Podcasts about Pania Newton

Join Kathe Tawhiwhirangi as she has a kōrero with Derek Wenmoth, the founder of FutureMakers and principal consultant at Tātai Aho Rau Core Education. Derek and Kathe explore many topics in this podcast, such as the important, positive and recent shift of putting learners at the centre of our educational practices, as well as a growing understanding of the uniqueness of each individual ākonga. Derek also speaks briefly about education as a fundamental right for all, and what it means in today's educational landscape. This podcast also explores some of the overarching concepts explored by the first three Kaihautū | Keynote speakers of uLearn23: David Letele, Pania Newton, and Cha'nel Kaa-Luke. Themes of identity, adversity, and education spark the question of why some learners excel when others don't, and what educators can do to ensure that all ākonga succeed.

Join Gareth, Maraea, and Pania in a compelling dialogue as they explore sources of strength and resilience. In this insightful podcast, Pania Newton unpacks the profound impact of her experiences on shaping her identity and purpose. Emphasising the importance of embracing and learning from Aotearoa histories, Pania shares how this awareness has shaped her commitment to advocating for Māori rights and addressing injustices in Aotearoa.

Matt Renata has been a youth worker for many years and is now studying Christian theology through an indigenous lens - specifically a Māori and Pasifika lens. We talk about his years working with youth - how and why he got into it and what he learned about himself along the way. We talk about his exploration of his whakapapa (ancestry), and what a difference that has made to his life. And we dive into his theological study and hear about what he's studying and why it is bringing him so much life.  We also talk about Matt's involvement at Ihumātao - an area of land in Tamaki Makaurau (Auckland) that was set for development despite local Māori having ancestral claim to the land.  Last year a number of people, including Matt, headed to Ihumātao to protest the development and ask the government to step in.  Matt fills us in on some of the background of Ihumātao and why it was so important, and what his involvement was during the weeks of protest.  Find Matt on Instagram  To understand more about Ihumātao see Pania Newton's TedX Auckland talk on YouTube ___ Connect with me at downtoearthconversations.com or at: Facebook: facebook.com/downtoearth.conversations  Instagram: @downtoearth.conversations Email: downtoearth.conversations@gmail.com   Music by Strahan: Spotify: Strahan Facebook: facebook.com/StrahanMusic  or  facebook.com/commonerscommunion Instagram: @strahanmusic  or  @commoners_communion

In 2015, Save Our Unique Landscape (SOUL) formed to stop the development of 480 unaffordable homes on their land. In 2020 the New Zealand government bought the land from Fletchers, the company trying to develop it. We spoke with SOUL co-founder and spokesperson Pania Newton.The Māori TV documentary Ake Ake AkeYouTube playlist of short documentaries about and footage from the campaignThe campaigns own YouTube playlist featuring interviews with many membersPania's TedX talkChildren of Parihaka film trailerChe's Channel with a discussion of Te Whiti's legacyFollow us on Twitter...1/200 (@1of200podcast)Host Huw Morgan (@huwcmorgan) or (@blueprintspod)Support 1/200 on Patreon so we can build a left-wing media in NZThanks to Masarima and Clone Records for the title musicPlease leave us a 5* review, it helps other people find the podcast!

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.

Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson has defended the Government's decision to step in and buy Ihumātao, saying he was not willing to stand by and watch the issue get more and more divisive."It is the right thing to do. We had a situation that was on its way to being my generation's Bastion Point. I was not prepared, and the Government was not prepared to stand off to the side and allow what could have been a very divisive and destructive time to happen."Robertson also downplayed suggestions it set a precedent for the Crown intervening to return parcels of private land to Māori, saying it was an "innovative and unique solution for these unique circumstances".The deal to settle the issue at Ihumātao included the Government buying the land from Fletchers for $29.9 million – a sum Fletchers said would see it 'break even.' Robertson said it was an "appropriate price" for the land and the costs to Fletchers over the past few years since it bought it.It will be bought under the Government housing programme – and is intended to be used for housing.However, its final use and future ownership will be decided by a steering group made up of three representatives of the Ahi Kaa (occupiers of the land), two Kīngitanga and two from the Crown.The agreement leaves open the possibility of a future transfer of ownership to the tangata whenua, if that is what the group settles on.Robertson said that would be up for discussion, but if the land had been bought for housing it had to be used for housing purposes."If there were to be significantly different outcomes on the land beyond housing there would be other conversations to be had about funding."He said it was far too early to say whether the land would have to be purchased from the Crown, if that was the case.Soul co-founder Pania Newton said it was an important first step, and acknowledged the efforts of whanau and others who had maintained the occupation and pressure on the issue."We are relieved the Government has finally come out and made their announcement because that is the first step to healing the heartache that lies across this whenua."However, Newton said it was disappointing that the Government did not acknowledge it as a Treaty-related settlement, given the land was confiscated from Māori in the 1800s.Ihumātao had never been considered in a Treaty settlement because it had been private land since then and private land can not be used in settlements.The agreement specifically excludes the use of the land in any future Treaty settlement, or to try to re-open settlements that had already been concluded.Robertson rejected claims by National and Act that the deal set a precedent that would result in occupations of other private land in a bid to get a similar deal, or that it undermined the Treaty settlement process."This is a unique solution for this particular area. It is a unique settlement outside of the Treaty settlement process. We are not doing anything to unpick the Treaty settlement process."However, Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi said the deal should be taken as an "an important precedent" for the Crown addressing injustice by returning confiscated land to Māori outside of the Treaty settlement process."We know that there are many other 'Ihumātao' right around the country – sites of huge significance that mana whenua are fighting to have returned."It is the Māori Party position that no Treaty settlement is full and final if it is unjust, and that Treaty justice must mean the return of whenua Māori into the hands of whānau, hapū and iwi."Green co-leader Marama Davidson also referred to it as a settlement that righted an historic wrong – terminology often used with Treaty settlements.Robertson said Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern would take advice from Kīngitanga on when and whether it was appropriate for her to visit the site.The agreement estimates it could be up to five years before the steering group concludes its talks on the future use of...

The Government has purchased Ihumātao from Fletcher Building for $30 million - but it's too early to say if houses will end up there.Save Our Unique Landscape (SOUL) co-founder Pania Newton says the deal over Ihumātao was an important first step, and acknowledged the efforts of whānau and others who had maintained the occupation and kept up the pressure on the issue."We are relieved the Government has finally come out and made their announcement because that is the first step to healing the heartache that lies across this whenua."Newton said it would be up to whānau to decide what to do with the land, but she did not necessarily believe it should be used for more housing."Most conversations have been around preserving and protecting this cultural landscape."She was confident the Kīngitanga would handle the process of deciding who was ahi kaa well.Newton also said it was disappointing that the Government did not acknowledge it as a Treaty-related settlement, given the land was confiscated from Māori.Kingitanga spokesperson Rukumoana Schaafhausen told Heather du Plessis-Allan that it is too premature to say what will happen to the land, but it is too early to rule out housing going there."The parties have agreed to work together to, firstly, enhance and protect the whenua, and secondly to run a process that will determine the future use of that land, including housing and other options." She says that the role of kingitanga was to bring peace to the dispute, and that has been achieved today.

There's been a major breakthrough towards resolving the stand off over Ihumātao, with an initial deal expected to go to Cabinet today. RNZ understands the deal is for Fletcher Building to sell the land to the government, the first step in reaching a resolution; with agreement from Fletchers and, on behalf of mana whenua, Kiingitanga. While this would take Fletchers out of the picture, more work to then decide how the government and mana whenua reach a final agreement about the land would likely still have to be done. Pania Newton, spokesperson for Save Our Unique Landscape, which led the movement against the development, speaks to Susie Ferguson.

The leader of the occupation movement at Ihumātao is concerned if legislation is passed to fast track resource consents, significant Māori heritage sites may be destroyed.  Cabinet has approved a new act, due to be passed in June, which would take away the ability of the public and councils to have an input into large shovel ready projects the government wishes to fast-track to stimulate the economy.  However, land returned via Treaty settlements would be protected from development, and those exercising the act would still need to "take into account" the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.  That doesn't provide any resassurance to Save Our Unique Landscape leader Pania Newton, who says it was a lack of public consultation that lead to the situation at Ihumātao.  She is concerned shovel ready projects may involve Ihumātao or other significant Māori land sites.   

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.

Mediawatch's weekly catch up with Lately. This week Jeremy Rose talks to Karyn Hay about a new series of in-depth interviews with indigenous leaders; the latest long-form journalism offering from BWB Texts, the indigenous-led protests in Ecuador, and the under-reporting of one aspect of Turkey's assault on the Kurds in Syria.

Mediawatch's weekly catch up with Lately. This week Jeremy Rose talks to Karyn Hay about a new series of in-depth interviews with indigenous leaders; the latest long-form journalism offering from BWB Texts, the indigenous-led protests in Ecuador, and the under-reporting of one aspect of Turkey's assault on the Kurds in Syria.

Pania Newton, the public face of SOUL - Save our Unique Landscapes - discusses her upbringing and what drives her to protect her village at Ihumātao in Māngere.

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

Donate to, and materially help, the Protect Ihumatao campaign here: https://donate.actionstation.org.nz/saveihumatao   The Shit Hot People's Politburo podcast interview with Pania Newton (as mentioned in the show) is here: https://soundcloud.com/peoples-politburo/episode-24-protect-ihumatao-an-interview-with-pania-newton-other-shpp-nonsense   Follow Kate on Twitter @yardsoflenin Follow Emmy on Twitter @cannibality Follow Organize Aotearoa on Twitter @orgaotearoa   Learn more and follow the campaign at   https://www.protectihumatao.com   Follow, connect with, and support Kate and Emmy's organization, Organize Aotearoa here: https://www.facebook.com/OrganiseAotearoa/   Outro Music: "Ka Manu"    --------------------- Learn more about and support Rev Left Radio here: www.RevolutionaryLeftRadio.com 

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The cops have been called in and battle lines have been drawn. The mana whenua of Ihumātao have called on their friends and allies to protect this sacred land from destruction and desecration. In Episode 24, we spoke to Pania Newton from SOUL, one of the leaders of the land protection movement. You can listen to the episode here: https://soundcloud.com/peoples-politburo/episode-24-protect-ihumatao-an-interview-with-pania-newton-other-shpp-nonsense In this episode, Ti and Emmy discuss the recent developments, the use of police, as well as community and government responses. Speaking from the barricades at Ihumātao, Emmy gives an inspiration retelling of the story of struggle so far. We hope this will be the first part of an ongoing, daily series from the front lines at Ihumātao. This struggle is fundamentally important. If you can come to Ihumātao, please do. If you can’t, please share this and all other propaganda to get the word out. If you can, please donate to SOUL to fund the ongoing occupation. Bank: Kiwibank Name: SOUL Account: 38-9017-0062452-00 From overseas, you’ll also need: SWIFT CODE: KIWINZ22 Currency: NZD Bank Address: Level 1, 727 Waterloo Quay City: Wellington Country: New Zealand SOUL’s address: 1 Ihumatao Quarry Road, Auckland, New Zealand This series will also cost us a fair bit of money. We want to be able to continue to pay our editor a fair wage, so please either sign up to our Patreon (https://patreon.com/peoplespolitburo ) or give to our bank account directly: SHPP 12-3427-0230757-01

Lisa, was the ASB (Auckland Savings Bank) Business Women of the Year 2001 and ‘Her Business Magazine’ - business woman of the year for the North Island 2001-2. Liz, is a former TVNZ Presenter and Radio NZ host and prior to working in the Media, she used her law degree to practise commercial litigation and to teach the Law Professionals course at Auckland University. Both Lisa and Liz have been immersed in current affairs, and in this passionate interview share some of their perspectives of what is happening in NZ today. I enjoyed intervening these two very capable women who are prepared to offer a broad critique of where we are going as a country. Lisa leads with the insect disappearance both local and global and what this could foretell. She mentions that our planet will survive, but we as a species may not and then goes on to say that we have to take action, by educating New Zealanders  of the issues. Liz talks about the lobbyists in NZ that convince the country to continue to use pesticides - that nature is taking the onslaught of a chemical assault and that we are witnessing the decline in so many health indicators - from human to the vegetable and animals that as she and Lisa as mothers - wanting healthy children have to become far more aware and then take action. Liz cited a test report in Oakland California that located 14 chemical pesticides in all the people in the region - yet in one week when these tested people moved to an organic diet there was a marked decrease in the amount of chemicals found in their bodies. Stating that if we take remedial action and ingest quality organic food we can start to clean up our body.  She noted that chemicals increase the risk of autism, cancer, Parkinson’s disease and infertility. So our body is very responsive when commit to turn things around with an organic diet. Note detox’s are vital if one wants to speed up the cleansing of our body. Liz, we have done well for centuries and millennia without sprays - so why have we been 'taken in' by chemical sprays?  Lisa said that the liver from NZ farm animals has to be destroyed as it cannot be sold for public or even animal consumption, due to the fact that it is contaminated with agricultural farm fertilisers and chemicals. Note: GreenplanetFM’s radio interview of Debbie Swanwick originally of Soil and Health mentions that huge areas of hectares in the Waikato are closed off due to toxic soils as a result of cadmium from super phosphates. Lisa ups the conversation saying that she has just started a FaceBook Group called 'Survival Movement New Zealand' - factoring the possibility of biodiversity collapse and  preparing our country for all contingencies, at the same time keeping us free from pollution - including car and cow farts plus exhaust fumes (I left this in Lisa as it sounded funny and it was real too!) https://www.facebook.com/groups/470181836848018/?multi_permalinks=480918595774342%2C480917422441126¬if_id=1551823313432718¬if_t=group_activity Climate Effects. Realising there could be larger storms etc including drought, floods and in particular factor food shortages in there as well. Especially later into the next decade. Fuel - petrol and distribution of food across the country. (which we need to diversify as we can now grow most food here in NZ, except equatorial food. Lisa mentions that NZ needs to find another agricultural or horticultural product to grow and Liz mentions that hemp could really be a major crop for NZ as the climate is ideal for this very versatile cash crop. She mentions www.plantculture.nz - and Cameron Sims a dear friend of hers who is out there showing the way with hemp, health and environment. Be it 'hemp heart' or oil with 3,6 and 9 Omega fats. Liz also laments the fact that the baby boomers of NZ had so many freedoms, free university, (no conscription) and with Tim concurring - there appears so much apparent selfishness today by many of the baby boomers. When we need to be getting alongside the 'millennials' and assist them to rescue, innovative and regenerate cool green ideas and ideals. Need for Conscious Action from the Current NZ Government Liz states that Jascinda Adhern, our new female PM could have come through with a clean broom with really fresh policies and she says that the longer we go, we seem to be watching a replay of Obama in America (hear! hear!)  - when she thought Obama would bring through a JFK moment (John Fitzgerald Kennedy) - (we all did) - but as we can see - nothing really came of Obama's presidency and he just more or less carried on like a Republican. Note, no one from Wall Street and Goldman Sachs - was prosecuted or jailed. etc etc. Foreign Relations. Venezuela comes up and Lisa says that the sanctions imposed by the USA has caused huge social problems and that is possibly one of the major reasons Venezuela is struggling with upheaval!  Liz then says have we not seen this all before a oil rich country that the US is going to rescue and turn it into a “democracy!” Caveat Emptor - let the buyer beware! https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/29/venezuela-crisis-new-zealand-guaido-interim-president Neo Liberalism comes up for some conscious criticism and it does fall short when we look at the state of the casino economy that is being run from New York bankers, and London. Business Matters Lisa as a business woman always paid her employees above the minimum wage and that was near on 20 years ago when. For example, she paid the dishwashers $2.00 above the minimum wage. Covering more suitable business models, remuneration that is fair, share ownership by workers etc. Cooperatives and looking at Trust banks, Mutual Insurance Societies,, Building societies, Trust Hotels, and farmers cooperatives - the big one today being Fonterra - while the NZ farmers now keep a very wary eye on it, so as it will not be hijacked, by moneyed interests. Also money creation by private banks creating money out of thin air - by doing a simple computer input of the money that is required to loan a citizen. Lisa has done a number of GreenplanetFM.com radio interviews on this subject. (do a search) This interview covers: The Christchurch rebuild after the Earthquake. Many people are unhappy with what has happened. Women run businesses. In most cases women have a duty of care that benefits society. That employing unemployed who are emotional damaged is very challenging. That we have a situation were we have an underfunded NZ educational system. This is an urgent challenge as the youth of today will be our leaders of tomorrow.  Teaching self responsibility rather than victimhood. This was an important subject. The teaching of 'garden to table' in South Auckland schools with children learning about food growing and preparation, is vital for healthy body and especially healthy minds.   Ihamatao in Mangere - A present day Maori land battle to keep their land that is raging as you read this. As the land is being taken over by Fletcher building.   https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12208671   Pania Newton, Maori activist, doing her best to save this sacred Maori land that goes back to the earliest arrivals from Hawaii, with its rich and fertile soils and its deep Wairua, or soulful heritage for all Maori. The huge vision is to save this land from Fletchers’ developers and then to turn this whenua into a food forest, which can be enjoyed by New Zealanders of all ethnicities, and through which a sense of deep community can be built ... Please sign up and register your support for keeping the land in Maori hands. Health camps were situated all around NZ over 75 years ago that took in underprivileged children and fed and housed them well - and the kids could play and explore nature. We then to our surprise find that it was started by Liz’s great Aunt, Dr Elisabeth Gunn after World War 1.   Underfunding health issues - especially with children was another concern that needs to be addressed in depth, across the whole of NZ. Capital Gains Tax, NZ is one of the few developed countries that does not have a capital gains tax, especially with the buying and selling of houses. Higher taxes were mentioned and agreed that there is room to tax the rich, where 60 years ago very well off people were paying 70 cents in the dollar tax and even more. Neo liberalism and selfishness and Socialism - sharing and cooperation? Wa also broached. Pulling together for the earth Papatunauku. (Maori for Mother Earth) Becoming aware that it's our Earth that is the provider of life. As our planet lends us a body, free air, free rainwater and until recently a free food chain. The realisation that we have become disconnected from the source form which we spring. Transcending victimhood. This is a biggy. That there has to be far more loving relationships in parenting and modelling good values to our children, Mike King - about youth suicide, that NZ has a massive problem with youth staking their lives, when in fact we have one of the best countries on earth in which to live and bring up children. But, due to NZ becoming a Neo Liberal experiment, surreptitiously implemented by Roger Douglas Minister of Finance for the 4th Labour Government in 1984. Then there was a resurgence  of Neo Liberalism continued under the Key government for 3 terms, ending in 2017. Naturally, with the time constraints of one hour for this interview there was a great number of subjects that were never mentioned let alone covered. However, if we love our children it is essential that all adults of NZ need to be looking to address the serious challenges that are present in out 21st century society. That these issues be addressed and that the changes needed, have to come up from the grass roots - from the neighbourhood and localised community.  It is only when we come together as family, friends, neighbourhood and community can we realise the dynamics of connection, innovation, cooperation and collaboration. Consciousness and Spirituality. Lisa, mentions that we have to become far more aware of our actions and consciously more cognizant of our choices for the future. Liz then asks about the deeper question of why are we here and what is our purpose in this lifetime? She then states her belief that we live beyond the death of our physical body, and Lisa concurs and I, as the interviewer jump in and agree with them both. This is a subject that I dearly want to do a program or three on in the near future. That the imperative is that all our decisions have to be conscious ones, and that for the future of our civilisation, service to self needs to fall away as we collaborate as a global family into service towards the whole. At heart most kiwis, want a far better world to live in, especially for all children. However we have to realise that deep change can only happen when the people, lead - for when we do - that is when the politicians follow. Note that when ordinary people across Aotearoa NZ came together in groups and small organisations and cooperatively worked together at a local level where suburbs, councils, towns, cities and regions finally enacted Nuclear Free Zones, that when they numbered over 67% of the population, then, and only then, did it give the ‘mandate’ to Prime Minister David Lange (of the Labour Party) the power to make it Law across the whole nation that NZ became a "Nuclear Free Country." This ideal is slowly coming into being to NZ to become a GE and GMO Free country with all of Northland now classified as GE Free as well as the Hastings District in the Hawkes Bay.  Though new technologies like CRISPR – are being deployed to get around laws and GE Free areas.   https://www.ourplanet.org/greenplanetfm/jonathan-latham-phd-the-dangers-of-gene-editing-and-gene-drives Though this was not mentioned in this interview, Both Lisa, Liz (and Tim) know of, or are in some way supporting a move towards a "5 G Wireless Free Country" as the information coming from courageous scientists, and academics state that this technology is detrimental to not only human health but all biological health across all of nature - globally.  When you listen to this interview of Lisa and Liz, you realise how fortunate that we have two passionate and compassionate women not only supporting this program, but also that as they live here in NZ they are dedicated to doing their constant best to ensure that we have a free, regenerating environment, community that will be here for all children and biota …