The Invasion of Parihaka

"On the anniversary of the invasion of Parihaka on 5 November 1881 I am reproducing an extract from Voices from the New Zealand Wars/He Reo Nō Ngā Pakanga o Aotearoa featuring a previously little-known pamphlet written by an eyewitness to what unfolded on that dark day." - Vincent O'Malley #Parihaka #Aotearoa #Indigedon #Māori #Taranaki #TeWhitiORongomai #TohuKākahi #VincentOMalley

https://buttondown.com/unsettling/archive/the-invasion-of-parihaka/

The Invasion of Parihaka

"On the anniversary of the invasion of Parihaka on 5 November 1881 I am reproducing an extract from Voices from the New Zealand Wars/He Reo Nō Ngā Pakanga o Aotearoa featuring a previously little-known pamphlet written by an eyewitness to what unfolded on that dark day." - Vincent O'Malley #Parihaka #Aotearoa #Indigedon #Māori #Taranaki #TeWhitiORongomai #TohuKākahi #VincentOMalley

https://buttondown.com/unsettling/archive/the-invasion-of-parihaka/

Backlash after #NewZealand government scraps rules on incorporating #Māori culture in classrooms - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/04/new-zealand-maori-culture-school-classrooms-government-scraps-rules extraordinary and racist backtracking

Backlash after #NewZealand government scraps rules on incorporating #Māori culture in classrooms - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/04/new-zealand-maori-culture-school-classrooms-government-scraps-rules extraordinary and racist backtracking

Here’s a list of common tropes and narratives people use to marginalise Māori, especially in discussions about Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Treaty settlements. These are recurring rhetorical devices used to delegitimise Māori rights, minimise historical injustices, and preserve colonial advantage.

https://blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2025/10/15-common-tropes-and-narratives-uses-to.html

#Māori #TeTiriti #TreatyOfWaitangi #Aotearoa #NewZealand

Here’s a list of common tropes and narratives people use to marginalise Māori, especially in discussions about Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Treaty settlements. These are recurring rhetorical devices used to delegitimise Māori rights, minimise historical injustices, and preserve colonial advantage.

https://blog.mikeriversdale.co.nz/2025/10/15-common-tropes-and-narratives-uses-to.html

#Māori #TeTiriti #TreatyOfWaitangi #Aotearoa #NewZealand

Final showdown in Parliament as Government pushes through Marine and Coastal Area law changes

Government says reforms restore original intent while opponents warn Māori rights are eroded #Māori #Indigedon #Indigenous #Colonialism #Raupatu

https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/10/21/final-showdown-in-parliament-as-government-pushes-through-marine-and-coastal-area-law-changes/

Final showdown in Parliament as Government pushes through Marine and Coastal Area law changes

Government says reforms restore original intent while opponents warn Māori rights are eroded #Māori #Indigedon #Indigenous #Colonialism #Raupatu

https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/10/21/final-showdown-in-parliament-as-government-pushes-through-marine-and-coastal-area-law-changes/

The bill that will torch Māori-Crown relations #Māori#Indigedon#Indigenous#Aotearoa#ETangata

“They are creating the illusion of a threat to justify passing legislation that would make it incredibly difficult for Māori to have their existing rights recognised.“ — Toni Talamaivao

https://e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-analysis/the-bill-that-will-torch-maori-crown-relations/

The bill that will torch Māori-Crown relations #Māori#Indigedon#Indigenous#Aotearoa#ETangata

“They are creating the illusion of a threat to justify passing legislation that would make it incredibly difficult for Māori to have their existing rights recognised.“ — Toni Talamaivao

https://e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-analysis/the-bill-that-will-torch-maori-crown-relations/

"#KarenHao only really gets her teeth into this point in the book’s epilogue, “How the Empire Falls.” She takes inspiration from #TeHiku, a #Māori AI #speechrecognition project. Te Hiku seeks to revitalize the #te_reo language through putting archived audio tapes of te reo speakers into an AI model, teaching new generations of Māori.
The tech has been developed on consent and active participation from the Māori community, and it is only licensed to organizations that respect Māori values"

"#KarenHao only really gets her teeth into this point in the book’s epilogue, “How the Empire Falls.” She takes inspiration from #TeHiku, a #Māori AI #speechrecognition project. Te Hiku seeks to revitalize the #te_reo language through putting archived audio tapes of te reo speakers into an AI model, teaching new generations of Māori.
The tech has been developed on consent and active participation from the Māori community, and it is only licensed to organizations that respect Māori values"

“Like so many of their generation, because of the trauma and suffering experienced at the hands of our then government, they never spoke te reo to us, their mokopuna, even on our marae.” — Takutai Tarsh Kemp, Te Pāti Māori MP who passed away last week. #Māori#Indigedon#Aotearoa#TakutaiMoanaNatashaKemp#TPM#MoeMaiRaa#ETangata

https://e-tangata.co.nz/reflections/takutai-tarsh-kemp-a-grassroots-marae-girl/

“Like so many of their generation, because of the trauma and suffering experienced at the hands of our then government, they never spoke te reo to us, their mokopuna, even on our marae.” — Takutai Tarsh Kemp, Te Pāti Māori MP who passed away last week. #Māori#Indigedon#Aotearoa#TakutaiMoanaNatashaKemp#TPM#MoeMaiRaa#ETangata

https://e-tangata.co.nz/reflections/takutai-tarsh-kemp-a-grassroots-marae-girl/

@benroyce I understand the principle of the #ruleoflaw for all and not intimidating MPs in a vote, HOWEVER... if you live in a bicultural society where #Maori is an official language and technically you live on land that was seized from Maori people... the least you could expect is not just an acceptance but a full integration of Maori culture in the democratic process. There is NO REASON why a parliament should only reflect the culture of old #white men. #hakas4ever.

" #NewZealand MPs who performed #haka in parliament given unprecedented punishment

#TePātiMāori co-leaders and youngest member to be temporarily suspended from #parliament after performance protesting controversial bill"

The bill in question (the #TreatyPrinciplesBill) wanted to reinterpret the #TreatyOfWaitangi (1840), which upholds #Māori rights

The bill was defeated

I think the proper response to a bullshit punishment for protecting #MāoriRights is a lot more hakas

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/15/new-zealand-mps-haka-parliament-suspended