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nzcpr.com - Expert Group Proposes Increased Dependency

May 05, 2019

One wonders how the great majority of New Zealanders will accept the attempt by Maori activists, who have penetrated high government circles, to cement their supremacist ideology into the Social Security Act. Look at this disturbing analysis of one of the Coalition Government’s ‘expert’ advisory groups …

… ‘Of the Welfare Expert Advisory Group’s other recommendations, seven out of the first ten are race-based. Essentially the Group wants to see the Maori world view embedded into the welfare system, with the first recommendation stating that the Social Security Act should be amended to reflect that “The purpose of the welfare system is to whakamana tāngata…”

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scoop.co.nz - Minister announces $3.7m for Ōtautahi Community projects

Apr 16, 2019

‘Minister for Māori Development and Associate Minister of Housing, Hon Nanaia Mahuta announced a $3.7m investment for community development in the Ōtautahi (Christchurch) region today. 

The project will include a six-home papakāinga development at Tuahiwi marae, 60 community-led housing repairs across four marae in the region, home maintenance workshops, and Assorted Kainga ora programmes totalling $3.7 million......’ 

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teaomaori.news - ARE GOVT PETITIONS HOSTING RACISM?

Apr 16, 2019

Well, well, well … so now the ‘thought’ of ending special treatment for Maori is racist ….

‘A petition being hosted on a government website urging an 'end to all measures that give special treatment to Māori' is being called out by many Māori at a time when Kiwis are being urged to shun racism and hate speech. It comes as reports emerge of anti-Māori pamphlets being distributed in Auckland and questions being asked of government about what more can be done to prevent the spread of hate speech.

The Petition of Sarah Thompson to "End special treatment for Māori"may not come as any great surprise to Māori familiar with Dr Brash's now infamous Orewa speech......’

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teaomaori.news - UN IS HERE TO ‘MEASURE’ NZ’S PROGRESS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE

Apr 07, 2019

An indigenous delegation is in NZ to measure the country’s progress on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Maori Development Minister Nanaia Mahuta says the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) will be helping the Crown and Maori work together to create a plan to guide the implementation of the Declaration.

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