On this day, 79 years ago, after three months of training, the Maori Battalion's main body of 681 men sailed from Wellington with the 2nd Echelon of 2NZEF aboard the famous luxury liner Aquitania.
For a fuller story on this sailing, click on the link below.
"... there is something sad about those who cling to the Doctrine of Discovery still. But it’s also unsurprising. Why would they let it go when It underpins their fiction of superiority, quiets their fear of inferiority and, to this day, has never publicly been repudiated by the Vatican or any government?"
TO READ MORE ABOUT THE DOCTRINE AND THE EFFORT TO HAVE IT RESCINDED, CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW
2.4 RŪNANGA CODE OF ETHICS AND PROPER PRACTICE
2.4.1 Policy
Te Rūnanga-ā-Iwi o Ngāti Kahu, and by delegation the Ngati Kahu Corporate, will act ethically in all areas of its responsibilities and authority. In so doing it binds its staff and constituency to the same principles and practices.
This is an important message from Haititaimarangai Marae.
Due to the continued desecration of our Wahi Tapu (sacred areas), archaeological sites and dune vegetation, Te Whanau Moana me te Rorohuri Hapu ask that you please respect and support this kaupapa: ALL MOTORISED VEHICLES TO STAY OUT OF THE SAND DUNES OF TOKERAU BEACH AND PUWHEKE.
Signage will be erected at key points to bring this message out to the community.
It is hoped that visitors and residents alike will respect this request.
This kaupapa is also supported by Te Runanga-a-Iwi o Ngati Kahu
On Monday 8th April, the Independent Monitoring Mechanism of National Iwi Chairs, chaired by Professor Margaret Mutu, and the Human Rights Commission welcomed the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to Aotearoa.
