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Kowhiti 2011 Review in Maori and English and postscript

2012-02-12T18:26:00.001-08:00

Kowhiti 2011 Review in Maori and English and postscript

Ka eke a Awherika ki runga marae
Africa comes to the marae

Ka whai a Kowhiti 2011 ki te Whare Waiata o Te Whanganuiatara i a Kowhiti 2010 ki te Papa Tongarewa i te wa o Matariki, a, he rawe ra nga rawa kia whaingia ai. He hu nui e tika ana kia kiia ai inahoki kaore nga mea pena i a Cat Ruka i hoki mai ai.

Kowhiti 2011 at the Wellington Opera House on September 15th had a lot to live up to following Kowhiti 2010 presented during Matariki of that year at Te Papa Tongarewa. Without Cat Ruka and others from the earlier event, there were big shoes to fill.

Engari kaore a Kowhiti 2011 i matau ai ki te whakaatu ano te whakaaturanga o 2010, ka taea tetahi mea rereke ano.

But Kowhiti 2011 did not try to repeat the 2010 event, it achieved something quite different.

Na taana ano ra mahi ka whakahou kau ra a Tanemahuta Gray, te tauira o te mahi teitei, i te kanikani teitei rawa i te whenua. He kanikani tango, he mahi whakamarama tino pai rawa na Lisa Maule, he rangi tino pai i te mahi whakararo tangata i nga tihitihi , hari kaungia i te atamira, kanikanitia, akina, arohaina, whakawehe hokitia.

Somehow, Tanemahuta Gray, the master of aerial work made dancing in the air all very fresh. There was tango, excellent lighting from Lisa Maule and good sounds to go with people being lowered from on high, swung across the stage, danced with, embraced, loved and rejected.

Ko tetahi ano mea i tu atu ai ko nga kakahu. Mai i te timatahanga he aronga mai i te Rawhiti i nga potae-kanohi, nga here waewae, te koru i nikotia ai i te to o nga tarau poto rawa, he ahua Javanese pea te mea nei.

Another thing to stand out was the costumes. From the beginning, there was an eastern influence in the mask-hats, the anklets, the stylised koru on the buttocks of the close fitting red shorts, something Javanese about it all.

Ko tetahi ano na mea ko te kakahu uma o Tuirina Wehi, he mea pango, he mea teitei hoki tena. Ka tu atu hoki nga kakahu kaha o etahi o nga kaikanikani wahine. Ka kanikani a Tru Paraha i nga hu teitei, tona makawe pango e rere ana, he kakahu pango i tona tinana.

Then there was the high black bodice of Tuirina Wehi and the strong costumes for some of the female Maori dancers. Tru Paraha danced in high heels, long hair hanging down and draped in black.

Engari ra ko te mea i whakamau i te titiro me te hinengaro ko te harihanga mai o Awherika, o te roopu e kiia nei ko Nkosinathi’s Cultural Group ki te Whare Waiata ki Te Whanganuiatara. Ka wehi te tangata ki te koi o te tinana me te wana o nga kaikanikani me to ratou piri, ratou i a ratou ano rawa.

But it was the bringing of Africa, of
Nkosinathi’s Cultural Group, all the way to the Opera House in Wellington that caught the attention and the imagination. The fitness and the frenzy of the dancers and the closeness of their actions together took the breath away.

He tohu rangatira tenei na Tanemahuta ratou ko Merenia ko Jenny Stevenson, nga kaiwhakahaere o te po. He manuhiri nga mea o te haute o Awherika, a, i te whakaotinga o nga wahanga e rua ka whaka rewa ratou i te minenga ki te pakipaki nui. I hoatungia ki a ratou te wahi mana mo te whakangahau, a, ka mau ratou i tenei kia whakahoki rawatia ai he koha kanikani hirahira rawa atu.

This was a masterstroke by Tane and Merenia Gray and Jenny Stevenson, the organisers of the evening. The South African dancers were manuhiri and both halves of the show finished with them bringing the audience to a rapturous applause. They were given performance pride of place and they took this with both hands and gave back a dance contribution of some magnitude.

He aronga mai i te Moana nui a Kiwa i etahi wahi pena i te Pehea Kou Pino? How is your spirit?, he ahua Hawaii i tenei. Engari ko te whakakuiti hirahira o te po ko nga taonga kanikani o Awherika me o te Maori. Ko te kanikani Maori i arahia na e Tanemahuta me Merenia ka rapurapu, ka torotoro hoki tena ki nga wao hou. Pena ra te mahi na nga kaikanikani i Nkosinathi’s Cultural Group engari ka whakahokia nga mea ki te kaupapa hoki. He tino koa Ngai Kiwi i te Gumboot Dance i te whakaotinga o te wahanga tuatahi i te patu waewae, te tu waewae hoki.

There was a Pacific influence in places with Pehea Kou Pino? How is your spirit? a piece with Hawaian aspects. But the distinction of the night was between Maori and African dance. The Maori dance led by Tanemahuta and Merenia explored and went into new places. The African dancers from Nkosinathi’s Cultural Group also explored but drove things back to basics as well. The Gumboot Dance at the end of the first half impressed the Kiwi locals no end with its slapping and stomping of feet.

Ka hoatungia nga mea hou ki nga kanikani o Awherika he rongo pai mo te wanawana me te winiwini, te pao me te mahi kanikani. Ka taea tenei i te wa o te karanga mai i nga kokonga tawhiti o te Whare Waiata.
People who had not seen African dance up close were given a good taste of frenzy, of pulsating rhythm and action. This happened in the context of karanga coming from the far corners of the upstairs section of the Opera House.

Ka eke a Awherika ki runga marae, a, ka whakatu puehu.

Africa came to the marae and kicked up some dust.

Kei waenganui tonu o tenei he mea whakakoikoi hinengaro. Ka puta mai a Future Fame hei mea kikino ke, kaha hoki i tana mahi Quantide. Na raua tahi ko Mase Boog te whakaaturanga nei. He mea karanga ki te ngakau tenei. Kei ro tonu i a ratau na mahi he whakaaro mo Mihaere Jackson me Abbot raua ko Costello me etahi mahimahi mai i nga pikitia wahangu,mai i te hikoikoi ki runga atamira me te mea e kiia na ko vaudeville.

Amongst all this there were some interesting features. Future Fame came through slick and strong in his Quantide series performed with Mase Boog. So evocative. Michael Jackson, Abbot and Costello and lots of routines from silent movies, shuffles and vaudeville came through their work.

He mea whakatoro hinengaro a Hine-Hine- Collective, a, ka hoatu ratou i te tipuranga hou e uru mai nei ki te kanikani o Aotearoa; te kaha hoki o nga wahine Maori e whakatakoto ana i a ratou ano wero me o ratou ano whakaaro i te kanikani. Ka whakaatu ratou i tetahi whakangahau kawa e rapu ana i te kaikohuru wahine.

Hine-Hine-Collective were intriguing and showed the new growth coming through in Aotearoa dance; the power of Maori women stating their challenges and reflections in dance. They presented a performance ritual exploring the female assassin.

He tirohanga whanui i tenei. Ko te kapu Whutuporo o te ao tetahi o nga ira i tenei wa kanikani. Ka kitea tenei i tetahi o nga kanikani Awherika engari kaore kau he rahi mo te poro whutuporo i etahi whakaaaturanga. I timata a Kowhiti 2011 i tetahi korero na Chris Findlayson nana nei i whakatakoto i te hohonu o te wa i a ia e powhiri ana i te roopu mai i te Komihana Teitei o Haute Awherika. Ka whakarunga ano ra a Merenenia Gray i te rangai o te po i tana mihi ataahua ki nga manuhiri.

There was a wider context to all of this. Part of the idea was a dance event during the Rugby World Cup. This did feature in some of the African dance but there was not a lot about the oval ball in other performances. Kowhiti 2011 began with a speech from Chris Finlayson who stated the significance of the African presence with some style as he welcomed a group from the South African High Commission. Merenia Gray took the significance of the evening to a greater level as she welcomed guests with consummate dignity.

I tu ngawari ai te roopu mai i te Komihana Teitei o Awherika ki te Tonga, he wa koa tenei ki a ratou i a ratou e pakipaki ana, pai ana hoki i nga mea kanikani i nga karanga koi atu i te rarangi tuatahi o reanga tuatahi i te Whare Waiata. Ka tautoko a Celia Wade Brown i a ratou i ana katakata, hamama hoki.

The group from the South African High Commission seemed to feel at home and had a fine time applauding and responding to the dance events by celebrating the performance with high-pitched trills and yells from the front row of the balcony in the Wellington Opera House. Her Worship the Mayor of Wellington, Celia Wade Brown, laughed and cheered with them.

I whakatepea te po i te whakaaturanga o nga taonga ki nga tangata pena i a Louise Bryant no Ngai Tahu nana i timata ai i te wahanga tuarua i Tumutumu, pena hoki i a Taiaroa Royal i tutaki pai ai ki te taonga oranga roa. Ka whakahoki a Celia Wade Brown i nga ahuatanga o te po ki te kaupapa i a ia e korero ana mo tona wa pakeke ake.

The evening was wrapped up with the presentation of awards to Louise Potiki Bryant of Ngai Tahu who started the second half with Tumutumu and a lifetime award to Taiaroa Royal. Celia Wade Brown took things back to ground level as she related the importance of dance to her while growing up.

He rahi ke nga mea I taea ai ki Koehiti 2011 I teathi wa poto. Ko Nkosinathi’s Cutural Group, na ratou te Pedi Dance me te Umzanzi tae hoki ra ki ta ratou whakaotinga o te whakaaaturanga i te Pantsula Dance. Ki waenganui tunu nga mea pena I te mea ataaahua, Rongo ma Tane na te Merenia Gray Dance Theatre. Ka kanikani a Ivica Novakovic o te Stuttgart Ballet i Rongo ma Tane.

So much happened in such a short time at Kowhiti 2011. Nkosinathi’s Cultural Group performed Pedi Dance and Umzanzi as well as finishing the show with Pantsula Dance. In between were such performances as the exquisite Rongo ma Tane by the Merenia Gray Dance Theatre. Ivica Novakovic of the Stuttgart Ballet danced in Rongo ma Tane.

He rahi ke nga mea hirahira I Kowhiti 2011, a ka kitea tena i etahi ahua rereke pena i te mihi ataahua na Merenia Gray. He whakaotinga ataahua i te po I te waiata na Mere Boynton. Apiti i tena ko te kauwhata rawe o te po katoa; he mea whakakoi kiri i te mea e whai ake i nga wa katoa.

There was a lot of class in Kowhiti 2011 seen in different ways as in the elegance of Merenia Gray in her opening speech. Toni Huata finished the evening in marvellous form with a song by Mere Boynton. The fine way in which the evening was structured added to things; there was always an excitement about the next event.

Engari kau ra he po tenei mot e kanikani. Ko nga kaikanikani Maori, he rahi ke te wa ma ratou e korero ki a koe. Ka taea nga mea i runga ano i te whakaaro ataahua. Ara, mai i a Awherika ka homai a Nkosinathi Chamo i tetahi ira mana mai i tetahi ano ao. Kaore he wa whakaaro i tena ao. Ka peke ake mai te kanitani ki a koe, ki te hari i a koe…

But it was a night of dance above all. The dancers in the Maori sections seemed to have time to tell you things. Things seem to happen with lots of grace. And then, out of Africa, Nkosinathi Chamo gave us a sense, a stamp of dance authority from another world. In that world you do not have time to think. Dance is springing at you, transporting you…

Postscript; questions were raised about race, dance and stereotypes. Inevitably when two ethnic groups meet, collide or just interact their dance forms precede them to some extent. Say Argentinians who tango meet Maori who haka or Russians who do Cossack dances or ballet…

While the African dances were wild and colourful they did not rest on clichés. One thinks though of reports about the classical ballet dancer Andile Ndlovu that paint a picture of alienation from his roots in Soweto and the forms of dance found there (CNN )

But one of the most interesting things about Kowhiti is its transcendence of stereotypes. There are no violent males, indeed there are few haka. There is a challenging of stereotypes in the work of, say, Cat Ruka in Kowhiti 2010 or Tru Paraha in Kowhiti 2011 but even there it is a question of finding and exploring rather than starkly stating ethnic identity through dance.
Kowhiti seems to offer post-colonial stereotypes if indeed it offers them at all.
This brings us to a consideration of world view; what is the epistemological basis and direction of the work? One might start with such models as that set out by Merata Kawharu but there is a world of questions and more than a few answers to explore.

Bibliography

Kawharu, M, 2010, Environment in a marae locale, in Maori and the environment: Kaitiaki, Ed Selby, Moore and Mulholland, Huia Publishers

Television article
CNN November 22, 2011 South African ballet dancer confounds racial stereotypes

Indo Goss 1037

2012-02-11T12:33:00.001-08:00

Goss 1037

Indo Goss Edition 08.02.12- a special edition for Indonesian readers in New Zealand and in Indonesia.
Forthcoming events
Nick and his wife and family are coming back to New Zealand soon.
Vania is well.
Kusuma is well.
Umi is well.
Nina and Miko are well.
Darni is doing great work on manuka honey.
Asmah is giving a paper at a conference soon.
This is a Special Edition celebrating one year since Goss started in the form of Palmy Goss. Big Ups to you Kusuma for all your good work!
Meanwhile back in Palmy…Waitangi Day Rocked!
Great work by all including, Access Radio, Kia Ora FM and Destination Manawatu.
A big shout out to Paul and all from Rosies Rods! A great event for the kids at Waitangi Day.
Among the stallholders were;
Kakahu Taonga Aotearoa
Kay from Ucol
Sandra from Avon
Carmen from Smash Palace
Kerry from Lil’ Orbits
Geeta from Ethnic Creations
Serena from Serenity’s Beaded Jewellery
Danny from the SPCA
Christopher the Wooden Toy Maker
Katrina from Koruart
Hipsta ethnic handicrafts and clothing
Will from Silver Seas
Norman and Jane from Mr Chill

Big shout out to Nola from the Maori Wardens
And to Gary and all from PPS security

The Music File
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwaxT7zL7kA
Tina Turner - A Fool In Love
www.youtube.com
eBook file
http://nz.mg6.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch?.rand=980l9q724tkht
Have you got your eBooks ordered?
Some Campus Press eBooks are;
Iwi Station by Peter Cleave pdf 978-1-877229-53-4
Papers on Social Work, Fourth Edition by Peter Cleave 978-1-877229-70-1

Featured ship this week- The Monowai
http://www.nzmaritime.co.nz/monowai/monowai.htmHotaka video
The third Monowai aka the Moana Roa.
Calling all members of the Cooks and Stewards Union. Contact Gerry Hill on 0800 766 792 Gerry is doing some really great research on this Union.
http://www.metacafe.com/w/8031788
The Beehive File: John Key- trading New Zealand Futures
The Beehive File
09/02/12
John Key is a futures trader.
He is trading with the future of New Zealanders in several ways.
To begin with there is the sale of New Zealand farms to offshore investors. Has the value of farm land parted company with its earning potential? Has New Zealand farmland become a commodity in its own right to offshore investors regardless of what it earns?
Then there is the sale of state assets. Clause nine, the Waitangi clause in the agreements for the sale of state assets is in John’s way as he wants to sell forward with these assets as well as with land. He wants a clear run at the futures market for state assets.
But where does it all take us? John Key might fel that he is back at Merrill Lynch but as New Zealanders we are being taken back into the past, into the Dark Ages where the citizens do not own the state but they are vassals in it.
Peter Cleave
Rangitikei/Hokowhitu
http://puffcom.blogspot.co.nz/2012/02/beehive-file-john-key-as-futures-trader.html
Coming from Campus Press
Papers to Conference, Volume Two, Second Edition by Peter Cleave
This features new work on dance, an essay entitled Standing for Mana, and an essay on the Maori state.
Coming events
Peter Cleave and the Pony Band at the Hokowhitu Pub on March 17th, St Patrick’s Day
We hope to have some Indonesian people joining in!
BIG UPS TO VANYA FOR ALL YOUR GOOD ADVICE ON MUSIC!
Sound Check
Tanya Tucker
The Teddy Bear Song
Wow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=394MG8Q60PI&feature=related

The Beehive File: John Key- trading New Zealand Futures

2012-02-08T17:24:00.000-08:00

The Beehive File
09/02/12
John Key is a futures trader.
He is trading with the future of New Zealanders in several ways.
To begin with there is the sale of New Zealand farms to offshore investors. Has the value of farm land parted company with its earning potential? Has New Zealand farmland become a commodity in its own right to offshore investors regardless of what it earns?
Then there is the sale of state assets. Clause nine, the Waitangi clause in the agreements for the sale of state assets is in John’s way as he wants to sell forward with these assets as well as with land. He wants a clear run at the futures market for state assets.
But where does it all take us? John Key might fel that he is back at Merrill Lynch but as New Zealanders we are being taken back into the past, into the Dark Ages where the citizens do not own the state but they are vassals in it.
Peter Cleave
Rangitikei/Hokowhitu

The Beehive File

2012-02-02T11:11:00.002-08:00

‘Who let the dogs out?’ asked Dr PeterCleave last night (2.02.12).
He was referring to the National government’s recent sea change regarding Maori.
‘It goes back to the teapot meeting in Epsom,’ said Dr Cleave
He was referring to the opening of the door to John Banks and the Act party by John Key at the meeting over a cup of tea in Epsom.
‘John Banks helps John Key to govern without the Maori Party so he can change the Waitangi clause in new legislation and sack people on a wholesale basis in Te Puni Kokiri.’
‘The cup of tea in Epsom allowed an avowedly racist party into the government. After Waitangi Day John Key, the National Party and the Act Party could well harden their attitude to Maori even more.’

Africa comes to the marae

2012-01-23T10:26:00.001-08:00

Africa comes to the marae

Kowhiti 2011 at the Wellington Opera House on September 15th had a lot to live up to following Kowhiti 2010 presented during Matariki of that year at Te Papa Tongarewa. Without Cat Ruka and others from the earlier event, there were big shoes to fill.

But Kowhiti 2011 did not try to repeat the 2010 event, it achieved something quite different.

Somehow, Tanemahuta Gray, the master of aerial work made dancing in the air all very fresh. There was tango, excellent lighting from Lisa Maule and good sounds to go with people being lowered from on high, swung across the stage, danced with, embraced, loved and rejected.

Another thing to stand out was the costumes. From the beginning, there was an eastern influence in the mask-hats, the anklets, the stylised koru on the buttocks of the close fitting red shorts, something Javanese about it all.

Then there was the high black bodice of Tuirina Wehi and the strong costumes for some of the female Maori dancers. Tru Paraha danced in high heels, long hair hanging down and draped in black.

But it was the bringing of Africa, of
Nkosinathi’s Cultural Group, all the way to the Opera House in Wellington that caught the attention and the imagination. The fitness and the frenzy of the dancers and the closeness of their actions together took the breath away.

This was a masterstroke by Tane and Merenia Gray and Jenny Stevenson, the organisers of the evening. The South African dancers were manuhiri and both halves of the show finished with them bringing the audience to a rapturous applause. They were given performance pride of place and they took this with both hands and gave back a dance contribution of some magnitude.

There was a Pacific influence in places with Pehea Kou Pino? How is your spirit? a piece with Hawaian aspects. But the distinction of the night, was between Maori and African dance. The Maori dance led by Tanemahuta and Merenia explored and went into new places. The African dancers from Nkosinathi’s Cultural Group also explored but drove things back to basics as well. The Gumboot Dance at the end of the first half impressed the Kiwi locals no end with its slapping and stomping of feet.

People who had not seen African dance up close were given a good taste of frenzy, of pulsating rhythm and action. This happened in the context of karanga coming from the far corners of the upstairs section of the Opera House.

Africa came to the marae and kicked up some dust.

Amongst all this there were some interesting features. Future Fame came through slick and strong in his Quantide series performed with Mase Boog. So evocative. Michael Jackson, Abbot and Costello and lots of routines from silent movies, shuffles and vaudeville came through their work.

Hine-Hine-Collective were intriguing and showed the new growth coming through in Aotearoa dance; the power of Maori women stating their challenges and reflections in dance. They presented a performance ritual exploring the female assassin.

There was a wider context to all of this. Part of the idea was a dance event during the Rugby World Cup. This did feature in some of the African dance but there was not a lot about the oval ball in other performances. Kowhiti 2011 began with speeches from Chris Finlayson who stated the significance of the African presence with some style as he welcomed a group from the South African High Commission. Merenia Gray took the significance of the evening to a greater level as she welcomed guests with consummate dignity.

The group from the South African High Commission seemed to feel at home and had a fine time applauding and responding to the dance events by celebrating the performance with high-pitched trills and yells from the front row of the balcony in the Wellington Opera House. Her Worship the Mayor of Wellington, Celia Wade Brown, laughed and cheered with them.

The evening was wrapped up with the presentation of awards to Louise Potiki Bryant of Ngai Tahu who started the second half with Tumutumu and a lifetime award to Taiaroa Royal. Celia Wade Brown took things back to ground level as she related the importance of dance to her while growing up.

So much happened in such a short time at Kowhiti 2011. Nkosinathi’s Cultural Group performed Pedi Dance and Umzanzi as well as finishing the show with Pantsula Dance. In between were such performances as the exquisite Rongo ma Tane by the Merenia Gray Dance Theatre. Ivica Novakovic of the Stuttgart Ballet danced in Rongo ma Tane.

There was a lot of class in Kowhiti 2011 seen in different ways as in the elegance of Merenia Gray in her opening speech. Toni Huata finished the evening in marvellous form with a song by Mere Boynton. The fine way in which the evening was structured added to things; there was always an excitement about the next event.

But it was a night of dance above all. The dancers in the Maori sections seemed to have time to tell you things. Things seem to happen with lots of grace. And then, out of Africa, Nkosinathi Chamo gave us a sense, a stamp of dance authority from another world. In that world you do not have time to think. Dance is springing at you, transporting you…

puff April 29

2011-04-04T22:16:00.000-07:00

April 29 Friday
Te whare miere
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Metiria Turei
Rangahau
He aha te korero mo Meteria Turei inaianei? Ka pai te haere o te Torangapu Kakariki a te wa poti?
Subject of the day
Meteria Turei
Analysis
What’s the story with Meteria now? Will the Greens do well at the next election?
www.greens.org.nz/
Saturday April 30: “Te Awa - The River” exhibition opens at Te Manawa

This brand-new exhibition tells the story of the Manawatū River – the heart of our community. Water is crucial for life, and Te Awa – The River celebrates the Manawatū River as a symbol of the interdependence of all living things. Learn about the properties of water, explore the cave and climbing wall, come face to face with live – and long-dead – creatures, and see what happens when the river bursts its banks. Perhaps most importantly of all, discover how your actions affect our river and the lives of all those who depend upon it. Free Entry.

Saturday and Sunday April 30 & May 1: Habitat Restoration in the Rangitikei

Sycamore trees invaded this river terrace bush remnant more than 70 years ago. All the adult sycamore trees are gone and most of the seedlings and saplings now too and a planting programme is underway.

Depending on moisture levels, we will be either planting trees or spending time in the bush removing sycamores and other weeds. Come on either day or the whole weekend. Accommodation and shared transport can be arranged. For more info phone Sally on 359 4326 or email coordinator@environmentnetwork.org .nz

Friday May 6: Reel Earth Environmental Film Festival 2011 from 6th to the 18th May

Coming up is held in Palmerston North is the 7th Season of Australasia’s largest film festival with an environment and nature focus

Events include:

Reel Earth Sustainability Expo - Saturday May 14th in the Square
Awards event in the magnificent Regent Theatre - Saturday 14th May
Seminars and workshops
Visiting filmmakers
For more information http://www.reelearth.org.nz/

Friday May 13: Dr Mike Joy The 100% pure, clean green myth

Environmental Issues and Debates: Massey talks Sustainability

Time: 12.30 to 1.30pm

Venue: Sound and Vision Zone, Palmerston North City Library

Notices

The PNCC Draft Annual Plan 2011/12 – now open for submissions

The actual services and projects for the Council next year - and hence the amount of rates needed to fund them - will depend on the feedback received.

Download the Draft Annual Plan, or the shortened Summary version from http://www.pncc.govt.nz/YourCouncil/CouncilActivities/PublicConsultation/Detail.aspx?id=144330

Or pick up a hard copy from the Council or from the City and branch libraries.

Community meetings are being held between April 5th and April 13th - these meetings are a really good opportunity to ask questions of PNCC representatives and to give feedback. See attachment for the meeting schedule details. Also available on page 10 of the Summary.

Submissions close at 4.00pm on Friday, 29 April 2011. Hearings will take place during 12-17 May. For other queries, contact Tracey Boukhelida on 356 8199, ext 8243 or by email at tracey.boukhelida@pncc.govt.nz

Horizons Regional Council, Manawatu District Council and the Horowhenua District Council – soon to release their draft annual plans

Following release, draft plans will be made available on the council websites and through their offices

Plan consultation dates:

Local authority
Release date
Closing date

Horizons
April 7
May 7

MDC
April 7
May 9

HDC
April 19
Unknown

Sustainable Manawatu is in the process of becoming a Trust – become a member!.

They are seeking to establish a membership from which to elect Trust Board members. Members would be expected to attend Annual General Meetings of Sustainable Manawatu , if able, and to have an interest in the concerns of Sustainable Manawatu . If you wish to become an inaugural member of Sustainable Manawatu Trust, you can sign up by clicking on this link and filling in the form: http://www.sustainablemanawatu.org.nz/become-a-member
There is no fee for inaugural members of Sustainable Manawatu , though a small annual fee may be charged in future. For further information, please contact Margi Mitcalfe at consultant@sustainablemanawatu.org.nz

Palmerston North City Environmental Trust is seeking trustees

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“The Palmerston North City Environmental Trust initiates and supports projects focused on environmental sustainability in the local community, and provides advocacy and education.

If you are a team player with a passion for a healthier planet, who will donate time toward making a positive difference in their City, and who has strong networks in the local community – then we want to hear from you!”

Expressions of interest to pncet.info@gmail.com

For more info visit www.pncet.org.nz

PNCET also welcomes applications for financial assistance for innovative and environmentally-focused community-led projects in Palmerston North.

Do you know an Environmental Champion? 2011 Green Ribbon Awards: Make a nomination!

The Green Ribbon Awards are presented by the Minister for the Environment to recognise the outstanding contributions of individuals, organisations, businesses and communities to protecting and enhancing New Zealand 's environment.

Do you know of a deserving recipient? If so you have until Friday 15 April to nominate them! More info at http://www.mfe.govt.nz/withyou/awards/green-ribbon.html

Keep Tracking On with DOC - Manawatu Rangitikei Area newsletter - March 2011 issue now available

Lots of local conservation news! This issue and past issues can be downloaded at

http://www.doc.govt.nz/about-doc/news/newsletters/keep-tracking-on-with-doc-palmerston-north/

Please email me if you no longer wish to receive this newsletter

Sally Pearce

Environmental Coordinator

Environment Network Manawatu

www.environmentnetwork.org.nz

Phone 06 355 0126

P.O. Box 1271
Friday 29 April 2011
City Council Consultation: Draft Annual Plan 2011/12 - Submissions Due
When: Friday 29 April 2011 at
Where: Palmerston North
Details: The Draft Annual Plan is year three of the 10 Year Plan. It is a one-year document that shows what we’re intending to do, and how much it is expected to cost to implement year three.

To view the Draft Annual Plan online: [link]

Submissions are due April 29th, 2011.
Submission info and online submissions can be done at: [link]

Friday 29 April 2011
1900 - Just Zilch Free Store Public Meeting
When: Friday 29 April 2011 at 1900 - Ends: Friday 29 April 2011 at 2100
Where: GCF Lounge 174 Church Street
Details: A public meeting held by the Just Zilch people. Just Zilch is a free store, using surplus food waste to feed people for free, which will be opening in Fitzherbert Street where Gulf used to be. If you want more information and/or would like to be involved, come along. [link]

Saturday 30 April 2011
“Te Awa - The River” exhibition opens at Te Manawa
When: Saturday 30 April 2011 at
Where: Te Manawa Art Gallery, Palmerston North
Details: This brand-new exhibition tells the story of the Manawatū River – the heart of our community. Water is crucial for life, and Te Awa – The River celebrates the Manawatū River as a symbol of the interdependence of all living things. Learn about the properties of water, explore the cave and climbing wall, come face to face with live – and long-dead – creatures, and see what happens when the river bursts its banks. Perhaps most importantly of all, discover how your actions affect our river and the lives of all those who depend upon it.
Free Entry.

More information at: [link]

Saturday 30 April 2011

Invitation

I am writing on behalf of the Sustainable Manawatu Task Force to invite you to the Inaugural General Meeting of Sustainable Manawatu Trust.

The meeting will be held at Green Hub, 160 Rangitikei Street , Palmerston North, on Wednesday, 11th May from 5:30pm onwards.

This will be an opportunity for members to elect nominated Trustees onto the Sustainable Manawatu Trust Board. Nominations for elections for Trustees shall be received by Sustainable Manawatu ’s Task Force not less than forty eight hours prior to the time of the Inaugural General Meeting. To nominate a Trustee (even yourself) kindly click here .

From 5:30pm onwards, prior to the commencement of the Inaugural General Meeting, you will be able to hear about highlights of the Reel Earth Film Festival, and some film excerpts will be screened. There will be drinks and nibbles and the opportunity for socialising with like-minded folk prior to the meeting which will begin at 6pm.

We welcome you to come and celebrate this milestone with us, for a vibrant and sustainable Manawatu.

If you are not currently a member of Sustainable Manawatu Trust, and would like to be, please sign up by clicking on this link and filling in the form: http://www.sustainablemanawatu.org.nz/become-a-member

Margaret Metcalfe

Chair
Sustainable Manawatu Task Force

puff April 28

2011-04-04T22:15:00.002-07:00

April 28 Thursday
Te ao toi
Kaupapa o te ra
Tanemahuta Gray
Rangahau
He korero mo Tanemahuta Gray me tana koha kit e Ao Toi.
Subject of the day
Tanemahuta Gray
Analysis
A discussion of Tanemahuta gray and his contribution to the world of the arts.
www.wicked.org.nz/r/wick_ed/cool/archives/tanemahuta.php
Environment Aotearoa 15
Chinese Banks and Petrobas
Last week an attempt was made in this column to look at the big picture of the exploration for oil in the Raukumara area by Petrobas. Today’s Post concentrates on the international aspects of Petrobas itself and searches for international analogies to this exploration.
The exploration is being done in international waters. There are issues regarding the boarding of boats by New Zealand forces like the Police and the Navy if those boats are sailing under the flags of other nations.
The flags themselves need to be analysed. In the case of Petrobas the registration of the company is done in Brazil, the company’s country of origin. But who owns Petrobas? Bloomberg reports a several large loans by Chinese banks to the company.
Is Petrobas a Chinese front? There may be an analogy with what is going on in Australia where the Chinese seem to be using Australia as their own resource farm.
In these cases the Chinese concerns run such things as open cast mines on the ground in Australia and control the resource from point of origin through production to sales and consumption. The BBC’s Hardtalk programme has recently featured this.
What is the extent of the Chinese need for petroleum resources? If they ‘own’ outfits like Petrobas- if the Chinese banks own the debts of Petrobas- how much pressure is Petrobas going to be under in this exploration exercise?
One sobering feature of al, this is the extent of the exposure by Petrobas to Chinese banks. This exposure is, as reported by Bloomberg, reckoned in billions.
The scale of all this is hard to comprehend. New Zealand is, by comparison, a small player. Te Whanau a Apanui and China? What are we getting into here?

puff April 27

2011-04-04T22:15:00.001-07:00

April 27 Wednesday
Te ao paho
Kaupapa korero mo te ra
Nga teihana hakinakina.
Rangahau
He korero mo nga teihana hakinakina pena i a Radio Sport.
Subject of the day
The sports stations
Analysis
A discussion of the sports stations like Radio Sport
www.radiosport.co.nz/
Wednesday April 27: Sustainable Rangitikei Meeting – solar and wind power

Based in Marton Sustainable Rangitikei is a very active group with an expanding membership that meets monthly. They welcome visits from people outside the Rangitikei.

This month Raymond Cameron from Cameron and Sun is their speaker, talking about Solar Power. He will be joined by Max Varney, regaling attendees with his exploits getting a windmill established on his Marton property.

For information on time and venue please contact Michelle michelle.bisset@xtra.co.nz
Wednesday 27 April 2011
1000 - Horizons Regional Council Meeting
When: Wednesday 27 April 2011 at 1000 - Ends: Wednesday 27 April 2011 at 1200
Where: Tararua Room, Regional House
Details: Horizons Regional Council: Regional Council Meeting

Wednesday April 27 at 10am

[link]

Wednesday 27 April 2011
1900 - Sustainable Rangitikei Meeting
When: Wednesday 27 April 2011 at 1900 - Ends: Wednesday 27 April 2011 at 2100
Where: 373 Wellington Road, Marton (the old Marton School Dental Clinic)
Details: Raymond Cameron from Cameron and Sun is this month’s speaker, talking about Solar Power. He will be joined by our own Max Varney, regaling us with his exploits getting a windmill established on his Marton property.
Unfortunately, we have been unable to facilitate a visit to the Hautapu power station but don’t miss our own “powerful” meeting.

Contact Michelle at(06)327-6006 to confirm meeting time.

Wednesday 27 April 2011
1900 - Palmerston North City Council Meeting
When: Wednesday 27 April 2011 at 1900 - Ends: Wednesday 27 April 2011 at 2100
Where: Civic Administration Building, The Square
Details: Palmerston North City Council Meeting

Wednesday April 27 at 7pm

[link]
Once in a while a truly brilliant article from Dr Mercola. This on sunscreen and sunglasses
How Supermodel Gisele Bundchen "Infuriated Cancer Experts"... Posted By Dr. Mercola | April 22 2011 | 138,445 views | Disponible en Español Share9082
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PreviousNextResearchers at the Environmental Working Group, a Washington-based nonprofit, released their annual report claiming nearly half of the 500 most popular sunscreen products may actually increase the speed at which malignant cells develop and spread skin cancer because they contain vitamin A and its derivatives, retinol and retinyl palmitate.

Furthermore, the FDA has known about the dangers of vitamin A in sunscreens since ordering a study 10 years ago, but has done nothing to alert the public of the dangers.

"Retinyl palmitate was selected by (FDA's) Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition for photo-toxicity and photocarcinogenicity testing based on the increasingly widespread use of this compound in cosmetic retail products for use on sun-exposed skin," said an October 2000 report by the National Toxicology Program.

According to AOL news, other problems with sunscreens include:

•The use of the hormone-disrupting chemical oxybenzone, which penetrates the skin and enters the bloodstream.
•Overstated claims about performance.
•The lack of needed regulations and oversight by the Food and Drug Administration.
Also, be careful where you discuss the danger involved with sunscreens. Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen has reportedly "infuriated cancer experts" by describing sunscreen as "poison".

Bundchen refuses to use it on herself or her family because of the chemicals they contain. According to the Daily Mail:

"[Bundchen] made the comments at the launch of her own organic skin care range, which presumably doesn't include sun care lotions."

Bundchen, incidentally, is currently the highest paid supermodel in the world. She also has said that it should be against the law for healthy mothers to give their baby infant formula full of sugar, and often soy.
Sources:
Daily Mail February 4, 2011

AOL News May 24, 2010

Environmental Working Group’s 2010 Sunscreen Guide

Dr. Mercola's Comments:

The FDA is once again on the wrong side of consumer safety, just as they have been time and time again when they allow dangerous drugs onto the market that end up killing people and are later recalled.

Failing to alert consumers of the dangers of vitamin A and its derivatives in sunscreens falls in line with the FDA's seemingly endless ability to protect their big business "clients" at the expense of public safety. In this case the manufacturers of sunscreens are the beneficiaries of the FDA's inability or unwillingness to publish their own vitamin A safety research that they conducted over 10 years ago in 2000.

For a long list of other FDA debacles through the years, just put "FDA" into my search box at the very top of this, or any page at mercola.com.

Is Sunscreen Really a Necessity?
Let's consider a question that naturally arises out of this latest failure by the FDA – do you even need to use sunscreen in the first place?

The answer is "maybe", and only when you can't control how much sun you are exposed to. For instance, if you work outdoors all day as part of your job, or if you need to protect sensitive areas of your face, like around your eyes, that are particularly susceptible to photoaging and not that large a surface area to impact vitamin D levels if blocked with sunscreen.

But you certainly don't want to use most of the commercially available sunscreens under any condition as they not only block your body's ability to produce vitamin D, they're also loaded with toxic chemicals. More about that in a minute.

However, sunscreens available in most health food stores, and the one we sell on our site, are safe to use when the need arises.

The fact is, getting safe sun exposure every day is actually one of the best things you can do for your health. Sun exposure allows your body to naturally produce your own supply of vitamin D, and experts agree that this is the best form of vitamin D available.

The point to remember is that once your skin turns the lightest shade of pink (if you're Caucasian), it's time to get out of the sun. Past this point of exposure your body will not produce any more vitamin D and you'll begin to have sun damage. And sunburn anywhere on your body is never good for your health.

The Benefits of Vitamin D
First of all, vitamin D plays a crucial role in your overall health and well-being. If you've spent any time on my site at all, you know that I'm a firm advocate for optimizing your vitamin D levels.

For example, this superb nutrient is known to:

Support your cardiovascular health Support healthy kidney function
Enhance your muscle strength Promote healthy teeth
Help produce optimal blood pressure levels Help keep your bones strong and healthy
Help maintain a healthy immune system

Please understand -- this list of important benefits represents a fraction of the many ways vitamin D helps optimize your health. And, although you can obtain vitamin D from natural food sources, experts agree on one thing:

Sunlight is by far the best way to get your vitamin D. The so-called experts who advise you to avoid all sunlight and religiously apply sunscreen are actually encouraging you to increase your risk of cancer, not lower it…

The key is to find a healthy balance between getting enough natural sunlight to maximize your vitamin D production and maintain your optimal health, while at the same time protecting yourself from damage that occurs from overexposure to the sun.

Sun Exposure Can Protect You Against Cancer
Over the years, several studies have already confirmed that appropriate sun exposure actually helps prevent skin cancer. In fact, melanoma occurrence has been found to decrease with greater sun exposure, and can be increased by sunscreens.

One such study revealed that melanoma patients who had higher levels of sun exposure were less likely to die than other melanoma patients, and patients who already had melanoma and got a lot of sun exposure were prone to a less aggressive tumor type.

Another Italian study, published in the European Journal of Cancer in June 2008, also confirms and supports earlier studies showing improved survival rates in melanoma patients who were exposed to sunlight more frequently in the time before their melanoma was diagnosed.

Also, Melanoma is actually more common in indoor workers than in outdoor workers, and is more common on regions of your body that are not exposed to the sun at all. Additionally, UVB radiation has been found to delay the appearance of melanoma if you are genetically predisposed or prone to skin cancer.

To Prevent Skin Damage You Have to Protect Against the Most Damaging Rays
Ultraviolet light from the sun comes in two main wavelengths – UVA and UVB. It's important for you to understand the difference between them, and your risk factors from each.

Consider UVB the 'good form' that helps your skin produce vitamin D.

UVA is considered the 'bad form' because it penetrates your skin more deeply and causes more free radical damage. Not only that, but UVA rays are quite constant during ALL hours of daylight, throughout the entire year -- unlike UVB, which are low in morning and evening, and high at midday.

If you've ever gotten a scorching sunburn on a cloudy day, you now understand why; it's from the deeply penetrating UVA!

Since UVA's are inherently more damaging AND persistently high during all daylight hours, wearing a sunscreen that doesn't protect you from UVA is going to give you virtually no benefit, and be detrimental to your overall health. So the first thing to understand about using sunscreen, when applicable, is to make certain you are actually getting UVA protection.

A Better Alternative to Sunscreen
One of the best strategies to protect yourself from the sun is actually not a sunscreen at all, it's wearing clothing or getting into the shade.

Why?

Because most sunscreens are loaded with toxic chemicals that can actually accelerate skin cancer, or get into your bloodstream where they can disrupt your hormones. Also, the protection sunscreen manufacturers claim is often misleading due to improper application.

So you don't always need to apply sunscreen, and you definitely do want to get some safe sunlight exposure every day, which has also been shown to help protect against as many as 16 different types of cancer, including; breast, colon, endometrial, esophageal, ovarian, bladder, gallbladder, gastric, pancreatic, prostate, rectal, and renal cancers, as well as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Cotton clothing provides about SPF 15, in other words, you will get about 15-times your skin's normal protection from the sun wherever you cover your body with clothing. Just remember that even with protective clothing on your body, it's still important to monitor your skin for the telltale signs of burning.

Remember, sunburn provides no benefit, and is never good for your skin.

So is Gisele Bundchen Right?
Until very recently all sunscreens did NOT filter out the UVA radiation. They filtered out UVB, ensuring that your body could not make any vitamin D, while letting the UVA through. So there was a strong recommendation from the medical community to use sunscreen, but this advice was actually increasing your risk of cancer while eliminating your body's ability to manufacture vitamin D!

The other issue is what type of chemicals does the sunscreen use to create the barrier against the UVA waves?

The synthetic chemicals often used in sunscreen preparations can get into your bloodstream and can cause all sorts of unwanted toxic side effects, including hormone disruption.

Some of these chemicals include:

OMC (Octyl methoxycinnamate) Octocrylene
Avobenzone Oxybenzone
Homosalate Octinoxatre
Octisalate

So if Gisele was referring to sunscreens containing these hormone-disrupting synthetic chemicals that do not even protect against UVA rays, then she was absolutely right!

Safer Sunscreen Alternatives
However, options do exist to provide safe protection from the sun during times when you may not be able to control the amount of sun exposure you are likely to receive. For instance, if you take your kids to an amusement park or the beach, you might just be in direct sunlight all day.

To get natural sun protection from both UVA and UVB rays, you will want to use a sunscreen product that contains the active ingredients of titanium dioxide and zinc oxide. My research team has put together what we think is superior sun protection and you can find more about it here.

You want to be cautious not to include any vitamin A in your sunscreen, or its derivatives retinol and retinyl palmitate.

Other safe ingredients that will nourish your skin include:

Coconut oil Jojoba oil
Sunflower oil Shea butter
Vitamins D and E Eucalyptus oil

Vitamin A—A Dangerous Sunscreen Additive
The sunscreen industry uses vitamin A in its formulations because it is an anti-oxidant that is thought to slow skin aging. But according to the AOL story cited above, the FDA's study of vitamin A's photocarcinogenic properties revealed that:

"tumors and lesions developed up to 21 percent faster in lab animals coated in a vitamin A-laced cream than animals treated with a vitamin-free cream."

This conclusion came from Environmental Working Group's analysis of the findings released the FDA and the National Toxicology Program.

Why hasn't the FDA released these findings and alerted the public to the possible dangers of using a sunscreen that includes vitamin A or its derivatives?

No one is really certain why the FDA again refuses to listen to its scientists and doctors. But this type of behavior has become standard operating procedure for the FDA, an agency that routinely protects the business interests of corporations instead of following their stated mandate to protect the public health.

Our sunscreen used to have vitamin A in it until I discovered its potential health problems. We immediately removed it, however many other brands still include it in their formulas, so beware, and always check the labels when shopping for sunscreen.

How to Research Your Sunscreen
Thanks to the Environmental Working Group, you are now able to see exactly how your sunscreen rates for safe ingredients and efficacy. Check out EWG's Sunscreen Guide here.

Their website also lists the titanium and zinc containing sunscreens receiving the highest ratings, as well as provides you with some non-mineral options that rank lowest on the toxicity scale.

The site is also a great reference for surprising facts about sunscreen, and also contains a sunscreen hall of shame, showing the absolute worst offenders on the toxicity scale. And lastly, according to their website, 1 in 8 sunscreens sold on the market today still offer no protection against UVA rays!

Astaxanthin as the Hottest New Internal Sunscreen
Yes, a specific nutrient has been identified as being profoundly useful in protecting against sun damage!

Astaxanthin has recently jumped to the front of the line in terms of its status as a "supernutrient," becoming the focus of a large and growing number of peer-reviewed scientific studies. It's produced from marine algae in response to exposure to UV light. This is the way the algae protects itself, so it makes perfect sense that this deeply pigmented substance would have the capacity to "shield" you when it is taken in large enough quantities for a long enough time to saturate your body's tissues. Typically this is several weeks.

One of the benefits of astaxanthin that has piqued the interest of researchers is its ability to reduce signs of aging, by helping protect your skin from sun damage.

Cyanotech Corporation funded a study through an independent consumer research laboratory to measure the skin's resistance to both UVA and UVB light, before and after astaxanthin supplementation. After taking 4mg per day for two weeks, subjects showed a significant increase in the amount of time necessary for UV radiation to redden their skin.

Animal studies lend further evidence to astaxanthin's effects as an internal sunscreen. Consider the following:

•In 1995, hairless mice were fed various combinations of astaxanthin, beta-carotene and retinol for four months. After irradiation, astaxanthin alone or in combination with retinol was substantially effective in preventing photoaging of the skin (as measured by markers for skin damage).
•In a 1998 study with rats, astaxanthin was found to be 100 times stronger than beta-carotene and 1000 times stronger than lutein in preventing UVA light-induced oxidative stress.
•The Journal of Dermatological Science published a study in 2002 finding astaxanthin is able to protect against alterations in human DNA induced by UVA light exposure.
Some Other Tips to Decrease Your Risk of a Burn
Controlling your exposure to the sun is not always possible, and sometimes even the most vigilant of us forget to bring along the proper natural sunscreen when we face overexposure.

So what's the best way to ensure your body is primed to have the best defense against overexposure to the sun's harmful UVA rays?

Consuming a healthy diet full of natural antioxidants has always been a useful strategy in not only staying healthy but also providing your body with the resources to counter damage from exposure to ultraviolet radiation. Fresh, raw, unprocessed foods deliver the nutrients that your body needs to maintain a healthy balance of omega 6 and omega 3 oils in your skin, which is your first line of defense against sunburn.

If you are regularly consuming processed foods and your cells are loaded up mostly with damaged, oxidized fats, you simply aren't giving your skin the proper fat protection it needs at a cellular level.

Fresh, raw vegetables also provide your body with an abundance of powerful anti-oxidants that will help you fight the free radicals caused by sun damage that can lead to burns and cancer.

You can also make sure to wear a cap with a visor to protect your face and eyes from direct sunlight, along with enough clothing to protect your skin from direct sun contact. Most cotton clothing will provide you with about 15 SPF.

Also, I avoid using sunglasses, because I believe your eyes need to receive the full spectrum of light to function optimally, and sunglasses block out some essential waves of the light spectrum. So as you're getting your healthy and necessary daily exposure to direct sunlight to optimize your vitamin D levels, you want to be sure to leave the sunglasses behind.

puff April 26

2011-04-04T22:14:00.000-07:00

April 26 Tuesday
Te moana me te ngahere
Kaupapa korero mo te ra
Nga ara i te taha o te awa o Manawatu
Rangahau
He korero mo nga ara i te taha o te awa o Manawatu
Subject of the day
The paths beside the manwatu River
Analysis
A discussion of the walkways beside the Manawatu River.
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Every so often there is a brilliant article in Dr Mercola;
One of the Most Promising Anti-Aging Breakthroughs I've Ever Seen Posted By Dr. Mercola | April 18 2011 | 78,342 views Share409
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Thousands of studies have been published on telomeres and telomerase. They are known to maintain genomic stability, prevent the inappropriate activation of DNA damage pathways, and regulate cellular aging.

In humans, telomere length and integrity plays a role in diseases, disease susceptibility, and aging. Short telomeres are a risk factor for many diseases.

According to H+ Magazine:

“... [S]everal recent studies have indicated that telomerase expression might have significant anti-aging effects ... [I]t appears that a few relatively small genetic alterations in the mammalian genome and protein expression patterns, including increased telomerase expression, can result in a significantly longer lifespan and a reduction in age-associated diseases.

Thus it’s very likely that telomerase will be a major target for genetic alterations designed to increase the human lifespan, remaining a very active area in anti-aging research.”
Sources:
H+ Magazine March 28, 2011

Eurekalert April 4, 2011

Video Transcript

Dr. Mercola's Comments:

Although telomeres appear to be a brand new addition on the health scene, they were actually first discovered back in the 1930's. Then, in 1973, Alexey Olovnikov discovered that the telomeres, which are tiny units of DNA at the very end of each chromosome, shorten with time because they cannot replicate completely each time the cell divides.

Hence, as you get older, your telomeres get shorter and shorter.

Eventually, DNA replication and cell division ceases completely, at which point you die. This is now thought to be a major key that explains the process of aging itself, and holds the promise of not just slowing aging, but actually reversing it. Some now believe the human lifespan could be 150 years, or longer.

The video above features Greta Blackburn, co-author of the recently released book The Immortality Edge: Realize the Secrets of Your Telomeres for a Longer, Healthier Life. It's an excellent read, and I'll discuss some of the leading strategies to prevent telomere shortening in just a moment. But first, let's take a look at the research that has catapulted telomeres into the anti-aging limelight.

Telomere Findings Led to 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology
In 1984, Elizabeth Blackburn PhD, professor of biochemistry and biophysics at UCSF—not to be confused with Greta Blackburn, featured in the interview above—discovered that the enzyme telomerase has the ability to lengthen the telomere by synthesizing DNA from an RNA primer. She, along with Carol Greider and Jack Szostak were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2009 "for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase."

I believe the science of telomeres offers the most exciting and viable possibility for extreme life extension—the kind of anti-aging strategy that actually allows you to regenerate and literally "grow younger."

Naturally, researchers are hard at work devising pharmaceutical strategies to accomplish this, but there's solid evidence that simple lifestyle strategies can do this too.

This is great news, as short telomeres are a risk factor not just for death itself, but for many diseases as well. For example, telomere shortening has been linked to:

Decreased immune response against infections Type 2 diabetes Atherosclerotic lesions
Neurodegenerative diseases Testicular, splenic, intestinal atrophy DNA damage

Animal studies have also shown that these types of health problems can actually be reversed by restoring telomerase functioning.

How does Telomere Length Affect Aging and Lead to Death?
Every cell in your body contains a nucleus, and inside the nucleus are the chromosomes that contain your genes. The chromosome is made up of two "arms," and each arm contains a single molecule DNA, which is essentially a string of beads made up of units called bases.

A typical DNA molecule is about 100 million bases long. It's curled up like a slinky, extending from one end of the chromosome to the other. At the very tip of each arm of the chromosome is where you'll find the telomere.

Stem Cell Information, The National Institutes of Health resource for stem cell research,
Appendix C: Human Embryonic Stem Cells and Human Embryonic Germ Cells.

If you were to unravel the tip of the chromosome, a telomere is about 15,000 bases long at the moment of conception in the womb. Immediately after conception your cells begin to divide, and your telomeres shorten each time the cell divides. Once your telomeres have been reduced to about 5,000 bases, you essentially die of old age.

As stated in The Immortality Edge:

"Telomeres keep our chromosomes intact, in the manner of the plastic caps that hold the ends of shoelaces together. As cells divide and replicate, telomeres eventually shorten; when they become too short, cells die."

How Your Lifestyle Can Speed up or Slow Down the Aging Process
It stands to reason that many of the strategies that lead to optimal health would also slow down telomere shortening, and research has shown this to be accurate. Conversely, your lifestyle can also accelerate telomere shortening, effectively causing premature aging.

Obesity, lack of exercise, psychological stress and smoking all cause production of free radicals, which can cleave telomeres and significantly speed up the telomere-shortening process.

But that's not all. Several studies have now linked chronic psychological stress with accelerated telomere shortening, which helps explain the well-documented detrimental effects that stress has on your health.

One such study, led by Nobel Laureate Elizabeth Blackburn, was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in 2004. They found that female caregivers who reported very high levels of perceived stress had shorter telomeres in their lymphocytes (key cells of your immune system)—equivalent to one decade of additional aging—compared to women reporting low stress levels!

A recent University of California press release also mentions other studies relating to psychological stress and telomere shortening, including one that examined people with chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Not only was there a relationship between PTSD and shorter telomere length, but even more remarkable was the correlation between exposure to childhood trauma (prior to the age of 14) and telomere shortening.

In fact, they believe the link between PTSD and decreased telomere length could be attributable to the exposure to childhood trauma, more so than to PTSD.

Another study, led by Eli Puterman, PhD, also found that non-exercising women with histories of childhood abuse had shorter telomeres than women who did not experience such abuse.

Interestingly enough, abuse victims who exercised vigorously at least three times a week showed NO such link! It appears that regular exercise effectively negated the detrimental effects of childhood abuse trauma on their telomeres.

The Age-Reversing Power of Vigorous Exercise
This is truly exciting news!

The buffering effect of exercise on telomere shortening was confirmed again just last year. This study included 63 healthy post-menopausal women, and found that "vigorous physical activity appears to protect those experiencing high stress by buffering its relationship with telomere length (TL)."

In fact, among the women who did not exercise, each unit increase in the Perceived Stress Scale was related to a 15-fold increase in the odds of having short telomeres. Those who did exercise regularly showed no correlation between telomere length and perceived stress!

Greta Blackburn's book The Immortality Edge: Realize the Secrets of Your Telomeres for a Longer, Healthier Life further details the importance of high-intensity exercise to prevent telomere shortening. The book also offers specific recommendations regarding supplements, diet, and stress-reduction techniques along with clear explanations of the science behind the recommendations.

This is truly a fascinating and groundbreaking realm of longevity research, as being able to reduce telomere shortening—essentially stopping the cellular aging process that eventually kills you—is one of the most promising anti-aging strategies we know of to date.

Much of the research surrounding telomeres is focused on turning on a gene that produces the enzyme telomerase. Your reproductive cells, which contain telomerase, do not undergo the same telomere shortening process that other cells do. So researchers are now screening different chemicals for their ability to turn on the telomerase gene in an effort to develop the first true anti-aging drug.

In the meantime, however, high-intensity exercise like Peak 8 appears to be the most effective all-natural approach to slow down the aging process by reducing telomere shortening.

In fact, research has shown there's a direct association between reduced telomere shortening in your later years and high-intensity-type exercises. In a study published in Mechanisms of Aging and Development, the authors state:

"The results of the present study provide evidence that leukocyte telomere length (LTL) is related to regular vigorous aerobic exercise and maximal aerobic exercise capacity with aging in healthy humans.

LTL is not influenced by aerobic exercise status among young subjects, presumably because TL is intact (i.e., already normal) in sedentary healthy young adults.

However, as LTL shortens with aging it appears that maintenance of aerobic fitness, produced by chronic strenuous exercise and reflected by higher VO2max, acts to preserve LTL.

... Our results indicate that leukocyte telomere length (LTL) is preserved in healthy older adults who perform vigorous aerobic exercise and is positively related to maximal aerobic exercise capacity. This may represent a novel molecular mechanism underlying the "anti-aging" effects of maintaining high aerobic fitness."

Peak 8—Your Best Anti-Aging Prescription
Avoid being fooled like 95 percent of those that are exercising. Traditional cardio is not your best bet at improving your health and life, high intensity exercises are.

Peak 8 exercises are a perfect example of high-intensity exercises. The key to performing them properly is to raise your heart rate up to your anaerobic threshold. You keep pushing at maximum effort for 20 to 30 seconds, and then recover for 90 seconds.

The cycle is then repeated for a total of eight repetitions.

Because it is very difficult to accurately measure your heart rate when it is this high it would be best to use a heart rate monitor until you are comfortable with precisely the amount of exertion you need to reach your target zone.

Peak 8 exercises can be performed with any type of exercise -- with or without equipment. So, while having access to a gym or exercise equipment will provide you with a larger variety of options, you don't require either. You can just as easily perform Peak 8 by walking or running outdoors.

Another benefit is the time it will save you. Instead of doing an hour-long cardio workout, you'll be done in 20 minutes or so. The actual sprinting totals only 4 minutes!

The other exciting benefit of Peak 8-style exercises is its ability to naturally increase your body's production of human growth hormone (HGH), which also plays a significant role in the aging process.

Total Video Length: 0:22:16

Increasing Glutathione Levels Also Helps Reduce Telomere Shortening
Another powerful strategy that shows great promise in reducing telomere shortening is to increase your glutathione levels. There are studies in progress indicating that increasing glutathione levels can provide similar results as high-intensity exercise to preserve telomere length.

Glutathione (GHS) is manufactured inside your cells from its precursor amino acids: glycine, glutamate and cystine, and is therefore not a compound you can ingest directly.

Expensive glutathione supplements are available, but you can also increase your glutathione levels by making sure your diet includes foods rich in the sulfur amino acids your cells need to synthesize glutathione.

Eating a high quality whey protein is the easiest and most convenient way to do this. Other food sources include animal foods and eggs.

I am so convinced of the research on slowing telomere shortening to live longer that I take our Miracle Whey protein every morning (typically after my morning exercise program) and have been doing Peak 8 exercises about twice a week since April 2010.

Again, Peak 8 and organic whey protein are just two lifestyle strategies you can use to slow down telomere shortening. The Immortality Edge contains many others, and you can also read this past article for even more tips to slow down aging and stay healthier, longer.

Related Links:
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Suck This 'Magic Hormone' into Your Body and Transform Your Health - Takes Just 20 Minutes

12 Steps to Aging Younger

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2011-04-04T22:13:00.002-07:00

April 25 Mon
Rangitaanenuirawa
Nga kupu o Rangitaane
Rangahau
He korero ano mo nga kupu o Rangitaane.
Subject of the day
Rangitaane words
Analysis
More discussiomn of Rangitaane words
www.rangitaane.iwi.nz/ -

puff April 22

2011-04-04T22:13:00.001-07:00

April 22 Friday
Te whare miere
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Te Torangapu Nahinara
Rangahau
Kei te aha te Torangapu Nahinara? E tutaki pai ratou i te wa poti?
Subject of the day
The National Party
Analysis
What is the National Party doing? Will they succeed at the election?
www.parliament.nz/ -
Friday 22 April 2011
Sixtus Lodge Camp
When: Friday 22 April 2011 at
Where: Sixtus Lodge
Details: For those who can’t get enough of the great NZ outdoors join Hastings KCC this Easter for a couple of nights at Sixtus Lodge, a great place in the wilderness which every youngster in the region should enjoy. For more information, phone Linda on (06) 878 9705.

Friday 22 April 2011
Our Rivers: Environmental Stills Photography Competition Entries Due
When: Friday 22 April 2011 at
Where: Submit Images to Community Arts, The Square, Palmerston North
Details: Community Arts invites you to take part in a selected photography competition depicting the rivers that rule our region.

Throughout our entire history in the Manawatu, we have thought about how the rivers have changed our region and how humans have contributed to these changes. Our relationship with our rivers is evident from the Maori legand of the giant totara tree that thrashed its way through the ranges to form the Gorge to the 20th century Moutoa sluicegates and floodway project. Now, Community Arts invites you to express that relationship by taking part in a photography competition depicting the rivers that rule our region.

Selected images will be displayed in Square Edge gallery from 18 May to 30 May 2011.

Images should be delivered to Community Arts, Ground floor Square Edge Building 47 The Square, Palmerston North, Monday to Friday 10.00am to 4.00pm, by 22 April 2011. No late work will be accepted.

More information at: [link]

puff April 21

2011-04-04T22:12:00.001-07:00

Question
Is Petrobas a Brazilian company?
Answer
Yes but it owes huge debts to Chinese banks.
So
The development of oil and gas fields in Raukumara could be like the Australian situation where natural resources are organised and run from China.
April 21 Thurs
Te ao toi
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
He aha te pai o Twitter?
Rangahau
He korero mo Twitter. Na te aha te kaha o Twitter?
Subject of the day
What is the use of Twitter?.
Analysis
A discussion of Twitter. Where does the strength of Twitter come from?
witter.com/

Thursday April 21 Film: Queen of the Sun: what bees are telling us

This is the beginning of the season at Downtown Cinemas in PN. See April 14 (above) for more details on this film.

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2011-04-04T22:12:00.000-07:00

April 21 Thurs
Te ao toi
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
He aha te pai o Twitter?
Rangahau
He korero mo Twitter. Na te aha te kaha o Twitter?
Subject of the day
What is the use of Twitter?.
Analysis
A discussion of Twitter. Where does the strength of Twitter come from?
witter.com/

April 22 Friday
Te whare miere
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Te Torangapu Nahinara
Rangahau
Kei te aha te Torangapu Nahinara? E tutaki pai ratou i te wa poti?
Subject of the day
The National Party
Analysis
What is the National Party doing? Will they succeed at the election?
www.parliament.nz/ -

April 25 Mon
Rangitaanenuirawa
Nga kupu o Rangitaane
Rangahau
He korero ano mo nga kupu o Rangitaane.
Subject of the day
Rangitaane words
Analysis
More discussiomn of Rangitaane words
www.rangitaane.iwi.nz/ -

April 26 Tuesday
Te moana me te ngahere
Kaupapa korero mo te ra
Nga ara i te taha o te awa o Manawatu
Rangahau
He korero mo nga ara i te taha o te awa o Manawatu
Subject of the day
The paths beside the manwatu River
Analysis
A discussion of the walkways beside the Manawatu River.
www.pncc.govt.nz › Leisure › Activities › Push Play

April 27 Wednesday
Te ao paho
Kaupapa korero mo te ra
Nga teihana hakinakina.
Rangahau
He korero mo nga teihana hakinakina pena i a Radio Sport.
Subject of the day
The sports stations
Analysis
A discussion of the sports stations like Radio Sport
www.radiosport.co.nz/
April 28 Thursday
Te ao toi
Kaupapa o te ra
Tanemahuta Gray
Rangahau
He korero mo Tanemahuta Gray me tana koha kit e Ao Toi.
Subject of the day
Tanemahuta Gray
Analysis
A discussion of Tanemahuta gray and his contribution to the world of the arts.
www.wicked.org.nz/r/wick_ed/cool/archives/tanemahuta.php
April 29 Friday
Te whare miere
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Metiria Turei
Rangahau
He aha te korero mo Meteria Turei inaianei? Ka pai te haere o te Torangapu Kakariki a te wa poti?
Subject of the day
Meteria Turei
Analysis
What’s the story with Meteria now? Will the Greens do well at the next election?
www.greens.org.nz/

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Hi all

Sorry - a couple of corrections – please see use this version!

Thanks

Sally

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From: Sally @ ENM [mailto:enm@inspire.net.nz]
Sent: Thursday, 31 March 2011 4:24 p.m.
To: 'Sally Pearce (ENM)'
Subject: ENM Update April 2011

Hi all

As you will see busy times continue with a wide range of events on offer locally over the next month!

Tomorrow and Saturday “ A Greener Way : Sustainable Living Field Days” will be underway at the Ashhurst Domain – a great opportunity to learn about sustainability practices -details of the programme are attached.

Local councils have released or will soon release their draft Annual Plans for feedback (see Notices). If you want to have your say and would like to learn how to make more effective submissions then consider coming along to the ENM Submissions Workshop on April 16th – but we need to hear from you by this Monday 4th (see under Events below).

If you’d like to get more involved in a local group – Sustainable Manawatu are seeking inaugural members, and the PN City Environmental Trust is seeking trustees. See under Notices below

ENM Reps please forward to group members. Thanks

Sally

Events

Tomorrow! Friday April 1: A Journey through Havana

As part of the Festival of Cultures the Cuban ambassador will talk about Havana ’s fascinating history, architecture and Art Deco – talk followed by music from a Cuban band

From 7pm in the Sound & Vision Zone, PN City Library

Starting tomorrow! Friday and Saturday April 1 & 2: A Greener Way Sustainable Living Field Days at the Ashhurst Domain

This family-friendly event which has evolved from Mai Farm Naturally Festival will include world renowned keynote speakers, practical workshops, educational opportunities, multiple dynamic biological farming systems, organic and nutritional food and drink and more!

Public entry is by donation
Free bus from PN on Saturday provided by Horizons Regional Council. More details at http://www.maifarm.org.nz/a-greener-way/saturday-2nd-april-free-bus-to-the-event
For programme details please see attached newsletter
For more info visit www.agreenerway.co.nz

And check out the PN City Environmental Trust marquee for ENM, Sustainable Manawatu , SuperGrans, St Peters Community Garden , RECAP and Living Economies stalls! Green Hub will be there as well.

Sunday April 2: Palmy Farmers Market – every Sunday!

You can purchase local produce, baked goods, lavender products, cheese, olive oil, wine, jams & chutneys and more! Market is held weekly from 9 am till 1 pm, in Coleman Place , Palmerston North. Please note the market will be closed Easter Sunday

For general info on the market visit: www.palmyfarmersmarket.co.nz To receive a weekly update email info@martinboroughmanner.co.nz For stall enquiries - email pnfarmersmarket@gmail.com

Sunday & Monday April 3 & 4: Hugh Lovel Seminar - Quantum Agriculture, Bio Chemical Plant Nutrition and Subtle Energies

Registration fee: $350
Venue: Palmerston North Kingsgate Hotel
For more info: visit http://www.maifarm.org.nz/seminars-with-hugh-lovel-jerry-brunetti

Tuesday April 5 to Wednesday April 13: PNCC Community meetings during Draft Annual Plan 2011/12 Consultation Period

See notices below

Tuesday 7 Wednesday April 5& 6: Jerry Brunetti Seminar - The Keys to Herd Health

You can read many of Jerry’s articles at http://www.acresusa.com/toolbox/articles.htm

Registration fee: $350
Venue: Palmerston North Kingsgate Hotel
For more info: visit http://www.maifarm.org.nz/seminars-with-hugh-lovel-jerry-brunetti

April 8: Prof Ralph Simms Climate change and New Zealand - a leader or a loser?

Environmental Issues and Debates: Massey talks Sustainability
Time: 12.30 to 1.30pm
Venue: Sound and Vision Zone, Palmerston North City Library

Saturday April 9: Free Vege Gardening Workshop in PN

Last opportunity to find out what needs doing in the garden before the summer arrives: Covering the essentials of organic vegetable gardening; what, when and where to grow; fertilizing, mulching, composting, pest control, morning tea and more!

From 10am – 12.30pm
Run by SuperGrans Manawatu, in conjunction with PNCC
Bookings essential, contact SuperGrans on 354 3804 or email: gardenveg@sgmanawatu.org.nz

Saturday April 9: Habitat Restoration at Keebles Bush with Forest & Bird

Keebles Bush is described as the best lowland podocarp remnant in the Manawatu, with one of the oldest recorded restoration plantings.

This is a great opportunity to visit Keeble’s Bush and to assist with the ongoing restoration efforts. For more information, contact Jill Rapson on 358 9088.

Sunday April 10: A Rocha fortnightly meeting and working bee

A Rocha is an international interdenominational Christian nature conservation organization. A Rocha Manawatu grow native plants for planting locally. The group meets fortnightly at the Plant Propagation Unit at Longburn Adventist College between 1.30 and 3.30 p.m.

On this day they will be sowing some new seasons seed and potting on some small seedlings. You are welcome to join them. If you are interested in finding out more, phone John Flenley (06) 357 6844

Tuesday April 12: Forest & Bird Manawatu AGM and Quiz Evening

Starts 7.30pm
Te Manawa Art, Palmerston North.
A gold coin donation appreciated. All welcome!

Wednesday April 13: Green Drinks!! UNPACKIT roadshow - Can we stop the packaging invasion before it’s too late?

The Green Hub and Green Drinks invite you to come and be entertained by their guests Wanaka Wastebusters

The UNPACKIT Roadshow of Joy is a rambunctious and irreverent look at packaging waste. PLUS you will be treated to “a fun eco journey back to the 50's”!!

From 5.30pm
The Green Hub, 160 Rangitikei St
Food and drink supplied. Please rsvp to: tom.croskery@pncc.govt.nz

Thursday April 14 Film: Queen of the Sun: what bees are telling us

A Green Party fund-raiser, this movie highlights the world-wide decline of bee populations.

An advance screening is being held in Palmerston North:

Where: Square Edge theatre
When: 7.00pm – 9.30pm
Tickets: available from Organic Living in Terrace End, PN
Cost: $25.00, which includes a complimentary drink.

Check out the movie website at http://www.queenofthesun.com/about/

Saturday April 16: ENM Submission Workshop

Are you interested in attending a workshop about making submissions and having effective input into upcoming consultations?

Providing we have enough participants, ENM will run a 2 hour workshop on the morning of Saturday 16th, from approx 10 am to 12 noon, preceded by a cup of tea and some nibbles! Venue to be advised

If you would like to attend we need to know by this Monday April 4th. Please email coordinator@environmentnetwork.org.nz to register.

Sunday April 17: Turakina Valley reserve

Join Forest & Bird Rangitikei at this 60 hectare, Turakina Valley reserve, for maintenance activities and an ecological tour.

For more info and to register phone Hugh on: (06) 327 8064

Sunday April 17: Pit Park People Working Party

Help develop the Featherston St Pit into a community park that Palmerston North could be proud of! Ongoing activities will include involve planting and looking after the plantings of native trees – mulching, weeding. Working parties are held every third Sunday afternoon of the month - starting at 1.30pm and finishing around 3pm with a cup of tea. All welcome!

The Pit Park is at the Vogel Street end of Featherston Street (PN), with entry just before Tweed Street . For more information, contact Malcolm on 357 5570, or Marise on 354 0062, or visit the Pit Park People on the ENM website.

Thursday April 21 Film: Queen of the Sun: what bees are telling us

This is the beginning of the season at Downtown Cinemas in PN. See April 14 (above) for more details on this film.

Wednesday April 27: Sustainable Rangitikei Meeting – solar and wind power

Based in Marton Sustainable Rangitikei is a very active group with an expanding membership that meets monthly. They welcome visits from people outside the Rangitikei.

This month Raymond Cameron from Cameron and Sun is their speaker, talking about Solar Power. He will be joined by Max Varney, regaling attendees with his exploits getting a windmill established on his Marton property.

For information on time and venue please contact Michelle michelle.bisset@xtra.co.nz

Saturday April 30: “Te Awa - The River” exhibition opens at Te Manawa

This brand-new exhibition tells the story of the Manawatū River – the heart of our community. Water is crucial for life, and Te Awa – The River celebrates the Manawatū River as a symbol of the interdependence of all living things. Learn about the properties of water, explore the cave and climbing wall, come face to face with live – and long-dead – creatures, and see what happens when the river bursts its banks. Perhaps most importantly of all, discover how your actions affect our river and the lives of all those who depend upon it. Free Entry.

Saturday and Sunday April 30 & May 1: Habitat Restoration in the Rangitikei

Sycamore trees invaded this river terrace bush remnant more than 70 years ago. All the adult sycamore trees are gone and most of the seedlings and saplings now too and a planting programme is underway.

Depending on moisture levels, we will be either planting trees or spending time in the bush removing sycamores and other weeds. Come on either day or the whole weekend. Accommodation and shared transport can be arranged. For more info phone Sally on 359 4326 or email coordinator@environmentnetwork.org .nz

Friday May 6: Reel Earth Environmental Film Festival 2011 from 6th to the 18th May

Coming up is held in Palmerston North is the 7th Season of Australasia’s largest film festival with an environment and nature focus

Events include:

Reel Earth Sustainability Expo - Saturday May 14th in the Square
Awards event in the magnificent Regent Theatre - Saturday 14th May
Seminars and workshops
Visiting filmmakers
For more information http://www.reelearth.org.nz/

Friday May 13: Dr Mike Joy The 100% pure, clean green myth

Environmental Issues and Debates: Massey talks Sustainability

Time: 12.30 to 1.30pm

Venue: Sound and Vision Zone, Palmerston North City Library

Notices

The PNCC Draft Annual Plan 2011/12 – now open for submissions

The actual services and projects for the Council next year - and hence the amount of rates needed to fund them - will depend on the feedback received.

Download the Draft Annual Plan, or the shortened Summary version from http://www.pncc.govt.nz/YourCouncil/CouncilActivities/PublicConsultation/Detail.aspx?id=144330

Or pick up a hard copy from the Council or from the City and branch libraries.

Community meetings are being held between April 5th and April 13th - these meetings are a really good opportunity to ask questions of PNCC representatives and to give feedback. See attachment for the meeting schedule details. Also available on page 10 of the Summary.

Submissions close at 4.00pm on Friday, 29 April 2011. Hearings will take place during 12-17 May. For other queries, contact Tracey Boukhelida on 356 8199, ext 8243 or by email at tracey.boukhelida@pncc.govt.nz

Horizons Regional Council, Manawatu District Council and the Horowhenua District Council – soon to release their draft annual plans

Following release, draft plans will be made available on the council websites and through their offices

Plan consultation dates:

Local authority
Release date
Closing date

Horizons
April 7
May 7

MDC
April 7
May 9

HDC
April 19
Unknown

Sustainable Manawatu is in the process of becoming a Trust – become a member!.

They are seeking to establish a membership from which to elect Trust Board members. Members would be expected to attend Annual General Meetings of Sustainable Manawatu , if able, and to have an interest in the concerns of Sustainable Manawatu . If you wish to become an inaugural member of Sustainable Manawatu Trust, you can sign up by clicking on this link and filling in the form: http://www.sustainablemanawatu.org.nz/become-a-member
There is no fee for inaugural members of Sustainable Manawatu , though a small annual fee may be charged in future. For further information, please contact Margi Mitcalfe at consultant@sustainablemanawatu.org.nz

Palmerston North City Environmental Trust is seeking trustees

Advertisement:

“The Palmerston North City Environmental Trust initiates and supports projects focused on environmental sustainability in the local community, and provides advocacy and education.

If you are a team player with a passion for a healthier planet, who will donate time toward making a positive difference in their City, and who has strong networks in the local community – then we want to hear from you!”

Expressions of interest to pncet.info@gmail.com

For more info visit www.pncet.org.nz

PNCET also welcomes applications for financial assistance for innovative and environmentally-focused community-led projects in Palmerston North.

Do you know an Environmental Champion? 2011 Green Ribbon Awards: Make a nomination!

The Green Ribbon Awards are presented by the Minister for the Environment to recognise the outstanding contributions of individuals, organisations, businesses and communities to protecting and enhancing New Zealand 's environment.

Do you know of a deserving recipient? If so you have until Friday 15 April to nominate them! More info at http://www.mfe.govt.nz/withyou/awards/green-ribbon.html

Keep Tracking On with DOC - Manawatu Rangitikei Area newsletter - March 2011 issue now available

Lots of local conservation news! This issue and past issues can be downloaded at

http://www.doc.govt.nz/about-doc/news/newsletters/keep-tracking-on-with-doc-palmerston-north/

Please email me if you no longer wish to receive this newsletter

Sally Pearce

Environmental Coordinator

Environment Network Manawatu

www.environmentnetwork.org.nz

Phone 06 355 0126

P.O. Box 1271
Thursday 21 April 2011
Horizons Regional Council Consultation: New Zealand Defence Force (Ohakea) STP Consent
When: Thursday 21 April 2011 at
Where: New Zealand Defence Force base, Ohakea
Details: This application is for resource consent to discharge up to 450 cubic metres per day of treated wastewater from the Base Ohakea sewage treatment plant onto and into land where contaminants may enter water. The discharge is to service the New Zealand Defence Force base at Ohakea.

The discharge of wastewater will be to an unnamed artificial drain which only flows after prolonged rainfall. The drain is 4-5 metres wide and extends approximately 1,900 metres beyond the discharge point where it then flattens out into an open area.

This is an application to replace the previous consent to discharge treated wastewater, which expired on 20 March 2010.

Submissions may be made in writing by any person or can be sent via email to [e-mail] and followed with a hardcopy. Submissions must be received by Horizons Regional Council no later than 4.45pm on Thursday April 21. A submission form is available.

More info is available at: [link]

City Council Community Centres Survey

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2011-04-04T22:11:00.002-07:00

Big Ups to Peter Wheeler!

Wheeler’s Corner Ó
Connecting Citizens Who Care
“Broadcast every Thursday at 11.45am on Access Manawatu 999AM” Contact Peter at wheeler@inspire.net.nz Or phone 06 359-2030
Wheeler’s Corner can now be read or listened to on www.accessmanawatu.co.nz. ‘Peters’ column in the Guardian also makes interesting reading.

If you would like to share community or individual ideas with a wider audience go to http://www.reader.co.nz/

.

016 14th April 2011

This Week: 1. Success brings redundancy: 2. Emails: 3. Where have all the Councillors gone: 4: Eavesdropper: 5. My God.

The Manawatu Guardian has taken a massive step backward. After getting the balance of the paper to 60% advertising 40% editorial / local news content and getting the community involved its managers have done an complete about-face and made their key and top performer, editor Richard Mays redundant.

It seems as if they know the cost of everything but the value of nothing, especially regarding staff.

It’s a strange way to reward success. It is suggested that Management have or are planning to set new targets of between 70 to 80% advertising and 20% editorial or news content. This makes a real mockery of their front page headline of being the Manawatu’s leading community news provider.

Just as Fairfax [Owners of the Dominion, Manawatu Standard] dropping the taking of news via the NZPA [New Zealand Press Association] has led to the loss of 40 jobs thereby reducing valuable local input into the national news mix.

Like Fairfax APN an Australian outfit that owns a massive amount of our daily, weekly and community papers including the NZ Herald and the Manawatu Guardian are really feeling the pinch and it would seem that the bean counters have taken over the controlling of the news. Ads are in and news is out. Here in Palmerston North we are not unaffected by the running battle between Fairfax and APN both are Australian owned companies which have or had a stake in NZPA but who are now seemingly only interested in making money at the expense of professional reporting.

Every day that local advertisers use papers owned by Fairfax and APN the profits are sent off shore. In many respects they have little or no choice because these overseas corporate owners have brought out almost all of our once independent national or community media. Corporates have gained almost complete control and now are rapidly down grading the quality of their publications to that of in some cases scandal rags.

The loss of quality professional editors like Richard Mays is just another step in the down grading of our local media. Richards years of effort in lifting the quality and standard of a give away local newspaper will be missed and especially by those who believe in honesty and integrity.

TVNZ’s TV 7 the only public service TV channel has also been given the chop and will shut down in the New Year should the Nats win the election.

With John Key’s backroom bail-out of MediaWorks which owns TV3 via a 43.3 million dollar loan the selling off of NZTV looks likely, this would mean that all news coverage will be in sixty second sound bites and our so-called current affairs programmes will give little or no in depth analyst of what is happening. Political reporting and content will be by press-release only, a massive step backward by any standard or measurement of journalism. Does professional journalism still exist? The government has claimed that the bale out loan was to help radio across NZ, that is just tripe; the money loaned was 43.6 million dollars, MediaWorks led by MD Sussan Turner [pictured] after lobbying the Prime Minister John Key got 43.3 million the rest got just 300 thousand dollars, across the board…yeah right.. [Treasury advised against the loan] And he did this to save jobs and that is if you’ll excuse the word crap…he did it because he was lobbied and simply can’t say no to his mates.

Weak editors or untrained editorial staff leads to weak and politically inept newspapers, radio and TV.

It would seem that most editors have lost editorial independence and are now governed by accountants and political hacks like Steven Joyce the Nats leading spin doctor.

The woeful Fox News Network in the US is now the clear model being followed by newspapers, TV and private radio and the present government supports them through what could be called direct funding via the back door. We should be concerned for while there is no funding for pre-school education it is available to overseas media companies and its time we asked why!

2.

Peter

There have been reports in the past that the police, in certain crimes, don't turn up for a day or two after, so people don't bother to report the offence. I believe this has been reported in the paper, though not recently. I just wonder how many petty crimes don't get reported, and as you say, if the crime rate is dropping - why are there so many people in prison? Wendy

Thanks Wendy but you will need to speak to the Sensible Sentencing Trust, but don’t speak to the guy who stole the dead child’s passport.

Peter, have you noted ID 491 in the list of possible things to add to your list of City Council possible submissions for the Annual Plan. Electronic voting published on the web site would mean we would know who voted for or against the motions we care about Ethel

Good heavens Ethel that would make the councillors open and transparent and would stop the double standards of saying one thing but doing another…still one can always hope.

3.

Where have all the councillors gone? Do we actually have any active councillors? They certainly don’t have any media presence. Well Nikki Guy [pictured] made it when she put her name forward as the Nats candidate to replace outgoing Simon Power (National, Rangitikei). She has also been in the news for other reasons but alas not ones that have anything to do with Hokowhitu. No councillor has made any real comment about the big unauthorised spend up regarding local energy generation. The new and massively expensive Velodrome project that so favours Massey University Inc has received no comment maybe in their heart of hearts most councillors are hoping Palmerston North won’t be successful. Maybe they also hope that it won’t go the way of the Rugby Academy at Massey Inc which is a hugely expensive white elephant. None of the new candidates seemed to have commented on any civic activity that I know of. Are they all asleep under a bush in the Square?

4.

Eavesdropper

‘The Coffee on the Terrace’ café has tables outside that catch the early morning sun. The traffic noise can make eavesdropping difficult at times but my Sally Whites separate the sounds to an amazing degree. My flat white tasted superb, but the conversation tasted even better so I’ll share it with you…

“Mom is something worrying you”, said a young woman who was wearing jeans and a black tank top.

An older woman…obviously her Mum, replied. “I’m just tired dear, that’s all”.

“Are you ill, should I ring the doctor? I’ve got my cell-phone in my bag; I’ll do it now if you like”.

“No dear, I can promise you the doctor doesn’t have a remedy for my present problem”, said the mother.

“Well Mom I’m happy to talk about it, so why don’t you tell me what the problem is”, the daughter said, as she reached out and held her Mum’s hand.

I was thinking the same thing…come on Mum tell her and tell me at the same time…

“Its noise and the lack of sleep and it seems to get worse every bloody day”, said Mom loudly.

“Mom, I haven’t heard you swear since Dad ran over the cat when I was a teen”, said the daughter adding, it must be serious”.

“Yes it is and if your Dad was still with us he would have sorted the problem in a flash, anyway I rang the Council call centre about it, you know the Noise Control outfit”, said Mum sounding real grumpy”.

“The noise, what noise Mum? The daughter asked.

“You know that group of young people that moved in next door, well they’ve started up a band of sorts”, Mom said pausing to catch her breath.

“What sort of band is it Mom?

“Don’t ask me all I know that it’s loud and they practice at all hours last night they were still going and 2am”. Mom said.

“No wonder you are worn out, so what did the noise control guys say?

“I don’t know I was going to ring the council later today”.

“Well if you get no joy from the council ring the police, now drink your coffee before it gets cold” said the daughter.

“Thanks for listening to me dear you’ve always been a good listener’, Mom said smiling.

“Would you like me to call in and see the guys next door?

“What good would that do”, asked Mom.

“I could tell them about the ’Stomach’…

“The Stomach, what’s that dear”, Mom asked.

“It’s a place were bands can practice, they have sound proof rooms that keep the sounds in and it’s run by a really neat guy”, said the daughter.

“You do that dear”, said Mom, I hope they react quicker than the council…

“I’ll drop in tonight after my shift ends at the hospital, now finish your coffee and I’ll give you a ride home so you can ring the council and I’ll pop in and see you after I’ve spoken to the band members and you can tell me how you got on.

They departed the scene and I thought, that sometimes people are just so inconsiderate toward each other and that elderly people sometimes need special consideration because not all older people are like me, and can remove their Sally Whites and make the noise go away…

5.

My God asked: “Peter, why is current affairs disappearing from our TV screens, for example why is TV3’s The Nation shown at 10.30 Saturday mornings and then again at 8.30am on Sunday and why is TV One’s Q & A shown at 9am on a Sunday morning only? I told her I didn’t know. “Of course you do Peter” she said as she dunked a ginger nut biscuit in her coffee. “I’m sorry, I said, but it is beyond my comprehension”.

“Its money Peter, profit before knowledge…and that’s really sad, she added.

I agreed…

A reader has at last understood why my God is female and she sent me this:

Eve chats with God. “Lord, I have a problem.”
“What’s the problem, Eve?”
“I know that you created me and provided this beautiful garden and all of these wonderful animals, as well as that hilarious comedic snake, but I’m just not happy.”
“And why is that Eve?”
“Lord, I am lonely, and I’m sick to death of apples.”
“Well, Eve, in that case, I have a solution. I shall create a man for you.”
“Man? What is that Lord?”
“A flawed creature with many bad traits, he’ll lie, cheat and be vain; all in all, he’ll give you a hard time. But he’ll be bigger, faster and will like to hunt and kill things. I’ll create him in such a way that he will satisfy your physical needs. He will be witless and will revel in childish things like fighting and kicking a ball about. He won’t be as smart as you, so he will also need your advice to think properly.”
“Sounds great,” says Eve, with ironically raised eyebrows, “but what’s the catch Lord?”
“Well, you can have him on one condition.”
“And what’s that Lord?”
“As I said, he’ll be proud, arrogant and self-admiring…so you’ll have to let him believe that I made him first. And it will have to be our little secret…you know, woman to woman.”

Peter J Wheeler
Wheeler@inspire.net.nz

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April 20 Wed
Te ao paho
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Nga tino kaiwhakapaho ki Aotearoa
Rangahau
Ko wai nga tino kaiwhakapaho ki Aotearoa. He aha ai? No ehea teihana ratou?
Subject of the day
The best broadcasters in Aotearoa
Analysis
Who are the best broadcasters in Aotearoa. Why? What stations are they from?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_New_Zealand
Tuesday 19 April 2011
1930 - Presentation: Water quality in the Manawatu – How bad is it and what’s being done about it?
When: Tuesday 19 April 2011 at 1930 - Ends: Tuesday 19 April 2011 at 2130
Where: Te Manawa Main St P.N.
Details: Speaker: Dr Jon Roygard, Science Manager, Horizons Regional Council.
Much has been said about water quality in the Manawatu. This
presentation will move beyond the talk and present the latest findings
on water quality in the Manawatu alongside information on what’s being
done to improve water quality and where to next.

puff April 18

2011-04-04T22:11:00.001-07:00

April 19 Tues
Te moana me te ngahere
Te awa ki Awapuni
Rangahau
He korero mo te awa ki te rohe o Awapuni I Paneiri ki Sherif’s Line?.
Subject of the day
The river in Awapuni
Analysis
A discussion of the river in the district of Awapuni from Awapuni to Sherif’s Line?
envirohistorynz.wordpress.com/.../manawatu-river-councils-pollution- concerns-in-1890/ -
Monday 18 April 2011
1400 - City Council Meeting: Finance & Performance
When: Monday 18 April 2011 at 1400 - Ends: Monday 18 April 2011 at 1500
Where: Civic Administration Building, The Square
Details: Palmerston North City Council Meeting: Finance & Performance

Monday April 18 at 2:00pm

[link]

puff April 18

2011-04-04T22:10:00.000-07:00

Great article from Dr MercolaIf You Can't Beat Depression, This Could be Why Posted By Dr. Mercola | April 12 2011 | 12,358 views Share201
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PreviousNextResearchers examined the performance of germ-free mice, who lack gut bacteria, on a kind of maze used to test anxiety-like behaviors. The maze is in the shape of a plus with two open and two closed arms; normally, mice will avoid open spaces to minimize the risk of being seen by predators.

Normal mice, as expected, spent far more time in the closed arms when placed in the maze. The germ-free mice, however, entered the open arms far more often, spending significantly more time there than in the closed arms.

According to the study in Neurogastroenterology & Motility, when they examined the animals' brains, they found that:

"these differences in behavior were accompanied by alterations in the expression levels of several genes in the germ-free mice. ... Bacteria colonize the gut in the days following birth, during a sensitive period of brain development, and apparently influence behavior by inducing changes in the expression of certain genes."
Sources:
Neurogastroenterology & Motility March 2011; 23(3); 255–e119

Dr. Mercola's Comments:

Most people fail to realize that your gut is quite literally your second brain, and actually has the ability to significantly influence your:

•Mind
•Mood
•Behavior
So while modern psychiatry still falsely claims that psychological problems such as depression are caused by a chemical imbalance in your brain, researchers keep finding that depression and a variety of behavioral problems actually appear to be linked to an imbalance of bacteria in your gut!

Germ-Free Mice Engage in High-Risk Behavior
In the featured study published last month in Neurogastroenterology & Motility, mice that lack gut bacteria were found to behave differently from normal mice, engaging in what would be referred to as "high-risk behavior." This altered behavior was accompanied by neurochemical changes in the mouse brain.

According to the authors, microbiota (your gut flora) may play a role in the communication between your gut and your brain, and:

"Acquisition of intestinal microbiota in the immediate postnatal period has a defining impact on the development and function of the gastrointestinal, immune, neuroendocrine and metabolic systems. For example, the presence of gut microbiota regulates the set point for hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity."

The neurotransmitter serotonin activates your hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis by stimulating certain serotonin receptors in your brain. Additionally, neurotransmitters like serotonin can also be found in your gut. In fact, the greatest concentration of serotonin, which is involved in mood control, depression and aggression, is found in your intestines, not your brain!

So it actually makes perfect sense to nourish your gut flora for optimal serotonin function as it can have a profound impact on your mood, psychological health, and behavior.

The authors concluded that:

"[T]he presence or absence of conventional intestinal microbiota influences the development of behavior..."

This conclusion adds support to another recent animal study, which also found that gut bacteria may influence mammalian early brain development and behavior. But that's not all. They also discovered that the absence or presence of gut microorganisms during infancy permanently alters gene expression.

Through gene profiling, they were able to discern that absence of gut bacteria altered genes and signaling pathways involved in learning, memory, and motor control. This suggests that gut bacteria is closely tied to early brain development and subsequent behavior. These behavioral changes could be reversed as long as the mice were exposed to normal microorganisms early in life. But once the germ-free mice had reached adulthood, colonizing them with bacteria did not influence their behavior.

According to Dr. Rochellys Diaz Heijtz, lead author of the study:

"The data suggests that there is a critical period early in life when gut microorganisms affect the brain and change the behavior in later life."

In a similar way, probiotics have also been found to influence the activity of hundreds of your genes, helping them to express in a positive, disease-fighting manner.

The Gut-Brain Connection
When you consider the fact that the gut-brain connection is recognized as a basic tenet of physiology and medicine, and that there's no shortage of evidence of gastrointestinal involvement in a variety of neurological diseases, it's easy to see how the balance of gut bacteria can play a significant role in your psychology and behavior as well.

With this in mind, it should also be crystal clear that nourishing your gut flora is extremely important, from cradle to grave, because in a very real sense you have two brains, one inside your skull and one in your gut, and each needs its own vital nourishment.

Interestingly, these two organs are actually created out of the same type of tissue. During fetal development, one part turns into your central nervous system while the other develops into your enteric nervous system. These two systems are connected via the vagus nerve, the tenth cranial nerve that runs from your brain stem down to your abdomen. This is what connects your two brains together, and explains such phenomena as getting butterflies in your stomach when you're nervous, for example. (For an interesting and well-written layman's explanation of this connection, read through Sandra Blakeslee's 1996 New York Times article Complex and Hidden Brain in Gut Makes Stomachaches and Butterflies.)

Your gut and brain work in tandem, each influencing the other. This is why your intestinal health can have such a profound influence on your mental health, and vice versa.

As a result, it should be obvious that your diet is closely linked to your mental health. Furthermore, it's requires almost no stretch of the imagination to see how lack of nutrition can have an adverse effect on your mood and subsequently your behavior.

Have We Become Too Sanitized for Our Own Sanity?
Another study published last year in the Archives of General Psychiatry reviewed the evidence for signs that psychiatric problems might be caused by lack of natural microorganisms in soil, food, and the gut. And it did find such a link.

Rates of depression in younger people have steadily grown to outnumber rates of depression in the older populations, and one reason for this could be the lack of exposure to bacteria, both outside and inside your body.

Quite simply, modern society may have gotten too sanitized and pasteurized for our own good.

Fermented foods have been traditional staples in most cultures, but modern food manufacturing, with its focus on killing ALL bacteria in the name of food safety, has eliminated most of these foods. You can still find traditionally fermented foods like natto or kefir, but they're not the dietary staples they once used to be, and many people don't like them when trying them out for the first time in adulthood.

When you deprive your child of all this bacteria, her immune system—which is her primary defense system against inflammation—actually gets weaker, not stronger. And higher levels of inflammation are not only a hallmark of heart disease and diabetes, but also of depression.

The authors explain it as follows:

"Significant data suggest that a variety of microorganisms (frequently referred to as the "old friends") were tasked by coevolutionary processes with training the human immune system to tolerate a wide array of non-threatening but potentially proinflammatory stimuli. Lacking such immune training, vulnerable individuals in the modern world are at significantly increased risk of mounting inappropriate inflammatory attacks on harmless environmental antigens (leading to asthma), benign food contents and commensals in the gut (leading to inflammatory bowel disease), or self-antigens (leading to any of a host of autoimmune diseases).

Loss of exposure to the old friends may promote major depression by increasing background levels of depressogenic cytokines and may predispose vulnerable individuals in industrialized societies to mount inappropriately aggressive inflammatory responses to psychosocial stressors, again leading to increased rates of depression.

… Measured exposure to the old friends or their antigens may offer promise for the prevention and treatment of major depression in modern industrialized societies."

Researchers around the World have Linked Gut Problems to Brain Disorders
Brain disorders can take many forms, one of which is autism. In this particular area you can again find compelling evidence of the link between brain and gut health. For example, gluten intolerance is frequently a feature of autism, and many autistic children will improve when following a strict gluten-free diet. Many autistic children also tend to improve when given probiotics, either in the form of fermented foods or probiotic supplements.

Dr. Andrew Wakefield is just one of many who have investigated the connection between developmental disorders and bowel disease. He has published about 130-140 peer-reviewed papers looking at the mechanism and cause of inflammatory bowel disease, and has extensively investigated the brain-bowel connection in the context of children with developmental disorders such as autism.

A large number of replication studies have also been performed around the world, by other researchers, confirming the curious link between brain disorders such as autism and gastrointestinal dysfunction. For a list of more than 25 of those studies, please see this previous article.

Other Health Benefits of Probiotics
Your body contains about 100 trillion bacteria -- more than 10 TIMES the number of cells you have in your entire body. Ideally, the ratio between the bacteria in your gut is 85 percent "good" and 15 percent "bad."

In addition to the psychological implications discussed above, a healthy ratio of good to bad gut bacteria is essential for:

•Protection against over-growth of other microorganisms that could cause disease
•Digestion of food and absorption of nutrients
•Digesting and absorbing certain carbohydrates
•Producing vitamins, absorbing minerals and eliminating toxins
•Preventing allergies
Signs of having an excess of unhealthy bacteria in your gut include gas and bloating, fatigue, sugar cravings, nausea, headaches, constipation or diarrhea.

What Interferes With Healthy Gut Bacteria?
Your gut bacteria do not live in a bubble; rather, they are an active and integrated part of your body, and as such are vulnerable to your lifestyle. If you eat a lot of processed foods, for instance, your gut bacteria are going to be compromised because processed foods in general will destroy healthy microflora and feed bad bacteria and yeast.

Your gut bacteria are also very sensitive to:

•Antibiotics
•Chlorinated water
•Antibacterial soap
•Agricultural chemicals
•Pollution
Because of these latter items, to which virtually all of us are exposed at least occasionally, it's generally a good idea to "reseed" the good bacteria in your gut by taking a high-quality probiotic supplement or eating fermented foods.

Tips for Optimizing Your Gut Bacteria
Getting back to the issue of inflammation for a moment, it's important to realize that an estimated 80 percent of your immune system is actually located in your gut, which is why you need to regularly reseed your gut with good bacteria.

Additionally, when you consider that your gut is your second brain AND the seat of your immune system, it becomes easy to see how your gut health can impact your brain function, psyche, and behavior, as they are interconnected and interdependent in a number of different ways—several of which are discussed above.

In light of this, here are my recommendations for optimizing your gut bacteria.

•Fermented foods are still the best route to optimal digestive health, as long as you eat the traditionally made, unpasteurized versions. Healthy choices include lassi (an Indian yoghurt drink, traditionally enjoyed before dinner), fermented milk such as kefir, various pickled fermentations of cabbage, turnips, eggplant, cucumbers, onions, squash and carrots, and natto (fermented soy).

If you regularly eat fermented foods such as these that, again, have not been pasteurized (pasteurization kills the naturally occurring probiotics), your healthy gut bacteria will thrive.
•Probiotic supplement. Although I'm not a major proponent of taking many supplements (as I believe the majority of your nutrients need to come from food), probiotics are definitely an exception. I have used many different brands over the past 15 years and there are many good ones out there. I also spent a long time researching and developing my own, called Complete Probiotics, in which I incorporated everything I have learned about this important tool over the years.

If you do not eat fermented foods, taking a high quality probiotic supplement is definitely recommended.

Related Links:
These Foods and Nutritional Deficiencies Can Make You Depressed or Violent

Probiotics Send Signals From Your Gut to Your Skin

The Healing Power of Probiotics Impresses Researchers April 18 Monday
Rangitaanenuirawa
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
He kupu Rangitaane
Rangahau
He korero mo etahi kupu Rangitaane
Subject of the day
Some Rangitaane words
Analysis
A discussion about some Rangitaane words.
www.rangitaane.iwi.nz/ -

puff April 15

2011-04-04T22:02:00.000-07:00

April 15 Friday
Te whare miere
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Te Taiao me te ao torangapu
Rangahau
Kei te aha nga torangapu mo te taiao? He aha te torangapu e hari ana i te tino mahere?
Subject of the day
Parties and the environment
Analysis
What are political parties doing about the environment? What is the party with the best policy??
www.pce.parliament.nz/
PSaturday 16 April 2011
1000 - Environment Network Manawatu Submission Workshop
When: Saturday 16 April 2011 at 1000 - Ends: Saturday 16 April 2011 at 1200
Where: TBA
Details: Are you interested in attending a workshop about making submissions and having effective input into upcoming consultations?
Providing we have enough participants, ENM will run a 2 hour workshop on the morning of Saturday 16th, from approx 10 am to 12 noon, preceded by a cup of tea and some nibbles! Venue to be advised
If you would like to attend we need to know by this Monday April 4th. Please email [e-mail] to register.

Saturday 16 April 2011
1400 - SuperGrans Preserving Workshop (Ashhurst)
When: Saturday 16 April 2011 at 1400 - Ends: Saturday 16 April 2011 at 1600
Where: the Village Valley Hall, Cambridge St, Ashhurst
Details: This workshop will be using seasonal fruit – bookings essential –admin@sgmanawatu.org.nz

Sunday 17 April 2011
Rangitikei Forest & Bird: Sutherlands Forest reserve
When: Sunday 17 April 2011 at
Where: Turakina Valley reserve
Details: If you missed out on the opportunity to come out to Pryces Rahui in December or you enjoyed it and want to do something similar again, then join Forest & Bird at this 60 hectare, Turakina Valley reserve, for maintenance activities and an ecological tour. Phone Hugh on: (06) 327 8064 to register. Please phone for specific times.

Sunday 17 April 2011
0900 - Palmy Farmers Market – every Sunday!
When: Sunday 17 April 2011 at 0900 - Ends: Sunday 17 April 2011 at 1300
Where: Coleman Place, Palmerston North
Details: You can purchase local produce, baked goods, lavender products, cheese, olive oil, wine, jams & chutneys and more! Market is held weekly from 9 am till 1 pm, in Coleman Place, Palmerston North. Please note the market will be closed Easter Sunday

For general info on the market visit: [link] To receive a weekly update email [e-mail] For stall enquiries - email [e-mail]

Sunday 17 April 2011
1330 - Mid-Autumn Frocks on Bikes Workshop and Ride
When: Sunday 17 April 2011 at 1330 - Ends: Sunday 17 April 2011 at 1530
Where: The Esplanade, Palmerston North
Details: When: 1.30pm Sunday 17th April 2011
Where: meet at the Esplanade by the bench seats outside the conservatory rain or shine (there are wet weather venues nearby)
What: Taking off a tyre and repairing a puncture (1 hour)
Then What: - A ride along the riverside track and quiet roads towards Maxwells Line and back for tea/coffee at Cafe Esplanade for those that want it?
What to Bring: Adjustable crescent wrench or spanner, any puncture repair gear you have. A bike.

Please email [e-mail] if you intend to participate.

Sunday 17 April 2011
1330 - Pit Park People Working Party
When: Sunday 17 April 2011 at 1330 - Ends: Sunday 17 April 2011 at 1500
Where: Pit Park (at the Vogel Street end of Featherston Street), Palmerston North
Details: Help develop the Featherston St Pit into a community park that Palmerston North could be proud of! Ongoing activities will include involve planting and looking after the plantings of native trees – mulching, weeding. Working parties are held every third Sunday afternoon of the month - starting at 1.30pm and finishing around 3pm with a cup of tea. All welcome!

The Pit Park is at the Vogel Street end of Featherston Street (PN), with entry just before Tweed Street. For more information, contact Malcolm on 357 5570, or Marise on 354 0062, or visit the Pit Park People on the ENM website.

puff April 14

2011-04-04T22:01:00.002-07:00

April 14 Thursday Te ao toi
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Nga pikitia e rere ana ki Papaioea
Rangahau
He aha tetahi pikitia pai e rere ana ki Papaioea inaianei?
Subject of the day
Movies in Palmerston North
Analysis
What is a good movie running in Palmerston North now?
www.dtcinemas.co.nz/
Thursday April 14 Film: Queen of the Sun: what bees are telling us

A Green Party fund-raiser, this movie highlights the world-wide decline of bee populations.

An advance screening is being held in Palmerston North:

Where: Square Edge theatre
When: 7.00pm – 9.30pm
Tickets: available from Organic Living in Terrace End, PN
Cost: $25.00, which includes a complimentary drink.

Check out the movie website at http://www.queenofthesun.com/about/

Saturday April 16: ENM Submission Workshop

Are you interested in attending a workshop about making submissions and having effective input into upcoming consultations?

Providing we have enough participants, ENM will run a 2 hour workshop on the morning of Saturday 16th, from approx 10 am to 12 noon, preceded by a cup of tea and some nibbles! Venue to be advised

If you would like to attend we need to know by this Monday April 4th. Please email coordinator@environmentnetwork.org.nz to register.

Sunday April 17: Turakina Valley reserve

Join Forest & Bird Rangitikei at this 60 hectare, Turakina Valley reserve, for maintenance activities and an ecological tour.

For more info and to register phone Hugh on: (06) 327 8064

Sunday April 17: Pit Park People Working Party

Help develop the Featherston St Pit into a community park that Palmerston North could be proud of! Ongoing activities will include involve planting and looking after the plantings of native trees – mulching, weeding. Working parties are held every third Sunday afternoon of the month - starting at 1.30pm and finishing around 3pm with a cup of tea. All welcome!

The Pit Park is at the Vogel Street end of Featherston Street (PN), with entry just before Tweed Street . For more information, contact Malcolm on 357 5570, or Marise on 354 0062, or visit the Pit Park People on the ENM website.
Thursday 14 April 2011
1900 - Film: Queen of the Sun: what bees are telling us
When: Thursday 14 April 2011 at 1900 - Ends: Thursday 14 April 2011 at 2130
Where: Square Edge theatre in Church Street
Details: A Green Party fund-raiser, this movie highlights the world-wide decline of bee
populations. An advance screening is being held in Palmerston North at the
Square Edge theatre in Church Street on Thursday 14 April at 7.00pm. Tickets
are available now from Organic Living in Terrace End, Palmerston North and are
$25.00 which includes a complimentary drink.

Check out the movie website at [link]

Thursday 14 April 2011
1930 - Reel Earth Awards Gala
When: Thursday 14 April 2011 at 1930 - Ends: Thursday 14 April 2011 at 2230
Where: The Regent On Broadway
Details: Great showings of fil, great socialising, great event. Rod Oram will be the guest speaker. It will be hosted by Lisa Chappell. $30 Adults $12 Students All door sales $30

puff April 13

2011-04-04T22:01:00.001-07:00

April 13 Wed
Te ao paho
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Nga whakaaturanga pena i 60 minutes
Rangahau
He aha te pai o nga whakaaturanga penei a 60 minutes mo te iwi taketake?
The subject of the day
Shows like 60 minutes
Analysis
What is the use of shows like 60 minutes for indigenous people?
www.tv3.co.nz/Shows/60Minutes.aspx

Wednesday April 13: Green Drinks!! UNPACKIT roadshow - Can we stop the packaging invasion before it’s too late?

The Green Hub and Green Drinks invite you to come and be entertained by their guests Wanaka Wastebusters

The UNPACKIT Roadshow of Joy is a rambunctious and irreverent look at packaging waste. PLUS you will be treated to “a fun eco journey back to the 50's”!!

From 5.30pm
The Green Hub, 160 Rangitikei St
Food and drink supplied. Please rsvp to: tom.croskery@pncc.govt.nz
Wednesday 13 April 2011
1000 - Horizons Regional Council Meeting: Catchment Operations Committee Meeting
When: Wednesday 13 April 2011 at 1000 - Ends: Wednesday 13 April 2011 at 1200
Where: Tararua Room, Regional House
Details: Horizons Regional Council Meeting: Catchment Operations Committee Meeting

Wednesday April 13 at 10am

[link]

Wednesday 13 April 2011
Green Drinks!! UNPACKIT roadshow - Can we stop the packaging invasion before it’s too late?
When: Wednesday 13 April 2011 at
Where: The Green Hub, 160 Rangitikei St, Palmerston North
Details: The Green Hub and Green Drinks invite you to come and be entertained by their guests Wanaka Wastebusters
The UNPACKIT Roadshow of Joy is a rambunctious and irreverent look at packaging waste. PLUS you will be treated to “a fun eco journey back to the 50's”!!

From 5.30pm
The Green Hub, 160 Rangitikei St
Food and drink supplied. Please rsvp to: [e-mail]

Wednesday 13 April 2011
1900 - PNCC Awapuni Community meeting: Draft Annual Plan 2011/12 Consultation
When: Wednesday 13 April 2011 at 1900 - Ends: Wednesday 13 April 2011 at 2100
Where: Awapuni Branch Library, College Street, Palmerston North
Details: Community meetings are being held between April 5th and April 13th - these meetings are a really good opportunity to ask questions of PNCC representatives and to give feedback. Everyone is welcome.

The actual services and projects for the Council next year - and hence the amount of rates needed to fund them - will depend on the feedback received.
Download the Draft Annual Plan, or the shortened Summary version from [link]
Or pick up a hard copy from the Council or from the City and branch libraries.

Awapuni meeting: Wednesday, April 13 at 7:00pm

Submissions close at 4.00pm on Friday, 29 April 2011. Hearings will take place during 12-17 May. For other queries, contact Tracey Boukhelida on 356 8199, ext 8243 or by email at [e-mail]

Wednesday 13 April 2011
1900 - PNCC Hokowhitu Community meeting: Draft Annual Plan 2011/12 Consultation
When: Wednesday 13 April 2011 at 1900 - Ends: Wednesday 13 April 2011 at 2100
Where: Strang Room, Caccia Birch, 130 Te Awe Awe Street, Palmerston North
Details: Community meetings are being held between April 5th and April 13th - these meetings are a really good opportunity to ask questions of PNCC representatives and to give feedback. Everyone is welcome.

The actual services and projects for the Council next year - and hence the amount of rates needed to fund them - will depend on the feedback received.
Download the Draft Annual Plan, or the shortened Summary version from [link]
Or pick up a hard copy from the Council or from the City and branch libraries.

Hokowhitu meeting: Wednesday, April 13 at 7:00pm

Submissions close at 4.00pm on Friday, 29 April 2011. Hearings will take place during 12-17 May. For other queries, contact Tracey Boukhelida on 356 8199, ext 8243 or by email at [e-mail]

puff April 12

2011-04-04T22:00:00.000-07:00

April 12 Tues
Te moana me te ngahere
Nga hua o te moana
Rangahau
Na te aha te teitei o te utu mo nga hua o te moana?
Subject of the day
The fruits of the sea
Analysis
Why do the fruits of the sea cost so much?
www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/3527860/The-price-of-fish/

Tuesday April 12: Forest & Bird Manawatu AGM and Quiz Evening

Starts 7.30pm
Te Manawa Art, Palmerston North.
A gold coin donation appreciated. All welcome!
Friday 08 April 2011
City Council Consultation: 731 Kelvin Grove Road Resource Consent
When: Friday 08 April 2011 at
Where: Palmerston North
Details: Palmerston North City Council has received applications from Perception Planning Limited, on behalf of CJRJ Limited, for subdivision and land use consents to:

i) Subdivide 731 Kelvin Grove Road into 60 rural-residential allotments, 5 open space allotments, 8 access allotments and 6 road allotments.
ii) Land use consent to establish buildings (dwelling and accessory buildings) on 58 of the resulting rural-residential allotments.

In support of the resource consent applications, the applicant has submitted an Assessment of Environmental Effects and supporting information which can be downloaded from the list on the Council website.

As these applications have been publicly notified any person may make a submission on the proposals. Submissions are due at 5pm on FRIDAY 8 APRIL. Please see the following link for more information or if you wish to make a submission: [link]

Friday 08 April 2011
1230 - Massey Sustainability Seminar Series: Ralph Sims, Climate change and New Zealand—a leader or a loser?
When: Friday 08 April 2011 at 1230 - Ends: Friday 08 April 2011 at 1330
Where: Sound and Vision Zone City Library
Details: Prof Ralph Simms will speak about climate change: Climate change and New Zealand—a leader or a loser?

Saturday 09 April 2011
Forest & Bird: Habitat Restoration at Keebles Bush
When: Saturday 09 April 2011 at
Where: Keebles Bush
Details: Keebles Bush is described as the best lowland podocarp remnant in the Manawatu, with one of the oldest recorded restoration plantings.
This is a great opportunity to visit Keeble’s Bush and to assist with the ongoing restoration efforts. For more information, contact Jill Rapson on 358 9088.

Saturday 09 April 2011
1000 - Free Vege Gardening Workshop
When: Saturday 09 April 2011 at 1000 - Ends: Saturday 09 April 2011 at 1230
Where: Awapuni Recycle Centre
Details: Saturday, April 9th, 10-12:30: Last opportunity to find out what needs doing in the garden before the summer arrives: Covering the essentials of organic vegetable gardening; what, when and where to grow; fertilizing, mulching, composting, pest control, morning tea and more!

Bookings essential, contact SuperGrans on 354 3804
Email: [e-mail]

Sunday 10 April 2011
1330 - A Rocha: fortnightly meeting and working bee
When: Sunday 10 April 2011 at 1330 - Ends: Sunday 10 April 2011 at 1530
Where: Plant Propagation Unit at Longburn Adventist College
Details: A Rocha is an international interdenominational Christian nature conservation organization. A Rocha Manawatu grow native plants for planting locally. The group meets fortnightly at the Plant Propagation Unit at Longburn Adventist College between 1.30 and 3.30 p.m.
On this day they will be sowing some new seasons seed and potting on some small seedlings. You are welcome to join them. If you are interested in finding out more, phone John Flenley (06) 357 6844

Monday 11 April 2011
1400 - City Council Meeting: Planning and Policy
When: Monday 11 April 2011 at 1400 - Ends: Monday 11 April 2011 at 1500
Where: Civic Administration Building, The Square
Details: Palmerston North City Council meeting: Planning & Policy

April 11 at 2:00pm

[link]

Tuesday 12 April 2011
1000 - Horizons Regional Council Meeting: Strategy & Policy Committee Meeting
When: Tuesday 12 April 2011 at 1000 - Ends: Tuesday 12 April 2011 at 1200
Where: Tararua Room, Regional House
Details: Horizons Regional Council Meeting: Strategy & Policy Committee Meeting

Tuesday April 12 at 10am

[link]

Tuesday 12 April 2011
1900 - PNCC Papaioea Community meeting: Draft Annual Plan 2011/12 Consultation
When: Tuesday 12 April 2011 at 1900 - Ends: Tuesday 12 April 2011 at 2100
Where: Cornerstone Christian School, 61 Roberts Line, Palmerston North
Details: Community meetings are being held between April 5th and April 13th - these meetings are a really good opportunity to ask questions of PNCC representatives and to give feedback. Everyone is welcome.

The actual services and projects for the Council next year - and hence the amount of rates needed to fund them - will depend on the feedback received.
Download the Draft Annual Plan, or the shortened Summary version from [link]
Or pick up a hard copy from the Council or from the City and branch libraries.

Papaioea meeting: Tuesday, April 12 at 7:00pm

Submissions close at 4.00pm on Friday, 29 April 2011. Hearings will take place during 12-17 May. For other queries, contact Tracey Boukhelida on 356 8199, ext 8243 or by email at [e-mail]

Tuesday 12 April 2011
1930 - Forest & Bird Manawatu AGM and Quiz Evening
When: Tuesday 12 April 2011 at 1930 - Ends: Tuesday 12 April 2011 at 2130
Where: Te Manawa Art, Palmerston North
Details: Starts 7.30pm Tuesday April 12
Location: Te Manawa Art, Palmerston North.
A gold coin donation appreciated. All welcome!

puff April 11

2011-04-04T21:59:00.002-07:00

Good reporting from Yahoo
Ethiopia govt denies jamming German radio service
April 11, 2011, 6:56 am Barry Malone Reuters

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia denied Sunday it was jamming Deutsche Welle's (DW) local Amharic language radio shows, after the state-funded German broadcaster appealed for its signal to be restored.

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ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia denied Sunday it was jamming Deutsche Welle's (DW) local Amharic language radio shows, after the state-funded German broadcaster appealed for its signal to be restored.

Deutsche Welle issued a statement at the weekend saying its broadcasts in Amharic, the predominant language in Ethiopia, had been blocked since April 6.

"This has lead DW officials to believe that it is a concentrated effort to block critical international media," the statement said.

"The Ethiopian administration is apparently concerned that the so-called Jasmine Revolution in North Africa will spread into their country."

Government spokesman Bereket Simon told Reuters there was no jamming of services to the Horn of Africa nation.

"Deutsche Welle is heard by only 1 percent of Ethiopians. An independent study (by Electoral Reform International Services) confirmed it," Bereket told Reuters.

"We know Deutsche Welle is not ethical but I can assure you, with only 1 to 1.5 percent listenership, why should the Ethiopian government care to jam it?"

In March last year, two months before a disputed election result returned him to power, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi ordered the jamming of U.S.-funded broadcaster Voice of America (VOA) and sparked a diplomatic row.

Ethiopia has frequently clashed with DW and VOA and regularly accuses both of broadcasting propaganda that could destabilise the country.

DW said its reports on the recent arrests of more than 100 ethnic Oromos could have motivated the jamming. Ethiopia's government Thursday said it was preparing to charge more than 100 people it says are members of the outlawed rebel group the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF).

International press freedom advocacy groups say the Ethiopian government intimidates and harasses critical journalists, a charge the government denies.

Ethiopia is one of the world's poorest countries and most of its population has no access to satellite dishes or the Internet. VOA and Germany's Deutsche Welle are the only foreign broadcasters producing Amharic radio programs.

(Editing by Jon Boyle)April 11 Mon
Rangitaanenuirawa
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Nga manuhiri ki Rangitaane Pa?
Rangahau
He korero ano mo nga manuhiri e puta nei ki Rangitaane Pa.
Subject of the day
Manuhiri at Rangitaane Pa.
Analysis
A discussion about the manuhiri who come to Rangitaane Pa.
www.rangitaane.iwi.nz/ -

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puff April 8

2011-04-04T21:59:00.001-07:00

April 8 Friday
Te whare miere
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Te Rarangi Reipa
Rangahau
Kei te aha te korero mo te Rarangi Reipa?
Subject of the day
The Labour List
Analysis
What is the story with the Labour List?
www.parliament.nz/ -
April 8: Prof Ralph Simms Climate change and New Zealand - a leader or a loser?

Environmental Issues and Debates: Massey talks Sustainability
Time: 12.30 to 1.30pm
Venue: Sound and Vision Zone, Palmerston North City Library

Saturday April 9: Free Vege Gardening Workshop in PN

Last opportunity to find out what needs doing in the garden before the summer arrives: Covering the essentials of organic vegetable gardening; what, when and where to grow; fertilizing, mulching, composting, pest control, morning tea and more!

From 10am – 12.30pm
Run by SuperGrans Manawatu, in conjunction with PNCC
Bookings essential, contact SuperGrans on 354 3804 or email: gardenveg@sgmanawatu.org.nz

Saturday April 9: Habitat Restoration at Keebles Bush with Forest & Bird

Keebles Bush is described as the best lowland podocarp remnant in the Manawatu, with one of the oldest recorded restoration plantings.

This is a great opportunity to visit Keeble’s Bush and to assist with the ongoing restoration efforts. For more information, contact Jill Rapson on 358 9088.

Sunday April 10: A Rocha fortnightly meeting and working bee

A Rocha is an international interdenominational Christian nature conservation organization. A Rocha Manawatu grow native plants for planting locally. The group meets fortnightly at the Plant Propagation Unit at Longburn Adventist College between 1.30 and 3.30 p.m.

On this day they will be sowing some new seasons seed and potting on some small seedlings. You are welcome to join them. If you are interested in finding out more, phone John Flenley (06) 357 6844

puff April 7

2011-04-04T21:58:00.001-07:00

April 7 Thurs
Te ao toi
Kei hea te tino parakuihi?
Rangahau
He pai rawa ate Parakuihi i te Pouwhakaata Tuatoru ki tena I te Pouwhakaata Tuatahi.
Subject of the day
Where is the best breakfast?
Analysis
Is Breakfast on TV3 better than that on TV1?
www.nbr.co.nz/.../tv3-launches-morning-news-bulletins-ck-87553 -

Tuesday 7 Wednesday April 5& 6: Jerry Brunetti Seminar - The Keys to Herd Health

You can read many of Jerry’s articles at http://www.acresusa.com/toolbox/articles.htm

Registration fee: $350
Venue: Palmerston North Kingsgate Hotel
For more info: visit http://www.maifarm.org.nz/seminars-with-hugh-lovel-jerry-brunetti
From Dr Mercola
Natural Options for Pain Relief from osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis can be a very painful condition, so pain relief is usually an important component of treatment. Typically, anti-inflammatory drugs like non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs) and analgesics, like Tylenol, are used for this purpose.

However, while these can be effective pain relievers, it's very important to understand that regular, chronic use of these types of medications is associated with significant, and very serious, side effects such as kidney and/or liver damage.

NSAIDs also kill some 30,000 people every year due to bleeding ulcers, and the oral drugs have been linked to a host of problems including heart failure -- Vioxx and Celebrex are prime examples of these very real dangers.

So I recommend that you try out some safer, natural anti-inflammatory alternatives instead, including:

•Boswellia: Also known as boswellin or "Indian frankincense," this Indian herb is one treatment I've found to be particularly useful against arthritic inflammation and associated pain.
•Hyaluronic acid (HA): Hyaluronic acid is a key component of your cartilage, responsible for moving nutrients into your cells and moving waste out.
•Astaxanthin: Astaxanthin is one of the most powerful lipophilic antioxidants yet discovered and is the most abundant carotenoid pigment found in crabs, salmon, trout, shrimp, and krill. Studies have found that it can help support joint health and mobility.
•Eggshell membrane: Elastin, collagen and glycosaminoglycans are three nutrients found in eggshell membranes, which can help support the stability and flexibility of your joints by providing your joints with the building blocks needed to build cartilage.
•Ginger: This herb is anti-inflammatory and offers pain relief and stomach-settling properties. Fresh ginger works well steeped in boiling water as a tea or grated into vegetable juice.
•Bromelain: This enzyme, found in pineapples, is a natural anti-inflammatory. It can be taken in supplement form, but eating fresh pineapple may also be helpful.
•Cetyl myristoleate (CMO): This oil, found in fish and dairy butter, acts as a "joint lubricant" and an anti-inflammatory.
•Evening primrose, black currant and borage oils: These contain the essential fatty acid gamma linolenic acid (GLA), which is useful for treating arthritic pain. It is reasonable for many to take these as a supplement, particularly if you struggle with dry skin in the winter, as this is a strong indicator that you are deficient in these fats. I prefer the use of GLA supplements from evening primrose oil but borage oil contains a higher concentration of GLA, which means you need fewer capsules, and it tends to be less expensive.
•Cayenne Cream: Also called capsaicin cream, this spice comes from dried hot peppers. It alleviates pain by depleting the body's supply of substance P, a chemical component of nerve cells that transmits pain signals to your brain
Thursday 07 April 2011
1930 - PNCC Fitzherbert Community meeting: Draft Annual Plan 2011/12 Consultation
When: Thursday 07 April 2011 at 1930 - Ends: Thursday 07 April 2011 at 2100
Where: Library, International Pacific College, 57 Aokautere Drive, Palmerston North
Details: Community meetings are being held between April 5th and April 13th - these meetings are a really good opportunity to ask questions of PNCC representatives and to give feedback. Everyone is welcome.

The actual services and projects for the Council next year - and hence the amount of rates needed to fund them - will depend on the feedback received.
Download the Draft Annual Plan, or the shortened Summary version from [link]
Or pick up a hard copy from the Council or from the City and branch libraries.

Fitzherbert meeting: Thursday, April 7 at 7:30pm

Submissions close at 4.00pm on Friday, 29 April 2011. Hearings will take place during 12-17 May. For other queries, contact Tracey Boukhelida on 356 8199, ext 8243 or by email at [e-mail]

puff April 6

2011-04-04T21:57:00.001-07:00

April 6 Wed
Te ao paho
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Mediaworks me te Tari Taake.
Rangahau
He korero ano mo te awhina mai i te Kawanatanga ki a Mediaworks.
Analysis
Another discussion of the help from the government for Mediaworks.
www.nbr.co.nz/.../mediaworks-fight-ird-information-request-ne-88317
Wednesday 06 April 2011
1900 - PNCC Takaro Community meeting: Draft Annual Plan 2011/12 Consultation
When: Wednesday 06 April 2011 at 1900 - Ends: Wednesday 06 April 2011 at 2100
Where: Highbury Whanau Centre, Highbury Avenue, Palmerston North
Details: Community meetings are being held between April 5th and April 13th - these meetings are a really good opportunity to ask questions of PNCC representatives and to give feedback. Everyone is welcome.

The actual services and projects for the Council next year - and hence the amount of rates needed to fund them - will depend on the feedback received.
Download the Draft Annual Plan, or the shortened Summary version from [link]
Or pick up a hard copy from the Council or from the City and branch libraries.

Takaro meeting: Wednesday, April 6 at 7:00pm

Submissions close at 4.00pm on Friday, 29 April 2011. Hearings will take place during 12-17 May. For other queries, contact Tracey Boukhelida on 356 8199, ext 8243 or by email at [e-mail]

puff April 5

2011-04-04T21:56:00.000-07:00

April 5 Tues
Te moana me te ngahere
Te ngaru nui
Rangahau
He korero mo nga mea e tika ana kia taea ai mo te ngaru nui.
Subject of the day
Tsunami
Analysis
A discussion of the things that need to be done regarding a tsunami.
www.eq-iq.co.nz
Sunday & Monday April 3 & 4: Hugh Lovel Seminar - Quantum Agriculture, Bio Chemical Plant Nutrition and Subtle Energies

Registration fee: $350
Venue: Palmerston North Kingsgate Hotel
For more info: visit http://www.maifarm.org.nz/seminars-with-hugh-lovel-jerry-brunetti

Tuesday April 5 to Wednesday April 13: PNCC Community meetings during Draft Annual Plan 2011/12 Consultation Period

See notices below
Tuesday 05 April 2011
Jerry Brunetti Seminar - The Keys to Herd Health
When: Tuesday 05 April 2011 at
Where: Palmerston North Kingsgate Hotel
Details: You can read many of Jerry’s articles at [link]
Registration fee: $350
Venue: Palmerston North Kingsgate Hotel
For more info: visit [link]

Tuesday 05 April 2011
1930 - PNCC Ashhurt Community meeting: Draft Annual Plan 2011/12 Consultation
When: Tuesday 05 April 2011 at 1930 - Ends: Tuesday 05 April 2011 at 2100
Where: Anglican Church Hall, Cambridge Avenue, Ashhurst
Details: Community meetings are being held between April 5th and April 13th - these meetings are a really good opportunity to ask questions of PNCC representatives and to give feedback. Everyone is welcome.

The actual services and projects for the Council next year - and hence the amount of rates needed to fund them - will depend on the feedback received.
Download the Draft Annual Plan, or the shortened Summary version from [link]
Or pick up a hard copy from the Council or from the City and branch libraries.

Ashhurst meeting: Tuesday, April 5 at 7:30pm

Submissions close at 4.00pm on Friday, 29 April 2011. Hearings will take place during 12-17 May. For other queries, contact Tracey Boukhelida on 356 8199, ext 8243 or by email at [e-mail]

puff April 4

2011-04-02T13:34:00.000-07:00

Fron Dr Lercola
The problem with calling genetically engineered organisms safe is that there are no valid risk assessments being done on them. There is no research, really, being done into the health or environmental effects of a genetically engineered organism. Certainly no work that is published in the peer-reviewed literature that isn't proprietary. Corporations promoting these things claim that they have done research, but you can't get any information on it because it's all claimed to be proprietary.
April 4 Monday
Rangitaanenuirawa
Kaupapa korero mo te ra
He aha nga tino mea mo Tanenuiarangi o Manawatu i tenei tau?
Rangahau
He korero mo nga whakapae i mua i a TMI i tenei tau.
Subject of the day
What are the big things for TMI this year?
Analysis
A discussion of the challenges facing Rangitaane this year
www.rangitaane.iwi.nz/ -

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Hi all

Sorry - a couple of corrections – please see use this version!

Thanks

Sally

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From: Sally @ ENM [mailto:enm@inspire.net.nz]
Sent: Thursday, 31 March 2011 4:24 p.m.
To: 'Sally Pearce (ENM)'
Subject: ENM Update April 2011

Hi all

As you will see busy times continue with a wide range of events on offer locally over the next month!

Tomorrow and Saturday “ A Greener Way : Sustainable Living Field Days” will be underway at the Ashhurst Domain – a great opportunity to learn about sustainability practices -details of the programme are attached.

Local councils have released or will soon release their draft Annual Plans for feedback (see Notices). If you want to have your say and would like to learn how to make more effective submissions then consider coming along to the ENM Submissions Workshop on April 16th – but we need to hear from you by this Monday 4th (see under Events below).

If you’d like to get more involved in a local group – Sustainable Manawatu are seeking inaugural members, and the PN City Environmental Trust is seeking trustees. See under Notices below

ENM Reps please forward to group members. Thanks

Sally

Events

Tomorrow! Friday April 1: A Journey through Havana

As part of the Festival of Cultures the Cuban ambassador will talk about Havana ’s fascinating history, architecture and Art Deco – talk followed by music from a Cuban band

From 7pm in the Sound & Vision Zone, PN City Library

Starting tomorrow! Friday and Saturday April 1 & 2: A Greener Way Sustainable Living Field Days at the Ashhurst Domain

This family-friendly event which has evolved from Mai Farm Naturally Festival will include world renowned keynote speakers, practical workshops, educational opportunities, multiple dynamic biological farming systems, organic and nutritional food and drink and more!

Public entry is by donation
Free bus from PN on Saturday provided by Horizons Regional Council. More details at http://www.maifarm.org.nz/a-greener-way/saturday-2nd-april-free-bus-to-the-event
For programme details please see attached newsletter
For more info visit www.agreenerway.co.nz

And check out the PN City Environmental Trust marquee for ENM, Sustainable Manawatu , SuperGrans, St Peters Community Garden , RECAP and Living Economies stalls! Green Hub will be there as well.

Sunday April 2: Palmy Farmers Market – every Sunday!

You can purchase local produce, baked goods, lavender products, cheese, olive oil, wine, jams & chutneys and more! Market is held weekly from 9 am till 1 pm, in Coleman Place , Palmerston North. Please note the market will be closed Easter Sunday

For general info on the market visit: www.palmyfarmersmarket.co.nz To receive a weekly update email info@martinboroughmanner.co.nz For stall enquiries - email pnfarmersmarket@gmail.com

puff April 1

2011-03-30T15:02:00.000-07:00

From one point of view the Mediaworks story introduced this week on puff via the odd couple, Peter Wheeler and Winston Peters, is about convertible notes litigation. What's this? Watch this space on puff.

April 1 Friday
Te Whare Miere
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
He korero mo Hone
Rangahau
Kei te wananga maua ko Veronica Tawhai i etahi o nga take mo Hobe Harawira.
Subject of the day
A discussion about Hone
Analysis
Veronica Tawhai and I examine some of the issues to do with Hone Harawira.
hone.co.nz/
April 2011 display: AllBuildingBusinessEducationEnergyFoodOrganisationsRecycle
Friday 01 April 2011
City Council Consultation: Sectional District Plan Review Changes 4A-4SS: Zoning Adjustments
When: Friday 01 April 2011 at
Where: Palmerston North
Details: This plan change seeks to correct a number of zoning anomalies across the city.

The Council publicly notified Proposed Plan Changes 4A – 4SS on Wednesday 3 March 2011.

Submissions to the Plan Change must be lodged with the Council before 4:00pm on 1 April 2011.

Enquiries about Proposed Plan Change 4A - 4SS can be made to Daniel Batley (06) 356-8199 or email [e-mail]

[link]

Friday 01 April 2011
0900 - A GREENER WAY 2011, SUSTAINABLE LIVING FIELD DAYS
When: Friday 01 April 2011 at 0900 - Ends: Saturday 02 April 2011 at 1700
Where: Ashhurst Domain
Details:
It is with great pleasure that we reintroduce to you A Greener Way, Sustainable Living Field Days. This new Event in the Manawatu region has evolved from Mai Farm Naturally Festival and is the regions only sustainable trade show.
1st & 2nd April 2011
This family-friendly event will take place in the Ashhurt Domain, which offers many unique attractions that will impress you.
Public entry is by donation
A Greener way provides an exciting opportunity for organic businesses to promotes their products and services.
Registrations are now open and to recieve your info pack please contact Barbara at [e-mail].
or visit [link].
You can also check us out on twitter & Facebook.

We are looking forward to hearing from you
Regards

Greener way event highlights:

World Renowned Speakers :
- Hands-on Workshops ;
- Biological Farming
System Demonstrations :
- Local
Produce; Exhibits : Organic Products;
Kids’ Zone;Residential
Sustainable Products & Systems
Demonstrations :
- Health Auditorium
- Nutritional Food Court.
Click here for more information

puff March 31at

2011-03-12T11:32:00.001-08:00

Number 1: Vitamin D—There's overwhelming evidence pointing to the fact that vitamin D deficiency plays a crucial role in cancer development. Researchers within this field have estimated that about 30 percent of cancer deaths -- which amounts to 2 million worldwide and 200,000 in the United States -- could be prevented each year simply by optimizing the vitamin D levels in the general population.

On a personal level, you can decrease your risk of cancer by MORE THAN HALF simply by optimizing your vitamin D levels with sun exposure. And if you are being treated for cancer it is likely that higher blood levels—probably around 80-90 ng/ml—would be beneficial.

If the notion that sun exposure actually prevents cancer is still new to you, I highly recommend you watch my one-hour vitamin D lecture to clear up any confusion. It's important to understand that the risk of skin cancer from the sun comes only from excessive exposure.

Meanwhile, countless people around the world have an increased risk of cancer because their vitamin D levels are too low due to utter lack of sun exposure.

Like this from Dr Mercola
The health benefits of optimizing your levels, either by safe sun exposure (ideally), a safe tanning bed, or oral supplementation as a last resort, simply cannot be overstated. In terms of protecting against cancer, vitamin D has been found to offer protection in a number of ways, including:

•Regulating genetic expression
•Increasing the self-destruction of mutated cells (which, if allowed to replicate, could lead to cancer)
•Reducing the spread and reproduction of cancer cells
•Causing cells to become differentiated (cancer cells often lack differentiation)
•Reducing the growth of new blood vessels from pre-existing ones, which is a step in the transition of dormant tumors turning cancerous
To learn the details on how to use vitamin D therapeutically, please review my previous article, Test Values and Treatment for Vitamin D Deficiency.
March 31 Thursday
Te ao toi
Kaupapa o te ra
Charlie Sheen
Rangahau
He aha te korero mo Charlie Sheen?
Subject of the day
Charlie Sheen
Analysis
What’s the story about Charlie Sheen?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Sheen

puff March 30th

2011-03-12T11:31:00.002-08:00

March 30 Wednesday
From Wheeeler's Corner
'MediaWorks was the only network that the IRD had taken to court for 24 million in back taxes I’m waiting to hear if the case has been settled out of court now that they received the 43 million loan.'
Thanks Peter Wheeler for this. Wow. This is a national scandal and unsung apart from Wheeler and one or two others I suppose. What about the pitiful, by comparison, amounts going into Maori and Access Radio. What about the comparison with Serepisos that is invited. At least Terry, also pursued by the IRD puts something back into the community with sport via the Phoenix. And what about the media silence about a media outfit in this case? Fancy finding out about a 43 million dollar bailout using taxpayers' money in Wheeler's Corner and nowhere else!
Te ao paho
Kaupapa korero mo te ra
Hakinakina ki Watea
Rangahau
He pai te paho mo nga hakinakina kit e reo irirangi o Watea?
Subject of the day
Sport on Watea
Analysis
Is the sports coverage on Watea good?
www.waatea603am.co.nz/

PS
What about a 10 million dollar subsidy for Wheeler's Corner or puff or Reader? We have readers in Christchurch and elsewhere.

puff March 29th

2011-03-12T11:31:00.001-08:00

March 29 Tuesday
Te moana me te ngahere
Kaupapa korero mo te ra
Nga mihini tai ki Kaipara
Rangahau
He aha te korero mo nga mihini tai ki te whanga o Kaipara.
Subject of the day
The tide turbines at Kaipara
Analysis
What’s the story with the tide turbines in Kaipara Harbour?
www.crest-energy.com/

puff March 28th

2011-03-12T11:30:00.002-08:00

What will happen when China owns the American Military Complex?

On January 17, 1961, President Dwight Eisenhower warned the U.S. of something he described as a threat to democratic government. He called this threat the "military-industrial complex", a union of defense contractors and the armed forces. The term has become a rallying cry for opponents of military expansion.

Eisenhower said, in part:

"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists, and will persist."
Sources:
NPR January 17, 2011
And thanks Dr Mercola

March 28 Mon
Rangitaanenuirawa
Nga maara kai ki Rangitaane Pa
Rangahau
He korero mo tena mahi, tena ranei e kitea nei ki TMI.
Subject of the day
Activities at TMI
Analysis
A section by section look at work done at TMI.
www.rangitaane.iwi.nz/ -

puff March 25th

2011-03-12T11:30:00.001-08:00

Love this from Dr Mercola!
The Bull We've Been Fed – Dangers of Grain-Fed Cattle
If you've been reading my articles with any frequency, you'll know that my dietary recommendations are largely based on scientific literature that clearly spells out the types of foods that human beings were naturally designed to eat.

This is no different for a cow.

When a ruminant is left to eat on its own, it doesn't choose corn or soy to munch on… it selects grass. Therefore, when a cow grazes on natural grass pastures, its body composition is affected accordingly: the ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids is slightly above two. In other words, two parts omega-6 to one part omega-3, which is very close to the ideal ratio between these two fats.

Cattle raised in conventional Animal Feeding Operations (AFOs), on the other hand, are shipped to giant feed lots and fed corn to fatten them up, and when consumed, this has an impact on your health as well.

When a cow's diet primarily consists of grains, its body's composition (and subsequently yours) changes. In fact, previous studies on grain-fed steer found the ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fats was between 5-to-1 and 13-to-1, which is far from the ideal.

Since you are what you eat, the beneficial effects of eating grass-fed beef and dairy products with the proper balance of fatty acids are translated into health benefits for you. These foods are rich in all the fats now proven to be health-enhancing, and low in the fats that have been linked with disease.

Since meat from grass-fed animals is lower in fat than meat from grain-fed animals, this means that it is lower in calories as well. By switching to lean grass-fed beef, it is estimated that the average person in the U.S. could reduce intake up to 17,000 calories a year, which is equal to losing about six pounds! Imagine how this could impact the national epidemic of obesity.

The Madness of Sick Cows
Another troubling aspect of grain-fed cattle involves the well-being of the animal and, consequently, the health effect this has on you. Animal Feeding Operations (AFOs) and feedlot conditions typically result in unhealthy animals.

A list of these consequences from Eatwild.com includes:

1.Acidosis. During the normal digestive process, bacteria in the rumen of cattle produce a variety of acids. Saliva neutralizes the acidity from grass-based diets, but grain-based eating in feedlots prohibits saliva production. The net result is "acid indigestion."
Animals with this condition are plagued with diarrhea, go off their feed, pant, salivate excessively, kick at their bellies, and eat dirt. Over time, acidosis can lead to a condition called "rumenitis," and inflammatory response to too much acid and too little roughage and results in inefficient nutrient absorption.

2.Liver abscesses. From 15 to 30 percent of feedlot cattle have liver abscesses, which results when bacteria may leak out through ulcerated rumen in cattle and are ultimately transported to the liver.
3.Bloat. During digestion, cows produce gas and when they are on pasture, they belch up the gas without any difficulty. Grain-based feeding cause these gasses to become trapped, and results in bloat. In more serious cases of bloat, the rumen becomes so distended with gas that the animal is unable to breathe and dies from asphyxiation.
4.Feedlot polio. A highly acidic digestive environment results in the production of an enzyme called "thiaminase" which destroys vitamin B-1, starving the brain of energy and creating paralysis.
5.Dust pneumonia. In dry weather, the feedlot can become a dust bowl which springs the cattle's immune system into action and keeps it running on a constant basis, ultimately resulting in respiratory ailments and even death.
In addition, BSE, or mad cow disease results when cows are fed bone meal and waste products from other cattle infected with the disease.

Animal Feeding Operations (AFOs) Produce Inferior Food
In addition to everything already mentioned, AFO's have further health consequences.

AFO-farmed, commercially-produced animals carry a greater risk of spreading E.coli infection to humans, for example, due to the higher incidence of harmful bacteria growth in grain-fed animals, and fecal contamination in feedlots and on kill floors. This is an extremely rare problem with grass-fed, organically-raised cattle as cows that graze on grasses naturally maintain the proper ratios of healthy bacteria in their guts.

In addition, you might not suspect that AFO-farmed steak to be a source of heavy metals, pesticides, and an array of potentially harmful drugs, but that's exactly what you get.

Conventionally-raised meats contain residues of everything the animal was exposed to, which includes veterinary drugs, heavy metal residues, and pesticides from their grain-based diet.

Drugs such as growth hormones and antibiotics are given to cattle to increase growth and reduce illness, but invariably enter the food system when producers slaughter animals that still have these toxins in their system.

The use of growth hormones is becoming of particular concern as we're now clearly noticing the dramatic effects they're having both on growing youngsters and adults.

Many children are now entering puberty at the age of 9! And although this poses emotional challenges, the long-term health effects of this include an increased risk of heart disease and estrogen-sensitive cancers, for example. Leading scientists have also linked hormone-laced foods (plus other endocrine disrupting chemicals) to falling sperm counts and fertility problems in adults.

Lastly, environmental pollution from organic waste produced by cattle, and the enormous amounts of petro-chemical fertilizers used to produce feed crops is out of control. Waste and waste treatment methods of grain-fed cattle are believed to be responsible for producing a significant portion of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide (the three major gases that are largely responsible for global warming), along with other harmful gasses.

Many don't think about this, but fossil fuels are used in everything from the fertilizers and pesticides that are sprayed onto the crop, to the transportation of the feed.

Grass, on the other hand, does not require fossil fuels to grow (rotating pastures does the job instead), and other health harming practices, such as injecting the livestock with hormones and antibiotics, are also not allowed in organic farming.

The inherent differences between these two farming practices are truly vast. They are two distinctly different industries with entirely different environmental impacts, producing what is, in the end, two distinctly different animals.

Grass-fed cows equate to healthier meat -- which leads to a healthier you -- and benefits the planet.

Grass-Fed Trumps Organic Beef
There's one final note I'd like to make regarding grass-fed beef.

Oftentimes certified organic beef is misunderstood to be grass-fed; it's not necessarily so. Beef products that are considered to be "organic" come from animals being fed organic grains, especially corn, which still results in most of the negative health problems that I have highlighted earlier.

Don't be fooled!

Be sure to specifically seek out beef that is classified as grass-fed. Even if it is not labeled organic, most grass-fed cattle are fed on grasslands with limited pesticides, fertilizers, and other harmful chemicals, and will never see the inside of a feedlot.

CLA Supplements
You may be wondering whether or not you can still stay true to your beef-less diet and supplement with one of the popular CLA supplements on the market today instead. As with most of my recommendations, it is always better to get your nutrients from whole foods, vs. their synthetic counterparts.

Foods that naturally contain CLA are generally far superior, easy to find, and less expensive than capsules.

That said, should you decide to go the route of taking a supplement, do make sure it does not contain any potentially harmful or detrimental additives.

You Can Taste the Difference
There is no question that the flavor, look, smell, and texture of grass fed beef differs from grain-fed beef. I have been eating it since 2001, and personally enjoy the taste and all the health-giving benefits grass-fed beef delivers.

That said, the flavor, cooking method, and even the appearance will require a bit of an adjustment. Many of my patients from Europe – where grass-fed products are more prevalent – had a difficult time getting used to grain-fed beef products in the U.S. Once you make the shift, it is just a matter of time until you find the taste not only palatable but rather enjoyable.

Based on the research between grass-fed and grain-fed beef, the benefits of CLA in your diet, you owe it to yourself and to your family to make this switch.
March 25 Friday
Te whare miere
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Nga whakaaro o Nga Kakariki mo te Ruwhenua.
Rangahau
He aha nga whakaaro o Nga Kakariki mo te Ruwhenua?
Subject of the day
The Greens on the earthquake
Analysis
What is the thinking of the Greens about the earthquake?‎
www.parliament.nz/ -

puff Mar 24th

2011-03-12T11:29:00.002-08:00

Are Dr Mercola and the New York Times right?Study Finds that Focusing Exclusively on Lifelong Cardio May Damage Your Heart
In the first study mentioned above, published in the Journal of Applied Physiology in February, researchers recruited a group of extremely fit older men. All of them were members of the 100 Marathon club, meaning athletes who had completed a minimum of 100 marathons. Their ages ranged from 26 to 67, and all of them had trained vigorously throughout adulthood.

The control group consisted of 20 healthy men over 50, but none of them were endurance athletes.

The New York Times reported that:

“The different groups underwent a new type of magnetic resonance imaging of their hearts that identifies very early signs of fibrosis, or scarring, within the heart muscle. Fibrosis, if it becomes severe, can lead to stiffening or thickening of portions of the heart, which can contribute to irregular heart function and, eventually, heart failure.

The results, published online… in The Journal of Applied Physiology, were rather disquieting.

None of the younger athletes or the older nonathletes had fibrosis in their hearts. But half of the older lifelong athletes showed some heart muscle scarring. The affected men were, in each case, those who’d trained the longest and hardest. Spending more years exercising strenuously or completing more marathon or ultramarathon races was, in this study, associated with a greater likelihood of heart damage.”

Direct Link Between Elite Cardio Training and Heart Scarring Found
Still, there were questions about whether the extreme training itself had caused the heart damage. Additional answers were found in another study, this one done on rats, which, according to the New York Times “provides the first solid evidence of a direct link between certain kinds of prolonged exercise and subtle heart damage.”

Recently published in the journal Circulation, the study was designed to mimic the strenuous daily exercise load of serious marathoners over the course of 10 years. All the rats had normal, healthy hearts at the outset of the study.

At the end, most of them had developed “diffuse scarring and some structural changes, similar to the changes seen in the human endurance athletes.”

The point is, too much of something that is normally good for you can have the reverse effect. This is a profound concept; so much so that one researcher even wrote a book about it, called The Reverse Effect. It is a fascinating book that is absolutely counterintuitive, yet makes more sense today in light of more recent discoveries within the field.

So, what does all of this mean for you?

Again, unless you’re engaged in high-level or elite endurance training, this information may be of little value—you certainly shouldn’t use it to further avoid exercising at all! Exercise is absolutely necessary for high-level wellness, but reducing your risk of heart disease is usually not the main reason you exercise.

You exercise because it makes you feel better, and for most, it helps keep your weight at an optimal level. It’s also one of the best treatments for insomnia and reducing insulin resistance, as well as being a wonderful aid in the treatment of depression. So the reasons to exercise are many. If you start slow, and most importantly, listen to your body, you shouldn’t run into the problem of exerting yourself excessively.

If you’re a serious athlete, however, you may want to reconsider how you train.

As I’ve discussed before, research has shown that replacing those long cardio sessions with shorter, high-intensity burst-type exercises, such as Peak 8, actually produces GREATER results in far less time!

Updated Guidelines on Optimal Exercise
Four years ago, the American College of Sports Medicine issued new guidelines on exercise, stating it must be “tough” in order for you to reap physiological benefits. This may seem confusing to some of you, so let’s reiterate a couple of key points you should always keep in mind, namely moderation, and individualization.

That said, their updated guidelines falls in line with other research showing the superior health benefits of high-intensity exercise. In essence, it’s the intensity, not the duration, that is critical for producing optimal results. But again, the optimal intensity will vary from person to person.

As described in my Peak 8 program, after a three minute warm up, you want to raise your heart rate up to your anaerobic threshold for 20 to 30 seconds, followed by a 90 second recovery period. Then repeat that cycle for a total of eight repetitions.

To perform the sprint portion properly, you will want to get very close to, if not exceed, your maximum heart rate by the last interval. Your maximum heart rate is calculated as 220 minus your age. (Keep in mind you’ll need a heart rate monitor to measure this as it is nearly impossible to accurately measure your heart rate manually when it is above 150.)

These cycles are preceded by a three minute warm up and two minute cool down so the total time investment is about 20 minutes, but the actual sprinting totals only four minutes!

But how is it possible to get better results with less exercise?

The “Magic” Factor of High-Intensity Exercise
The reason for this is because high-intensity exercises engage a certain group of muscle fibers that you cannot engage through aerobic cardio, and these engaging these muscle fibers cause a cascade of positive health benefits.

First, you need to understand that you have three different types of muscle fibers:

1.Slow
2.Fast
3.Super-fast
We now know that in order to naturally increase your body's production of human growth hormone (HGH), you must engage your super-fast muscle fibers.

HGH is a vital hormone that is KEY for physical strength, health and longevity.

Neither traditionally performed aerobic cardio nor conventional strength training will work anything but your slow muscle fibers, and hence has no impact on production of HGH. On the contrary, it has the unfortunate effect of actually causing the super fast fibers to decrease or atrophy, further impeding natural HGH production.

Power training, or plyometrics burst types of exercises will engage your fast muscle fibers, but only high-intensity burst cardio, such as Peak 8 exercises, will engage your super fast fibers and promote HGH, and that is the “magic” factor that explains why it’s so much more beneficial for you than traditional aerobic cardio.

Benefits of Peak Fitness Exercises
Once you regularly participate in these 20 minute exercises about twice a week, most people notice that it:

•Lowers your body fat
•Dramatically improves muscle tone
•Firms your skin and reduces wrinkles
•Boosts your energy and sexual desire
•Improves athletic speed and performance
•Allows you to achieve your fitness goals much faster
“Bullet-Proof” Your Heart with the Right Type of Exercise
The take-home message here is that one of the best forms of exercise to protect your heart is short bursts of exertion, followed by periods of rest.

By exercising in short bursts, followed by periods of recovery, you recreate exactly what your body needs for optimum health. Heart attacks don't happen because your heart lacks endurance. They happen during times of stress, when your heart needs more energy and pumping capacity, but doesn't have it.

If you have a history of heart disease or any concern, please get clearance from your health care professional before you start doing Peak 8 exercises. However, most people of average fitness will be able to do them—it is only a matter of how much time it will take you to build up to the full 8 reps.

The beautiful thing about this approach is that if you are out of shape you simply will be unable to train very hard as the lactic acid will quickly build up in your muscles and prevent you from stressing your heart too much.

March 24 Thurs
Te ao toi
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
He aha te pai o Pukapuka kanohi?
Rangahau
He korero mo Pukapuka Kanohi aka Facebook.
Subject of the day
The value of Facebook.
Analysis
What is the value of Facebook?
www.facebook.com/login.php -

puff March 23rd

2011-03-12T11:29:00.001-08:00

March 23 Wed
Te ao paho
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
He korero ano mo Iwi Telco
Rangahau
He hokinga whakaaro ki te mahi e mohiotia hei Iwi Telco ki te Tai Tokerau.
Subject of the day
Another discussion of Iwi Telco
Analysis
A return to the discussion of what is known as Iwi Telco in the North.
Iwi consortium plans $9 million Auckland-Whangarei fibre link‎

puff March 22nd

2011-03-12T11:28:00.000-08:00

Envao 12
What is our environmental mind like in Aotearoa and the world right now?
The Christchurch Earthquake has taken our minds off the ball in some respects.

We are like stunned mullets.

Before Christchurch on February 22nd there was Pike River and after Christchurch there was the earthquake/tsunami/nuclear catastrophe in Japan. A good set of readings on the net from Technocrati is appended.

Our minds are so blasted apart by all this that Ken Ring the man in New Zealand who predicts earthquakes by the moon is featured on the news. The fact that Ring has a general accuracy is as unnerving as anything else. There is a sense that our science, especially the science of prediction, has failed us.

How do we start thinking about all this? Where to begin?

We know a bit about earthquakes or at lease we thought we did in New Zealand. It feels as though we know worse than nothing right now...

Is there any memory of tsunami in this country?

Actually there is very little in mythology but there is Bruce McFadgen’s geo-historical work (2008) about tsunamis and the ways in which coastal communities were and, by imlication, still are at the mercy of the elements.

McFadgen is talking about the fifteenth century and in the light of what has happened in recent years in Indonesia, Samoa and Japan his work might be important for New Zealand

Then there is the nuclear catastrophe in Japan. We are not exempt from this because of wind. Are we getting wind readings or warnings or analyses of any kind about fallout travelling by wind to Japan and elsewhere? There are reports in from California of higher readings.

What can we do to help people in Japan? We are simply not used to environmental catastrophes of this scale. The disaster itself is too big to comprehend as are the attendant questions to do with aid, the economy and other matters.

Basically we are not thinking ahead. And that is the state of our environmental mind in Aotearoa/New Zealand right now.

Bibliography
McFadgen, B.G. 2008 Hostile Shores: Catastrophic Events in Prehistoric New Zealand and Their Impact on Maori Coastal Communities, Auckland University Press.
Appendix
On Technorati:
Japan has been on everyone's mind this week, and Technorati's writers are no different than anyone else, having written a wide array of reports on various aspects of the tragedy. In the Lifestyle Channel, Chirstine Vega covers what the disaster means to the United States, Doug Wallace talks about what parts of the disaster's coverage should be shared with children, and Alice Elliott Brown explains why experts are saying that the fear of radiation may be doing more damage than the radiation itself.
Meanwhile, the Business Channel, has coverage on Japan from John Egan, who rounds up a list (hopefully incomplete, as much as we want TR to be the be-all and end-all) of North American businesses that have committed to helping out with the disaster, while in the Women Channel, Kim Bauer talks about the wake-up call for preparation the Japan earthquake has been for her and her family.

March 22 Tues
Te moana me te ngahere
Te ngahere ki Awapuni
Rangahau
He korero mo te ngahere ki Awapuni.
Subject of the day
Native bush in Awapuni
Analysis
A discussion of the native bush in Awapuni.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awapuni,_Manawatu-Wanganui

puff March 21st

2011-03-12T11:27:00.000-08:00

March 21 Monday
Rangitaanenuirawa
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Te tari hou
Rangahau
He korero mo te whare hou ki Rangitaane Pa.
Subject of the day
The new office
Analysis
A discussion about the new office at Rangitaane Pa.
www.rangitaane.iwi.nz/

puff Friday 18th

2011-03-12T11:26:00.002-08:00

March 18 Friday
Te whare miere
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Nga whetu hou
Rangahau
Ko wai nga whetu hou i te whare miere? He aha ai?
Subject of the day
The new stars
Analysis
Who are the new stars in Parliament? Why are they stars?
www.parliament.nz/ -

puff Thursday 17th

2011-03-12T11:26:00.001-08:00

Going back two weeks we looked at the theory of comanagement and cogovernance and then at some examples, some ‘tin tacks’. This week we look at more tin tacks, more case examples and conclude this series on co-management and co-governance

Coming back to the foreshore and seabed, in the next case study Ohiwa Harbour is studied. This example is also taken from ‘Co-management: case studies involving local authorities and Maori’, 2007, a Local Government New Zealand publication. Parties involved in the co-management of the Ohiwa Harbour are Environment Bay of Plenty, Opotiki District Council, Whakatane District Council, Whakatohea, Upokorehe, Ngati Awa and Tuhoe.
The co-management area is the Ohiwa Harbour (in the Eastern Bay of Plenty) and catchment- an area of historical and cultural importance to Whakatohea, Upokorehe, Ngati Awa and Tuhoe.
The structures involved in the co-management arrangements involve an integrated management approach. The three local authorities and tangata whenua worked together to develop a strategy that incorporates statutory and non statutory implementation actions.
An iwi planning document has also been produced to support the strategy.
The arrangements for co-management of the Ohiwa Harbour involve multiple iwi. We might ask what is meant by the phrase ‘integrated management approach’ and what might this mean for a co-management arrangement. Does the fact that there are two district councils involved also help to make things complex?
How does the arrangement work with a third party giving advice on environmental matters as happens with Environment Bay of Plenty in the example above? Are there further informative examples of this to be found in the Rotorua Lakes?
Regarding sedimentation and nitrification it might be noted that the area of mangroves increased by 400% between 1943 and 2003.
The example of the Nukuhou River as a major contributor to sedimentation and contamination of the Ohiwa Harbour is important. Tributaries must be managed as effectively as the river itself.
Horizontal integration is extremely important in the example as are, to a lesser extent perhaps, advice to leadership and action plans. The horizontal integration in the Ohiwa case include Landcare Trust, QE11 Trust, Fish and Game, New Zealand Historic Places Trust, Nga Whenua Rahui, Forestry Accord and Federated Farmers. To quote from the Ohiwa Harbour Strategy;
Integrated management seeks to ensure that the individual efforts of all the organisations and agencies are working together in a common direction. To this effect an implementation forum will be set up to oversee the implementation of the various actions in the strategy.
The example shows how complex the statutory environment can be. In the Ohiwa Harbour there are there are ten islands and amongst these islands may be found several kinds of Reserve; a Government Purpose Wildlife Reserve, a Scientific Reserve, a Scenic Reserve and a Maori Reserve.
By contrast Taharoa Domain (Kai Iwi Lakes) seems much more straightforward than the Ohiwa Harbour case study. This example is also taken from ‘Co-management: case studies involving local authorities and Maori’, 2007, a Local Government New Zealand publication. Parties involved are the Kaipara District Council, Te Roroa and Te Kuihi.
The co-management area is the Taharoa Domain which comprises 538 hectares of Crown land which is a recreation reserve and managed by the Kaipara District Council. The domain is taonga to tangata whenua.
The structures involved in the co-management arrangement follow the Taharoa Domain Reserve Management Plan. This has been developed by the iwi and the council under the Reserves Act 1977. It ensures provision for tangata whenua to participate in the management of the domain. A joint committee representing tangata whenua and council manages the reserve in accordance with the Reserve Management Plan.
We might ask how useful, generally speaking, is the 1977 Reserves Act for co-management? Should a management plan be tied to the Reserves Act 1977?
How does the example inform co-management of lakes and tributaries?
This is a reasonably big domain at 538 hectares. Are there different kinds of co-management for differently sized domains?
Are recreational reserves to be managed differently to commercial reserves?
What is the proposed arrangement regarding tourism in any co-management plan?
Action plans are very important in the example as are horizontal integration and advice to leadership.
It is important in examples such as this to check that no other legislation applies as with, say the 1907 Coal Act which might mean that a river bed is owned by the Crown.
Sometimes there is a situation where there has been an act of parliament passed. The next case study is the Okahu Bay/Whenua Rangatira Reserve. This example is also taken from ‘Co-management: case studies involving local authorities and Maori’, 2007, a Local Government New Zealand publication. The parties involved in the Okahu Bay/Whenua Rangatira Reserve include the Auckland City Council and the Okahu Bay/Whenua Rangatira Reserves Board which represents the Ngati Whatua o Orakei Maori Trust Board (‘the Trust Board’).
The co-management area consists of a reserve owned by the Trust Board under the Orakei Act 1991. A separate entity entitled the Reserves Board manages the reserve in accordance with a reserve management plan prepared under the Reserves Act 1977. The Reserves Board contains representatives from Auckland City Council and the Trust Board.
The structures involved in the co-management arrangement under the Orakei Act provides a specific statutory framework for ownership and administration of Okahu Bay/Whenua Rangatira Reserve. Management of the reserve is conducted under another statute- the Reserves Act 1977. The Whenua Rangatira Reserve Management Plan was prepared under the Reserves Act and guides the Reserve Board’s management decisions. The plan outlines the goals, values, activity areas and planning process for the reserve.
This seems to be a complex arrangement. Is there a need for a specific statutory framework for ownership and administration as with the Orakei Act?
What is the relationship envisaged with regard to any specific boards set up to manage reserves?
Horizontal integration and the following of an action plan are the points to be stressed in the example although leadership is also important.
Whatever the statutory environment though it must be recognised. The other side to this coin might be that the need for change must also be recognised.
The next case study is one where a national interests, in this case that of power. Is being served. The Wairau river and proposed canal system as an example of co-governance, negative and positive.
Save the Wairau River Inc, an incorporated society, was founded to advocate for the long term sustainability of this internationally important Marlborough braided river. Some of what follows is taken from http://www.savethewairau.co.nz/.
The objects of the society are to be beneficial to the community by:
• Protecting the Wairau as a River of international, regional and local significance;
• Protecting the natural character, integrity, form, functioning and resilience of the Wairau River system;
• Protecting the ecosystems of the Wairau River;
• Protecting the Wairau River as a cultural, educational and recreational resource for the benefit of the community and for future generations.

• Save the Wairau River Inc, is a society incorporated in New Zealand with charitable status (No. 1645630). Several organizations and individuals had been concerned for some time by continued water applications to abstract surface water from the Wairau and water from the Wairau Aquifer and the application by Trust Power heightened and focused that concern. Save the Wairau River Inc was launched by this group of Marlborough residents in June 2005. The application by Trust Power was considered to be a major threat to the future of the ecosystems and the livelihoods that depend on the river. The newly formed Society could see no alternative but to become involved. To not do so, would have been abrogating responsibility under the Society's own objectives. TrustPower's proposal would divert up to 60% of the rivers flow to a canal to feed six hydroelectric stations.

The group rapidly built up a membership of concerned people, not just in Marlborough and the rest of New Zealand, but also from Australia, North America and Europe. The current Executive Committee of the Society was elected at the Annual General Meeting held in June 2009. The Committee consists of local citizens drawn from a wide range of interests: business, farming, conservation, angling, and medicine.
Where are the tangata whenua in the model outlined above? Where there might be a guiding partnership between tangata whenua and local government there is the capture of the issue by an interest group, well meaning as that group might be.
We might also look at the statutory environment and local policies. What are the policies in any proposed co-management arrangement regarding any dams or blockages of the river? What are the policies in any proposed co-management arrangement regarding any bridges?
Are there any issues to do with the aquifer?
Advice to the leadership of the Save the Wairau group by tangata whenua would seem to be critical in the example. Other than that there does seem to be an action plan and the groups involved seem to be in tune with one another.
What are the external environmental contributors to be considered? What existing policies and plans manage the river and what will the consultative group do regarding change?
We can see several issues like those raised above in the next example, also from the South Island;
Ngai Tahu withdraws from irrigation scheme
By DAVID WILLIAMS - The Press
Last updated 05:00 23/10/2009

Ngai Tahu has quit a North Canterbury irrigation scheme.
The tribe's property company has resigned from the Hurunui Water Project's (HWP) board and put its shares, held by wholly-owned subsidiary Ngai Tahu Forest Estates Ltd, into a trust.
Ngai Tahu's move follows news that the project's resource consent applications with Environment Canterbury have been suspended while its backers try to avoid a court battle with opponents.
Ngai Tahu Property chief executive Tony Sewell said in a statement that the company would like to boost productivity of its Balmoral land holdings, but not at the expense of sustainable use of land and water resources.
"A confrontational approach will not provide the best outcome, and so we are calling on all parties to continue with sound research and to continue to talk with each other to find a sustainable solution."
Sewell would not answer questions from The Press about the move.
The Ngai Tahu runanga's submission to the HWP asked for the applications to be put on hold, despite the property company's shareholding. Consents affected an area of "immense cultural significance", the submission said, and information provided in the application was "entirely inadequate".
Ngai Tahu hapu Ngai Tuahuriri and Ngati Kuri supported a water conservation order for the Hurunui River.
The scheme would include a 75-metre-high dam on the Hurunui's south branch and raise the level of Lake Sumner through a weir to irrigate about 42,000 hectares of farmland.
HWP project manager Amanda Loeffen said she was not surprised the company resigned at last month's board meeting.
Ngai Tahu wanted to take time to decide its freshwater strategy, she said.
"They've had a lot of internal conflict because the property division has been supporting the project," she said. "In my understanding, it's just for the relatively short term while we try to establish something through the Canterbury Water Management Strategy."
The strategy is an attempt by the Canterbury Mayoral Forum to resolve the region's contentious water-allocation problems.
Loeffen said the applications were on hold "for a few weeks" while a water conservation order was discussed with opposition groups and the area was considered as a pilot for the water management strategy.
"It's a big opportunity to save money.
"Instead of spending money in law courts, we could spend it on research and consultation over the next 12 months," she said.
Strategy chairman and Ashburton Mayor Bede O'Malley said Lake Coleridge was the frontrunner for a pilot scheme, but the Hurunui was also being considered.
Murray Rodgers, chairman of the Water Rights Trust, which supports opposition group Dambusters, said he did not understand HWP's financial arrangements well enough to discern the impact of Ngai Tahu's withdrawal. "But it must surely weaken the position of Hurunui Water," he said.
Green Party co-leader Russel Norman said the pullout was good news for guardians of the river.
"It's highly significant because it shows that one of the key players in terms of environmental management and commercial development in the whole of Canterbury region has realised the environmental folly of this
To look at another approach to river management we might turn to the Wairarapa and look at the model and definition of health used for the Ruamahanga river project. The following are emphasised;
Te taha wairua-spiritual wellbeing
Te taha hinengaro- emotional and mental health
Te taha tinana- physical
Te taha whaanau- family sustenance and support
Te Ao Tuuroa the environment –tiakitanga, well being of te ao (the
environment) linked to mana Maori
Te Reo Rangatira- importance of language as a taonga, expresses the
values and beliefs, focus of identity for Maori
From Mills (2002)
The awa hauora work done by Mills on the Ruamahanga River in the Wairarapa might be a useful model.
What are the policies regarding Te Reo Rangatira in various parts of the foreshore and seabed?
What is being proposed regarding spiritual health in any co-management arrangements? Are there times of the year and sites set aside for karakia and the observance of tikanga?
Environmental education to be incorporated
What are the health statistics, physical and mental for people living alongside the river or at the foreshore or the river mouth?
What is the focus of identity for people living nearby? To what extent is that focus informed by tangata whenua?
Te reo me ona ahuatanga need to be seriously considered at all levels, leadership, horizontal integration and action plans.
What are the statutory requirements in the example? After 1984, the Waitangi Tribunal began to consider submissions on te reo Maori. The tribunal released its report on the language claim in 1986. It recommended five ways forward. The first was to pass laws allowing te reo Maori to be used in courts and dealings with local and central government. There were also recommendations to establish a statutory body to 'supervise and foster the use of the Maori language', examine the teaching of te reo Maori and 'ensure that all children who wish to learn Maori should be able to do so', recognise and protect te reo in broadcasting and ensure that speaking both Maori and English be a necessary or desirable requirement for certain public service positions.

This meant that there was an across-the-board approach. The language was to be used in all or most circumstances and with this came a attitude to consider Maori isues in a spirit of positive problem solving. Te reo may have been a trigger for the political will that Moon sees after 1984.

Kristiansen, Harwood and Giles (1991) point to three things in language support and development, the social status of language, institutional support and demographic support. With Maori becoming an official language in 1987 there was a movement forward in the first matter and with the Tribunal's call for increased use of the language in the five areas set out above there was progress in the second area as well.
The foreshore and seabed may be considered as a system of signs, a set of distinctive named signposts that convey and transmit a culture. There is a need to safeguard and promote the language and culture involved.
There is another form of co-governance planned for Lake Horowhenua. In the Lake Horowhenua and Hokio Stream Catchment Management Strategy there is an Action Plan. (cf http://www.horizons.govt.nz/assets/publications/managing-our-environment/publications-plans-and-strategies/Lake-Horo-and-Hokio-stream-and-catchment-management-strategy.pdf).
The Lake Horowhenua and Hokio Stream Catchment Management Strategy was developed by a Strategy Working Party. This included representatives from the the Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council, Horowhenua Lake Trystees, Horowhenua District Council and the Department of Conservation (Wellington Conservancy).
Part Three of the Strategy involved an Action Plan with the following objectives and actions;
1 To determine by November 2002 the extent of water quality and life supporting capacity improvement possible in the lake and the stream.
2 Avoid the adverse effects on water quality from discharges of contaminants to land or water in the catchment.
3 Encourage the public to take responsibility for the effects of their activities in the catchment on te water quality in the lake and the stream.
4 Review the Strategy to identify necessary amendments by 2003.
Beyond contractual obligations and a sense of history the goals and strategies set out by the parties comprise a living document that is recognised by Maoridom. The example indicates that communication is needed in any action plan.
What kind of time frames might be involved in the question above? What are the arrangements envisaged in the co-management plan of to avoid the adverse effects on water quality from discharges of contaminants to land or water?
What are the arrangements envisaged in the co-management plan to encourage the public to take responsibility for the effects of their activities in the catchment on the water quality? What does the co-management role mean to the public? Are deliberations of the management group advertised to the public?
What are the review strategies envisaged in the co-management scheme and what are the time frames involved?
The example shows the importance of action plans and there would seem to be clear leadership and strong horizontal integration.
One matter that might occur in any of the regions so far discussed is that of co-governance of research including scientific research. This is seen in the next example;

Ngai Tahu alarmed at plans
by MATTHEW LITTLEWOOD - The Timaru Herald
Last updated 05:00 20/01/2010
Ngai Tahu says the science in support of widescale irrigation proposals in the Upper Waitaki is "patchy".
Hearings considering more than 126 consent applications to take water in the Mackenzie Basin and Upper Waitaki, covering more than 27,000 hectares of land, will resume in Christchurch from January 25 until March 9.
Legal adviser Paul Horgan's submission documents released yesterday said Ngai Tahu was "alarmed" by the scale and intensity of the Southdown Holdings, Five Rivers, Killermont Stations, Simons Hill, Simons Pass and the two Rosehip applications.
"Ngai Tahu considers that the science presented in support of the proposals is patchy and that there is a raft of uncertainties surrounding the actual and potential effects, especially those upon cultural values," he said.
"Unfortunately, we are led to the view that what the applicants are seeking is that a suck-it-and-see approach be adopted.
"For Ngai Tahu, its enduring relationship with the Upper Waitaki is too sacred for such a cavalier approach to be justified."
Ngai Tahu will speak at the hearings on January 25, but it is understood that the submission will provide the bulk of its evidence.
Mr Horgan's submission said although many of the smaller consents would not pose significant environmental or cultural risk to the area, it felt many of the larger applicants had failed to properly assess the science.
He claimed that the applicants have only measured water quality in the two arms of Lake Benmore, once in January 2008 and again in April 2008. He was also concerned about the accuracy of the sampling.
Ngai Tahu cultural adviser Mandy Waaka-Home's submission said she was not convinced the larger consent holders would be able to operate in a "benign manner".
"We do not believe we should have to suffer the indignity of gathering and eating food from an environment that is knowingly polluted. There is no dignity in that."
The applicants will get the opportunity to respond to Ngai Tahu's evidence at the hearings.
Many applicants have argued the consents are the only way they can remain economically sustainable and that their plans are environmentally sound.
Several submitters against the proposals have already spoken at the hearings last year, including Fish and Game, Department of Conservation, and the New Zealand Tourism Board.
Meanwhile, Environment Minister Nick Smith is yet to make his decision on whether to "call in" a contentious series of cubicle dairying proposals in the Upper Waitaki.
Three companies: Five Rivers Ltd, Southdown Holdings Ltd and Williamson Holdings Ltd have lodged consents applications with Environment Canterbury to allow 17,850 dairy cows to be housed in large sheds around the clock from March to October and for 12 hours a day for the rest of the year.
A spokesman for Dr Smith said the minister intended to consult with interested parties and expected to make his decision in the first week of February.
Waitaki District Council gave the proposals land use consent without public notification, but ECan has received more than 4000 submissions against them.
The consents are due to be heard from March, but Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Jan Wright recommended Dr Smith use his power to call in the decision on discharge consents. She said the combined effluent of the operations would be similar in quantity to that produced by a city the size of Christchurch.
The LAWF consists of 58 organisations reducing to a Small Group of 21 and a Plenary. In 2010 the LAWF produced a report and the next step is greater public engagement.
The LAWF does seem to be introducing a new regime for freshwater. There is a call for a national strategy with a guiding document to be known as the National Policy Statement. A non-statutory body a National Land and Water Commission is to be set up on a co-governance basis.
The critical thing is the strategy. Following the Report the strategy will involve more planning on a national basis with a dismantling of a first past the post process for water rights, a transfer system for water rights in accordance with market mechanisms.
The 2010 LAWF is written in a naïf style. Things that are blindingly obvious are considered with a childlike wonder. How could we possibly be going without water? And some of the thinking does seem to be naïve as with the discussion of trading water permits in the Executive Summary. The chance of background deals that do not involve a direct cash payment would seem to be high especially in areas like Canterbury where the water resource is limited and competition for such permits would be fierce. Iwi would be in the middle, so to speak of such competition.
Regarding iwi the LAWF report says in the Executive summary;
We have recognized that the relationship between iwi and freshwater is founded in whakapapa, that freshwater is recognized by iwi as a taonga of paramount importance and that kaitiakitanga-the obligation of iwi to be responsible for the wellbeing of the landscape including water and waterways- is intergenerational in nature and has been and may be expressed and even given effect to in many different ways.
This again is naïve. Bisley accepts the equation of Maori with locale blissfully unaware of the writings of Veronica Tawhai discussed above. Later in the Executive summary the LAWF Report says;
Iwi, who have a Treaty relationship with the Crown, have no clear path to engage as a partner with Councils.
In fact AlistairBisley’s Report, for such the LAWF Report actually is, can be seen a as a search for clear pathways of engagement for iwi with Councils and/or other parties interested in water. The Report is calling for early collaboration and this includes iwi. Bisley is very conscious that iwi are working things out with the Crown as changes are being made to water allocations and limits at the regional council level. In the Executive summary he takes pains to note that one process should not lose sight of the other.
But Bisley’s Report might best be considered for what it is mostly about. Two main features are limits and allocation of water usage and rights. Bisley says in the Executive summary;
Central government has not used national instruments to provide direction though two are now in preparation. Few regional councils have had the consistent and coherent policy frameworks to put the necessary management regimes in place. In the nature of things it is difficult to get agreements about what limits should be, how quickly they should be achieved and who should bear the cost- but stakeholders and iwi have not always been fruitfully engaged, either at the national or the regional levels. Monitoring and enforcement of rules, consents and their conditions has also been variable.
It is astonishing that things are so poorly worked out. Bisley is describing a ramshackle arrangement that is effectively without governance and asking iwi to find a way into a mess. It is one thing to ask whether iwi have been ‘fruitfully engaged’ it is another to ask, ‘engaged with what?’ At no stage does Bisley state what is obvious in the extreme; there are no effective limits on water in Aotearoa/New Zealand. It has been regarded by local and national government as an infinite resource when clearly this has not been the case for a long time.
There is a lot peeping through the walls of Bisley’s Report. He is suggesting in the Executive summary that;
…regional councils and consent holders should be able to withhold water where the environmental conditions of the consent are not met.
Bisley is referring to a culture of occupation which has had no idea of limit, where water, like space was seen as infinite. In the Canterbury situation the sense of riding a limit with water comes and goes in a disconcerting way; there is not a consistent attitude of guardianship.
Margaret Mutu’s anger at the way developers treat the North is a response to a similar attitude to the coastal environment.
The situation in December at Taipa is a case in point. Something was suggested with a whiff of a promise by the Treaty of Waitangi Tribunal. At first it seems that Mutu is grasping at straws in apparently supporting the protest at Taipa but where else is a line to be drawn. It might be said the Waitangi Tribunal has opened up space. It might also be said that it has closed off space. At vthe end of the day it could well come to ownership of mind and drawing up a course of action. Elsewhere lies cultural madness.
As the examples above show there ae ways to so things and ways not to. Margaret Mutu provides some important examples of the latter from the far north. These include discussions of devekiopment at Rangaanu Harbour, Waikakri, Karikari, Waikura and Merita, Perehipe, Tokerau, Taipa, Waipapa, Koekoea and Mangonui. Without exception there is a failure or a breakdown between the iwi and the council with developers trying the patience of the iwi in almost all examples.
Margaret Mutu in her essay in Kaitiaki (Selby, Moore and Mulholland 2010: 13-36) gives another perspective from the north and this may be an expression of anxiety as anger. This anger comes through in her article with such references as those to ‘the American’.
Mutu says that while the role of kaitiaki might be respected and protected under the 1991 Resource Management Act it is severely challenged and threatened on many occasions. The strength of this article is the close attention to detail in several examples from the far north which show again and again the flaunting of sense by the Far North District Council and developers and a disregard for the rights of Ngati Kahu, the iwi involved. Mutu talks about white supremacy.
Margaret Mutu notes that 80% of the Ngati Kahu population live outside the tribal area, mostly in cities. There is an important set of references to to Maori Marsden and McCully Matiu. The latter is quoted to show an identification of Maori with the environment as kaitiaki. This could be cross referenced to the work of Flavell (2010) about the house and the people in it, and, of course to the work of Goldsmith (2009) and Brown (2003).
This is seen in a quote from McCully Matiu in the report and recommendations of the board of inquiry into the New Zealand coastal policy statement in 1994;
In Maori cultural terms, all cultural and physical elements of the world are related to each other and each is controlled and directed by the numerous spiritual assistants of the gods. These spiritual assistants often manifest themselves in physical forms such as fish, animals, trees or reptiles. Each is imbued with mana, a form of power and authority derived directly from the gods. Man being descended from the gods is likewise imbued with mana although this mana can be removed or violated if it is abused. There are many forms and aspects of mana of which one is the power to sustain life. Maoridom is very careful to preserve the many forms of mana it holds and in particular is very careful to ensure that the mana of kaitiaki is preserved. In this respect Maori become one and the same as kaitiaki (who are, after all, their relations) becoming the minders for their relations, that is the physical elements of the world.
Mutu cites a comprehensive array of law protecting the role of Maori as kaitiaki.
In her examples there are a range of violations of the environment particularly regarding discharge of water comparable to those cited by Selby and Moore in the Hokio area.
Muti shares with Kawharu and other writers the notion of owning/ownership of guardianship. Mana whenua own kaitiakitanga. This of coursr is an axiom that Tawhai holds to with her concept of rawaho, people living in an area in which they do not have mana whenua and are outside the immediate loop of environmental responsibility.
In her conclusion Mutu suggests that ’cultural misunderstanding’ is a euphemism for racism’ and again talks about the White Supremacy shown by the council.
In her anger-and it has to be said that this is an rage with real cause- Mutu shows the ‘disconnect’ that Kawharu and Tapsell talk about. Or rather the disconnect is shown by mainstream commentators talking about Mutu. As well as changes in physical space there is there is constriction or collapsing of the space to argue, the space to talk, the very room, so to speak, to breathe. The exchange below between Fran O’Sullivan and Margaret Mutu is worth examining in these respects.
O’Sullivan started things with a headline in the Saturday Herald- August 28 2010 saying 'Maori have duty to fund their own.' ‘Mute response to Minister’s call for iwi to support abused kids grates, given growing level of tribal wealth’, says the sub heading.
Fran O’Sullivan works off a stock of iwi bashing questions and rounds up the usual suspects but the mere fact that her article is given serious space in the New Zealand Herald shows that it has some editorial support.
O’Sullivan sets out the distinction between iwi and state in her opening paragraph. Along with this is the inversion not emphasized by Fran O’Sullivan; Paula Bennett is, like Winston Peters before her, a Maori advocate for the state. A Maori Minister of the Crown is berating leaders of Maori tribes, some Maori wear the iwi hat and some like Bennett and Peters in his day wear the state hat.
O’Sullivan gets alongside Bennett. In her next paragraph she takes iwi leaders to task for being tardy or indolent.
Then it is a matter of establishing that the iwi owe the government money. Are Treaty Settlements ‘found money’ or are there strings attached?
Next the Key government is accused of being craven and the claim by Maori for the foreshore and seabed as corrupt.
Then it is the Maori professor, Margaret Mutu as space cadet. O’Sullivan says that Mutu is ‘disturbingly remote’. This calls into question the scholarship of Treaty claims and the general sociology and anthropology of race relations. The idea is that these academics live in a one dimensional world and this is usually hard anyway but in a small society like New Zealand it is very difficult.
The notion of ‘disturbingly remote’ runs into the idea of psychological problems touching on pathology as Fran O’Sullivan goes on to accuse Mutu of showing ‘learned helplessness’ and suggests that she is elitist. The underlying idea in the elitist suggestion is that Treaty Settlement money goes into education which promotes an the children of an elite but does nothing for people at risk.
Then O’Sullivan sets out the idea of a game, a double game where Maori tribal leaders are trying to get a privileged position as far as the ownership of assets now vested in the state are concerned while they have their own assets through Treaty of Waitangi settlements. They are, Fran O’Sullivan seems to be suggesting, playing poor when it comes to state assets while in fact Maori are collectively rich.
The uneasy suggestion, uneasy that is to O’Sullivan, is that Maori are building their way into the state.
Fran O’Sullivan seems to not want to overstate things here. In fact there is something of a ‘negative sovereignty’ happening where Maori are in the majority in prisons and elsewhere in the justice system.
Fran O’Sullivan goes on to talk about or at least hint at entrenchment. This is when Maori have automatic first cut at something as a given or entrenched right.
The play with long and short or immediate term is a significant part of this analysis.
In her last paragraph Fran O’Sullivan seems to be querying the very leadership of the tribal leaders group. The accusation seems to be that these leaders are not acting responsibly with regard to their own communities. If Maori are as rich or richer collectively speaking than others in the population of New Zealand then action by them to help people in their own communities ought to be forthcoming.
Is Fran O’Sullivan just stumping up indignation in the right wing corner or does she represent a deeper undercurrent of feeling and analysis? Is she foreshadowing the way Treasury thinks and might act?
In order for there not to be a reaction like that of O’Sullivan there needs to be sufficient social capital shared between the groups involved.
O’Sullivan’s views might lead one to think that Treaty Settlements are really Clayton’s settlements. Or actually they are loans or like loans that iwi take up at the risk of having to use the settlement for social welfare purposes rather than as the iwi sees fit.
There would seem to be a need for shared social capital also known as trust, a history of co-management of welfare that could be turned to at times like this. While this seems to exist in such fields as education, health and local government there is the need to so this perhaps in corrections and social welfare.
Taking O’Sullivan’s idea of Mutu as being remote as a starting point, closeness and remoteness are significant in any discussion of space. O’Sullivan seems to resent the academic space in which Mutu finds herself. This calls to mind the struggle for academic space described by Tania Ka’ai (cf Ka’ai 2008).
Mutu seems, in December 2010 to live in the fire of public rage. This includes people from her own iwi. Hec Busby and David Rankin have given their departures from her position in such programmes as Marae Investigates and Te Karere regarding protests at Taipa an area discussed by Mutu in her article in Kaitiaki. The people protesting at Taipa are faced with a bill that will make their foreshore a commons, a set of recommendations from the Waitangi Tribunal that seem so far to have been without effect and the history of the Far North District Council and other bodies at Taipa as described by Mutu in her article. To compound matters at Taipa the Attorney General came out in November 2010 and told the protesters to ‘go to hell.’
It seems wrong to blame Mutu. The locale is fraught with many difficulties, historical, legislative and other. With 80 percent of the Ngati Kahu living outside the iwi locale a lot of the thinking about the area is done from without, at a remove. To blame or even to focus on an individual may not be productive.
The fire that surrounds Margaret Mutu is an indication of how the co-governance or co-management of the coast in the Far North may easily spin into attacks, put-downs and general animosity.
Regarding the examples above it is important that such texts as Jacinta Ruru’s literature review of the legal voice of Maori on freshwater Governance (Ruru 2009) are consulted. Sometimes examples look to be good for both parties in co-governance. Sometimes both parties are happy with arrangements made and a lot of the time there is a mixture of responses from both sides.
The theoretical background for co-governance and co-management and the case studies considered have two main bearings on the foreshore and seabed. In the first place they show how complex things can be in this area. Secondly they show what can be done. It may be something practical or it may be an attempt at the sublime but Maui, in his stowing away in a canoe or snaring the sun, may have provided example or activity that is daring and practical at the same time.

(Readers are referred back to the Bibliography given at the end of Environment Aotearoa Nine for further reading)

March 17 Thursday Te ao toi
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Nga whare taonga o Papaioea
Rangahau
He aha nga whakaaturanga pai i nga whare taonga o Papaioea?
Subject of the day
The art galleries of Palmerston North
Analysis
What are the best exhibitions in the art galleries in Palmerston North?
www.finearts.co.nz/

puff Wed 16th

2011-03-12T11:21:00.000-08:00

Hotaka
March 16 Wed
Te ao paho
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Te ipurangi
Rangahau
He aha nga mea hou ki te ipurangi?
Subject of the day
The internet
Analysis
What are the new things on the internet?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blogosphere

puff Wed 15th

2011-03-12T11:17:00.001-08:00

puff Tuesday 14th

2011-03-12T11:10:00.000-08:00

Good article from WebPro News
Will social networking become a main way to communicate
during emergencies in the future? Let us know

Japan’s Earthquake Shows The Strength of Social Networking
John Vinson | Staff Writer

Social networks become preferred lines of communication during Japan earthquake.

In the US, we can only imagine the devastation which occurred in Japan, and continues to occur as reports roll in concerning higher death tolls and more people missing. One of the scariest factors many don't consider when an event like this occurs is how the avenues of communication shut down.

Telephone lines are reported to be down for most of Japan, and getting a hold of loved ones is a difficult task to undertake. As reports surface, messages from Facebook and Twitter provide the latest news. Doing a bit of research shows how the human spirit can be found within the social media platforms.

puff Monday March 14th

2011-03-10T11:30:00.001-08:00

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Friday March 11th

2011-03-01T01:39:00.000-08:00

The eyes have it.
How Your Eyes Can Predict Disease Posted By Dr. Mercola | March 01 2011 | 16,252 views Share93
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PreviousNextYour eyes are a unique window into health. Yahoo Health has assembled a list of 14 things your eyes can tell you about your entire body. Here are some of them:

Disappearing eyebrows

When the outer third of your eyebrow starts to disappear on its own, this is a common sign of thyroid disease.

A stye that won't go away

If it doesn't clear up in three months, or keeps recurring in the same location, it could be a rare cancer called sebaceous gland carcinoma.

Burning eyes, blurry vision while using a computer

This is the result of "computer vision syndrome" (CVS). The eyestrain is partly caused by the lack of contrast on a computer screen, and the extra work involved in focusing on pixels.

A small blind spot in your vision, with shimmering lights or a wavy line

A migraine aura produces this disturbed vision. It may or may not be accompanied by a headache.

Whites of the eye turned yellowish

This is known as jaundice. It appears in either newborns with immature liver function, or adults with problems of the liver, gallbladder, or bile ducts.

Eyes that seem to bulge

The most common cause of protruding eyes is hyperthyroidism, which is overactivity of the thyroid gland.

Sudden double vision, dim vision, or loss of vision

These are the visual warning signs of stroke.

Blurred vision in a diabetic

Diabetics are at increased risk for several eye problems, but the most common is diabetic retinopathy, in which diabetes affects the circulatory system of the eye. It's the leading cause of blindness in American adults.

For the rest of the list, click on the link below.
Sources:
Yahoo Health February 3, 2011

Dr. Mercola's Comments:

Your eyesight is one of your most precious senses but it's easy to take the gift of sight for granted, until it starts to fail. Unfortunately, one of the leading causes of blindness in American adults is a side effect of diabetes. This is disconcerting when you consider that today, nearly 1 in 4 Americans are either pre-diabetic or diabetic.

The increased use of computers and video display terminals (VDTs) at home and work has also led to an increase in vision problems due to eye strain.

Is Poor Vision Inevitable as You Age?
No, it's not.

But our modern lifestyles can contribute to poor vision if you're not careful. Fortunately, there are many actions you can take to support your eye health. Studies show people over age 60 may need even more support in the form of well-chosen nutritional supplements. You may also need additional vision support if:

◦You smoke
◦You're obese
◦You're diabetic
◦You spend a lot of time staring at a computer
Below, I'll review a number of protective strategies, including nutritional support, but first, can your eyes really tell you something about your overall state of health?

Iridology—Your Eyes as the Mirrors of Your Health?
The Yahoo Health article above brings up several interesting correlations between your eyes and your overall health by hinting at potential underlying health problems. Iridology, or iridodiagnosis, which is the study of the iris of your eye, is yet another technique in that same vein, used by some alternative health practitioners.

This theory goes back to the mid-17th Century, but iridology has yet to be recognized by mainstream medicine. In fact, the majority of medical professionals scoff at the idea.

The basic theory behind this technique is that various characteristics, such as patterns and colors, in specific zones of your iris can provide information about your systemic health. This is done by carefully examining your iris and matching it to iris charts. Using these charts, an iridologist can help identify systems and organs in your body that may be inflamed, or over- or underactive. It cannot, however, diagnose specific diseases—all it can do, at best, is give an indication of your systemic strengths or weaknesses.

Still, this information may be helpful under some circumstances.

Keep in mind however, that iridology practitioners are not legally required to be licensed or certified in the US or Canada, so if you decide to give it a try, I'd recommend you locate an iridologist who is also a licensed medical practitioner.

Natural, Common-Sense Strategies to Help Protect Healthy Vision
Before we get into specific nutritional factors that specifically benefit your eyes, it's important to address some of the lifestyle basics that can impact your vision. Natural, common-sense strategies that will help protect your vision as you age include:

1.Quit smoking. Smoking increases free radical production throughout your body, and puts you at risk for less-than-optimal health in many ways, including the risk of decreased vision.
2.Care for your cardiovascular system. High blood pressure can cause damage to the miniscule blood vessels on your retina, obstructing free blood flow.

One of the primary ways to maintain optimal blood pressure is to avoid fructose. Research by Dr. Richard Johnson, chief of the division of kidney disease and hypertension at the University of Colorado, shows that consuming 74 grams or more per day of fructose (equal to 2.5 sugary drinks) increases your risk of having blood pressure levels of 160/100 mmHg by 77 percent!

3.Normalize your blood sugar. Excessive sugar in your blood can pull fluid from the lens of your eye, affecting your ability to focus. And, it can damage the blood vessels in your retina, also obstructing blood flow.
4.Eat plenty of fresh dark green leafy vegetables, especially kale. Studies have shown that a diet rich in dark leafy greens helps support eye health. And that those with the highest consumption of carotenoid-rich vegetables, especially ones rich in lutein and zeaxanthin, had increased vision health.
5.Get plenty of healthy omega-3 fat. A study published in the August 2001 issue of Archives of Ophthalmology found that consuming omega-3 fatty acids was protective of your healthy vision. Unfortunately, due to widespread pollution and fish farming, fish is no longer an ideal source for omega-3 fats unless you can verify its purity. My favorite alternative is krill oil, which also contains astaxanthin. This potent antioxidant also has specific benefits for your eyes, which I'll discuss below.
6.Avoid trans fats. A diet high in trans fat appears to contribute to macular degeneration by interfering with omega-3 fats in your body. Trans fat is found in many processed foods and baked goods, including margarine, shortening, fried foods like French fries, fried chicken and doughnuts, cookies, pastries and crackers. So, to protect your eyes, avoid trans fats like the plague.
7.Avoid aspartame. Vision problems is one of the many acute symptoms of aspartame poisoning.
Antioxidants—Your Greatest Allies for Healthy Eyes
The job of an antioxidant compound is to neutralize dangerous free radicals in your body, including your eyes. A few of the antioxidants that have been shown to be of particular benefit to your eyes include:

•Lutein
•Zeaxanthin
•Black currant anthocyanins
•Astaxanthin
Here, I will discuss lutein and astaxanthin in particular as they are potent allies in the prevention of eye problems.

Lutein Helps Protect Your Central Vision
The first two, lutein and zeaxanthin, are found in high concentrations in the macula lutea, and are believed to serve two primary roles:

1.To absorb excess photon energy, and
2.To quench free-radicals before they damage the lipid membranes
The highest concentration of lutein in your eyes is in your macula – the tiny central part of your retina responsible for straight-ahead and detailed vision. More specifically, lutein is found in the macular pigment, and is known for helping to protect your central vision.

Lutein is a naturally occurring carotenoid, found in green leafy vegetables, as well as yellow and orange fruits and vegetables.

Lutein Content of Foods
Food Mg / serving
Kale (raw) 26.5 / 1 cup
Kale (cooked) 23.7 / 1 cup
Spinach (cooked) 20.4 / 1 cup
Collards (cooked) 14.6 / 1 cup
Turnip greens (cooked) 12.2 / 1 cup
Green peas (cooked) 4.1 / 1 cup
Spinach (raw) 3.7 / 1 cup
Corn (cooked) 1.5 / 1 cup
Broccoli (raw) 1.3 / 1 cup
Romaine lettuce (raw) 1.1 / 1 cup
Green beans (cooked) 0.9 / 1 cup
Broccoli (cooked) 0.8 / 1/2 cup
Papaya (raw) 0.3 / 1 large
Egg 0.2 / 1 large
Orange (raw) 0.2 / 1 large
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory. 2005. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 20 (2007), Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=12354500

Astaxanthin—Powerful Protection Against Two Leading Forms of Blindness
Although zeaxanthin and lutein do provide benefits to your eyes, science is now revealing that astaxanthin is really the ULTIMATE carotenoid for eye health, and the prevention of blindness.

It's a much more powerful antioxidant than both lutein and zeaxanthin, and has been found to have protective benefits against a number of eye-related problems, including:

•Cataracts
•Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD)
•Diabetic retinopathy
•Glaucoma
•Retinal arterial occlusion
•Venous occlusion
•Cystoid macular edema
•Inflammatory eye diseases (i.e., retinitis, iritis, keratitis, and scleritis)
Astaxanthin also helps maintain appropriate eye pressure levels that are already within the normal range, and supports your eyes' energy levels and visual acuity.

As you can see, this list includes three of the leading causes of blindness in the US: macular degeneration, cataracts, and diabetic retinopathy, which makes this antioxidant all the more important.

As mentioned earlier, krill oil is a great source of both healthy omega-3 fat and astaxanthin, but there are also other astaxanthin supplements on the market that are specifically formulated to support optimal eye health.

If you are going to give astaxanthin a try, I recommend starting with 2 to 4 mg per day. If you are on a krill oil supplement, take that into consideration; different krill products have different concentrations of astaxanthin, so check your label. Our krill product has 0.5 mg in a daily dose.

Final Thoughts
Your eyes are now subjected to much higher levels of oxidation than our ancestors experienced. Not only are there more contaminants in today's environment, but the depletion of our ozone layer is causing more intense sunlight than ever before, which directly exposes your eyes and skin to more free radicals.

In addition, as you age, your body loses some of its ability to produce the high levels of antioxidants it needs to counter the everyday assault on your tissues and organs by pollution, contaminants in food and water, household chemicals, pharmaceutical drugs, and high levels of stress.

Therefore, anything you can do to protect your eyes from these assaults will reduce your risk for developing macular degeneration and other diseases, and antioxidants that cross your blood-brain-retinal barrier—such as astaxanthin—to reach the inner eye are crucial to protect you from increasing numbers of free radicals as you age.

Thursday March 10th

2011-02-27T11:14:00.001-08:00

Environment Aotearoa 9 Co-governance

Co- management and Co-governance

Whatever solution is taken up by government regarding the foreshore and seabed there will probably be power sharing of some kind. The most desirable aspect for many iwi might be a form of co-governance or co-management.
A set of important elements of co-management arrangements are set out in a Local Government New Zealand publication entitled Co-management case studies involving local authorities and Maori (2007). These include the acknowledgement of iwi history and circumstances, common goals and objectives, strong leadership and the importance of planning.
When defining co-management the 2007 document says it describes decision-making processes where more than one party is involved in this process. There is a continuum from minimal involvement of an interested party to devolution of power to an interested party. At the lower end of the continuum the community is informed about decisions already made. This might progress to communication, consultation, co-operation and then the participation in advisory committees, management boards and finally in partnership or community control at the higher end of the continuum.
Some of the things that might be seen on a co-management continuum would be points of benefit for both parties, aspiration building processes, information sharing and partnership, testing and policing.

At the half way point there is, perhaps, communication involving the start of two way information exchange with local concerns beginning to enter management plans.
At all points on the continuum social capital is involved. A great deal of the discussion of social capital below is to do with co-governance but many of the arguments involved apply also to co-management and a high degree of social capital might be found at the level of shared responsibility, partnership or information sharing.
Putnam (1993) talks of social capital and the performance of public institutions. Yasao gives the following definition;
the institutionalised participation of citizens, such as through administrative evaluation, elections, information disclosure, omsbudsman systems and referenda systems at the local level comprises this medium for the physical materialisation of social capital.
Takao, Y 2006:2
A number of contributors have sought to refine the explanation of determinants for social capital formation. Fukuyama and Putnam see the origins of social capital in centuries of cultural evolution and both argue that government policies hardly contribute to social capital formation (Putnam 1993, Fukuyama, 1995). Others argue that social capital formation can be produced and accumulated in a rather short period of time to solve the problems of political and economic development (Fox 1994, Brown and Ashman 1996, Lowndes, Stoker, Pratchett, Leach and Wingfield 1998).
There are many examples of co-management and co-governance from around the world. The treaty system in Poland is one such example. The United Nations has had a strong interest in the area for some time as shown in the first case study discussed below to do with the importance of such leaders as mayors.
Peter Hall (1999, 2002:21-57) specifically emphasises the importance of government policies in influencing levels of social capital. In his view the case of post WWII Britain demonstrates that government policies which emphasised social policy and egalitarian education policy were able to maintain the level of existing social capital.
A key factor which would explain variation in stocks of social capital across localities and countries is the degree of both social inequality among citizens in the act of co-operation and political inequality among citizens in meeting public demand (Boix and Posner 1998: 688).
Part of social capital formation is the sharing of respect for differing world views and value systems. It is important that any consultative committee for co-management or co-governance recognises where the values and priorities of management varies from Maori to European world views and vice versa.
One example of social inequality and differing world view involves environmental risk due to erosion and pollution. Dymond and Shepherd (2006) suggest that 500 of 5000 farms in the Manawatu contribute nearly half of the sediment going into the Manawatu River. There are few Maori farm owners involved as the percentage of Maori farm ownership in the Manawatu generally is not high. This is comparable to Maori ownership of farms near the foreshore and seabed around the country.
In fact, Maori have little or no say in the farming community. It is also possible, given the earnings of farmers generally in this country to suggest that there are differences of a socio-economic kind between these farmers and the rest of the population including Maori.
With the differences above in mind co-governance or co-management of the water quality in the Manawatu River involves the management of the 500 farmers who discharge nearly half of the sediment into the river. Following the readings above, to do this effectively social capital would need to be created between Maori and the group of farmers involved in order for people to listen to one another.
Another way to look at this might be to suggest that the local council or some other quasi-governmental agency forms a bridge between the two groups. In some ways though this approach also involves social capital as all parties in such a serious matter need to know and trust one another.
It is also important when considering such examples as that of Dymond et alia above to suggest that the consultative committee on co-management note that strategies involve varying scientific views. The iwi have a scientific model.
The kind of environmental co-management sought by Maori must not only be defined in ecological or environmental terms. Co-management of the kind desired must also relate to indigenous cultures and the models and examples of government found in those cultures.
This might be taken to a higher plane. In the resource management context co-management involves the resource manager involving the community in decision making. In some situations this means sharing power and decision making with the community.
Co-management and co-governance may mean some sharing of responsibility for a resource between the resource manager and the community. It also involves drawing on a range of knowledge systems, including local knowledge to inform management and focussing on negotiation and consensus rather than adversarial approaches.
A recent study by a local bodies group (Local Government New Zealand, 2007) showed that in New Zealand twenty four percent of local authorities interpreted co-management on a spectrum of involvement. This includes a high level of control by Maori (for example where Maori have authority and control over a resource or have the ability to have a casting vote on a committee that manages the asset). Also included is the situation where an equal local authority/Maori level of control (for example where local authority and Maori jointly collaborate and assist with input into a local authority led process).
As well as these situations there is that where there is a low level of Maori involvement (for example where Maori are assured opportunities to input into a local authority process in what could be called enhanced consultation).
At the other extreme there is mention in the 2007 document of a Maori owned resource with local authority involvement in management. The case study of Lake Horowhenua discussed below might afford an example of this.
We need co-management in New Zealand as there are different cultures with different connections and responsibilities to the land. Conflicting world views also result in differing understandings of the level of participation and ownership.
It might be asked whether there is an existing framework in NZ for co-management? If not it might then be asked who might supply the methods or incentives to do so or how this might happen. Is this a question of local or national government? The questions raised above about social capital would seem to apply here and across the board in discussions of co-management and co-governance.
Closer to home than some of the field work undertaken by the commentators above is Tuvalu. This small Pacific island state is an interesting and important case. There are issues of self government and issues of environmental risk. The title of Michael Goldsmith’s work in this area is salutary; Theories of governance and Pacific microstates: The cautionary tale of Tuvalu (Goldsmith 2003a).
Goldsmith questions the popularity of governance frameworks in explaining development failures and proposing new models of development for Pacific states. Other work by Goldsmith on the use of terms like bi-culturalism and his cautionary thoughts on how terms like this can become different to their original meaning may apply to ‘co-governance’ and ‘co-management’(Goldsmith 2003b).
Regarding the last two terms, co-governance and co-management, the latter is a milder version of the former. At least that is the way it seems at first. Co-management though is a matter of exercising power clearly and effectively with another party and this is an exacting process. The devil, as they say, is in the detail.
With the theoretical points above in mind, next week a set of case studies in co-management and co-governance will be presented.
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Papers and Policy Documents
Local Authority Engagement with Maori, 2004, Local Government New Zealand publication
Co-management: case studies involving local authorities and Maori, 2007, Local Government New Zealand publication

Written by Peter Cleave

Wednesday March 9th

2011-02-27T11:12:00.000-08:00

Environment Aotearoa 8 Kaipara Harbour Mouth

This week Environment Aotearoa leaves the Manawatiu and moves to a Greater Auckland location; the Kaipara Harbour.
Given the move to new territory this is a preliminary kind of discussion.
Let’s start with a comment from an MP from that general area. On 10 February 2011 Labour MP and Te Tai Tokerau candidate Kelvin Davis said the planned construction of two hundred tidal turbines in the Kaipara Harbour overrides the wishes of tangata whenua and other locals, and is the wrong decision.
“It will be impossible to construct 200 turbines the height of the Auckland Farmer’s Building in the Kaipara Harbour without undue impact on the marine environment.
“The sad thing is that there is an alternative solution, which is to construct a wind farm on the Poutu Peninsula, that people could live with,” Kelvin Davis said.
“If the environmental impact of these turbines is such that they kill off the west coast snapper, sharks and maui dolphin and silt up the harbour, who will take responsibility in the future for tearing the turbines out and restoring the harbour to its original state?
“This decision proves the shallowness of the Government’s commitment to protect the foreshore and seabed for everyone.”
Going back to a report by Wayne Thompson on Feruary 8th;
‘More than half a billion dollars will be spent on sinking tidal power turbines to the seabed of the Kaipara Harbour after the approval of New Zealand's first tide-driven power station.
But the Environment Court has set conditions of consent for the project after a year of mediation among four objectors.
The key requirement for applicant Crest Energy is two years of environmental monitoring and evaluation and starting with only three turbines.
The company wants to sink up to 200 turbines off the harbour mouth in a $600 million plan to harness the swift tidal flow to power homes from Albany to Cape Reinga.
It appealed to the court in 2008 when Northland Regional Council allowed only 100 turbines to be sunk.
On Thirsday (Feb 3rd), a final decision was issued by the court, Judge Laurie Newhook and commissioners Ross Dunlop and David Bunting.
They sought to overcome concerns about effects on the North Island's west coast snapper stocks and survival of the rare Maui's dolphin.
Heavy-duty changes to earlier draft conditions were made and they insisted on an adaptive management style for the project to ensure effects were no more than minor.
Crest's evidence was that the project would have no adverse effect on either the snapper fishery or Maui's dolphin breeding, nursing or feeding and that the dolphins rarely ventured into the Kaipara.
The conditions say if results with three turbines satisfy the Northland Regional Council, the company can add up to 17 turbines, provided operation of the 20 turbines is monitored for a year to give sufficient information on the impact on fisheries.
From there, the council will decide whether to allow turbines to be built up in further stages from 20 to 40, then 80 and then to a maximum of 200.
The director-general of conservation wanted the company to monitor operations for three years between going from 20 turbines to 40.
Iwi-based objector Environs Ltd wanted consent refused altogether or at least three years of monitoring after finishing each stage.
Judge Newhook said Crest and the parties worked co-operatively to resolve key issues.
He said the proposal was "very significant in terms of its contribution to power generation and the national economic interest". There was no basis to accept Environ's appeal that the term of consent should be for 10 rather than 35 years, he said.
Crest Energy director Anthony Hopkins last night expressed delight and said the company was now awaiting the consent of the Conservation Minister.’
So there is a green light for Crest and a red light for other parties some of the latter being denizens of the deep.
With the preliminary background above in mind it might be time to ask a few basic questions.
Has this been an easy ride for Crest Energy?
What about the views of Te Uri o Hau, the local iwi?
And what about the idea advanced by Kelvin Davis above that there could just as easily have been a wind farm on the Poutu Peninsular?
Is there a nationwide or West Coast plan here? After Kawhia are we looking at similar ventures at the mouths of the Manukau, Kawhia, Aotea and other harbours?
Most importantly, what about the species concerned? These include tamure and the maui dolphin. Are they at risk and if so to what extent?
Where to from here?

Written by Peter Cleave,

Tuesday March 8th

2011-02-27T11:10:00.001-08:00

Commons, Iwi and Councils Environment Aotearoa 7

Environment Aotearoa 7
Commons, iwi and councils
Some things are not being noticed in the Foreshore and Seabed debate.
One is the idea of a common space on the foreshore and seabed. This is an old concept repackaged and rephrased as something new for iwi and others in Aotearoa and is presented as a solution to other ideas of land and sea ownership and tenure.
The common area in this case is not a plot at the back of the village where people grow cabbages and compare cauliflowers. It is the whole coastline.
Its almost an antiquarian English model where there will be a commons but just as there were departures for the nobility in England, the lords of the manor who might be free to hunt foxes every third Saturday while others may only watch, there will be variations around the coast of the country in regard to customary title. In the main these will be quaint arrangements regarding the collection of shellfish for events and not things that affect recreational use of the foreshore and seabed. We seem to have come a long way to have gone back so far. And for all that the history of enclosures and commons is not all rosy…
The commons always gives a sense of collective identity though and the scale of all this could change the way we think of ourselves.
At this stage it seems that only the arrangements with Ngati Porou will break the ring of the commons around Aotearoa in any significant way. The research of Tracey Whare on the Ngati Porou arrangement with the Crown (Whare, 2010) shows the complexity of the customary marine title and also shows the need to create new arrangements with local councils that is required through the gaining of customary marine title.
Whare says regarding the Bill regarding the Hapu of Ngati Porou;
Given the FSA premise that the public foreshore and seabed is vested in the Crown and that Maori have no right to compensation is this Bill the best that could be achieved? Does the tweaking of existing decision making processes simply mean business as usual? If so, then all the concerns around the FSA continue to be played out in this Bill. Given the Government’s previous negotiation processes, it also sets the precedent for future negotiations with iwi and hapu. With the government’s decision to review the RMA, the FSA and the proposed constitutional review, it remains to be seen what effect those reviews will have on this Bill. If the Bill is enacted its implementation will be closely monitored by all even more so by its supposed beneficiaries.
The Foreshore and Seabed Act: Five years on, where to from here?
Tracey Whare
In
Maori and the environment:Kaitiaki
Edited Selby, Moore and Mulholland
Huia Publishers 2010: 59-75
Tracey Whare also mentions pouwhenua instruments.
Whare seems to suggest that local councils such as that in Gisborne and on the East Coast actually get a lot out of the arrangements with iwi regarding customary title.
It seems as though the arrangement with Ngati Porou will stand regardless of whether the foreshore legislation before parliament at the moment is passed. Whare is referring to the legislation proposed earlier for Ngati Porou itself. There are all sorts of ramifications. One is the way in which redistribution of wealth amongst iwi occurs. The role of councils is not greatly considered in the literature on this topic. A set of readings are given in the bibliography notably Goldsmith and Van Mejl (2003) regarding the local situation and Taylor (1992) and Kymlicka (1995) giving a more general position. In most of the literature there is a central concern with the minority group and the state without a great deal of attention to local and municipal councils.
Should the legislation proceed we will face a commons, the like of which we have not seen in this country and that is a new ball game for environmentalists to be played out and discussed at a later stage. But a commons broken here and there by arrangements between iwi and councils is what we are looking at right now.

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Huia Publishers

Written by Peter Cleave,

Monday March 7th

2011-02-27T11:08:00.000-08:00

Rivers as Sewers
Rivers, once the living space of people in the Manawatu and Horowhenua areas have in many respects become sewers and drains. In their historical introduction to their book Kaitiaki 2010 Selby Mulholland and Moore show the priority of Pakeha interests over Maori with special reference to the use of rivers as sewers and places for the discharge of all kinds of effluent.
Later Selby and Moore say (2010:43) that in many ways Ngati Pareraukawa, the marae and the surrounding homes were invisible to the Borough Council and the new settlers of Levin. At one stage in the 1950s things were so bad that there were very few people living in the marae area. This is an example that shows the river dwelling site turned into a sewer in extremis.
To the East there was a polluted lake, to the west a piggery, to the North the Hokio stream became polluted and to the south sewage was spread and there was a large rubbish dump. The development of so-called solutions such as the dry land sewage disposal at ‘the Pot’ to the south actually contributed to the polluted environment of Ngati Pareraukawa. The nearby Anawahata stream became polluted by farm runoff.
Selby and Moore lend themselves to action research or at least field based research in their use of the marae minute book, careful document development and planning. Their work allows a dynamic approach.
The 1991 RMA seems to have served as a point of positive reference and the marae committee minute book recorded many objections under this Act as it became something of a rallying point for Ngati Pareraukawa.
Mullholland in his article in Kaitiaki tells an extraordinary and generally true tale of the Manawatu River as a sewer which shows the same kind of thing that Selby and Moore are saying regarding the Hokio Stream. He talks about a systematic failure of councils to deal with the pollution of the river. Even recent agreements such as the 2003 Dairying and Clean Stream Accord seem to have been of questionable value according to Mulholland.
Mulholland quotes Moore to show how the river afforded a locale through which groups of people traditionally moved;
The Manawatu River was so rich with quality eel that it was not uncommon for entire hapu to relocate their people to areas closer to the Manwatu river in the fishing season for no other reason than to fish for eel… Eel became the staple diet for many Maori in the Horowhenua and the Manwatu and their reliance on this food source made it devastating when the number of eel began to dwindle. Moore 2006:3
The history of sewage discharge into the Manawatu River as outlined by Mulholland is disconcertingly vile. From the 1890s until 1958 raw sewage was discharged into the river. In 1968 there was a new treatment plant established, Sewage and effluent came from Palmerston North, Feilding, Foxton, Linton Military Camp and Mangahao Village. Rubbish was tipped into the river at various places. Meat wastes came from abattoirs and freezing works in Feilding and Longburn. A wool scour and boiling down works in Feilding also contributed to the pollution (2010 128).
Mulholland’s horror story continues with fish kills due to lack of oxygen in 1978 and 1984. In 1985 a secondary sewage plant is established but in 1993 it is still possible to discharge raw sewage into the river. There were questions about the discharge of leachate from the landfill at Awapuni into the river in 2006. Mulholland refers to an open letter from Dr Mike Joy in the same year suggesting that the migratory native fish species; shortjaw kokopu, banded kokopu, koaro and redfin bully are no longer found in approximately two-thirds of the Manawati catchment.
Mulholland mentions review processes including a Memorandum of Understanding between Tanenuiarangi o Manawatu and New Zealand Pharmaceuticals that occurred despite pollution affecting Muaupoko and Ngati Taukawa further downstream Mulholland also notes comments by Buddy Mikaere in 2008 that the mauri of the river would not deteriorate. Mulholland mentions the One Plan as he finishes his discussion in Kaitiaki leaving conclusions about the plan open.
Footmote
On Feb 1 the Editor of the Manawatu Standard noted in an appropriately scathing editorial that the E-coli levels of the Foxton River Loop were coming in at an astonishingly high level of 4800. The acceptable level is 260.
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Written by Peter Cleave

Friday March 4th

2011-02-27T11:06:00.000-08:00

Environment Aotearoa 5 Details of Foreshore Bill

One feature of the Coastal and Marine Area (Takutai Moana) Bill is that of a common space on the foreshore and seabed. This is an old concept repackaged and rephrased as something new for iwi and others in Aotearoa and is presented as a solution to other ideas of land and sea ownership and tenure. The Bill has the idea of a coastline that no-one actually owns but which is a shared territory. This is a change of scale. The common area in this case is not a plot at the back of the village where people grow cabbages and compare cauliflowers. It is the whole coastline.
Its almost an antiquarian English model. There will be a commons but just as there were departures for the nobility in England where the lord of the manor might have been free to hunt foxes every third Saturday while others may only have been allowed to watch, there will be variations around the coast of the country in regard to customary title. In the main these will be quaint arrangements regarding the collection of shellfish for events and not things that affect recreational use of the foreshore and seabed. We seem to have come a long way to have gone back so far. And for all that the history of enclosures and commons is not all rosy…
The commons always gives a sense of collective identity though and the scale of all this could change the way we think of ourselves.
At this stage it seems that only the arrangements with Ngati Porou will break the ring of the commons around Aotearoa in any significant way. The research of Tracey Whare on the Ngati Porou arrangement with the Crown (Whare, 2010) shows the complexity of the customary marine title and also shows the need to create new arrangements with local councils that is required through the gaining of customary marine title.
Whare says regarding the Bill regarding the Hapu of Ngati Porou;
Given the (FSA Foreshore and Seabed Act) premise that the public foreshore and seabed is vested in the Crown and that Maori have no right to compensation is this Bill the best that could be achieved? Does the tweaking of existing decision making processes simply mean business as usual? If so, then all the concerns around the FSA continue to be played out in this Bill. Given the Government’s previous negotiation processes, it also sets the precedent for future negotiations with iwi and hapu. With the government’s decision to review the RMA, the FSA and the proposed constitutional review, it remains to be seen what effect those reviews will have on this Bill. If the Bill is enacted its implementation will be closely monitored by all even more so by its supposed beneficiaries.
The Foreshore and Seabed Act: Five years on, where to from here?
Tracey Whare
In Maori and the environment:Kaitiaki Edited Selby, Moore and Mulholland Huia Publishers 2010: 59-75
Tracey Whare also mentions pouwhenua instruments.
Whare seems to suggest that local councils such as that in Gisborne and on the East Coast actually get a lot out of the arrangements with iwi regarding customary title.
One of the issues before iwi in the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill 2010 is that iwi would want to explore with the Crown the implications of the coastline being a common space. Iwi would want to explore with the Crown the national implications of a commons around the whole of New Zealand including places like the Chatham Islands and Stewart Island (except for that part of the foreshore currently held by others under private title). Iwi would like to explore with the Crown the implications of customary rights and the implications of customary marine title in their areas and the possibilities and probabilities involved. Iwi would also want to be clear about the Crown’s understanding of mana tuku iho in Clause Four.
Beside the broad principles involved iwi would want to have a clear, shared understanding with the Crown on the Bill on a clause by clause, detail by detail basis.
In the Preamble to the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill it is said;
‘This Act takes account of the intrinsic, inherited rights of whānau, hapū, and iwi, derived in accordance with tikanga and based on their connection with the foreshore and seabed. It translates those inherited rights into legal rights and interests that are inalienable, enduring, and able to be exercised so as to sustain all the people of New Zealand and the coastal marine environment for future generations.’
A response might be that a considerable amount has, in fact, been lost in translation and what follows sets out to explain why and how. To begin with the idea of the commons is examined, locally and then nationally. Secondly the concept of customary rights is examined and then customary marine title. Mana tuku iho is considered and then there is a consideration of the Bill looking at a range of details. Finally there is a conclusion referring back to the Executive Summary at the beginning.
At the outset there is a need to consider where the 2004 legislation fell short for many people and the need for repeal and a new bill. The 2004 Act amounted to a confiscation of iwi rights to the foreshore and seabed as it took away title and vested it in the Crown on behalf of ‘all New Zealanders’.
In many ways the act was discriminatory because it required iwi to allow access over areas of foreshore it had an interest in but did not place the same responsibility on people with no iwi affiliations. An inequality of obligation was set up by the 2004 Act.
The Act was also discriminatory because it denied iwi access to the Courts to seek clarification of rights. The 2004 Act created a basic inequality of legal opportunity and a replacement piece of legislation was sought that removed the possibility of confiscation and was non-discriminatory.
A path of development at law for Maori regarding the foreshore and seabed had begun to open up in the early 1980s and had continued until the Ngati Apa decision of 2003. After that things were put into reverse so that Maori interests were hampered and denied. The hope was that the repeal of the 2004 legislation and this new legislation would once again open up that earlier path of positive development. This has not happened and in fact Iwi consider that the proposed legislation maintains the direction and course set by the 2004 legislation.
This has happened partly through the introduction of new law such as that pertaining to the common space. This has the effect of making it seem as though new things are happening whereas matters remain essentially unchanged and iwi are left, in some respects, worse off.
For example it is a little perplexing to note that the new, statutory, ‘customary marine title’ only exists where a particular part of the foreshore and seabed has been exclusively used and occupied since 1840, and yet the title itself does not provide for such exclusive rights. If the exercise of customary rights is demonstrated by exclusive use and occupation, then exclusive use and occupation ought to be able to be recognised under this new form of customary title. Alternatively, if exclusive use and occupation is not part of customary title, why would iwi need to prove exclusive use and occupation to have that title recognised? This suggests that the legislative ‘customary marine title’ is to be quite different from common law customary or aboriginal title, as applied in places such as the United States and Canada, where the general principle has long been to give legal recognition to the customary rights and activities that can be identified and demonstrated.
In the example above there is a kind of legal legerdemain where it looks as though new legislation offers solutions but on inspection it turns out that the law involved has been seriously weakened from its original use at a point away from Aotearoa/New Zealand. This example and the false hope that it offers sets the tone of the Bill in many respects.
The common space is a legal fiction denoting an area that nobody owns and within which no-one is allowed to have new private title. The Bill indicates the term ‘common space’ only applies to area in which Maori might have an interest and specifically excludes the large majority of foreshore currently held by others under private title. With regard to their coastlines iwi would want to know how much of this would be classified as common space and how much is in private hands. Similarly it is appropriate that iwi along with other New Zealanders know how much of the coastline is actually in private hands and to what exactly the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill applies.
Iwi would also want to know how arrangements for defense might affect the notion of the common space. If New Zealand were to be invaded would matters to do with the common space, customary marine title and customary rights be affected?
Traditionally the notion of common space does not really have a basis. All land was the domain of one iwi or another. There may have been boundary issues but the idea of a commons or even a ‘no man’s land’ is not evidenced to an great extent.
There is also the relation of the commons to the adjacent areas. In one case there are a series of coastal dune lakes stretching from Kaikokopu near Himatangi to Pukepuke near Tangimoana. Rangitaane people lived in a state of interaction between these lakes and the foreshore and seabed and it is impossible to tease out one part of this ecology from another.
To take Kaikokopu as an example, Oahura was a pa that was actually in the lake at Kaikokopu. It was a pa whawhai, a fighting pa. There were eels, tuna, birds, manu and whitebait in the lake. Kaikokopu and Oahura were midway between the mouths of the Rangitikei and Manawatu rivers near Himatangi Beach on the west coast.
Oahura could be said to have been the perfect nohohanga. It was behind dunes and, to some extent at least, out of the wind. It was near the sea and the kaimoana there. There were forests immediately inland and Kaikokopu gave way to a fresh water stream which met with the salt water at nearby Himatangi beach. Oahura is a model for Rangitaane settlement along the Manawatu Coast. People lived just back from the wild West Coast close to fresh water. It is impossible to split this dwelling space into the coastal marine and coastal dune areas. Rangitaane lived in both as one.
Customary marine title is a new beast at law. It is neither the customary title or tikanga recognised in Maori law and lore nor even that recognised in the law of aboriginal title. It is also quite specifically defined in the Bill as being less than freehold title.
Customary marine title is therefore a discriminatory title in that others may have freehold in their land contiguous to the moana but Iwi and Hapu can’t – it is a subordinate title predicated on a notion of essentially subordinate Maori rights.
In a Press Release of 6 September 2010 the Attorney General said;
"The Marine and Coastal Area Bill guarantees the rights of all New Zealanders to the marine and coastal area. These include free public access, which last year's Ministerial Review Panel described as a birthright of New Zealanders, and the opportunity for Maori to seek recognition and protection through the courts of customary rights. This includes the right to seek customary title to specified areas that have been used and occupied exclusively since 1840. Any customary titles recognised remain subject to the public right of access. Our rights as New Zealanders in the marine and coastal area are not in conflict with each other. This Bill reflects that reality. Recognising and protecting those rights does not require the right to exclude others. Where customary title can be proved, it will sit alongside the common area rights of public access, fishing, navigation, and existing uses. Customary title does not exclude these guaranteed public rights; it includes them. This Bill, unlike the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004 which it replaces, treats all New Zealanders including Maori without discrimination and recognises that we all have legitimate and longstanding interests in this part of our heritage. The Bill also protects and in some cases extends existing rights associated with navigation, fishing, aquaculture and the operation of ports. This Bill provides a framework for recognising interests and rights in the marine and coastal area that is fairer and more durable than its predecessor."
Iwi would question the last sentence in the Attorney General’s statement. There are also many instances of discrimination in the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill 2010. Similarly the idea that the rights of New Zealanders are not in conflict in the Bill is wrong.
There are many ways in which the power of councils seems to be strengthened by the Bill and these involve the proposed law on structures, reclaimed land and the development of ports as well as in relationships with groups gaining customary marine title.
The research of Tracey Whare on the Ngati Porou arrangement with the Crown (Whare 2010) noted earlier shows the complexity of the customary marine title and also shows the need to create new arrangements with local councils that is required through the gaining of customary marine title.
Following Tracey Whare’s work iwi would want to ask whether the Ngati Porou Bill and the effect of customary marine title would work to strengthen Councils. In the case of Ngati Porou it is the Gisborne Regional Council that is discussed. Each iwi has its own relationship with the local council and it would appear that something similar to the Ngati Porou-Gisborne City Council relationship would emerge.
Tracey Whare also mentions pouwhenua instruments and iwi would want to see an exploration of this way of naming and claiming and the possibilities in the Manawatu coastline.
It seems likely that those iwi that succeed in gaining marine customary title will have a well established and good relationship with their local councils. It might be said that for co-governance to work then a degree of shared social capital, a history of respect between the parties will be required.
The Bill restores right of access to the courts. It establishes a new ‘customary marine title’ in the ‘common space’ that iwi and hapu may seek to have recognised in court. However to establish the title iwi would have to prove continuous use of the relevant area since 1840. Because the ability of some iwi to use the foreshore since 1840 has been taken away or limited by actions of the Crown it is going to be very difficult for it to meet the test. It might be said that this is a cynical test, a test almost impossible to meet as many or most iwi and hapu have been denied undisturbed possession since 1840.
So while proper legal process, due process, as it were, has been restored this has been done in a way that maintains the basic inequality of access.
Regarding customary rights iwi would want to consult with the Crown about the definitions of the meaning of protected customary rights from Clause 53 onward.
The explanatory note to the Bill states that “the mana tuku iho of iwi and hapū is explicitly recognised in the Bill”, though the only reference to mana tuku iho in the Bill is contained in Clause 4, which sets out the purpose of the legislation. Mana tuku iho is very important and the Bill could have referred to the points below.
A very important part of mana tuku iho is intellectual property. There is very little in the Bill applying to the ownership of flora (cf Wai 262) and nor is there much on such matters as copyright or intellectual property generally.
Another matter not discussed or referred to in the Bill is that of pouwhenua. These are markers of mana and are very important. It is hoped by iwi that factors like this are considered as the Bill is read in the House.
Research and the processes such as permissions to proceed and agreements to follow tikanga as well as blessings at the outset of research are very important to iwi. Also the science involved in the research is something that iwi would want to peruse and comment upon. Research on the coastal marine area is not discussed at any length in the Bill.
Similar points might be made about policing of resources and measurement of health indices on the foreshore and seabed (cf Tipa and Tierney 2006). Iwi would want to have mana and standing in these areas.
Mana tuku iho ki a Rangitaane applies to all matters in the Bill to do with wāhi tapu protection rights, protection of wāhi tapu and wāhi tapu areas, wāhi tapu conditions, the appointment of wardens and the implementation and enforcement of wāhi tapu conditions. It also applies to ngā taonga tūturu, new found treasures from the past or from the present.
Mana tuku iho is also very important in planning documents. Iwi would want editorial input and rights to create and assist with prefaces and conclusions using their own sayings and metaphors as they see fit.
There is a lot in the detail of the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill, 2010. While not all clauses and details are considered a fair number are and the intention is to respond to the sweep of the Bill through its minutiae.
To quote from the opening paragraph of the Bill;
‘The (the Bill) repeals the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004 (the 2004 Act) and restores the customary interests extinguished by that Act.’
It is important to recall the history prior to 2004 and how complex the matter of customary title has been. It is going much too far to say that the Bill restores customary interests. It promises that but the tests and conditions are in fact prohibitive.
The Introduction and the Bill itself emphasise words and phrases like ‘public right’ and ‘commons’.
This theme is continued in the discussion of access;
‘The Bill explicitly continues rights of public access in, on, over, and across the common marine and coastal area. It also provides that nothing in the Bill affects existing commercial, recreational, and customary fishing rights and it preserves rights of navigation in the area. These rights of public access, fishing, and navigation are subject only to restrictions authorised by legislation.’
At the same time the Government says it is interested in equity for all and has sought in the proposed new legislation to arrive at a ‘regime that equitably balanced all interests in the foreshore and seabed’.
Looking at the Bill on a clause by clause basis some provisions like those of Clause 11 remain to be seen. This is one of the new parts of the legislation and is apparently based on Canadian law. There is very little precedent for this law in New Zealand and iwi would like to see and understand local precedents and ways in which the common marine and coastal area (the cmca) would operate.
Clause 12 might work so that interest groups such as Forest and Bird acted quickly to vest areas ahead of iwi. While Orders in Council might not be permitted once customary marine title had been given there might be a rush to secure areas as reserves and the like so preventing iwi from making application. The recommendation of the Mister of Conservation applies and hopes that this office might not be subverted by interest groups.
Iwi would want to see more detail on Clause 13. This pertains to accretions and erosion
Clause 15 is to be welcomed. This restores any customary interests in the cmca and gives them legal expression in accordance with this Act. However this is just the first step and there is a lot more to be done to give iwi proper standing in terms of the foreshore and seabed.
Clause 16 pertains to roads and this area seems messy and potentially conflict ridden. Who controls the use of vehicles and speeding in the cmca?
Iwi might take extreme issue with Clause 17. Iwi might want ownership of all minerals in or on the foreshore and seabed of the coastline.
Iwi might want to see more detail on Clause 18 which provides that, in certain cases, parts of the marine and coastal area become part of the cmca.
Regarding Clauses 19 and 20 iwi would want to see protection of their rights regarding structures to be very clearly set out. The Bill says;
‘Structures that have been abandoned will vest in the Crown so that it can ensure that health and safety laws are complied with.’
Iwi would want all aspects of this process to be very well clarified so that iwi members were not disadvantaged in any way.
Regarding Clause 20 the titles in which structures are registered with the councils would need to be assessed regarding iwi interest in them.
Regarding Clauses 23 and 24 iwi would want to be kept appraised of anything to do with changes in freehold title.
Iwi would want to be appraised of any ways in which claims might be prevented including through adverse possession and prescriptive title.
Clauses 25, 26 and 18 would seem to strengthen the hand of the Minister of Conservation. Redress cannot be sought, under this Bill, via the courts.
Iwi would want more detail on the ways in which clauses 27 and 78 would work regarding access and waahi tapu.
Regarding Clause 28 iwi would want more detail on exactly how navigation in an area of customary marine title and elsewhere would work.
Clause 30 also increases the power of the Minister of Conservation. Iwi would want to look at such governance models as that put forward in the recent Report of the Land and Water Forum (2010:48). In this model the Iwi works with the Minister in the first instance.
Regarding Clause 31 iwi would want input into the monitoring of structures. By whose definition might structures threaten the environment?
Clauses 32-47 apply to reclaimed land. Iwi would want more clarity around reclaimed land from their point of view. This especially applies to reclaimed land gaining freehold title as discussed in Clauses 45-47. Iwi welcome the moves in the Bill regarding reclaimed land but would like to see more input in the planning process before the land is reclaimed. To encourage development, the Bill provides that land reclaimed from the common marine and coastal area will vest in the Crown and the reclaimer of the land can apply to the responsible Minister for a fee simple title or other interest in the land (for example, a leasehold or coastal permit). Anyone who plans to sell a fee simple title in reclaimed land will be required, first, to offer it to the Crown. If the Crown decides not to acquire the reclaimed land, the seller will then be required to offer it to any iwi and hapu that exercise customary authority in the area. Once these rights of refusal have been exhausted, the owner of the reclamation will be able to sell it to any third party. Iwi would want to be appraised of every step in this process.
Clauses 48-59 set out the full extent of the legal rights and interests that arise from customary interests in the common marine and coastal area. These Clauses were considered above. Customary rights would have to be exhaustively defined rather than simply being those such as launching waka and gathering hāngi stones that were exercised in 1840. The Bill argues that these customary rights are not exclusionary and do not stop others from legitimately carrying out activities. Iwi would want to explore this argument thoroughly.
Clauses 49-52 deal with iwi and hapu participation in conservation processes in common marine and coastal areas. Iwi would want more detail on these clauses and would want to see the Minister working with the iwi in the first instance as seen in the model set out in the Report of the Land and Water Forum (2010:48).
Regarding Clause 57 iwi would want control over petroleum resources and disputes all clauses in the Bill such as this which would cede absolute ownership if any given mineral resource or the power to grant licences for exploration of such resources to the Crown.
Clauses 60-91 pertain to customary marine title groups. The comments made above on customary marine title apply here especially those references in the commentary on the Ngati Porou situation by Tracey Whare.
Iwi have grave misgivings about the concept of nationalized minerals. The matter is set out in Clauses 82- 3 and one way forward might be a thoroughgoing review of the Crown Minerals Act 1992.
Clauses 84-91 regarding planning documents are very important to iwi. Access to all facets of planning documents at councils is critical in iwi planning and planning document processes.
Matters to do with recognition of customary interests as discussed in Clauses 92-5 and including Orders in Council are of the utmost significance to iwi and would need to be carefully followed and perused at every stage.
While the Bill removes the idea of vesting the foreshore and seabed in the Crown it still takes Iwi and Hapu interests and vests them in a new construct called a ‘common space’ in the marine and coastal area. The 2004 Act amounted to a confiscation. As far as many iwi are concerned this confiscation remains in place because it is still a taking from iwi and hapu. Where iwi land had been vested in the Crown before it is now vested in a common space.
Regarding rules around the common space the Crown says that on the one hand it is a common space no-one owns and on the other it outlines in great detail the authority and control the Crown has over it. For example there are specific provisions for absolute Crown ownership of certain minerals in the ‘common space’ with the associated power to grant licenses for those minerals. The Bill asserts Crown ownership rights over an area that no-one is supposed to own.
Iwi would be concerned if there were differences in access to the foreshore and seabed that discriminated against them. While iwi have always been willing to allow access there is an expectation that people without iwi affiliations in similar situations be required to do the same. Under the Bill they do not have to do so, which thus maintains the basic inequality of obligation set out in the 2004 legislation.
There may be difficulty with the setting of time limits in applications for recognition orders as set out in Clauses 98 to 107. The Bill sets a time frame of six years for Maori to prove their so-called ‘customary title’. This would seem to imply that a right or interest can only exist if people can establish it within a certain time limit. Rights are meant to be universal and their universality depends upon them being free of time constraints. Iwi may see this as introducing another discriminatory process applicable only to Maori.
Regarding customary marine title there would seem to be wide variations amongst iwi and hapu around the country. While direct negotiations can be held with the Crown they will in practice only be available to those few iwi and hapu that can meet the relevant test. Under the tests proposed most Maori will not have customary marine title and the proposed legislation will therefore be divisive and create further inequalities. A given iwi could be left with a situation where the iwi to the north and south have arrangements regarding customary rights and customary marine title at variance with those that that the iwi itself has.
There is a curious use of the word ‘exclusive’ in the Bill. It is alright for an iwi or hapu to have had exclusive rights in the past. In fact they need to demonstrate this to get ‘customary marine title’. But once they have got ‘customary marine title’ then they do not have exclusive rights.
Iwi would want to explore with the Crown the implications of the coastline being a commons. This will involve a great deal of detail ranging from that pertaining to structures and reclaimed land to that involving the differences between any privately owned land and the proposed common space. There will also be a need to state the iwi’s ownership of mineral resources, navigational matters and other things mentioned above.
Proceeding from this the iwi would want to explore with the Crown the national implications of a commons around the whole of New Zealand including places like the Chatham Islands and Stewart Island (except for that part of the foreshore currently held by others under private title). Will, for example, iwi be included in matters of national significance to the coastline and have membership on appropriate committees?
Iwi would like to explore with the Crown the implications of customary rights and the implications of customary marine title and the possibilities and probabilities involved. As argued in Section To above this might mean a much more detailed arrangement with local or regional Councils. Again a reference might be made to the model set out in Report of the Land and Water Forum (2010:48) and would like to see the Minister working with the Iwi in the first instance.
Iwi would want to be clear about the Crown’s understanding of mana tuku iho in Clause Four. A number of serious examples were given above in Section Three and it is hoped to see more in the Bill on mana tuku iho as it proceeds through its readings.
Iwi would want to be very clear about all tests set out or implied in this Bill. This includes any and all arrangements to do with and variations from the threshold test of no substantial interruption
Iwi would want to have a clear shared understanding with the Crown of the Bill on a clause by clause basis so that the way these operated with respect to the coastline was known to both parties. The expression ‘The Devil is in the detail’ comes to mind. There will need to be a degree of shared social capital, of trust between parties over a period of time for such matters as abandoned structures and reclaimed land to be properly worked through.
A general query is whether the Bill is just and fair to all concerned. The answer is that the Bill is mixed. Many iwi do not, as yet understand and agree with the idea of a commons on the coastline and around the country. They are not in the position of, say, the Hapu of Ngati Porou, where the customary marine title and the steps involved to get it are well set out and achievable, The same applies to customary rights. Complicating matters is the question of new and untried law.
Another general query is about title. Throughout its course the Bill seems to treat Maori interests as a lesser form of title than freehold title.
A final general query is whether the Bill removes the injustice of the 2004 legislation or does the Bill actually compound it. It would be of concern if the proposed Bill actually consolidated the main inequities of the 2004 Seabed and Foreshore Act. The Waitangi Tribunal found that Act to be problematic in terms of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination held it to be racially discriminatory.
In the next edition of Environment Aotearoa reaxtion to the Bill will be discussed.

Written by Peter Cleave

Thursday March 3rd

2011-02-27T11:01:00.001-08:00

Enironment Aotearoa 4 Green on the Foreshore?

In January 2011 it all looks a bit daunting on the Coastal and Marine (Takutai) Bill. Labour have withdrawn support. Hone Harawira from the Maori Party seems to have done the same for different reasons and there seems to be unease within the National Party.
John Key has said that if the Bill cannot be passed into law then the status quo will prevail.
Forgotten for some time by the media at large has been the position of the Greens. They say that the Foreshore and Seabed Act of 2004 needs to be repealed and Maori access to the courts restored.
Metiria Turei, Maori spokesperson for the Greens said at Omaka Marae in May 2009 that the position of the Greens was that Te Ture Whenua Maori of 1992 might be amended so that it becomes impossible to prevent Maori customary land being converted into freehold title.
Pointing to such gross abuse as the vesting of Te Whaanga Lagoon in the Chatham Islands in the Crown, Metiria Turei who became co-leader of the Greens shortly after the Omaka marae press release said that public access to the foreshore and seabed was never an issue. But it had been used by Labour and National to whip up opposition to Maori having access to the courts for the investigation of their customary title.
On the face of it the Green solution if such it might be called is a conservative one. Such land as is now in customary title remains in Maori hands. This solution misses the momentum that might have been there in 2003 when iwi like Ngati Apa were testing and winning in the High Court the battle for access to the foreshore and seabed. Things would be frozen for iwi if the Green solution was applied. Iwi would be no better and, on the face of it, no worse off.
Does the Green solution apply to both territorial customary rights and to customary rights orders as seen in the Nga Hapu o Ngati Porou case and the Ngati Pahauwera cases? Ngati Porou with territorial customary rights and Ngati Pahauwera with the customary rights order appear to have gone to court and then gone on to directly negotiate with the crown. Does the Green solution make this process easier?
A set of precedents in these cases would allow a better consideration of the position taken by the Greens as such precedents might perhaps take matters beyond Te Ture Whenua Maori. For example if any of the decisions over territorial customary rights or customary rights orders applied to control of resources such minerals found or the generation of power at harbour mouths then this might not be covered by Te Ture Whenua Maori.
A similar problem with the Green solution is what happens when there are new factors as with the establishment since 2004 of mineral exploration zones with licenses that do not involve the iwi. It might be asked whether one way forward might have been an amendment to the Crown Minerals Act 1991 so that iwi interests are taken into account on a significant and consistent basis.
There are possibly implications here for iwi in the latest decision by the government in early 2010 to allow mining on Department of Conservation land. The iwi interest in such land is like the iwi interest in the foreshore and seabed in many respects.
The Green solution then would be as much an amendment to if not an endorsement of the existing Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004. The amendment would be simply that freehold title is not possible for Maori customary land. Two Acts would effectively be amended to that effect, Te Ture Whenua Maori Act of 1992 and the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004.
There might be other legislation affected as the main agent that might effect freehold title as things stand is the Crown and there might be constitutional and sovereignty issues pertaining, say, to public safety, the taking of land for purposes to do with war and so on.
Patchy as it might be the Green solution to the foreshore and seabed issue might be close to where things end up. Even if the Coastal and Marine(Takutai) Bill is passed early in 2011 the chances of it being amended later seem high. Any such amendments would more than likely be in the direction of what the Greens are talking about.

Written by Peter Cleave
HotakaMarch 3 Thursday
Te Ao Toi
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Shortland Street
Rangahau
He aha te pai o Shortland Street?
Subject of the day
Shortland Street
Analysis
What’s the use of Shortland Street?
tvnz.co.nz/shortland-street-cast/2736630

Wednesday March 2nd

2011-02-27T10:59:00.000-08:00

Environment Aotearoa 3 The LAWF Report

In the Report of the Land and Water Forum: a Fresh Start to Freshwater(2010) Bisley argues that iwi should deal directly with the crown before arrangements are made with local councils. The reasons for this are to do with variation in performance and criteria from one council to another. This is an example with parallels in many areas that have to do with space including communications, the foreshore and seabed and other areas. But it can mean that the Maori individual is displaced in the local setting and Bisley’s report should be read with Veronica Tawhai’s excellent analysis discussed last week in mind.
Bisley’s report is very important as it shows the wider context; water in New Zealand is now so important and so scarce in Canterbury now and elsewhere soon that allocation and costs for water are likely. Not only are the waterways threatenening to turn traditional Maori dwelling places into sewers as happened in the Hokio Stream area in the Horowhenua- this will be discussed next week- they are also starting to carry price tags, the effect on Maori remaining to be seen but able to be imagined.
There are two major developments that affect iwi and water in Aotearoa/New Zealand. One is the Coastal and Marine Bill and the second is found in the suggestions of the Land and Water Forum. The former looks at the seas around New Zealand and the second to freshwater on land. They both share an official concern for iwi rights. The introduction to the LAWF report talks about water as a matter of identity for iwi as iwi relate to locale.
The LAWF consists of 58 organisations reducing to a Small Group of 21 and a Plenary. In 2010 the LAWF produced a report and the next step is greater public engagement.
The LAWF does seem to be introducing a new regime for freshwater. There is a call for a national strategy with a guiding document to be known as the National Policy Statement. A non-statutory body a National Land and Water Commission is to be set up on a co-governance basis.
The critical thing is the strategy. Following the Report the strategy will involve more planning on a national basis with a dismantling of a first past the post process for water rights, a transfer system for water rights in accordance with market mechanisms.
The 2010 LAWF is written in something of a naïf style. Things that are blindingly obvious are considered with a childlike wonder. How could we possibly be going without water? And some of the thinking does seem to be naïve as with the discussion of trading water permits in the Executive Summary. The chance of background deals that do not involve a direct cash payment would seem to be high especially in areas like Canterbury where the water resource is limited and competition for such permits would be fierce. Iwi would be in the middle, so to speak of such competition.
Regarding iwi the LAWF report says in the Executive summary;
We have recognized that the relationship between iwi and freshwater is founded in whakapapa, that freshwater is recognized by iwi as a taonga of paramount importance and that kaitiakitanga-the obligation of iwi to be responsible for the wellbeing of the landscape including water and waterways- is intergenerational in nature and has been and may be expressed and even given effect to in many different ways.
This again is naïve. Bisley accepts the equation of Maori with locale blissfully unaware of the writings of Veronica Tawhai discussed last week.
Some of Bisley’s critique of the present situation is correct though. Later in the Executive summary the LAWF Report says;
Iwi, who have a Treaty relationship with the Crown, have no clear path to engage as a partner with Councils.
In fact AlistairBisley’s Report, for such the LAWF Report actually is, can be seen as a search for clear pathways of engagement for iwi with Councils and/or other parties interested in water. The Report is calling for early collaboration and this includes iwi. Bisley is very conscious that iwi are working things out with the Crown as changes are being made to water allocations and limits at the regional council level. In the Executive summary he takes pains to note that one process should not lose sight of the other.

Written by Peter Cleave

Hotaka
March 2
Wed
Te Ao Paho
Kaupapa korero mo te ra
Nga mea wareware
Rangahau
He aha nga mea wareware i te ao paho i te wiki o te Ruwhenua?
Subject of the day
The forgotten things
Analysis
What are the things that have been forgotten in the world of broadcasting in the week of the earthquake?
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10709492

Tuesday March 1st

2011-02-27T10:53:00.000-08:00

Veronica Tawhai- an excellent article

Veronica W.H. Tawhai has an article in Maori and the Environment; Kaitiaki edited by Selby, Moore and Mulholland and published in 2010 by Huia Press.
Veronica W.H. Tawhai’s paper is entitled, Rawaho, in and out of the environmental engagement loop (Selby, Moore and Mulholland 2010: 77-94) and is one of the gems of the Kaitiaki collection. Her key points of legislative reference are the Resource Management Act 1991 and the Local Government Act 2002. Her thesis is well expressed by her in a few lines at the outset of her argument;
In the tribal lands of another, the manner in which Maori individuals can express their interests as Maori is unclear. Similarly there are concerns about the extent to which Maori, living far from their tribal homelands can effectively be involved in the management of tribal and public environmental resources.
(ibid 2010: 77)
Tawhai considers people who are known variously as rawaho or taura here or maataawaka. Her argument precedes that of Rangi Mataamua and Pou Temara in a later article that refers to diaspora. Tawhai is talking about the situation of rawaho, people who live outside their homeland without clear lines of civic relation to the homeland or the place that they live in. Tawhai quotes one informant to the effect that three sites are involved; where the person lives, where they were born and their ancestral homeland (ibid 2010:78).
Tawhai is talking about the rights of rawaho under the Local Government Act of 2002. There is a sense in which the words rawaho and Maori are at odds. Maori means to be native to natural to an area. Rawaho means to be from without.
She notes that eight out of ten 25-29 year old Maori have moved at least once since 2001. With this kind of movement between localities the challenge of engaging rawaho is different.
Tawhai falls back again and again in the article to using the Treaty of Waitangi as the basis of the relationship between rawaho and councils. This is also seen in her model on (2010:92). No matter whether the entity is mana whenua or rawaho the relationship is always based on the Treaty of Waitangi.
A primary problem is the engagement of Maori from an assimilationist view of citizenship and not upon a basis that is culturally appropriate or recognizant of the disadvantaged socio-historical position that Maori bear when engaging with local authorities.
Cheyne and Tawhai 2007
Tawhai suggests a lack of clarity about roles locally and in tribal areas and that it is easier for rawaho to identify with national issues than local or tribal homeland issues. At one point she suggests for many Maori their collective identity overshadows their individual one, at least with regard to environmental management (2010: 91).
In her conclusion Tawhai says she is making assumptions about whakapapa and this is undoubtedly true as it is throughout the Kaitiaki collection including the work of Kawharu. Tawhai also asks questions about the role of urban Maori authorities.
Veronica Tawhai is raising- without directly addressing- questions to do with the distribution of environmental rights. Rawaho relate to environmental rights on a national basis and contribute at that level. But at the local level the locals, the mana whenua as she calls them have first rights, so to speak, regarding the environments. This evokes the literature set out by Van Mejl and Goldsmith in their work (Van Mejl and Goldsmith 2003). Van Mejl especially of the two seems to follow a straight whanau-hapu-iwi model of distribution and Veronica Tawhai shows some of the other dimensions involved.
Tawhai does not emphasise rawaho solutions. Sometimes there is a distinct relationship between the rawaho group and tangata whenua or mana whenua. In Auckland, for example, the Tuhoe have Te Tira Hou as their own marae outside of their area. In Rotorua Tuhoe have Mataatua Paa which was arranged for them by Te Arawa. The latter is of long standing and illustrates that the rawaho/diaspora situation is not new. In the 1950s and 1960s Maori people from outside Auckland used to gather in the Community Centre in Fanshawe Street.
While not emphasizing solutions Tawhai’s work is extremely important. A sense of order, a way to arrange matters between kin is sketched and hinted at within her article. The intricacy of it all is striking.
Bibliography
Bennett, April 2010 Uncharted Waters- recent settlements as new spaces for enhancing Maori participation in fresh-water management and decision making in Selby, Moore and Mulholland, 2010: 175-184
Cheyne, C.M. and Tawhai, V.M.H. 2007 He Wharenoa Te Rakau, Ka Mahue Maori Engagement with local government. Knowledge, Experience and Recommendations, Palmerston North, Massey University
Kawharu, Merata 2010 Environment as a marae locale in Selby, Moore and Mulholland
Mutu, Margaret 2010 Ngati Kahu kaitiakitanga in Selby, Moore and Mulholland (13-36)
Selby R, Moore P, Mullholland, M 2010 Maaori and the environment:Kaitiaki Huia Publishers
Tawhai, Veronica W.H. Rawaho, in and out of the environmental engagement loop (Selby, Moore and Mulholland 2010: 77-94)
Van Meijl, Toon, 2003:260-279 Conflicts of Redistribution in Contemporary Maori Society: Leadership and the Tainui Settlement In Van Meijl and Goldsmith

Van Meijl, Toon and Goldsmith Michael, Postcolonial dilemmas: reappraising justice and identity in New Zealand and Australia , Journal of the Polynesian Society, Volume 112, September 2003, No3

Van Meijl, Toon and Goldsmith, Michael, 2003: 205-218 Introduction: Recognition, Redistribution and Reconciliation in Postcolonial Settler Societies. In Van Meijl and Goldsmith

Whare, Tracey, 2010: 59-75 The Foreshore and Seabed Act: Five years on, where to from here? in Maori and the environment:Kaitiaki Edited Selby, Moore andf Mulholland
Huia Publishers
Hotaka
March 1 Tues
Te moana me te ngahere
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Te Ruwhenua ki Otautahi
Rangahau
Nga rangona korero o te ra mo te ruwhenua.
Subject of the day
The earthquake in Christchurch
Analysis
The news of the day about the earthquake.
http://www.3news.co.nz/Christchurch-quake-Still-a-rescue-mission/tabid/423/articleID/200603/Default.aspx

Monday Friday 28th

2011-02-27T09:48:00.001-08:00

Environment Aotearoa 1
kaitiakitanga;Merata Kawharu, an important voice
Merata Kawharu discusses the environment as a marae locale (Kawharu in Selby, Moore and Mullholland 2010: 221- 239). Kawharu gives an account of kaitiakitanga that considers time and space. The environment is seen as an ancestral landscape that encapsulates sites of significance.
Throughout her paper there is an attention to mana whenua. There is also an attention to terms and concepts that make her marae locale distinctive. She talks about walking backwards into the future.
Kawharu emphasises that this is an orally based culture. There is, in Maori society, she suggests, a sophistication of metaphors about economic, political and spiritual relationships with land. So much of this assertion depends on familiarity with the reo, especially key words in a lexicon shared by people who might not actually speak Maori but know these words (Kawharu does not discuss language use to any great extent). A lexicon is involved beginning with tiaki and then on to kaitiaki, manaaki, atawhai and other words (cf Cleave 1979, Pocock, 1967 Goldsmith 2003). There are matters of oral performance and understanding and these might be considered as functional or extended.
Kawharu is talking about a triangle of people, environment and identity. She uses whakatauki to illustrate her points;
ka mimiti te puna i Taumaarere
ka toto te puna i Hokianga
ka toto te puna i Taumaarere
ka mimiti te puna i Hokianga
When the fountain empties in Taumaarere
The fountain of Hokianga is full
When the fountain of Taumaarere is full
The fountain of Hokianga is empty

or

Tamaki kaainga ika me nga wheua katoa
Tamaki where fish, bones and all are consumed

Kawharu sets out a model with dimensions of space, time and whakapapa with korero, tapuwae (footprints) and whenua in the middle. She talks about the tapuwae as the footprint of the iwi and talks about the kin group’s estate. Kawharu does not mention it but there is another meaning to tapuwae as a chant of movement to ensure speed. A tapuwae is a chant referring to speed in flight or pursuit. The footprint, cultural or otherwise may be fluid as well as stationary.

She suggests that Kaitiakitanga is not simply an environmental ethic but rather a socio-environmental ethic. It is about relationships between humans and the environment (ibid 2010:227).
Kaitiakitanga finds continuity in Maori kin based communities because it weaves together ancestral, environmental and social threads of identity, purpose and practice.
The environment may be considered as an extension of all that marae symbolise and vice versa, marae are extensions of a wider community. Kawharu talks about the marae as a person and sets out a model with dimensions of divine principles-ira atua and human principles- ira tangata. The environment as a marae locale contains a series of cultural reference points. Kawharu quotes Sir James Henare saying;
When I look at these landscapes I see my ancestors walking back to me.
With regard to kaitiakitanga Kawharu speaks of creative potential. The storytelling aspect of creativity is crucial. Maori heritage is the kind of experience and consciousness that is created and maintained through interactions with places of Maori heritage.
Kawharu sets out some present challenges such as re-establishing mana whenua and a cultural footprint in a multicultural society, re-affirming credible tribal leadership, re-learning traditional knowledge and values and applying them (such as through the arts of formal speech making, carving and tukutuku and reviving traditional knowledge among rangatahi).
The space of the city would seem to be problematic.
There is a real gap between the work of Merata Kawharu and the work of Stokes and Barton in the New Zealand Herald in 2006 and 2007 on the Ngati Whatua settlement. Stokes and Barton show how difficult, impossible almost, the city situation is in the claiming process. They show how, in the intense pressure of the city, historians take sides, important documents are lost and leadership issues arise. This produces a stalemate which, the present writer would argue, amounts to a lock out of the locals in their own city.

Neocosmos (2003) has written of the lock out of the poor and the foreign and the definition of people as official citizens or not in the context of the cities of Southern Africa. It seems hard not to read Barton's work in particular and begin to make comparisons.
Merata Kawharu (2010:235-6) writes of a disconnection between the marae locale and the environment. This is a break in oral reference, a break in the storytelling of the locale, a break that strips out and warps the richness of the culture. This relates to several other pieces in the collection of Kaitiaki in particular those by Veronica Tawhai and Rachel Selby and Pataka Moore. Tawhai’s consideration of rawaho shows this disconnection between marae locale and the environment as it shows a disconnect between history and geography.

The above is from 'Land by Water; a walk through some conversations,' an essay in 'Aotearoa, Papers of Contest' 2010 by Peter Cleave. This book is available through Wheelers Books, Auckland

February 28 Mon
Rangitaanenuirawa
January 3 Mon
Rangitaanenuirawa
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Nga mahi ki Tanenuiarangi o Manawatu Incorporated
Rangahau
He korero mo tena mahi, tena ranei e kitea nei ki TMI.
Subject of the day
Activities at TMI
Analysis
A section by section look at work done at TMI.
www.rangitaane.iwi.nz/ -

February Friday 25th

2011-02-27T09:47:00.001-08:00

February 25 Friday
Te whare miere
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Te haere o te Pire Takutai Moana?
Rangahau
He tere rawa atu te haere o te Pire Takutai Moana?
Subject of the day
The progress of the Foreshore and Seabed Bill
Analysis
Has the Foreshore and Seabed Bill been rushed?
Foreshore and Seabed legislation 'rushed' through‎

February Thursday 24th

2011-02-27T09:44:00.000-08:00

February 24 Thurs
Te ao toi
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
He aha te pai o nga mea e mohiotia nei hei blogs.
Rangahau
He korero mo te mahi na tena, tena ranei i runga i te ipurangi.
Subject of the day
The value of blogs.
Analysis
A discussion of the work of various people on the internet.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blogosphere

February Wednesday 23rd

2011-02-27T09:42:00.000-08:00

February 23 Wed
Te ao paho
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Iwi Telco
Rangahau
He hokinga whakaaro ki te mahi e mohiotia hei Iwi Telco ki te Tai Tokerau.
Subject of the day
Iwi Telco
Analysis
A return to the discussion of what is known as Iwi Telco in the North.
Iwi consortium plans $9 million Auckland-Whangarei fibre link‎

February Tuesday 22nd

2011-02-27T09:41:00.002-08:00

February 22 Tues
Te moana me te ngahere
Te Urewera
Rangahau
No wai Te Urewera? Kei te aha te Karauna me Ngai Tuhoe mo te patai; no wai te Urewera?

Subject of the day
The Urewera
Analysis
What is the Crown and Tuhoe doing about the question; who owns the Urewera?
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid...

February Monday 21st

2011-02-27T09:41:00.001-08:00

February 21 Monday
Rangitaanenuirawa
Te mahi mo te petipetii ki Rangitaane Pa
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Rangahau
He aha te mahi e taea nei ki Rangitaane Pa mo te petipeti me ena moumou mea?
Subject of the day
Work on gambling at Rangitaane Pa
Analysis
What is the work being done at Rangitaane Pa about gambling?
www.rangitaane.iwi.nz/

February Friday 18th

2011-02-27T09:40:00.001-08:00

February 18 Friday
Te whare miere
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Te pakeke o nga mema Paremata
Rangahau
He pakeke rawa atu etahi o nga mema peremata inaianei?
Subject of the day
The age of parliamentarians
Analysis
Are some parliamentarians too old now?
www.parliament.nz/ -

February Thursday 17th

2011-02-27T09:39:00.001-08:00

February 17 Thursday Te ao toi
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Nga whakairo ki Rangitaane Pa
Rangahau
He tirohanga ano i nga whakairo ki Rangitane Pa
Subject of the day
The carvings at Rangitaane Pa
Analysis
Another look at the carvings at Rangitaane Pa
www.rangitaane.iwi.nz/

Wednesday February 16th

2011-02-27T09:37:00.000-08:00

February 16 Wed
Te ao paho
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Nga niupepa o Papaioea
Rangahau
Te pai ranei o nga niupepe ki Papaioea.
Subject of the day
The newspapers of Palmerston North?
Analysis
The worth of newspapers in Palmerston North.
www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/

February Tuesday 15th

2011-02-27T09:36:00.001-08:00

February 15 Tues
Te moana me te ngahere
Me haere tatou ki te kohi kaimoana!
Rangahau
He aha te aha mo te kaimoana i te rohe o Rangitaane ki Manawatu? Kei hea nga wahi tino pai?
Subject of the day
Let’s go gathering shellfish!
Analysis
What’s what with shellfish in the Manawatu? Where are the best places?
www.nzfishing.com/FishingWaters/.../WGTNFishingWaters/ WGTNManawatu.htm –

February Monday 14th

2011-02-27T09:35:00.002-08:00

February 14 Mon
Rangitaanenuirawa
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Te ao hakinakina ki Rangitaane Pa?
Rangahau
He korero mo te mahi hakinakina na Paora Johansen me Dean Rauhihi ki Rangitaane Pa.
Subject of the day
The sports world at Rangitaane Pa?
Analysis
A discussion of the sports work of Paora Johansen and Dean Rauhihi at Rangitaane Pa.
www.rangitaane.iwi.nz/

FRiday February 11th

2011-02-27T09:35:00.001-08:00

February 11 Fri Te whare miere
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Hone Harawira
Rangahau
E wehe a Hone i te Torangapu Maori?
Subject of the day
Hone Harawira
Analysis
Will Hone leave the Maori Party?
www.maoriparty.org/

February Thursday 10th

2011-02-27T09:34:00.001-08:00

February 10 Thurs
Te ao toi
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Te Ao Toi i te Pouwhakaata Maori
Rangahau
He aha nga mea pai mo te Ao Toi i te Pouwhakaata Maori?
Subject of the day
The arts on Maori Television?
Analysis
What are the good things about the arts on Maori Television?
www.maoritelevision.com/

February Wednesday 9th

2011-02-27T09:33:00.000-08:00

February 9 Wed
Te ao paho
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Te Kaea
Rangahau
He aha nga mea pai mo Te Kaea?Subject of the day
Te Kaea
Analysis
What are the good things about Te Kaea?
www.maoritelevision.com/default.aspx?tabid=278

February Tuesday 8th

2011-02-27T09:32:00.001-08:00

February 8 Tues
Te moana me te ngahere
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Te hopua ki Hokowhitu
Rangahau
He aha te ora o te hopua ki Hokowhitu?
Subject of the day
The Hokowhitu Lagoon
Analysis
What is the health of the Hokowhitu Lagoon?
www.pncc.govt.nz › ... › Facilities › Parks and reserves

February 9 Wed
Te ao paho
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Te Kaea
Rangahau
He aha nga mea pai mo Te Kaea?Subject of the day
Te Kaea
Analysis
What are the good things about Te Kaea?
www.maoritelevision.com/default.aspx?tabid=278

February 10 Thurs
Te ao toi
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Te Ao Toi i te Pouwhakaata Maori
Rangahau
He aha nga mea pai mo te Ao Toi i te Pouwhakaata Maori?
Subject of the day
The arts on Maori Television?
Analysis
What are the good things about the arts on Maori Television?
www.maoritelevision.com/

February 11 Fri Te whare miere
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Hone Harawira
Rangahau
E wehe a Hone i te Torangapu Maori?
Subject of the day
Hone Harawira
Analysis
Will Hone leave the Maori Party?
www.maoriparty.org/

February 14 Mon
Rangitaanenuirawa
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Te ao hakinakina ki Rangitaane Pa?
Rangahau
He korero mo te mahi hakinakina na Paora Johansen me Dean Rauhihi ki Rangitaane Pa.
Subject of the day
The sports world at Rangitaane Pa?
Analysis
A discussion of the sports work of Paora Johansen and Dean Rauhihi at Rangitaane Pa.
www.rangitaane.iwi.nz/

February 15 Tues
Te moana me te ngahere
Me haere tatou ki te kohi kaimoana!
Rangahau
He aha te aha mo te kaimoana i te rohe o Rangitaane ki Manawatu? Kei hea nga wahi tino pai?
Subject of the day
Let’s go gathering shellfish!
Analysis
What’s what with shellfish in the Manawatu? Where are the best places?
www.nzfishing.com/FishingWaters/.../WGTNFishingWaters/ WGTNManawatu.htm –

February 16 Wed
Te ao paho
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Nga niupepa o Papaioea
Rangahau
Te pai ranei o nga niupepe ki Papaioea.
Subject of the day
The newspapers of Palmerston North?
Analysis
The worth of newspapers in Palmerston North.
www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/

February 18 Thursday Te ao toi
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Nga whakairo ki Rangitaane Pa
Rangahau
He tirohanga ano i nga whakairo ki Rangitane Pa
Subject of the day
The carvings at Rangitaane Pa
Analysis
Another look at the carvings at Rangitaane Pa
www.rangitaane.iwi.nz/

February 19 Friday
Te whare miere
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Te pakeke o nga mema Paremata
Rangahau
He pakeke rawa atu etahi o nga mema peremata inaianei?
Subject of the day
The age of parliamentarians
Analysis
Are some parliamentarians too old now?
www.parliament.nz/ -

February 21 Monday
Rangitaanenuirawa
Te mahi mo te petipetii ki Rangitaane Pa
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Rangahau
He aha te mahi e taea nei ki Rangitaane Pa mo te petipeti me ena moumou mea?
Subject of the day
Work on gambling at Rangitaane Pa
Analysis
What is the work being done at Rangitaane Pa about gambling?
www.rangitaane.iwi.nz/

February 22 Tues
Te moana me te ngahere
Te Urewera
Rangahau
No wai Te Urewera? Kei te aha te Karauna me Ngai Tuhoe mo te patai; no wai te Urewera?

Subject of the day
The Urewera
Analysis
What is the Crown and Tuhoe doing about the question; who owns the Urewera?
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid...

February 23 Wed
Te ao paho
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Iwi Telco
Rangahau
He hokinga whakaaro ki te mahi e mohiotia hei Iwi Telco ki te Tai Tokerau.
Subject of the day
Iwi Telco
Analysis
A return to the discussion of what is known as Iwi Telco in the North.
Iwi consortium plans $9 million Auckland-Whangarei fibre link‎

February 24 Thurs
Te ao toi
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
He aha te pai o nga mea e mohiotia nei hei blogs.
Rangahau
He korero mo te mahi na tena, tena ranei i runga i te ipurangi.
Subject of the day
The value of blogs.
Analysis
A discussion of the work of various people on the internet.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blogosphere

February 25 Friday
Te whare miere
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Te haere o te Pire Takutai Moana?
Rangahau
He tere rawa atu te haere o te Pire Takutai Moana?
Subject of the day
The progress of the Foreshore and Seabed Bill
Analysis
Has the Foreshore and Seabed Bill been rushed?
Foreshore and Seabed legislation 'rushed' through‎

February 28 Mon
Rangitaanenuirawa
January 3 Mon
Rangitaanenuirawa
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Nga mahi ki Tanenuiarangi o Manawatu Incorporated
Rangahau
He korero mo tena mahi, tena ranei e kitea nei ki TMI.
Subject of the day
Activities at TMI
Analysis
A section by section look at work done at TMI.
www.rangitaane.iwi.nz/ -

Monday February 7

2011-02-27T09:31:00.000-08:00

February 7 Mon
Rangitaanenuirawa
Kaupapa korero mo te ra
Te tai i te raumati
Rangahau
He korero ano mo Himatangi, Tangimoana me Te Awahou i tenei Raumati. He korero hoki mo nga mea e tipu ana i nga hiwi oneone.
Subject of the day
The coast in summer
Analysis
Another discussion of Himatangi, Tangimoana and Te Awahou. Also a discussion about things that grow in the dunes.
www.newzealandecology.org/nzje/free_issues/ProNZES17_41.pdf

Friday February 1st

2011-02-27T09:30:00.000-08:00

February 4 Friday
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Te Whare Miere
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
E aha nga Torangapu mo te Pire Takutai?
Rangahau
He mea u tonu te Torangapu Nahinara mo te Pire Takutai? Me pehea te Torangapu Maori? He aha te aha kia kore ai te Pire nei e whakatinanatia hei Ture?
Parliament
Subject of the day
What are the parties doing about the Takutai Bill?
Analysis
Is the National Party still firm on the Foreshore and Seabed Bill? What about the Maori Party? What will happen if the Bill is not embodied in law?
www.maoriparty.org/ -

Thursday February 3rd

2011-02-27T09:29:00.000-08:00

February 3 Thursday
Te Ao Toi
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Hawai’i 50 i te Pouwhakaata Tuatoru
Rangahau
He aha nga mea pai i te hokihangamai o Hawai’i 50?
Subject of the day
Hawai’i 50 on Television Three
Analysis
What’s good about the return of Hawai’i 50?
www.mjq.net/fiveo/ -

Wednesday February 2nd

2011-02-27T09:28:00.000-08:00

February 2
Wed
Te Ao Paho
Kaupapa korero mo te ra
Hone Harawira
Rangahau
He aha nga mea pai me nga mea kino ki te Ao Paho mo Hone Harawira?
Subject of the day
Hone Harawira
Analysis
What are the good and the bad things in the broadcasting world about Hone Harawira?
hone.co.nz/

Tuesday February 1st

2011-02-27T09:26:00.000-08:00

February 1 Tues
Te moana me te ngahere
Nga awa ki Te Awahou
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Rangahau
Kua piki te reanga o te E-coli i nga awa o Te Awahou ki tetahi reanga kino. Me aha tatou?
Subject of the day
The rivers of Foxton
Analysis
The E-coli levels in the rivers around Foxton are at bad levels. What should we do?
www.stuff.co.nz/.../Council-determined-to-rid-Foxton-River-Loop-of-E-coli

puff 619 Monday January 31

2011-01-07T10:24:00.002-08:00

January 31 Mon
Rangitaanenuirawa
Te Mauri
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Rangahau
He aha te mahi a Te Mauri ki Rangitaane Pa? He aha te whakatinanatanga o te ropu nei?

Subject of the day
Te Mauri
Analysis
What is the function of Te Mauri at Rangitaane Pa? How is this group constituted?
www.rangitaane.iwi.nz/
Interesting work on water;
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/01/29/dr-pollack-on-structured-water.aspx

puff 618 Friday January 28

2011-01-07T10:24:00.001-08:00

January 28 Friday
Te whare miere
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
He korero mo te Torangapu Nahinara
Rangahau
He aha te whakaaro o te hapori whanui mo te Torangapu Nahinara? He aha nga mea e tika ana kia taea ai e ratou i mua i te wa poti?

Subject of the day
A discussion about the National Party
Analysis
What does the community think about the National Party?. What has to be done by them before the election?
national.org.nz/

puff 617 Thursday January 27

2011-01-07T10:23:00.000-08:00

January 27 Thurs
Te ao toi
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Tenei tau i te ao toi
Rangahau
He aha nga mea tino pai i te ao toi i tenei tau?
Subject of the day
This year in the arts
Analysis
What are the good things in the world of the arts this year?
www.newzealand.com/travel/media/events/events_home.cfm -

puff 616 Wednesday January 26th

2011-01-07T10:22:00.000-08:00

January 26 Wed
Te ao paho
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Te ipurangi
Rangahau
He aha te pai o te ipurangi mo te pahotanga mo te iwi? E tika ana ma nga mea o te iwi e ako mo te ipurangi?
Subject of the day
The internet
Analysis
What is the use of the internet for broadcasting iwi matters? Should iwi members learn about the internet?
christchurchcitylibraries.com › Internet Gateway -

puff 615 Tuesday January 25

2011-01-07T10:21:00.000-08:00

January 25 Tues
Te moana me te ngahere
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Nga roto o Te Arawa
Rangahau
He korero mo nga tuhinga na April Bennett mo te kaitiakitanga o Te Arawa mo o ratou roto. He tauira pai pea tenei ma Rangitaane o Manawatu e whai ai mo nga awa me nga roto o konei.

Subject of the day
The lakes of Te Arawa.
Analysis
A discussion of the writings of April Bennett about Te Arawa and their lakes. This is an example that Rangitaane o Manawatu might perhaps follow.
www.ebop.govt.nz/News-Centre/BackyardIssue22/.../backyardissue22.pdf

puff 614 Monday January 24

2011-01-07T10:19:00.000-08:00

January 24 Monday
Rangitaanenuirawa
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
He tirohanga whakamua ki te Ra o Rangitaane a te Ra o Waitangi.
Rangahau
E aha a Lorene i tenei tau? Ko wai nga roopu waiata e puta? He aha te pikitia whanui mo tenei wa whakangahau?
Subject of the day
A look forward to Rangitaane Day on Waitangi Day
Analysis
What does Lorene have in mind this year? Who are the groups coming? What is the big picture for this entertainment occasion?
digitallibrary.pncc.govt.nz/awweb/awarchive?type=file&item

puff 613 Friday 21st

2011-01-07T10:17:00.000-08:00

21 Friday
Te whare miere
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Te Torangapu Maori
Rangahau
He aha te tu o te Torangapu Maorii te Tau Hou nei? He rereke tenei Torangapu inaianei?
Subject of the day
The Maori Party
Analysis
What does the Maori Party stand for in the New Year? Is this a different party now?
http://www.maoriparty.org/

puff 612 Thurs 20th

2011-01-07T10:15:00.000-08:00

January 20 Thursday Te ao toi
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Ko matou nga mea toromi.
Rangahau
He korero mo te pukapuka, ‘Ko Matou nga mea toromi’ na Carsten Jensen. He pukapuka tino pai tenei.
Subject of the day
We the Drowned
Analysis
A discussion of the book, ‘We the Drowned’ by Carsten Jensen. A very good book.
www.independent.co.uk › Arts & Entertainment › Books › Reviews

puff 611 Wednesday 19th

2011-01-07T10:14:00.000-08:00

January 19 Wed
Te ao paho
Kaupapa korero mo te ra nei
Kei te pena tonu te Wa Parakuihi?
Rangahau
Kua wehe a Paora Henare engari ra he pai rawa nga mea kua puta ai? He aha te pai o Te Wa Parakuihi i te Pouwhakaata Tuatahi?
Subject of the day
Is Breakfast stll the same?
Analysis
Paul Henry has gone but are those who are on any better? What’s the use of Breakfast on Television One?
tvnz.co.nz/breakfast-news