19 January 2024 - Māori King calls for nationwide meeting in the face of government's policies on indigenous rights
New Zealand’s Māori king has called a rare nationwide meeting. Here’s why
Eva Corlett (The Guardian, 19/01/2024)
An estimated 3,000 Māori leaders, tribal representatives and a number of politicians are expected to meet this week, after the Kiingitanga* – the Māori king movement – called for a rare national meeting amid simmering tensions over the new National-led government’s direction for Māori.
What you need to know about te hui aa motu, the national unity hui
Tommy de Silva (The Spinoff, 18/01/2024)
In December, Maaori monarch kiingi Tuheitia published the royal proclamation Te Paki o Matariki to “te iwi Maaori”. It called for a hui aa motu based on kotahitanga (a national unity hui) on January 20 at Tuurangawaewae marae, Ngaaruawaahia.
Why the Govt should heed rare national hui
Te Aniwa Hurihanganui (1 News, 18/01/2024)
If Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is still unsure about how Māori are feeling about the direction of his Government, he should have a pretty clear idea after this weekend.
Greens and Te Pāti Māori criticise PM Christopher Luxon's non-attendance at hui
(RNZ, 18/01/2024)
The Māori and Green parties say the prime minister should have attended the Kiingitanga's national hui, but Labour - whose own leader is also not attending - has brushed off concerns.