Coming up on Te Karere Coastal iwi are urging all Māori to stand up against the government's repeal of Section 58(1) of the Marine and Coastal Area Act. Tauranga City Council held their elections over the weekend, with Māori representation in the nominations steadily increasing. A functional fitness competition was held in the Kahungunu region to raise funds for Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Kahungunu as they gear up for Te Matatini. 22 July 2024 Tēnā koutou katoa, and welcome to Te Karere. Iwi in and around marine andcoastallandscapes are encouraging all Māori to stand up and push back against the coalition government's anti-Māori rhetoric. This comes as the government is promising to repeal Section 58(1) of the Marine and Coastal Area Act. Political reporter Te Okiwa McLean has the latest. This piece of paradise and its customary marine title belongs to Māori. But it could very soon be stripped away. We're not OK with it because we are the custodians of the ocean. Bayden Barber is extremely concerned with the government's aim to repeal Section 58 from the Marine and Coastal Areas Act. For a long time several Kahungunu hapū have fought to have authority recognised over the sea. So, if this repeal interferes with that it will have all been for nought. This move comes as a response to a recent Court of Appeal judgement that made it easier for iwi and hapu to gain recognition of their customary title to the foreshore and seabed. Our people are a coastal dwelling people. So, there are a lot of hapū who have native title to some of those ocean areas. The government aims to restore the more stringent criteria for customary title that were previously in place. This is a Government that tramples on the authority of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o ngā hapū o Niu Tireni. Under section 58 of the Marine and Coastal Area Act, claimants for customary title must furnish evidence that not only have they used and occupied the area from 1840 to the present day it must have been without any substantial interruption. It's a very important section. This is the junior piece of legislation to the Foreshore and Seabed Act. These pictures illustrate the tens of thousands of Maori who marched the streets of Wellington Central to Parliament 20 years ago in 2004 protesting the Labour government at the time for its confiscation of the foreshore and seabed. I believe there will be large hīkoi here at Parliament if they do that. This case will be heard in the High Court in November. If the Government changes this law before the High Court makes their judgement, that'd be unconstitutional. My message to you is that this bill should be left alone so that we can have authority over our ocean areas around the country. An issue no doubt is rippling across all iwi based near the sea. Te Okiwa Mclean, Te Karere. The Children's Minister was shown around a new facility in Palmerston North over the weekend, set to house the first participants in the government's military-styled boot camps. At the end of this month 10 young men will be the first to experience the pilot programme at Te Au Rere a te Tonga - Palmerston North Youth Justice Camp. They'll live in for three months, undertaking a combination of physical activity and vocational training, followed by a nine-month programme supporting a transition back into the community. Oranga Tamariki Chief Executive Chappie Te Kani says that of the group, 90 per cent are Māori. Those opposed say there's no evidence boot camps cut down reoffending. It is the first Tauranga election in five years, after the government disbanded the previous council due to dysfunction. When compared to 2019, the number of residents actually voting was disappointing, but Māori representation in the nominations have been steadily increasing. Our reporter Mārena Mane with this story. An Olympian and world champion in rowing is now the new major of Tauranga Moana. It is also the first time that two Māori have been on the Tauranga City Council, with Hautapu Baker, representing the Welcome Bay ward, receiving nearly 2500 votes. Drysdale says like himself and many of the new council members, his sporting skills are transferrable to the council table. Māori singer and songwriter Ria Hall also fell short for becoming mayor against Drysdale. Hautapu says despite that she ran an excellent campaign. With only two Māori representatives on council, Hautapu on the general ward and Mikaere Sydney for the Māori ward representing Te Awanui, two is better than none. The final result will be announced this Thursday and the new council will be sworn in on Friday. Marena Mane, Te Karere. To the US, President Joe Biden has ended his re-election campaign and endorsed his VP Kamala Harris for the top of the ticket. It comes after weeks of overwhelming calls for Biden to step aside, while Trump continues to lead in the polls. So what could the outcome of the US elections mean for tangata whenua of America, as well as us here in Aotearoa? Moana Makapelu Lee spoke to Yurok Nation members and Māori residing in the US. Here is her story. Out with the old... ...in comes Kamala Harris. What could be historic in the making for America. If unchallenged by her party, she'd be the country's first black south Asian woman to become a major presidential nominee. These tribal leaders from the Yurok and Ojibwe nations welcoming the shake-up within the Democrats. While Trump is polling ahead, Masten says he still has a lot to prove to win over the first nation's people. Biden thanked his supporters in a letter released overnight. He took to social media to endorse Kamala. Reweti Wiki has lived in the US for 20 years. This year his daughter will be voting for the first time. Another US election presidential campaign capturing the world once again. Moana Makapelu Lee, Te Karere. After the break haka oranga is the focus of a functional fitness competition, Kahumaiwhiti, which is about encouraging kaihaka and their whānau to improve their health and wellness ahead of Te Matatini. Haka Oranga is the focus of a functional fitness competition, Kahumaiwhiti, which is about encouraging kaihaka and their whānau to improve their health and wellness ahead of Te Matatini. It was a fundraiser hosted by Te Kapa Haka o Kahungunu to help them on the road to the biggest haka stage in the world. Around 90 teams of two, from all across the country, came out to support the kaupapa. What we wanted to do was create a pathway to firstly fundraise and secondly to be able to improve the fitness of our performers so that they could stand strong on the stage. It's very beneficial for our performers from our kapa who have entered this competition. Ffor some of them it's their first time. It's not just a focus on physical wellbeing, the long-term aim is overall holistic wellbeing. It's also a strategy for our family, hapū, iwi and beyond to prioritise health and wellbeing, including physical fitness, Haka Oranga. It's about more than just the 30 minutes on stage. For our kapa o Ngāti Kahungunu, this event is the embodiment of Haka Oranga within our group. Using as much te reo Māori as possible throughout the event was also an important focus. For us we want to encourage and inspire the community to normalise the use of te reo Māori in all things. Ngāti Kahungunu mythology was also incorporated into the work outs and the overall event. Aroha Treacher, Te Karere. The final round of the ANZ Premiership concludes this evening, with the top three teams now confirmed. In a tough battle against their South Auckland sisters, the Mystics pushed themselves into the elimination final after a 55-63 win over the Stars yesterday. Not going all the way for the defending champions, strong deefense in the last quarter helped them get over the line. Their opposition will be decided in tonight's final game of Round 15. The Tactix are preparing themselves for a big battle against the Pulse in the capital. Our games were too close. But this last game against them will be a home game for them. So we want to get there and be strong, and perform excellently against them. We need to keep control of the ball and if we do that then we will win. The winner of tonight's game will host the grand final next week. To give us a brief overview of tonight's upcoming match as well as talk about his game yesterday, that is, against the Mystics' male side, we have none other than Maru Delamere to talk to us about these things. Maru, tēnā koe. Tēnā koe. My friend we have two topics to canvass. Tonight's match and your own match. But first off tonight's match, it's any guess as to which side will be victorious, however, seeing as you're the expert, what are your predictions? Well, what we've seen throughout the year is that these two teams are the teams to beat. They've both been vying to be at number one to ensure that they make it through to the finals. There's no doubt that the sparks will fly as they clash in Wellington. Both teams have Silver Ferns players. I support what Te Paea said ‘the team that can hold onto the ball and rack up the points, that's the team that will win.' If you ask me who I think will win I'd say it'll be the Tactix team. We've seen that team on the upward trajectory so I think they're going to win tonight. By jingoes, I'm surprised with the call you've made friend. I thought you'd say that the Pulse would win because the match is in Wellington, but you're the expert and so I should listen to you. The winner of this match gets to go to their finals and play on their home ground. Do you consider that to be a significant thing? Yes, well we have seen it hasn't just been this year, the legend of netball goes if you play the match on your own home ground then the eighth player will be allowed to play with you. I'm of course using a metaphor to describe the fans, your supporters. It's a big thing to run a match, or any finals on home ground. My friend let's talk about yourself because you and your team were defeated by the Mystics yesterday by just one measly point, too bad so sad for all of you. What are the positives for running a competition like the ANZ Premiership for the male teams? Yes, well perhaps I could say that we are still in a state of mourning with the body also still reeling from yesterday's match as well. We saw perhaps over three matches what were perhaps a male view on playing the game. We saw that tickets for all three matches were sold out. So, we had supporters for both teams come out with the community and support them and that's a big deal. There were also a lot of happy changes to the rules in all three matches between the Stars and Mystics which was quite satisfying. Those matches were the talk of the town with the teams' supporters all over the country and the world. So, it's all positive. Soon enough next we'll see other athletes next year who'll join either the Mystics or the Stars. That's a sign of the development of men's netball. And so in the men's game a two point arrangement is inserted i.e. there has to be two points awarded if there's a successful single shot, i.e. a long-distance shoot made. Do you think it should be the same for the women's competition? Should they include something similar into the ANZ Premiership? I support that statement. We have seen in the Suncorp Super Netball competition the benefits of including a rule like this. We've seen the joy and energy on the court. So, no doubt the Silver Ferns and national teams will benefit from shooters who will aim to score like this. We have seen that this is an area of improvement for the Silver Ferns in the global competition. So I really do support a move like that. You're awesome my friend. You're really great at talking about netball. Maru, thank you so much. Te Karere has been honoured to have you and you are way better than Kruze Tangira at talking netball! That's what I should probably say as a mihi to you! Tēnā koe! You said it! Kia ora! Kruze Tangira will no doubt come back to the office and give me a telling off! After the break we have the weather. To the weather now. That's all we have for today. Turou Hawaiki. Captions were made possible with funding from Te Māngai Pāho. Copyright TVNZ 2024