Nga Puutake Wahine
Nga Puutake Wahine is a weekly three-hour talk-back programme in English, with host Titewhai Harawira.
This week Titewhai Harawira speaks with guest, Rudy Taylor.
Wednesday 24 February 2010
The start of hearings on Nga Puhi's historical claims has been delayed for another two months.
The hearing of the last major tribal grouping to go before the Waitangi Tribunal was due to start on late March with evidence on the northern iwi's understanding of the meaning of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the 1835 Declaration of Independence also known as He Whakaputanga.
But at a recent hui for Te Kotahitanga o nga Hapu o Nga Puhi, representatives were told the Waitangi Tribunal would only be able to send half its' members.
One of the spokespeople for Te Kotahitanga, Rudy Taylor says Tribunal's decision to delay the hui wasn't received well.
"The Tribunal is always moving the goalpost."
The hearing was set for March 29, but now the tribunal has declared it will not be ready.
Mr Taylor says Te Kotahitanga were given the option of another hearing in either April or May. "May the 24th will suit us better."
He says it's either a ploy tactic or Nga Puhi needs to wake up. "Has the Crown got enough evidence to show Maori about the Treaty and He Whakaputanga, that Maori never ceded sovereignty?"
Nga Puutake Wahine, providing a platform for issues pertaining to te iwi Maori to be discussed and debated from a wahine maori perspective, endeavouring to achieve rangatiratanga i roto i tenei ao hurihuri.
Titewhai Harawira (Nga Puhi), a powerful advocate for Maori, with a reputation for her no-nonsense approach when it comes to kaupapa that impact tangata whenua. She remains steadfast to the view that Maori cannot allow themselves to be marginalised in their own land. Her passion to right the wrongs is never waivered. She ensures Maori issues get the airing they deserve.
Nga Puutake Wahine. Every Wednesday evening from 8.00pm - 11.00pm.
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