Just have to say

(In relation to the implosion of TPM in October 2025)

Racists in NZ, of all colours and persuasions care very little for;

* Māori tearing each other apart..... (They get excited and gleeful actually)

* Māori working with Māori.

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Yep, it may suprise people, but I really believe it....

Racists (whether they have European whakapapa, Asian whakapapa or Māori whakapapa or any kind)

ARE Neither perturbed NOR WORRIED By any of that.

Māori who tear down other Māori, make it easy for them....

And Māori who only want to work with ONLY Māori... also will NOT STOP RACISM!!!!!!!

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Think on that ....

Then read further

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The thing though that utterly disturbs Racists (of all colours and persuasions) particularly in New Zealand is....

WHEN MĀORI AND PĀKEHA WORK TOGETHER...

AND WHEN PĀKEHA SUPPORT MĀORI TO ACHIEVE MĀORI AIMS.

Māori as Māori are all aiming, if we are honest with ourselves and everyone...

For Mana Motuhake and Tino Rangatiratanga. 

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What proof do I have for the claim I have made...

Well recent big moves in New Zealand from 2021 - 2025

That time period marks the transition from the last Labour Government to the National-Led Government.

Many Māori supportive or Māori supporting things brought and or supported by Labour have been outright ATTACKED..... TORN UP AND In some gutting cases... Annihilated by National...

* Māori Health Authority (National destroyed this)

* Māori Wards (National made it harder to get these)

* Three Waters (National attacked it purely because of their hate of Maori participating equitably)

* Matatini (National slashed the funding)

* Whanau Ora expansion (National played around with the service delivery)

* Matariki (National allowed it to be attacked)

* Māori History (National allowed it to be diluted)

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This is on top of

National allowing attacks on Te Tiriti.

National stomping on the mana of the Reo.

National opening up the Waitangi Tribunal for Attack.

National supporting theft of the Takutai Moana, by playing round with a BILL THEY BROUGHT IN

The list goes on and on and on....

Everywhere that Māori and Pakeha work together... and everywhere where Pākeha seek to advance Māori Aims....

It is those VERY THINGS....

Those things that step by step help give us our Mana Motuhake and Tino Rangatiratanga (The Aotearoa Hou is not WON IN A DAY... Its built over years).....

It is THOSE VERY THINGS THAT NATIONAL ATTACKS AND ALLOWS OTHERS TO DISRESPECT

It is with all this in mind.....

That we really consider....

1. What the actual, best response to the Racists is?

2. How to give real effect to Kotahitangi... not with only Māori but with ALL??????

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That is what this blog entry can have you think on.

Tenei e mihi ana.

Putting it on record

Yes.

I have Jewish Whakapapa, on my Mum's side. 

Yes, I support Israel in fighting Hamas Terrorism and for her stand on 7 fronts against those who wish for her destruction.

I do NOT buy in to any of Hamas claims or propaganda.

Yes!!!! I want to see the Houthis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Al-Qaeda, Daesh AND the IRGC utterly humiliated and DESTROYED!!!!

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My heart is with those in Gaza AND Israel who suffer and ALL That Suffering I place squarely at the feet of Israel's Enemies, who I have named above. 

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I will not allow Anti-semitic or Anti-Israel calls or comments on my socials.

Yes, this is not the popular stance but it is my stance.

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Full disclosure too... I have a friend who before his untimely death WAS ABUSED BY Hamas Supporters!!!! For me... my bro is a Martyr for Christ AND For God's people Israel!!!!

Shalom shalom.

Tena Koutou

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p3rtnQ_7y4 (The waiata tautoko for my mihi)

Tāmaki Mākaurau Data Analysis

 This information was from Parliamentary Services.

They get this data from Statistics New Zealand.

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This is helpful too for those who want to know how things actually are for people in Tāmaki Makaurau.

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There are more couples with children then one parent families or couples without Tamariki.

Most homes are the same whanau in the house.

Most homes are 4 people homes.

Many look after their own Tamariki in their whare and a large number also look after other Tamariki too.

Many whanau also support people in their whanau who are mauiui.

 

Most live in Private Rentals. A number too in Kainga Ora housing.

Median and Mean Rent is some of the highest in the country.

Clear too, most DO NOT own their own homes.

 

Most employed people are wage earners with household incomes being the highest in the country for Maori seats.

Employment numbers are 2 – 3x more than numbers of people on benefits.

Individual income is only just at the national average.

 

Most get their own cars to go to school or other study. The same also when people are going to mahi.

 

Some of the highest number of people who have tertiary qualifications. Highest certainly in Te Ika a Maui.

Highest number of people with PhDs, in all Maori seats.

 

People are more likely to be employed rather than not.

Most employed people are professionals.

 

Biggest industries, Construction, Retail, Manufacturing and also Transport.

High numbers in Education and Sciences.

 

4 out of 5 speak English. 1 out 5 speak Maori.

 

Biggest Iwi Affiliations are to Tai Tokerau and Tamaki Makaurau based iwi. (Half)

Next largest Iwi affiliations, Waikato (Fifth)

 

 

 

 

Unified Easter, Storms and Death of the Pope

 It is Tuesday the 22nd of April 2025.

We are at the precipice of a whole new era and time, inaugurated across the world....

- By the rare occurence of a unified Resurrection Celebration

- A Cyclonic Storm System that tore through the world's largest ocean

- A Papal Death

- Ongoing military conflict in Africa, The Middle East and Ukraine.

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Each of these events has their own significance, their own explanation.

I can not attempt to properly expalin each, only give thoughts.

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UNIFIED EASTER

Unified Easter Celebrations are a rare occurence.

Often we have Catholic (and Protestant) Easter at one time and then an Orthodox Easter at another time.

Certainly in recent years that has been the case, and happens mainly due to 2 different Calendars.

Catholics and Protestants follow the Gregorian Calendar devised by Pope Gregory in 1582.

Orthodox follow the older calendar, the Julian Calendar.

It is argued that the Julian is the original that all followed previously, but the Gregorian Calendar is more accurate and therefore more people follow the Gregorian.

It is rare for both to align, Easter in the Gregorian and Easter in the Julian but here they are, aligning in 2025.

CYCLONIC STORM

It must be said that in and of itself, Cyclones do happen in the Pacific.

This is something that the people of the Pacific are indeed aware of.

But nonetheless, it can still be quiet jarring, dealing with occurences like strong winds, heavy rains, lightning and thunder.

At one point during that time, there were power outages in different parts of New Zealand's North Island and alot of other Storm damage.

I myself am still wondering if indeed;

The wind symbolised God's Spirit...

The Rain, God's providence and indeed the powerful cleansing nature of the waters even of Baptism possibly.....

The thunder and lightning, like in Old Testament times a symbol of God's awesome power.

PAPAL DEATH

This one alot more suprising but comes at the end of both Holy Week and Easter,

The Death of His Holiness, Pope Francis.

This is the Pope who is significant for me, because he has been Pope when I myelf came back to faith in Christ in 2018

This one moreso than the storms and so on, this Papal Death at the time of a Unified Easter seems far more significant, powerful and meaningful than we currently know or see.

But in my own personal view, there will be more to this very soon.

For now, we pray for the repose of his Soul and for him to be embraced by 

The Risen Lord, Jesus Christ.

ONGOING MILITARY CONFLICT

This one we know is ongoing....

But when we take the other events alongside this in the context of Biblical Scripture and Messianic Prophecy, a wider picture emerges.

Of course we pray for Peace and for all victims of all Wars.

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Take all 4 together and we see a picture emerging.

My only prayer is two fold;

1. Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy.

2. Lord, your death we show forth, your coming we await....

COME LORD JESUS.

COOK ISLANDS PM MARK BROWN AND CHINA

 Mark Brown, the Current Prime Minister of Cook Islands is pushing for a separate Cook Island's Passport.

Cook Islanders are all New Zealand citizens and use

New Zealand Passports.

The Cook Islands is in free association with New Zealand and also uses the NZ Dollar.

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While some view Mr. Brown's push as helping Cook Islanders....

Others still have Questions.

We are aware that Mr. Brown worked in Beijing as a Diplomat before entering Politics.

We do also know that he has not only worked in telecommunications before and has helped push the Manatua One Polynesia Cable.

We are also aware that money from China and the Asian Development Bank had helped fund;

* Seaports in the Cook Islands.

* Airports in the Cook Islands.

* Telecommunication Developments in the Cook Islands.

ALL WHILE Mr. Brown's Party, the CIP has been in power.

 (The CIP's opponents are also strongly Pro-China but it is the CIP who have helped lead the above upgrades using Chinese Money).

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We are all clear too that having a separate passports MAY have many reasons but often that is so a country can do more business for itself, overseas.

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There are questions for Mr. Brown to answer not just for the nearly 18000 people in the Cook Islands but also the hundreds of thousands of Cook Island people living in New Zealand.

NB;

Indeed there has been some pushback from NZ in terms of Cook Islands having a separate psssport... as it essentially means they would be fully independent. 

TAKU TONO MO TE PIRE TAKAHI TIRITI 2024 - My TPB Submission

 

Te Tono o TeRata Boldy e pa ana

Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill 2024

 

 

E te Mana Whakahaere, e te Heamana e James, Tena Koe.

Tena ano koutou nga mema katoa o te Komiti Paremata o te Tika me te Pono

 

E Takutai, ki te kore ou hoa, I runga tonu te Komiti nei, e marama nei ki te Te Reo, o tenei taku tono…. Mau… ma nga kaimahi hoki, enei korero e whakapakeha … heoi … kaore au mo te huri te Reo Pakeha.

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Aku Hiahia:

 

KAUA RAWA E TUKUNA TENEI PIRE TAKAHI TIRITI KIA EA!!!!

 

WHAKANOHO TE PIRE NEI!!!!

 

KAUA RAWA E WHAKAMANA TE PIRE NEI HEI TURE MO TE WHENUA!!!!

 

 

 

Aku Korero Whakamarama me aku whakaaro:

 

He uri ahau no Ngapuhi Nui Tonu. Ko taku hapu ko Ngati Korokoro.

‘Kei reira hoki ko Te Pouka, ko Ngati Wharara.

Kei tou matou ake whenua a Kupe i tae, I tona taenga tuatahi ki konei.

I taua wa tonu a Hine-te-Aparangi (Kuramarotini ki etahi) I kii ai “He Ao, He Ao, He Aotearoa” ko nga whenua tonu o ou matou hapu, tera i kitea.

 

He paanga ano ki nga hapu, otira te Iwi o Ngati Whatua, kei Kaipara.

 

He paanga ano ki a Ngati Maru ki Hauraki.

 

He paanga ano ki a Ngai Tai, kei Torere Nui a Rua.

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Tuatahi, kei reira ra, te timatatanga o nga korero.

 

Kaore ano kua ea te taha o te Taunga Kereme, o nga Taunga o te Tiriti o Waitangi, e pa ana ki te nuinga o matou…

 

Heoi, ko te tino KINO o te Pire Takahi Tiriti nei…

 

Kua katia nga taringa, nga ringaringa otira te ngakau o te Karauna e pa ana ki a Ngapuhi.

 

Ko Ngapuhi te Iwi NUI TONU O TE MOTU. Kahore ano a Ngapuhi kua mutu ona Taunga Kereme, otira ona taunga Tiriti….

 

Ta tenei Pire Takahi Tiriti … I katia… I kapi te korero…

 

Ka whakamoea te Pire kino nei, te taha ki te Karuana kia whakarongo ki a Ngapuhi!!!!

 

E kii ra!!!

 

He kino tera ahuatanga…

 

Ka huri te Pire nei, I te Karauna kia turi.. kia katia o taringa ki nga pouri… ki nga karanga o Ngapuhi!!!

 

Ko te mea ‘roro-kore’ o te kaituhi o te Pire….

 

He uri ia no matou….

 

Ko tana hapu ko Ngati Rehia….

 

Ona ngakau-teka… ngakau-hee ia…

 

Kaapoo ona kanohi ki te aueee o tana ake hapu….

 

Ko te kino rawa o te kaituhi o te Pire nei….

 

Mauiui haere te matua o Ngati Rehia…

 

Kahore rawa te kaituhi o te Pire nei….

 

E kitea… e marama ana ki te whiu o nga makutu e taka taka ana ki ona ake kuia …ona ake kaumatua o Ngati Rehia…

 

He hua era whiu… o ona mahi kuare kua titiia ki roto tonu i tenei Pire Takahi Tiriti.

 

 

 

Tapiri atu ki teera,

 

Ko nga kupu tonu o te Tiriti o Waitangi nga korero hei whakamarama i a ia ano, ara;

 

“Tohungia ki nga Rangatira, te rangatiratanga o ou ratou wenua”

 

“Kia mau I a RATOU te rongo me te atanoho”

 

Ka mutu, kei nga rarangi runga runga rawa o te Tiriti nga korero mo tenei mea te ‘mahara atawai’.

 

He mahara atawhai era ki a wai, a, ko te Tiriti i kii atu ko nga Hapu o Nu Tirani.

 

Aua, kupu o runga, ehara na TeRata kao.

 

Na Wiremu Hopihana aua kupu, naana ano i tuhi.

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Ka mutu penei nga korero o Hopihana;

 

Na ko te Kuini (Wikitoria o Ingarani) e hiahia kia wakaritea te Kawanatanga kia kaua ai nga kino e puta mai ki te tangata maori ki te Pakeha e noho ture kore ana.

 

Ano, ehara aua kupu na TeRata e kao.

He kupu eera no Hopihana tonu.

 

Kei te u au, taku tono ano hoki ki ta enei korero tonu o Hopihana.

Ka whakairi katoa oku whakaaro ki ta Hopihana, me ana whakaritenga.

 

He aha ra te mana o tetahi Kapitana i roto i te Nawi, ara, I enei ra ko te Taua Moana.

 

Ko tana turanga, koia ko te kaihautu, koia te Rangatira o tana Waka, he Waka Taua mo te Pakanga.

 

Mo te taha ki a Hopihna, he Kapitana ia i raro tonu te mana o tana ake Rangatira, ara ko te Kuini.

 

Na te Kuini ia i tuku, hei ‘Kawanatanga’ kia karo i te kino o Pakeha, kia kaua aua kino e pa ki  nga hapu.

 

Na te aha i pera?

 Na te mahara atawhai o te Kuini, Kuini Wikitoria o Ingarani KI NGA HAPU.

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Mama noaiho te kite….

 

Kei reira katoa nga matapono o te Tiriti!!!!

 

Ara, ma Hopihana e tiaki i nga hapu.

 

Koia tera ko te matapono o te kaitiakitanga.

 

Ka mutu e kore e taea tetahi te tiakina i tetahi atu, ina kore raua e mahitahi ana.

 

He matapono ano tera, ara ko te mahitahi.

 

 

 

 

Ka mutu kei te wahanga tuarua o te Tiriti te matapono mutunga ara ko te whakahoahoa.

 

Hei ta ‘te tuarua’ ko nga Rangatira o nga hapu, nga Rangatira o nga wenua, o ratou kainga me ou ratou taonga’.

 

Ta Hopihana turanga, he turanga ‘Kawana’ engari ma nga Rangatira ano to ratou turanga, ara ko ‘Nga Rangatira’.

 

 

Koutou o te Komiti o te Pono me te tika….

 

Kei reira nga mataapono;

 

Kaitiakitanga

 

Mahitahi

 

Whakahoahoa

 

Ta te Pire e kia ana ma tenei Pire Takahi Tiriti nga matapono e ‘whakamarama’….

 

Heoi, kaore take… ina kei te Tiriti tonu me te Pire o 1975 me nga taunga o te Taraipiunara o te Waitangi me nga mahi o nga Roia o te motu mo enei tau maha nei… ma te pera

 

Nga matapono tonu i whakamarama.

 

Engari ka u hoki au ki taku e mea ana,

 

 

 

E te Heamana otira, koutou katoa o te Komiti o te Tika me te Pono;

 

Ina kaore e whakaae te Taraipiunara o Waitangi…

 

Ina kaore e whakaae te Tahuu o te Ture….

 

Ina kaore e whakaae te Kahui Tika Tangata…

 

Otira nga Kaikaunihera o Te Arikinui Kiingi Tiare III e 40, e whakahee hoki i te Pire nei…

 

Ka huri ahau ki ou ratou mana ano hoki.

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Waiho te pire, kaua rawa e tautokona i a ia i te Panuitanga Tuarua… Kao. Waiho!!!

 

Toitu te Reo.

Toitu te Whenua.

TOITU TE TIRITI O WAITANGI E

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TeRata Boldy

 

Kaiako Kura Kaupapa Aho Matua

Kaiako Kapa Haka

Raukura o Awanuiarangi me Te Wananga Amorangi

Kai-rangahau Matauranga Maori o Awanuiarangi (I roto hoki te mana o Hoani Tapu)

Tauira o te Pihopatanga o Te Hahi Mihingare o Te Tai Tokerau

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Translation to follow

100th Entry... Also reflections

 (TW: Trauma, Hurt, Fear, Worry, Sexuality, Marginalization)

WOW!!!!

11 years of Blogging. Wow!!!

And, what may be my 100th Entry. WOW!!!

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I do want to use this space ... given that it's mine to write about things.

First of all... as if...

Research Life... Balancing Work... Whanau Life etc 

Was not enough....

Once again....

Other things creep in!!!!

I have been in and out of Church for YEARS!!!

And many different churches.

Often... having to move... too...

Some times because of theology...

But one core issue that has impacted my membership and participation in Churches over many years has been... hokakatanga... takātapuitanga.

In some instances it has meant the approach of Conversion Therapy!!!!

In other cases... tacit punitive action dressed up as 

"Loving concern" but more an exercise on the Churches part to protective a "Conservative public image"

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The latter in very very recent years.

That same Church has a REALLY TOXIC Dangerous approach... because frankly while they let some

Of the obvious ones like Brian Tamaki spout Conservatism...

They IN ACTUAL FACT... Hold the same position,

 but tacitly. And in fact... while they DON'T March in the Streets or jump on the airwaves...

Their tactics like "quietly taking people of the Music stage" or "Giving people a break from Serving" is

THEIR Toxic version of MARGINALIZING AND HURTING People..

That Church knows who it is.... I won't say the name... But they do share Theological Whakapapa

And literal history with Destiny... as... NZs other "Apostolic Movement".

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Any way...

That church joins a long list of Churches I had to withdraw from as it was unsafe for mainly that reason.

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Right NOW!!!!

Today in August 2024...

I worship in another tradition altogether.

One... in the throes of approaching the whole conversation of Hokakatanga.

They are brave and courageous!!!

I applaud the Anglican Communion across the world for being brave enough to approach this.

YES... There are varied views and major issues.

BUT As a Communion... they are at a

Communion Level (International)

Provincial Level (National)

Diocesan Level (Regional)

And Parish Level (Local) ...

Approaching the Conversation.

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This...

I utterly APPLAUD!!!!!!

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I only offer...

A prayer... that we manaaki all involved.

I for one... pray that for us...

And for me too...

As presently... things are getting a bit tough...

Being in this conversation.

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I do have personal supports...

But yeah... 

Would appreciate all levels and types of Christian

Support, Prayer and Love...

As things are a bit full right now.... as we walk through these spaces.