Podcasts about ihumatao

The nationwide hikoi for te Tiriti is slowly making its way through Auckland to Parliament. The hikoi which set out from Cape Reinga two days ago today retraced the footsteps of past Maori protest movements with thousands marching over the Harbour Bridge and onto Bastion Point and Ihumatao. Maori News Reporter Pokere Paewai filed this report.

Questions to Ministers TAMATHA PAUL to the Acting Prime Minister: What commitments, if any, will the Government make to ensuring the 44 recommendations from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Terrorist Attack on Christchurch Mosques continue to be implemented? LAURA TRASK to the Associate Minister of Justice: What changes has she announced to reform the anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism system? Hon Dr MEGAN WOODS to the Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing: Is the complainant worker who he called a loser correct that the Minister had a total of three interactions with him; if not, how many interactions did he have? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Will her money management sanction leave people financially worse off; if so, how is money management a "non-financial sanction"? JAMIE ARBUCKLE to the Acting Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his statements and actions? Hon Dr MEGAN WOODS to the Minister for Energy: Does he agree with the Prime Minister when he said offshore wind and seabed mining companies in Taranaki "need to get together and work out how they can co-exist"? SAM UFFINDELL to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has she seen on FamilyBoost? Hon WILLIE JACKSON to the Minister for Maori Development: Is he committed to a meaningful solution to Ihumatao; if not, why not? Dr CARLOS CHEUNG to the Minister of Justice: How is the Government progressing with its plan to restore stronger consequences for crime? Hon JAN TINETTI to the Associate Minister of Education: Does he agree with ACT leader David Seymour, who said the free school lunches programme was "wasteful" and urged National to abandon the programme; if so, are his recent changes setting it up to fail? RIMA NAKHLE to the Associate Minister of Housing: What recent reports has he received regarding the Government's target to reduce households in emergency housing by 75 percent by 2030? INGRID LEARY to the Minister for Mental Health: Does he stand by his statement that Police changes to 111 calls for mental health crisis situations coming in next week is using a "careful and measured approach ... to ensure the transition is planned and managed safely", and is he satisfied it won't compromise the safety of first responders and mental health workers?

A former Minister holds the view that the Ihumātao committee's achieved nothing. Documents seen under the Official Information Act show that Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka considered dissolving the committee. It's now been almost four years since the previous Labour Government supported the sale of the land, after controversial protests. Former Treaty Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson told Mike Hosking all this group is capable of doing is talking. He says he wouldn't give them an ultimatum, he'd just boot them now. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Monday 22nd of October, the Government is toughening the three strikes law to catch more offenders. Criminal Defence Lawyer Roderick Mulgan speaks to Ryan about what it means. Tama Potaka has warned the group tasked with deciding the future of Ihumatao to come up with a solution or be shown the door. Labour's Willie Jackson was the Māori Development Minister at the time the government purchased the land, joining the show to discuss. Work has started on the Hawke's Bay Expressway, the country's first new road of national significance. The EMA's Head of Advocacy and Strategy Alan McDonald talks to Ryan about its significance. Get the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast every weekday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Labour's calling on the Māori Development Minister to keep the Ihumātao deal as it stands. Documents seen by Newstalk ZB show that Tama Potaka is considering dissolving the committee dealing with the land. It was bought in 2020 with a promise to put Māori housing in the area, putting an end to ongoing protests. Māori Development Minister under Labour, Willie Jackson, told Ryan Bridge the Government should give them the space and honour the agreement. He's telling Potaka not to cut things before they're finished. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Long before it made national headlines, Justin Latif faced an uphill battle to convince his bosses the occupation of Ihumātao was worth covering. The ensuing reportage opened up a national conversation about identity, land ownership and Māori rights.

A multi-million-dollar centre for a religious sect rooted in India is being built at Auckland's Ihumatao Stonefields The donation-funded Science of the Soul Study Centre has been in the making for ten years, and the location has the backing of iwi. The land at Ihumatao has been the focus of a years-long occupation - but Newsroom reports the sect's build has permission due to being a lower intensity use than the proposed Fletchers housing development. Religion expert Professor Peter Lineham joins us now to talk about this sect, and its founder Gurinder Singh Dillon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealand has struck an FTA with the EU.The Government say this will grow exports to the EU to $1.8 billion a year by 2035, but the meat industry says we've got a raw deal from it, while the dairy sector hasn't fared much better.Some clarity on Ihumatao.The Government stepped in to buy the land from Fletcher back in 2020, and today Maori Development Minister Willie Jackson has appointed two crown representatives to the Steering Committee that will determine Ihumatao's future.Newstalk ZB Deputy Political Editor Jason Walls joined Heather du Plessis-Allan.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It is time to get things moving - that is the message from the minister in charge of bringing together a steering group to decide the future of Ihumātao. The rōpū whakahaere, or steering committee, made up of representatives from the council, Crown, Kiingitanga and mana whenua, has yet to be established. They will consider whether to include housing on the whenua - which some mana whenua expressed opposition to - although the government is adamant whare will be built. Our political reporter Meriana Johnsen reports.

I don't know what happened to my afternoon yesterday, but I found myself watching the livestream of Winston Peters' speech.I know. Who even am I?I was standing by to hate it, hate everything he said, regular listeners will know I'm not a fan of this man. I was one of the first people in the media to rule him out last election when everyone said ‘you can never rule Winston out'… I did.Partly because I thought his time was up, and partly because I wanted his time to be up, I couldn't stand him.But, and here's the scary thing.. I didn't hate his speech. I didn't love it, but I didn't hate it. I think it'll strike a chord... he's dynamic as a speaker, passionate, and frankly it was refreshing to hear someone unafraid of the media, unapologetic of their own views, and unafraid to say what they think.The Nats always sound chastened like they've been rehearsing it, or workshopping how to respond to the government. But Winston sounded gung ho.He did his usual attack dog of criticising the government's lack of delivery and all its false promises.The no new taxes rhetoric, the poorly costed EV announcement, the equally crazy bridge to nowhere for cyclists, the lack of law and order around gangs taking over roads. He criticized the government's reliance on a strategy of fear and ‘hermetically sealing this country' and how dangerous that is economically for us. He spoke of our economy being too narrow, our productivity being anaemic, the eye watering amount of debt we're racking up. He criticized the slow vaccine rollout, the spike in homelessness in Auckland and Wellington. He gave the media a serve – wouldn't be Winston if he didn't.. on giving universal favourable coverage to the PM, of not asking the hard questions – like what's the Ihumatao settlement.He asked why ordinary New Zealanders are not being included in the narrative anymore. Why anyone who asks a legitimate question is shut down for being either racist or chauvinist or bigoted or a colonialist. He said we've lost our social cohesion, our rich nation status is gone, we are the opposite he said, of what the PM said we'd be. He accused the government of enabling a wave of rights based activism. And he asked an important question -  when was the last time anyone stood up and talked about the responsibilities of citizenship? He says we've set the bar so low now.“A whole lot of do gooders who don't know what they're doing, have got control of the place,” he said.So I think he struck a chord. But can he be trusted? Well, no.He burnt his base by going with Labour… and can a 2 percent party like that ever make it back to the political table? I would've previously said no... but oddly now I find myself not ruling him out.

Emily Karaka's colourful post-modern expressionist paintings explore personal, political, and environmental issues, with an emphasis on the importance of matauranga Maori. One of Aotearoa's most respected artists, she spent the start of 2021 as the McCahon House Artist in Residence, living and working at French Bay where she witnessed the devastation kauri dieback is causing. The works produced during that time can be seen at her exhibition Rahui, on until 5 June at Visions Gallery in Auckland. She has also been actively involved in Maori Land Rights and Treaty Claims issues negotiation, including at Ihumatao.

Emily Karaka's colourful post-modern expressionist paintings explore personal, political, and environmental issues, with an emphasis on the importance of matauranga Maori. One of Aotearoa's most respected artists, she spent the start of 2021 as the McCahon House Artist in Residence, living and working at French Bay where she witnessed the devastation kauri dieback is causing. The works produced during that time can be seen at her exhibition Rahui, on until 5 June at Visions Gallery in Auckland. She has also been actively involved in Maori Land Rights and Treaty Claims issues negotiation, including at Ihumatao.

The Ihumatao deal has to be tidied up by Parliament.The Auditor-General has deemed the Government's purchase of the south Auckland land unlawful.It means that as things stand, the $30 million buy-out of the disputed land from Fletchers Building, is invalid.Former Attorney-General Chris Finlayson told Tim Dower the Government didn't obtain the necessary authority from Parliament, and didn't organise a new appropriation of the land.'These sorts of things happen from time-to-time."In an ideal world, the i's would have been dotted and the t's crossed."LISTEN ABOVE

You knew the minute the Ihumatao occupation began, what the outcome was going to be.Never mind the fact the land was transferred to Fletchers in a legitimate private deal.Never mind the guiding principle that private land would never be taken for Treaty of Waitangi settlements.Never mind the there's buckets of money swashing around from previous settlements that could have been used to make a legal deal, if Fletchers had been offered enough.No...what we all knew from the get-go was that the poor old taxpayer would cop another 50 lashes.In the end...the Memorandum of Understanding which supposedly sealed the deal actually stated this was not a "settlement of historical claims".An acknowledgement you'd think...right there...that this was a bit shonky.But it had to be said...or the whole ferago would have been enough to get some people thinking about re-opening their 'full and final' settlements.So the land was bought under the Land for Housing Programme and at the time Megan Woods said...somewhat vaguely..."the parties have committed there will be housing on the site".What that actually means remains to be seen.Now we're told that what looked shonky...was indeed even worse than that...it was unlawful.Which you'd think would be enough to unravel it.Instead, the Government will paper over the cracks to make something unlawful, lawful.At the end of the day, Fletchers were bullied off land they'd legally bought, to build badly needed houses on.And even now...with the Government scrambling to find way to make it legal...the overriding message remains the same.Shout loud enough, for long enough...and you'll get your way.

National says the buck stops with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern - over the Government's $30 million Ihumatao buy-up.The Auditor-General's found the purchase was unlawful, until it's validated by Parliament.Housing spokesperson Nicola Willis says Ardern needs to assure Kiwis the Government's learned its lesson - and that ministers will apologise.She says Ardern must also ask deputy Grant Robertson about how this could happen.“This has Robertson's fingerprints all over it - as he was the face of the settlement."As Minister of Finance, he has ultimate responsibly over the use of taxpayer funds.”Housing Minister Megan Woods is defending the Government's purchase of Ihumatao.Woods told Heather du Plessis-Allan incurring expenditure without the proper authority is not unusual - and happened 71 times over the past five years under the National Government.LISTEN ABOVE

Politicians will not be allowed at Ratana Pa near Whanganui this year to celebrate the birthday of T.W. Ratana, the faith leader and prophet. Labour holds an historic relationship with the Ratana Haahi and might have expected a particularly warm welcome, given a recent deal done over disputed land at Ihumatao. However, the annual pilgrimage, which signals the start of the political year, isn't inviting outsiders this year because of internal conflict. Hareruia Aperahama, who is the Chairman of the Ratana Church National executive, said Covid restrictions had also played a part in that decision. He speaks with Te Aniwa Hurihanganui.

Pania Newton is a lawyer and activist for Maori land rights who emerged as the face of the Ihumatao protest against Fletcher Building developing disputed land near Auckland airport .   She is a determined and articulate spokesperson who has been pushed into the spotlight to lead the Save Our Unique Landscape(SOUL) campaign for the preservation of Ihumatao land that Fletcher Building bought for housing development. Last week a deal was struck between the government and Fletcher Building to buy the disputed Ihumātao land for just under $30 million, the first step in breaking the stand off between protectors and Fletcher Building. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It has been a tumultuous political year, with an election, two Covid-19 lockdowns, and multiple leadership changes for National.The politics barely slowed down in the last week before Christmas, with Speaker Trevor Mallard facing questions over a taxpayer-funded legal challenge over a defamation case, while an Ihumatao deal was announced last minute.ZB political editor Barry Soper joined Heather du Plessis-Allan to discuss the political week, Labour's ongoing problems outside of Covid-19, and picks his worst politician of the year.LISTEN ABOVE

Fiji has been pummeled overnight by Cyclone Yasa - it's being called a super storm, Sydney authorities are racing to find the source of a new Covid-19 outbreak that has caught locals by surprise, There's relief, exhaustion and smiles at Ihumatao after the government land deal ends years of protest

The government moves to resolve the Ihumatao standoff - a proposal is to go to Cabinet today Rooms in managed isolation are sitting empty because New Zealanders desperate to get home are making multiple bookings and aren't cancelling unused dates. National wants to grill Parliament's Speaker over a costly legal dispute.

Vagahau Niue is a language in crisis or at risk of being lost but a challenge has been set by a group of New Zealand born Niueans men to elevate Vagahau Niue and reclaim one’s identity.  After establishing a Facebook group for the initiative in August the membership ballooned from 20 in the beginning to over 500 in a matter of weeks. A new takalo or traditional Niue war dance was composed by Lavea Puheke a young composer in Niue and was filmed at the historical Maori land site Ihumatao in Auckland.  The video was released last week where about forty members from the support group performed the new takalo that echoed sentiments of the battle to challenge the elevation of the Vagahau Niue and that it be firmly grounded and secured, dwelling in ones heart endlessly.  This morning we are joined by two members from the Niue men’s support group.  Ioane Aleke Fa’avae who was born and raised in Niue and New Zealand was the cultural advisor for the project. We also have musician and NZ born Niuean Tommy Nee Ikitogia. Born and bred on the east coast of Aotearoa, Tommy Nee Ikitogia is a NZ born niuean artist who has a passion for creativity, culture, nature and people.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I know of four families who lost teenagers to suicide these past school holidays.I hear there were 7 families impacted by suicide in the Queenstown area in the past two weeks.Our suicide rates in this country should be of no surprise to anyone – we have the worst rate of teen suicides in the developed world. It’s a shameful and heartbreaking statistic.But the reason I raise this is because one of this government’s promises, in a long list of lofty promises.. was zero suicides.Zero. None. That was their goal.Not only that, they were going to fix mental health.I’m not sure whereabouts the mental health part got ignored in trying to legalise cannabis, but adding cannabis to the mix in a country awash with mental health issues doesn’t seem like the smartest idea to me.And then there's child poverty. They were fixing that too.And the rivers, they were going to be swimmable, the housing crisis fixed with a hundred thousand new homes, light rail was coming in to solve all our transport woes, a zero road toll, and petrol prices were being reviewed because they were too high.And what have we got instead? We got a new petrol tax so we now pay more, light rail’s been canned, the houses.. well you know about the houses.Why do I raise all this? Because it’s election year, and the only thing getting political coverage right now appears to be Covid.I do wonder how much the media are complicit participants in the Labour party campaign when they seem to be content to stay on message with the government’s Covid routine. That we are still in a health crisis. That this is indeed a ‘Covid election’.Here’s the rub, post the election, it conveniently won’t be about Covid anymore, because the news will all be bad. The economic haemmoraghing will have worsened, more people will be getting made redundant, the rubber will be hitting the road.(Not a new road though, they don’t like those.)Ihumatao will magically be settled with more money we don’t have, businesses will be asked to give employees extra sick leave, if the Greens get back they’ll be pushing for free houses for everyone too.But where's the accountability on progress? Where’s the report card on what this government has actually achieved in its 3 years and what its likely to achieve in the next 3? We don’t see it, because the message they want to keep blinding us all with, is Covid.And here’s the irony on that. They want polling stations to have social distancing in place and hand sanitiser, they want us to download contact tracing apps, we are reminded constantly that Level 2 lockdown is just around the corner. Yet I see out on the hustings in busy crowded marketplaces, the PM, not social distancing, and I dare say not contact tracing each person stopping her for selfies.Why not? Why is she not leading by example?We are potentially on the cusp of a huge political shift in this country. And if we're going to stay dazed by Covid.. we may find we just sleep walk into it. Where to get helpNeed to talk? 1737 Free call or text 24/7Lifeline: 0800 543 354 (available 24/7)Suicide Crisis Helpline: 0508 828 865 (0508 TAUTOKO) (available 24/7)Youthline: 0800 376 633Kidsline: 0800 543 754 (available 24/7)Depression helpline: 0800 111 757 (available 24/7)Rainbow Youth: (09) 376 4155Samaritans: 0800 726 666If it is an emergency and you feel you or someone else is at risk, call 111

As an eleven-year old boy, I remember driving back from my standard four school camp at Okains Bay on Banks Peninsula. I was listening to a scratchy AM radio. It’s funny how these moments stick with you – I think I was just really excited to be allowed to sit in the front of our family van and I craned my neck to listen to the radio news as we slowly crawled back into reception.The news was all about Winston Peters. He’d just been sacked from cabinet. The coalition government was in tatters. Dad spent much of the drive home explaining to his exhausted son what all of this actually meant.That was 1998. 22 years ago. Peters had been a high-profile minister and MP for years at that stage already. When the next election rolled around, there were many who thought he was done in politics... New Zealand First slipped under the five percent threshold... but would you believe it, Winston Peters held his Tauranga seat by a margin of 63 votes.Love him or loathe him, Winston Peters is a survivor. THE survivor. One of only a few New Zealanders who need only be introduced by their first name.But here we are, three months from the 2020 election. 12 weeks today. And New Zealand First is polling at less than 2 percent.To me, that was the most interesting number in Thursday’s ONE News Colmar Brunton Poll. I know, I know... Polls are polls. But whereas every other party in parliament could spin their number as a relative success, New Zealand First is flopping about on shore, trying desperately to get back in the soothing waters of five percent. I’m not going to rule New Zealand First out. Hell no. But presuming Labour don’t offer them a lifeline in Northland, which I don’t think they will, the party faces a massive challenge if it’s to be back in parliament come October this year.Depending on how the next few months shake down, we could reasonably expect Labour to drop a couple more points, and National to gain a couple more. If the Nats had a really disastrous time of things and were languishing at 30 percent, say... that might encourage a few blue voters to vote New Zealand First as a check on the left. But if National is anywhere near that 40% mark in the polls, which seems more likely, I think fewer National voters will be tempted to cast a ballot for Winston.   Of course, there will be opportunities to make noise. But some of those traditional bastions of New Zealand First populist rabble-rousing aren’t available in the same way they usually are. There’s not much point in rallying against immigration when our borders are closed. And I’m pretty sure everyone is onboard with buying local! If there is one issue yet to be sorted that has the potential to be red meat moment for New Zealand First voters, it’s probably the government-organised deal at Ihumatao. We know Labour’s MPs, the Kingitanga, and Fletchers are pretty much there, but that New Zealand First will not be happy about using taxpayer funds to sort it out. Maybe kicking up a fuss will buy them one or two percent.Or hey... maybe the Nats will offer Winston a deal in Northland. Matt King sits out and Shane Jones, presumably, wins the seat. Maybe Tracey Martin scores an upset in Ohariu. There are definitely paths to another term.But for all Winston Peters’ bluster, there is still no escaping the blunt truth of his predicament. He is 75-years-young, leading a party polling at under 2 percent. For all the things New Zealand First has achieved in coalition – and they’ve had more their way than any other party, including Labour – Winston Peters hasn’t yet been able to substantially progress his efforts to move Auckland’s Port. Even though the average voter mightn’t care that much... the Serious Fraud Office is still investigating his party’s foundation. We are 12 weeks from the election and you’d be a fool to rule out the survivor. But how many lives does this cat really have?

Topics - There has been roughly a doubling of people returning to the country last month, and modelling suggested there could be a 4 percent growth per fortnight on that. We speak to Associate Professor Lynn McBain about how to protect New Zealand as global infection rates soar. There could be a decision as early as next week about the future of disputed land at Ihumatao. RNZ understands a deal is close, with the land to be acquired under the Housing Act. Panellists Alexia Russell and Mike Smith discuss the story. Almost a year on from the introduction of the plastic bag ban, 400 breaches have been reported but no penalties or warnings have been issued, and much of our plastic waste is still shipped off overseas. We speak to plastics campaigner and environmental anthropologist Dr Trisia Farrelly.

RNZ understands a deal is close, with the land to be acquired under the Housing Act. 

NUKU is changing the narrative for and about indigenous women. If you haven't come across the wahine powerhouse that is Qiane Matata-Sipu yet, then you are in for a treat! Qiane is a skilled visual storyteller, staunch wahine Maori, manawhenua of Ihumatao, wife, Mama to a beautiful kotiro (girl), and co-founder of the SOUL campaign to save Ihumatao. In this podcast we talk about NUKU100, Qiane's passion project to profile and celebrate 100 kickass indigenous women through multiple mediums - photography, podcasts, exhibitions and a book. She's up to #23 or so now, and her journey so far is an interesting mix of responding to her tupuna (ancestors), finding funding for her cause, and learning to communicate in this new digital age. We also talk a bit about her personal journey through the fight for reclamation of land at Ihumatao. Get ready, Qiane will invigorate the sleepy parts inside of you. www.nukuwomen.co.nz

Politicians have had a chance to let their hair down at Waitangi.Shane Jones held a party last night, as the New Zealand First MP does every year.Newstalk ZB political reporter Aaron Dahmen told Kate Hawkesby MPs, politicians and dignitaries from Northland and across the country were there."It's a great opportunity for everyone to come together and talk in a social setting and have a good time, especially in a week which is full of action."Dahmen says grievances that could be aired today include issues of water rights, Whanau Ora funding and the Ihumatao dispute.LISTEN ABOVE

Labour's annual retreat, the Whanau ora dispute and a resolution to the long-running land dispute at Ihumatao draws near.

National’s ‘Strike Force Raptor’ goes after gangs. Canapés as suits mingle with Ihumatao frontline protectors at the Fletchers annual shareholders meeting. The Government gives the go ahead for prisoner voting and takes on more changes to worker’s rights. Produced & Edited by Adam Simpson Engineered by Brian Holloway Shot by Scarlett Wild A TVNZ Production

Thousands of supporters from Aotearoa and the world have been hosted at Ihumātao. For those who protect the land it has become more than a Māori issue.

Today we talked about Ihumatao and the her speech to New Zealand Warriors.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the six-part series, He Kākano Ahau Kahu Kutia challenges the assumption that to be urban and Māori means to be disconnected from your culture, she explores the nuance of Māori migration to the cities. Throughout the series Kahu travels to Christchurch, Wellington talking to young Māori who find cultural strength and identity in New Zealand's biggest cities. In this episode, in the wake of their recent Hikoi, she visits Ihumātao.

In the six-part series, He Kākano Ahau Kahu Kutia challenges the assumption that to be urban and Māori means to be disconnected from your culture, she explores the nuance of Māori migration to the cities. Throughout the series Kahu travels to Christchurch, Wellington talking to young Māori who find cultural strength and identity in New Zealand's biggest cities. In this episode, in the wake of their recent Hikoi, she visits Ihumātao.

A group of protesters is setting off on a 17 kilometre march from Ihumatao to the Prime Minister's electoral office in Mount Albert.Protestors will walk from Mangere to Mt Albert, to invite the Prime Minister to visit the contested land site in Auckland.But Jacinda Ardern is in Wellington and won't be at her electoral office to meet the hikoi.SOUL leader Pania Newton told Andrew Dickens the offer remains open to the Prime Minister to visit Ihumatao.She says Ardern deserves to come and share in what's she's described as a 'watershed' moment in the nation's history. "People will meet us along the way. There will still be a huge amount of people in attendance and we will still deliver our invitation."LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW ABOVE

A place where Maori first settled and thrived in New Zealand is the site of a proposed housing development. Protesters have been camping out at Ihumatao for almost three years. They want to halt plans to sell off the land that Maori people say was illegally seized by the government more than a century ago. Auckland city officials are in talks to try and resolve the dispute. At the same time, demonstrators are also calling for a change in the country’s child welfare system that puts Maori children in state care at a far greater rate than the rest of the population. We’ll hear more about New Zealand Maori people speaking out to protect sacred land and culture.

On this weeks podcast:Apologies for this week's podcast arriving a little later than you maybe expected it to be.I wanted to hear the Reserve Bank's OCR and pass comment. You may disagree but you can always email me why.Two mass murders in the United States within a short space of time has elevated the gun debate yet again. That discussion in all its rawness will prevail until the next election.Ihumatao is the focus of discussion with historian Michael Bassett. Michael was on the Waiting Tribunal when this particular claim arose.Carolyn, Mrs Producer, brings some good feedback.And, an analyses of news, who decides what constitutes news, from what angle, perspective and bias.

On the podcast this week -Ihumatao, what's it all about? Winston Peters says it's not another Bastion Point, some say it's a 'family' squabble, or is it a legal matter?Cometh the hour, cometh the man: Will Boris match my expectations? So far it's happy trails!‘Portia Faces Life'. Or Not? So who's Portia? Find out.I've had a number of requests to bring back Jonathan Urlich. So – he's back. A semi-retired investment banker with over 30 years' experience in global macro data points and commentary.And Mrs Producer with your feedback.Get in touch: Leighton@newstalkzb.co.nzHaven't listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click here

The head of the Maori Council says the impasse at Ihumātao is a broader issue than a dispute over historic Maori land.Thousands of protesters have descended on the South Auckland site, buoyed now the Prime Minister's stepped in to pause planned housing development.Maori Council head Matthew Tukaki told the Weekend Collective we need to have a broader national discussion about the pressures of population growth."This is not just a Maori issue. This is very much an issue for all New Zealanders to say what is the future of our country when it comes to population density, where we should be building, and what sites should we be protecting for future generations."He says that the land is significant to all New Zealanders, and likens building houses here as akin to demolishing Auckland Town Hall to build a casino. "This may be a Maori protest, but there is a broader national discussion to be had around planning and discussion by-laws." Tukaki says that successive governments have stuffed this up, but it dates back to the initial confiscation of the land in the 1860s. Former MP Hone Harawira told the Weekend Collective that he expects that the protesters will remain on the site for some time. "I don't think it's a case of winning or losing," he says, but he would like to see the Government and Fletchers come to a deal to return the land to other people.He thinks the Government could give Fletchers other land around the country in return for the land. 

The head of the Maori Council says the impasse at Ihumātao is a broader issue than a dispute over historic Maori land.Thousands of protesters have descended on the South Auckland site, buoyed now the Prime Minister's stepped in to pause planned housing development.Maori Council head Matthew Tukaki told the Weekend Collective we need to have a broader national discussion about the pressures of population growth."This is not just a Maori issue. This is very much an issue for all New Zealanders to say what is the future of our country when it comes to population density, where we should be building, and what sites should we be protecting for future generations."He says that the land is significant to all New Zealanders, and likens building houses here as akin to demolishing Auckland Town Hall to build a casino. "This may be a Maori protest, but there is a broader national discussion to be had around planning and discussion by-laws." Tukaki says that successive governments have stuffed this up, but it dates back to the initial confiscation of the land in the 1860s. Former MP Hone Harawira told the Weekend Collective that he expects that the protesters will remain on the site for some time. "I don't think it's a case of winning or losing," he says, but he would like to see the Government and Fletchers come to a deal to return the land to other people.He thinks the Government could give Fletchers other land around the country in return for the land. 

Back of the bus we are joined by Eric as we touch on the happenings at the Ihumatao protests going on right now and take a stab at the All Blacks draw against the Springboks before we cruise the rest of the way with memories as teens living in the 1990's out West Auckland. We also throw in a runner up to last episodes "Fia Poko Of The Week"....catch our bus on twitter @backofthe135 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/backofthe135/message

The head of the Maori Council says the impasse at Ihumātao is a broader issue than a dispute over historic Maori land.Thousands of protesters have descended on the South Auckland site, buoyed now the Prime Minister's stepped in to pause planned housing development.Maori Council head Matthew Tukaki told the Weekend Collective we need to have a broader national discussion about the pressures of population growth."This is not just a Maori issue. This is very much an issue for all New Zealanders to say what is the future of our country when it comes to population density, where we should be building, and what sites should we be protecting for future generations."He says that the land is significant to all New Zealanders, and likens building houses here as akin to demolishing Auckland Town Hall to build a casino. "This may be a Maori protest, but there is a broader national discussion to be had around planning and discussion by-laws." Tukaki says that successive governments have stuffed this up, but it dates back to the initial confiscation of the land in the 1860s. Former MP Hone Harawira told the Weekend Collective that he expects that the protesters will remain on the site for some time. "I don't think it's a case of winning or losing," he says, but he would like to see the Government and Fletchers come to a deal to return the land to other people.He thinks the Government could give Fletchers other land around the country in return for the land. 

772 zerstörte Karl der Große die Heiligen Haine und die Irminsul, den heiligen Weltbaum meiner Vorfahren in Deutschland. Im Jahr 782 wurden 4.500 Menschen an einem Tag getötet, weil sie ihre Stammestraditionen beibehielten und der christlichen Lehre nicht folgten.785 Karl der Große, der christliche Kaiser, zerstörte und sprengte Teile der heiligsten Stätte - die Externsteine. Widukind, der der weltliche und geistliche Führer war, gab nach, um sich taufen zu lassen, um sein Volk zu retten. Er wurde in einem Kloster eingesperrt und die Morde gingen weiter. Die Menschen wollten ihr Land und ihre Spiritualität nicht aufgeben.797 nach langen Kämpfen und aggressiven Missionstätigkeiten wurden mehr als 10.000 Menschen umgesiedelt und mussten das Land, auf dem sie geboren wurden, verlassen, um sich woanders niederzulassen.802 existierten die Stämme nicht mehr. Ihr spirituelles Erbe überlebte nur im Geheimen und ihre Traditionen wurden heimlich weitergegeben. Dies geschah innerhalb von nur 30 Jahren auf dem Land, das wir heute Deutschland nennen.Der ehemalige heilige Ort ist heute ein Ort der Vergnügung, ein gefälschter See hält die Menschen davon ab, die heiligen Höhlen zu betreten, und und ein ständig schreiender Lautsprecher zerstört bewusst die Stille und Heiligkeit. Ich gehe immer noch dorthin und verlasse mein Gebet. Ich weiß, dass andere es auch tun. Weil ich weiß, dass meine Vorfahren noch da sind.Aber ich sehe auch, dass wir alle noch immer darunter leiden, auch wenn wir uns nicht daran erinnern.Es ist schon einmal passiert und es wird wieder passieren. So wie es heute ist, genau jetzt. In Standing Rock, am Mauna Kea, in Ihumatao. Ich ehre die Krieger, die für ihr heiliges Land kämpfen. Ich stehe in Solidarität mit ihnen allen - zusammen mit meinen Vorfahren. Wir erinnern uns vielleicht nicht mehr, aber unsere Seele schon. Gemeinsam können wir die immer wiederkehrenden Fehler und die Brutalität der Geschichte stoppen. Es ist an der Zeit, sich daran zu erinnern, wer wir wirklich sind.Was kannst du tun? Teilen, Bewusstsein schaffen, spenden und Ihre Stimme erheben!Und dich daran erinnern, wer du wirkich bist und wer deine Vorfahren waren.