Waitangi 2018

The score is two nil to Tangata Whenua in the battle against the Crown for the two pieces of land adjacent to Te Tii marae at Waitangi on Waitangi Day, which Police attempted to claim on behalf of the Far North District Council, while the politically compliant news, advertising and entertainment media studiously ignored these events in favour of providing extensive coverage to a sausage sizzle held up at the Busby residence a few hundred yards away. Behold the arrogance of the "permit" and associated correspondence divulged reluctantly by NZ Police in response to an Official Information Act request , reproduced below. So "Authorised Council Officer Dawn Underwood" is granting permission to "Hinewhare Harawire" - HARAWIRE?  HARAWIRE ???  To occupy our own land? Why is Hinewhare Harawire asking for permission to occupy this whenua from FNDC? Why isn't Hinewhare Harawire asking what the Far North District Council is doing thinking the

NZ Police have responded to the Official Information Act request for all information regarding this incident . Sgt Ruth is deliberately lying in claiming that he allowed the writer to photograph the letter to trustees, he did not allow it at all and he knows perfectly well he didn't, hence this request.  Sgt Ruth knows perfectly well that a letter dated 31 January regarding an occupation license from 1 February is not allowing any time for dialogue or dissent, and makes a mockery of the idea of proper consultation. One of the administrators of the FYI site has annotated the request pointing out that Sgt Ruth's response is unacceptable, and why, and a formal complaint has been filed with the Office of the Ombudsmen. Sgt Ruth claims in the third paragraph of his response do not stand up to scrutiny. Police have provided no information whatsoever regarding any of this claimed consultation and it is extremely unlikely they would have been advised that there is no in

The mainstream media and the NZ Police scripted the politically correct version of Waitangi 2018 , complete with reports of a hangi that seems to have only existed in their imaginations, telling everyone that it was a huge success and everyone had a lovely time at Jacinda's sausage sizzle, and there were no problems at all.  This is nothing new. The media recently reported on "financial irregularities" involving the Waitangi National Trust, which is a completely separate organisation from Te Tii Marae, it administers the treaty grounds and surrounding area and has nothing to do with Te Tii Marae.  That didn't stop mischievous media from using stock photographs of the marae in their reports - thereby insinuating that the alleged financial irregularities somehow involve the marae. The truth is very different. Nga Pirihimana (the Armed Constabulary of 'New Zealand') were given their marching orders when they tried for the second time to evict lawful occu