Podcasts about Parihaka

In this podcast, Professor Richard Shaw whose great-grandfather took part in the 1881 invasion of Parihaka pā and farmed land taken from Taranaki iwi, discusses the entanglement of the small histories of settler families with the large history of the colonisation of Aotearoa New Zealand. On the morning of 5 November 1881, an Irishman called Andrew Gilhooly formed up alongside other members of the Armed Constabulary at the entrance to Parihaka pā. He was there for the invasion, the occupation and — much later — for the farming of land taken from Taranaki iwi. But those events dropped out of the family stories handed down to Gilhooly's descendants. In this presentation, Richard Shaw, one of those descendants, explores the possible reasons for and purposes of this historical amnesia, and discusses the entanglement of the small histories of settler families with the large history of the colonisation of Aotearoa New Zealand. He also discusses his book, The Unsettled: Small Stories of Colonisation (MUP, 2024), which features stories shared by New Zealanders who are trying to figure out how to live well with their own pasts, their presents and their possible futures explores the layered histories embedded in three landscapes in the city. Richard Shaw is a professor of politics at Massey University, where he teaches New Zealand politics and undertakes research on political advisers in the executive branch of government. His publications include The Edward Elgar Handbook on Ministerial and Political Advisers (2023) and Core Executives in a Comparative Context (with K. Koltveitt, 2022). His work has been published in journals such as Governance, Public Administration, Parliamentary Affairs, and Public Management Review. He is also the author of two books that address matters of memory and forgetting amongst settler families in Aotearoa New Zealand — The Forgotten Coast (2021) and The Unsettled: Small Stories of Colonisation (2024) — both published by Massey University Press. The talk was recorded live at the National Library of New Zealand on 1 May 2024, as part of the Public History Talks series, a collaboration between the Alexander Turnbull Library and Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Download a transcript of this talk (PDF)

When it comes to history lessons, our schools are focussing too much on local and Māori history, leaving out things like national and global history.  That's what's come through in a report out today from the Education Review Office. But, as someone who studied history at school and came away ignorant of a lot of New Zealand's history, I don't see what the problem is.  When I first went to live in London, it used to amaze me talking to English people about stuff they did at school and how —when it came to history— whole classes would shoot over the English Channel to European countries on school trips.  And when it comes to history, Europe is full of it, isn't it?  And when I think back to my history lessons here in New Zealand, all I can remember is studying the apartheid system in South Africa during the 5th form, and there was a bit of European history in there somewhere, as well. Stuff that went down in Constantinople - that sort of thing.  This was in Dunedin. And do you think there was anything in those history lessons about the Otago gold rush or anything about Ngāi Tahu?   I did know about the first shipment of refrigerated meat from Port Chalmers in February 1882 that Mike Hosking mentioned when he was talking to Education Minister Erica Standford this morning. But that wasn't something I learned at school. I just picked that up. Like you do with a lot of history.  But was there anything in those history lessons I did about the gold rush or Ngāi Tahu? Of course, there wasn't. Which meant that people of my generation grew up not knowing what we should know about our country's history.  Fast-forward 30-plus years, and it was only when I was doing some te reo lessons that I heard anything about Ngāi Tahu's history on Banks Peninsula.  And that experience of mine is exactly why the history curriculum in New Zealand schools was changed. To make sure that we don't have future generations of New Zealanders growing up, like I did, pretty much ignorant of a lot of New Zealand's history.  Problem is, the curriculum teachers have been working to isn't really a curriculum. It's more of the usual head office education waffle. Which has meant it's been up to schools themselves to develop their own history curriculums and it seems that their default has been to focus on local and Māori history, leaving out things like national and global history.  That's what the Education Review Office is saying today.   But, as far as I'm concerned, what kids need to know is the stuff I didn't know about when I left school.   Example: Parihaka. Nothing was taught to me at school about the invasion of the western Taranaki Māori settlement of Parihaka by about 1600 government troops.  The settlement was where Māori had gone to be part of a peaceful resistance to the confiscation of Māori land. But on 5th November, 1881, the troops were sent in.   How ironic is that? On 5th November we get the fireworks out because 400-odd years ago old Guy Fawkes tried to blow-up the British Parliament. But, on the same date, it's the anniversary of the Parihaka invasion.   But do we ever hear anything about that on 5th November? Of course, we don't. That's because we're obsessed with the history of other countries - when we should be more obsessed with our own history.  And we're not. Because we haven't been taught it. Until now. But, apparently, that's not a good thing.  Where I would agree with the Education review Office, is that there needs to be some sort of re-balancing of the history curriculum. Because you're not going to hear me argue that kids shouldn't be taught about things like the Holocaust, or 9/11, or the ‘87 sharemarket crash and what it meant here in New Zealand. And yes, maybe even the first shipment of refrigerated meat from Port Chalmers in February 1882.  But you're also not going to hear me argue that we should be ditching Māori history or really local history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Taranaki designer will showcase a collection inspired by the story of Parihaka at the Melbourne Fashion Festival. Vince Ropitini's "Art of Passive Resistance" collection will show on the Global Indigenous Runway as part of the independent programme. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin caught up with the designer.

A Parihaka kaumatua hopes a 70-kilometre swathe of the Taranaki coastline will eventually become a mātaitai or customary fishing reserve. Mahara Okeroa was instrumental in putting in place a rāhui on the taking of seafood along the coastline and getting it legally recognised. Our Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more

This week we were learning from a video about parihaka, this recording is Danyons introduction and discussion afterwards. Here is the link to watch the video for context: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ut6DCslkr8Q&si=Qo1WRPNqJEeFRDfc This can be a emotionally heavy subject so be mindful of your own headspace before/while listening.

For more than 150 years, five carved panels that once formed the back wall of a pātaka, slept in a small swamp just north of Waitara. The carvings, which uri of Taranaki now call the Motunui Epa, emerged from their long sleep in 1971 setting off an extraordinary chain of events that would take them around the world and back again. In this talk, Dr Rachel Buchanan will discuss how unearthing the government records has changed the way she works as a historian, taking her much closer to the power of the underground and the sovereignty that exists, undiminished beneath our feet.  This work resulted in her book Te Motunui Epa (BWB Books, 2022). This talk was recorded on 15 May 2023 at the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa.  Dr Rachel Buchanan (Taranaki, Te Ātiawa) is the author of three books that explore Taranaki histories, including the invasion of Parihaka. Her new book, Te Motunui Epa (BWB Books, 2022), was shortlisted for the 2023 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards in the illustrated non-fiction category. Along with Hana Buchanan and Debbie Broughton, Rachel is also member of Te Aro Pā poets. A former journalist, Rachel has also documented the collapse of newspapers in the history-memoir, Stop Press: the last days of newspapers. Download a transcript of this talk: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/files/pdfs/new-lenses-history-talk-rachel-buchanan-transcript.pdf

Conversations on human rights in our country

This is a very special episode as we prepare to remember the crown invasion of Parihaka on November 5th, 1881.  If you don't know the story of Parihaka, you may wish to pause the episode and follow the links below to read a little about what happened.  But the short of it was that the Crown ordered troops to invade Parihaka in response to the people of Parihaka showing active non-violent resistance to the confiscation of their lands, and the response of the people of Parihaka was kindness and intentional non-violence. Today's guest, Puna Wano-Bryant, is from Parihaka, and a couple of years ago led the team who engaged with the Crown to negotiate a Crown apology for the atrocities committed in its name. With a background in law and arts, Puna has been actively pursuing justice for Māori in a range of ways for many years. We talk about her identity as Māori, her passion for justice, Māori wards in local elections, and what it was like to negotiate with the Crown and receive an apology. Read about the story of Parihaka at parihaka.maori.nz/history or nzhistory.govt.nz/occupation-pacifist-settlement-at-parihaka See the trailer for the film The Children of Parihaka here. Read about Minister Finlayson's book, Yes Minister, that Puna refers to here. And connect with Puna on Instagram  ___ 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 this episode, Em and Caz shine some light on biblical figures who are “disappeared” when their victimization and violation are overlooked or ignored by readers of the Bible. They focus particularly on biblical narratives of genocide, colonialism, wartime rape, and sex trafficking, making connections with more recent examples of these various forms of violence. They also take a deep dive into “missing white woman syndrome,” exploring the ways that some victims of violence - both biblical and contemporary - are “disappeared” by virtue of their being painted as less “worthy” of attention than others.Find us on Twitter @BloodyBiblePod, on Facebook @TheBloodyBiblePodcast, and on Instagram @bloodybiblepodcast. You can also email the podcast at BloodyBiblePodcast@gmail.com.Our podcast music is ‘Stalker' by Alexis Ortiz Sofield, courtesy of Pixabay music https://pixabay.com/music/search/stalker/ Our podcast art was created by Sarah Lea Westhttps://www.instagram.com/sarahleawest.art/?fbclid=IwAR0F4i-R7JpRePmm8PmGta_OkOCWa-kMjR3QGSSeOKi6SWNrCk3rA5VuIZk Resources for this episodeBBC, “Canada: 751 unmarked graves found at residential school.”https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57592243CBC, “Missing and Murdered: Finding Cleo” podcast.https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/148-missing-murdered-finding-cleo Shannon Haunui-Thompson and Robin Martin, “Tears as Crown apologises for Parihaka atrocities.” Radio New Zealand, 9 June 2017.https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/332613/tears-as-crown-apologises-for-parihaka-atrocities A.Skylar Joseph, “A Modern Trail of Tears: The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women(MMIW) Crisis in the US.” Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine 79 (2021), article 102136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2021.102136 Taima Moeke-Pickering, Sheila Cote-Meek, and Ann Pegoraro, “Understanding the ways missing and murdered Indigenous women are framed and handled by social media users.” Media International Australia 169.1 (2018) 54–64.National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, Canada. ‘What we have learned.” 2015.https://nctr.ca/records/reports/ Native Hope, “Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.”https://www.nativehope.org/en-us/understanding-the-issue-of-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women New Zealand History, “Invasion of pacifist settlement at Parihaka.” https://nzhistory.govt.nz/occupation-pacifist-settlement-at-parihaka Andrea Smith, “Not an Indian Tradition: The Sexual Colonization of Native Peoples.” Hypatia 18.2 (2003), 70-85.https://vawnet.org/material/not-indian-tradition-sexual-colonization-native-peoples R. S. Sugirtharajah, Voices from the Margin: Interpreting the Bible in the Third World. Orbis, 2006.Rhys Jones, “Rongoā – medicinal use of plants - The impact of colonisation.” [details of the Tohunga Suppression Act]. Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/rongoa-medicinal-use-of-plants/page-5. Support ServicesList of sexual assault support services (NZ) - https://sexualabuse.org.nz/resources/find-sexual-assault-support-near-you/ TOAH-NNEST (NZ) https://toah-nnest.org.nz/get-help National Indigenous Women's Resource Centre (North America)https://www.niwrc.org/resources/topic/sexual-violence RAINN (USA) - https://www.rainn.org/ Rape Crisis (UK) - https://rapecrisis.org.uk/ Rape Crisis Scotland -​​ https://www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk/ Full Stop (Australia) - https://fullstop.org.au/ International list of hotlines, crisis centers, and other resources organized by location - https://pandys.org/forums/index.php?/forum/42-public-resources/

Tomorrow the country celebrates the rise of Matariki, but for a good many iwi and hapu, the new year was a couple of weeks ago. Along the west coast and in parts of the far north and the south their tohu of the new year is Puanga. And with a national public holiday for Matariki, there's an extra challenge of making sure their day isn't homogenised. Maori news reporter Jamie Tahana got his red bands on and went to Parihaka, which celebrates Puanga.

with Rev. Clay Nelson. Recorded at Auckland Unitarian Church 6th March 2022 Ukraine national anthem - https://youtu.be/HJBdn_O1gwo I find myself in a conundrum. One of the chief reasons amongst many that drew me to live in Aotearoa New Zealand was its long history of nonviolence, beginning with the Moriori of the Chatham Islands. They once were warriors but chose to become warriors for peace. They paid a high price when more violent and aggressive Māori invaded the islands. Gandhi considered them greater geniuses than Isaac Newton. Then there is the moving story of Parihaka. Te Whiti-o-Rongomai and Tohu Kākahi preached a gospel of non-violent resistance to European settlement on confiscated Māori land, and more than 2,000 followers came to live at their community at Parihaka. They passively resisted the surveying of their land for European settlement by ploughing it. On 5 November 1881, about 1600 volunteers and Constabulary Field Force troops marched on Parihaka. Several thousand Māori sat quietly on the marae as singing children greeted the force with songs. For more information, see:- https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/come-dream-a-dream-with-me/

As we listen to more of Jesus's sermon on the plain, John wonders who are my enemies, and what does it mean to love them? The Parihaka story helps us see this teaching as how we are to live God's non-violent resistance to all that seeks to destroy life giving community. AS MLK says, we are to be extremists for love: blessing, giving, praying for and living for those beyond our borders.In light of that:·         who are our enemies? ·         what does it mean to love, do good, bless, and pray for them

While the Ministry of Education works on a new curriculum to teach Aotearoa's history in schools, the fight is on for what that taught history should be. Dr Richard Shaw is a Professor of Politics at Massey University and has been grappling with the legacy of his family in a short memoir titled The Forgotten Coast. It's a memoir of his own life, but also an investigation into how his families ended up where they did, with what they had. It's a story that tracks from Parihaka to Palmerston North and Richard joins Kathryn to talk about negotiating pakeha identity and understanding the histories that inform our present.

‘Been here, done that' is a mini-series reflecting on five stories from church history and their wisdom for today. This weekend Vivek and Elianna Gabriel are sending the third Sunday Epistle of the series, looking at the story of the Parihaka community. They are taking us to a story of our own land and history, of a community who embodied the way of peace and putting into practice the peacemaking value of the gospel.

John begins by talking about some of the commemorations  going on around this Sunday: and uses them as a way of helping us own our sense of anxiety and grief at where we are at with covid right nowHe looks at Ruth and what she offers us as an example of how to respond to our own grief, frustration, and questions, and in doing so honours and gives space to their grief, anger, and questions, and provides a model in how Naomi and Ruth cling to each other as they find their way through this.Take time to name your own grief, anxiety, and questions How are we making sense of what is happening, Who are we “clinging to” as we negotiate our way through this? The notes for this sermon can be found here

‘Been here, done that' is a mini-series reflecting on five stories from church history and their wisdom for today. This weekend Vivek and Elianna Gabriel are sending the third Sunday Epistle of the series, looking at the story of the Parihaka community. They are taking us to a story of our own land and history, of a community who embodied the way of peace and putting into practice the peacemaking value of the gospel.

Your free classical podcast this month is Remember Parihaka by Anthony Ritchie, played by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya.

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!

Whānau at the isolated Parihaka settlement in Taranaki say they are well set up to keep vulnerable members of the community safe during lockdown. About 30 people live permanently at Parihaka, first established by the pacifist prophets Te Whiti-o-Rongomai and Tohu Kākahi in the mid 1860s. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more.

Naomi Nicholas works for Karuwhā Trust.  She is part of helping facilitate learning and understanding about Te Tiriti o Waitangi, a.k.a. the Treaty of Waitangi, particularly amongst non-Māori. For those of you overseas and unfamiliar with it, Te Tiriti is the treaty that was signed between the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand, and the British Crown in 1840.  It is also a treaty that was then repeatedly breached by the colonisers, resulting in much pain and loss for Māori.  Yet, understood well it is a great platform from which to work towards reconciliation and even justice.  Naomi shares about what she does in her role, what she notices about the revelations people have on their journeys, how non-Maori can appropriately learn the true history of this nation without simply consuming and taking all over again, and what hope she sees for the future of this country. To read more about Parihaka Pā or to watch The Children of Parihaka documentary, head to https://nzhistory.govt.nz/occupation-pacifist-settlement-at-parihaka There are a few Māori terms in the episode today - I've tried to capture them below with basic translations (with the help of maoridictionary.co.nz).  In order of their mention in the episode the following terms are used... Awa - river  Maunga - mountain Pākehā - non-Māori (usually Caucasian)  Kaupapa - reason for being  Kaumātua - adult, elder - a person of status within the whānau (family), family group (hapu) or iwi (tribe). Kuia - elderly woman Haerenga - journey Whānau - extended family  Whakapapa - genealogy Tangata Tiriti - person of the treaty.   Tangata whenua - people of the land (indigenous people) Tūrangawaewae - a standing, a place of standing Te Pūtake o te Riri - a day commemorating the beginning of the land wars in Taranaki, New Zealand Parihaka - a settlement in Taranaki that was the site of violent assault by the Crown, met with non-violent response by the Māori residents.  Hīkoi - walk Whenua - land Karuwhā - literally 'four eyes'. The nickname given to missionary Henry Williams who helped write the Māori version of the treaty.  Whaea - mother, aunty, sometimes for a woman simply as a term of endearment  Rōpu - group Whakaiti - belittle, disparage, diminish, cheapen Kāinga - home Hapu - sub-tribe Iwi - tribe Hui - meeting, gathering, assembly Ngā mihi nui ki a koe - thank you   Find Karuwhā Trust at karuwha.org.nz or at: Facebook: facebook.com/Karuwha Instagram: @karuwha_trust ___ 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  

Tuhi-Ao Bailey (Ngāti Mutunga, Te Ātiawa, Taranaki) is a kaitiaki dedicated to our Taiao. The Parihaka pā trustee supports hapū, marae and Māori landowners with water, fish and flora monitoring, as well as riparian planting and pest control. She is a passionate climate change champion and gardener who has helped set up maara and tree nurseries with a number of roopu, while also incorporating Indigenous planting practices into her own backyard. She is known to many by her Pākehā ingoa, Emily. However in recent years she has actively sought to Indigenise her world even more, nurturing her reo Māori, receiving her moko kauae, and leading with her ingoa taketake. In this episode we talk about her mahi as an iwi representative and her many years of advocacy, activism and action. We discuss the importance of whenua, growing kai and the effects of climate change. Tuhi Ao also shares an intimate insight into what it was like to be abruptly thrown into the public eye on October 15, 2007, and how Taranaki has helped heal her and find strength in her identity as a wahine Māori.

The Māori Party is back and louder than ever. The co-leaders, supported by hundreds who travelled the length of the island to be at Parliament today, made their maiden speeches in the House this afternoon. It was pride that Rawiri Waititi sung of as he rose to his feet. Then came the reason the Māori Party is in Parliament, and a challenge. Following a powerful waiata and haka, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer stood to make her maiden speech. She got straight to the point. Ms Ngarewa-Packer went on to reflect on her family's connections to Parihaka, the Poi E Māori Club and being the daughter of an Irish Pākehā woman and a Māori dad. Those who had travelled to witness the Māori Party return joined together in a huge show of support.

The invasion of the pacifist settlement of Parihaka under its leaders Tohu and Te Whiti was a travesty - involving questionable law making by the settler government. Kelli has a look into the historic incident. Hosted by Kelli Pike, this is a magazine style programme, centred on life in Hamilton (the Tron).

Coming up on Te Waonui - a leading maori nurse faces targetted online abuse, Ngai Tahu takes legal action against the Crown over fresh water and we remember the invasion of Parihaka 139 years on.

Today marks 139 years since the invasion of Parihaka. Our reporter Ella Stewart spoke with activist Lourdes Vano and historian Rachel Buchanan about the significance of this day in New Zealand history.

On this day in 1881, the Maori settlement Parihaka in Taranaki, was invaded. About 1600 troops marched onto the village and were greeted by children while several thousand villagers sat quietly singing on the marae. Parihaka's leaders were arrested and the village was destroyed. Dr Rachel Buchanan is a New Zealand historian based in Melbourne who has family links to Parihaka

Parihaka & Non Violence - Tonga Karena Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

Coming up on Te Waonui - the Waitangi Tribunal continues to hear from social workers, and former wards of the state about how to overhaul Oranga Tamariki -- new figures show a massive rise in the number of Māori enrolling to vote this election -- and those who have stolen tāonga from Parihaka sitting on their mantelpiece are being told to return them.

Taonga stolen during the invasion of Parihaka remain in vaults and on mantlepieces of Nelson homes. About 200 of the 1600 constabulary and volunteers who destroyed the unarmed Taranaki township 139 years ago, were from Nelson and Marlborough. During the plunder soldiers also took souvenirs, some of which are still held by their descendants. As RNZ's Nelson-Marlborough reporter Tracy Neal found out, they're now being asked to do the right thing and return them.

On the pod today: water has been discovered on the moon, does this make a lunar outpost a reality? A call for taonga taken from Parihaka 139 years ago to be returned; and is it time to get rid of the controversial Three Strikes Law, the government said it wasn't a priority before the election - but is it back on the table?

What & Why with Rachel Knight. What happened at Parihaka and why is this significant? If it’s such a tragic and monumental part of our history, why do you think it isn’t as well recognized as something like Waitangi day? A podcast presented by Rachel Knight featuring Steve to discuss Parihaka and the musical he has created to tell the story.

There are two important historical dates in NZ, these are 1835 and 1840. With Captain Cook’s arrival in 1769 he put New Zealand firmly on the world map. This then started a chain of events that to this day have yet to be satisfactorily understood or resolved by the elected representatives of this country. King William the Fourth, 1765 to 1837 - the King of the British Empire, on learning that New Zealand  was possibly the last hidden land to be found and that it was the only country he knew of that did not have snakes, wanted to give it special status. In doing so he wanted to be the first Monarch to give a land that had been recently found its own independence and in doing so they would have his protection. This was a world first. No other Monarch had ever offered the indigenous people of any land their independent nationhood. That during 1835, thirty four Maori Chiefs in the North of New Zealand came together and with King William’s support, created a new flag and this was important, because the world of that era had certain Laws that were based around the ‘raising of flags.’ That if a flag was raised on a landmass - that (from an Imperialist viewpoint) signified that, this land was now under the control of the country raising the flag. With NZ’s presence now on seafarers charts, they began arriving in the early 1800’s as whalers, missionaries, traders for flax, wooden spars, as well as ex-convicts released from the penal colony of Australia, including adventurers from other nations. This brought about a calamitous impact on the resident Maori population who were here. Resulting in exposure to, alcohol, sex and disease, also dishonesty including firearms, and new technologies that basically devastated the tribal system that had been in place for centuries. This was a time of upheaval for Maori. Missionaries had also arrived to convert them to Christianity The French, Dutch, and the British all had an interest to colonise New Zealand. The race was on. These seafarers from the Northern hemisphere continued to arrive and began violating rights in unaccountable, uncontrollable ways including violence such as the raping of native woman as no jurisdiction existed over them to control their actions. NZ was becoming a lawless land. One such statement was that a particular port Kororāreka was called the “hellhole of the Pacific”. However, King William lV back in Great Britain, as the reigning Monarch wanted to control his subjects from criminal actions in a land where he had no jurisdiction at the time. This resulted in King William lV commissioning James Busby, a British resident in New Zealand to draw up a Declaration of Independence, so that the native resident population could establish their own laws and govern themselves and this land independently. He also had learned that NZ had no snakes and this impressed upon him that this was a special country. He gave the native chiefs three flag designs to choose from to initiate their ‘nation hood’ - and the Maori Chiefs chose their National flag. Called the United Tribes Flag. The reason for the ‘Flag’ was that even in those days, International Law at the time stated that a country had to have ‘a flag’ to identify a Nation. The Declaration of Independence was duly signed by up to 34 Maori chiefs on the 28th October 1835, at Waitangi in the Bay of Islands and a ‘new independent nation was born’ upon the raising of the chiefs chosen, King William lV royally proclaimed flag. There are differing versions of this. (In March 1834, HMS Alligator, was on hand (and fired the 13-gun salute) at the first hoisting of the first national flag of New Zealand, at Waitangi, Bay of Islands. This flag became known as the United Tribes Flag). * The only flag of this land that has ever been ‘royally proclaimed.’ The new independent nations flag (which determines the jurisdiction of the land ) the Waka putunga Nu Terreni had a black primbrae around the saint George cross in the left top quadrant, signifying the British monarchs protection on the land, (a white primbrae, signifying the British monarchs protection upon the seas, admiralty law.) This founding document,(the D.O.I) is the only document which has an associated flag that has never been lowered to change jurisdiction The birth of our nation of New Zealand is 28th of October 1835. Therefore the contention is that the Treaty of Waitangi ( TOW ) is not the founding document. However, King William IV died in 1837 and thus was not alive to pursue the ideal of seeing NZ retain its independence as per the signing of 1835. The Con Dan in his research contends that Colonial house which is the East India Company, and the New South Wales Government of the time was/is a franchise. That it is an extension of the ‘City of London’ # and they wanted to colonise New Zealand in order to sell land to migrants. Captain Hobson with his many cannoned ship, was commissioned to sail to New Zealand, to have a formal Treaty signed. Which he duly carried out on the 6th of February 1840. For what reason did the Maori sign a treaty even though they already had independence? Evidently this way, the British Crown# could establish colonial authority over an independent nation. Yet Maori signed the Treaty. Note that Colonial House knew they could not lower the true jurisdictional Flag as it was the Kings ‘royally proclaimed flag.’ So a counterfeit flag was created that was similar to the DOI flag, but had 5 pointed stars not eight pointed, as in the blueprint of the chosen royally proclaimed flag,( the DOI) the Declaration of Independence. The ‘counterfeit flag’ was lowered and the Union Jack was raised on the 6th February, 1840 that is now known as Waitangi Day. Dan states it may as well have been a flag of Donald Duck, (because it wasn’t the United Tribes Flag). He asks, what ‘lawful basis’ can the lowering of a counterfeit flag end the jurisdiction of the ‘founding flag?’ This is the reason for the Petition for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the flag referendum. (listen to the interview). New Zealand is still supposed to be an ‘Independent’ country, going back to the signing of that 1835 document. Dan maintains that ‘We’ were, and right up until this moment are, under the lawful jurisdiction of the Declaration of Independence. We never legally lost it. The question then is, was the 1840 Waitangi Treaty jurisdiction lawfully executed ? If not then, then they didn’t and never have had any jurisdictional right or legal entitlement over this land. Dan* encourages you all to do your own research and when you listen to the interview - it gives cause for more questioning and research - however he does mention that there are some recent law cases here in NZ that have completely validated his statement - that these court cases will become more common knowledge over the coming weeks and months. Watch this space, but first, listen to this whole interview.   Dr Manuka Henare describes the events around 1835 and on to 1840. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzpUfKu-7PI&feature=emb_logo  https://www.maorirangersecuritydivision.com/                                                 **** Other references in this interview include two well known Maori spiritual leaders in 1870 and 1916 who when wanting to practice living together in a very large tribal family were arrested by the NZ authorities for wishing to live peacefully on the land of their birth. Te Whiti-o-Rongomai III and his life and peaceful stand at Parihaka in Taranaki https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/2t34/te-whiti-o-rongomai-iii-erueti https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Te_Whiti_o_Rongomai Rua Kenana Hepetipa in Tūhoe Country, Te Urewera National Park. https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/3r32/rua-kenana-hepetipa  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rua_Kenana_Hepetipa    Next Week’s Interview Is going to be a repeat, due to a 2nd Covid Lockdown, preventing me from travelling to the radio station. Am planning on doing them from home in the near future.

The historical Taranaki settlement of Parihaka will receive up to $14 million for a new visitor centre, a new bridge and a new carpark that the government hopes will boost the local economy and provide much-needed jobs. The news comes more than a century after the peaceful settlement was attacked and occupied by the crown and less than a year after the Parihaka Reconciliation Bill was passed. In 2017 the crown formally apologised for the incident, which is remembered as one of the most traumatic colonial acts in Aotearoa's history. Minister for Regional Economic Development Shane Jones speaks to Susie Ferguson.

Regional Economic Development minister Shane Jones hopes $14 million for a new visitor centre at Parihaka will allow the historic Taranaki settlement to become the iconic site it always deserved to be. It will house taonga and an exhibition of the Parihaka story as well as providing a large space for wananga, conferences and tour groups. The news comes more than a century after the peaceful settlement was attacked and occupied by colonial troops. In 2017 the crown formally apologised for the incident, which is remembered as one of the most traumatic colonial acts in Aotearoa's history. Dr Ruakere Hond speaks to Susie Ferguson.

Muslim leaders want transcript of Chch gunman's interview; Cabinet decide who will pay for isolation after border review; Parihaka settlement to get $14 million; Covid-19: Worldwide virus cases top 10 million; Jacinda Ardern on quarantine and managed isolation; Rolling Stones threaten Donald Trump with legal action.

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On today's episode, our guests are Susan Basterfield and Gina Stevens-Rembe, collaborators in the Enspiral Network, a collective of social enterprises, ventures, and individuals working collaboratively across the world to support people who want to spend their lives changing the world. Enspiral builds collaborative tools and processes to facilitate the sharing of money through participatory budgets, the sharing of control through collaborative decision-making, and the sharing of information through their Handbook of agreements and guidelines.  Aside from her role as Enspiral's Foundation Director, Susan also co-founded Greaterthan, a professional training and coaching organization at the forefront of decentralized, self-managed, and participatory work.  Gina's passion for equity and justice led her to her current role as Operations Lead of Enspiral's Developer's Academy.  We speak to Susan and Gina today about the work they do, the vision they bring, and how they are leveraging both to transform the way we think and go about work. During our conversation, Susan, Gina, and I referenced the following resources and topics: The concept of "emotional labor" Loomio, an open-source collaboration platform for collective decision-making, part of the Enspiral network The "Parihaka" movement of non-violent resistance The "Treaty of Waitangi" Jo Freeman's "Tyranny of Structurelessness" The network's book, "Better Work Together" --- Thanks for tuning in to the en(gender)ed podcast! Be sure to check out our en(gender)ed site and follow our blog on Medium. Consider donating because your support is what makes this work sustainable. Please also connect with us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Don't forget to subscribe to the show!

Parihaka - Rev.Brendon McRae Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

Hikoi of Peace Remembering Parihaka - Tim Mepham of Flagstaff Community Church previews a hikoi to be held on 3 November.

Through the final quarter of the 19th Century Pakeha settler numbers swelled. The immigrants sought land and started to create a new, distinct culture. But their land gain came at the cost of Maori, as new laws and courts changed ownership patterns. Plus, the story of Parihaka. 

COMMENT:The Safe and Effective Justice Advisory Group has finished its tour of New Zealand and reported back to the Government.The working group is chaired by former National MP Chester Borrows. He’s an interesting chap, Chester. Firstly Chester in not his name, it’s a nickname. It took him three goes to get the Whanganui seat. He’s a lay preacher who gave Israel Folau a serve in 2018. He proposed a softening of the smacking law and after a visit to Parihaka had a road to Damascus experience regarding the teaching of Māori history in our schools, which will become obvious soon.So the Advisory Group has had a good hard look at our justice system and come up with the hardly surprising conclusion that the system is broken, and that we need to transform it into something better and fairer.Chester Borrows told us the report is particularly critical of how victims are treated within the system, saying people have a lack of faith in it, and that suggests it is not fit for purpose.Victims are interrogated and presumed as guilty as the accused. Outcomes vary the more you spend on a lawyer. The justice system takes forever, it’s confusing and alienating and favours people with money and education.There’s criticism that the system focuses on punishment, rather than rehabilitation and there is widespread frustration that mental illness, addiction, and drug and alcohol abuse are treated as criminal justice issues, not health issues.Borrows says the group is most worried about how the justice system affects Māori - who make up 51 per cent of those in prisons, but only about 15 per cent of the population. The group says Māori are bearing the brunt of the legacy of colonisation. One of the group went as far to say that if Māori knew the justice system they were going to get they would have never signed the Treaty of Waitangi.This is where the group starts to lose me.Our justice and legal system is based on centuries of development, from the setting of common law after the Norman Conquest in 1066, through the Magna Carta, to today. One-third of the world exists under these principles.I find the suggestion that the worldwide convention of law and its application is somehow unsuitable to Māori to be vaguely insulting to Māori, who by the way have shown themselves to be very good at law if they want to be. Māori have a strong oral culture and they like a good kōrero on everything including innocence and guilt.No, the problem with this justice system for Māori is fundamentally socio-economic and that’s where things have to change. If we’re going to have a conversation about our justice system, I don’t want to hear the blame being put on events of 177 years ago. This sort of blame-storming on the Treaty fixes nothing.The real problem with our justice system is that it is adversarial. All the parties are adversaries, fighting each other, disagreeing with each other, trying to beat each other. And with adversaries then there will be participants who suffer adversely. No matter what the colour of their skin. If we can fix that then the whole world will beat a path to our door.

Was it a vigil, a political rally - or both?Speeches calling out racism, colonialism and white supremacy at an Auckland vigil for victims of the Christchurch mosque attacks had some attendees leaving early, saying it was "too soon" for such discussions.But organisers and speakers have defended what some called a "political" tone of the Jummah Remembrance vigil held at Auckland Domain on Friday, saying they were "hard truths" Aotearoa needed to address.Thousands attended the vigil, where official speakers strongly challenged the rallying cry that last week's atrocity that killed 50 Muslim worshippers and injured dozens more was "not us".Muslim and tāngata whenua speakers covered experiences of everyday racism and violence they face, and spoke to New Zealand's white settler history and colonial violence.Sharon Hawke, of Ngāti Whātua Orakei, said hatred existed in New Zealand."White hatred is its foundation."She spoke of atrocities committed against Māori throughout New Zealand's history, including at Parihaka, and even Okahu Bay in Auckland in the 1950s, where the Auckland Council burned down her hapū's village.Israa Falah of the Auckland Muslim community said the Christchurch massacre was the result of the normalisation of xenophobia.People should call out racism when they saw it, she said.Zainab Mussa attended the vigil with her two young children but they left early partly because of the "uncomfortable tone"."Even being non Pākehā, I did feel uncomfortable at times with the continued mentions of white extremism and white terrorism."While she said she understood the need for a conversation about racism and white supremacy, she felt a week after the attacks was too soon."I think there was too much mention of 'white' and colonial times. To me that wasn't a remembrance of the victims and not the way to push for unity."Another attendee said they left early because they wanted the vigil to be more focused on the victims."No one disagrees the conversations need to be had, just not last night."That vigil was important to Aucklanders. It was important to me, to collectively show respect and love to the victims and the Muslim community, to weep quietly at the insanity and savagery of it, to be human and together in that response."Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson, who also spoke at the vigil, said rather than it being "too soon" it was actually "too late" to be having these conversations."People are already dead, it is too late."A lot of people wanted to separate what happened in Christchurch from politics, but if we have any hope of truly honouring those who passed we need to listen to our Muslim, Māori, Pacific and migrant communities, all saying this is not just about a violent shooter, but about everyday racism."She said she was "optimistic" though, as even though some people left early, most said it was more about timing."I know that it felt like such hard truths for many. I know this is uncomfortable. I am optimistic because I hear most of you who left in protest, saying it was more about timing."These were the voices from the front line of everything we need to heal."This view also appeared to resonate with many Pākehā who attended the vigil.Activist Ricardo Mendendez-March says he understands why people may have been uncomfortable, but he told The Weekend Collective that he felt the tone was respectful. "The people who have been meeting the political call are from the Muslim community, who for too many years have been warning the government that they've been under attack, that they feel the police haven't taken their concerns seriously." He says that politics have to change to prevent another attack from happening.Mendendez-March says he does not believe that the disgruntled voices reflected a majority of voices. He is attending a rally today that has been organised in wake of the protests Auckland man Jake Law said he stayed until the end, and as Pākehā he needed to listen to the voices...

Climate change has been identified as one of the most significant security threats of our time. A Defence report released today says climate change can spark low-level and violent conflict, and the Defence Force needs to be able to respond to multiple events at the same time. Security risks include vulnerable populations losing their livelihoods, increased food and water scarcity, malnutrition, climate migration, health-related crises, competition for resources, land disputes and the potential for increased violence from mismanaged adaptation or migration. The report notes climate change is already having adverse impacts.And, a $9million reconciliation agreement has been settled for Parihaka.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Episode 2 - Natives Be Woke Aunties meet with wise wahine Pip Laufiso at Kūkū Coffee [Ōtepoti-Dunedin] for a korero [chat] about Parihaka history in Dunedin, New Zealand and recent articles in the media. We celebrate the fine B-side of the single Parihaka [1989] - New Zealand reggae band Herbs with Te Whiti speeches delivered by George Henare. We go on a wokabaoti (walking tour) with museum wahine Vicki! On this outting they visit the Toitū [Otago Settlers Museum] 'Suffrage and Beyond' 2018 exhibition in Dunedin, New Zealand. The Aunties reminisce and discover --- follow the chit-chat as they share about some of their life experiences as NZ wāhine. Then we will toktok [talk] pop-culture, NZ Vodafone Music Awards, and celebrate the legacy of Upper Hutt Posse. Prepare yourself for little info-jewels on our shared NZ-Māori-Pasifika histories and how these relate to the arts. The Aunties wind up with with an [un-practised-please-don't-judge] shout out to the hiphop ladies of the 1990s Sisters Underground -- 'In the Neighbourhood' Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

In this sermon, Sam Harvey continues to look at the topic of forgiveness in the Sermon on the Mount. He looks at the story of Parihaka, and that of Simon Wiesenthal and asks the question - are there limits to forgiveness?

One hundred and thirty-seven years ago, on 5 November 1881, a Māori settlement in the small Taranaki township of Parihaka was ransacked by colonial troops. Dr Rachel Buchanan says the writing of her book Ko Taranaki te Maunga was a cathartic process after she lost her father Leo Buchanan to cancer. We also hear an archival recording of the late Te Miringa Hohaia talking about Taranaki leader Titokowaru and the impact that legislation had on the people of Parihaka.

One hundred and thirty-seven years ago, on 5 November 1881, a Māori settlement in the small Taranaki township of Parihaka was ransacked by colonial troops. Dr Rachel Buchanan says the writing of her book Ko Taranaki te Maunga was a cathartic process after she lost her father Leo Buchanan to cancer. We also hear an archival recording of the late Te Miringa Hohaia talking about Taranaki leader Titokowaru and the impact that legislation had on the people of Parihaka.

Tim and Jasmin sit down with Eugene Fuimaono from scripture union to discuss Maori culture, wider New Zealand culture and how we can integrate them well into our churches and youth ministries. Resources Mentioned: Jay Ruka Podcast and book can be found at: https://www.huiacomehome.co.nz/ 'Bible and Treaty' by Keith Newman 'Ask that mountain: The Story of Parihaka' by Dick Scott Contact Eugene at Scripture Union: http://www.sunz.org.nz/donate-now/staff/ We would love it if you would leave us a review. This helps others find the podcast and lets others know that the show is worth listening to. Please follow us on social media: www.instagram.com/ymnewzealand/ www.facebook.com/youthministrynz www.ymnewzealand.org

October 7: Ngaire Button Parihaka, Takapuneke & me This final Sunday in our series Ngaire will share 3 stories from our history to help us understand our nations story and bring perspective to what each of us can do to effect our future.

Pakeha settlers in Taranaki knew John Bryce as "Honest John" but Taranaki Maori called him "Bryce Kohuru" - Bryce the Murderer. In this episode of Black Sheep William Ray investigates the life of the infamous Native Affairs Minister.

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Te Mana Kura Tahi Primary Schools National Kapa Haka competition kicked off in Gisborne today, Matai Smith who is the MC for this kaupapa joins us. The Green parties Marama Davidson joins us about her new bill 'Te Rā o Parihaka'. The Māori soundtrack for the movie Moana is out.

Te Mana Kura Tahi Primary Schools National Kapa Haka competition kicked off in Gisborne today, Matai Smith who is the MC for this kaupapa joins us. The Green parties Marama Davidson joins us about her new bill 'Te Rā o Parihaka'. The Māori soundtrack for the movie Moana is out.

Alan Jamieson celebrates the anniversary of Parihaka by looking at how the Spirit moved and inspired a non-violent community of Maori in the 1880s, and looks at how such inspiration and guidance is needed by all of us today, especially in relation to recent events in West Papua.

Alan Jamieson and Doug McNeill share about the history of Parihaka and its relevance for us today, especially in the light of the recent events in West Papua.

Graham Cameron talks about what All Hallows Eve, All Saints and All Souls are about. He goes on to talk about the invasion of Parihaka Village on November 5th 1881 and what this might offer us this and future all saints commemorations

Creative Social Communicator with early history, first peoples and the awakening connection to the earth mother and the elements. Today she is a celebrated filmmaker, producer and director covering the canvas of earth, water, and sky and the growing people’s reverence of Aotearoa and our great sustainer Mother Earth - Papatuanku.    Early Years: Born in Ōtautahi, Christchurch, whilst studying at Canterbury University she did the ‘poet rounds’ of local pubs with people such as Kerri Hume and other home grown celebrities.   Then when visiting a playwright’s workshop in Australia she realised that only 1% of the world’s playwrights - were women this then inspired her to fire up and write. She then had a play produced on stage in Australia and in Christchurch help set up the Woman’s Action Theatre. Then for 8 years produced one play per year, ‘Mother Tongue’ being one of them and with the NZ Listener giving it an amazing review it ended up touring the country. Being based on the first stages of a woman’s life. Featuring chant, song, dance and scenes through different aspects of a growing woman – like Offspring – the first 6 months of the 1st baby – and then another of an older woman who was a successful gold miner in the West Coast - Buller region. That Christchurch Ōtautahi is where Kate Sheppard, who initiated the vote for women lived and was buried there. Kate also tells of her unique connection to the 1st vote by women in 1893. Nuclear Awakening Then to working in Free Theatre and Court Theatre and then onto radio drama which she loves. One of these was called Charlie Bloom, about blowback from a French nuclear test in Polynesia which went from East to West covering Samoa and affecting the the Samoan inhabitants 3,610 km from French polynesia and Mururoa. This  bomb test was on the 12 September 1966. As a consequence of this test, called Betelgeuse, (named after the 9th brightest star in the night sky) in which a 120 kiloton bomb hanging under a balloon was exploded at a height of 600 metres in difficult wind conditions. Not long after this Kathleen was living for a while in Hakano St, Grey Lynn in Auckland and there were many Samoans living in that street and there was a disproportionate number suffering from strange cancers and odd diseases then she found a book by Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) and also the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research entitled Environmental Effects of French Nuclear Testing. This exposed what was happening,  including a  map of the rain-out hot spots and rain-out dry spots all over this part of the Pacific. This was when leukaemia sickness was spiking at one of the worst rates at that time in this region. Her play was also broadcast in Australia and Kathleen’s parents were over there for a few days and just looking for a decent radio station to listen to, heard Kathleen’s  ‘Charlie Bloom’ being broadcast – just out of the blue and this is a theme that runs through her life – many magical moments of synchronicity. Her most recent book is Earthquakes and Butterflies based on the Christchurch Earthquake and was played for a week on National radio here in NZ. Her book is a delightful, beautifully designed novel and photographic journal following Hone, Kara, Pieter, Hemi, Helena, Kay and Tess as they navigate their way through the tragedy of the Christchurch earthquakes. "This is surely one of the finest pieces of writing to come out of the Christchurch earthquakes. Kathleen Gallagher tells, with deep tenderness and compassion, the story and spirit of all that the moving earth laid on the heaving doorsteps of Christchurch... Jane Hole,"Tui Motu" Nov. 2015, Film   The documentary Water Whisperers - Tangaroa the film – evidently, it just sort of happened. With no finances or major strategy, when some people came to her at the last minute and asked her to film a raft journey from Lake Sumner in the Southern Alps to the Pacific ocean, this was enough to pay for Water Whisperers – plus when it came to support with this production - she says “it just seems to show up!” This vibrant environmental documentary explores the healing and recovery of polluted and fished out waterways, and the conservation of wild water places - from mountain lakes, through rivers and out into the ocean. Subtle, sensitive and beautifully photographed - it is a quietly convincing voice amid the clamour of our fast paced society. People from very different backgrounds stand together - being real about the challenges they face, they show us there are solutions as well as problems that we have to address. This is an eloquent and utterly convincing call for greater protection and care of New Zealand’s lakes, rivers, coastlines and oceans. "This beautifully put together and refreshingly optimistic local doco is one of the most enjoyable films I've seen in months ... Seeing an eco-doco so informative, entertaining, light of touch and unashamedly Kiwi was a real treat ... Four stars, easy ... a very accomplished and compelling film." Graeme Tuckett - Dominion Post, Wellington When filming Sky Whisperers - Ranginui - she tells of a small number of large hawks or kea flying right in front of her car windscreen blocking her view that she had to stop the vehicle in a middle of a mobile phone drop-out area. Whilst stopped a very tuned in Maori friend phoned her saying she must come to where he was – as the film had to start from Lake Waikaremoana - stating that “ I am waiting for you!”. She had not planned on including him in the film and so due to the ‘strangeness’ of the moment, she then detoured to where he was some hundred plus kilometres away even though they were going to another destination to start the film. So driving through a storm she arrived at Lake Waikaremoana where he was standing waiting for her and her team, still in the middle of that storm. Where she proceeded to interview him then carry on back to the original destination. This fascinating environmental feature, calls us to a closer intimacy with our skies. Celestial navigators, climatologists, a Nobel prize winning scientist, biodynamic, Maori and radio astronomers, farmers, fishermen and business folk who observe the sky, the air, the stars, the moon and sun cycles. Together they show how we can establish a way of observing, living and doing business which results in non pollution of our skies. Tau Te Mauri - Breath Of Peace A fascinating story of effort towards global peace, featuring eight peace people of Aotearoa New Zealand - spanning some seven decades - peace walkers, petitioners, and folk in small boats and on the surfboards sailing out into the harbours in the face of huge warships. A unique documentary, embedded in the movement of aihe (dolphins), tohora (whales), kotuku (white herons), toroa (albatross) and with an original score blending contemporary waiata and traditional Maori musical instruments. This film tells the story of how Aotearoa New Zealand became nuclear free and anti-war. It is an inspiration for all people, young and old, and for peacemakers everywhere. Conscientious Objectors: The Peace People of NZ go back a long way – to the Chatham Islanders to Te Whiti go Parihaka in Taranaki - who it is recorded influenced Mahatma Gandhi in his expression of peace. Jack Rogers and the few who remain alive today … then Mary Woodward – protesting against the bombing of Hiroshima. Hautu Peace People of World War II “Hautu is the story of two WWII Conscientious Objectors put away in the rugged Hautu detention camp near Tūrangi on the Desert Road south of Taupo and their supportive womenfolk who were living in Christchurch and on the West Coast” in the South Island. Kathleen states that peaceful energisers come through in NZ, every decade and this ideal moves around the country as in George Armstrong up here in Auckland with the Peace flotilla and Bunny McDiarmid and her Greenpeace work. Especially with the Rainbow Warrior moving the people in the Marshall islands away from the radioactive island that the US atomic testers used and then sailed away from. The bombing in Auckland Harbour and all the other important Greenpeace issues that are still with us today. And Nicky Hager NZ’s top independent researcher and Kate Dewes - all have worked for decades, on peace issues, to bring more peace in our world. Kathleens Home Turf That Riccarton borough in Christchurch was the first Nuclear Free area in NZ. – That is where Kate Dewes lives and where Kate Sheppard once worked and lived. Deans bush there too. It’s a place of much change. Trees in the seven hectare bush include ancient kahikatea, totara, matai and hinau. The bush is now protected by a predator proof fence and is home to small populations of the Canterbury tree wētā and great-spotted kiwi/ roroa. Before European settlement, Pūtaringamotu was a valuable source of food and timber for the Māori. From the bush they produced carvings and canoes, and preserved pigeons. These trees, up to 600 years old, are the descendents of a podocarp forest established over 6,000 years ago. They are the sole Canterbury remnant of kahikatea floodplain forest and as such have national significance. Haharanga – Healing Journeys. He Oranga He Oranga Healing Journeys Many of Kathleen’s friends got breast cancer and numbers of them died. She talked to people who had terrible prognosis yet had survived and she found that it was in the quiet areas  of  place and the space – that healing took place. This inspiring feature documentary follows the journeys of eleven cancer survivors through - bone, bowel, breast, ovarian, prostate, brain cancers, Hodgkins and nonHodgkins lymphoma, and leukaemia - to better health. It begins where the boiling heart of the earth rises up to the surface. It climbs the mountain peaks, descends the valleys and flows through the bush and on out to sea, exquisitely blending taonga puoro - traditional Maori music, Celtic harp and flute, and contemporary waiata. She found that when people shifted to a more conducive environment their health improved immensely. That it was in the forest the ngahere the ancient forest  - the puawai – the blossom of the ancient forest are very healing in so many ways same for the way – running water swift flowing water helps cleanse - plus mirimiri  a rubbing motion this inspired her to do the film Earth Whisperers Papatuanuku. Earth Whisperers  Papatuanuku. Starring Rita Tupe – Tuhoi healer  Craig Potton EYEla  burgess herbal, herbalist, Gerry Findlay talks with birds Alan marks the botanist, hugh wislon who has a thousand hectoer  of regenerating forest  Jim ogorman organic farmer in Omaru  Charles Royal maori chef. Kay Backster Seed Saver Makere Ruka – Waitaha kuia.  This film went all over the world.  And going to the huge film festival in Abu Dhabi in the Middle East winning the Audience Award. Then around the world like wildfire. Yet to obtain funding is a major task … Then Water Whisperers Tangaroa Following the water from Mountains down rivers and out to the ocean – to the Poor Knights marine reserve area. Including Leigh as the oldest marine reserve in the world. Raglan Fred Lichtwark and Eva Rikards working on restoring nature in the spirit of kaitiaki went  from lowest to highest fish count in NZ shoreline waters. Riparian planting changed it all around increases of Eels (tuna) whitebait (īnanga) and over marine fish. A great success. In this film there are lots of models for people to follow Muscles farms out in the bay in Takaka were being affected by chemical and nutrient runoff from farmed land – So Landcare a Government Department brought the two groups together and after challenging times have sorted out!  A win win! Actions for today! Locking away huge areas to stop fish depletion and overfishing – Andy Dennis who died recently in Nelson states that half our bays need to be locked up all the way to the 200 mile fishing zone. He maintains that this would allow all fish to recuperate to the same numbers of fish, that were here when Captain Cook arrived. Yes, there are still vested interests who oppose this concept other than wanting to lock areas away – yet, when fishing sanctuaries a put in place the long-term results is for everyone benefits. This interview covers Te Urewera as a park now having human rights and the Whanganui River (awa) being classed as a living entity This opens up the narrative about Papatuanku the earth mother as a living super organism. That includes our intimacy with Papatuanku as a living being. http://www.ourplanet.org/articles/new-zealand-government-acknowledges-a-river-as-a-living-entity-and-a-park-as-having-human-rights Altered Realities That things happen ‘in the moment’ and time can alter and shift, it is not necessarily linear which we usually see from a rational standpoint.   In Earthquakes and Butterflies Kathleen states that time can also expand & contract - especially when major earth moments are happening. The conversation then enters more non corporeal subject matter and the metaphysical connection to the land of Aotearoa. She mentions when Leonard Cohen when he last came to NZ fairly recently, said “you live in the is place that is magical – yet you walk around it as if it is ordinary!” Connection and intimacy with the land whenua. Some years ago American First Nation peoples came to NZ to apologise to the salmon that swim and travel up the Rakaia River in the South Island (Te Waipounamu - The Waters of Greenstone) They wanted to honour the fish, because their rivers are depleted of chinook salmon today. These South Island salmon were brought from America to NZ in 1867. They then spent 4 days and 4 nights at the top end of the river singing, praying, dancing, talking and listening to the river. Plus there other stories of Maori and kaitiakitanga - guardianship, protection, preservation or sheltering. Kaitiakitanga is a way of managing the environment, based on the traditional and cultural methods. Listen to this fascinating interview of a creative, inner-directed New Zealander http://www.wickcandle.co.nz/ http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writers/gallagherkathleen.html

Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit addresses the World Council of Churches Central Committee's recent ‘Statement on Religion and Violence' (28 June 2016), which addresses the persistence and spread of extremist violence in the world, and its ambiguous connections with religion. 7 October 2016.

Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit addresses the World Council of Churches Central Committee's recent ‘Statement on Religion and Violence' (28 June 2016), which addresses the persistence and spread of extremist violence in the world, and its ambiguous connections with religion. 7 October 2016.

Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit addresses the World Council of Churches Central Committee’s recent ‘Statement on Religion and Violence’ (28 June 2016), which addresses the persistence and spread of extremist violence in the world, and its ambiguous connections with religion. 7 October 2016.

Can an upsurge in world peace be gained by The Peace Foundation in schools in NZ & around the world? I just interviewed Christopher Le Breton who as the co-manager of The Peace Foundation, I wanted to know if peace is actually possible, especially with the background din of horror, pain and loss in so many countries and expanding. What he told me below shows that a small country like Nuclear Free New Zealand could be pivotal in world events.   This may be one of NZ’s greatest social and mindful exports of the 21st century. That Nuclear Free NZ could again become the moral compass for a planet of peace and a totally new paradigm. “The Peace Foundation” was established in Auckland NZ 1975, with the vision of building peaceful local, national and global communities. That in 1987, it helped bring about ‘Nuclear Free New Zealand’ in partnership with citizen groups around NZ all coming together. This awoke NZ and then the world woke up to NZ. That in 2008, it managed to initiate a ‘chair’ of Peace Studies at Otago University in Dunedin. As a result it has become a leading centre of Peace studies in the World. On the 8th of June 2012 was a main player in inaugurating Auckland as a ‘World Peace City.’ And over the last 20 years has been facilitating and teaching children in schools about ‘peer mediation’ and  ‘conflict resolution’ in the ‘Cool Schools’ program. With children been taught how to mediate disputes for themselves. This interview covers many avenues as to how The Peace Foundation can teach skills and methods to bring about peace in the classroom, playing fields and community all the way to national and global situations. Showing too, that NZ could be a major global innovator to restore world peace, by embedding the Cool Schools program beyond the 2,000 schools that presently teach it to the rest of NZ’s schools and then exporting it with fully trained ‘ NZ Emissaries and Ambassadors’ to visit other countries, live alongside them and show them these easy to learn skills of peer mediation. This may be one of NZ’s ‘ greatest social and mindful exports' of the 21st century. That Nuclear Free NZ could again become the moral compass for a planet of peace and a totally new paradigm. Once this simple method of understanding is laid out - so that both parties comprehend how the situation started - that when through a simple process is understood and cleared - they let out a collective aha. In that moment of Yes!  It changes - from what happened to what is possible - they end up high 5 - ing or fist bumps or shaking hands - hugs, -  then on their way. Where in our day in the 1950’s, 60s,& 70’ Chris (and myself) were never taught this at school, which fortunately, in the last 20 years has been introduced to over 2000 schools across NZ. Naturally, the enthusiasm is to have NZ become a world leader in Peace-Making - having it languaged from the 'top of the Government apparatus being imperative’ and also up from  the grassroots too. Bearing in mind we have to make peace with ourselves first. The interview covers indigenous wisdom - that comes from the Aotearoan Maori Kaitiakitanga meaning guardianship and protection. That Kaitiaki means we are all guardians - and that we draw on the best of indigenous wisdom that maori have known for centuries. At present, many countries are looking to NZ to find a ‘new model’ of how to live in community and as a country, because the current fragmenting neo-liberal economic system is not working. Two great Maori leaders, Te Whiti o Rongomai and his uncle Tohu of Parihaka who living on the seaward slopes of Mt Taranaki here in NZ are seen as a non-violent, peaceful model and way of living and being. That there is anecdotal evidence that they inspired both Gandhi, as well as Martin Luther King. So this is a very compelling story from the heart of NZ. That in the 1880’s government troops invaded and destroyed their pa and marae, (group living area) arresting hundreds of maori and destroying and dispersing the whole village.   From a standpoint of The Peace Foundation, of bringing goodwill and harmony to our daily lives, the importance of Peer Mediation in schools is a win win win situation for all concerned. The result being, there are less problems in classrooms and in the playground - teens get on better - warmer relationships, less family violence in the home that ends up later in life with fewer divorces - and a calmer more coherent neighbourhood. With the possibility now to teach Leadership through Peer Mediation stats show that classroom learning improves - with higher grades, classroom behaviour improves, plus more tolerance becomes evident as well. The Cool schools program is a superb NZ first and need encouragement at all levels of civil society. At present, The Peace Foundation has a CrowdSourcing campaign to take Peer Mediation into 160 NZ schools and then to the whole country. This would also include an understanding of Kaupapa Maori (a principle or policy) and then upon the success of this project take this overseas to other countries and spread not only to the world but bring about peace in all its inherent manifestations. That when New Zealanders ‘kiwis’ go for their OE (Overseas Experience) they be ‘Peace Ambassadors’ as they will be totally skilled and equipped to solve areas of dispute and ‘reconcile opposing points' of view. By doing this in such an honourable way, it will increase the knowing that what is being taught in NZ schools is a major gift and asset to peaceful coexistence especially in a world that is crying out for peace and goodwill. The fact that the NZ government used to have a Minister of Disarmament - that was initiated by the Labour Government, speaks volumes of the past, but in 2012, the present National Government axed this bold intuitive. However, it all comes back to the core of our being - that we need to live in harmony with our inner selves - as an extension of global family. That David Lange the NZ Labour Prime Minister in 1987 wanted a Nuclear Free planet, but could not export this ideal, because our food exports were left sitting on overseas docks, especially in France and not moving.  So to keep our farmers financial, our PM had to rescind the desire to export this noble ideal. NZ was blackmailed! One big question for the MSM - Main Stream Media - why do they relegate ‘Peace & Love’ as being basically ‘dirty’ or even obscene words when in fact they most probably are the highest words in the human lexicon? This is a very passionate interview with high ideals, that will inspire those who want to be the change in the world we want to see. http://www.peace.net.nz http://www.peace.net.nz/content/peace-foundation’s-crowdfunding-initiative

Alan Jamieson, with the help of a couple of guests, looks at the events behind Parihaka, and what it means to seek justice in this world, and what it looks like when we do so.

There is both a serious and fun side to the career of Dr Anthony Ansley Ruakere, better known as Dr Tony Ruakere. There's the hitch-hiking trips he made from Taranaki to Dunedin to attend Medical school, there is the 'Rolls Royce' days when he ran his own practise in Opunake, and the years he spent running the Te Atiawa Medical Centre with several thousand patients on their files. Now in his seventies, Dr Ruakere is well retired, he recalls his time growing up at Puniho Pa as one of thirteen kids, and a few of his career highlights.

There is both a serious and fun side to the career of Dr Anthony Ansley Ruakere, better known as Dr Tony Ruakere. There's the hitch-hiking trips he made from Taranaki to Dunedin to attend Medical school, there is the 'Rolls Royce' days when he ran his own practise in Opunake, and the years he spent running the Te Atiawa Medical Centre with several thousand patients on their files. Now in his seventies, Dr Ruakere is well retired, he recalls his time growing up at Puniho Pa as one of thirteen kids, and a few of his career highlights.

Parihaka was a thriving, entrepreneurial and peaceful community, led by  Prophets Tohu Kākahi and Te Whiti o Rongomai during the 1870s. That all changed when, on 5th November, 1881 Parihaka was invaded by Government forces. Both Tohu Kākahi and Te Whiti o Rongomai were arrested and taken to the South Island, Troops carried out violent acts upon the people, destroyed their homes and crops. Today, according to Parihaka Papakainga Trust Chair Amokura Panoho, there is a small community who live at Parihaka. Positive change is on the horizon, this year the trust received funding from Massey University's Energy Research Centre to conduct research that looks into self-sustainable energy, eventually Parihaka will once again thrive with an infrastructure that meets the people's needs, as Amokura explains.

Parihaka was a thriving, entrepreneurial and peaceful community, led by  Prophets Tohu Kākahi and Te Whiti o Rongomai during the 1870s. That all changed when, on 5th November, 1881 Parihaka was invaded by Government forces. Both Tohu Kākahi and Te Whiti o Rongomai were arrested and taken to the South Island, Troops carried out violent acts upon the people, destroyed their homes and crops. Today, according to Parihaka Papakainga Trust Chair Amokura Panoho, there is a small community who live at Parihaka. Positive change is on the horizon, this year the trust received funding from Massey University's Energy Research Centre to conduct research that looks into self-sustainable energy, eventually Parihaka will once again thrive with an infrastructure that meets the people's needs, as Amokura explains.

Te Ahi Kaa this week features a dramatised documentary recreating the political manoeuvrings behind the invasion of Parihaka in Taranaki on 5 November 1881.

Te Ahi Kaa this week features a dramatised documentary recreating the political manoeuvrings behind the invasion of Parihaka in Taranaki on 5 November 1881.

Guest speaker Graeme Carle shares his message "The Story of Parihaka" at Grace Vineyard City Campus evening service.

Maata Wharehoka, a tikanga Maori advocate, discusses with Professor Kevin Clements about being born in the 1950's into a large unwealthy family and her work as an activist and advocate. She talks about living a pakeha life with her aunty from the age of 11, her experiences through nursing school and studying, and raising her own family of five children, and the fostering of 45 children. 12 May 2014

Maata Wharehoka, a tikanga Maori advocate, discusses with Professor Kevin Clements about being born in the 1950's into a large unwealthy family and her work as an activist and advocate. She talks about living a pakeha life with her aunty from the age of 11, her experiences through nursing school and studying, and raising her own family of five children, and the fostering of 45 children. 12 May 2014

Maata Wharehoka, a tikanga Maori advocate, discusses with Professor Kevin Clements about being born in the 1950’s into a large unwealthy family and her work as an activist and advocate. She talks about living a pakeha life with her aunty from the age of 11, her experiences through nursing school and studying, and raising her own family of five children, and the fostering of 45 children. 12 May 2014

In an interview from 1975, Herewini Murupaenga interviews Dick Scott, the author of the book Ask That Mountain, the story of Parihaka.

In an interview from 1975, Herewini Murupaenga interviews Dick Scott, the author of the book Ask That Mountain, the story of Parihaka.

He kai kora nui te riri - "War Consumes everything like a raging fire". Open lecture by Sir Paul Reeves, former Governor General and Archbishop of Aotearoa New Zealand, Chancellor of AUT University. Sir Paul Reeves' whakapapa is to Taranaki. His talk focuses on Te Whiti's non violent resistance at Parihaka and the subsequent imprisonment and deportation of the resisters to Dunedin. He reflects on what Parihaka and the New Zealand wars mean for New Zealanders' concept of nationhood in the 21st century. Given on March 17, 2011.

He kai kora nui te riri - "War Consumes everything like a raging fire". Open lecture by Sir Paul Reeves, former Governor General and Archbishop of Aotearoa New Zealand, Chancellor of AUT University. Sir Paul Reeves' whakapapa is to Taranaki. His talk focuses on Te Whiti's non violent resistance at Parihaka and the subsequent imprisonment and deportation of the resisters to Dunedin. He reflects on what Parihaka and the New Zealand wars mean for New Zealanders' concept of nationhood in the 21st century. Given on March 17, 2011.

He kai kora nui te riri - "War Consumes everything like a raging fire". Open lecture by Sir Paul Reeves, former Governor General and Archbishop of Aotearoa New Zealand, Chancellor of AUT University. Sir Paul Reeves' whakapapa is to Taranaki. His talk focuses on Te Whiti's non violent resistance at Parihaka and the subsequent imprisonment and deportation of the resisters to Dunedin. He reflects on what Parihaka and the New Zealand wars mean for New Zealanders' concept of nationhood in the 21st century. Given on March 17, 2011.

The passive resistance shown by Maori at Parihaka in 1881, continues to inspire two centuries on in various forms.

The passive resistance shown by Maori at Parihaka in 1881, continues to inspire two centuries on in various forms.