Coming up on Te Karere Today the Waitangi Tribunal released Kei Ahotea Te Aho Matua, a report on the urgent claim brought by Te Rūnanga nui and the kura kaupapa Māori Te Aho Matua whānau. Outrage and objection is reverberating around the country following the Govt's move to make it harder for Māori to get customary rights over the foreshore and seabed. The Olympics opening ceremony is tomorrow and no doubt there the athletes will be doing a lot of haka throughout their stay in Paris. 26 July 2024 Tēnā koutou katoa, and welcome to Te Karere. Today the Waitangi Tribunal released Kei Ahotea Te Aho Matua, a report on the urgent claim bought by Te Rūnanga nui and the kura kaupapa Māori Te Aho Matua whānau. The tribunal found the Crown breached treaty principles of partnership and active protection in several instances during the Tomorrow's Schools review and reform. Political reporter Te Okiwa Mclean has more. As the saying goes a child fostered in kura kaupapa is set to thrive in the big wide world. Te Rūnanga Nui’s thoughts on the newly released report are settled. It’s a future focused approach that will help and protect. Te Rūnanga Nui welcome the findings of the Tribunal's report that found the Crown's policy arrangements in the wake of the Tomorrow Schools reform failed to protect kura kaupapa Māori which is a breach of the principles of partnership, active protection, equity and options. The report contains important recommendations to ensure the Government, the Crown and Ministry of Education officials are behaving appropriately. It has to be by Māori for Māori, and that’s something, kaupapa Māori, that we really need to look after. Kei Ahotea Te Aho Matua report also found the Crown’s breaches caused considerable prejudice to the claimants, including that the claimants do not have the powers they should, under the Treaty partnership, to shape policy applicable to Kura Kaupapa Māori Te Aho Matua. And so this evidence from the tribunal will become a new resource for us. There is Te Aho Matua curriculum. This ensures that our children are achieving high in both Māori and mainstream education. The report described kura kaupapa Māori as a proven model and the challenge lays before the government to implement and establish a stand-alone Māori Education Authority according to kaupapa Māori. They can see the positive outcomes from kaupapa Māori. If the Government’s heart is open to all the opportunities there, then they could possibly be able to pull it off. We can all drive this forward. Let’s start these discussions with the Government and Ministry of Education officials to create policy and process that is very kaupapa Māori based and in form. Te Karere made a request to interview the Minister for Education but she declined. The implementation of the report recommendations lay in her hands. Te Okiwa Mclean, Te Karere. The controversial three-month military style boot camp pilot is set to start on Monday. The policy's already faced a lot of fierce criticism but adding fuel to the fire is Wednesday's abuse in state care report. A case study revealed a boot camp on Aotea Great Barrier Island where children suffered sexual and physical abuse, including trenches they believed were their own graves. Rangitāne academic Meihana Durie says boot camps are an ideology from the USA. What the Americans do should be left to the Americans. It should be a Māori approach that is used, which speaks to the people’s whakapapa, that should be put in place. Whilst Durie says there are other ways to support rangatahi Māori, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says his boot camp policy is very different. Outrage and objection is reverberating around the country following the Govt's move to make it harder for Māori to get customary rights over the foreshore and seabed. To claim Customary Marine title, groups must prove they've had exclusive use and ownership of the area since 1840. Last year the Court of Appeal ruled that there could be shared exclusivity, and Māori did not need to show they actively prevented others from using the space. However, the Government wants to overturn that decision, to keep the test difficult. We're unable to provide subtitles. After the break the Olympics opening ceremony is tomorrow and no doubt there the athletes will be doing a lot of haka throughout their stay in Paris. Aotearoa New Zealand's female flag bearer at the Paris Olympics says expect to see more haka from all of our athletes, Māori and non-Māori in all codes adorned in the kākāhu Mahutonga. Jo Aleh is embracing te ao Māori abroad. For more we are joined live by Harata Brown. Harata, the time is yours. Scotty, what you've said is exactly right. This flag bearer has a lot of passion, even though they aren't Māori, they are still from Aotearoa. She is an athlete that has gold medals. Jo Aleh is our flag bearer striving to uphold Māori custom. She is learning haka and she is doing her best to represent ancient Māori culture. A bit of haka practice. Preparing to perform haka tautoko to athletes who've set their sights on the highest peaks. Beyond the role of being flag bearer, she says there are other hidden Māori gems amongst their sailing team. From the female flag bearer to the Chairwoman. She's Māori and she's the first female to chair the NZ Olympic Committee. NZ's team with haka in full swing. And its Aaron Gate who's the male flag bearer. He couldn't make it to this event as he's preparing in Switzerland. So, Harata, can you tell us what the arrangements are for the day ahead of you for Paris? The korowai, Te Hono ki Matariki, will be handed to Aaron Gate. That will take place at the Olympic village here. And then later on tonight the opening ceremony for the games will commence. You'll see a boat sail down the river carrying NZ athletes while they are twirling poi in Paris. Also, I'm going to be able to see some of my heroes like Snoop Dogg, Lady Gaga, and Celine Dion, Scotty! Amazing. And you're so good at twirling poi. You better get up on the Te Matatini stage next year just based on your talent with poi. My friend let's talk about the games as some of the competitions have already started. So, how sad is it for our mens rugby seven team, eh? It is quite sad, and it's possibly because of the injury that one of their Tūhoe players suffered. And so, they won't be able to win themselves a medal at the Olympics this year. Nevertheless, some light perhaps in this gloom with the women's soccer team. They do have a person of Māori descent on their team. They have almost defeated the champion team, Canada, who by the way were using drones to spy on their opponents like Aotearoa and that's probably because of just how good our team is. That Canadian team were something else for spying on our team. Harata, thank you so much for your excellent reporting from Paris, France. Harata Brown thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you. Amazing, Harata. A theatre production company that gave birth to some of Te Ao Māori's leading actors has now been captured in a new documentary. Taki Rua Theatre: Breaking Barriers follows the beginning of New Zealand's unofficial national Māori theatre 30 years ago. Moana Makapelu Lee went along to the launch at the Peter Jackson Cinema in Wellington. A theatre company that brought Māori stories to the nation. To some people at this very moment, Taki Rua is just a theatre company. To some people their desires, their dreams is that it's a pathway to Hollywood. Taki Rua Theatre: Breaking Barriers delves into the story of the company's humble beginnings. It began as an experiment to bring a Māori and tangata tiriti operating model in theatre. The name refers to Maori and non-Maori working together. There are several treasure that the people of this theatre have shared with the wider world. Acknowledging the founding kaumātua and their 30-year struggle, battling racism, financial struggles, internal conflict and homelessness, to navigate its place today as the unofficial national Māori theatre of Aotearoa. In that time the theatre company has featured the work of Māori writers, directors, actors, theatre technicians, and producers. In this movie there are numerous people like Briar Gray Smith, Rena Owen, Taika Waititi, and Jermain Clement. There are also pictures of Rachel House. The documentary will have its world premiere in Wellington next month. Moana Makapelu Lee, Te Karere. 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.