Friday 21 June 2024

New Zealand News

 Jaipal Datta with Honourary Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand Winston Peters 



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                                                  Maori Queen since 5 September 2024 

Ngā Wai hono i te po Paki is relatively young, in her late 20s (27 Year), and is Tūheitia’s only daughter. She is a graduate of the University of Waikato, and studied a Masters in Tikanga Māori after completing a Bachelor of Arts.

Te Whakawahinga - the process of anointing the Māori monarch - is steeped in tikanga, a tradition which began with her tupuna, the first Māori King.


There have been eight leaders of the Kīngitanga movement: (Reported by Stuff reporter Florence Kerr on 5 September 2024.

  • Pōtatau Te Wherowhero 1858-1860
  • Tāwhiao 1860-1894
  • Mahuta 1894-1912
  • Te Rata 1912-1933
  • Koroki 1933-1966
  • Te Atairangikaahu 1966-2006
  • Tūheitia 2006-2024
  • Ngā Wai hono i te po 2024

13 October 2024

11 October 2024

Christopher Luxon meets Narendra Modi at the East Asia Summit on 10 October 2024

Christopher Luxon on X: "With so many Indians making New Zealand their second home, India is an important and special country for New Zealand. I was pleased to meet with Prime Minister @narendramodi at the East Asia Summit to discuss the opportunities our countries have before us. https://t.co/RvXMi0WlIG" / X (twitter.com)

Now in opposition, labor leader and ex-Prime Minister of New Zealand writes on X. Helen Clark on X: "A #NZ-India FTA will not be easy, which is not to say it should not be attempted. But not seeing any reporting on whether PM sat down with Premier of NZ’s largest trade partner. Is that happening, or did neither side want to meet even in a pull aside? Odd. https://t.co/5v0I9ElTNK" / X (twitter.com)

Long live this association and friendship of New Zealand, Canada, and Australia. Soon these countries should declare "one country, currency, and welfare state", which should be guiding force to all states of the world.  http://www.peoplewithoutborders.co.nz 

Christopher Luxon on X: "As leaders of Australia, Canada and New Zealand, we met today to reaffirm our shared values and commitment to work together on international trade, the rule of law, climate change action, and international peace and security. https://t.co/5UoFonOUIQ" / X (twitter.com)

Christopher Luxon on X: "New Zealand and Thailand have a shared goal of tripling our two-way trade by 2045. Today, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and I discussed how we deliver on this and our wider relationship uplift: we are going to do more together on security, economic links, and https://t.co/cweOfB3gmR" / X (twitter.com)

Christopher Luxon on X: "New Zealand and the Philippines are great friends, and we’re looking forward to doing more together. President @bongbongmarcos and I met today on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit to continue that partnership. https://t.co/VT3YFeFwiq" / X (twitter.com)

Helen Clark on X: "Congratulations @TFletcher on your appointment as U.N. Emergency Relief Coordinator. Your humanity & diplomatic experience make you the right person to lead the UN’s 🇺🇳 humanitarian teams at this time of much crisis. Wishing you all the best as you take the helm at @UNOCHA." / X (twitter.com)

7 October 2024

1. Winston Peters on X: "One year ago today, Israel faced the worst terrorist attack in its history. New Zealand was horrified to see 1,200 people killed and 251 taken hostage by Hamas on this deeply traumatic day. We continue to condemn this monstrous terrorist attack unequivocally.   New Zealand shares" / X (twitter.com) New Zealand shares the heartache and deep concern for the fate of the hostages still being held in Gaza. Since 7 October, we have consistently called for their immediate release, and we will keep doing so. 

New Zealand has always advocated for a world where Israelis and Palestinians can live side by side in peace, security, and dignity. We continue to call for an end to the violence in Israel, Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, and the wider region, and for negotiations towards a two-state solution to the current crisis.

2. Christopher Luxon on X: "On October 7 we remember the horrific terrorist attack on Israel by Hamas. It is reprehensible that a year on from these attacks, Hamas continues to hold hostages. Now, as then, we call on Hamas to release all remaining hostages immediately." / X (twitter.com)

3 October 2024

ɴᴢ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ on X: "Ngāpuhi Treaty Negotiations What they didn't tell you in tonight's news story. 1. Ngāpuhi broke Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Government, with supporting Maori tribes, defeated them and confiscated their lands. The settlement they discuss in this story is to do with the return of https://t.co/Qxk19WjmCa" / X (twitter.com)  Following is from twitter.

"The New Zealand Wars began with fighting between Ngāpuhi and a government force at Kororāreka (Russell) in the Bay of Islands. The major causes were the concern of some Ngāpuhi that the moving of the capital from the Bay to Auckland had hurt them economically, and that the Crown was exceeding its authority in the area. Hōne Heke Pōkai and his supporters cut down the flagstaff at Kororāreka four times to make this point. Other hapū of Ngāpuhi led by Tāmati Wāka Nene sided with the British. On 11 March 1845 Heke, Te Ruki Kawiti and Pūmuka led an attack on Kororāreka, which was defended by English settlers and a British naval force led by Acting Commander David Robertson of HMS Hazard. Pākehā were evacuated from the town after a powder magazine blew up." teara.govt.nz/en/new-zealand Later, in 1858, Hōne Heke's tribe (Ngāpuhi) re-erected the flagpole at Russell and said: "We have a Queen, Queen Victoria. Which is what we agreed to in the Treaty". Then, in 1860, Maori chiefs reaffirmed their understanding of the sovereignty of the Queen in a meeting with Governor Thomas Gore Browne at Kohimarama, Auckland. Around 129 chiefs attended. Here's what some of them said: - Wikiriwhi Matehonoa of Ngati Porou: "We are all under the sovereignty of the Queen" - Horomona Toremi of Ngati Raukawa in Otaki: "You over there (the Pakehas) are the only chiefs... Let there be one word for all this land". - Tamati Waka Nene, one of the leaders who signed at Waitangi, said: "I know no sovereign but the Queen, and I never shall know any other. I am walking by the side of the Pakeha". McQueen, Ewen (2020). One Sun in the Sky: The untold story of sovereignty and the Treaty of Waitangi. First Edition. New Zealand: Benefitz Ltd. Now watch the the 1News video below that says nothing about these facts. For further research, look into how much land Ngāpuhi claimed in the Musket Wars. Date: 2024-10-02 Source: TV1 News at 6PM Reporter: Yvonne Tahana Copyright Authority: Fair Dealing

2 October 2024

Winston Peters on X: "New Zealand unequivocally condemns Iran’s attack on Israel overnight.   This is the kind of escalation New Zealand and partners have been warning against. Civilians throughout the Middle East are already enduring intolerable suffering through continued conflict. We urge all" / X (twitter.com)

ACT New Zealand on X: "ACT statement on Iranian missile attack "Israel is now under fire from three directions," says @SimonCourtACT. "The precarious position of Jewish people in the Middle East should have been clear before Hamas invaded Israel and massacred its civilians. Then Hezbollah started" / X (twitter.com) "Far too many New Zealanders have naively supported this proxy war by participating in Iran’s international propaganda campaign. Demonising the people of Israel has softened up the international community for an all-out assault on the only functional democracy in the Middle East.

"Iran and its allies are actively hostile to our values of democracy, freedom, and religious tolerance. Their goal is not justice, it is extermination. It is time for New Zealand politicians and activists to put down the kaffir scarves, condemn Iran and its proxies, and start doing right by Jewish people who deserve a place to call home."

30 September 2024

Kelvin Morgan 🇳🇿 on X: "An ever defiant soon to be Deputy PM David Seymour refusing to give Q+A’s Jack Tame a straight answer this morning when put to him is there any point going through a 6 month Select Committee process for his doomed Treaty Principles Bill when Luxon has repeatedly made it clear https://t.co/3rwRhmHNsw" / X (twitter.com)

New Zealand First on X: "Winston Peters: They agreed to close Marsden Point, never told the workers, unions or the North https://t.co/a0tkvLZ89A" / X (twitter.com) Some industries are closing in NZ without taking workers in confidence, said Winston Peters.


28 September 2024

Holyhekatuiteka on X: "140 year old meat processing factory and 660 Jobs in Timaru likely gone. This is what is killing our economy. Land use change due to progressive policy and the resulting declining farm land, which in turn has led to a significant decline in Animals. In the 50’s - 70’s When NZ https://t.co/jWQ34DaiI3" / X (twitter.com)  "Although this has been going on for sometime, it escalated under Ardern when she sent David Parker to goose stepping through NZ to kneecap farmers with unrealistic and unworkable fresh water laws. Farmers are walking away. I know several farming families who have farmed for generations discouraging their own children from farming. What’s interesting in the below clip is an E Tu Union Member openly criticising the change in land use, and yet it’s the party’s they support that helped bring this industry to its knees. We need to get this country back working or we will become like Sri Lanka, a country convinced to embrace progressive farming which led to massive crop failures and a failed state, and now has installed an Openly Marxist leader. That country will end up in China’s hands soon enough."

David Seymour on X: "During school hours, students should be in school learning, not out protesting. My expectation is that schools will treat students protesting today as explained but unjustified absences. https://t.co/py0rtwDAxQ" / X (twitter.com)

New Zealand First on X: "Shane Jones: If you do not work, society does not owe you a living https://t.co/90Vfkh8wwB" / X (twitter.com)

William McGimpsey on X: "The Alliance freezing works in Timaru is going to close down: 600 people will lose their jobs. Declining stock numbers are the main reason. It’s bad enough that New Zealand’s people are being subjected to a Great Replacement, but now our sheep are too. https://t.co/41llzRq3xk https://t.co/qTyqyGcj5c" / X (twitter.com)


27 September 2024

Winston Peters on X: "🗣️ The Minister has delivered a speech to a UN Security Council High-Level Debate on “Leadership for Peace”. “We must be resolute in our commitment to the peaceful resolution of disputes. All states must refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity https://t.co/P6IY5KPpHN" / X (twitter.com) “We must be resolute in our commitment to the peaceful resolution of disputes. All states must refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or sovereignty of any state. Members of the Security Council are no exception.”

Winston Peters on X: "New Zealand never wants to experience the catastrophe of another World War. There must never be another San Francisco conference picking up the pieces after another descent into global annihilation and human suffering.   So we must do more. Demand more. And deliver more. We https://t.co/S68V4I4Gsh" / X (twitter.com) "We must reject and resist those who seek to conquer and control. We must always seek the path of peace because the lasting victories of humanity are those of peace, not war."

Carl Worker on X: "And there is no national security without economic security." / X (twitter.com)

5 September 2024

RNZ Te Ao Māori on X: "One of the core beliefs at Tuurangawaewae Marae is that 'no one should go home hungry', and the people of Tainui have epitomised the Māori value of Manaakitanga - or hospitality - during the tangihanga of Kiingi Tuheitia. https://t.co/5rRFInsN7Q" / X (twitter.com)


31 August 2024

Christopher Luxon on X: "Kiingi Tuheitia was a humble leader, and it was through that humility that he held his influence. I just paid my respects to him at Tūrangawaewae Marae, just as thousands of people will do over the coming days." / X (twitter.com)

29 August 2024

Christopher Luxon on X: "Kua riro atu ra a Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero te Tuawhitu. E Te Kiingi Māori, takoto mai I te arikitanga o te pō. Haere atu ra! Today, we mourn the loss of Kiingi Tuheitia. His unwavering commitment to his people and his tireless efforts to uphold the values and" / X (twitter.com)


28 August 2024

Christopher Luxon on X: "New Zealand and Samoa have a very special friendship. Was glad to talk about that and more with Prime Minister Fiame at the Pacific Islands Forum in Tonga today. https://t.co/ZaO6UTLgwZ" / X

Chris Hipkins on X: "The National government cut $2billion of school building projects to pay for tax cuts. Now they are spending millions on new Beehive offices for 3 ministers. As usual, they have a good-plated standard for themselves and offer crumbs for everyone else." / X

Chris Hipkins on X: "Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters today rejected the scientific evidence around climate change saying nobody agrees with NIWA data on the subject. His chasing of the conspiracy theorist vote is undermining his role as our chief diplomat and making NZ look like climate deniers" / X

Helen Clark on X: "NZ Govt #fasttrack bill does not require govt-appointed expert panel assessing applications to consider environmental implications. Projects to be listed in Schedule 2 of Bill won’t be disclosed to parliamentary committee considering Bill. Very disturbing: https://t.co/kcCaTELEbw" / X

Helen Clark on X: "Yikes 😱! Warning of mass airport security layoffs if 1 way or another @CivilAviationNZ doesn’t get more funding from govt or user pays. Strong civil aviation services are vital for travellers & for NZ’s reputation for airport safety. https://t.co/uanoZKY00X" / X

Christopher Luxon on X: "Thanks to Prime Minister @Huakavameiliku of Tonga for a warm welcome and hospitality as host and chair of PIF. Today we discussed our shared bilateral and Pacific priorities and reaffirmed New Zealand’s close relationship with Tonga by renewing our Statement of Partnership. https://t.co/7ZoSVGNxxd" / X

Christopher Luxon on X: "Spent some time with Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape this evening on the sidelines of the Pacific Islands Forum. Good to reconnect with a firm friend. https://t.co/Z3RdfrPUe9" / X


24 August 2024

Wastewater treatment in New Zealand. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/sewage-trucked-away-from-hundreds-of-new-homes-in-west-auckland-with-no-permanent-wastewater-connection/MQNCFWN3ANBNTEKTQJXKXCAKRA/#google_vignette 


22 August 2024

Christopher Luxon on X: "Today I challenged councils to rein in the fantasies and get back to basics. Pick up the rubbish. Fix the pipes. And fill in the potholes. https://t.co/SW9gPInMVg" / X (twitter.com)

Chris Hipkins on X: "David Seymour’s new gold-plated regulation bureaucracy shows his hypocrisy. His new regulation ministry will have more than 90 staff earning on average over $150,000 a year. I guess it’s just everyone else who needs to tighten their belts eh David…" / X (twitter.com)

William McGimpsey on X: "Yesterday another report was released alleging “systemic bias” against Maori in the Police Service. Maori are arrested more often because they commit more crime, not because police are biased. Look at the crime rate differential between men and women - does anyone seriously https://t.co/Jd4VtSrtjO" / X (twitter.com)  Maori are arrested more often because they commit more crime, not because police are biased. Look at the crime rate differential between men and women - does anyone seriously entertain the idea that men are arrested and imprisoned more often than women because of “systemic misandry”? Of course not. It’s ridiculous. Men just just commit more crime so they get arrested and imprisoned more often. The entire “systemic bias” narrative is an ideological-based lie which is advanced in order to secure favourable treatment for Maori and other favoured minorities and to tilt the playing field against the hated straight white male. We hear a lot about the public “losing trust in institutions”, but rather than pointing the finger at populists, how about the institutions take a good hard look at this sort of ideological garbage which they constantly pump out and endorse. People don’t trust you because of this sort of crap.

20 August 2024

New Zealand argues and follows Indian democracy stating that National is polarising the society. Chris Hipkins on X: "It seems this current government have yet to encounter a red neck they don’t want to scratch. They use all things Māori as a wedge to divide New Zealand, when we should do the opposite. We should be bringing people together." / X (twitter.com)

Detailed report on Maori ɴᴢ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ on X: "Maori leaders purposely mislead New Zealanders Tukoroirangi Morgan (Waikato): "You've thrown Maori under the bus" Rahui Papa (Waikato-Tainui): "Get rid of all the Maori bashing racist bills and policies and procedures" Rahui Papa misleads New Zealanders by saying the https://t.co/QQhG7eNnUJ" / X (twitter.com)  Firstly, The Treaty of Waitangi is an historical document and can't be rewritten. The Waitangi Tribunal purposely refers to it as the Treaty to incite anger in Maori. What they're actually referring to are the "Treaty Principles" that were never codified in the original Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975, and because of this, multiple interpretations have been used instead and sometimes they actually contradict the intentions of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Act's Treaty Principles Bill is far closer to the actual meaning in the Treaty than the fabricated Principles presently being referred to. The Waitangi Tribunal can't be trusted. Ngāpuhi (NZ's largest tribe) leader David Rankin wants The Waitangi Tribunal ended. He accuses it of being a bully, inventing history and delivering New Zealand into apartheid.

My favourite quote from this news story was by Winston Peters: "We're getting things on even keel for the first time in a very long time" which reveals the true intention of the Governments changes. Would be nice if TV news showed that side of the story.

William McGimpsey on X: "The Government is (successfully) rolling back a series of Iwi privileges that the previous Labour Government tried to ram through. In the short term, yes, it will “raise tensions” as Iwi fight to keep their privileges, but it’s what’s best for NZ in the long-run. https://t.co/LINpTPtsbd" / X (twitter.com)


19 August 2024

Christopher Luxon on X: "Today in Ngāruawāhia, I attended Kiingi Tuheitia’s 18th Koroneihana. Here I confirmed that National wouldn’t support the Treaty Principles Bill past first reading. https://t.co/RMwMaA6eQv" / X (twitter.com)

Corruption in New Zealand. 1News on X: "#WATCH: NZ has benefited from a reputation for having low levels of corruption compared to other nations, but a new report warns the country is at risk of complacency 👇 https://t.co/WZsaGXkDVc" / X (twitter.com)

16 August 2024

Holyhekatuiteka on X: "🚩NZ’s Energy Crisis fuelled by runaway ridiculous and dangerous Immigration levels🚩 Harvey Weake is a NZ Energy expert with over 3 decades of experience as an Industry Captain. He spoke to RCR about our energy crisis. The causes of our dilemma that could mean rolling https://t.co/OBNR8fDA8L" / X (twitter.com) Energy crisis is due to migration. New movement is starting in New Zealand.


13 August 2024

Todd McClay on X: "A pleasure meeting with Minister for Animal Husbandry and Dairying @Rajivranjanlalan today.  New Zealand and India are united in our commitment to good animal husbandry practices, animal health and welfare, and the success of our respective dairy sectors. https://t.co/e1RlapFPO7" / X (twitter.com)

India in New Zealand on X: "#PartitionHorrorsRemembranceDay The Partition Horrors Remembrance Day commemorated to pay homage to the millions who suffered inhumane pains, lost lives, turned homeless during this most painful episode of our history. @MEAIndia @IndianDiplomacy @mygovindia @sidhant @PIB_India https://t.co/1D0oZSI8If" / X (twitter.com)


8 August 2024

Helen Clark on X: "“High-profile Australian defence thinker Hugh White says signing up to Aukus means backing a US strategy that will fail and risked nuclear war.” Hard to comprehend what advantage any #NZ Govt would see in signing up to it. Source: The Post https://t.co/keGfOi5cxU" / X (twitter.com)

Helen Clark on X: "Odd. First UK with #AUKUS. Then Germany signing military agreements with Philippines. Now Norway deploying. Don’t European countries have security concerns somewhat closer to home than in the Asia-Pacific?" / X (twitter.com)

7 August 2024

Australian defence expert cautions NZ over AUKUS Pillar 2 | RNZ 

An Australian defence and foreign policy expert is cautioning New Zealand against joining AUKUS Pillar Two.

Pillar Two of the security partnership between Australia, the UK and the US focuses on developing and sharing military technology between the group, including drones and hypersonics.

Foreign Minister Winston Peters says New Zealand is "investigating" joining AUKUS Pillar Two, while the Prime Minister, Chrisopher Luxon told the Financial Times recently, New Zealand was "very open" to it.

Former Prime Minister Helen Clark and former National and ACT Party leader Don Brash have teamed up to oppose any such move, saying it would be a radical change in NZ's foreign policy, which could upset our biggest trading partner, China.

Australian National University Emeritus Professor Hugh White is in New Zealand at the invitation of Miss Clark and Dr Brash and joins Paddy Gower in studio.

6 August 2024

Helen Clark on X: "“#AUKUS is, amongst other things, a gesture, symbol, statement of support for an approach to challenge we are facing about the future of the international order in Asia, which I think is dangerous and destined to fail.” Wise words from Prof Hugh White: https://t.co/QAOnbhKoVe" / X (twitter.com)

5 August 2024   

Helen Clark on X: "“China stands to lose more than it gains in collapsing rules-based order. Chinese economy heavily depends on stability of international system both to acquire resources needed to feed its industrial base & provide markets for goods its businesses produce”: https://t.co/flgyaV2lrg" / X (twitter.com)


30 July 2024

"Labour now relies on ideological soundbites as a basis of their policy making - which when given even a cursory glance are totally bereft of any facts. They have become the ‘party of moral outrage’ – obsessed with accusations, ‘gotcha politics’, woke ideology, and opposing anything that happens to float by.

The spiritual home of the Labour Party is the West Coast – the site of the miners’ strike in 1908 which spawned the party that used to represent the workers of New Zealand – the gold miners, the coal miners, the labourers, the foresters, the fisheries, the hard working blue-collar battlers of our country. The catch cry was ‘a fair day’s pay, for a fairs day’s work’. They represented those workers in the very industries which have now become the anathema of who and what the Labour Party represents today." Winstonpeters


26 July 2024

India in New Zealand on X: "HC met Linda Sissons, Acting Chief Executive & Sahinde Pala, General Manager from @educationnz & discussed the upcoming Education conference as India is privileged to be Country of Honour. They also expressed keenness to further cooperation to support Indian students. @meaindia1 https://t.co/42s1VeYDnc" / X (twitter.com)


21 June 2024

India and New Zealand deepen people-to-people ties. Narendra Modi on X: "I thank Prime Minister @Chrisluxonmp for his call and warm felicitations. Reiterated our firm commitment to take forward India-New Zealand ties, which are rooted in shared democratic values and people-to-people ties. Appreciate his efforts towards the security and well-being of" / X (twitter.com)

Should there be fast-track courts to resolve conflict? Justice delayed is justice denied.

Helen Clark on X: "Former Justice Secretary: #fasttrack bill “would set precedent 4 increasingly authoritarian legislation in spiral he compared 2 rise of modern Hungary or Nazi Germany”. “it’s radical, dangerous, unacceptable, unnecessary, undemocratic, fundamentally flawed https://t.co/wLHdbtQbLj" / X (twitter.com) 

Helen Clark on X: "#NZ PM’s interview with ⁦@FT⁩ indicated that a hard reset of NZ foreign policy is underway, leading to increased defence spending & military deployments as a full-fledged US ally & with huge risks to the relationship with NZ’s largest trade partner: https://t.co/JogoEsbDl5" / X (twitter.com)

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