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Extract. The New Zealand Māori Council said on Wednesday (1 May) it had asked the Human Rights Commission (HRC) to investigate the group, which is led by former National Party and Act leader Don Brash.
Hobson's Pledge was formed in 2016 and campaigns against what it says is preferential treatment given to Māori.
New Zealand Māori Council executive director Matthew Tukaki said the council had made the move because "no one's called them out". "They've been given a significant amount of latitude," Tukaki told Stuff.
He hoped the HRC would censure the group. He said the 'accumulation' of Hobson's Pledge's behaviour and statements, rather than any one incident, influenced the decision to go to the HRC.
... The Council was concerned that comments Hobson's Pledge leaders had made in public constituted 'incitement to both violence and racism, hate and the segregation of New Zealand society."
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Brash replies
Hobsons' Pledge spokesman Don Brash said claims of racism were "absolutely outrageously stupid" and he was taking legal advice. "It's a serious accusation ... not only of racism, but also of advocating violence."
Brash said the "name-calling" showed the Māori Council was a shadow of its former self. "I'm deeply saddened that the Māori Council, which used to be a group of eminent and respected people, should descend to this kind of silly name-calling. "I have a four-year-old Korean Hyundai, for the sake of the record."
Brash said if the HRC censured Hobson's Pledge it would prove the Commission "has absolutely lost its marbles". "We're in favour of a single standard of citizenship for all." He said the Māori Council was probably attacking Hobson's Pledge because the lobby group "was actually having an impact".
Readers,
Ignore the cheap jibes by Tukaki about cars and Brash's about "once eminent and respected." Focus on what the protagonists said.
Ignore the cheap jibes by Tukaki about cars and Brash's about "once eminent and respected." Focus on what the protagonists said.
Then ask about the likely knowledge and stance of the journalist John Weekes who wrote the story. He gives each 'side' equal space (and Brash the leading photo) when he could have dug deeper into the Council's claims. The HRC and readers need examples to see what substance there is in the accusation. This is the first time the Council has made such accusations, so it truly is news. No reader will be persuaded by accusations with no evidence.
His description of the Council is interesting. He says the Council "describes itself as a 'statutory body for all Maori'" almost as if it had no right to do so when it was government that gave it this right in law. His description puts the Council and Hobson's Pledge on the same level of representativeness when, if act, they are very unequal. One is there by Act of Parliament; the other by its own volition.
And to cap it off, look at the spelling of Maori in the link. Mori, indeed!
His description of the Council is interesting. He says the Council "describes itself as a 'statutory body for all Maori'" almost as if it had no right to do so when it was government that gave it this right in law. His description puts the Council and Hobson's Pledge on the same level of representativeness when, if act, they are very unequal. One is there by Act of Parliament; the other by its own volition.
And to cap it off, look at the spelling of Maori in the link. Mori, indeed!
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We deserve better, John and Stuff.
--ACW
We deserve better, John and Stuff.
--ACW
Wikipedia on the Maori Council
The New Zealand Maori Council also, Te Kaunihera Maori o Aoteaora, was created by the Maori Welfare Act 1962 (renamed the Maori Community Development Act 1962 by the Maori Purposes Act 1979[1]) The Council has a proud 50-year record advocating for Maori interests. The Council has continuously exerted pressure on governments to protect Treaty of Waitangi rights with policies that further partnership, protection, consultation and compensation for Maori. This has achieved significant results for Maori in terms of land, forestry, fisheries, language and radio frequency spectrum. The unique feature of the NZ Maori Council is its statutory mandate to work for and on behalf of the greater Maori community.
It is formed from an executive and representatives from 16 District Māori Councils. Currently the executive committee is chaired by Sir Taihaikurei Edward Durie. The Council has advocated for Maori interests for over 50 years including involvement in a number of Treaty of Waitangi disputes, representing Māori who wish to be dealt with altogether, rather than iwi by iwi; it frequently acts as the legal entity representing disparate groups of iwi and hapū.[2][3][4]
Wikipedia on Sir Edward Durie
Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie KNZM (born 18 January 1940) is Chair of the Māori Counciland was the first Māori appointed as a Judge of a New Zealand Court. He is regarded as leading legal expert on the Treaty of Waitangi. He is of Rangitāne, Ngāti Kauwhata and Ngāti Raukawa descent; John Mason Durie is his grandfather.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
He graduated with a BA and an LLB from Victoria University of Wellington in 1964. He holds honorary doctorates from Victoria University of Wellington, Massey University and the University of Waikato.[citation needed]
Career[edit]
Durie was appointed a Judge in 1974 and then was the Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court from 1980–1998, Chairman of the Waitangi Tribunal from 1980–2004, and a Law Commissioner. In 1998 he was appointed to the High Court. He retired from the High Court in 2004, at which point he was the longest-serving member of the New Zealand judiciary.[2][3]
In the 2008 New Year Honours, Durie was appointed a Distinguished Companions of New Zealand Order of Merit which was later converted to Knight Companion of New Zealand Order of Merit in 2009.[4]
In 2009, Durie was appointed by Attorney-General Chris Finlayson to chair the Ministerial taskforce on the Foreshore and Seabed Act.[5]
In 2012, Durie was elected to the Maori Council and elected Co-Chair, a role he held until being appointed the sole Chair of the national body in April 2016.[6]
Personal life[edit]
Durie is married to prominent Maori lawyer Donna Hall.[7]
He is the younger brother of renowned Māori academic, Professor Sir Mason Durie.
On 13 April 2002, Durie's 8 month old adopted daughter Kahurautete ('Kahu') was kidnapped at gunpoint in Lower Hutt and held for $3 million ransom.[8] Kahu was found by police 8 days later, 660 kilometres (410 mi) away in Taumarunui.[9] Kidnapper Terence Ward Traynor was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment and released after serving 7 years.[10] The kidnapping was the subject of the 2010 film Stolen: The Baby Kahu Story in which Eddie Durie was played by George Henare.[11]
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