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Scoop
28-05-2025
- Scoop
Local Community Unites Against Speed Limit Increase On Killer Stretch Of SH1
Press Release – Ngati Tukorehe Kuku, Horowhenua — Local iwi, whānau, and residents from Kuku and Manakau are standing in strong opposition to the decision to raise the speed limit from 80 km/h to 100 km/h on a hazardous section of State Highway 1. This stretch runs directly past Ngāti Wehi Wehi Marae, Ngāti Tukorehe Marae, a Kōhanga Reo, and sacred urupā. The decision, made without meaningful consultation with mana whenua or the local community, has sparked widespread concern for the safety of tamariki, kaumātua, and all who travel this road daily. 'This is not just a road — it's part of our whakapapa,' said Catherine Manning, a local resident and whānau member of Ngāti Tukorehe Marae. 'Our marae are sacred. Our children walk this road to learn and grow. Increasing the speed here is reckless and disrespectful.' Community members have voiced their fears: 'I've seen too many close calls outside the Kōhanga,' said Whaea Paddy Jacobs. 'Cars already fly past — and now they want to make it legal to go even faster? It's terrifying.' 'We've buried people because of this road,' said Whaea Yvonne Wehipeihana Wilson, a long-time Kuku resident. 'We don't want to bury any more. This decision puts lives at risk.' 'We hear the screech of brakes almost every week,' added Catherine Manning. 'We teach our tamariki to be careful — but who's teaching the drivers to slow down?' According to the Ministry of Transport, 94 deaths in 2023 were linked to speed-related crashes across Aotearoa. The Horowhenua District — including the Kuku to Manakau corridor — has been identified as a high-risk area for serious and fatal crashes, particularly on rural state highways. Residents report that this section of SH1 is poorly lit, lacks safe pedestrian crossings, and is heavily used by tamariki and kaumātua accessing the marae and Kōhanga Reo. The community is calling on Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and local authorities to: • Immediately reverse the decision to increase the speed limit • Engage in genuine consultation with mana whenua and local residents. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency recently held a survey with the wider New Zealand public which guaranteed local voices were silenced and local impacts were ignored. Public Protest Planned A peaceful protest will be held on Monday, 2 June 2025, on the section of State Highway 1 between Ngāti Tukorehe Marae and Ngāti Wehi Wehi Marae.
Scoop
28-05-2025
- Scoop
Local Community Unites Against Speed Limit Increase On Killer Stretch Of SH1
Kuku, Horowhenua — Local iwi, whānau, and residents from Kuku and Manakau are standing in strong opposition to the decision to raise the speed limit from 80 km/h to 100 km/h on a hazardous section of State Highway 1. This stretch runs directly past Ngāti Wehi Wehi Marae, Ngāti Tukorehe Marae, a Kōhanga Reo, and sacred urupā. The decision, made without meaningful consultation with mana whenua or the local community, has sparked widespread concern for the safety of tamariki, kaumātua, and all who travel this road daily. 'This is not just a road — it's part of our whakapapa,' said Catherine Manning, a local resident and whānau member of Ngāti Tukorehe Marae. 'Our marae are sacred. Our children walk this road to learn and grow. Increasing the speed here is reckless and disrespectful.' Community members have voiced their fears: 'I've seen too many close calls outside the Kōhanga,' said Whaea Paddy Jacobs. 'Cars already fly past — and now they want to make it legal to go even faster? It's terrifying.' 'We've buried people because of this road,' said Whaea Yvonne Wehipeihana Wilson, a long-time Kuku resident. 'We don't want to bury any more. This decision puts lives at risk.' 'We hear the screech of brakes almost every week,' added Catherine Manning. 'We teach our tamariki to be careful — but who's teaching the drivers to slow down?' According to the Ministry of Transport, 94 deaths in 2023 were linked to speed-related crashes across Aotearoa. The Horowhenua District — including the Kuku to Manakau corridor — has been identified as a high-risk area for serious and fatal crashes, particularly on rural state highways. Residents report that this section of SH1 is poorly lit, lacks safe pedestrian crossings, and is heavily used by tamariki and kaumātua accessing the marae and Kōhanga Reo. The community is calling on Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and local authorities to: • Immediately reverse the decision to increase the speed limit • Engage in genuine consultation with mana whenua and local residents. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency recently held a survey with the wider New Zealand public which guaranteed local voices were silenced and local impacts were ignored. Public Protest Planned A peaceful protest will be held on Monday, 2 June 2025, on the section of State Highway 1 between Ngāti Tukorehe Marae and Ngāti Wehi Wehi Marae.
Scoop
23-04-2025
- Politics
- Scoop
Education Should Be Led By Experts-Not Economists
Press Release – Te Pati Maori Research shows that a strong sense of identity is central to the success of tamariki Mori. A government that develops education policy within David Seymours cost-cutting Ministry, shows a clear disregard for the future of our tamariki Mori. Te Pāti Māori are appalled by Cabinet's decision to agree to 15 recommendations to the Early Childhood Education (ECE) sector following the regulatory review by the Ministry of Regulation. We emphasise the need to prioritise tamariki Māori in Early Childhood Education, conducted by education experts- not economists. 'Our mokopuna deserve an education system shaped by their needs – and that must be led by the total immersion Māori education sector,' said Te Pāti Māori spokesperson for education, Tākuta Ferris. 'Research shows that a strong sense of identity is central to the success of tamariki Māori. Instead of defunding key programmes and continuing to allocate just 1% of total education funding to Māori education, the government should be investing in the Māori educational systems that are already delivering for our tamariki. 'A government that develops education policy within David Seymour's cost-cutting Ministry, shows a clear disregard for the future of our tamariki Māori.' 'There is no table fit to make decisions about the education of mokopuna Māori without Kōhanga Reo and Te Rūnanga Nui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori at it,' says Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, Te Pāti Māori spokesperson for total immersion education. 'They are more equipped than any government body to know what our tamariki need – not just in the classroom, but for their future. 'The government must be held to account for its commitment to the recommendations made in Wai 2336. That means creating standalone legislation with policies specifically designed to support Māori education and to give whānau real, meaningful choices,' concluded Maipi-Clarke. Te Pāti Māori remains resolute in protecting the mana and mauri of Kōhanga Reo by ensuring all policies and regulations uphold and advance its kaupapa as a taonga tuku iho for our babies and mokopuna.
Scoop
23-04-2025
- Politics
- Scoop
Education Should Be Led By Experts-Not Economists
Te Pāti Māori are appalled by Cabinet's decision to agree to 15 recommendations to the Early Childhood Education (ECE) sector following the regulatory review by the Ministry of Regulation. We emphasise the need to prioritise tamariki Māori in Early Childhood Education, conducted by education experts- not economists. 'Our mokopuna deserve an education system shaped by their needs - and that must be led by the total immersion Māori education sector,' said Te Pāti Māori spokesperson for education, Tākuta Ferris. 'Research shows that a strong sense of identity is central to the success of tamariki Māori. Instead of defunding key programmes and continuing to allocate just 1% of total education funding to Māori education, the government should be investing in the Māori educational systems that are already delivering for our tamariki. 'A government that develops education policy within David Seymour's cost-cutting Ministry, shows a clear disregard for the future of our tamariki Māori.' 'There is no table fit to make decisions about the education of mokopuna Māori without Kōhanga Reo and Te Rūnanga Nui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori at it,' says Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, Te Pāti Māori spokesperson for total immersion education. 'They are more equipped than any government body to know what our tamariki need - not just in the classroom, but for their future. 'The government must be held to account for its commitment to the recommendations made in Wai 2336. That means creating standalone legislation with policies specifically designed to support Māori education and to give whānau real, meaningful choices,' concluded Maipi-Clarke. Te Pāti Māori remains resolute in protecting the mana and mauri of Kōhanga Reo by ensuring all policies and regulations uphold and advance its kaupapa as a taonga tuku iho for our babies and mokopuna.
