua. There were obviously issues occurring within iwi, who were mixed in the pakeha being here in aotearoa. This was evidenced by those of nga puhi who did not support the crown and participated in nothing, and then there were those who supported the crown who fought for and on behalf of the crown. Oh and then there were those that fought both the crown and the iwi who who fought with the crown. Then there were those such as Ngati Awa, Ngati Hikutu, Pou etc who did not want anything to do with either of the differing trains of thoughts who just wanted to remain as they were. Be that at its own pace rather than that espoused by the then changing world. The majority of those that support the crown through time and circumstances beyond their control all end up fighting alongside those whanau who did the opposite and are today forming unlikely alliances that today we have to use to better assist us in wresting control and te mana motuhake of this whenua off the pakeha and back to the iwi owners.

Much of the reports written for the waitangi tribunal and claimants to Nga takiwa o Pewhairangi, and areas known to Nga Puhi etc, are hence today thus used by pakeha historians to weave their specific fantasy which they use to justify their existence in aotearoa and the invalidity of the Treaty Of Waitangi. The pakeha are using this document to ensure that iwi remember that the Land Deed Sales state clearly "the Iwi give up all rights to said lands to the queen of england for ever and ever" what a load of shit that is. To the pakeha Aotearoa was a waste land, terra naulis with no living beings here we were not even considered to be human. The Iwi tactics of those times were disjointed and ineffective to stem the theft of our whenua.

Conspiricy theory or fact

That Waikato Tairea Te ArikiNui o Ngati Awa, te Whakaminenga o Te Tai Tokerau went to England to see King Edward the 4th where on one of many visits he made from 1816 onwards the subject was free trade with Great Britain. The deal involved Seal and Whaling rights, timber Spars for sailing ships, agriculture, flax and settlement.
The guns he and Hongi Hika came back with were brought on the international arms markets with the gold and diamonds they had taken with them. The guns were used to displace those tribes who had been asked to make way for the coming british settlers, te whanga nui a tara was one such place for a settlement as was new plymouth, Auckland as a city was thought of later on as a settlement in that Kororareka and the bay of islands became too small for the hundreds of thousands of ships that were expected in our waters.

These instigators of this free trade deal are still in place and as such all our primary products such as meat, dairy products, timber, minerals etc., are free to western countries britain america etc, all at the behest of the deal worked out with Waikato Tairea in 1816. What the british were supposed to do was to pay iwi 13 pounds out of every hundred to go towards every iwi person of aotearoa for their Education, Healthcare, Employment, entertainment, etc. The system of this country is what iwi were responsible for establishing which this government calls its government as it stands today.

at the time the iwi who worked this deal were all murdered so kotahitanga was sparodic, with many of the tribes not knowing what was being transpired above them thence falsley wanting the pakeha resident in our towns and cities. Those that scratched the x on Land Sales for the majority of iwi lands had been taken for the incoming NZ Company Settlers via a deal worked out by the free trade deal of 1816.

I think this deal needs to be repealed

indigenous celebration

2008-09-30T22:25:00.004-07:00

INDIGENOUS CELEBRATION OF FAILED U.S. “BAIL-OUT” OF WALL STREET - WE ARE HOPING THAT COLONIAL LAND SCAMS ON TURTLE ISLAND WILL COLLAPSE FOR GOOD.

MNN. Sept. 30, 2008. All is not lost. There is a good side to the economic “melt down” of the bankers’ attempts to continue their enslavement of the people. Thanks to the senators who refused to bail out these crooks, maybe we can save the planet. The U.S. dollar is going south hot on the heels of the U.S. reputation.

These swindlers believe that anyone who doesn’t have independent wealth has no claim to even the smallest crust of bread. The indigenous way is that nature provides to all. We have a right to the food we need.

We never surrendered our territories. Every square inch of Turtle Island is Indigenous. We are so glad the gluttony for our territories and resources may come to an end. We Indigenous are still here to issue our warnings.

European colonial incursion into Onowaregeh, Turtle Island, began with fraud and continued for 500 years, to the peril and detriment of the Indigenous peoples. In the late 1500’s the British issued illegal charters to land speculators such as Humphrey Gilbert and Walter Raleigh. They illegally sold 20 million acres of our land before they even set foot here. The scam continued to the present.

To stay in the colonial game everybody’s been forced to borrow. When the credit runs out the game is over for them. This is where these hacks took everybody. Now these “no goodniks” are still trying to scare everybody into submission.

President George Bush and his “crew” of obedient politicians and media “talking heads” thought that they could scare Congress into passing the bill to help out their banker friends. When it didn’t pass, the politicians and the media panicked. They ran around, pulling at their expensively coiffed hair and were lost for words. It turned out that Bush and company were lying to everybody yet again.

The U.S. lied and sold a bill of goods to everybody worldwide. Surprise! Surprise! The Europeans have been doing this to us and other Indigenous people for centuries. As a result of the fraudulent mortgage bundles the U.S. sold around the world, which the U.S. gave AAA guarantees to, local and foreign banks bought them up. They wanted to get in on the enslavement of the people. When the housing bubble burst, these bundles turned out to be totally worthless. They are stuck with them. This is all due to deception, greed and lying, something they often did themselves. Now the U.S. oligarchs are scrambling to restructure a new bail out proposal that would attract reluctant law makers and soothe the unnerved “Prozac ladened” financial markets.

The “giant suction cup” of wealth in the hands of a few swindlers is taking itself down. We hope indiscriminate mining, logging and oil exploration will decline. International trade is already affected. Canada ’s biggest trade export is to the U.S. They will not be able to buy from Canada like they used to. Who wants the U.S. dollar anyway?

It is criminal to raise money from the public on the stock exchanges putting up stolen land and resources as the collateral. We never gave our informed permission for anyone to access our territories and resources. This scam had to fall apart sometime.

Is this a catastrophe or a blessing? Can we hope that there will be no more oil and minerals taken out of our land; or water polluted and dammed; or trees clear cut and depleted; or skies, ground and rivers destroyed beyond habitation for us and everyone else; and no money to buy weapons to carry out wars and commit other human rights abuses. Fancy weaponry for the heavily armed police forces may have no bullets in them to shoot us with. Prisoners will be turned out of their cages.

Let’s look at it positively. People will have to learn how to live with less. Being poor will become fashionable. Second hand clothes will become trendy. Forget about that 52-inch TV you were thinking of getting. Get a smaller one. Better yet, save your electricity and stop watching TV. Get to know your spouse, family and kids. We have time for this because we don’t have jobs.

Our communities and relations with our neighbors will have to become stronger. We’ll find out that by working together we can not only survive but we can have fun.

Let’s declare a general strike and everybody can go to the thrift shop for our clothing and household appliances. The multi-nationally owned malls will be empty, full of goods and no one to buy them. We could sit on the benches, look into the windows and eat our brown bag lunches.

Local farming will be a must. We could have larger gardens because we’ll have time to look after them. The “survival sites” on the internet have a lot of great ideas for this. People won’t be able to get drugs or alcohol which some people used to relieve the problems created by the dog-eat-dog lifestyle.

Another good side of the melt down is that since the US dollar is worth less, or maybe even “worthless”, the investors will have a harder time to corrupt politicians or undermine us and our rights. Corporate, military and political heads will have to look at another way of making an honest living.

The exploitation and destruction of Turtle Island was by a certain elite who took advantage of everyone. It was a scheme that favored the most ruthless speculators. This time they failed to frighten the people. They are scrambling around to make the resuscitated bail-out look yummy and attractive. This could be financial ruin for these sharks. Let’s burn tobacco and hope for a strong wind to fan the flames to make sure they are dealt with properly.

Our great law, the Kaianerekowa, does have provisions for dealing with those who commit espionage, treason and conspiracy, similar to other societies. “It’s always interesting to see people who have murdered, lied and stolen to squirm, wiggle and tell more fantastic lies to keep their heads on their shoulders, their tongues in their mouths and their “hands” attached to their bodies when they realize they are ultimately going to be confronted by the peoples they defrauded. [rumormillnews.com]

The U.S. and Canada are guilty of killing and oppressing us to take control of everything we had. In exchange they gave us genocide, worthless treaties, empty words and now their debts. We were not the contracting party. They illegally used our land and resources to wheel and deal. We are not going to take responsibility for their debts. They have no credit or credibility with us. Let them implode.

We need to return to respect for the land and each other. Is it too soon to start the drums rolling so we can start dancing and singing?

Karakwine & MNN Staff
Mohawk Nation News www.mohawknationnews.com
Katenies20@yahoo.com kahentinetha2@yahoo.com

the gods are on the side of indigenous peoples

2008-09-20T20:45:00.001-07:00

the gods are on the side of indigenous peoples

Posted September 21st, 2008 at 02:31am

well it looks like the west is going into its last days, no hours who can and will be brought to the court of justice in the coming decades as the declaration of indigenous peoples begins to take effect around the globe we will see the perpetrators and instigators of some of the most heinous genocidal acts, annihilationist policies ever to be carried out on the indigenous peoples of the world. in the last decade with 3 to 4 million slaughtered in iraq, alone by market forces ably led by the crazed americans and their weapon of mass destruction. their weapon of choice has been the enslaved youth of its 400 million enslaved americans whom the government calls its citizen. what has become of the power of corridors of those who continually enslave its people, world wide the phenomenom of the unitedness of the type america uses, which russia uses, britain, and even the OA or organisation of african states. thus there exists within what is supposedly a transparent and fair system is no more than a committee of market led capitalist pigs. me and mine, me the individual, the ussr is led by a pack of greedy minded mean spirited individuals who want to hold poser for all time and to pass this same power on to its offspring for what to carry on generational slaughter of heathen savages. why is there such a desire to kill within these kind of united states systems, many say it is the first three words of the constitution where it states "we the people" much as is what is the exact wording of the united nations charter, is it that the international genral assembly which in itself is made of genocidal maniacs whom have come to these positions of power through their performances in the co,onies and as to how they perform in being able to slaughter indigenous people, with over 300 million killed by the allied forces across arabia, particularly lebanon, palistine, turkey, kurdistan, saudi arabia, afghanistan, pakistan, through to the philipines, east temor australia and NZ. what a record this socalled protector of all peoples rights has. the united nations through its veto holding nation of the security council has waged war on the world for far too long, when are we going to see change, since the bretton woods conference there has been none else but war and rumors of war all around the globe the united nations obstigates responsibility by claiming peace keeping duties which usually involves them disarming the indigenous people giving the colonial states sufficient invulnerability to relocate the indigenous people or generally slaughter them as has happened and is still happening in aotearoa. those that are immune to its weapons are imprisoned and from these they grow fierce armies to continue their dream of the new world order. don't get me wrong I think unitedness or the model of united nations or united nation states is a superior system to monarchy and its autocratic mechanisms. however united nations states has to be fed by electoral systems that are suitable to those peoples cultural histories and practices. worldwide the evidence points to oligarchies, enclaves or whole companies that hold a batch of voters, where 89% of some countries such as nigeria are recipients of tax dollars for the natural resources such a s oil. this is corrupt electtionering as the people are informed or coerced into voting to protect them and their families. differing from this path can lead to excommunication firstly from the company who pays for the house you live in who owns the shop where you buy your food from they own the school your kids go to how is that free and fair elections, in my county the pakeha or the british invaders keep us out of participating in the election process by disallowing us jobs, by keeping us poor and in abject poverty with laws that extinguish our votes, where we are not allowed to form our own political parties and where we are made to vote if we are educated enough to be able to read and comprehend the forms that are in the language of the invaders, and we have the choice of voting who of the invaders parties are going to enslave us for another three years. in a country where it is even against the law for indigenous people to even gather in groups of four or more in a public place, we are not even allowed our own businesses or if you want to do so then you have to jump 300% more hurdles than the invaders what up with that. we want freedom but to get freedom from this government we have to find the source of their ideology because they seem to have no ideology of theri own much more it is making itself known as that of a white power origin well we know this and we want them to piss off so if there is anyone out there who can see it as we see it and want to contribute to our cause then give us a ring I am at 0273488929. the difference has to be that at the whanau (family) level there has to be less emphasis on hierarchy and patriarchy, we have to give the women more of a role in society sure they say the age of feminism has led to increases worldwide into the lot of women but this is not evidenced by facts. perhaps there are more wahine running countries than there were twenty years ago but sadly these wahine (women) are mere shells of a man in that they are operating systems that were set up for white middle aged men, and the play of electioneering has to portray a wahine as one who can be decisive and have a rather masculine way of behaving, anyway the idea is that society is best run when men and wahine (women) are given equal status in world society karena puhi

more iwi political parties take to the road

2008-08-24T21:34:00.006-07:00

kia ora koutou

point taken mate but no way am i trying to castigate the m party its just that having other iwi political parties out there gives our people choices, there is nothing wrong with variety. It is the only way of letting our people know that we are not lackeys because if we seem to be that if we get in there and are unable to through ignorance to make a difference then we can always vote them out in favour of someone else then we are serving that purpose. the m party polling at 2.4 percent in the polls mmm they need 5 percent for the list to take effect, but the M roll does not have lists.

And no we will not "relent this time" on the m party as we believe "the more (iwi political parties) the better" so what if the m party support is weakened. by having people voting for other iwi political parties that is what indigenous politics is about. we did not all support tainui and ngai tahu when they took the money from the crown for a full and final settlement expediting this close off period. Experience with politics for me be that student politics, local and national politics clearly shows that losing elections and not getting your way is a common occurrence. you therefore either massage your goals and policies to suit those sectors of your target society to better suit their needs and wants or go down in a flaming ball of fire.

Elections are more or less about the masses deciding who is going to take out the rubbish and who is going to dispose of our piss and shit and to keep the lights switched on, not much else. everything else like armed forces, schools, universities, hospitals and the like occur naturally where ever there are large concentrations of people. so if your policies as a party are well thought out and along those lines and that they come from a strong foundation such as "rights" or more specifically as stipulated in article three of the declaration of indigenous peoples rights, also article twelve of the united nations charter "the right to political representation" then voting for the m party only is ridiculous and counter productive to iwi having a society that is based on fairness, justice and a meaningful existence.
see I can collect the rubbish and dispose of the shit as well as the m party.

If we all agreed with what whatarangi and tariana of the m party decide is to be the policy of the party in terms of iwi rights then we are crazy to accept this as we will become like we already are, fully americanised britisher citizens where we are the taxpaying indigenous resource strippers stripping our own moana of our fish, stripping our own forests and strip mining all our own precious metals for this illegal government well bugger that hey and the m party say woe betide those who want to oppose them.

nevertheless of the multitudes of our people who are into the m party there are many they have rejected such as those who have criminal records, or those who are from the gay or lesbian community, or even those who are unemployed and in gangs, or smoke ciggies or marijuana and or who are beneficiaries. who represents these people we do thats who, and if you are muslim or budhist or anything that is not christianised then bo you is stuffed with that party so if you like them thats all well and good bro. but because some of us fit into those categories we have to take another look into the future, to determine what we think it may look like for iwi hapu and whanau and well I believe it will not always be as it is today, we may even have an iwi prime minister again one day but at least by having choices we are not always at the beck and call of the peripatetic white supremacists.

chur Mike rant rant..........

karena puhi
keep the articles coming

--- In tai-tokerau@yahoogroups.com, Mike Smith wrote:
>
> Hahahaha ....... that's pretty serious ....... serious AND
> funny ...... love it
>
>
> On 25/08/2008, at 2:57 PM, Rueben Porter wrote:
>
> > Cher bro, gotta tautoko your korero while I here online. For all the
> > korero , its true what you say. The democrapic system has us on the
> > backfoot.
> > They block us at every move yes, they been doing this game of
> > colonisation for millenium now. They change rules whenever it suits
> > them, they hold a bible in one hand and a S.W.A.T team in the other,
> > they create a negotiation process then refuse to negoitate, they
> > take away our lands then only recognise those who have permanent
> > addresses etc etc etc...
> >
> > But sometimes cuz , we indigenous peoples have a colonised reaction
> > of smacking each other down. So good are the colonials at
> > colonising, we do'nt know that when we kick our kids arses, when we
> > scrap against our Polynesian and Asian brothers, when we put down
> > our maori-made intiatives, we are fulfilling the legacy of the
> > colonial machine taught us so long ago we think it is tikanga maori
> > from our tupuna.
> >
> > Gotta start with our whanau and our hapu first bro, before we can
> > take on the empire forshure... But don't hurt to support other
> > kaupapa too. Not saying lets be gullible, chew grass and wait for
> > our turn to get milked... just saying if it looks better for our
> > people then before, we should give it a go
> >
> > Not the only answer, but a good one is to back TMP bro, for now
> > anyway...
> >
> > Anyways better them than us aye?
> > Gives us more time to do the real things in life. Manaaki peepi,
> > hangaia whare kura, tautoko hapu, tiaki whenua, koukou moana.
> > mauri ora whanau
> > Rueben
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Geoffrey Karena
> > To: tai-tokerau@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 2:02 PM
> > Subject: Re: [tai-tokerau] another wreck on our takutaimoana...
> >
> > kia ora reuben
> >
> > Ae ra e hoa pai noa ki te kitea enei tangata ki te oho mai nga
> > ahuatanga o te whare paremata nei chur. pai tena hoki kia whakaata
> > aua rarangi ingoa kia marama ai te motu kowai enei tangata e tu ana.
> > I te mea hoki kei waenga i a ratou nga roia, nga mahita, nga
> > kaiwhakapaoho, nga poutokomanawa o nga wananga, kura kaupapa me nga
> > kohanga reo pakeha hei mangai. I te mea ka pai enei tangata hei mema
> > o ratou na o ratou kuaretanga o te poharatanga o tatou. heoi ano kei
> > tenei rarangi ko nga tane nga wahine o tatou hoki kia kaha ki nga
> > roopu a iwi i torangapu nei.
> >
> > To newer parties like the iwi independence paati who do not enjoy
> > the same public profile as the m party, we are committed to iwi hapu
> > and whanau independence, self-determination and the return of all
> > land to an iwi hapu and whanau paremata. these goals are not popular
> > nor are they fully understood by the general iwi population probably
> > because they know little of this sort of talk. Much like my mum and
> > dad who voted for labour all their voting life while they were
> > around. when asked why they did that my mum replied because my dad
> > did, and his dad before him too, sheesh what a joke. Also if these
> > members of the m party caucus are there to support the kaupapa of
> > the treaty of waitangi then we are lost, the waitangi tribunal will
> > soon close off all claims september the 1st 2008 bloody toe rag
> > baldheads.
> >
> > If the m party take te tai tonga, and they manage to get one of the
> > general seats, what good is that the polls show no indication that
> > any of the general electorates are going to the m party, they may
> > take the other three seats but whose purpose will that serve no ones
> > but the treaty supporters. it will not support the indigenous spirit
> > for freedom no way. their purpose in there would be over, the idea
> > that the treaty could be deleted is another reason why the need for
> > more specific iwi, hapu and whanau political parties is paramount to
> > our moving forward as a nation as a distinct peoples where we will
> > see our own flesh and blood representing nga puhi and not some
> > descendant of the murderers of our people at the olympic games. I
> > congratulate my whanaunga Mr Larkin awesome we need more indigenous
> > political parties in there not more yes men and wahine for the
> > pakeha, a hapu party would definately be a bonus and will also mean
> > that all the other parties
> > will have to communicate with us and that eventually we should
> > thence see more of a spread of ideals and ideologies being debated
> > in the house not just some englishafied wants by the members of
> > parliament as the beseech their queen in foreign lands for
> > justification. We also as I am sure David Rankin has a list
> > candidates as well which i am sure will be released in future but
> > the ideal time for me is when we are told that Mixed Member
> > Proportional Representation will take effect in Cabinet.
> >
> > good on the m party for having their list out here, now we can
> > criticise and ngau tuara about them and well yeah. even though the m
> > seats do not qualify for list seats this applies to general seats
> > only it is so positive to see this even though there is no need to
> > create a list. but hey we will see perhaps all the pakeha's sleep in
> > on voting day and we will be in but you know I doubt if that would
> > happen. In fact the present electoral act illegally disenfranchises
> > iwi and iwi hapu whanau voters at the election. because if you are
> > on the M roll you get one vote, although you tick two boxes on the
> > ballot paper, your party vote is not counted. The act will not allow
> > for lists in the M electorates as they are for the natives and well
> > they do not have rights as the colonisers do that is why they do not
> > want to give us jobs because we are not english enough. we are
> > considered to be no better than beasts, savage heathens. so we are
> > thrice disenfranchised by the
> > damned invaders. if the m party do get more people into parliament
> > it will be to no avail they will get so bogged down with
> > parliamentary mahi that they will not be able to help the kahui
> > whanau of aotearoa nor will they be able to stem the flow of iwi
> > deaths caused by this governments brutal social, and economic
> > policies. Their presence in there will not be tolerated. however as
> > I supported MMP when it was brought in I believe that there is time
> > for this government to reform itself so that this legislation can
> > take effect. to date this labour led government has held us all in
> > illegal bondage since mmp became the preferred method of political
> > elections in this country. as it is we are left to compete in a
> > competition that is stacked against us from the word go. We do not
> > have the resources to set up nationwide branches and electorates nor
> > are we able to gain popular support through articulating our
> > policies because this government run media will not
> > allow it.
> >
> > anyway we are more about iwi being an independent nation with its
> > own council or paremata one that is based on the tribal rohe with
> > its an election method that is transparent and not prone to
> > corruption and nepotism. the line up as you have given is full of
> > people who have supped scrumptiously from the trough of the white
> > man, and who to this day will have no compunction about signing our
> > death warrants. that is what worries me about these dudes. but
> > rather than justify these statements about these people the idea of
> > having more iwi hapu whanau political paaties is the only way ahead
> > for iwi today.
> >
> > rather than look pissed off and setting up a tent embassy in
> > parliament we will rather go to parliament as the m party is want to
> > articulate a bi-something or multi-something or rather thingee.
> > anyway we are more specific in our goals we want what all indigenous
> > peoples world-wide want particularly those who have suffered at the
> > hands of a brutal oppressive invader the british freedom from
> > oppression.
> >
> > We want them gone yesterday at the moment because of the normalising
> > effect of the present membership of the m party and the makeup of
> > its candidates iwi will be no better off even with the seven seats
> > going our way woopdy doo.
> >
> > karena puhi
> > iwi independence paati
> >
> > --- On Mon, 25/8/08, Rueben Porter wrote:
> > From: Rueben Porter
> > Subject: Re: [tai-tokerau] another wreck on our takutaimoana...
> > To: tai-tokerau@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Monday, 25 August, 2008, 12:25 PM
> >
> > Kiaora e te rangatira, mai te tautoko o Ngati Wai, kua hoatu ou
> > matauranga e pa ana ki te tiaki o nga taonga o te moana, kia matou .
> > Tirohia tatou ki reira mo te timatanga o te oranga mo tenei roopu.
> > No reira ka mihi hoki ki koutou.
> >
> > Also the names that support the maori party nation wide, you can't
> > disregard easily. What an exciting day to look forward to when we
> > have 20 whanau of this calibre in parliament house fighting for us.
> >
> > Even Kelvin, Geoffrey and David have to agree that this is an
> > impressive line up...
> >
> > 1. Hon Tariana Turia
> >
> > 2. Dr Pita Sharples
> >
> > 3. Hone Harawira
> >
> > 4. Te Ururoa Flavell
> >
> > 5. Angeline Greensill
> >
> > 6. Derek Fox
> >
> > 7. Rahui Katene
> >
> > 8. Naida Glavish
> >
> > 9. Iritana Tawhiwhirangi
> >
> > 10. Hector Matthews
> >
> > 11. Te Orohi Paul
> >
> > 12. Amokura Panoho
> >
> > 13. Grant Hawke
> >
> > 14. Bronwyn Yates
> >
> > 15. Josie Peita
> >
> > 16. Richard Orzecki
> >
> > 17. Mereana Pitman
> >
> > 18. Te Awanuiarangi Black
> >
> > 19. Georgina Haremate-Crawford.

capitalist slaves olympic games over at last now we can get back to the war

2008-08-24T19:21:00.003-07:00

Ka tau tena e koutou

At last the capitalist "security council" funded olympic games along with its enslaved colonies are efn over or are they. So what the efn heck have we learned from this un-adultered exhibition of western capitalist neo liberal wank fest consumerism, what that nearly 90% of the worlds indigenous population are enslaved by the capitalist west with many western, communist countries China, USA, Jamaica, Spain, Kenya, Australia, Canada, Britain, Germany etc using indigenous athletes who have been enslaved for four to five generations. The games are one of the ways these slavemasters show to the rest of the world that the ideology of democratic individualising individualism is the way to go and that all who resist her will be severly dealt with. hence why there are over 198 wars, civil conflicts or civilian revolutionary strifes occurring somewhere around the globe as we speak. The lethal paternalistic instinct thus displayed by these capitalist dogs of war is evidenced by the fact that thousands of indigenous peoples are bombed every day either by the american, russian, french, chinese, nato and allied armed forces. what the....... I hear you say yep

where were the indigenous teams, there were none this was the capitalist peoples games generally the christian peoples games oh and those communist countries who because of the large nature of its armed forces are allowed in anyway so really it has no right to call itself representative of the world as it is made up just 140 nations mainly common wealth countries where are the other four hundred indigenous tribes whom are nations in their own right. but like many indigenous peoples their lands have been taken off them by the G20, group of countries and many of them are represented at the United Nations General Assembly. Is that representation worth nothing as those with the largest populations and the biggest armies are the ones who call all the shots what a load of crap man when will indigenous rights be taken seriously before there is change in this world are we to be always told by some foreign dominator's as to what we can have for tea. in aotearoa it is like that we can not prepare our sons and daughters for a bright future in aotearoa we can but prepare them for war. we can only teach them hate and revenge, restitution and rebellion what else is there? there are no jobs for our people we are ruled with an iron fist by a government that is reminiscent of the stories told to us by our old people of the time the pakeha invaded. they told of a time when they were hounded unto near extinction by this government to me we want an end to this sort of rule by fear. so if anyone wants to vote for these two authoritarian parties labour or national then you do so at your own risk because they will not care that you voted for them they are descendents of brutal invaders so then we will have to create an escalation of hostilities on these invaders. what else is there, its like when I asked my son why he did not do the dishes, replies and says well dad I wanted to leave something for you to do, I go mouth agape I cracked up, but seriously son I go, there is going to be a war soon and he replies yes dad I have been hearing that all my life so yeah there you go then.

the west have been looking at making asia another of its territories like a sort of sphere of influence where they might want to trade the wool they steal from aotearoa for oil but the chinese do not want wool as they have silk. although precious metals like silver and gold are sought after in asia a commodity the west has in abundance which they stole off iwi and other indigenous peoples of the continents of america, of africa, south america etc., just so they can participate in the mining of oil in the pacific and other regions like oceania where these precious metals are plentiful.

the olympics where the meaning to life is no more important than being the best gymnast in the world, or being the fastest man or women over a hundred metres in the world, what then what is after that. do we pick a world team in every sport then go and challenge uranus or challenge jupiter no we have not got that far yet as these operators of the world, the UN, the IMF, the World Bank, G20 and all the members of the security Council of the world decree that this is it. surely the olympics should be used to test our athletes as we collectively look to the skies as another area to venture out into. testing one for speed will not matter in the universe or will it, swimming the hundred metres in an universal games would be a spectacle worth watching.

what these games look like to many particularly to the indigenous peoples of the world, is the ole "I am greater than thou" ho ha ha. some hoity toity gentleman's club of enslavers of the minions, where success is determined by how many dollars each nation has spent on each of its medals this number can get to ridiculous heights. or how much did it cost you to bring that slave to that level of preparedness, what the ef ever.

in the case of NZ well our athletes (I am discussing this because our indigenous TV is only on for eight hours a day: so I was left watching either the pakeha infomercials or the games) performed dismally, also all the athletes are not tangata whenua they are all foreigners. anyway we the indigenous people do not value the winning of a gold medal of any importance participation is good though.

karena puhi

government oppresses indigenous political representation in aotearoa

2008-08-24T19:09:00.002-07:00

kia ora reuben

Ae ra e hoa pai noa ki te kitea enei tangata ki te oho mai nga ahuatanga o te whare paremata nei chur. pai tena hoki kia whakaata aua rarangi ingoa kia marama ai te motu kowai enei tangata e tu ana. I te mea hoki kei waenga i a ratou nga roia, nga mahita, nga kaiwhakapaoho, nga poutokomanawa o nga wananga, kura kaupapa me nga kohanga reo pakeha hei mangai. I te mea ka pai enei tangata hei mema o ratou na o ratou kuaretanga o te poharatanga o tatou. heoi ano kei tenei rarangi ko nga tane nga wahine o tatou hoki kia kaha ki nga roopu a iwi i torangapu nei.

To newer parties like the iwi independence paati who do not enjoy the same public profile as the m party, we are committed to iwi hapu and whanau independence, self-determination and the return of all land to an iwi hapu and whanau paremata. these goals are not popular nor are they fully understood by the general iwi population probably because they know little of this sort of talk. Much like my mum and dad who voted for labour all their voting life while they were around. when asked why they did that my mum replied because my dad did, and his dad before him too, sheesh what a joke. Also if these members of the m party caucus are there to support the kaupapa of the treaty of waitangi then we are lost, the waitangi tribunal will soon close off all claims september the 1st 2008 bloody toe rag baldheads.

If the m party take te tai tonga, and they manage to get one of the general seats, what good is that the polls show no indication that any of the general electorates are going to the m party, they may take the other three seats but whose purpose will that serve no ones but the treaty supporters. it will not support the indigenous spirit for freedom no way. their purpose in there would be over, the idea that the treaty could be deleted is another reason why the need for more specific iwi, hapu and whanau political parties is paramount to our moving forward as a nation as a distinct peoples where we will see our own flesh and blood representing nga puhi and not some descendant of the murderers of our people at the olympic games. I congratulate my whanaunga Mr Larkin awesome we need more indigenous political parties in there not more yes men and wahine for the pakeha, a hapu party would definately be a bonus and will also mean that all the other parties will have to communicate with us and that eventually we should thence see more of a spread of ideals and ideologies being debated in the house not just some englishafied wants by the members of parliament as the beseech their queen in foreign lands for justification. We also as I am sure David Rankin has a list candidates as well which i am sure will be released in future but the ideal time for me is when we are told that Mixed Member Proportional Representation will take effect in Cabinet.

good on the m party for having their list out here, now we can criticise and ngau tuara about them and well yeah. even though the m seats do not qualify for list seats this applies to general seats only it is so positive to see this even though there is no need to create a list. but hey we will see perhaps all the pakeha's sleep in on voting day and we will be in but you know I doubt if that would happen. In fact the present electoral act illegally disenfranchises iwi and iwi hapu whanau voters at the election. because if you are on the M roll you get one vote, although you tick two boxes on the ballot paper, your party vote is not counted. The act will not allow for lists in the M electorates as they are for the natives and well they do not have rights as the colonisers do that is why they do not want to give us jobs because we are not english enough. we are considered to be no better than beasts, savage heathens. so we are thrice disenfranchised by the damned invaders. if the m party do get more people into parliament it will be to no avail they will get so bogged down with parliamentary mahi that they will not be able to help the kahui whanau of aotearoa nor will they be able to stem the flow of iwi deaths caused by this governments brutal social, and economic policies. Their presence in there will not be tolerated. however as I supported MMP when it was brought in I believe that there is time for this government to reform itself so that this legislation can take effect. to date this labour led government has held us all in illegal bondage since mmp became the preferred method of political elections in this country. as it is we are left to compete in a competition that is stacked against us from the word go. We do not have the resources to set up nationwide branches and electorates nor are we able to gain popular support through articulating our policies because this government run media will not allow it.

anyway we are more about iwi being an independent nation with its own council or paremata one that is based on the tribal rohe with its an election method that is transparent and not prone to corruption and nepotism. the line up as you have given is full of people who have supped scrumptiously from the trough of the white man, and who to this day will have no compunction about signing our death warrants. that is what worries me about these dudes. but rather than justify these statements about these people the idea of having more iwi hapu whanau political paaties is the only way ahead for iwi today.

rather than look pissed off and setting up a tent embassy in parliament we will rather go to parliament as the m party is want to articulate a bi-something or multi-something or rather thingee. anyway we are more specific in our goals we want what all indigenous peoples world-wide want particularly those who have suffered at the hands of a brutal oppressive invader the british freedom from oppression.

We want them gone yesterday at the moment because of the normalising effect of the present membership of the m party and the makeup of its candidates iwi will be no better off even with the seven seats going our way woopdy doo.

karena puhi
iwi independence paati

whakakotahitanga

2008-06-29T21:57:00.004-07:00

ano ra he whakaaro o matou mainly me so far hei aha ne might as well make use of me time anyway what yous fellas been up to seen the ole media have been talking up the two white parties giving them the winning of the race even before the battle has begun, typical where are the rights of the other 75 percent of people who do not get to have the vote recognised and if they do get that it has to be a watered down version of what their overarching philosophies might be or as to where their ideological bent is so bent.

heres out latest creation have a listen goes better with boom bass as well and messaging

kotahitanga

2008-06-29T20:43:00.003-07:00

tena ra koutou he mihi nui teneki ki a koutoi i oukoutou wa kainga te aha hoki

no reira he korero enie o etahi o amatou rangatahi ki te korero ona ake korero heoi ano ma te rorohiko nei i puta mai o matou nei hiko o nga awaawa na te hua ko te whakawhanuitia o etehi o matou whakaaro ite mea anei tetahi

tena ma

ano hoki mena e hia ana koe koi te tirohia i nga take o teneki kaupapa ko te whakahokia o te mana motuhake ki a tatou nga tangata whenua o aotearoa chur so yep will be posting video's on here that may seem amateurish but shyte its all gud there is no competition here its all awash whomever one wants to communicate with thats their prerogative, which makes for some very sticky situations online for what could be said to be less than acceptable online behaviour tricky so beware

anyway whanau whomever here it is

recolonisation stand up for mugabe indigenous rights advocate

2008-06-29T20:26:00.002-07:00

kia ora koutou

Robert Mugabe is an indigenous hero

bringing 200 years of british oppression and brutality to an end in zimbabwe is what mr robert mugabe is doing. where did you get the idea that mugabe is the instigator of the violence, he is trying his best to manage a situation where it has been the colonials who are to blame. as in many decolonising countries the punishment of the friendlies are always going to happen, that is happening here, it happened in virtually every nation within the africa continent following the decolonisation act of 1920.

whenever the colonialists are kicked out bloodlessly or without a huge country destroying war their system of governance is left intact and the friendlies left in charge of the country and in every instance to reimpose the previous oppressive in your face totalitarian neo-liberal rampant capitalist government using the intact colonial police force, the colonial armed forces coupled with the wealth of the state to carry out the wishes of the overlords that are usually foreign. these swazi type governments are eventually overcome by the indigenous or original inhabitants but not without huge loss of life, and ill gained fortunes.

so many of the refugee's fleeing zimbabwe are all trained in the way of the invaders and pose a huge threat to the stability of an emerging indigenous nation so I congratulate robert mugabe in his efforts to rid the country of those who choose to undermine the sovereignty of the indigenous people of zimbabwe by backing from the british government they are essentially declaring their intent which is to destabilise the country. when aotearoa free's itself from the nz british guberment we too will kick out all those who have worked for the invaders, be that as cleaners, as lecturers in their schools, a teacher, kindergarten teachers. if you were a case manager for the welfare department, a security guard in a colonial bank, a bank teller what ever, when we take over aotearoa there is the chance that you may be banned from the new aotearoa or we will have you and all your whanau imprisoned or ejected from the country if you worked for or ever voted for the invaders. na not really but then ya never know what people are capable of hoqwever we are a very forgiving and reasonable people much as mugabe and the zanu PF party, how different is what he is doing to what this illegal government is doing to iwi, it is that what he is doing is correct for the people, they are dismantling the oppressive white system and replacing it with what appears to the outside world to be an oppressive society but the fact of the matter is that those whom his supporters have been seen to hunt down and kill the opposition organisers are clearly not of his instruction. these would be the new to the zanu PF theory of society whose enthusiasm is now not in doubt a strong party though such as their one would all ways have an answer resolving and rectifying issue.

but this government here is an illegal one and we are not even hearing any discussion from the government as to what they are going to do to satisfy our inquiry or to rectify the issue so that we as a people can move on and take our rightful place as the collective conscience of nga iwi hapu and whanau, not some thing from england efn overlord crap. no way we say go back to england.

karena puhi
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http://bebo.com/iwiindependence
na but seriously

korerorero

2008-06-29T20:13:00.002-07:00

kia ora nga iwi hapu whanau

daily rant......

petrol is not the issue it is about we thinking more about alternative forms of transportation possibly even changing our living situations we may have to return to the marae go back to the communal way of living that I remember in the days of my youth. we have to return to the whenua we could take all our newly acquired skills and rebuild our papakainga make communities for ourselves. Any way it is state governments and all the allied governments who are causing the price of petrol to have gone up so much they have control on the price they charge to import the stuff into the country, between 99% and 75% of that two dollars a litre charge are because of government tax, the allies get oil for nothing from their brothers the americans, the petrol hoarders and they charge the people for it however there are bringing the stuff here costs. now we have to fend off their marketers as we become more and more impoverished by spiraling costs as they wage more wars on unsuspecting indigenous people worldwide and you are helping them by buying their petrol.

In the next decade as international indigenous land laws begin to take effect the price of petrol will be rise above $10 a litre making it impossible for individuals to own cars and for farming being as petrol reliant as farming is, farming will become the sole place of international corporations and or self contained communities like iwi hapu me nga whanau. individuals will not be able to eke out a living that way what with iwi land claims for every piece of whenua. like the bro reuben says we have to look at the whenua now as the saviour of our whanau in that each town and city has two weeks food left if they are for some reason cut off from civilisation, what will our people do to get a feed we have to go out to the whenua and get puha, nga watakerehe, kaura, hi ika, hua whenua aua mea katoa.

So worrying about petrol for your over-consuming car will be something you may not get a chance to do for too long. Yeah so we have to create alternatives to petrol, bio-fuels. Most of todays cars can be converted without much trouble to run on plain ole water, see www.youtube.com for detailed instructions and we will warn our people of the truth of this situation in that it is the capitalist (make profit for the bosses first) philosophy to get people addicted to 2 dollar a litre of petrol, almost as bad as all these other christians who are into the worst sin of them all the forcing of billions of dollars of aid in the time of natural disasters on devastated countries then they charge the effected country for their services and these armies of disguised as aid worker christians use and force on unsuspecting affected peoples their neo liberal culture.

the amount of energy we consume has to be taken into account in regard to the increasing natural disasters occurring around the world. By buying petrol you are willingly contributing to the premature death of this planet 30 million years before its time. Just so you can get to drop off and pick up the kids from school when there is a more cost effective school bus service. Or you drive to that hui just down the road when walking would have been easier on the environment or that you drove to the shop instead of walking or you drove to work where you could have used public transport so what. You think well pay for the petrol it is not your fault everything is like this you just went along with society which told you to go get a wife have two or three kids buy two cars and a big house with a swimming pool, thats all good or is it. We have to be more concerned about our effect on papatuanuku, but you probably say what I do is up to me if I want to do that and I have the resources then why not well I guess we have to make the sacrifice and become the solution to global warming not the cause.

also as can be seen on the news everyday the world is in a financial spiral downwards so that in a very short space of time central, regional and local governments in aotearoa will like all other capitalist western economies implode on themselves because of their penchant toward hoarding and overconsumption. This prediction is easily seen as it is already manifesting itself with unprecedented food price rises of 0.8% nationwide, 200% rent rises, exaggerated house prices, shrinking wages compared with the cost of living and increasing incidences of homelessness, domestic violence, crime statistics and suicides. Another indicator has been the closing down of huge employers of people, where three months ago it was a weekly occurrence for employers of over one hundred people to close. This has now turned into an avalanche, the tiwai smelter, Orini freezing works, retail factories levin, Otaki, Napier in fact all over the country are closing or threatening to close or move offshore with the rising dollar being blamed, however we know it is because of the capitalists wars they are waging around the world the 13 billion dollars a month cost of the iraq conflict the 187 wars they are maintaining all around the world who can maintain the cost of those wars well it is us the consumer, through our buying their ill-gotten goods we fund the war against indigenous people waged by the west. We want the american and western investors to pull their investments out of aotearoa get lost go back to england.

the armed forces and the police will be impotent to stop widespread looting and reoccupation of our whenua when the country goes belly up because of their reliance on petrol. So give iwi your support now as we will provide you hinu mo nga waka. certainly the price of these necessary things are what people feel is beyond their ability to influence but we say you can support the iwi independence paati at http://bebo.com/iwiindependence the pakeha are freaking, ha ha..... after their capitalist war against iraq they have no pinga's left they are befeft of anything other than our dole and lots of rhetoric. and soon they will be as a ship left adrift to float accidentally back to england.

karena puhi

Reinstated Kingdom of Hawaii possible

2008-05-11T04:30:00.000-07:00

here are some interesting developments from the pacific

----- Original Message -----
From: Kamaunu Kahaialii
To: undisclosed- recipients:
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 9:50 PM
Subject: Reinstated Hawaiian Kingdom on Trial

Henry Noa's Reinstated Kingdom of Hawaii possible solution
April 22, 2008

The Maui County courthouse was an unusual sight on Friday, April 4, 2008. A crowd had gathered to be present for the last day of testimony and closing arguments in the case of the "Kaho'olawe Three" - perhaps the most premeditated defense of Hawaiian National land rights that has ever been litigated.. Trespassing cases typically take less than 30 minutes of the courts' time.. This motion for dismissal by the defense had taken three days of testimony over the course of two years, required the flying in of international law experts and the combined efforts of six attorneys for the State Prosecutors' office.

Before the trial, the crowd moved down Main Street and into the courthouse compound, carrying placards of support for the defense and expressing frustration over the long effort to reclaim home rule over the Crown Lands of these islands.

Many of those assembled had been in continuous effort to prepare for this very day for over ten years. The combined goal was that their reinstatement process of the Lawful Hawaiian Government receive a fair and thorough international defense in a court of law, and begin what is expected to be a series of appellate court reconsiderations leading to a judicial acknowledgement of their sovereignty.

The courtroom scene itself was remarkable for several reasons. One was that the State of Hawaii Prosecutors Office had six attorneys in the courtroom, although only four of them were on record. Also unusual was the absolute silence of the packed court. The supporters made no audible expressions during the entire three-day court proceeding as the judge considered perhaps the most unusual defense that she likely will ever hear in her courtroom.

While you may have heard of many such sovereignty cases in the past, this one was perhaps the best prepared and best aligned with international law of any that have ever been presented.

Despite the presence of many State attorneys, no witnesses were called to counter the two that the defense brought and only minimally cross examined. This extraordinary number of prosecutors, with minimal activity, brought up questions about the validity of the Hawaii State Prosecutions' argument. That the judge allowed the international law expert, teacher, former judge and prosecuter John Gates to testify for the defense, seemed to unravel the Prosecution, as they had few questions for Mr. Gates and did not seem to counter any of his assertions. The Judge also allowed Henry Noa, three-time elected Prime Minister of the Reinstated Kingdom of Hawaii, to testify with records of their governmental process. The records were voluminous and outlined completely, to the casual observers' mind, the functions of a government providing for its citizens.

Perhaps you read in the Haleakala Times last year of the defense that Henry Noa, Nelson Armitage, Russell Kaho'okele and their top-flight lawyers had prepared to claim the island of Kaho'olawe as a legitimate possession of their reinstated Kingdom. Now they and their citizens wait for the verdict, expected in months, as to whether they will be the sovereign entity that they claim to be, or whether they will have to take their claims to higher courts.
Much is at stake for the state if the defendants prevail regarding their defense that they entered Kaho'olawe as officials of a sovereign Hawaiian government and not as individuals. Much is also at stake for the State of Hawaii. There are 2.8 million acres of original Crown Land that have been in perpetual suspension, waiting for the reinstatement of a sovereign entity being re-established in Hawaii. Recently, the Hawaii Supreme Court handed down a verdict that, indeed, the state could not dispense with Crown lands until the issue of a sovereign Hawaiian entity was resolved. Could this be that resolution?

Does the Akaka bill resolve this? Gates says that neither the state of Hawaii nor Congress can create a sovereign entity. He says that the Akaka Bill can only create a dependant nation status entity, like the American Indian nations, and that in fact they cannot remove Hawaiian national rights to re-form their sovereign status.

The actual title of Akaka Bill is: Native Hawaiian Reorganization Act. In many ways, it would accomplish what the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 did. Gates says that Act reorganized traditional Native peoples' governments that were based on their own customary laws, with boiler plate "constitutional governments. " He says the Akaka Bill is a not-so-clever way to further disenfranchise the inheritors of Hawaiian sovereign rights, which makes Hawaii's legal situation a little like that of the American indigenous peoples.. He also says that the history of treatment of Native Americans is so atrocious that no sane person would want to sign on to that status.

It should be clear that while there have been dozens of legal defenses that claim Hawaiian sovereignty as their premise, always absent was the pregnant question - where was the government that these persons were claiming to represent? A nation is a very specific term, as Gates so clearly laid out to the court during this trial. These national qualifications have been a thorny issue for every sovereignty defense in Hawaii, and ones that Henry Noa and his soon-to-be recreated legislature tackled in 1998. In fact, their reinstatement task has been monumental, taking over ten concerted years to meet the standards that Gates outlined.

Nations do not lose their right to be sovereign except under circumstances that do not apply to Hawaii, according to Gates. Congressional Law 103-150, the Apology Bill, passed into law in 1993, clearly outlines the rights of the peoples of these islands to reorganize themselves as a sovereign nation.. County and State laws must yield to Congressional law, and even Congressional laws must yield to treaties of the U.S. and the Law of Nations and the UN. Gates pointed out that since Hawaii and the U.S. were signatories to the Law of Nations, they have no legal authority to deny Mr. Noa and the Reinstated Kingdom of Hawaii their reinstatement rights and use of the Crown lands that include Kaho'olawe. They are simply preempted by the U.S. adherence to international law.

Gates concluded his testimony by stating that The Reinstated Kingdom of Hawaii should be recognized as a reinstated sovereign government and should resume the functions of government that were interrupted, so diabolically, in 1893.

Some history buffs will laugh at the thought that the United States will adhere to anything but what is in their strategic and economic interests. Gates gave ample examples of historical precedents for this, and suggested that the claims before the court in this case are exactly how the U.S. can deliver justice to the descendants of the Nation of Hawaii. Can we ever have peace with this issue without justice?

The trial will be aired on Akaku local access channel in the next few weeks..

Prime Minister Henry Noa has extended a welcome to all persons residing in the Hawaiian Islands to study the ethical and legal underpinnings of his government and consider citizenship. No aboriginal blood quantum is required to participate in this democracy, just as it was before annexation, and aloha is still the operating principle, as it always was.

Jace Hobbs is the "educational chairperson for the island of Maui's Reinstated Kingdom of Hawaii, or the Lawful Hawaiian Government." Hobbs is also Director of the Orphaned Burmese Children's Home.

Jace Hobbs

Whenua, Fenua, Enua, Vanua: Tahi

2008-03-05T14:39:00.000-08:00

anei nga korero pai kia whakakotahi ai a tatou ki tatou o te moana nui a kiwa. hei a Ana i panuitia tenei mea tiro mai

Whenua, Fenua, Enua, Vanua: Tahi

go home ehoa

2008-02-20T00:08:00.001-08:00

http://www.blogger.com/homekia ora koutou katoa

Well I guess the proponents of those who want us to think ngati porou and iwi will be very pleased indeed with the results of the foreshore and seabed act 2004 outcomes to date. well we the iwi independence paati are not happy about it not at all, in fact we find its potrayal as something good as in poor taste and farken unacceptable. What makes you think that this is a good outcome, veto can but survive in a climate of its own making not the making by an invading force plus it has to decided by the many not some invader gubermant all can be taken away if certain principles are not aboded by. makes one wonder at the sheer ridiculousness of why such support would be welcomed without even considering the 'for instances". rather presumptuous surely to think that this is a good thing.

let me tell you this, as well as not wanting to sound too pedantic on it as some are want to mention, the issue for me is that these little socalled concessions as the gubermant wants to show are sure good for the now, the immediate time, however it is for iwi a further entrenchment in this country of pakeha hegemony, which we do not want. we want you guys gone do not come back, get lost and don't come back thats what we want, this legislation delays your departure by three hundred years, I can not have you mean spirited maniacs, psychopaths and assassins killing our rangatahi any longer, get lost. your school system sucks, I have seen 7 year old kohanga reo iwi kids come out of kura and try and beat to death pigeons whats up with that, they even try and chop down trees what the heck are they teaching them in the schools they teach our people to become resource strippers. they even teach them how to be slaves to the white man to his way of life bugger that. how is that good for our people we want freedom.

this labour and national government are doomed to be the captains of a sinking ship we want freedom and this election will be a step in the right direction for our people. the foreshore and seabed bill is sure going to seem like it gives iwi something but do not be fooled this is merely a precursor for the government to hold iwi to task on anything to do with the resourse anyway we will fight and wait for ship to sink but sink it will. The people of this country were shocked at the way the Helen Clark socialist neo-liberalist monarchist commie labour party refused to sign the declaration of indigenous peoples. well it was a shock and a wake up call for all those disillusioned middling lower upper middle class whites browns and all other colors out there farming raping and destroying aotearoa. yeah what this government did by refusing to sign the declaration reaffirmed its desire to impose its colonial rule on its indigenous peoples with no care of the shifts in thinking the world over in reagrd to how you deal and work with youer indigenous people also the ramifications of the 1960 decolonisation ac, they will just carry on regardless. they are even experiencing vast growth in their territories with the building of new facilities for imprisonment indicating a beorgening growing population in each of the countries prisons that did not sign the declaration on some very angry indigenous peoples.

the trend is that those who did not sign or abstained from signing are countries who have terrible records in their pasts of massacres, mass graves, and genocide of the most horrendous kind, the spanish, the english, the dutch the norse they were all psychopaths, this government is no different we want them gone from our land why should we continue to vote for a government that condones mass murder and mass imprisonment of a third to three quarters of its indigenous population and keeps the rest imprisoned in housing estates and reservations and low paying jobs.

To live in bondage is all we have in this country we want aotearoa to be an independent nation we do not need no pakeha here we have the resources the people skilled in this. we are in the age of Aquarius the age of creativity the age of true enlightenment where first there will be the downfall of tyranny of fanatical democratic leadership. we will see the water bearer bring on the destruction of the industrial revolution with the failure of scientific endeavor because of its impreciseness. then there will be the return to communal living of pure unadulterated anarchy. in anarchy we see the end to central control more regionality local cooperatives, growers selling locally and businesses set to provide services for all. anarchy means the end of oppression freedom and peace to all, all industry belongs to the community the community selects its operatives those who collect the taxes and those who store the excesses all industry is public property. the difference of democracy to anarchy is that in democracy the governments are the domain of the elite those who have profited from what were normal people wants and needs. in an anarchist society those who operate the system create of excess for the people. the people must be changed every now and then if they profit too greatly they are imprisoned etc.

karena puhi
ps if you want to know what the answer is then log onto http://karenapuhi.webs.com/

--- In worlds-indigenous-people@yahoogroups.com, Clarke wrote:
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> FYI....
>
> on 2/18/08 2:59 PM, Piki Kotuku at pikikotuku@... wrote:
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> > Editorial: Foreshore law proves its worth
> > 5:00AM Monday February 18, 2008
> > The much-maligned Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004 has just this month shown its
> > true colours. An agreement reached between the Government and Ngati Porou
> > shows that, far from suppressing customary rights, the act is capable of
> > giving them powerful effect.
> > While it preserves public rights of access to the water for enjoyment and
> > navigation, it proposes to allow coastal-dwelling hapu exclusive authority and
> > rights over a range of marine activities. These include the right to veto
> > resource consents for activity that would harm the hapu's "relationship with
> > the environment", which would seem to cover everything.
> > There will also be a legal instrument giving the hapu power to make bylaws
> > under customary fishing regulations, and an environmental covenant that will
> > insist district planning must conform to a Ngati Porou statement of
> > sustainable management for the foreshore and seabed of its rohe (tribal
> > territory).
> > While public access will be generally preserved, the hapu will be able to
> > restrict or prohibit access to sacred places declared wahi tapu. And it will
> > be able to carry out specified customary activities on public foreshore and
> > seabed without needing resource consents.
> >
> > The agreement has been three years in negotiation and much remains to be
> > decided, including the protected customary activities and the coastal
> > boundaries of the signatories. Indeed, their rights under the deed of
> > agreement depend upon their proving that the hapu has been the exclusive
> > occupant and user of land adjoining the claimed foreshore since 1840.
> > That proviso could be hard to meet, according to judges of the Court of Appeal
> > in the landmark ruling that customary ownership of foreshore and seabed could
> > be established. The irony of the legislation passed to preserve public
> > ownership is that it may be a great deal easier to have a customary claim
> > recognised in negotiation than by litigation. Now that the meaning of
> > customary rights has been substantially agreed, the rights might more readily
> > be granted.
> > It remains to be seen, though, whether the rights and authorities recognised
> > in the agreement with Ngati Porou are sufficient to avoid conflict in
> > practice. It is one thing for lawyers to draw fine definitions on paper, quite
> > another for people at a beach, whether members of the hapu or recreational
> > visitors, to know or care where customary exclusions begin and end.
> > The principle of customary possession, once accepted, will be more important
> > than precise meanings in law. The East Coast agreement has now compromised
> > public ownership of beaches and sea much the way that Treaty settlements have
> > given claimants "guardianship" over mountains, lakes and parks.
> >
> > The arrangement seems to work without conspicuous problems for trampers,
> > campers, hunters and other recreational users of remote attractions. But
> > beaches and bays will be a more visible expression of privileges resting on a
> > pre-colonial heritage.
> > Four years ago, when the act was passed, the National Party's previous leader
> > said, "Maori can be owners, managers and regulators at the same time. It is
> > astonishing the Government could establish such a conflict-ridden model. It is
> > an absolute recipe for disaster."
> > He has gone and the first deal has been done. Much detail remains to be
> > decided, probably after the election, but the die seems cast; the coast in
> > some places is going to be controlled by a tribal mandate. The mana thus
> > acknowledged is enhanced when exercised with care and generosity. Maori know
> > that; others may be surprised at how well this agreement can work - for
> > everyone.
> >
> >
> >
> on 2/19/08 5:35 PM, Glenis Philip-Barbara at glenishiria@... wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Community Korero
> > By Glenis Philip-Barbara
> > Ngatirangi/Te Whanau a Tapuhi
> >
> > A Waitangi day deal in an election year
> >
> > E nga tini a Toi, tena ra koutou katoa i runga i nga tini ahuatanga o te wa.
> >
> > Like many in our community I read and heard the news reports that announced
> > the Foreshore and Seabed deal between the Government and Te Runanga o Ngati
> > Porou with mixed feelings. On one hand it looked like a sweet deal. The
> > words are sweet; the references to the hapu of Ngati Porou are there, the
> > words that describe the intent of the Heads of Agreement to recognise our mana
> > as inalienable seems in many respects to be the realisation of a dream long
> > held by our tipuna (ancestors) and pakeke (grandparents). So why then does my
> > puku (stomach) churn when I think about the process and the outcome of this
> > deal?
> > Like everything in life there is a wider context to this. The obvious and
> > closet layer of context can be found in the Foreshore and Seabed Act passed
> > amidst huge controversy in 2004. According to the Crown the Foreshore and
> > Seabed Act was passed in order to "preserve the public foreshore and seabed in
> > perpetuity as the common heritage of all New Zealanders." While this seems to
> > be a fair and reasonable idea we must remember that 30,000 + New Zealanders
> > marched on Parliament because the Act effectively "extinguished all Maori
> > extant rights to the Foreshore in Seabed." So, in order to 'protect' the
> > rights of all New Zealanders the Act effectively revoked the rights of one
> > group of New Zealanders, tangata whenua. This is so serious it has been taken
> > up by the United Nations as a matter of International concern.
> >
> > Very reasonably minded commentators of the day wondered if the interests of
> > all New Zealanders in the Foreshore and Seabed could not have been preserved
> > in some other way. In fact the Waitangi Tribunal strongly recommended to the
> > Crown that it go back to the drawing board and sit down with Hapu to figure
> > out how this could be achieved. I can recall that the leaders and
> > representatives of the Hapu of this country interviewed at the time stated
> > that they did not see public access as an issue. Many people wondered why the
> > Government felt that all of a sudden it needed to be preserved.
> >
> > My father often says that truth is stranger than fiction. This is certainly
> > so in the case of the Foreshore and Seabed. It was difficult to assess the
> > necessity of the Act in the first place and now what we have is an election
> > year peace offering to Nga Hapu o Ngati Porou, the second biggest Hapu
> > grouping in the country with a sitting Labour MP in Parliament. This peace
> > offering is made up of a tightly defined set of rights that are consistent
> > with the Foreshore and Seabed Act. The same Act that took away the full and
> > inalienable rights of hapu in the first place.
> >
> > It's a bit like being in a situation where you owned a house; someone stole
> > it, moved in to the lounge and bedrooms and applied to the court to have their
> > ownership of your house recognised in law. You take them to court to assert
> > your original full ownership of the house only to find that a compromise has
> > been struck that gives you special rights to use the kitchen and the dining
> > room on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
> >
> > Some of my whanaunga say that this is the best deal that we can hope for and
> > that we should be grateful for all the hard work that went into securing it.
> > There is a view that we should be realistic as Hapu about our aspirations to
> > be recognised as Treaty partners in Aotearoa and just accept that the
> > Government will never allow Hapu to practice the "full, exclusive and
> > undisturbed possession of our lands and estates, forests and fisheries and
> > other properties" promised in the English translation of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
> >
> > I worry that this kind of deal signals the beginning of the end of the dream
> > that some day justice would be restored in Aotearoa, and that the
> > confiscations of years gone by and 2004 would be redressed. I worry that if
> > in order to begin to think about reaching an agreement with the many Hapu of
> > Aotearoa that the Crown believes it must first strip away our rights using the
> > heavy hand of legislation that things are getting worse for Hapu rather than
> > better. I worry that if my whanaunga believe that this is as good as it gets
> > in 2008 that the future is very bleak indeed.
> >
> Most of all I worry about what this kind of deal means for the other Hapu
> and Iwi of Aotearoa, many of whom are still fighting to repeal the Foreshore
> and Seabed Act and restore their full inalienable tipuna rights. What kind
> of legacy does this deal leave for young people like me who have to carry
> the burden of this into the futures of our tamariki and mokopuna? How do my
> children face the children of Ngati Kahungunu and other Iwi knowing that the
> deal marginalises them and entrenches the confiscation we all marched
> against on the Hikoi in 2004? This kind of Iwi centric self interest is
> surely the peril of all time. As our whakapapa connects us, so too do the
> accountabilities for our actions bind us to the broader network of Iwi and
> Hapu of Aotearoa.
>
>
> http://bebo.com/FlashBox.jsp?FlashBoxId=2357190196&
> http://bebo.com/watch/2357190196
>

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These are some of the origination theories of Iwi
Nga korero o nga wa o mua o Nga Iwi o
Aotearoa 456.000 BC-1462: 1769.

He aha nga maramatanga o
Te Ariki-Tanga o nga Tangata Whenua o Aotearoa

Geoffrey Wayne Puhi Fuimaono Karena

He Mihi

Ka eke I Te Iwi

Ka eke I Te Wawa
Ka eke i te Papara
Hui ai Rangitumu huiai I a ha ha

Ko nga korero I puta mai I te tuhingaroa nei, kua whakamahea nga ahuatanga o te Ariki-Tanga o nga Matua Tupuna I te mea koinei ke etahi o nga ahuatanga I tohutohu- ngia ko te ahua o nga koroua Ariki me o ratou Ariki-Tanga o nga wa o mua. No reira, ko te ahua nei he aha I whaingia ai enei tuhinga kia hoatungia te maramatanga tonutia mo tatou katoa, ko tenei tuhinga roa I mahea ana ko te peheatanga o nga Ariki, te nowheatanga hoki me te whakataea ke ko te Ariki me te Tanga. Heoi ano ra I konei ko te kohikohinga o nga rangahautanga, I takotongia e nga kaumatua o nehera. Na ahakoa ratou I whakahuna ana te nuinga o enei maramatanga ka kite ana mai enei rangahau te ngako me te tikatanga o aianei no reira ra koutou tena koutou tena koutou tena tatou katoa

Table of Contents page

Abstract 8
Methodology 9
Introduction 13

Te Iwi 14
Literature review 14
Te Ahua o Nga Ariki 14
Interviews 15
Ngakaipikirau 18
Endnotes 19
Chapter One
What is an Ariki 20
Collectivism 22
3000 year life span 24
The Pakeha 28
Origins of Writing 33
Funery rights 34
Endnotes 35

Chapter Two
Sumer priesthood 38
Moko Kauae 41
Nga Atua 44
Ziggurat 44
Puhi 47
Kairarawa 50
Notes 54

Chapter Three
Traditions, Myths 58 Intangible 61
Nga Atua 62
Alternatives 64
Contemporary Theories 68
Nga Tikanga me nga Tohu 71
Mana 72
Pure 77
Endnotes 79

Chapter Four
Imperialism 80
Concepts of reality (interviews) 83 Kahurauta 85
Wiremu Kingi-Te Rangi-Taake 86
Endnotes 88

Chapter Five
Kohuiarau 89
Paremata a Iwi 90
Genocide 91
Kingitanga 94
Natural Selection 96
KoHuiarau Disciple 97

Whakapapa 1 101
Origin of the United Tribes 103 Petition 107
Te Whare Wai Hau Tapu 115
Whakapapa o Awaroa 117
Tradition 118
Constitution of the Awaroa Trust Bank 119
Houses within the Te Iwi Internal Affairs 122
Taiopuru Colors 126
Classification 127
Physiognomy 133
Notes 138

Bibliography 139

List of Illustrations page

Figure 1 Terrace Gardens (Inca-Peru) 2
Figure 2 Hohepa Te Rake 3
Figure 3 Ngakaipikirau 18
Figure 4 Te Ure-Nui-O-Te-Po 25
Figure 5 Cultivation 27
Figure 6 Eridu temple early 4th millennium. 37
Figure 7 Representations of Wahine 40
Figure 8 Mother-goddesses 41
Figure 9 Stone deities uncovered from Rapanui 75
Figure 10 Waikato Tairea 99
Figure 11 Hongi Hika 105

To peruse the other chapters contact karenapuhi@yahoo.co.uk and I will email them

ABSTRACT

This essay will examine and discuss the genealogy and governance systems of the Tangata Whenua or indigenous peoples of Aotearoa, a people who have a long and celebrated history of Empires, cannibal armies and generational world encompassing migratory travels, which they have traveled for millennia. The ancient Waiata, Whaikorero and sacred legends found on inscriptions all over Aotearoa speak of the places of origination for Iwi, they refer to places like “Hawaiki Nui, Hawaiki Roa, Hawaiki Pamamao, Hawaiki Tautau and Rangiatea” places, which have become the theoretical places of origination for the indigenous tribes peoples that were found in Aotearoa from 1462, 1769 and onwards by western explorers. The orthodox theories of Iwi origination have only referred to Iwi as having migrated from the east, or from south East Asia[1]. However, this thesis shows how it is probable that they as well as coming from the east, also traveled from the America’s always towards the rising sun. Therefore, it is more likely that the Hawaiki spoken of here is not the Hawaii referred to and popularized by Percy Smith and others scientists at the turn of the 19th century. But it is more than likely, the Hawaiki stated by Hohepa Te Rake in reference to the migration theory from Mesopotamia, Iberia, Mehiko and North and South America and into the Pacific, which is verified by ancient stone inscriptions found in Kerikeri in 1924.

This essay will also show that Iwi are a matriarchal society, and that the system of governance used was called Ariki-Tanga. It will show how the Tangata Whenua of Aotearoa developed an Ideology and culture around this matriarchal Ariki line, a feudalistic form of leadership that was a unique system of governance. In that as a people, Iwi not only gained the respect and admiration of all the other Nations and peoples they met during the many thousands of generations of their circumnavigation of the planet, they also managed to survive the various pakiha invasions while populating the entire planet. Therefore, from the evidence presented in this essay we will be able to see why there is no doubt that Iwi can carry the title of “the mother race”.

Therefore, in discussing the whereabouts of Iwi, another objective is to also examine this system as well as the ideologies of the Ariki-Tanga, or the tangata Whenua Tanga of Te Iwi. Whom it will show evolved a society of such sanguine optimism and perseverance that they were able through a combination of collective ideals, compromistic internal and external development and migrationary expansion, to develop the definitive mechanism and blueprint of what Ariki-Tanga or governance is or was. It was refined to such a high degree that they were not only able repeatedly to rule the world, they invariably were a major player in shaping it. So much so that what we know of the whence of Iwi as a pre-known society and the influences this has had on people of the world today, has to be looked at and reinterpreted. For instance, who else but Iwi could have created the huge architectural structures, the terrace gardens, Puhi-Tanga and the skill of writing? It had to have been Iwi as they are the only peoples world-wide who can Whakapapa to those times. So to search for positive proof of the path Iwi traveled and the territories they acquired, conquered and or ruled plus the nations they established will surely prove to be the discovery of the century. I will also examine the genealogical connections of the mythical and the spiritual. These will be examined through the philological and epigraphical sciences that will then be compared to the philosophies spoken of by Iwi scientists and the philosophies they abide by. So that what I will show, will be that the Ancient History of the Tangata Whenua of Aotearoa was shaped by the unique Iwi philosophy or practice of Ariki-Tanga, a matriarchal form of feudal communism. This encapsulates such social values as, respect, Aroha, Manaki-Tanga Iwi-Tanga Hapu-Tanga, Whanaunga-tanga and whakapapa, these phenomena will show that Te Iwi are indeed the most unique people on the planet and will show how and why they are considered to be the super race or the mother race of all humanity.

Research Methodology

The research methodology that will be used in this study will assist me in establishing what the question is, what the paradigms and standards are that underpin Ariki-Tanga, also what is an Ariki? As in studies of this nature, there are many types of research tools that one can use to seek answers to the question, however because the focus of this essay is Ariki as a governance system, then what we are looking for is spread across many if not all the sciences and disciplines known to mankind. Therefore, a hermeneutic study would be more appropriate since we are trying to locate the connections between the multitude of variables and similarities alluded to by research scientists of Iwi to other archetypical types of indigenous peoples of the world. Where the prototypical and cultural norms traditions, ancient legends and practices of Iwi, which have although been extensively examined by Iwi and pakeha for centuries, do not reach the conclusion that all indigenous peoples of the world are descended from Iwi, through the Ariki-Tanga and that they do have a written language and that they are the mother race, not the savage heathens they have been made out to be.

By using a hermeneutic study, we can re-examine the pakiha theory of Iwi origination such as the three-wave theory where Iwi were supposed to have accidentally bumped into Aotearoa firstly in 800, 1200 BC and 1350 BC. The theory is that these migrations all came from the west, but I am saying that they came from the West as well, traveling towards the setting sun. Which questions the validity of what pakeha have determined to be the truth concerning the possible whereabouts of Iwi, that could be a hoax based on fantasy, mere constructions of modern westernization theory. The Ariki-Tanga System utilized by Te Iwi even today, predates the system used by The Sumer the Assyrian, the Egyptians, the Greeks, Romans, Mongol, Inca, and American Indian ancient peoples societies. In fact, Iwi society predates all societies and races of this Planet. The system that we are studying is called “Ariki-Tanga” the forerunner to the contemporary Ideologies of ‘Democracy’, Communism, Fascism, Socialism, Liberalism, Capitalism and Feudalism.

Hermeneutics is the type of research paradigm that allows the reexamination of conclusions that have been used to define and describe Iwi in this case their whence in contemporary, modern and Ancient times. Research science requires that one design research that suits that particular subject however this is not a true Heurmanutical study, as it includes pagan sciences. This allows for methods of research to be used that have not been used before, which will, as well as covering all these sciences, focus at length on Pagan or and indigenous scientific interpretations. Thence as we go through each chapter, we will cover different sciences and theories and if it seems repetitive, I assure you it is not, I am merely trying to develop theories around subjects that are so inextricably connected and similar, as they each particularize certain areas, areas that are not similar but in fact are not, but they are more relevant to the subject of each chapter or sub-chapter than the previous. For instance the example of Mesopotamia, which is found in books by Elsdon Best, Percy Smith, Te Rangi Hiroa, Apirana Ngata and many others[2] have been discounted, but because this is a hermeneutic study they will be referred to. Only because it is possible to do, this will then be compared to the work of Archeologists, philosophers and theologist’s discourses of the ancient Iwi. Then compared to the theories of Hohepa Te Rake, Waikato Tairea and David Simmons. There will also be comparisons made to the Gods of other indigenous peoples to the Iwi gods, Hani raua ko Puta the supreme one[s] and the many other primary gods of societies world-wide. These will be compared to the myths and legends recorded by scientists for centuries and millennia of Ancient Indigenous civilizations that this study claims Te Iwi founded.
The following chapters will begin by introducing and discussing what an Ariki is, and what is Ariki-tanga where the concept originated and from whom did it descend. For this I will use evidence provided by pakeha and indigenous scientists who have done research on Iwi, on Sumer, Assyria, Maya, Inca, Yucatan Polynesia etc. Like Assyrianologists, Noah Kramer (1979) whose interpretations of Ancient Sumer Tablets (Sumeria = Hawaiki-Nui) posited a time of origination for humanity way in excess of the orthodox theory of 50.000 years by at least 500.000 years. By this discovery, the Archaeological world was catapulted into a frenzy, in their attempt to try to discount the theory of a society that was possibly more ancient than western society. The interpretations of these discoveries produced amongst ethnographers’ historians and archeologists’ world-wide, a wild furor, as the resulting claims turned their weak assertionist theories of the whereabouts of the Ancient peoples of Aotearoa into that ‘mere assertions’. Which compared to what Iwi scientists had stated, placed their knowledge base on shaky ground[3]. From the easier access to Middle Eastern Archaeological sites after World War one and two, there emerged a proliferation of such discoveries, there were numerous studies and reports done that also challenged the accepted theories of the whereabouts of all peoples, this is one such study, following is a breakdown of the chapters.
Chapter one: Te Upoko: will discuss “Ariki” what it is, how it became what it is, what are its doctrines, discussing how matriarchy, Freedom, Justice, reciprocity and the inevitability of fate, enabled Iwi or the Tangata Whenua o Aotearoa to be who we are and to have a written language.

Chapter Two: Te Kaupapa: will examine the connectedness of Iwi to the Sumer and Assyrian people, it will look at lingual and inscriptive analyses, discussions on societal structure and comparative discussions on archeological discoveries. This will show how Ariki-Tanga as a regulatory interactive type of matriarchical anarchic inclusiveness that included cannibalism as one of its practices, was a society that possibly enveloped the entire world.
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Chapter three: Te Tinana: will examine the ancient history of Iwi concerning myths legends and tradition from the Sumer People to Te Iwi, examining their possible technological developments and ideological pantheons, and how and why writing developed and evolved, discussing also cultivation and the impact it has had on Iwi.
Chapter four: Te Puku: will analyze Imperialism, comparing the doctrine of Karl Marx to Iwi philosophy, to see how the need for expansionism by the imperialist nations particularly in this case the English, precipitated the near demise of indigenous people world-wide, Iwi did not go unscathed.
Chapter five: Te Waewae will analyze the Ko Huiarau, a governance system that Iwi used to communize control and sustain the resources and knowledge of Te Iwi, and consequently the World. A philosophy that has shown to be a very effective mechanism, that Iwi will once again use for the re-establishment of Iwi sovereignty and rule in Aotearoa.

Introduction

This Introduction explores the word Ariki-Tanga, said to mean the Aristocracy of the Tangata Whenua of Aotearoa. The people who make up the Ariki-Tanga have a long and extensive history of Empires, Warfare, and lethal Armies. I will argue that the uniqueness of the Te Iwi form of Governance, called Ariki-Tanga and the manner in which it affected the social structure of Te Iwi in fact Society worldwide will ultimately support the proposition that the cause and shape of Ariki-Tanga was through the unique Te Iwi phenomenon of matriarchical communism.
The benefits of this type of study are that it will help us to retain and document the knowledge that will be used later as a reference, as an educational resource, and as an introduction manual for those interested in the true origination theory of Te Iwi. This must be there for those in the future to study. Whereby normally, concentrated academic research on this sort of topic is left unstudied, I believe it is through the further development of these exciting theories on the structure of Te Iwi Society, which will add to the canon of Te Iwi knowledge, becoming a reference point for future Te Iwi students.
Te Iwi
So in order to gain some understanding of who is being researched in this thesis, some commentary must be made on the people involved. Therefore, this thesis will focus on the history of the people who whakapapa to ancestors (preferably Wahine) who had been resident in Aotearoa five generations before the year 1800. This will define an overview of the Tangata Whenua, so that when discussing important issues such as location and ancient historical events this will be invaluable for the reader in future chapters. The boundaries of Te Iwi in this study are from the shores of Te Reinga, to Te Rakaiuru, in this instance, but which through tradition and Myth refer to the entire planet. While the earth boundaries are indisputable, the specifics as such include Mesopotamia, Iraq, Iran, all of Europe, Africa, North and South America, Egypt, Babylon, Iberia, Russia, China The Pacific, and many more. As Hohepa Te Rake (1926:129) points out:

…‘The ‘Te Iwi Sacred legends’, show that they the Brown or brunet peoples (Te Iwi), known as the Iharaia have spread all over the World’.

Therefore, as this Tribal stronghold also includes the present as well as historical territories also the ancient and Pre-Historic Territories of Te Iwi (see map page 5, Rout: 1926) then they are definitively worthy of study.

Te Ahua o nga Ariki.

There have been numerous studies done on Ariki and Ariki-tanga as to what it is, what it means, how it works, and what were/are its properties as will be alluded to in the opening chapters of this essay, 'Ariki’ or Ariki-Tanga' was and is an Ideology. Which Te Iwi had invented, that is specific to the feudal society Iwi utilised pre-european whether it was a preferred system, and it is a society that was based on democracy where the election of the leaders and rulers occurred. A system that was designed to provide the tribes people with all that their hearts so desired, a system that required, before any major decision was made, consultation with ninety percent of the population. Whose recognize-ability is seen today in Iwi Societal reactions to issues that confront them today. To achieve an understanding of what the word means we will firstly look at what Ariki-Tanga was as a concept, looking at what commentators determined Ariki to have meant and particularly what the Iwi scientists stated that it was. In addition, we will also examine Pakeha scientific theories and hypothesis in regards to what was an Ariki, and because this study will have relevance particularly to Iwi then what the Iwi scientists have said will take precedence.

Interviews
All the people I approached willingly participated in interviews and conversations on the whence of Iwi. On many occasions I would just enter into a discussion with them and am very thankful for them putting up with my probing investigations and questions. It must be mentioned that many of the recipients had no concerns discussing the word Ariki and as I explained to them I was very circumspect towards the subject, uttering certain karakia to make them feel at ease, as we would discuss the ‘word’ Ariki, so that when having discussions prior to the interview or at any other appropriate time all was well. One criterion insisted on for the interview process which many of the recipients enjoyed was the fact that the people interviewed must have had ancestors who had been resident in Aotearoa for a minimum of 20 generations. This was a defining factor in the study as I was able to I think; obtain a clear overview of the Te Iwi governance structure and system called Ariki-Tanga. In addition, when discussing important issues such as location and ancient historical events of Te Iwi the integrity of the evidence cannot be bought into question. Whereby we could provide a resource that will be of great value to our Ariki in the future, although, at present Te Iwi are experiencing an invading power, the evidence this essay will provide be that historical, Archaeological, and traditional, will point out that Iwi are not the cannibal heathens they were made out to be. Overall, the interviewees gave freely of their time coffee and information, finding that the interview process allowed them to relive by retelling the days of their Kaumatua and the knowledge they passed on to them.

Literature review

There are mountains of literature about, that claim Iwi were not here pre-European and that pakiha may have been here before Iwi (Thor Heyerdahl: 1952) although what has been determined as the definitive path they followed and which these same studies fail to recognise, is that the Iwi scientists have said the exact opposite to that. Accordingly evidence to prove this has been drawn from, Ko Huiarau Records, Legends, Myth, Traditions, waiata, Government records, european first contact commentaries and pre-contact commentaries, also evidence from the sciences of Archæology, Assyrianology, ethnology, philology, and theology as well as korero from nga Kuia me nga Koroua. Of particularly importance as a source for this study is a book written in 1926 by Ettie Rout called Iwi Symbolism. This Wahine had spent a great part of her life researching the health practices of Te Iwi (Tollerton: 1992: 227). In the process eventually compiling the teachings of the Te Arawa Ariki Tohunga, Hohepa Te Rake. The appointed guardian of the Whare Mata-Atua (Rout: 1926: 19; see Page 3 of this document) utilizing what was taught to him in the Whare Wananga of Te Arawa. Another book called Pre-Tasman Explorers that was written by Ross Wiseman in 1998 is also a particularly interesting work worth more than the cursory look I will be giving it. This evidence will be compared with the recorded works of the present day Taiopuru of the 'Ko Huiarau, ‘Tainui Waikato Tairea IV’ 2000, who ascended the throne as the Taiopuru of the Ko Huiarau in 1949. Waikato Tairea had spent his earlier days from the age of three (Simmons: 1989. p.3) in the Whare Wananga, 'Mokokaiwhiti', and Whanganui. At the age of fifteen, he was anointed as Supreme Tai-O-Puru. This information was relayed to the Iwi scholar David Simmons in1986 and 1989. Consequently, making up the material he utilized in the bulk of his books, two in particular 'Ta Moko' (1986) and 'Te Riria' (1989) which I will be referring to from time to time. It is in the book Te Riria, which is laid out many of the intricate details concerning the different ranks that are associated with the Ariki-Tanga. Which was not only a system of communication known, to the Ariki, the Ariki-Tanga, the Council of elders, Iwi Scientists and the Taiopuru, but it was also an ideology that was unknown to most of the Te Iwi living descendents. Simmons’ book is a truly remarkable example of how to decipher the Epigraphical Calligraphy of Te Iwi a form of mnemonic’s Ariki have used for centuries. This will abrogate what Anthropologists Archeologists and ethnologists have insisted on for centuries, which is that Te Iwi originated only from South East Asia. Being there possibly 800 years ago eventually or accidentally bumping into Aotearoa with the last wave of migrants accidentally arriving in 1350 (Buck: 1926: 17). This study which is based on the Literature herein listed will research the many intricacies that has gone into what Te Iwi are like and where they may have been in Pre-Ancient, Ancient, Traditional and Contemporary times. Which will show that Iwi spread or and migrated purposefully, to the four corners of the planet, not only from the East as stated by pakeha scientists, but from the West as well.

Figure 3 Note the non-existence of the Nga Kai Pikirau, indicating an Ariki who is elected to a position of responsibility, but only for his lifetime, a non-hereditary role[4].
Therefore, for this essay to cover the issues that make up what constitutes Arikitanga, 'Te Iwi', will represent those who were resident in Aotearoa pre 1800, and who were adherents to Io Matua Kore. Which covers a vast space of time and will from here be referred to as, "Te Iwi", Or, "Nga Iwi", the Word M----I, is now banned from use in this essay.

End-notes

[1] See Humboldt the Pakeha Scientist who attempted to state that Iwi were unable to cross into the Pacific from South America
[2] Are so extensive that not all can be mentioned, or illustrated in this essay
[3] Assyrianologist Noah Kramer (1979).
[4] David Simmons. (1986) Front Cover. There are intricate explanations in this book that explains the different strata that made up the Ariki-Tanga system.

genocide

2007-04-20T04:03:00.000-07:00

go to this site for a report on a modern day genocide that is similarly happening in aotearoa

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6637396204037343133&pr=goog-sl

iwi independence

2007-04-09T20:31:00.000-07:00

me tai ell and leva

We are an original Iwi metalish, bluesy, band। We are playing at bar bodega on the 27th April 2007 in ROOM 101 starting at 8pm and would like to know if you would like to come there here is some information about the gig we feel that if there are any of our nga puhi whanaunga coming to wellington over the time of the gig prior and on the day of the 27th of april that they might like to come to our gig.

The majority of our music is in te reo although we do have some in english.

we cover areas of interest like indigenous rights iwi independence, self determination, papatuanuku, whenua, ranginui, ahi, wai, me etahi atu take e pa ana ki a ngai tatou.

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indigenous healing

2007-04-09T20:20:00.000-07:00

found this article on the net sounds interesting

Spiritual Healing (A Study in Self)

Can anyone receive a healing energy, can this be trained? What is the source for spiritual healing, a universal force or spirit? Is the power of the mind related to spiritual healing in some way?

A Natural Form of Wellness using our own inner gifts:

Throughout the world, if one explores each religion or spiritual philosophy, we will find evidence of special or gifted individuals who can perform what appear to be miraculous cures of people with all kind of health challenges, including life threatening illnesses.
How is this possible? People who have been documented to have such abilities, in some cases have been tested by scientists using a variety of devices. And it has been shown through these tests that somehow the energy contained within the healers body is elevated to a great degree at precisely the time they begin to focus on giving a healing energy. Also there are some special parts of the world where the force of the earth is very powerful and we find individuals who are able to perform surgery without the aid of any medical tools whatsoever.
We speak specifically about the Philippine healers and their counterparts within the country of Brasil. The World Mystery Research Center, especially our British branch, is very aware of this form of healing since there are a vast amount of people in England who accept and seek out these forms of cures. We have met medical professionals who are on the cutting edge of combining traditional medicine with alternative therapies and thus have a great interest to pure our researchers into this intriguing mystery! We therefore will conduct various projects to explore and document these unexplained activities using all types of sensitized devices that are at our disposal.
Also we will combine spiritual healing in our research with some of our other fields including the crystal skulls, the effect of the energy of crop circles, and the effect of contact with ETs or their craft. We will even seek answers within the mysterious bible code. If you would like to participate in our research projects in the future, please feel free to contact us. We also are very open to form alliances with other organizations who are pursuing similar goals.

इन्दिगेओउस healing

2007-04-09T20:14:00.000-07:00

Knowledge of the Indigenous Elders
(Including their prophecies)
Is the Sacred Knowledge of the Indigenous Tribes Important? Why are many of their prophecies so similar ? Why are many people all over the world fascinated by these teachings?
Its it time to Listen to the Elders?
The Hopi Prophecy is shown on a sacred stone on Hopi land in Arizona. It uses symbols to represent two paths humanity can follow in our future -- A path of utter destruction or a path of peace.
When the Dali Lama visited the Hopis recently, he discovered that the Tibetan Buddhist share many of the same prophecies for our future.
In the book, The Mystery of the Crystal Skulls, authors Morton and Thomas had a chance to speak with many of the Mayan Elders and they were told that the skulls were given by People of the Stars to many indigenous cultures. These skulls contain special knowledge to help our world live in an age of peace which these tribes protect. The Mayans believe as part of their prophecy, that in of our future, 13 sacred skulls will come together before their calendar ends on December 21st, 2012.
Throughout the world, it is believed that the indigenous people were entrusted to keep the sacred knowledge, waiting for the right time to begin to share it with all the people on our planet. This knowledge is generally not written but survives through passing it down orally. It does not matter if you consult with various tribes of the Native Americans, the Andes people, the Aborigine or the Maori, etc ... the time to share is now. They say the survival of our planet depends upon this.
It is the goal of our center, to act as a bridge to these indigenous people. To assist in sharing their special knowledge as well as researching various prophecies given by these cultures for similarity. We will also work in tandem with some of the other fields of study we shall conduct including the crystal skulls (mentioned above), the bible code and the UFO phenomena.
If you would like more information, please feel free to contact us or fill out our on-line form. If you have contacts with certain tribes or elders that seek help to share their information, please let us know.
It is now time for all the sacred knowledge to come out and to be given to the people of the Earth. We each have our role to play.
World Mystery Research Center (US)c/o 9737 Fox Glen Dr. #1KNiles, IL 60714, USAPhone: 1-847-824-1822 Fax: (413) 604-9059 wmrcus@worldmysteryrc.org
World Mystery Research Centre (UK)Fax: (0870) 138 2498 wmrcuk@worldmysteryrc.org
World Mystery Research Center (NL)c/o The PTAH FoundationBuurtweg 206971 KL BRUMMENThe NetherlandsPhone: (0031) (0)6-15 234 284wmrchol@worldmysteryrc.org

indigenous people of guam angry

2007-03-13T18:56:00.000-07:00

Politics: MARINES' RELOCATION ANGERS THE INDIGENOUSThey say it could mean the death of their raceElenoa BaselalaIn a desperate attempt to save their race, identity and culture, theindigenous people of Guam—the Chamorus—are strongly opposing therelocation of US Marines from Okinawa, Japan, to their country..Fronting the opposition is the Guahan Coalition for Peace and Justice,which is trying to bring the world's attention to their plight.Already, the organisation has made presentations to the UnitedNations. Currently, it is seeking signatures for a petition againstthe relocation, expected to be completed by 2012.Recently, American President George Bush announced his budget proposalwhich includes a US$345 million plan to carry out militaryconstruction projects on Guam during 2008. The proposed militaryconstruction budget includes seven projects—Naval Base Guam:Kilo Wharf Extension: $102 millionHardening of Naval Base Electrical Systems: $59 millionNavy Family Housing: $57 millionNavy Fitness Center: $45 millionWastewater Treatment Plant Repairs and Upgrade: $41 millionPotable Water Distribution System (Phase I): $31 million.Andersen Air Force Base:Northwest Field Infrastructure Upgrade: $10 million.THE PRICE: The relocation of the Marines is expected to cost aroundUS$10 billion with Japan footing US$6 billion.While the news of the relocation is good news to Guam's businesscommunity, for the Chamorus, the billions of dollars may just be theprice of death of their race, culture and identity.The population of Guam is estimated at around 154,805, with 37 percent(about 63,270) being the indigenous population.Lisalinda Nativdad, of the Guahan Coalition for Peace and Justice,says the relocation of Marines is expected push Guam's population upby 55,000."The local population has increased considerably since then becausethe military population has been increasing on bases."The current population of Marines is unknown. While their physicalpresence on the island is seen, the actual relocation from Okinawa hasnot occurred."Initially it was quoted at 7000. Then 8000. Now possibly 16,000. Whendependents and ancillary support personnel are also factored in, therelocation may increase the population by up to 55,000. This is anapproximately 36 percent population increase," Nativdad says.Nativdad and her organisation are fiercely opposing the relocation.In October last year, a group of Chamorus, which included Nativdad'sassociation, testified at the United Nations that the relocation planscould bring about the irreversible decline of the indigenous cultureand further undermine their political rights.According to the petition for Justice and Peace for Guam and thePacific blogspot, the strength of their testimonies prompted the UNunder-secretary general for political affairs, Ibrahim Gambari, tolater meet with the coalition members.While Gambari believed Guam had a right to self-determination, he didnot believe a resolution would be passed because the United Stateswould veto it. But there was a recommendation for a UN representativeto visit Guam and report on the situation to take the country off"that status of being an invisible colony".The relocation of the Marines is part of the changes America and Japanare making to their alliances, which include the realignment of USbases in Japan.It is also to return "very valuable land on Okinawa to the Japanese"and ease the burden on Japanese people who are paying for thestationing of US forces in Okinawa.Guam is also close enough for the defence of Japan, should the need arise.PROBLEMS: For the Chamorus, the move will only create a host ofsocial, economic, health and environmental problems."These range from noise pollution that has been found to affect thebirth weight of babies in other highly militarised areas, an increasein traffic, an overtaxing of our already strained infrastructure (suchas utility systems) and an increase in the rental market, therebycrowding out the local population from land and home ownership intheir own homeland."There is also the threat to the opportunity for the Chamoru toexercise self-determination rights as defined by the United Nations."As a first strike zone location in military tactics, the safety ofthe island from military attack is compromised as in the case of WorldWar II, in which the island was invaded by the Japanese before beingreoccupied by the United States," says Nativdad.She claims the American government has continued to disregard theirconcerns for the environmental contamination left by the military.Examples of this include polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) found inGuam's harbours, Agents Orange and Purple found in illegal dumpingsites by the military throughout the island, the island's continuedstruggle with radiation exposure as a result of ships being sunk inGuam's harbours in the 1970s as well as down winds bringing radiationto Guam as a result of US nuclear testing in Micronesia in the 1950s.Manufactures of PCBs, Agent Orange and Agent Purple have long beenbanned by America because of their harmful effects on human health."These environmental concerns have resulted in extremely high rates ofcancer and other diseases among the Chamoru population as indicated inthe 5.2 percent of the island's population being elderly compared withthe US national average of about 12 percent."The US military presence on Guam has resulted in poor health outcomesfor the Chamoru people."The local government is primarily motivated by the promise of therelocation of the Marines being an economic panacea, therebyrevitalising the local economy."However, true economists know that militarisation does not lead toeconomic stability. Rather, it reinforces the economic dependency ofthe host jurisdiction (in this case Guam) on the administering power(in this case the United States)."The only panacea to Guam's economic woes is the development ofalternative industries to militarisation and tourism," Nativdad says.According to the Chamorus, there has also been no study done on thesocial and economic impacts of the military presence in Guam. TheAmerican occupation of Okinawa has not been a good record either.In 1995, three marines were charged with the rape of a 12-year-oldschoolgirl and in 2000 another marine was charged with molesting a14-year-old high school student.One of the Chamoru activists, Julian Aguon, in his testimony to the UNsaid Guam could also suffer the same fate.In an interview with ABC News in 2003, soon after the news of therelocation was known, Hideo Asato from the Okinawa Peace MovementCentre said Okinawa had been suffering from American military presencefor decades."The report suggests the Marines will move to Australia but theyshould move back to America, otherwise Australia will suffer like us,"he told ABC news.According to the Marianas Variety, over the next 10 years Guam willsee an increase of Air Force personnel to about 4500 and navypersonnel from 4000 to 8000. This is apart from the 17,000 marines andtheir dependents who will would be relocated to Guam.At the Andersen Air Force base, military installation was preparingfor 3100 more active duty personnel and their dependants to bedeployed in the next few years—in addition to the 8500 officers andtheir dependants already at the base.CAMPAIGN: Nativdad says they will campaign for as long as it takes tohave their concerns heard.Their fight is particularly difficult because though they are UScitizens, they are citizens without the right to vote, therebyweakening their ability to determine local policies that are set bythe federal government.Guam's congressional representative does not have a vote and can onlylobby—Guam is an unincorporated US territory with limitedconstitutional rights."We are currently working very closely with alliances in the AsiaPacific region," Nativdad says."In addition, we have launched a stick campaign stating "8000? Howwill it change our lives" to help stir the debate amongst ourpopulation. There are also efforts to bring Okinawan activists toshare the truth of their experiences in hosting the marines over thesepast years."Most importantly, we are challenging people to ponder the criticalquestion: "If the presence of the Marines is such a good thing forGuam, then why is Japan willing to pay US$6 billion to get them out?

colonialism is rife in the pacific

2007-03-13T18:33:00.000-07:00

kia anei nga korero o nga kiia a te pririmia o ahiteiria

Australian Prime Minister John Howard has revealed the realmotivations behind his government's interventions in the South Pacificand foreshadowed permanent military operations there. Speaking to theSunday Telegraph on December 31, Howard acknowledged his concern thathostile rival powers, such as China and Taiwan, could "take over" theregion. The prime minister also pointed to Washington's expectationthat Australia would take responsibility for maintaining "stability"in an area US imperialism regards as its own sphere of influence.Howard's comments are intended to signal that his government will notback down in the face of mounting hostility to its activities in theregion, and will be prepared to utilise military force to suppressopposition. The Telegraph interview confirms that Australia's recentinterventions in East Timor, the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea(PNG), Tonga, and Fiji are only the beginning of its long-term plans.Howard's Pacific agenda is marked by recklessness, arrogance andcomplete disregard for international law. The government—and behind itthe entire Australian political establishment— aims to politically andeconomically restructure the South Pacific in line with the strategicand economic interests of Australian imperialism. National sovereigntyand the basic right of ordinary Pacific Islanders to determine theirown future are regarded by Howard and his accomplices as totallyirrelevant.The emergence of Australian neo-colonialism in the Pacific occurs amidthe eruption of US militarism and the re-surfacing of bitterinter-imperialist antagonisms, comparable to those that dominatedworld politics in the 1930s. Under the banner of the "global war onterror", the Bush administration has torn up international law andconventions, embarking on pre-emptive wars of aggression in an attemptto overcome America's declining economic status relative to itsEuropean and Asian rivals. Bush's recently announced escalation of theIraq war, and its likely extension to Iran and Syria, underscores thespeed with which the American ruling elite is resorting to outrightcriminality and truly barbaric methods of rule.No part of the globe—including the South Pacific—is immune from theconsequences of the breakdown of the international order establishedafter World War II. Howard pointedly warned the Australian people toget used to permanent military deployment throughout the region. "Thisis a long, hard road, and it will need great patience andunderstanding by the Australian public to live with, probably for aperiod of 10 to 20 years, with a two-steps-forward, one-step-backwardsituation," he told the Telegraph."I can understand Australians saying, `Well, look, let's forget aboutit. Leave them to their own devices; don't waste any money', butthat's the wrong approach to take, because they will fall into thehands of the evil from other countries and we have to work very hard,"he continued. "Certainly there's a bit of a battle between China andTaiwan... If we just throw up our arms and go away, you'll end up withthese places being taken over by interests that are very hostile toAustralia."Notably, the prime minister made little effort to repeat hisgovernment's usual justifications for Australia's neo-colonialinterventions: rescuing "failed states", preventing terrorism,providing humanitarian aid, combating corruption, promoting democracyand the rule of law, etc. That he set these aside, pointing instead tothe "evil" from Australia's rivals, indicates his alarm at the growingopposition to Canberra's manoeuvres among ordinary Pacific Islandersand the move by sections of the political elites in East Timor, PapuaNew Guinea, Solomon Islands and Fiji towards other powers, especiallyChina, as a counterbalance to Australian demands and dominance.China's growing influenceThe South Pacific has long been an arena for great power rivalriesbetween the old colonial powers, France, Britain, and Australia, aswell as Asian countries including Japan, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Therising economic and diplomatic influence of China, however, is a newand profoundly destabilising factor that is challenginglong-established relations. While Howard describes the South Pacificas Australia's "special patch", Beijing now has substantial economicinterests in the region, and is seeking to develop its geo-strategicposition.The Chinese and Taiwanese governments are competing to securediplomatic recognition from the various Pacific states. Of the 24countries in the world that recognise Taipei over Beijing, six are inthe Pacific (Palau, the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, Nauru, SolomonIslands, and Kiribati). Governments in the region have played off thetwo powers against each other, granting diplomatic recognition andsupport in the UN General Assembly to the highest bidder in terms ofaid and trade agreements. Both China and Taiwan have been accused ofbribing favoured politicians and factions to ensure the installationof friendly governments.China's interest in the South Pacific, however, goes far beyond thequestion of Taiwan and the "one China" policy. An estimated 3,000state-owned and private Chinese companies operate in the region,including in mining, logging, fishing, and tourism. Economic ties arerapidly developing. Bilateral trade between China and Papua NewGuinea, the South Pacific's largest economy (and until 1975Australia's colony), has increased from $A5 million in 1991, to $A233million in 2000, to $A540 million in 2005.The region's natural resources now help fuel China's ongoingindustrial expansion. Papua New Guinea, for example, was China'ssecond largest source of logs in 2005, behind Russia, and 80 percentof PNG's log exports go to China. One of China's largest overseasinvestment projects, the Ramu nickel mine, is located in PNG. Openedlate last year, the mine was developed by China's MetallurgicalConstruction Corp after Beijing reached a $US915 million financingagreement with the PNG government. The investment was directly drivenby a shortage of raw materials for China's stainless steel industry.The Beijing bureaucracy is investing considerable resources in itsdiplomatic relations with the South Pacific countries. China now hasmore diplomats in the region than any other country, and Pacificleaders visiting Beijing are granted lavish receptions. While thereare no official figures available, Chinese aid to the South Pacific isestimated at more than $A300 million annually—a sum nearly twice thetotal gross domestic product of the three poorest nations in theregion (Kiribati, Nauru, and Tuvalu). Much of Beijing's aid is devotedto prominent "prestige projects"—sports stadiums in Fiji and Samoa, aparliamentary complex in Vanuatu, and new foreign ministryheadquarters in PNG—and unlike Australian aid money, Chinese fundingdoes not require Pacific governments to fulfil "good governance" andother obligations.Several American and Australian foreign policy analysts have warned ofthe long-term strategic implications of China's growing influence. InWorld War II, the US was forced to wage a series of bloody battlesagainst the Japanese to secure control of the Pacific Islands. Afterthe war, US authorities considered the entire Pacific Ocean to be an"American lake". In partnership with allies such as Australia,Washington's intent was to maintain exclusive control and prevent anypotential adversaries from gaining a foothold in the strategicallysignificant region.Stratfor, an American security and intelligence think tank, has warnedthat, "China's need to counter American power—combined with Beijing'slimited naval capability—makes a Pacific Island strategy as natural tothem as it was to the Japanese decades ago." Stratfor raised theprospect of Beijing attempting to counter US naval dominance bystationing missiles in South Pacific countries. "While Beijing isunlikely to deploy forces to the South Pacific soon, its relationshipswith the island nations offer it a strategic tool to counter US navalpower in Asia. The Chinese military has paid great attention to thedevelopment of shore-based anti-ship missile systems it eventuallycould deploy throughout the South Pacific and Southeast Asia."The US has already made clear its unwillingness to allow any erosionof its military position in the Pacific. Washington paid considerableattention to a satellite tracking station constructed by the Chinesegovernment in Kiribati in 1997. While Beijing insisted the station wasonly used for scientific and commercial purposes, the Bushadministration alleged that it was being used to develop a Chinesespace warfare program and also spy on the US military's missiletesting facility in the neighbouring Marshall Islands. This facilityis vital for the development of the Bush administration' s StrategicDefence Initiative ("Son of Star Wars") missile defence system. TheChinese tracking station was shut down in 2004 after Kiribati'sgovernment recognised Taipei. Although never proven, Washington waswidely believed to have been involved in behind-the-scenes manoeuvresencouraging the diplomatic switch.Canberra as Washington's proxyCanberra fears Beijing's growing influence in the South Pacific for anumber of reasons. China's increasing commercial ties—particularly itsaggressive pursuit of oil, gas, minerals, timber, and fishinginvestments—threaten s corporate Australia's dominant position in theexploitation of the region's natural resources. Canberra's foreignpolicy establishment is also hostile to Beijing and Taipei's aid andtrade rivalry, which it considers a threat to its efforts to cultivatecompliant pro-Australian regimes in the Pacific states.Canberra's alliance with Washington is a critical factor shaping theHoward government's response to Beijing's entry into the SouthPacific. Bush has previously designated China as a "strategiccompetitor" and looks to Canberra to defend US interests in the region.In the Sunday Telegraph interview, Howard explained, "That's why we'vebeen increasing the size of our army. It's all designed to give us thecapacity to deal with things in the region. And this is ourresponsibility. The rest of the world looks to us to do it, and themore we are able to play our part effectively here, the less islegitimately expected of us in other parts of the world. That's not tosay we won't do other things, but if we can have an effectivestabilising role in the whole Pacific region, I can assure you that ismightily important to the Americans and to our allies in Europe."The Howard government has unconditionally backed the Bushadministration' s criminal interventions in the Middle East,dispatching troops to both Afghanistan and Iraq. In return, Washingtonhas provided critical backing for Canberra's operations in thePacific. Underlying this quid pro quo is a convergence of interests,with the Howard government advancing its agenda in the region underthe aegis of US imperialism' s claim to global hegemony. This is theessence of Howard's self-proclaimed role of "deputy sheriff".The Bush administration' s so-called war on terror and its doctrine of"regime change" and pre-emptive war were the basis for the Howardgovernment's takeover of the Solomon Islands in 2003, when itdispatched hundreds of soldiers, police, and bureaucratic personnel tothe tiny country. The Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands(RAMSI) was subsequently hailed as a model military-led interventioninto a "failing state" that could be applied throughout the region.When announcing the expansion of the Australian military last year,Howard named Papua New Guinea, Fiji, and Vanuatu as further potentialtargets.The Bush administration has repeatedly expressed its appreciation ofCanberra's role. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was asked lastmonth whether she was disappointed that Australian troops were notplaying a more front-line role in Iraq. "I would never use the worddisappointment in the same line with Australia," she replied. "This isa country that, not only in Iraq, not only in Afghanistan, not only intsunami relief, not only in support for all that we're doing in theAsia Pacific, but also in taking really primary responsibility inplaces like the Solomon Islands, Fiji, East Timor, has put itsresources and its assets at the disposal of peace and security in theregion, and in the spread of freedom. And I just can't think of abetter friend and a better ally."Nevertheless, Canberra and Washington do not share identical positionsin relation to Beijing. The Howard government has generally adopted aless belligerent stance than the Bush administration. This is due tothe Australian ruling elite's interest in maintaining its lucrativeexports of natural resources such as gas, gold, iron ore, coal, andaluminium to China. These exports have been crucial for Australia'seconomic growth—and Howard's electoral successes—over the past decade.Canberra is currently seeking to negotiate a free trade deal with Beijing.Despite these differences, the Howard government and the Bushadministration agree that no potentially hostile power can bepermitted to advance its strategic and economic interests in the SouthPacific at their expense. That Howard abandoned his usual caution inthe Telegraph interview and identified China as a rival indicates justhow much is at stake.The struggle against neo-colonialismThe Howard government's vision of neo-colonial military-ledinterventions in the Pacific lasting 10 to 20 years presents enormousdangers to working people and youth in the Pacific Islands and inAustralia.It will inevitably produce a catastrophe. The population of thePacific Islands have suffered a long history of British, French,German, and Australian colonial domination. It is impossible that suchforms of rule can be peacefully imposed in the twenty-first century.Pacific Islanders have every right to resist Canberra's machinationsand it is only a matter of time before Australian soldiers and policeare targeted. The initial stages of such a struggle are alreadyevident in East Timor and the Solomon Islands. Canberra will respondby escalating its violence and repression, unleashing military forceon a scale not seen in the Pacific since World War II.The domestic repercussions will be no less calamitous. Democraticrights are already under sustained attack, and this will intensify asopposition to Howard's agenda mounts. Bourgeois democratic norms andbasic legal and constitutional rights are fundamentally incompatiblewith a state of permanent military mobilisation. In its efforts toforge a constituency for war and divert mounting social tensions, thepolitical and media establishment is pumping out the poison ofnational chauvinism—involving the incitement of anti-Muslim racism andpromotion of "Australian values"—and glorifying militarism.Young people face a future of being dragooned into the armed forces ascannon fodder for military interventions. School children are alreadybeing encouraged to enlist in the cadets and then the army. The Howardgovernment has introduced a military "gap year" for those who havefinished school but do not wish to immediately begin their tertiaryeducation. Last year Howard announced that an additional $10 billionwill be spent to recruit another 2,600 troops, on top of a 1,500increase announced in December 2005, bringing the total increase to 20percent. Half a billion dollars has also been committed for the neardoubling of the Australian Federal Police's "international deploymentgroup"—an outfit focussed on operations in the South Pacific.Inevitably, these initiatives will soon be accompanied by moves tointroduce conscription.The billions of dollars in public funds being poured into the militaryrepresent a massive social misappropriation. While funding for publichealth and education, social infrastructure, and welfare and socialservices have all been gutted by successive state and federalgovernments, "defence" spending has skyrocketed. Australia is now theeleventh largest military spender in the world and ranks ahead ofcountries such as Israel, Turkey, Brazil, and Iran.The political starting point for a struggle against the turn tomilitarism and war is the recognition that not a single element withinthe Australian political and media establishment opposes any aspect ofthe Howard government's neo-colonial operations in the South Pacific.To the extent that the opposition Labor Party and its new leader KevinRudd have any criticisms of the government, they are all from theright. Rudd accuses Howard of incompetence for allowing an "arc ofinstability" to develop, and advocates greater tact in diplomaticefforts aimed at browbeating Australia's neighbours. Like the Greens,Labor calls for the redeployment of Australian troops from Iraq to theSouth Pacific in order to bolster operations in East Timor, theSolomons, and elsewhere.The unanimous defence by Labor and the minor parties of Australia'sPacific interventions ultimately derives from their support for theprofit system and the nation-state system upon which it rests.Opposition to war, militarism, and neo-colonialism can only beadvanced on an independent socialist and internationalist basis.The Socialist Equality Party (SEP) will be standing candidates in theNew South Wales state election scheduled for March 24 and the federalelection due later this year. Our campaign will be focussed onbuilding a mass movement of the working class against militarism andwar—in Iraq, the Middle East and in the South Pacific. We demand theimmediate withdrawal of all US, Australian and other troops from Iraqand Afghanistan, and all Australian soldiers, police, and bureaucraticpersonnel from the Pacific. We demand an end to all those regional"aid" programs that function as nothing more than international slushfunds for Australian corporations.Instead, billions of dollars in genuine aid must be spent to lift thePacific Islands out of poverty and undo the terrible legacy ofcolonialism and the damage still being inflicted by InternationalMonetary Fund and World Bank programs.

theft of indigenous forests

2007-01-15T19:55:00.000-08:00

kia ora Graeme hart

"Earlier this week, it was reported that Hart plans to sell most of CHH's 290,000 hectare of forests for around $1.3bn"

If you were not expecting a letter like this on a public forum from iwi then you were wrong.

on behalf of the shareholders and land owners of all the forests of CHH, which you brought for thirty pieces of silver from this invading illegal government surreptitiously, and that now belongs to your rank group, which this illegal government stole from iwi, we want back.

according to I-grafix, you made $1.8billion on the sale of our ngahere, and we want our share. we would like to see that fifty % of the profit of this sale be vested back into the indigenous people of aotearoa of nga puhi and all the other tribes that have had their lands stolen and to whom your/our trees came from and which you alone are benefiting from.

Iwi are sick and tired of you thieves taking all of resources while our people starve and live in poverty. in fact we say perhaps it is up to those like you to make the difference in this regard, by communicating with us as to how we are going to move ahead on this claim. we do not want for you to decide what our share is, we require a meeting with you to discuss how and to whom our share will be given.

geoffrey karena
ceo
ngati rehia, nga puhi, ngati pou
contacts
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ngahere

2007-01-14T04:13:00.000-08:00

The challenge The lands and resources of forest peoples around the world are threatened by logging, mining, oil, gas, hydropower and the expansion of agriculture, as well as wildlife conservation projects. Millions of indigenous and tribal peoples are affected by these activities but their voices are seldom heard by the policy makers and enterprises that decide the fate of the forests.In most countries, indigenous peoples are the poorest sectors of society, least able to access education, health care, employment and justice. They are often subjected to ethnic discrimination, social exclusion and arbitrary violence. Few governments have policies to redress these inequities. Forest peoples need support to conserve their lands and their resources and to develop sustainable activities that strengthen their communities, protect the environment and reduce poverty. In areas where forests have been destroyed, forest peoples need alternative livelihoods and support for forest restoration. Pushing for change The Forest Peoples Project was set up in 1999 as the charitable arm of the Forest Peoples Programme, to improve social, economic and environmental conditions for indigenous and tribal forest peoples worldwide. We work with forest peoples to help them:
promote their collective and individual rights
secure their lands and manage their natural resources
carry out sustainable community development for the long-term relief of poverty
educate policy makers, agencies and civil society about their concerns and aspirations.
Forest Peoples Project 1c Fosseway Business Centre, Stratford Road, Moreton-in-Marsh, GL56 9NQEngland
Registered UK Charity No. 1082158Tel: +44 (0)1608 652893 Fax: +44 (0)1608 652878Email: mailto:fppproject@forestpeoples.org

nothing changes

2007-01-14T04:07:00.000-08:00

Indigenous Peoples’ Statement to a Round Table Discussion on the Revision of the World Bank Policy on Indigenous Peoples
18 October 2002
Reaffirming that indigenous peoples do not accept the World Bank’s March 2001 revised Draft Indigenous Peoples Policy (OP/BP4.10) as an effective instrument for safeguarding the rights and interests of indigenous peoples affected by its development projects and programmes;
Recalling that we as indigenous peoples consider that we have so far been denied the opportunity to significantly shape the outcome of the policy revision and that the Bank has not addressed our principal concerns and our proposals on how to improve the existing policy;
Stressing that, as it stands, we as indigenous peoples do not feel empowered by Draft OP/BP 4.10 because our rights are not recognised and for this reason we reject this draft revised policy because it does not respect our rights guaranteed under international law;
Emphasising that the Bank’s mission of poverty reduction and sustainable development cannot be achieved without respecting and recognising our fundamental rights as indigenous peoples;
Reiterating that the World Bank has a duty to respect international human rights law and should ensure that the standards it sets in its guidelines for its loan operations are consistent with its obligations under such law;
We, the undersigned representatives and members of indigenous peoples’ organisations and indigenous experts who have come from different regions of the world to participate in a roundtable discussion with the World Bank regarding the revision of its Indigenous Peoples Policy, welcome the willingness of the Bank to engage in dialogue with indigenous peoples on ways to address our priorities and our concerns relating to the policy revision.
We wish to contribute to this dialogue by presenting several minimum principles that we consider must be applied in the final revised policy in order to ensure that the Bank adopts an effective safeguard policy that will respect, promote and protect the rights of indigenous peoples in World Bank-assisted development operations. The following points do not comprise the full set of standards upon which we insist, but express some of our central concerns and priorities. We maintain that, to be effective, any revised safeguard policy must contain clear mandatory provisions that:
Rights of indigenous peoples recognised at the international level:
· Are consistent with existing international human rights standards, including, for example, the UN Charter, the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, CERD, Convention on the Rights of the Child, the ILO Convention 169, the Draft UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, as well as principles in other relevant international standards on indigenous rights such as those contained in the Convention on Biological Diversity;
· prohibit World Bank funding of projects or programmes that risk contravening the borrowers’ international obligations on human rights and the environment;
· uphold the Bank’s obligations under international law to recognise, protect and reinforce the human rights of indigenous peoples;
Policy coverage:
· Apply the principle of self-identification as a fundamental element in determining the scope and coverage of the policy;
· Extend the coverage of the policy to address structural adjustment and programmatic lending;
Participation and accountability:
· require prior and participatory baseline studies in all instances in which a Bank project or program will affect indigenous peoples, our territories or our communities;
· include requirements for involving local, national and regional indigenous organisations in active tracking and monitoring of World Bank operations through the whole project cycle;
· require enforceable legal covenants in loan agreements between the World Bank, borrower governments and affected indigenous peoples;
· require the effective collective participation by indigenous peoples affected by Bank loan operations throughout the project cycle (design, preparation and implementation);
· recognise the right of indigenous peoples to free, prior and informed consent, including our right to say “no”, to any developments proposals that may affect our territories and lands;
· ensure the equitable and effective participation of indigenous representatives in the governance of projects and programmes to which they have given their prior consent;
· establish accessible and responsive accountability mechanisms on the ground;
Land and natural resources:
· recognise and protect indigenous peoples’ ownership and property rights over their territories, lands and resources in accordance with the customary law, values, usage, and customs of affected communities;
· require Bank staff and Borrowers to take action to safeguard and guarantee the rights of indigenous peoples to our territories, lands and resources;
· prohibit involuntary resettlement of indigenous peoples and stipulate that resettlement may only take place with the full, prior, free and informed consent of affected indigenous communities;
We value this Roundtable discussion as an important step in our continuing efforts to ensure that the international development system upholds and protects indigenous peoples’ rights.
However, we reiterate that this meeting is only the beginning of a dialogue between indigenous peoples and the World Bank. We therefore request that the adoption of the revised policy be postponed until and unless there is a clear understanding and consensus on this issue that reflects the views and priorities of indigenous peoples from all parts of the world.
Signed by the Indigenous Delegates present at the Round Table(delegates were self-selected through a global process facilitated by the International Alliance of Indigenous-Tribal Peoples of the Tropical Forests)
Latin America:1. LOURDES LICENIA TIBAN GUALA: Movimiento Indigena-Campesion de Cotopaxi (MICC) y Confederacion de Nacionalidades Indigenas de Ecuador (CONAIE)2. JULIO CESAR ESTRADA CORDERO: Organizacion de los Pueblos Indigenas de la Amazonia Colombiana (OPIAC)3. ROSALINA TUYUC, Coordinadora Nacional de Viudas de Guatemala4. VILMAR MARTINS GUARANI, Instituto Indigena Brasileno de la Propiedad Intelectual (INBRAPI)
North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa5. HASSAN IDBALKASSM, Tamaynut-Ancap (Morroco)6. AHMED BIRCHIL, Confederation d'association Amazigh du sud Marocain7. WILLIAM TATE OLENASHA, Pastoralists Indigenous NGO Forum (PINGO's Forum), Tanzania8. CHARLES SAINA SENA, Ogiek Peoples National Assembly (OPNA) (Kenya)
Central, South and South East Asia9. RODION SULYANDZIGA , RAIPON (Russian Federation)10. DEVASISH ROY, Taungya (Bangladesh)11. JOJI CARIÑO, Tebtebba Foundation (Philippines)12. VIKTOR KAISIEPO, Dewan Adat Papua (West Papua)
Northern Europe13. MATTIAS AHREN, Saami Council (Sweden)
Pacific14. GEOFFREY WAYNE PUHI FUIMAONO KARENA, Te Mana Akonga, National Iwi University Students Association of Aotearoa (New Zealand)
Indigenous Observers- Marcial Arias, International Alliance of Indigenous-Tribal Peoples of the Tropical Forests- Antonio Jacanamijoy, UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues- Johnson Cerda, Amazon Alliance- Armstrong Wiggins, Indian Law resource Centre---------------------------18 October 2002

southside of bombay

2006-10-09T03:15:00.000-07:00

see and hear this iconic indigenous band

nga tama kino

2006-10-09T02:42:00.000-07:00

single out now at http://www.ihirecords.co.nz

legislationary moves

2006-10-02T22:25:00.000-07:00

peace movement aotearoa

Dear all, earlier this year WILPF (Aotearoa) submitted a remit on repeal of the foreshore and seabed legislation to the National Council of Women's Board, and it was selected as one of the remits for consideration at the 2006 NCW National Conference - and it passed on Saturday! We think this is the first non-Maori organisation of its size to pass something like this? Anyway, if any of you are part of any organisation/s that would consider such a remit or resolution, maybe it would be good to try and get them to pass similar remits/resolutions. I've included the wording of the remit below, and the brief explanatory note we sent > when the remit was first submitted to the NCW Board. All the best, Edwina WILPF (Aotearoa)

Remit to NCW

Respect for NZ's Human Rights Obligations: that NCWNZ urges the government to repeal the Foreshore and Seabed Act (and other legislation amended thereby) and to instead develop a way forward that meets New Zealand’s domestic and international human rights obligations.

Explanatory note sent with remit

The crucial importance of respect for human rights as a way of ensuring a fair and just society has been, and remains, a feature of NCW's work - including respect for the particular rights of women, of children and of indigenous peoples. The way in which the foreshore and seabed legislation breaches the Treaty of Waitangi, as well as NZ human rights legislation and international human rights conventions, is now well documented - for example, in the report of the Waitangi Tribunal, the submission of the NZ Human Rights Commission, publications and submissions by Maori and Pakeha human rights lawyers and organisations, the decision of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (which monitors the International Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination), and most recently in the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Indigenous People by Professor Stavenhagen (the independent UN expert on indigenous peoples' rights). While the foreshore and seabed legislation remains, it is a stark reminder of ongoing legislative racial discrimination which surely is unacceptable in this day and age. Having ratified the international human rights instruments and incorporated them (in part at least) into domestic legislation, there is an unavoidable obligation on the > government to ensure that all legislation is consistent with their provisions.

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iwi independence

2006-09-23T00:11:00.000-07:00

whakaminenga email discussion

Yea not a problem Geoffrey send it on!

Alfred

ka pai alfred as always stirring, inspiring and and truthful can I post this to other websitesAlfred Mitchell <http://uk.f272.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=zwha@slingshot.co.nz> wrote:

Kia ora Hinaki Netrix
Kia ora koutou maa

Well I'm back again ready for more challenges and to throw out the net once more to probe people's thoughts, and a good question was posed to me that our people need to comprehend, i.e:

Waka District construction created by Tangata Waka.

Had a hectic last two weeks with many of those who have been living in Kupapaland or Wonderland all their lives (they distorted by Tauiwi legislation and their tauiwi Myths & Legend whakapapa of Israel) where they have finally come to some new awareness and awakening that Truth is in Suvernland/Private Side, not in Kupapaland/Public Side at all, then have the audacity to step onto this side where my Waka has always sailed since I was 4 years old and try to preach their Israelite whakapapa and their wonderland version of Wairua. Certainly I do not agree that those who have been in Lostland can claim that they have Mahi'd Wairua, because if they have then why has their own Wairua misdirected them into slavery in Kupapaland or Wonderland, the artificial world created by our kupapa Elders and the Tauiwi system's mumbo jumbo?

Yes anyone who tries to preach to me what Mahi Wairua is and what walking Truth is had better re-examine their own hikoi journey as to where they all come from, why they were there, where they had never been walking Truth as there is no Truth in Lostland, and why their soul's chose to be enslaved to the Flesh, and be enslaved to some God entity idol out there that they created.

I AM my Master Guide, I listen to myself, my own intuition. I self-created myself, so I AM the Lord of my own Universe, not subserviant to some entity outside of my Spirit Soul, and unless people comprehend Who They Really Are then they are going to continue their lives in slavery forever giving their power away outside of themselves. We all have other guides, but its our own Master Guide that we need to listen to before any other guides.
I was asked by a Christian after I ran rings around her, "Why do you read so much spiritual literature, religious literature and Ancient History if you do not accept them all?" My response to her, "equally the very reason you read the King James Bible myths & legends of Israel, and the Mormon myths of Peru that you accept, despite you were never a witness to any of those events rather questions your credibility for accepting things based on no evidential facts, that your Church consistently tries to impose your imperatives, and as I can cross reference from out side of the square from what I have learned, then it gives me the ammunition to combat all your foreign Fabrications onto my people!"
The ultimate ignorance is the rejection of something you know nothing about and refuse to investigate. – Dr. Wayne Dyer.

This was a question that was posed to me in regards to my disagreement to the Waka Districts that our people have tried to artificially construct and it was a very important question that a friend asked me about those of Tangata Waka returned to this land to reunite with Tangata Whenua tuku iho who maintained their Ahi Ka right throughout. Tangata Waka cannot claim superior claim over Tangata Whenua tuku iho. To my friend I said to her as follows:

"I forgot to tell you something when I was at your home, it was on my mind but for some reason my mind got distracted and did not revisit to that point. To do with the fact that those who returned on the Waka, but the point I was trying to emphasis is on their leaving this whenua, that those who remained here to keep the fires burning who had never left, kept their umbilical tie (Ukaipo/Whenua & Pito) to this Te Ikanui-a-Maui remain as Tangata Whenua tuku iho, as tuturu, then those who returned to impose their Waka boundary claim of maritime/admiralty jurisdiction is a means of conquest just as the British did to us with their Admiralty Flag of the ocean that lured the tangata whenua tuku iho into their tangata waka sea of commerce. Prior to their departure we never had Waka jurisdiction. Te Ikanui-a-Maui the Fish is natural law, whereas Te Waka is admiralty law, man-made, survivor of the fittest that denies us Kaitiakitanga.
Those who kept the fires burning have every right to retain their Mana Whenua, not be under the jurisdiction of Mana Moana.
Just a point I forgot to expand on."

So Te Ikanui-a-Maui is my Marae, Te Marae-a-tea-a-Maui
So Te Ikanui-a-Maui is my Hapu.
So Te Ikanui-a-Maui is my Whenua
Ko oku tupuna ko Ranginui raua ko Papatuanuku, aa, ka mutu ki reira nee raa!

George Bernard Shaw - If you break a nation's nationality it will think of nothing else but getting it set again. It will listen to no reformer, to no philosopher, to no preacher, until the demand of the nationalist is granted. It will attend to no business, however vital, except the business of unification and liberation.
Yes I certainly will not listen to those kupapa who are lost in Wonderland.
Albert Einstein - We cannot solve the problems we have created with the same thinking that created them.

Yes the old thinking led the people to Lostland didn't it. I listen not to the kupapa Elders who sold our souls to the Devil, and listen not to any Religious Institution's thinking. The Young and the Restless hoohaa with the Old & Toothless who regurgitate the same oppressive old korero, eat the same old Kai, and no wonder they are toothless as the rotten kai has rotted their teeth. Time for the fresh Korero aye.
Mahatma Gandhi - You assist an evil system most effectively by obeying its orders and decrees. An evil system never deserves such allegiance. Allegiance to it means partaking of the evil. A good person will resist an evil system with his or her whole soul.

All those in Kupapaland collaborate and assist the evil on this planet.
Desmund Tutu - If you see injustice and say nothing, you have taken the side of the oppressor.

Yes silence is consent, when you SEE NO EVIL, HEAR NO EVIL, SPEAK NO EVIL and permit it to happen.

Rice McLeod – There will always be men who will try to talk us out of freedom.
Yes our elders have been holding the Rangatahi back for centuries.
Aristotle - To predict the future you create it.
And this does not mean you sit around and wait for Wairua to come along and grab you by the hand. I hear all these so-call Mana munchers going around and trying to stop progress telling people to wait for Mr Wairua to come, to do it in Wairua Time. Well I think after waiting for 172 years Mr Wairua has deserted them and is never going to come to their rescue, as to predict the future we the Gods/Goddesses on this plane have to get off our backsides and create it!!!

Love & Light
Alfred

tangihanga a te arikinui o hamoa me nga puhi

2006-08-21T05:35:00.000-07:00

koinei te waa o te whakanehu a matou arikinui I te kopu o te whenua, Te Tii I Te Puna pewhairangi. ko ahau, rahiri kei muri, Hori, ken, leva, pera hoki te tangi a te atairangi kahu, moe atu ra koe

2006-08-19T22:58:00.000-07:00

valima iwi flying craft

2006-08-19T22:19:00.000-07:00

Opposing Globalisation makes you a Fascist

2006-08-07T19:02:00.000-07:00

Opposing Globalisation makes you a Fascist
By Nicholas Holm August 7, 2006

What the fuck do you people think you’re doing? You know who I’m talking to; the South East Asian farmers, so concerned with their own well-being they don’t give a toss if the rest of the world goes to complete bollocks; the suburban anarchists who’d overthrow the state if only they could work out where they’d buy their groceries afterward; and the government-suckling bureaucrats, more eager to ensure their own potential for future employment than to secure a place for the advancement of humankind. You people are the reason the Doha round of the World Trade Talks has failed, and you people are nothing more than fascists.

It’s understandable that you might be confused. After all, you’re much more accustomed to making use of such rhetoric yourself – you flail wildly hoping to tarnish your opponents with the tar and feathers of National Socialism, but the sad truth is that no modern politician movement has more in common with died-in-the-wool Franco, Mussolini and Hitler, let’s-kill-a-bunch-of-Jews fascism than the anti-globalisation movement, which is apparently, and ignorantly, glorified by the Far Left. Come May Day you no doubt descend on the pseudocommercial centre of Wellington that is Manners Mall, to smash a few windows of multinational fast-food corporations and in doing so prove to your bourgeoisie families that you’re ready to assume your position as a responsible member of the adult class. But are you ready to admit that deep down you’re much more inclined towards goose stepping and straight-arm salutes than to brawling for worker’s rights?

Sixty-years ago we dreamed of a united world, the end of all wars and the global enforcement of basic human rights by a competent yet benign international authority. And it wasn’t just a dream, it was tantalisingly possible; all we needed was devotion and perseverance and by the year 2000 we’d all wear shiny onepiece jumpsuits and vote for a single globe-spanning democracy. Things didn’t work out that way. We have no planetary democracy. We have no united world. We don’t even have shiny onepiece jumpsuits. People will tell you that was just a naïve fantasy we were indulging in, a pretty idea that masked more sinister undercurrents, and it was pretty much impossible anyway, I mean, we’re all so different, y’know? And so it just happened that we began thinking of global harmony as a bad thing. Well you know what? Anybody who tells you international solidarity is a bad thing is a fascist, just as buying New Zealand made is politically regressive.

Fascism, as we all know, is one of the major political innovations of the last century. Which doesn’t mean it’s a good thing, far from it, it’s just that it’s a peculiarly modern mindset that hinges around that most modern of ideas – the nation state. Now there’s no issue with a little bit of patriotism now and then, taking some pride in your country, be it New Zealand, Austria, Tonga or Costa Rica. The problem is when you start to think that your country’s fantastic, and think “gee, wouldn’t it be great if the whole world was like my country.” When the mythic past from which your country sprung is bold and strong, and the future is even bolder and stronger again, it might be the sign that we’re headed off in the wrong direction, especially if we’d like to reach that ‘state of world peace’ anytime soon. Other warning signs include the consolidation of authority and an increasing sense of aggressive militancy. Crowds begin to fall in line and toe the line, recite and chant the party line and before too long no one knows exactly where to draw the line. And then we’re fascists, we don’t like difference, we don’t like change, but we do like big talk, simple symbols and the nation state that commands our loyalty.

Globalisation is about much more than trade, just as trade is about much more than economics. If you are an economist and like to oversimplify the real world into broadly drawn models, then sure, trade is just cash flows and arrows. But anyone who spends a considerable amount of time in the real world realises that trade isn’t just cash changing hands – it’s cultures shaking hands. You don’t just turn up with a cargo of tea and expect someone to swap it for their opium, you’ve got to negotiate and barter and communicate in other similar ways, which requires some degree of crosscultural interaction. And that’s before we begin to consider the social qualities that are embedded in commodities such as tea and opium. You don’t even want tea unless you’re versed in some aspect of Englishness, and the tea only corroborates that trend, gradually transforming its drinkers into stereotypical Englishmen who wear monocles and gripe about the weather. And opium is hardly culturally neutral, just as flour, rice, coffee, oil and Peruvian nose flutes are neither.

So when the anarcho-eco-femi activists take to the streets to demand that we retain tariffs and quotas – tariffs and quotas that, more often than not, subsidise goods seen as somehow central to national identity – they’re saying, “we don’t want to interact with these others”, “ we don’t want the multinationals to make more money.” Multinationals who obviously upset their sense of national purity by sprawling across several states at once. A desire to buy New Zealand made is a desire to support our own country; as if New Zealand goods were somehow superior to foreign goods’ as if New Zealander producers were some how more deserving than those from other, apparently inferior in their minds, countries. All of which reeks of some sense of national purity, a desire to keep other impure forces at bay that could somehow worm into the national spirit and corrupt it. No Logo is like their Mein Kampf, communes are their inverse concentration camps and flowing hippy robes are their brown shirts. To oppose globalisation is to oppose internationalism; to try and retain national purity. The economic stability of the state becomes the ultimate end in itself, and the multinational corporation is a symbol of the dreaded cosmopolitan enemy. Anti-globalisation is undeniably nothing more than fascism in dirty clothes.

Nicholas Holm August 7, 2006

salient: student paper aotearoa

2006-08-07T18:41:00.000-07:00

Please let me commend you on your efforts, it is needed and way overdue from the Maori community. Hone made a good media release the other day and so the Maori party and now the Maori community are clear about what is needed.

I apologise if i now begin to sound like an extreme pessimist, but their should also be a discussion about the "big picture". The US/UK/Israel coalition smokescreen is really a US dictatorship. The US needs the middle east to be in turmoil and it will do anything to keep it that way. But before we think about that, there is an even far greater issue that is being put to the side to the common detriment for all living species on the planet. DU. Depleted Uranium.- DU is the by-product of US nuclear power plants. It is impossible to get rid of safely, so Rumsfeld/Cheney's weapons company puts it in their munitions and send it elsewhere.

In actual fact, they have soiled our nest. the first Gulf war released the equivalent nuclear radiation of 40,000 Hiroshima bombs they can't acurrately measure the radiation release of the current Gulf war because the rate of use is too fast to measure DU continues to be released in Afghanistan, and was also used in the Kosovo war Du was also used in the 9/11 attacks, pointing towards covert US involvement 300,000 US gulf war veterans now have the mythical "Gulf War Syndrome" sickness, having deformed babies etc Many Iraqi children are born dead or at the least, terribly deformed. Baghdad kids play with DU shards lying in the street, some soldiers even wear them as necklaces Trade winds can carry the DU around the world within 30 days, hence the Nth Hemisphere "heatwaves" killing people in Asia and Europe The US usually gets 170,000 "new" lung cancer patients a year. For the month of January 2006 "alone", they reported 170,000 new lung cancer patients The previously conservative WHO (World Health Organisation) recently released a report stating that they expect global cancer rates to "double" over the next 20 years. DU takes 4.5 Billion years to break down. Lebanon is the tip of the iceberg.

But nobody ever wants to talk about the motive. The "real" reason why this is all happening it is because of Peak Oil. What we are witnessing is the last battle for the world's last remaining oil reserves in the Persian Gulf. And so what does that mean for Aotearoa that imports 100% of its oil? It means we will have nothing - When the tankers stop coming. Taranaki produces a little bit of crude but is only good for jet fuel so it is largely useless to us.

So when the capitalist delusion finally collapses around about 2010

the indigenous peoples and the greenies of the world will say with no satisfaction, "i told you so". And then we will have rangatiratanga, the urban migration will reverse, we will go back to being "real maori", (indigenous gardeners and sustainable fishers) and we will teach our fellow "kiwi's" how to live communally........ Please read this article

http://www.arthurmag.com/magpie/?p=1356 and if you want to reseach DU, you don't have to go as far as Google, but be prepared for the images of deformed children, it will tear your heart out.

Rire rire hau

Paimarire

whine

2006-08-07T18:34:00.000-07:00

the rantings of a govt someone

Hey, I believe in freedom of speech. Who doesn’t? What I don’t like is theright to freedom of speech being abused so one can make race hate speeches.And what would disappoint me even more is a forum like this buying into thenotion that you must put up with hateful racist expressions because that’sfreedom of speech in action. Freedom of speech does not exist in a vacuum.

There are other values we as Mâori – as human beings – uphold. And sometimes we need to balancecompeting values against one another if we’re to be tika in what we do. It might be whining if Rosina didn’t have a point, but I agree with her.Inciting racial hatred has no place here, it’s not a solution. Did we as Mâori really go through all the years of hurt and prejudice that racism and discrimination brought against us, and still does to us, only to do that to Pakeha? Even to entertain the thought, it’s not acceptable. It’s hypocrisy. You become the monster you once detested. There is no mana, no manaaki and no honour in such behaviour. These are not the values we wish to pass on to our children. Attitudes of iwi kç are part of the situation, it is true. It’s fear-based, it’s ignorance, it’s a lot of things – but it’s fixable. It takes time, but with a multi-pronged approach and the right leadership (Mâori and CivilSociety) it can be turned around.

How am I so sure about that?

I’m not!

But I choose to put my hope in that, rather than the unworkable proposal to neglect all Pâkehâ, kill them or send them off overseas. The Crown is breaching the Treaty, not the Pâkehâ – Pâkehâ never even signed the Treaty. With all the bullshit the Crown’s been feeding the public about our historyand the lack of good information about the same, can you entirely blamePâkehâ for what they think? They’re being deliberately kept in the dark. And its not as simple as saying Pâkehâ should go find their own ‘truth’about our history, do some investigating of their own on it – like read theWaitangi Tribunal reports or something. Our true history needs to be astandard, mandatory, integrated part of this nation’s psyche – that means itneeds to be in our schools, and in our constitution for starters. Yes, many of us can set up an email filter and send writers like Geoff to the junk email box never to be read at all.

The problem is, none of his opinions including the good stuff will get read by us. And that would seemto be a waste, don’t you think? A better approach would be for one person -Geoff – to do us all a favour and not to include racist, discriminatorystuff in their emails.

Catherine

damn whiners

2006-08-05T05:18:00.000-07:00

from "atautahi" atautahi@yahoo.com

Use your email filters if you don't like what he writes and stop damn whining woman!---

In tai-tokerau@yahoogroups.com, "Rosina Hauiti" wrote:>>

Ok Mikey - just for clarification purposes....> > So we can say whatever we like, provided its not perceived to be aview necessarily shared by the Te Taitokerau Community Legal Services- or its Board members.> > I dont think any of us have concerns over opinions expressed thatare not shared - but a line has to be drawn when it comes to decencyin those expressions.Spamming, flaming arent in the same league or ofthe same ranking as inciting violence and racial hatred.This isnt aone off occurrence, and the more it happens the more annoying itbecomes.Its like anticipating some unsavoury - very unsavoury gem tobe popped at the slightest provocation. > > Draw the line a little deeper - else you leave this egroup wide openfor more of yesterday.> > Rosina> >

----- Original Message ----- > From: Mike Smith > To: tai-tokerau@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 11:22 PM> Subject: [tai-tokerau] This egroup> > > Tena Koutou> > This note is not intended for anyone in particular but rather for the > record.> > Since its inception this egroup has been a vehicle for thetransmission > of information as part of the function of Te Tai Tokerau Community > Legal services activities> > As from now however none of the views expressed on this egroup should > be considered in anyway part of TTTCLS policy or reflect upon the > members of TTTCLS or its board members> > Consider this egroup Liberated !> > Mike Smith

have a say

2006-08-04T20:42:00.000-07:00

have a say

king suck

2006-08-04T20:01:00.000-07:00

kia ora hone and phil

are we sure we want to be the king maker? na, wanting to be the 3rd largest party in parliament is antithesis to why iwi society in 1993 supported the passing of the mmp bill. being the third largest party in aotearoa is playing into the hands of the baldyheads first past the post mentality. well it is an ideology actually, so mmp is supposed to dispose of the big brother/sister ethos, there is supposed to, under mmp be no such thing as "dominant party" or "the bigger than you party therefore I'm da boss" there is supposed to be no place in mmp systems for one party oligarchies, or "monopolies" or "largest donga parties" that sounds too much like largesse the landed gentry and all the surfs. is that what we all are, go along with the parliament because they know what is going down up in there. well to date that is not the case.

mmp is about the collective will, it's about communities, it's about individual self-determination and independence with the corresponding rights as indigenous people or not to group freedom of _expression independence and self-determination, this is fundamental to all peoples groups regardless of their size, position and economic status in society, they all should have a say, at present 90% of iwi do not get a say and our wishes are not listened to, so this mmp system is being illegally run by this government as a fptp. that is why iwi have shifted their support from the m roll to the general roll. that is why there will be distrust, continual complaints and well anything goes if this is not applied what I am suggesting is that we have to establish another iwi specific political party, it has to be an apolitical, areligious party plus iwi specific, with a communal iwi, hapu and whanau rangatahi tamariki focus etc., as well as having an anti-post-modernist contemporary and traditional base approach with, solutions based outcomes. lets give those eight thousand who changed from the m roll someone to vote for.

whats a say

2006-08-04T19:52:00.000-07:00

kia ora hone

spoken like a true ex-principal, what else is there, I ask you?

I/we can wax lyrical and get overly rhetorical about these things but at the end of the day it is just polemic. hey but they say that the polemicists are the philosophers and the inspirers of a time and at the time of high alert you know just before the attack begins the rhetoricists get much more vocal and vigorous in their "how to attain freedom" rhetoric. these are the things that make people who were for centuries before that the quietest, meekest peoples suddenly become the raging beasts of destruction and war that we all become when we are backed into a corner. hone is this that time, is it now, is that what our people can look forward to is this the time?

as to who follows whom thats what sheep do Iwi are not like that they make their own mind up, they will do what they want to do regardless of what you say or what I say. their abandoning the maori role in favour of the general seats must have taken some by surprise, but what we told you's last year was right on the nose. the maori seats are pointless and irrelevant they like this form of governemnt should be got rid of and or changed. in many ways the maori party has bolstered this westminster parliament making it difficult for those iwi who want the pakeha gone to achieve that goal, hence the campaign to reverse the maori parties pull, which you's were not able to anticipate has been successful. see mate thats the problem with democracy it is designed for the elites designed for for the rich it is no different to monarchical feudalism, which I thought we got rid of in 1412. but the internet has changed that, we have been telling our people don't sign up for the maori option, come back to the general seats, at least there we will be able to target one seat with an iwi independence party, choose an electorate where there are a lot of our people and where labour, national and you fella's are close we could get in there and bang we got 1 seat and get this we get 7 list seats, thats 8 people in parliament, see mmp in action. that would be good for iwi and we would help bolster your party as long as we agree to what you do. the people have seen how the iwi seats are treated and are probably pissed off with the party because no one else can see it's marginalisation, maybe there's too much of that cult of personality goin on in there who knows.

to delete parts of the treaty from some of the bills and legislation is possible but I doubt if there is any hope of them deleting it completely oh but they will give it a go. nevertheless, we will all be there in waitangi complaining as loudly as a possible at this another breach of our rights by this alien crown. as far as the maori party goes it was the concentration on the treaty that assisted them to get in there, hello then they go and pull the non-ratification of the declaration of indigenous peoples on us now this, without a sound from the m party blah......blah.......

g karenaHone Harawira wrote:

Lets make it easy Geoff. You start the campaign, and let's see who's dumb enough to follow.-----

Original Message-----From: tai-tokerau@yahoogroups.com [mailto:tai-tokerau@yahoogroups.com]OnBehalf Of Geoffrey KarenaSent: Thursday, 3 August 2006 10:52 a.m.To: tai-tokerau@yahoogroups.com; roydon.rodgers@xtra.co.nzSubject: RE: [tai-tokerau]

FW: Release:

Treaty of Waitangi Deleted fromSchool Curriculum

yeah too good alright

we can even get furtherly rhetorical about what we should do,

how about we wipe the fuckers (pakeha that is) out
or kick the wankers out
scare them ou

tor we could:

refuse to fuck them
refuse to father and mother their kids
refuse to look after their elderly
murder them in their sleep
home invade them
refuse to clean their toilets
refuse to wipe their asses

or we could

refuse on masse to speak their language
refuse to take part in their court system
refuse to eat their high in carbohydrate food
refuse to accept their brainwash education
refuse to attend their kohanga, kura kaupapa and wananga

haa

down with the treaty I say this has held these baldyheads here for too long and as we see helen clark let the maori party in we knew it was a sideissue to the real matter which was the deletion of the treaty of waitangi. the efn baldyheads are already doing exploritory investiigations of the seas around aotearoa looking for natural gases, oil etc., they have found gold, silver, and a wealth of other natuaral resources worth in excess of trillions of dollars over the next thirty years, the treaty allows them to do this, down with it and all that goes with it. we do not need them nor do we need the baldyheads.

g karena

Hone Harawira <hone.harawira@parliament.govt.nz> wrote:too good mike-----Original Message-----From: tai-tokerau@yahoogroups.com [mailto:tai-tokerau@yahoogroups.com]OnBehalf Of Mike SmithSent: Wednesday, 2 August 2006 06:04 p.m.To: tai-tokerau@yahoogroups.comSubject: Re: [tai-tokerau] FW: Release: Treaty of Waitangi Deleted fromSchool CurriculumHi Catherine

Well exactly,Here's some options off the top of me head

1. Do nothing (probably the option chosen by many)
2. Think ""you bastards" in your head and then do nothing
3. Think "you bastards" and tell someone else what you think
4. Think "you bastards" and enroll your kids at a Kura Kaupapa Maori
5. Think "you bastards" and wait until the next election roles around and vote for the Maori party
6. Think "you bastards" and organise an opposition group in your area
7. Think "you bastards" and complain to the Waitangi Tribunal
8. Think "you bastards" and engage in some form of organised mass civil disobedience
9. Think "you bastards" and complain to an international forum

Which of these options do you think has the most chance of success ?
What are the other options?

Sorry of this sounds facetious Catherine But I'm struggling with a sense of hopelessness about viable strategies in the face of this across the bored hostility to Maori rights. And that's not a healthy place for Mikey-boy to be. What's apparent is that Labour is hollowing out the anti treaty ground that the National party likes to stand on, it undermines all the hard work that's been done over the years in raising the profile of TOW. However be of good cheer Miss Catherine .... ahakoa te mahi kuare o te kawanatanga ki a tatou , kei konei tonu matou ake ake ake !MikeOn 02/08/2006,

at 8:45 AM, Catherine Davis wrote:> What's to be done about this?!!!!>>>> Sure, we know the Government's arrogant and has acted in bad faith on > so> many things to do with Mâori rights, but to be so arrogant as to do> something like this now? When just a month ago the United Nations > Human> Rights Council voted in favour of a Draft Declaration on the Rights of> Indigenous Peoples - and this is how the Government responds? Retract,> retract RETRACT!>>>> Oh well, more to add to our WAI 262 evidence about Crown breaching > their> Treaty obligation to act good faith towards its Treaty partner.>>>> And yet in this morning's New Zealand Herald the front page talked > about the> Government thinking it was a good idea to introduce Spanish and (some > other> foreign language) into the classrooms. Good idea - but what about > making> the reo compulsory first and maintaining quality teaching about the > Treaty> in the curriculum!!!>>>> Catherine>>>> _____>> From: Helen Leahy [mailto:Helen.Leahy@parliament.govt.nz]> Sent: Tuesday, 1 August 2006 3:56 p.m.> Subject: Release: Treaty of Waitangi Deleted from School Curriculum>>>>>> mAORI PARTY REVEALS THAT THE Treaty of Waitangi IS Already Deleted From> Education>> Is this cultural Genocide by Omission?>> Te Ururoa Flavell, Education Spokesperson for Maori Party>> Tuesday 1 August 2006>> "It is an utter outrage that the new draft curriculum for schools has> obliterated the Treaty of Waitangi from the education of New > Zealanders"> stated Te Ururoa Flavell, Education Spokesperson for the Maori Party.>> "I am astounded that this Government has removed Te Tiriti o Waitangi, > which> is the key source of the Government's moral and political claim to> legitimacy, from the New Zealand Curriculum" said Mr Flavell.>> "For the last thirteen years, the education system has been providing> opportunities to learn about Te Tiriti o Waitangi as a key part of the > 'very> best education system for our young people' said Mr Flavell.>> "I have to ask - what is the problem here?">> "A survey commissioned by the State Services Commission, indicated > that 57%> of New Zealanders said that greater knowledge about the Treaty would > help> many New Zealanders have a better understanding of our country and its> history" said Mr Flavell.>> "Another survey found that New Zealanders aged under 30 had higher > levels of> knowledge about the Treaty than other groups. These are all facts > which> confirm the value and the significance of including Te Tiriti o > Waitangi as> part of our education".>> "Is Labour simply trying to win political favours from NZ First, in> pre-empting the deletion of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill?">> "The removal of realities - our constitutional foundation - is clearly > the> creation of the Doctors of Spin employed by the Labour Party to rewrite> history".>> "A search of the new curriculum reveals that the words, Treaty of > Waitangi> (or Tiriti o Waitangi) do not appear in key areas such as>> * principles (The Treaty was previously one of nine key > principles of> the New Zealand Curriculum Framework)>> * in the Social Sciences curriculum, (where learning about New > Zealand> society used to include "an understanding of the Treaty of Waitangi")>> * in the Language and Languages section (where te reo was > previously> referred to as a taonga under the terms of the Treaty of Waitangi").>> "Indeed, the Treaty has been slashed out of all parts of the national> strategy for education, as Labour moves to align itself with National, > and> NZ First".>> "It is a sad reflection on Labour that it has reverted to some of the> behaviours of the 'Rogernomics' era, where it seems that the Market, > now> referred to as the Community, should take responsibility for the moral> integrity and the development of values of Aotearoa as a society".>> "It certainly looks now, that the powerful, whom Labour is increasingly> wooing, will determine the type of society that we have".>> "Labour has lost its moral fibre, if indeed that fibre existed in the > first> place".>> "Even sadder yet, was to hear the Minister of Maori Affairs, Hon > Parekura> Horomia, explain in the House, that 'removing the principles' of the > Treaty> of Waitangi from the curriculum would "enhance the principles" > concluded Mr> Flavell.>> "Does that make sense to you - because it sure doesn't to me!" he > ended.>> Background>> New Zealand Curriculum Framework, 1993>> The New Zealand Curriculum recognises the significance of the Treaty of> Waitangi.> The school curriculum will recognise and value the unique position of > Mâori> in New Zealand society. All students will have the opportunity to > acquire> some knowledge of Mâori language and culture. Students will also have > the> opportunity to learn through te reo and nga tikanga Mâori. The school> curriculum will acknowledge the importance to all New Zealanders of > both> Mâori and Pakeha traditions, histories, and values.>> Helen Leahy>

well here we go

2006-08-04T19:47:00.000-07:00

yeah too good alright

we can even get furtherly rhetorical about what we should do, how about we

wipe the wuckers (pakeha that is) out
or kick the wankers out
scare them out

or we could:

refuse to fuck them for a month
refuse to father and mother their kids
refuse to look after their elderly
murder them in their sleep
home invade them
refuse to clean their toilets for them
refuse to wipe their asses

or we could refuse on masse to speak their language
refuse to take part in their court system
refuse to eat their high in carbohydrate food
refuse to accept their brainwash education
refuse to attend their kohanga, kura kaupapa and wananga

haa

down with the treaty I say this has held these baldyheads here for too long and as we see helen clark let the maori party in we knew it was a sideissue to the real matter which was the deletion of the treaty of waitangi. the efn baldyheads are already doing exploritory investiigations of the seas around aotearoa looking for natural gases, oil etc., they have found gold, silver, and a wealth of other natuaral resources worth in excess of trillions of dollars over the next thirty years, the treaty allows them to do this, down with it and all that goes with it. we do not need them nor do we need the baldyheads.

tane

2006-06-05T18:39:00.000-07:00

http://yahoogroups.comThe Aboriginal community of inner Brisbane, have set up a Men¹s Group that will dedicate itself to working with our and our youth. We will also make it a high priority to support our women, our Elders and consolidate our community generally. We have to remember that our men can play a very large part in the struggle towards our liberation as a people, we are the solution not the problem that the white system is trying to paint us as.

We have been meeting regularly as men and talking up our Men¹s Business and we have been very concerned about the political witch hunt that has been orchestrated by politicians both black and white, to attack Aboriginal men and marginilise us even further.We accept that the violence and dysfunction that are features of manyAboriginal communities, are not part of our custom or lore and must bestopped immediately. Men¹s groups across the national network need to start doing serious work to bring all that bad business to a stop, now!We accept that much of the violence has been carried out by men against women and children.We also accept that alcohol is a contributing factor in many of thesesituations. But we also must recognise that the greater violence is coming from the white system and it is designed to complete the Final Solution that began with the first fleet and wiped us from the face of our land.We say that the root causes of this violence and dysfunction that is in our community, cannot be found within the makeup of Aboriginal men. That business was just not there in that scale, before 1788. The root causes of much of this current business are part of a calculated pattern of attacks against us, by white agencies and the white economic and political systems that are committed to our destruction as a people and as a culture.

It is the white system that is crushing us and placing enormous pressure on our men.Our men need jobs where are the jobs?!Our men need proper homes for their families where are the homes?!Our men need decent education for their children, where are the schools?Where are the teachers? Where are the books and resources?Our men need proper health care for their children where are thehospitals? Where are the doctors? Where are the nurses? Where are themedicines?We do not have any power anymore, no role or place or rights to be men.Our men are attacked and condemned in every newspaper and two bob media commentator in the land. Our men are fair game for every talk back - shock jock on the commercial networks. And we are even ripped apart by those self-appointed, ³Jacky Jacky² leaders who are acting as attack dogs for their white masters.Our men are hunted on the streets of this racist country and our men are hunted and murdered by racist Police, who then walk free. Too many of our men are behind bars and away from their families, where is the justice?!

Our inner city Brisbane men¹s group is now calling on all Aboriginal men across the nation to mobilize in a national day of action on Friday the 7th. of July, to serve notice on the white Australian community that we are taking back our rightful place. We will not be stripped of our role and driven to the fringes, by white political leaders and their hand fed pet ³Jacky-Jackies.²Federal and state political leaders are arraigned against us and they are committed to our ultimate destruction as a people. On the first Friday in July we will march and we will stand as Aboriginal men on our land, land that to this day is still drenched in the blood and suffering of our people.In Brisbane there will be a rally at the Roma Street forum in the city and then the men will march to the NAIDOC Family day in Musgrave Park, South Brisbane. The march will be a silent march, to show our absolute contempt for all those voices that are raised against us.The Brisbane rally and march is being organised by the newly formedAboriginal Men¹s Business group, ³Numbarlie Marlu² which means ³Us MenTogether.²The Brisbane central Aboriginal community has established this men¹s group to combat domestic violence, define and reinforce our role as men and to support our women and our community.

True Aboriginal men do not bash womenor terrorize children, to express ourselves as men. We intend to work with our families and with our young people, in order to make our homes and our streets, safe and secure environments for our people. We must offer ourselves as proper role models for our children.As Aboriginal men we have the power to do this and we challenge all other Aboriginal men to stand with us. We have to be strong for our brothers, for our women, for our families, for our communities. We are the husbands, the fathers, the uncles. We are the brothers, the nephews and the grandfathers.The future of our people is very much in our hands.Reject the calls by white politicians who want to storm into our communities and steal another generation of our children away.Reject the calls by white politicians to close down selected remotecommunities and establish yet another network of poverty stricken fringe dwellers.This entire furore is a blatant attack on the Aboriginal nations. It is the latest and most deadly way of trying to break us down as a people.

The white system is trying to take our balls away from us. The white system is trying to steal our children away from us, yet again. The white system is trying to steal away the men from the Aboriginal family.Just pause for a moment and work out the ³why.²Have a look at the land that we are standing upon and work out what that land means to the white Australian economy. Work out why political thugs and criminals like Howard want to break down and discredit the Aboriginal political leadership. This is not about Aboriginal men, it is about the faceless white men who hide behind the white system and plot and plan against us.White man wants our land white man will not get our land.Aboriginal men were once great warrior kings, let us be warrior kingsagain!!

SAM WATSONMEMBERNUMBARLIE MARLU / MEN¹S BUSINESS GROUPsam.watson@uq.edu.au

pakeha ignorance

2006-05-25T20:15:00.000-07:00

Inter Press Service News [Italy]24 May 2006US, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND REJECT INDIGENOUS DECLARATIONBy Haider Rizvi (Italy)UNITED NATIONS, May 24 (IPS) -

As the world's indigenous people get closer to achieving long overdue international recognition of their rights, some of the powers that conquered their territories in the past still say "no way".At a two-week meeting of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues being held at U.N. headquarters in New York, indigenous leaders say they want their people to exercise full sovereignty over their ancestral lands and resources.The United States, Australia and New Zealand are the only countries that remain in opposition to the proposed Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People, which recognises the principle of sovereignty.Describing the draft text of the declaration as "fundamentally flawed", a delegate representing the three countries last week refused to accept the indigenous leaders' assertion that aboriginal people have the right to "self-determination"."No government can accept the notion of creating different classes ofcitizens," the U.S., Australia and New Zealand said in a joint statement in opposition to the indigenous demand for self-determination, describing it as"inconsistent" with international law.The diplomatic troika also attacked indigenous assertions on ownership of their ancient lands and resources, arguing that they "ignore the contemporary realities ...by appearing to require the recognition of rights to lands now lawfully owned by other citizens."For their part, the more than 1,000 indigenous leaders currently attending the U.N.-sponsored meetings, and who represent a total of some 370 million indigenous peoples around the world, say they simply feel outraged by this kind of reasoning."They are still living in the past. They are totally out of touch withreality," Arthur Manuel, a member of Secwepemc Nation and chairman of the Indigenous Network on Economics and Trade in Canada, told IPS."They are going to fail in their efforts to stop the recognition of the rights of indigenous people," he added.While Manuel's response may sound optimistic, it is undeniable that inrecent years, indigenous movements around the world have emerged as powerful forces able to reshape the political fate of certain countries.Moreover, they are also gaining recognition by the scientific community and development experts as an integral part of the world community's quest for sustainable use of natural resources and environmental conservation."The contribution of the indigenous people is vital. We have a full-fledged article on their participation," said Ahmed Djoghlaf, executive secretary of the U.N. Convention on Biodiversity, which has been signed by 188 countries.The convention recognises the principle that indigenous people are entitled to enjoy a "fair and equitable share" in benefits that are derived from natural resources by commercial enterprises.Despite such a clear acknowledgement of the significance of their role in the international arena, indigenous people throughout the world continue to suffer from economic and political discrimination, even if, in some cases, their rights are constitutionally and legally guaranteed.The United States, for example, which champions the cause of human rights around the world, was recently castigated by a U.N. rights committee for violating the rights of a Native American Indian tribe to exercise sovereignty over its traditional land.In March, the 18-member U.N. Committee on the Elimination of RacialDiscrimination, set up to monitor global compliance with the 1969anti-racial discrimination treaty, rejected the U.S. claim over Western Shoshone Nations' lands by observing that it failed to comply with the contemporary human rights principles that "govern determination of indigenous people's rights".Instead of accepting the committee's verdict, the U.S. government declared that it was prepared to test "bunker buster" weapons on lands the indigenous Western Shoshone people, also known as Newe people, consider as sacred.Parts of those lands have also been targeted for the dumping of nuclear waste. The U.S. claims over native lands is partly based on the argument that they have been "gradually encroached" on by non-natives."From what political and moral authority do these governments speak over here?" asked Julie Fishel of the Western Shoshone Defence Project in response to the joint U.S.-Australia-New Zealand statement. "These three countries have serious issues of violations. They have yet to address the situation that has been ongoing for hundreds of years against indigenous people in their borders."At the two-week forum, led by a 16-member subcommittee of the U.N. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), indigenous leaders hold a unanimous view that the principle of "prior consent" must be recognised as part of the fundamental rights of the indigenous people with regard to the patenting of seeds, plants and other organisms used for manufacturing commercial products.But this demand has also been rejected by the U.S., Australia and NewZealand on the grounds that it clashes with intellectual property rights."It is our firm position that there can be no absolute right of free, prior informed consent that is applicable uniquely to indigenous peoples," said a delegate representing the three countries at the forum last week. "In fact, to extend such an overriding right to a specific subset of the national populace would be potentially discriminatory."Indigenous leaders regard such objections as the product of a colonialmindset."Their view is fundamentally flawed," said Joshua cooper, an international law professor at the Hawaii Institute for Human Rights who participated in the forum, "because they don't recognise the fundamental freedom of the indigenous people."Cooper and other indigenous leaders said they hoped that despite oppositionfrom the U.S., Australia and New Zealand, the forum would be able to finalise the draft before the conclusion of the meeting on Friday.http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=33358

waikato river up for sale

2006-05-16T18:51:00.000-07:00

Govt in fake talks over the return of waikato to iwi
2006

This colonial government thinks that by appeasing tainui that they can appease all iwi, whereby offering the rights to the waikato river back to tainui, they think that iwi may consider less high profile ways of protesting at further encroachment of their immemorial rights to the whenua, fisheries, taonga, intellectual property etc. tainui has confirmed that it is negotiating some sort of settlement, or something; what the fuck ever that is to retain ownership of the Waikato River to Tainui.

the negotiations over one of the country's most sacred rivers are positive, however geoffrey karena, mema o te poari o te whakaminenga o aotearoa wonders to what extent would the crown go towards releasing full ownership rights of the waikoto awa to te whakaminenga of tainui. he also wonders how sincere is the crown in trying to rectify the wrongs of the past which he believes should be through a comprehensive reform and return of all lands to iwi. until such an action is implemented by the crown there is no way that tainui or any of the surrounding iwi should heed these fake offers. There was speculation the crown through the prime minister was to announce a deal during celebrations marking the 40th anniversary of the Maori Queen's coronation. which will not eventuate as an agreement in principle has yet not been drawn up. Nga ariki of tainui could not be reached for comment.

pakanga nui

takutai moana

2006-05-04T19:31:00.000-07:00

Kia oraFor those still interested in the Foreshore and Seabed issueThe Kaitiaki Moana Seabed e-library has many archives photos, reports, weblinks, news reports, video links, etcThis can be viewed if you become an authenticated member.http://groups.yahoo.com/group/seabed/

silly talk

2006-05-04T19:22:00.000-07:00

soon there will be no more cars the roads will be used by the elites, the rich and the state

yesterday's question about peak oil to the Prime Minister.

JEANETTE FITZSIMONS (Co-Leader-Green) to the Prime Minister: What instructions, if any, has she given her Ministers and her department to develop a strategy for New Zealand's primary industry, transport, tourism, and trading relationships to adapt to the reality of more expensive and less available oil, in light of her statement of 18 April that the reason for high oil prices is "because we're probably not too far short of peak production, if we're not already there"?

Rt Hon HELEN CLARK (Prime Minister): Ministers and officials are working on how to increase the use of bio-fuels, as well as researching improvements in vehicle fleet efficiency. As well, a New Zealand energy strategy is being developed, and the National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy is being reviewed, and I thank the member for the work she is doing in respect of that. The actual date for peak oil production is a matter of debate but there is no doubt that it will occur.

Jeanette Fitzsimons: Is she confident that the national energy strategy will take sufficient account of her statement, with which I agree, that oil is not going to get cheaper over the long term, given Treasury's projection in the December Economic and Fiscal Update that prices will drop to $54 a barrel, from $75 now, after this year and the 2003 projections still on the Ministry of Economic Development's website that forecast a drop in oil prices to $25 a barrel by 2020 and constant prices thereafter?

Rt Hon HELEN CLARK: I think there will be fluctuations around the price, but I have little doubt that the long-term trend will be for the price to go higher. That is because of the huge demand for oil now as a finite resource from the emerging mega-economies of China and India and also the fact that the world's oil supplies tend to be drawn from rather unstable parts of the world. All those factors are leading great economies like that of the United States to start to think actively about how to move to a post-oil economy.

Jeanette Fitzsimons: Does she agree that if cities are to remain viable, investment must shift from new motorways into better public transport, especially electric rail in Auckland and trolley buses in Wellington, and what does her statement about peak oil imply for the economics of a new Transmission Gully motorway at a time when the affordability of private motoring is declining?

Rt Hon HELEN CLARK: I absolutely agree with the member about the importance of investment in public transport. The investment that has gone in over the last 6½ years is many times what was there before then, and that is the right thing to do. I think for the modern day and age, people want the independence the private vehicle offers, but for the future I think we will see the private vehicle increasingly be powered by sources other than oil.

Jeanette Fitzsimons: Has she received any reports that suggest that our current high use of transport fuels, which is growing by nearly 4 percent a year, could be sustained by bio-fuels alone, and what impact would that have on land available for agriculture in New Zealand?

Rt Hon HELEN CLARK: No, I have not seen reports on that, but I understand from colleagues that the Government is likely to be setting a target around bio-fuels in June. I look forward to that, because I think that will be part of our energy future.

Jeanette Fitzsimons: Will the Government consider establishing a process involving both the Government and the private sector to study the work done in Sweden, which plans to cut its reliance on petroleum by 2020, and to plan a similar transition here?

Rt Hon HELEN CLARK: I am open to such suggestions. I am well aware of the impetus that Sweden is giving to how to develop a post-oil economy, and it is good to see those kinds of initiatives from offshore now being reported in our own press, and quite fully. I think we do need new initiatives, and I am certainly open to discussing initiatives like that.

ko huiarau, the nga puhi angle

2006-05-04T17:36:00.000-07:00

Ko Huiarau

Since the beginning of time, Nga Iwi have had an established means of governance, a type of Governance that was suited to their specific needs. They had a form of Governance that totally encompassed, and enveloped the lives of It’s citizens. With the use and invention of structural utilities and belief systems that were similar, yet different to all, other peoples of the world.
In this study I will be looking at those differences, and similarities.

Of which specifically are demonstrated in Te Iwi, Monarchy or Ariki-Tanga. Albeit the tikanga, of the ruling class. Structures of which are listed in this chapter. These structures are of a society that have all the ingredients of one of the most diverse caring highly skilled and lethal peoples this planet has ever produced. Also being able to bring to the world the knowledge of writing, and the Knowledge of all known sciences. Being the only people to be conclusively able to trace a direct descent to 'The Natural environment that they live in' (Hurunui: 1920: 130).

Origins

Who according to Whakapapa, are the children of Ranginui raua ko Papatuanuku. Who are the descendants of Hani raua ko Puta. (Puta has also been alluded to being Buddha. [Puta] refer Arthur L Humphreys; 1904). Who were one and the same, and together were, Io-Matua-te-Kore. Te Ira Wahine me Te Ira Tane. Providing for more emphasis on the Wahine, and their natural innate ability to change the course of history by Natural Selection. (Refer to chapter on natural selection) rather than the inherent war like indisposition of patriarchal male societies that ideologically make up 90% of the worlds Countries. This is also evidenced in the Tikanga called ‘Puhi’, which is the act of preservation of the Ira Wahine encased in the concept of the putting aside of a selected wahine, for the purpose of the protection of the coming generations.

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Te Ariki-Nui o te Kohuiarau. Ko Te Riria Waikato Tairea Whareherehere.

A painting by George French Angus 1844. Waikato was the paramount Chief of the United tribes. He signed the Treaty at Mahia. The Ngakaipikirau design on his forehead is that of a person who had authority; note the circles. A spiral at the corner of the eyes is a sign that he was tapu. The hooks inside the lines on both sides are signs that he was of the first line. The outward hooks under the nose are again supreme authority and the mouth rays symbolize the belt of both sides. The lower jaw spirals indicate command over all warriors of the United Tribes.

So the contention is that Iwi, were responsible for creating the institution of
Ariki-Tanga, or Government. Or the contemporary description, democracy, (demon-
ocracy) which was reputed to be the earliest form of organised group Interaction ever used on this planet (Thorkild: 1939). All other races have borrowed from Iwi knowledge and practices. Knowledge that Iwi, have not attempted to completely monopolize. Always allowing general society to see examples of their artistry, through Wharenui, Whakairo, Waiata, Haka, Ta Moko, and also, ‘a written script.’ Many are the Gifts, Te Iwi have given to the World. They have only wanted to enlighten the World.

Rere

The story of the Ka-Hui-Rere, and their ability to walk in the clouds is a good
Example of this willingness by Te Iwi to pass on their superior way of looking at the
World. Their ability to fly, was as Mr. Ruka Broughton (1989), a well respected academic of Ngarauru, this is how he tells it:

“The wife of Porourangi had, had a child that was premature and stillborn. The afterbirth material was then reverently disposed of by the people with the appropriate karakia and great sorrow, which is customary for nehua (Burial) internment”. It is normal for Te Iwi to believe that the unborn are living. And that they only await the approval of the Supreme Being, allowing some Wahine to be blessed with being allowed, to give birth to a child (Rout: 1926: 35).

“After a time when all the Iwi had returned to their respective Marae, a seagull uncovers the umbilical material, intending to feed it to it’s young. On the way to its nest on an offshore island the seagull drops its load, into the sea, this afterbirth sits on the bottom of the ocean for a time, bubbling, bristling, growing and growing until it bursts out of the water, as a winged being. Resplendent with wings (they are unsure whether it is male or female) the creature flies west all the way across to Pakaraka. A small marae in the heart of Nga Rauru, (incidentally where Te Ruka is now buried), where the ancestors of Ruka Broughton whose book I found this story in, were resident. From this flying creature sprang the numerous sections of Nga Rauru, with the descendants of the Ka Huirere, Being the Ka-Hui-Maunga, the Ka-Hui-Takoto, Kitahi, and so on. (Broughton: 1989: MA Thesis)

This story is well documented in Waiata Tawhito of Nga Rauru. (This is the place where The Wright Brothers', lived). So if in fact Te Iwi knew of the skill of flying which is mentioned in Myth, Tradition, and Ancient History. Then that deserves a good study. Ever the Hypothesis is that Nga Iwi brought writing and the ability of flight to the World. I will show that this statement is not so ridiculous, and we should not feel whakahihi about it. But the, ‘Take’ that this essay deals with is what that so-called brilliant Governance thing looked like. To discuss just the Ko Huiarau alone, invariably would mean that with Governance, comes all the effects of good or bad governance. Governance per-se though also has its own responsibilities, such as genealogy, or how to maintain that genealogy. Which of course because of the nature of the creatures that people are (Te Iwi included) can create many inequalities and injustices. Which of course we will also deal with here, some of the Injustices that have been created through the utilization of genealogy and an Aristocracy, sometimes called a Monarchy, gone soft, or gone wrong, is exactly what Ko Huiarau represents. The "Ko Huiarau", administration are now allowing this sort of information out, what they are saying is that Te Iwi are that beginning race. The beginning of all knowledge, In fact the theory of Te Iwi being the ‘Kings of the Horizon’, always travelling towards the setting sun, corresponds with what has been written and recorded by numerous scientists world-wide for centuries. Maybe it has been the ability to adapt to the different situations they find themselves in that the Ko Huiarau has managed to remain out of the clutches of the crazy invading white people, who now infest Aotearoa with their barbaric ways.

'Paremata a Iwi'

In this chapter "Ko Huiarau", the 'Paremata a Iwi', certainly is a perfect example of what an Indigenous Institution pre 1840 looked like. Whose existence according to Simmons (1989) began in 1808, though the indications are that, Ko Huiarau pre-dates 1808 (Te Rake: 1926: p.146. Pipi: 1995, p. 1-3) and the supposed Waka arrivals. They had signed Trade agreements and Treatise' with over 60 other countries Worldwide: pre 1800. Koro Pipi has this to say about Iwi Trade treatise;

"Iwi Sovereignty can be recognized through the numerous Treaty Taonga
presented by several countries and Nations around the world, Ko Huiarau
hold Taonga from at least 60 different countries[1] representing contractual
Treaties set up through trade, that still exist today" (Koro Pipi: 1995, p.2).

In 1808 Ko Huiarau were the Officially Recognised Governing body of Aotearoa a
Confederation of Tribes consisting of Iwi, Hapu, and Whanau, who resided in
the boundaries of Aotearoa. Or by it’s earlier name ‘Nukuroa’ (Mitchell: 1972: p. 40),
This type of Governance, I contend, is the forerunner of Con-federalism or Confederationism, a utilitarian form of egalitarianism whose Governance and structural mechanisms Were deemed, so good, that certain components of it were adopted by emerging Industrializing empires and employed in further expansionist European Imperial Governments from 1840 onward. But which have in some instances, been inappropriately applied. Its inappropriateness has its easy contagion, which capitalism Through corruption, and fractionalisation, demands.

Genocide

‘Te Iwi’, were overcome also through mainly a four pronged attack which was an example of their own form of expansionism that they had used for centuries. Therefore I will not dwell too much on the rights or wrongs of how Te Iwi perceive the last one hundred and fifty nine years. Considering that this essay deals with what were, or are we. Part of what has happened to Te Iwi, was anticipated we are all connected through Ancient Whakapapa, which is ably represented in the thousands and thousands of studies that have been done on the ancient civilizations. Anyway the method used on the Ko Huiarau to wrest control of Aotearoa involves, firstly, wiping out the indigenous Ariki, or aristocracy and their Armed forces. Secondly: the enslavement, and continual oppression of the remainder of the population. Third: The Introduction of new land laws, (Land Court; 1865) and the creation of puppet Ariki, (Kingitanga, Ko Huiarau) and Govenorships (George Grey. Paul Reeves representatives of Britain). And Fourthly: by turning the old elite like the remnants of the Ahupiri Council, ex-Ariki, (Ropata-WahaWaha), into the bureaucracy, the collectors of Tribute. This can only be maintained by the protection of their class societies, and Elite’s (Louis 1997; 156). This turns Te Iwi over time into what is known as an essentially warring greed based capitalist societal Ideology. Which is well demonstrated by Te Iwi involvement with the 1st and 2nd world Wars. Te Iwi have become more suited now to the ideology that to have control of mother nature and the forces of nature, all they need do, is do as the pakeha says or risk losing your life.

The pakeha are a people who have been labeled as The “Warring Northerners” (Te Rake: 1926: 21). Nevertheless the pakeha are an Iwi who descend from Te Ira Kehu (White: 1920, v2 p. 34), an Iwi that has never had a problem with the exploitation or enslavement of others. In theory another descendant of Te Iwi (Rout: 1926; 10, 36,146,152, White: 1920; 33). This is further detailed in the chapter on “concepts of reality”. There have been many Iwi Parliaments over the last 200 years, Rua Kenana built one at Maunga Pohatu, a Round structure that is mirrored in the Present Parliament building. Te Kotahitanga, a church inspired movement of the early 19th century. The government inspired Kohimarama of 1860 used by government dissidents Donald Mclean and George Grey, to instigate Iwi non-support to the proposals of
Taranaki Arikinui Wiremu Kingi Te Rangi Take. Who demanded Ariki-Tanga over his Lands, in 1860. Which resulted in the genocidal policies the British Government instigated on Iwi from 1860’s, onwards.

Te Rake spoke of the government of the Sumerian people to have been the first of
it's kind in the world. Which is the one that has managed to remain consistently to the
fore of Te Iwi preferences as a societal control mechanism. Humanitarianism had enveloped the World by the 1430's the great reform act and the French Revolution had
Wrenched control of governments away from the Monarchy, or the Ariki with legislation
requiring that an upper Legislature be given judicial power where by in the
1800 's England had moved to the transitional stage of removing the power (Mana),
of the Royalty to a symbolic status, to the rule of the common people.
On arrival in Aotearoa they saw a Monarchy in mint condition, a people who’s very
Practices fascinated and repulsed the white invaders, a spiritual people, who appeared
like gods to the unimproved pakeha, with ceremonies that were spectacles of the
grandest scale. Europeans were fascinated and as equally appalled at what they witnessed (their misplaced goal was to civilize the “savage heathen”), whereas
in a painting by George French Angus in 1820 of Hongi Hika standing between Samuel Marsden and Waikato Tairea, as such says:

"A Race of the finest specimens of Human Beings I have ever seen". 2

A statement not made lightly. What of the drawings of an altercation between Te Ati Awa and the Pakeha in the eighteen forties, on what was then Boulcott farm, resulting in many white
men dead, with minimum fatalities for Te Ati Awa, the picture depicts, a Te Ati Awa
Warrior eleven feet tall, preparing to behead 18 year old Johnny Boulcott. If this
Depiction is correct, it would have been a Toa of, Te Whare Pouri, and Topeora. A
sister to Te Rauparaha, who commanded an Army of up to three thousand Warriors (Simmons: 1986.p 6). One percent of the standing army of the Confederated Tribes, of Aotearoa (Nukuroa).
The ability of the Iwi to produce warriors of such renown is far too numerous to be ignored.

Kingi-Tanga

The Kingitanga (Hurinui: 1920) was an organization Ko Huiarau allowed, its inception was thought of, to help throw off the attention of the imperial Pakeha. And is an excellent example of a protective mechanism that was utilized by Te Iwi. So that by deliberately establishing a Kingship through its Ahupiri Council, enabling Te Whero-Whero to become King in 1858. Allowed the Ko Huiarau to survive virtually unmolested since they began losing control of the Banking system, in the mid 1800’s, by way of the Awaroa Bank (Forbes: 1995: 36). But what is most significant about this is that Prior to the Pakeha being here, the Ko Huiarau controlled and owned all the land. Administering, Health, Education, Employment, Commerce, taxes, Manufacturing, Agriculture, enterprises, Import and Export.
But today Kingitanga is accepted as a microcosm of what should be in place Nationwide,
But never as the epitome of Te Iwi Monarchy, or Aristocracy. Though whakapapa
does show that, Tainui links to Te Arawa through Hoturoa and Tama-Te-Kapua. Gives Tainui a link to that position. At the time Tamehana Tarapipipi, was lobbying the different Iwi for the establishment of a parallel kingship. Found that on offering the mantel of King to, Te Kani o Takirau of Ngati Porou, and Te Heu Heu of Tu Whare-Toa, both refused because they felt they were already Kings Therefore it was unnecessary for them to consider accepting such an appointment.

Te Whero Whero as Arikinui of Tainui was also a member
of the Ahupiri 3 council (Simmons: 1986. p. 11). Hence Kingitanga has become more a contemporary Iwi structure. In David Simmons book Te Riria,(1986) Te Whero-Whero is named as one of the signatories to the Declaration of Independence of October 20, 1835. A process, Tainui were well aware of, and participated in. So as Ariki-Nui of Tainui ‘Te Atairangi Kahu’, is a great representative of Te Iwi. Particularly as a modern Taiopuru, and as a member of the Ahupiri Council, Te Atairangi has remained a strong advocate of Iwi concerns, and will go down in history as a wise and progressive Ariki Tapairu. Kingitanga is a great example of these ancient paremata, which have like Ko Huiarau managed to stay intact and vibrant, Kingitanga have managed to remain intact as long as Ko Huiarau has, Whose longevity like Tainui can be explained by many causatives. One; was its ability to retain its Monarchy. Two: its ability to act as a guardian of the Nations Ancient korero. For the preceding generations, retained through proverbs, waiata, Names Whakatauaki, Whakatauki me nga karakia. A whakatauaki that would be appropriate for this would be that which ‘Te Mahairoa’ uttered. He was a Ngai Tahu Ariki tohunga who it is said was trained by the Tohunga Te-Raho. Who could bring on the fog, wind, and snow, and also had the power of invisibility. His power to heal it is said came from out of nowhere. Whilst diligently administering to the people, the Issue of his peoples Land4 became the source of a renewed vehemence within him. Towards the encroaching white man (Mikaere: 1987; 32) He uttered a whakatauaki that epitomizes the fighting Spirit of ‘Te Iwi’.

"Ka Whakatupu Takata",

which translated meant.

"grow people".

Which is exactly what Iwi have done, and are still maintaining. Since then the Iwi population growth Virtually quadrupled between 1860 to 1960. Three: (law) lore was designed around the people, being able to assume that they had say. With no one person having, complete ownership of land, therefore the Ariki-Nui, were the recognized Guardians of the land.
The Taiopuru was the highest office to aspire to, and was generally a political choice, with social engineering of recipients. The Council of Elders always planned this, it was not through chance that the elected one, or the Chosen One was the right one elected by the elders of the Whanau, Hapu, and Iwi. It was the high state of Te Iwi knowledge and technology that made it possible for them, to be able to for generations and eons, manage, to propagate the entire planet.

Natural Selection

Darwin’s philosophy, on Natural Selection which was so similar to the Te Iwi philosophy concerning Evolution, through Natural Selection by the female, and the survival of the fittest. Produced huge Antithesis to the thought that People, were once a species of less intelligence. Placing Human beings as having descended from apes. This also created much theological soul searching, particularly amongst Creationists. Who believed that, the Universe, people, this planet, the sky, and the moon, and all living things were not there because of the theory of natural selection. Moreover, they were in existence because of some divine intervention. Which Te Rake did not totally support (Rout: 1926. p. XXX11). His discussions on Te Iwi depict Te Iwi as having also descended from another creature, from another state of being. Whereas the Creationists believed word for word what Genesis chapter 1 says. Where it is claimed, that people had moved from a state of barbarism, to the pinnacle of human endeavor with consummate ease, built in six days rested on the seventh. Both reasonably close speculations of the origins of all things, there is no evidence to dispel either theory. Though what Te Rake says, includes to a degree both theories, for instance he claims that, Te Iwi were able to survive the many cataclysmic eons that preceded today, by mating with other species. When the planet (Papatuanuku) goes through her natural rhythms, Ice Ages, floods, land reformations, the birth and death of continents, people must always be prepared for those situations. These are but a few of the subjects taught in the whare Wananga. So it appears as if there is now a beginning towards a form of convergence, an understanding of the intricacies of Ancient Iwi teachings and traditional knowledge. Where the Ko Huiarau fits into this, convergence is principally up to the people. But what appears also from the words of Te Rake talks about how by some divine intervention the gift of agricultural excellence, was mysteriously gifted to some eponymous ancestor before everyone else. This is of no real importance to anything worth claiming In the sense that this is significant enough to give Te Iwi, the definitive claim, as the source of Darwin’s theory. Which Te Rake insists, he learned off the Ariki of Te Tai Tokerau during a four-year circumnavigation of the world? Visiting the ancient civilizations worldwide, on a scientific expedition ending in a four week stay in Aotearoa 1836. I wonder.

Wananga

The Whare Wananga system inculcated the people with the Ideology that was conceptually inclusive, designed to provide equal opportunity, and representation of all for all. With each Iwi Runanga, whare wananga based, and connected, directly to Ko Huiarau control, similar to a general assembly. With the Ahupiri council, having enforcement abilities. The chosen Taiopuru had automatic chair of that council which was made up of the most powerful Iwi in a Particular time. The Taiopuru normally lasted 10 to 15 years; this type of Communism was the form later inappropriately applied by Lenin. On the United Soviet States of Russia last century, resulting, in the amassing of huge surplus’s. Setting in place huge armies to protect their surpluses Creating envy and Jealousy all over the world, causing the needless slaughter of whole tribes. The implementation of direct communism must be applied with great care. Anyway when oppression is used, there must be but one goal, to totally annihilate the oppressed, or enslave them. The Russia that grew to its great strength must also be recognized as another one of the Iwi spoken about by the Kaumatua. Whereas, if a more caring administration had been used on Yugoslavia, Poland, Kosovo, allowing countries who join, Republican franchise, or Regionalist democracy, though colonisationist theories are becoming less attractive. If better treatment is then given then it can be better for USSR, whom as the only force big enough, to withstand the oppressive system that Capitalism has applied on the world in its lust for more. They must persevere, that is why Te Rake (1926 p. 10), accordingly states that whilst Te Iwi were travelling through Europe they left people in many places, this thesis is primarily concerned with the investigation of this claim. Who eventually take control of those areas, becoming large and powerful nations, having no idea as to how they came to be there. (5) That in their search for answers inadvertently oppresses the very ones they are looking for so until Te Iwi feel the time is right to pass that information on. It will only happen when the inner eyes are opened.
Kohuiarau disciple After a chance attendance at a Mana Maori conference that was being run by Eva Rickard at Whaingaroa, 12-15 May 1996. A Hui that could have been unmemorable but for the appearance of a Kohuiarau disciple. Who seemed to single me out to talk to. He wanted to discuss the issues that were confronting his hapu Ngati Whawhakia in terms of their position on the settlement of the Tainui raupatu claims that at that time were moving towards a closure with the Government. Plus his work with the youth of Tainui in the court system and how Ngati Whawhakia were strategising to rectify and remedy the situation. It was a moving experience for me, mainly because when Ko Huiarau made themselves known it was as if they were expecting me, like it was supposed to happen. What happened after that was also strange, after the Hui, I went to see Te Kuru at his home, he was the head of the Ngati Whawhakia section of the Mongrel Mob who had changed their chapter to Te Ko Huiarau, and had adopted, Uenuku as their Haki. The Symbol of the Ko Huiarau but principally the flag of the Taiopuru, Waikato Tairea the IV. Te Kuru had devoted himself to the Ko Huiarau, to take the message to the Iwi.
Anyway Te Kuru lived in a Whaingaroa Tribal reservation (Ngati Whawhakia) of Raglan in a Housing Corporation house which he, his wife and six kids were to be evicted from the following week. Te Kuru put on a cup of tea and all the while he spoke of the Ko Huiarau, he appeared to be directing his voice in my direction. Like he wanted to impart some thing important, he came over to where I was, holding a book, he handed it to me and continued his korero about the ko Huiarau. Which I found very intriguing, because he was reciting names I recognised from my own whakapapa, the names were like bells, signposts. The book was written by David Roy Simmons in 1989 it was called 'Te Riria', the book was familiar and slowly leafed through it whilst Te Kuru continued quoting whakapapa. I handed him the book and he opened it to a painting on page 35, which was of the Taiopuru of the “Confederation of Confederated Tribes of Aotearoa”, ‘Waikato Tairea Whareherehere’. A portrait by George French Angus, painted in 1844. Te Kuru looked at me and said, 'this is the Taiopuru, it has a remarkable resemblance to you' I looked at the Painting, which Simmons had used as a graph to delineate his explanations for segmentations of Ta Moko. Rather ignobly, anyway he said "ko koe tena", followed by 'Te Ariki', and bowed his head, I was rather embarrassed, I wasn't sure but I think he had meant that the painting looked like me, or was I a nephew to the Taiopuru, the Supreme Arikinui, I suppose I am but this didn't concern me then, the Ko Huiarau had caught my interest, the name Waikato was a name the Kaumatua had always spoken, but this name was always spoken like so; Karena raua Ko Waikato, the names seemed to be inseparable and according to them, Waikato Tairea was the same Waikato, Hongi Hika had accompanied to England in 1820 to buy muskets and ammunition in preparation for war. In addition the Kaumatua have said (personal conversation with the Kaumatua of Ngati Rahiri, Ngati Rehia, and Nga Puhi) it was Waikato who was in charge of that expedition, not Hongi Hika. It was Waikato who went to England to buy guns for the establishment of his rule. He was the chosen one; from a babe he had been trained for just such a situation it was his destiny. Though, the Kaumatua only recognised him as a brother to Karena Puhi and Takawaka. One of his Kainga was at Kaihiki in the Bay of Islands also they say he allowed the pakeha to settle in Aotearoa. But, nevertheless according to Tikanga the Taiopuru can only be chosen from the hereditary families, which generationally would number in the hundreds, each generation. So to the Kaumatua, although he was the Taiopuru (Prime Minister) of Aotearoa, to his whanau he was just another one of the boys.
Similarly the present Taiopuru (1999) was chosen at the age of three he too was trained in the Whare Wananga, when he turned fifteen, he was chosen to be the next Taiopuru by his grandfather, (Simmons: 1989. p. 3) so this would have been the situation presumably with Waikato Tairea Whareherehere the 1st. He was a son of Te Puhi, (Whakapapa 1) of Ngati Pou, Nga Uri o Hua, Ngati Tautahi, Ngati Hine Te Rarawa Te Hikutu, and Makareta who was of Ngati Rehia, Ngati Pou, Ngati Tautahi, Ngati Wai, and were both descendants of Te Pahi of Ngati Awa, and Nga Puhi. Bay of Islands (Pewhairangi) was their base as it still is today.

So the Waikato Te Kuru had refereed to, is the same Waikato in the Karena Whakapapa. Then Te Kuru tells me that this is the direct descendent of the present Taiopuru of Aotearoa, so naturally I wanted to know more, to do a comprehensive study of the whole subject, the subject of Ariki-Tanga, therefore it is fortuitous that the information needed to do this investigation has been virtually falling into my lap, or as Waikato Tairea states in his foreword to D R Simmons' book "Te Riria", 'this knowledge is only found by certain research', in other words the type of research design you utilize to find this truth can only be the type that they allow you to have which can come from solid investigative research but most importantly what comes from the heart.

Whakapapa 1
Ko Karaka Te Tangata

Karaka Puketawa
Puketawa PUHI
PUHI Karena ratou ko Takawaka, me Waikato Tairea.
Karena Eruera
Eruera Ko Pita (Registrar Generals Office records R.G. 73/4/15 2)
Pita Kaneihana
Kaneihana Geoff Karena

Whakapapa 2

Rere Te Toko

Tareha Makareta Hoori Te Pakira

Koiuru Parangi Makarita Karena Puhi
Ngawati Aperahama
Tere Hira Mariata
Parangi Eruera Tuihana
Piripi

Takawaka Karena Puhi Waikato Tairea (ж)

Tohu Kakahi Mokaraka (Ψ)

Hemi Ngapine Piripi Eruera Karena Hira

Te Ao Tawhara Ngaroma Kahurauta H Weka Hikitia w(1)

Miraka Te Aroha
Pakimana Miria
Totorewa PATU w(2)
(1912) PITA * Te Whetu
Tuihana Te Reo
Te Waiwera Mitai
Heemi Ngapine Teri
Makarita Mana
Te Miringa

* this information is from the book of my grandfather Pita Karena, from whom ascends the whakapapa of
Waikato Tairea. Which My mothers brother, Uncle Eruera Karena has allowed me to peruse. His father Pita Karena left him this. Who always seemed to be a man of noble qualities in a time of extreme hardship.
Ж Taiopuru of the, Ko Huiarau 1844. (Simmons: 1989, p. 35)
Ψ Mokoraka is the line that Waikato Tairea Whareherehere descends from.

This is the part of the whakapapa of Waikato Tairea, on his mothers side.
Whakapapa 3

Teri = Te Ata Arangi (w)

Maraea Hori Rihari
Kingi Maraina Hone Taotahi
Patu Te Waitai Puru Hira Karena
Takuri Reihana Kaiawe Porangi

Nga Wati Wirihia

Kaiawe Hera

Turo Toha

The Celebrated Nga Puhi which is but one of the tribes of Waikato Tairea is a Tribe that descends through Puhi Moana Ariki, which is held to be the Tapu, or Sacred portion, Popoarengarenga after that came the names of common mortals, Tu-Tangata. Te Popoarengarenga runs as follows, the Waka Mamari in which Nukutawhiti with Ruanui arrived, remained at Hokianga consequently converted into stone. There also is the stone baler, and at Onoke is a stone called Te Kuri o Nuku-Tawhiti. A rock in the narrows of the Hokianga, is the buoy of the Mamari. It is highly probable, that Ruanui and Nuku are the same person called Ruanuku.

The Origin of the United Tribes.

While the Iwi name for the United Tribes is often spelt Ko Huiarau, it is
correctly Ko Huiaroa or Ko Huiarau, both of which can be defined as a gathering at large and a gathering who are tied together. It was at that time that Terehou of Ngai Tuhoe, having successfully led the united tribal armies of Tuhoe, Ngati Marumaru, Nga Herehere, and Heretaunga against the incursions of the Warehou Hapu of Ngati Awa under Te Mataranui, A proposed plan to further unite all of the
tribes of Aotearoa. the plan was to operate on two levels, the first to unite the tribes by blood at the Ariki level, the second to unite the Tribal armies in a common defense policy. Both of these were long term projections. An immediate start was made on the defense policy, with each tribal area
being organized into a series of defensive positions tied into pa, defended gardens, storage areas and communications. In 1836 three War canoes were constructed at Whakaki lagoon near Wairoa and carved at Turanganui. These were to patrol the coasts against the main threat of that time, the northern
musket raiders. One of these canoes is 'Te Toki o Tapiri', which became a koha to seal a peace contract with Nga Puhi and now rests in Auckland Museum.
Te Rangi Topeora of Ngati Toa and Ngati Raukawa was the supreme commander of
the United Tribal Armies following Terehou. She relinquished the position to her nephew Te Rauparaha, after his death in 1849, Te Rangi Topeora served again until her death in 1873. Being, succeeded by her daughter Topeora, also known as Tiopira, who was also of Ngati Kahungunu, Ngati Marumaru, Ngati Raukawa and Tuhourangi. Who disbanded the army. Today twenty-one guards are retained as a bodyguard for the Taiopuru.
The plan to Unite the bloodlines has perforce taken a long time.

The contingent that went to England 1863

Eruera Karena sitting in his garden at Kaihiki a mokopuna to Waikato Tairea the conqueror.

The Ariki Taiopuru of the United Tribes in 1808 was;
Waikato Tairea The Conqueror te Taiopuru.

Nga Puhi
Nga Herehere,
Ngati Maniopoto
Ngati Kahungunu
Ngai Tuhoe
Tuwharetoa
Taranaki,
Nga Rauru
Ngati Ruanui.

Taupiri Whareherehere. Taiopuru

Nga Herehere Ngati Raukawa
Ngati Maniapoto Ngati Maru
Ngati Kahungunu
Ngai Tuhoe
Tuwharetoa
Taranaki
Nga Rauru
Ngati Ruanui

Noa Herehere Taronga Te Nuku (3rd Taiopuru)

all the above +
Ngati Whatua
Ngai Tahu

Taupiri Taronga Whareherehere (4th Taiopuru)

all the above +
Nga Titoki
Ngati Porau

Te Maremare Watene Haronga (5th Taiopuru)

all the above +
Ngati Hineata
Urewera
Ngati Whatua

Noa Whareherehere (6th Taiopuru)

all of the above +
Ngati Awa
Ngai te Rangi
Mataatua

Taiuru Tainui Waikato Whareherehere, (the present Taiopuru 1999)

Ngati Hau Ngati Rangi Parawhau
Nga Titoki Ngati Whatua Ngai Tai
Te Aki Tai Ngati Paoa Ngati Hine
Ngati Mahuta Ngati Raukawa Ngati Maniapoto
Te Ati Awa Ngati Rahiri Taranaki
Nga Rauru Ngati Ruanui Ngati Maru
Ngati Pahau Tuwharetoa Ngati Awa
Pourangahua Nga Herehere Te Whatuiapiti
Takitimu Ngati Porou Nga Urewera
Te Ati Hau nui a Paparangi Muaupoko
Ngai Tahu Ngati Mamoe Nga Puhi

The Treaty of Waitangi did not just happen on 6 February 1840. When Hobson arrived he came armed with a set of instructions from the British foreign office which instructed him to negotiate with the United Tribes of Aotearoa a Treaty. This was just the last in a whole series of events which occurred before the Treaty was signed, and which followed.

"These events are those which truly make the treaty a contract between
“two people, two nations", (Simmons: 1989 p.5).

which as he knows was not the real intention nor has it been the end result, and as the Tangata Whenua have asserted Since that fateful day, that pakeha must, 'Honor The Treaty', before any assumptions of there being two nations living harmoniously together, ha. Which today sounds like a pitiful whimper compared to the indolent way the descendants of Hobson now treat Te Iwi.

Who have essentially become the victims of the treaty of waitangi. According to Orange (1987, p.11) and Simmons (1989 p.5) In 1831 thirteen Chiefs sent a petition to the King of England to ask him to become a friend and guardian of the islands of Aotearoa. Simmons calls them 'Northern Chiefs', but they were representative of all the Iwi, by insisting that they requested willing submission does not correspond with the History that now faces Iwi today. Seriously did Iwi request that the King of England send his emissaries to enslave Te Iwi?, no!, I think not. According to Hohepa Te Rake, Te Iwi, knew of the Pakeha and had been in contact with them for eons, Te Iwi still remembered them from Mehiko. Where according to tradition, the northern Invaders, (meaning the White Iwi: refer to Rout; 1926: p 30 for a detailed explanation), or as Te rake calls them unimproved barbarians, had attacked Te Iwi whilst they were in Mexico, and Peru. Precipitating their migration to their other whanau in Polynesia, so why would they invite them back to their side as Simmons says.

Petition
Their petition had demanded that the English control their Traders, and Merchants. Who were uncontrollable to the extreme, and Iwi had gathered to request that king Edward the fourth control their people. All the people who traveled to England on that delegation were members of the Ariki-Tanga, or the Kohuiarau, and the Ahupiri council. Essentially they were representative of all the Iwi of the motu. Which they had genealogical links with, they were;

Wharerahi: (Wharenui) of, Paroa, Ngai Tawake, and Te Ati Awa, of Ngati Kahungunu.

Rewa: (Maanu) of Waimate, the brother of Wharerahi who also had links
with Te Ati Awa, and Taranaki.

Patuone, and Tamati Waka Nene, of Hokianga, Ngati Hao, and Ngati Kahungunu.
Te Kaeaea or Kekeao, of Ahuahu, of Ngati Hineira, and Ngati Puhara Turangi.

Titore: of Kororareka, Ngai Tawake, Nga Puhi, Tuhoe, Urewera, and Tuwharetoa Taupo.
Te Morenga: of Taiamai, of Te Uri Kapana hapu of Oromahoe, of Ngati Rahiri, Ngati Pou and Ngati Marumaru of Te Reinga.

Hara: of Ohaeawae Ngati Rangi, and Tuwharetoa.

Atuahaere: of Kaikohe of Ngati whakaeke and Ngai Tahu.
Moetara: of Pakanae of Ngati Korokoro and Ngati Huia, Ngati Raukawa and
Waikato.

Matangi: of Waima of Te Popoto and Kawerau Kaigaroa.

Taaonui: of Utakura of Te Popoto and Nga Herehere, Wairoa.
So the issue here is not who these representatives were but who they were related to, and who they represented. Under Tikanga a chief who could talk for more than one Hapu stood and spoke for his first tribe, then when speaking for another of his tribes he/she would then stand to the side so as
not to trample on the mana of his other tribe, In the same way a chief who are recorded as belonging to more than one tribe often used a second name appropriate to that area, Te Whareumu, Te Huritea, Kingi Hori, King George a northern chief of Ngati Manu of Karetu, and Otuihi in the Bay of Islands, was
also 'Te Whareumu', of Mahia Peninsula of Ngati Kahungunu and of Otara Marae Opotiki. He was equally well regarded as belonging to Te Whakatohea, Tuhoe, Tuwharetoa, Ngati Awa as well as his other tribes and was recognised by those Tribes.

Now although these names can all be found in many publications the purpose for their presence in this study is to discuss the real purpose as to why those Tupuna went to England. Sure they were concerned with the impending arrival of the white man having by 1810 seen them murder the Arikinui Te Pahi, their abduction of Tuai, and Turi in 1804, the wholesale slaughter of sea mammals up and down the coast of Te Ika O Maui, and te Wai Pounamu. Te Pahi whom Samuel Marsden had met in Australia in 1805, resulting in Marsden being invited to visit Rangihoua which he did consequently setting up a white
community at Rangihaua buying up huge tracts of land for five axe heads for the establishment of the Invading white Traders. not realizing that his presence was not supposed to last two hundred years.
So as Simmons asserts, the delegation that visited King Edward the IV in 1831
was, to ask that England be a friend of the Confederated tribes. And to request permission, to fly a flag, that is a total fabrication. The Confederated tribes went to, England to demand that he either control his people whom had been uncontrollably arriving in Aotearoa since 1769 and had become totally uncontrollable. Or they would come under the jurisdiction of the Confederated Tribes of the Ko Huiarau,
which could under ancient lore mean deportation, Imprisonment or death. Which the confederated tribes were entitled to do. But the laws of Manaaki-tanga are so strong in Te Iwi, that they would not do anything to antagonize another nation, unnecessarily. With Ariki nationwide politically split with 50% wanting the Pakeha, and 50% not wanting them. Ko Huiarau begun losing ground around 1840 onwards which is explained in great detail by Koro Pipi (1998), and Mahinarangi Forbes (:1995).
Much of what has been recorded around those times by pakeha scientists has generally had a derogatory slant to the possible intent of Iwi. Simmons talks about the delegation of 1831 being only a northern concern, intentionally misinforming people of the past and now because it is in PRINT, the future.
What has been shown here in reality is that, Te Iwi, are so inter connected that that would be virtually impossible for any one person to do. Which is to claim whakapapa to only one Iwi, though this is entirely up to the individual. Having the audacity to state Iwi Tradition, Simmons interprets an earlier meeting between Hongi Hika and King George IV in 1820, as a plea by Te Iwi for the British to come to Aotearoa and buy land. Which in actuality according to what Te Rake (1926. p147) and Waikato Tainui Tairea (1989: p.19) states, was not the intention, he was instructed to see what they wanted. His Ta Moko does not have the Takarangi symbol on the upper part of both cheeks. Which interprets as one who is still of the Ariki line on his fathers and mothers side, but not Ariki-Nui status. Therefore he could only be granted Ariki status for his lifetime, but was essentially only allowed noaia status and in a bust, which he provided a carving of, it is thus clearly depicted (Nelson; 1996, p.7). His purpose in life was the protection, of the Taiopuru; he was also the holder of the ‘Rakau o Tu’. So for the purpose of that trip he was the appointed bodyguard of the then, Taiopuru, or the personal soldier of his younger cousin Waikato Tairea, who as a 16 year old, was given an audience with King Edward the IV, which is not unusual. Certainly his presence was one aspect that Historians have failed to recognize concentrating on Hongi Hika and his exploits.
We will look at the life of Waikato Tairea, not his whakapapa which has already been shown but his role during those tumultuous years, during the time of the most critically fatalistic era for Te Iwi, there is much evidence available today of Waikato Tairea. The information compiled by, Mahinarangi Forbes and released in 1995 as a claim to the Government for Institutions that Ko Huiarau had set up and consequently stolen by the Colonial Pakeha Government, will here just briefly document these institutions their origin theories, Archaeological, Mythic, Philological.

Arikitanga
Iwi Runanga

Hapu Hapu Hapu Hapu Hapu
Runanga Runanga Runanga Runanga Runanga

Nga Marae Nga Marae
Nga Marae Nga Marae
Nga Marae

Two Representatives elected for Iwi Runanga from each Hapu Runanga, two representatives elected by each Marae.

Internals for Marae Based Hapu

Whare Tupuna
Marae
Ariki Rangatira

Taumata Kaumatua elected by Hapu
No less than 4 no more than twelve

Internal Commercial Banking Marae Justice and Security
Operational Arm of Marae

Internal Affairs

Health Education Papakainga Welfare Hapu registration

Commercial Arm

Forestry Fisheries Lands Resources Ventures

Banking

Treasury

Marae

Justice Police Security Hapu

Te Whare Wai Hau Tapu

Te Moananui Te Whare Te Whare Te Whare Te Whare
A Kiwa Te Karere Taonga Whaka Ahua Tairea

Te Whare Reserve Royal Ariki
Affairs Bank Palace Ahupiri
Internal Awaroa Guards Council

Wai Hau Tapu

Iwi Commercial Independ Iwi Iwi Confederation
Internal Whare Corporate Justice Defense Of Ariki
Affairs Hoko Bank Whare-Ture whare
E Hoia

Iwi Hapu Whanau

Whakapapa O Te Karere

Iwi Couriers

Iwi Shipping Iwi Transport

Union Steamship NZ Rail NZ Road Services NZ Air

Shaw Savill All railways stock Individualized & Teal Air
& buildings privatized Co/-

Tranz Atlantic
P&O Line
National Airways
Corporation
Still Fly Taiopuru Colors
Red, Gold, White, & Blue

Whakapapa o Awa-Roa.

Structure of the Awaroa Endowment spoke In 1808
Awaroa Endowment Trust Bank at Kororareka
Trust still held safely
With Ko Huiarau Onehunga Endowment
Sec 71 paragraph 72 Trust Bank
Clause 15 & 16.
Bank of New Zealand
Equity to be paid to Accounts absorbed
Iwi Nation. Into BNZ in 1889
After the death of Noa
Sold to Fay Richwhite & in 1884
Foreign Interests in 1990 without consultation
Without Authority of Iwi
Nation or share of Equity

Traditions

According to Ko Huiarau Tradition the Awaroa trust bank came into being at Kororareka in 1808. Established by the Taiopuru, Ko Te Riria 11, also known as Waikato Tairea the Conqueror, of the Confederation of Chiefs of the United Tribes. Payments were made via the Awaroa Trust Bank from the Colonial Government of New South Wales, who employed Iwi warriors in their forces as ehoia herehere, ehoia whareherehere and waka ehoia herehere. Under the declaration of independence an agreement was made between the crown and the Taiopuru of the United Tribes who represented the Crown under the Crown of England. The Taiopuru provides all expenses for transport, horses and an area of free residence. All expenses for guns, uniforms and wages were to be provided by the crown via funds deposited in the Awaroa Trust Bank. Which was never paid. The Awaroa Trust bank was moved from Kororareka to Auckland and then to Napier. Later it was set up in Cambridge and eventually before the takeover by the BNZ, the Awaroa Trust Bank was in its final days based in the suburb of Herne Bay Auckland. With the Iwi Mail being their agencies though out the country. Meanwhile the Crown had set up the BNZ and in 1889 the Government of that time became the trustees for the crown and shareholders of the Awaroa Trust Bank for the proportional representation of Pakeha.
In 1889 the Government absorbed all the accounts within the Awaroa Trust Bank which included the 10% share of all profits from lands bought and sold by the crown and revenue from the Native Mail the native Couriers and all Te Iwi Trade, by Trade and Industry. The Government under Law was to pay the Confederation of Tribes their shares of the profit of the BNZ, which never happened. Since 1889 the Government sought to stop paying any monies to the Confederation of Tribes. The Awaroa Trust Bank is still in existence. A subsidiary Bank the Onehunga Endowment trust is used today for trade and industry and was also first heard of in 1808, at Kororareka.

Constitution of the Awaroa Trust Bank.

Objective: A place of security offering certain financial services, such as the safe keeping of money and lending of money at Interest. All money transactions for trade and industry passed through the Awaroa Trust Bank.
Principals: The Te Whare Awaroa is secured by the Ariki of Ko Huiarau and remains within the protection of the Te Iwi Sovereign, being the Whare Tairea. The Ariki may elect an appointee with good banking skills, which in turn will elect a board of no more that twelve members, and no less than four with the appropriate knowledge of operating a Trading Bank.
There were two main accounts with the Awaroa Bank, being “Te Moananui A Kiwa” (handling all profits and transactions within Aotearoa). And the Onehunga Endowment Bank.
Term of Election The board is re-elected every five years (to be changed to three years).
According to the Kaupapa of Ko Huiarau, everything of value to Hapu/Iwi was registered through Ko Huiarau and banked with Te Whare Awaroa or the Awaroa Trust bank. There were two separate accounts, Te Moana-Nui A Kiwa, and the Onehunga Endowment Trust.

1) The Te Moananui a Kiwa Account: handled all profits from export/import with-in the United Pacific. 23% of the profits were held by the Awaroa Trust Bank and was within it-self, broken down again to the following percentages of 10%, 10% and 3%.
1.1) 10% was held with the Awaroa Bank and broken down to the percentage of one guinea (21 shillings) to 11 shillings, 7 shillings and 3 shillings.
1.1.0 11-shilling percentage was extended towards the administration of the different houses within the Whare Tairea.
1.1.1 7-shilling percentage went towards administration of the Awaroa bank.
1.1.2 3-shilling percentage went to the Rangatira of the Seven Tribal Areas for covering the cost of Hui within their tribal area for any Hapu wishing to bring forward grievances before the Taiopuru.
1.2 10% was always returned to the country from where the product came from by way of facilities towards, Health, Education, Papakainga and Welfare. E.g., If Fiji had export goods to Aotearoa, then Fiji would inform Te Whare Te Moananui a Kiwa of their needs required for Health, Education, Papakainga and Welfare.
1.3 3% was expended towards the operations and administrations of “Te Whare Te Moana A Kiwa”.
1.4 The profits of 77% went back to the country from whence the product was exported.
2.0 The Onehunga Endowment Trust Account: Handled all Te Iwi Trade and Industry within Aotearoa. 10% of the profits was expended towards the administration of the houses within the Te Whare Tairea.
2.0.1 The 11-shilling percentage was expended towards the administration of the houses within the Te Whare Tairea.
2.0.2 The 7-shilling percentage was expended towards administration of the Awaroa Trust Bank and distribution for Health, Education, Papakainga and Welfare through the Internal Affairs.
2.0.3 The 3-shilling percentage was distributed to the 7 tribal areas as in representation to proportion of Te Iwi population.

Te Whare Internal Affairs Constitution

Established: 1808. Recognized in 1813 by seven main Tribal areas.

Objective: to monitor and distribute monies for health, Education, Housing and Welfare according to the different tribal area needs. Equity was measured by the representation of Te Iwi population of each Hapu/Iwi.
The Te Iwi Internal Affairs were responsible for the position and accountability of the following appointees:
High Court Judges
Magistrate
District Judge (Representatives for tribal area).
Mataatua Ariki Ambassadors and Honorary Ambassadors appointed to different countries within Te Moana Nui a Kiwa as well as all other countries around the world e.g., South Africa, America, England and Australia.
Security Security personal to accompany visiting foreign Ambassadors.
Secret Service Trained appointees in defense for the protection and preservation of the Ko Huiarau.
Defense Awaroa ehoia were trained for defense purposes in the Iwi Navy, Iwi Military, Iwi Waka, and Iwi constabulary.
Tax Revenue taxes were collected by Iwi revenue collectors within each tribal area from Iwi businesses operational in Trade and Industry in Aotearoa. Whereby 10%, of their revenue was paid into the Te Iwi Internal Affairs, to be expended towards Health, Education, Housing and Welfare, this was increased to 13% in 1861.

Houses within the Te Iwi Internal Affairs

1.0 Education:
A Te Kohanga Reo
B Whakairo Korero
C Whakairo Waka Te Whare Waka
D Whakairo Tangaroa
F Whakairo Rongoa
G Whakairo Tupuna Ko Huiarau
H Whakairo Taiopuru Ehoia

1.1 Health Mobile Clinic
a Medical Surgery
b Dental Dental
c District Nurse X-Ray

1.2 Housing Trainee
a Rentals Architects
b Sales Surveyors
c Commercial Builders
d Retail electricians
Plumbers
Air conditioning consultants
Landscapers
Bricklayers etc.
1.3 Welfare Internal Affairs
a IHC a Diplomats “Te Moana Nui A Kiwa
b Homeless b Kaitahutahu Ariki Knights and Dames
C Kaumatua c Trade and industries “Aotearoa & Te Moana Nui a Kiwa
d Immigration
e Public Relations

f Security Services

Hi Ika
The areas of Moana beyond the tribal fishing grounds foreshore is what is known as Hupuku Waimana. The ‘Deep Sea’ fishing grounds includes the vast ocean which extend beyond the Tribal foreshores of Aotearoa and has always been shared amongst the seven Mana lines, thus including all tribes.
Under the Mana Lore one quarter of total fisheries was to be left inviolate, one quarter is kept for replenishment, which totals fifty percent of the resource. One quarter was at the sole disposal of the Taiopuru, which was gifted to the Pakeha, one quarter belonged to the Tribes. The mana of the tribes will be determined by the following:

(1) One quarter left for Te Koroiti Ko Tama (Te Taha Wairua)
(2) One quarter left for Te Rarataungarere, the house of conservation and restocking (as a genetic bank).
(3) One quarter left for the Ariki. Under Te Tiriti o Waitangi this quarter went to the pakeha
(4) One quarter left for the Tribes.

The Crown, the Government, today looks after quarter 1 and 2.

No fishing is allowed from the first full moon of November until the first full moon of February, which is the spawning season. All Taiopuru seashore reserves are able to have a tapu placed, on areas as in Crown Point in the Coromandel. This area is kept for breeding grounds for removal to where, the shellfish has been fished out. The area is closed off then restocked, then the area becomes tapu for seven years when it is checked. If the shellfish are plentiful the Tapu is taken off by the Taiopuru sending a Tohunga to lift the tapu so that people may fish again. People who fished in a Tapu area were made slaves eaten or deported.
In 1852, at Tuhoumai Hauraki, also known as Crown Point, Coromandel, a pakeha fished in a reserve set aside for Ariki-Tapairu Heni Pipitea Kunaiti Hauraki, wife of Noa Huka Whareherehere, the Taiopuru of the time, the pakeha was prosecuted. Whereas, such was the Mana and Authority extolled by the Ko Huiarau, that they were able to exercise those qualities, inherent in any Te Iwi governance, mechanism.

The Ancient Polynesian and Proto Polynesian origins of Te Iwi are still a matter of theoretical speculation amongst Anthropologists Archaeologists Linguists and Historians. Linguistic and Archaeological data however, suggest that early origins are still a matter for conjecture, one of the traditions that have not been lost is the name of their original homelands described as Hawaiki Nui Hawaiki Roa, Hawaiki Pamamao, and Raiatea, or Rangiatea.

The Ariki o Te Runanga or the Confederation of Chiefs of United Tribes of Ko Huiarau were the chiefs who signed the Declaration of Independence of 1835 the Treaty of Waitangi of 1840 and were present at the Kohimarama Conference of 1860. Today the hereditary lines of those Tipuna still exist and Te Runanga Ko Huiarau is still the Sovereign body legally representing Te Iwi today. They have conclusive evidence of those facts they know where Hawaiki Nui Hawaiki Roa and Hawaiki Pamamao are. From whatever sources this information has been gathered I believe we could, through a more intensive research Paradigm discover the truth in what Te Iwi, have stressed all along. That they are the only people worldwide who can trace back to the very beginning of known time? According to the records of Ko Huiarau, the Runanga (Iwi Parliament) of the United Tribes continued to meet until 1947, when the Runanga Ko Huiarau was put into recess through the colonizers confiscation policy, resulting in a policy of gradual assimilation. A process, not unknown to the Ko Huiarau, which as the evidence shows were partly responsible for. Only the Executive Council, Te Whare Whanau or Ahupiri
Council, the executive council of the Runanga has continued to meet until the Runanga resumed in 1987. In 1989, the Runanga ko Huiarau went into recess again. To this day the Ahupiri council is still accessible for enquiry’s to be addressed to the Confederation of United Tribes of Ko Huiarau.

So in conclusion it seems that the evidence this chapter produces can verify the validity of there being a governing National body in Aotearoa pre European. Therefore there is no need for the British imperialists to be in Aotearoa any more. The very presence of a governor as the queens representative spells the knoll of an Armageddon that is about to be unleashed on this country.

[1] These trade Treaties are what the Government today still uses. As in Acts of Government Papers XXXII The Constitutional Set up of Ko Huiarau Government which was gradually taken over by the colonizing Treaty partner through a policy of shady deals, a, 'get the land at all cost', attitude a rather virulent form of capitalistic democracy. This is according to evidence presented by Ko Huiarau to Government particularly the Governor general Consequently the Queen, Ko Huiarau have as the other Treaty partner Constitutional right to fly their own flag; see Simmons; 1989 on page 6 he suggests that Iwi were given permission to fly their own flag, a myth perpetrated and continued by Government. Iwi had been flying their own flag for millennia and, they could therefore demand the aquiesance of the other treaty Partner in matters that negatively affect Iwi, Whanau and Hapu of Ko Huiarau. Which when put into full effect would not drastically affect Pakeha, though there would have to be stricter policies on land, ownership, law and order, and Immigration.
2 refer: Marsdens Lieutenant’s 1918. P. 35.
3 (refer: p.12) 'Ahupiri', Ariki-tanga in operation, the Council of the Arikinui. With representatives from every Iwi that have Mana Whenua, Mana Moana, and Mana Tangata, over particular Areas: also refer to David Simmons. (1989) Ta Moko; page 8.
4 (4) refer Te Maiharoa by Buddy Mikaere, a life history of a Tohunga Ariki of Ngai Tahu who had the ability to lift Makutu and heal the sick "Te Maiharoa", was also thought to have been gifted with the power of invisibility as his Teacher Te Raho had. Maiharoa who greatly influenced another great Arikinui of later years Ua Haumene. Each were adherents of the leftist Weslyans, who seemed to enjoy producing antithesis Ministers all Anti Landsellers. And anti British imperialism.

KOHUIARAU

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These images are of a time and an era that have not been seen or spoken much of by present day academics and scholars. mind you they can not say anything because they do not know anything. there has been a dedicated denial by the invaders to aotearoa to deny that iwi ever had anything more than a very basic society. the person shown in this montague or picture is waikato tairea the taiopuru and prime minister of aotearoa in 1820. he did not sign the treaty of waitangi because he did not have to, he had an agreement with the king of england that the king was to include iwi in any plans in terms of governance and independence of the two peoples.

the english plan of the times was that they would slowly enchroach on iwi territories and with the anticipated ire this would cause to the iwi land owners it would cause a war that would see the pakeha in control of aotearoa by the year 2000 and which will continue further if we do not get rid of these invaders.

parenting to a better society

2006-05-02T18:16:00.000-07:00

Speech: Parental Leave and Employment Protection - Hone > Harawira

Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Paid Parental Leave for Self-Employed Persons) Amendment Bill 2005 Hone Harawira; Member of Parliament for Te Tai Tokerau Tuesday 2 May 2006

Mr Speaker, Te Ururoa Flavell gave our support to this Bill at the First reading, because it was consistent with the Maori Party’s recognition of the importance of financial security for whanau. That financial security has never been more important than it is now, with record numbers of people on low incomes; record numbers of people on special benefits; record numbers of food parcels being distributed; and record numbers of children living in families below the poverty line.

That financial security is especially urgent for Mäori, particularly in light of the finding by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Indigenous People, who noted, and I quote, “the underlying institutional and structural discrimination that Maori have long suffered”, and who also noted that: ‘disparities continue to exist between Maori and non-Maori with regard to employment, income, health, housing, education [and] the criminal justice system’. I raise the Special Rapporteur’s report because of the importance of this House recognising the huge impact that poverty has on our society, especially given that this government refuses to accept the need to measure poverty, or to even acknowledge a poverty line. As if refusing to acknowledge poverty, will mean people won’t notice that it exists. Well folks, it don’t take too much analysis to work out who is most affected by poverty - with or without a line in place. Gisborne, Whangarei, Whanganui, Porirua and Rotorua are the regions with the highest levels of poverty, and surprise, surprise, they are all regions with high Maori populations.

FINANCIAL PRESSURE

Mr Speaker, when times are tough, any threat to employment is bound to increase pressure on a household, whether people are employed in the workforce, self-employed, in casual work, in multiple employment, or in seasonal employment. Our original doubts about the Paid Parental Leave Scheme were because self-employed people had been left out, when a very significant proportion of the population, more than 360,000, consider themselves to be self-employed. In fact, the number of self-employed Mäori has increased by more than 200% over the past twenty years, so this matter has huge significance for the Maori Party who are the only Party to have taken up the > challenge of defending Maori rights and advancing Maori interests.

THE RISE OF THE MAORI PARTY

On another level Mr Speaker, this whole House acknowledges the considerable anxiety being expressed by both Labour and National, about the unprecedented growth in Mäori political participation, since the birth of the Maori Party, and rightfully so, and not before time too I might add. Last month, Labour President Mike Williams called in his Maori MPs and their staff, to work out how to deal with the rise and rise of the Mäori Party. He said there was an urgent need for Labour’s Maori MPs to be, and I quote: “making more of an impression on the Maori electorate and getting organized”. He also criticised the ‘sluggishness’ of Labour’s Mäori MPs, but was not prepared to accept that Labour’s own insultingly bad treatment of its Maori MPs was a major reason why Maori were switching in droves to the Maori Party. Then over the weekend, deputy leader Gerry Brownlee told a National Party conference that National needs to be preparing for the Maori Party to hold the balance of power after the next election. Again, acknowledgement of the ever-increasing role that the Maori Party is playing in the politics of Aotearoa.

GROWING MAORI POPULATION

And yet fascinating as all this is, the real challenge before government should not be in scheming to undermine the Mäori Party, but in preparing for the real challenge of an ever-increasing Mäori population, and increasingly, the rapid rise of Maori who are politically mature, and self-employed. Thirteen percent of self-employed Mäori are under thirty compared to only 6% of non-Mäori, and that proportion can only be expected to rise, given the youthful profile of the Mäori population. So how does all this relate to the legislation before the House today? Well, to state the obvious - Maori make up 15% of the population - and we’re growing, fast. And as both Labour and National have recognised, Maori people and their Maori Party are here for the long haul - and that means Government needs to start planning. Planning to deal with the increasingly higher numbers of Maori men and women who are self-employed and ensuring that they can access paid parental leave. And planning to enable those Maori who are self-employed casual and seasonal workers, or multi-job workers, to access paid parental leave as well.

PARENTING

Mr Speaker, the House has been focussing on the impact of extending the fourteen week paid parental leave scheme to the self-employed, but it would be remiss of us to leave this debate today, without again challenging the promotion of work over and above the unique and vital role of parenting. This government seems to have abandoned support for the critical role that good parenting plays, by depriving beneficiary parents of any support from the Working for Families package; and by the ruthless slashing of funding for Plunket-Line from the end of next month. The Mäori Party is committed to providing support for all parents - whether they work or not, to ensure that all children in this country can rise out of the poverty trap to which 250,000 of them have been consigned by this government’s legislation.

REAL SUPPORT

Mr Speaker, I also come to this debate aware of the message of May Day - to look out for a "grave and imminent threat requiring immediate assistance", an alert used around the world, to signal a life threatening emergency, a call of distress, a threat to life. The threat this May Day has never been more apparent, and we must take every step to provide the support and assistance that parents need to carry out the most vital role of any in our society, because as parents have time for their children, so will those children be less likely to stray from their parents’ values. We all know that good parenting is critical to a stable society; and no matter how significant any of today’s developments might be, that most important role of parenting, must never be undermined.

Mr Speaker - the Mäori Party will support the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Bill - but we also call for a wider debate on the protection of parenting as one of society’s most important roles - for both Maori and non-Maori.

Hone

indigenous music

2006-04-30T21:45:00.000-07:00

Indigenous links

Here are some websites where you can find indigenous people’s music. do check these out these sites

http://www.waireka.altpro.net/bandsite/pageSelect.do?page=music
http://www.indians.org/welker/music.htm www.mindanews.com/culture/tradition/talaandig.shtml www.worlddj.com/member/info.wdj?magic=guest www.thebigidea.co.nz/modules.php?op=modload&name=Showcase&file=index
http://www.americanpentimento.com/music.htm
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/listmania/list-browse/-/3Y67AVKUO8ES/104-2266226-9410346
http://members.iinet.net.au/~bobsmith/aborigin.htm
http://peopleinaction.info/board/2/955.html
http://www.cpcabrisbane.org/Kasama/2000/V14n2/PagSandiwa.htm
http://www.socioambiental.org/pib/epienglish/suya/mus.shtm
http://karenapublishing.blogspot.com

2006-04-30T21:19:00.000-07:00

these are photo's of places in nga puhi that are representations of the battles iwi have had with the pakeha.

ohaeawai

desecration goes on

2006-04-30T20:22:00.000-07:00

He take hirahira tënei mo tätou.

We are interested in when and what time the next hui is going to be to discuss what is going to be done to the ancient Iwi sacred site where punga huts and human bones have been found on a taranaki street building site recently (go to this link to read the korero on the issue, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tino-rangatiratanga/messages). Could you let us know because as far as has been ascertained the indications are that other tribes were resident there before taranaki and the päkehä came. Therefore, as there is no proof that this was exclusively a taranaki whanui pa. The local whakaminenga recommends that we email you and the mayor to get a determination as to what you's are going to do, and as only one of the representative of the other tribes of the te whanganui a tara area we collectively want to know what is going to happen. Moreover, as we do not necessarily agree with being classified as a taurahere (a päkehä concept) we want to know what is going to happen, and to date as we have had no invitations to attend hui to discuss what is to be done about the site then we may have to occupy it. We have people patrolling the site 24/7 so if developers move in we will be taking over the site.

Contact:
Karena
0256477953
Email : karenapuhi@yahoo.co.uk