tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58792199145023227112012-02-17T06:53:25.917+13:00Ms Maori<b>Ms Maori is Journalist and Television Producer Claudette Hauiti. The New Zealand based multi-award winning producer specialises in current affairs and documentaries of a investigative nature that delve into the world of race relations.</b>Ms Maorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14861776651197035519noreply@blogger.comBlogger211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879219914502322711.post-51714247630782331852009-11-07T00:17:00.008+13:002009-11-07T00:31:31.471+13:00HOLY HELL HONESo Hone Harawira took time off from a conference to tour Paris with his wife Hilda, so what? If Speaker of the House Lockwood Smith deems it necessary that the Tai Tokerau MP pay back some of the money given to him for the trip to the EU conference then Hone will pay it back, no problem. Does Hone Harawira need to apologise for bunking off to Paris, no. Why not? Because in the bigger scheme of Ms Maorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14861776651197035519noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879219914502322711.post-21585031145520241842009-10-27T19:51:00.004+13:002009-10-27T19:59:04.702+13:00THE MAORI SURF AND TURF CLUBTHE MAORI SURF AND TURF CLUBI was invited to speak at the FOMA (Federation of Maori Authorities) conference in Wellington last weekend. I lovingly refer to FOMA as the Maori Surf and Turf club because the affiliated organizations are in the main primary producers in agriculture, horticulture and aquaculture. Yes culture is alive and well in the Maori business sector.FOMA reckons it’s the largest Ms Maorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14861776651197035519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879219914502322711.post-20212814190180620042009-10-27T19:43:00.003+13:002009-10-27T19:49:49.648+13:00THE RUGBY BIFFOMaori have this uncanny knack of planning ahead – generations ahead. They do this by focussing on past injustices and slowly stripping back the layers using the law, the moral high ground, activism and even humour to get to the original source of discontent. Once Maori reach the affected area it’s a build back up strategy employing both tikanga Maori and Pakeha kawa. It’s a long Ms Maorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14861776651197035519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879219914502322711.post-40082892974173649752009-10-05T16:57:00.002+13:002009-10-05T17:06:47.408+13:00KEVIN BARRY NEEDS THE BASHDavid Tua is a good boy. Good on many levels. He’s a patriotic New Zealander and Samoan. He’s a loyal and proud South Aucklander. He’s a courteous and respectful son. He’s a committed and devoted husband and father. He’s also staunchly proud of taha Maori as witnessed by his mihi post match. He’s also a good boxer because he beat Kevin Cameron in round one which was officially called seven Ms Maorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14861776651197035519noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879219914502322711.post-45518616715938976272009-08-31T11:16:00.005+12:002009-08-31T11:25:47.159+12:00ACTIVISTS THRIVE ON THREATSWhat kinds of people send death threats to Members of Parliament? What kinds of people send death threats to anyone? Is it sheer madness of mind that these people not realise that what they do is wrong? Or is it mischief making, that they know full well what they do is wrong but the anonymous notoriety gives them some sick thrill and misdirected courage? Why is it that threats like these are Ms Maorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14861776651197035519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879219914502322711.post-749528064763038232009-08-25T15:44:00.007+12:002009-08-26T15:18:04.062+12:00AUCKLAND SUPERSEATS IT'S NOT OVERIs John Key turning into a tekoteko for his conservative ruling class bourgeoisie party, a tonotono for the monied far right, a toothless tiger, a leader without power? Is he nothing more than a puppet? Could be!Maori had great hopes for John Key. He wasn’t seen as the saint that would deliver Maori and middle New Zealand from all evil, but he was the ‘change’ the nation was looking for.John Key Ms Maorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14861776651197035519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879219914502322711.post-50494517526327210462009-08-21T16:53:00.006+12:002009-08-21T17:04:16.638+12:00ADOPTION ACT A PERSONAL STORYThank goodness Family Court Acting Head Judge Paul von Dadelszen called for gay, lesbian and unmarried couples to be allowed to adopt children.My wife Nadine and I are affected by the ‘Adoption Act’ an outdated, discriminatory Act that breaches the Bill of Rights Act, the Human Rights Act and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.We have a beautiful little girl Manawa a whangaiMs Maorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14861776651197035519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879219914502322711.post-72598177721469779682009-08-21T15:09:00.005+12:002009-08-21T15:16:09.073+12:00MONEY NO MANAGood on brother Tau Henare blowing the whistle on ACT Leader Rodney Hide. The National Party list MP spilled the beans on Rod’s threats. The thing about Henare is that he is the government, unlike Rod who signed up to the governing party. So if John Key calls the bluff on the 1% poll pulling party leader – Henare will still be there governing. Remember Henare’s the one that stepped out Mallard a Ms Maorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14861776651197035519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879219914502322711.post-23139729700072213622009-08-18T18:39:00.008+12:002009-08-18T19:16:07.915+12:00MAKUTU AND MAORIWe have lost many practices associated with customary lore which involves the spiritual realm including Makutu and that’s because we’ve lost much of the knowledge regarding that part of our holistic being. What we consider to be traditional is now so utterly entwined in post-colonial constructs like Christianity that much of the original essence has been watered down even lost. That’s not to say Ms Maorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14861776651197035519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879219914502322711.post-78010125320506876972009-08-18T18:34:00.003+12:002009-08-18T18:38:53.552+12:00MALLARD THE MALLETSo Labour MP Trevor Mallard thinks the whanau of five in the Janet Moses High Court case, escaped prison because they were Maori. "I am certain that a Pakeha exorcism that resulted in torture and death would result in a prison term - albeit not necessarily a long one. The fact that they weren’t sent to prison because they are Maori just doesn’t seem right to me." He’s so wrong. The Moses whanau Ms Maorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14861776651197035519noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879219914502322711.post-4277371210062202562009-08-14T18:14:00.006+12:002009-08-14T18:23:29.309+12:00PORN KING MADE A BOO BOOThis would have been a marriage made in Sponsorship Hell.Crow wants to legitimise his Porn Business by giving to a very worthy cause, a cause in need of more support and if Breast Cancer Foundation accepted the $7500 then it would have been a great PR job for Crow and Boobs on Bikes. New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation made the right decision to distance themselves from the boo-boo King. You Ms Maorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14861776651197035519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879219914502322711.post-57465673362016472562009-08-14T18:02:00.006+12:002009-08-14T18:11:05.337+12:00OH! NO MORE PERKY NAANAA'S FOR NZ MP'SGood ole Sir Doug Graham he’s a character. The former Treaty Settlements Minister reckons he’s worked hard he deserves his perks – and when he’s too hobbly and wobbly to travel he’ll take the cash - you gotta love him.Ian Shearer former National MP from 1975 to 1984 referred to the bad old days when there were no electorate offices and the wives had to take all the calls and play secretary as oneMs Maorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14861776651197035519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879219914502322711.post-2099331987224813032009-08-14T17:54:00.003+12:002009-08-14T17:59:22.565+12:00TONGAN FERRY TRAGEDYThe Tongan Government brought a heap of junk. It knowingly bought the Ferry Princess Ashika a rusty bucket of disaster waiting to sink, that’s according to the Fijian Government.According to the Fijian Government, it de-registered Princess Ashika in May this year, a month before it was sold to Tonga. Fiji carried out a sea-worthiness survey of the ship, prohibited the vessel from servicing withinMs Maorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14861776651197035519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879219914502322711.post-59463916599692271852009-08-11T17:20:00.005+12:002009-08-11T17:32:42.936+12:00OUT COME THE RACISTSThe nation mourns the loss of another little soul this week. A two year-old killed in Kaitaia in the weekend. The baby was Maori and she was allegedly killed by her Mum also Maori.And cue racists:Manolo (650) Vote: 22 3 Says: August 11th, 2009 at 10:40 am“The next issue is why are Maori killing their kids at such an incredible rate?”That is indeed the key question. I look forward to extreme Ms Maorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14861776651197035519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879219914502322711.post-56428358112898339682009-08-10T17:28:00.004+12:002009-08-10T17:35:44.774+12:00PAY TO COACH JUNIOR SPORTS TEAMS AND GET RID OF EGO-COACHESPAY TO COACH JUNIOR SPORTS TEAMS AND GET RID OF EGO-COACHESA Mother’s Response to ‘Child’s Play No More’ by Gary Robertson, Herald on Sunday 09 AugustI had a good giggle reading the above article, because Robertson could have been writing about my son’s team.I’m a Rugby and Rugby League Mum.I have two boys a 7 year-old who plays Rugby for Auckland club Ponsonby Ponies, while the 9 year old plays Ms Maorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14861776651197035519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879219914502322711.post-76087685564040387172009-08-04T17:32:00.004+12:002009-08-04T17:59:55.156+12:00NATIONAL SUPPORTERS SHOW THEIR TRUE COLOURSA leopard never changes its spots and so it seems National Party grassroot supporters can't shake the shackles of conservatism, class and culture. A travesty occurred in the weekend when the National Party failed to elect Sir Wira Gardiner as Party President.700 supporters converged on Christchurch to choose a replacement for Judy Kirk. Alas blue supporters stayed true to form and voted in Peter Ms Maorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14861776651197035519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879219914502322711.post-23109896278303300592009-07-31T18:16:00.004+12:002009-07-31T18:18:19.788+12:00ONE FLAG FOR ALLThere will soon be one flag that represents them all.All of Maoridom that is.The Maori Party has invited iwi to 21 hui across the country to vote for one of the four flags on offer. Hui started in the far north in Kaitaia and will finish in Dunedin the middle of August. The results of each hui along with any written submissions will be presented by the Minister of Maori Affairs Ms Maorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14861776651197035519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879219914502322711.post-48573731346973564512009-07-31T18:14:00.000+12:002009-07-31T18:16:02.945+12:00A CROWN APOLOGY AND A STATEMENT OF FORGIVENESSFROM THE NZ HERALD Friday July 31, 20095:54PM NZTAn apology from the Crown and an historic statement of forgiveness were exchanged on Thursday night after Parliament passed legislation enacting a Treaty settlement covering the wider Wellington region. Prime Minister John Key read the Crown apology and said the statement of forgiveness, the first to Ms Maorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14861776651197035519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879219914502322711.post-55541545094666588592009-07-31T18:11:00.002+12:002009-07-31T18:14:37.134+12:00TASER THE POLICE AND THE MEDIA: THE ROB MOKARAKA STORYThe police shot Rob Mokaraka. In the chest….kaaaapaow! But he didn’t die – thank the lord!Rob Mokaraka, 36, was shot in the chest outside his home in Pt Chevalier on Monday after allegedly lunging at police with knives and a meat cleaver.The Actor got a bedside hearing at Auckland Hospital Wednesday night where Police charged him with Ms Maorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14861776651197035519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879219914502322711.post-31427966893396117982009-07-31T18:07:00.001+12:002009-07-31T18:11:41.732+12:00TE WIKI O TE REO MAORI: MAORI LANGUAGE WEEK 27 JULY-02 AUGUSTFirstly nga mihi ki a koutou katoa mo te wiki o te reo Maori. I hope you all had a most fantastic week speaking Maori here, there and everywhere. Ka pai, ka mau te wehi, tumeke! Fantastic…Each year’s there’s a theme so for 2009 it’s Te Reo i te Hapori - Maori Language in the Community. According to Te Taura Whiri I te Reo Maori the Ms Maorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14861776651197035519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879219914502322711.post-10623431753799580432009-07-31T13:52:00.002+12:002009-07-31T18:07:16.619+12:00What a big week for Maori. We’ve seen a Maori man shot by police, a Maori Radical Group hold up Court proceedings, an apology by the Crown to Taranaki ki Whanui which reciprocated a statement of forgiveness and it’s Maori Language Week.TIMES HAVE CERTAINLY CHANGEDThe High Court hearing bribery and perversion of justice charges in the former MP Taito Phillip Field trial was adjourned by Judge Ms Maorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14861776651197035519noreply@blogger.com0