Councillors and senior council staff members from local authorities across the Bay of Plenty attended a special Treaty of Waitangi symposium this week designed to build awareness of ‘the contemporary Treaty landscape'.
The event was designed to build awareness and understanding of the contemporary Treaty landscape, both in the Bay of Plenty and from a national perspective, says Regional councillor Arapeta Tahana.
Monday's event covered a range of Treaty-related topics.
'It helped give everyone who attended a better understanding of issues and how they related to the work local authorities do,” says Arapeta.
There were 114 attendees at the symposium, including staff from the Office of Treaty Settlements and the Ministry for the Environment. Waikato regional councillor Tipa Mahuta also participated in the event.
Nga Potiki kaumatua opened the symposium, followed by presentations from iwi leaders Colin Reeder, Charlie Tawhiao and Te Pio Kawe.
Keynote speakers included Justice Joe Williams, Treaty lawyer Paul Beverley and Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy.
Chaiman Doug Leeder, Charlie Tawhiao, Te Pio Kawe, Councillor Arapeta Tahana, Justice Joseph Williams, Dame Susan Devoy and Paul Beverley during the group discussions.
6 comments
I know this for sure
Posted on 09-08-2017 15:56 | By Captain Sensible
I know one thing...this symposium will be to independent and truthful as a fish is to dancing and cheese.
Mind numbing stuff
Posted on 09-08-2017 17:13 | By MISS ADVENTURE
Do they provide lazy-boy chairs so as one is comfortable to sleep through it all?
Bungol
Posted on 09-08-2017 21:51 | By Paps 1
How convenient
The fat cats win
Posted on 10-08-2017 09:36 | By the roofer
There is no doubt, if it needs explaining and awareness, that the historical original true meaning has been altered to suit the Waitangi gravy train. How cowardly to wait until all the signatories have died, including many hundreds of Maori Chiefs, and then come up with invented meanings. Only in NZ, is it OK to tamper with an historical documents writings for the gains of the fat cats.
The Treaty
Posted on 10-08-2017 11:01 | By surfsup
Surely any steps taken to inform the public has to be a good move for the ongoing state of this great country. I am not a radical who believes that all claims are justified, there needs to be far more information supplied about the steps taken when a claim is paid out but lets not let all the racist based views cloud over issues that need to be talked through and resolved.
Most.........
Posted on 10-08-2017 23:19 | By groutby
..understand the original Treaty of Waitangi well, as it is continually brought to our attention one way or another. Sadly however when it continues to have a "rotational" meaning as it has since the late 70's, it is hard to know where it sits in the "contemporary treaty landscape"..(whatever that actually means).So, again I and maybe others will wonder just what is in store with this recently produced and now "living document" will want from us next..? Perhaps as we move rapidly toward another Election it is appropriate for this group to once again remind us of..well, ...I do hope the outcome however was more interesting than the image portrayed in the article of the attendees....cutting out the BS, what was decided about, well, anything?..can anyone say please?
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