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NZ Herald
03-07-2025
- Business
- NZ Herald
Pātea Taranaki seabed mining: Waitangi Tribunal registers claim for urgent hearing into fast-track approval
RNZ The Waitangi Tribunal is considering a claim filed by south Taranaki iwi Ngāti Ruanui concerning a Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR) shallow-seabed mining project approved under the Fast Track Approvals Act 2024. Ngāti Ruanui has lodged an application for an urgent hearing
RNZ News
02-07-2025
- Politics
- RNZ News
Waitangi Tribunal registers claim calling for urgent hearing into fast tracked plans to mine seabed off Pātea
The Waitangi Tribunal is considering a claim filed by south Taranaki iwi Ngāti Ruanui concerning a Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR) shallow-seabed mining project approved under the Fast Track Approvals Act 2024. Ngāti Ruanui has lodged an application for an urgent hearing asking the Tribunal to investigate alleged breaches of the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi in the fast-track approvals process . The Tribunal says the claim has been added to the register but a hearing has not yet been granted and is still being considered. Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui Trust Kaiwhakahāere Rachel Arnott said the legislation excluded iwi and hapū from meaningful engagement when it mattered most. "The government has failed comprehensively under fast-track to consult with tangata whenua, ignored the Supreme Court and is failing to apply the principles of Te Tiriti. "Anything worth doing is worth doing right, and this government is doing it all wrong The tribunal will now consider whether the government has breached Treaty of Waitangi principles and if it failed to sufficiently involve or consider rangatiratanga, kaitiakitanga and the customary rights of Ngāti Ruanui. The tribunal stated the iwi's claim falls within the scope of the Natural Resources and Environmental Management kaupapa inquiry . Along with Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui, other claimant groups include: Groups outside Taranaki facing applications have also joined, including Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Porou ki Hauraki All eight Taranaki iwi have publicly opposed the seabed mining project. In May, Ngā Iwi o Taranaki released a statement on behalf of the eight post-settlement governance entity iwi of Taranaki, voicing their support for South Taranaki iwi in their opposition to seabed mining off the coast of Pātea. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
RNZ News
26-06-2025
- Politics
- RNZ News
Iwi granted Waitangi Tribunal hearing into fast-tracked plans to mine seabed off Pātea
People marching through Patea in a hīkoi to oppose seabed mining, on 2 October, 2024. Photo: Supplied/ Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui Trust The Waitangi Tribunal has granted iwi a hearing into the way the Fast-track Approvals Act has been used to seek approval to mine the seabed off Pātea. Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR) has applied under the legislation to mine in the South Taranaki Bight. South Taranaki iwi Ngāti Ruanui asked the tribunal to investigate alleged breaches of the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi in the fast-track approvals process . Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui Trust Kaiwhakahaere Rachel Arnott said the legislation excluded iwi and hapu from meaningful engagement when it mattered most. "The government has failed comprehensively under fast-track to consult with tangata whenua, ignored the Supreme Court and is failing to apply the principles of Te Tiriti. "Anything worth doing is worth doing right, and this government is doing it all wrong." The tribunal will now consider whether the government has breached Treaty of Waitangi principles and if it failed to sufficiently involve or consider rangatiratanga, kaitiakitanga and the customary rights of Ngāti Ruanui. The tribunal stated the iwi's claim falls within the scope of the Natural Resources and Environmental Management kaupapa inquiry . Along with Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui, other claimant groups include: Groups outside Taranaki facing applications have also joined, including Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Porou ki Hauraki. All eight Taranaki iwi have publicly opposed the seabed mining project. In May, Ngā Iwi o Taranaki released a statement on behalf of the eight post-settlement governance entity iwi of Taranaki, voicing their support for South Taranaki iwi in their opposition to seabed mining off the coast of Pātea. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
Scoop
14-05-2025
- Health
- Scoop
Government Axes Vulnerable Patient Helpers
Article – Craig Ashworth – Local Democracy Reporting Local Democracy Reporting has found that from July there will be no more money to pay some 130 healthcare guides across the country. A Taranaki health service says vulnerable patients are about to lose dedicated help during complex, often frightening medical care because of a government funding cut. Local Democracy Reporting has found that from July there will be no more money to pay some 130 healthcare guides across the country. Called kaiāwhina, they give guidance and wraparound support to people facing difficult illness and injury. Ngāti Ruanui Healthcare says its sole kaiāwhina is key to ensuring comprehensive care for South Taranaki communities and GP practices. Ngāti Ruanui Healthcare is iwi-owned and run, but non-Māori make up almost half of its enrolled patients. Graham Young, Ngāti Ruanui Tahua general manager, said it's a funding cut to frontline staff. 'This is not Health New Zealand trimming the fat in the backroom. 'Our kaiāwhina work alongside other healthcare professionals and services to ensure the best possible health outcomes for our most vulnerable patients.' Young said people grappling with medical problems often became physically and mentally exhausted navigating the system, coordinating appointments, and managing medications. Help from kaiāwhina brought fewer hospitalisations, better quality of life, and increased life expectancy, he said. Young said the cuts seemed ideological and political. 'The Government's support of Māori services isn't an act of generosity – it's a legal mandate based on Treaty rights.' A month after Local Democracy Reporting first asked, Health New Zealand confirmed the cuts. It said the previous Government funded kaiāwhina for two years as part of new Comprehensive Primary Care Teams (CPCT). The Māori Health Authority Te Aka Whai Ora – terminated by the incoming Government – spent more than $23 million on kaiāwhina to work in CPCT. The new Government hadn't renewed the funding, so it had 'expired' and kaiāwhina contracts would 'end naturally' at the end of June, said Selah Hart, the interim national director of Health NZ's Hauora Māori Services Group. Taranaki loses money for four full-time-equivalent (FTE) kaiāwhina, neighbouring Whanganui loses 4.2 FTEs, and nationally 128 FTEs are being defunded. 'While these specific positions are not continuing, Health NZ remains strongly supportive of kaiāwhina roles and their value in the health system.' Health NZ declined an interview and did not explain how it remains supportive of kaiāwhina. It also wouldn't say whether only kaiāwhina money has been cut, or if the Government would also defund other roles in the CPCT. The chief executive of Ngāti Ruanui's iwi said Health NZ was gambling with lives of South Taranaki's most vulnerable. Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui kaiwhakahaere Rachel Arnott said she had very little confidence the Government would ever honour 'Tiriti-guaranteed rights of iwi, hapū and whānau'. 'This coalition Government promised its cuts would not impact frontline services. 'Clearly that was a lie. I wish I could say I was surprised.' Young said kaiāwhina were cultivating positive, lasting relationships between patients' GPs, specialists, and health providers. Ngāti Ruanui Healthcare would explore all options so patients continue to get the support they need, he said.
Scoop
14-05-2025
- Health
- Scoop
Government Axes Vulnerable Patient Helpers
Article – Craig Ashworth – Local Democracy Reporting Local Democracy Reporting has found that from July there will be no more money to pay some 130 healthcare guides across the country. A Taranaki health service says vulnerable patients are about to lose dedicated help during complex, often frightening medical care because of a government funding cut. Local Democracy Reporting has found that from July there will be no more money to pay some 130 healthcare guides across the country. Called kaiāwhina, they give guidance and wraparound support to people facing difficult illness and injury. Ngāti Ruanui Healthcare says its sole kaiāwhina is key to ensuring comprehensive care for South Taranaki communities and GP practices. Ngāti Ruanui Healthcare is iwi-owned and run, but non-Māori make up almost half of its enrolled patients. Graham Young, Ngāti Ruanui Tahua general manager, said it's a funding cut to frontline staff. 'This is not Health New Zealand trimming the fat in the backroom. 'Our kaiāwhina work alongside other healthcare professionals and services to ensure the best possible health outcomes for our most vulnerable patients.' Young said people grappling with medical problems often became physically and mentally exhausted navigating the system, coordinating appointments, and managing medications. Help from kaiāwhina brought fewer hospitalisations, better quality of life, and increased life expectancy, he said. Young said the cuts seemed ideological and political. 'The Government's support of Māori services isn't an act of generosity – it's a legal mandate based on Treaty rights.' A month after Local Democracy Reporting first asked, Health New Zealand confirmed the cuts. It said the previous Government funded kaiāwhina for two years as part of new Comprehensive Primary Care Teams (CPCT). The Māori Health Authority Te Aka Whai Ora – terminated by the incoming Government – spent more than $23 million on kaiāwhina to work in CPCT. The new Government hadn't renewed the funding, so it had 'expired' and kaiāwhina contracts would 'end naturally' at the end of June, said Selah Hart, the interim national director of Health NZ's Hauora Māori Services Group. Taranaki loses money for four full-time-equivalent (FTE) kaiāwhina, neighbouring Whanganui loses 4.2 FTEs, and nationally 128 FTEs are being defunded. 'While these specific positions are not continuing, Health NZ remains strongly supportive of kaiāwhina roles and their value in the health system.' Health NZ declined an interview and did not explain how it remains supportive of kaiāwhina. It also wouldn't say whether only kaiāwhina money has been cut, or if the Government would also defund other roles in the CPCT. The chief executive of Ngāti Ruanui's iwi said Health NZ was gambling with lives of South Taranaki's most vulnerable. Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui kaiwhakahaere Rachel Arnott said she had very little confidence the Government would ever honour 'Tiriti-guaranteed rights of iwi, hapū and whānau'. 'This coalition Government promised its cuts would not impact frontline services. 'Clearly that was a lie. I wish I could say I was surprised.' Young said kaiāwhina were cultivating positive, lasting relationships between patients' GPs, specialists, and health providers. Ngāti Ruanui Healthcare would explore all options so patients continue to get the support they need, he said.
