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"Anaru joined the battle for te reo Mori when he was a first-year university student almost 50 years ago and he never left us. Shadow Finance Minister Andrew Robb says Australias education sector should embrace technology to help educate Indias emerging middle class. The council was continuing to monitor the site to ensure compliance. Thoughts? He was involved in Ng Kaiwhakapmau i te Reo, who delivered the WAI 11 Te Reo claim, supporting late rangatira Huirangi Waikerepuru. Andrew says he learntMori because he loved it. On the street and in public spaces, even native speakers mostly didnt speak Mori because of the likely reaction: abuse and threats from Pkeh within earshot. I felt that I had a role. Metal, plastic and timber from the demolition of historic Greymouth hotel Revingtons was found in the 2 hectare Taylorville Rd dump site. In the last 20 years, we've seen over 3,000 people, patients, involved in these trials, and the results are spectacular," Mr Robb said. Compliance officers who investigated claims that a New River goldminer was muddying the water found the discharge was minor and was put right by the operator on the spot. "They're getting up to 60 to 80 per cent remission. While Australians understand the political benefits of free trade agreements, many remain divided on the economic merit. There was the whole culture out there I had known nothing about. The company's consent is for cleanfill, but council staff, acting on a neighbour's complaint, found the rubble. Andrew Robb has led an unusual life for a Pkeh, including, for instance, working as a reo Mori journalist on radio and television. As the first lockdown merged into Te Wiki o te Reo Mori, I reflected on the achievements of the Mori language revitalisation movement, and its failures, over the time since I first got involved. Andrew the challenge I think you have is that although Mori need to be the priority in te reo, you will not see the Pkeh buy-in into the use of te reo which you need to, until Pkeh see significant numbers of *other*Pkeh learning the language. When I started learning Maori, my family and friends were not against the idea, but they were perplexed what is the use of it? 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Photo: National Library One of their earliest and most notable successes was delivering 30,000 signatures to parliament in support of the petition of Hana Te Hemara, calling for Mori Language Day to be established. And we need to have alternatives.". . This is not to say that Pkeh shouldnt learn and use te reo. He says he was a sponge, listening to people talking, attuning himself to Te Reo and trying to absorb as much as he could. This weeks ABC Four Corners/Fairfax expose of Chinese activities in Australia is alarming not just for its revelations about a multi-fronted pattern of influence-seeking but also for what it says about. Andrew Robb is advocating for psychedelic therapy to be legalised in Australia The Therapeutic Goods Administration is considering whether to allow psychedelics to be used in a psychiatric clinic setting The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists says more research needs to be done Kia ora Ross, I think that, in the past, te reo Maori was actively suppressed by the government because it was recognised as a key element of a distinct Maori identity, so it challenged the colonial story that We are one people and that British is best. Some wouldn't survive. After 39 years, six prime ministers and hundreds of MPs, Shona Robb has called time on her career. And I was thrilled that, as they start tostring sentences together, our mokopuna speak more Mori than English. Andrew Robb, Minister for Trade and Investment is welcomed with a local Maori elder as the Ministerial Representatives from the 12 countries arrive. The animal was confirmed dead in the water, but there was no access to the riverbed for a digger to move it. He has worked as a bilingual journalist in Mori media and has been involved with the Mori language revitalisation movement in one way or another for more than 40 years. Sign up for our email newsletter and get the latest E-Tangata stories sent straight to your inbox. Your email address will not be published. Andrew and Ian Robb and Waikato farmer Andrew MacPherson are directors of Sewell Peak Farm. NZ Expects Cyclone Recovery to Cost Billions as Death Toll Rises. A barrage of other environmental complaints kept the council compliance team on the hop last month, but most complaints were unfounded. The regional council has also served the contractor involved, Paul Smith Contracting, with an infringement notice for dumping the waste, some of which is still on site. However, the council was forced to intervene again in March, when contaminated waste from the demolition of the old Grey Base Hospital was found on site. . I think there are potential risks in kawanatanga schools taking the lead in teaching te reo to all students. If you support our kaupapa and want to see us continue, please consider making a one-off donation or contributing $5 or $10 a month. Were warming to Pkeh broadcasters pronouncing te reo Mori better and using Mori greetings and phrases. Tears streamed down my face, not because I was scared or angry, but because, at that moment, there was nowhere in the world Id rather have been than right there with those people., Posted by Andrew Robb | Jul 15, 2017 | Reo. Learn how your comment data is processed. "So I think it's really important to note that clinics that might be operating elsewhere are probably operating under an experimental rule or outside of those particular rules.". In the last 20 years he's been involved in rural TV programmes including Rural Delivery, Number 8 Wired and Country Calendar. But, in other ways, things havent changed much. Its hard to convey how little public presence or support te reo Mori had back then. It is a precious treasure that is part of this land. Andrew Robb enrolled into Mori language studies in the mid 1970's. I think they've been bitten a few times when they've backed other treatments that haven't worked out.". A complaint about a dead cow near the mouth of the Mahinapua Creek checked out. "Well, we're not denying the alternatives. West Coast Regional Council compliance team leader Colin Helem said the council was working with the consent holder to remove non-clean fill materials from the site. Im a Pkeh who grew up having absolutely no clue about Mori anything. Thank you for reading E-Tangata. Former cabinet minister in the Howard and Abbott governments Ian Macfarlane has announced he will quit parliament at the election. I kept putting it down to all sorts of other things," Mr Robb told 7.30. They described many deep issues they have to confront and resolve, before they can get into the right frame of mind even to begin to learn te reo Mori. So, what is Lorde, or any Pkeh, to do? "There aren't any countries that I would think have reasonable rules that actually have gone to this level of detail of deregulation. "He was a paradox in that on the one hand you had a fierce advocate and ally for te reo, on the other hand you had a softly spoken, humble and gentle Pkeh man. I was always made to feel very very welcome in their communities and in their affairs.. There were a number of overstretched teachers of Mori in secondary schools, and a valiant team publishing Mori stories in journals for schools and that was about it. | 8 min read, Andrew Robb and his children (from left) Te Kawa, Moana and Mahuru, around 1990. "But just like with cannabis, it still remains, you know, illegal for recreational purposes. Here he reflects on its achievements and failures and on the proper role of Pkeh. "What I'm trying to say is, I don't think we need to set up another one of those [drugs] just yet. Just last year, the late Anaru Robb spoke at my grandfathers unveiling, recalling fond and triumphant memories of the political era and the relationships forged between members of that group. Kia ora David, thanks for your comment. Trade Minister Andrew Robb was highly critical of how the government had handled the past year. When I enrolled to learn Mori at Victoria University in 1974, I had no idea that Mori was a spoken language and I still dont quite know why I took Mori. An Atarau miner who spotted a turbidity problem, reported it himself and then fixed it, has not been penalised but investigations are ongoing. To embed this content on your own webpage, cut and paste the following: , for easy access to all your favourite programmes. Bishop, as Foreign Minister, is. It was also before Mori radio, the internet, and official language status for te reo Mori. I now see that I will only obtain fluency by Te Reo immersion, no matter how much I study. But we were members of Te Reo Mori Society, and committed to promoting recognition and use of te reo Mori, through political actions, submissions to Parliament, ministers, heads of government departments and public broadcasters, petitions on various topics, and running a Mori language resource centre in town. So we really need to be really careful," Dr Allan said. He moved into media in the 1990's, first as a presenter and reporter for ManaMori Media, and later in Parliament as a media advisor for the Mori Party. Posted by Andrew Robb | Apr 19, 2020 | Reflections. I think Pakeha buy-in is for all those reasons, as well as the fact that te reo Maori has been normalised in our New Zealand culture. Join Facebook to connect with Andrew Robb and others you may know. (Photo supplied). Not because of special privileges for Mori, but because, if te reo is not genuinely Mori, if te tino rangatiratanga o te reo is lost, it will have little value to Pkeh either. They also support the teaching of te reo in schools. Andrew Robb Email Address Found 1 email address listing: You see everything in a negative fashion. However, the council decided not to issue another abatement notice. Robb used his skills as a bilingual journalist on radio and in print and was also a storyteller who ensured the stories of te reo included those of the battle to safeguard it for future generations of New Zealanders, Apanui said. The sheer number of Pkeh, with the best of intentions and only a little knowledge, might overwhelm the small community of native speakers of Mori, who hold the cultural responsibility of maintaining te rangatiratanga o te reo. Foreign minister Marise Paynes trip to China last November signalled a thawing in relations with China. He. Athletes' ambitions don't end when they leave the field of play. Photo: Supplied Required fields are marked *. One way or another it has been part of everything hes ever done. Families need a range of options to suit their stressed circumstances, such as the demands of work, the costs of housing and food, and the logistics of getting mokopuna to and from khanga. Will His AI Plans Be Any Different? The Therapeutic Goods Administration is currently considering whether to allow psychedelics like magic mushrooms (active ingredient psilocybin) or ecstasy (MDMA) to be used in a psychiatric clinic setting. Sep 2013 - Jul 201411 months. Far fewer know their real story. Rocketreach finds email, phone & social media for 450M+ professionals. . I guess I thought itd be like learning Spanish or Italian. (Photo supplied), Ill never forget the day we could turn on the radio and Te Reo Irirangi o Te Upoko o te Ika brought a stream of native-spoken Mori into the house. It leads to breakthroughs and can change peoples lives for the better. My grandfather, Dr Te Kapunga Matemoana (Koro) Dewes, was lecturing in anthropology at Victoria University at the time. Our eldest, Te Kawa, was born in 1981, so he mostly missed out on khanga reo, apart from the play groups that we ran with other whnau and a stint at a khanga shortly before he started school. He was a reo teacher to many, including Anaru Robb, and supported the establishment of Te Reo Mori Society, a kaupapa Mori student group. Adjacent landowners Mat McNutt and Ally Sardelich complained to the council that they were disappointed it had not issued an abatement notice following the March visit, and had not ordered the contractor and consent holder to dig up the non-clean fill material already covered with soil. Posted by Andrew Robb | Oct 24, 2021 | Reo. Mori Land March - Wellington Motorway, October 1975. In fact, I didn't accept it for myself for decades that I had a depressive condition. Champion of te reo and advocate for justice Andrew Robb dies aged 66 6:45 pm on 11 May 2022 Tributes have been flowing for te reo revitaliser and key advocate for Pkeh allyship to Mori, Andrew Robb, who has died at the age of 66. Former Trade Minister Andrew Robbs criticism may be a little exaggerated, but theres no doubt the relationship is tricky and still needs work. At that time, when te reo Mori seemed to be in great danger, I thought that whatever they learned was better than nothing. Kia tae atu tatou ki te aroaro o te Atua, tera pea a te Atua ki a tatou: Ka peheatia e koutou te reo rangatira i hoatungia e ahau ki a koutou?(Na Te Ouenuku Rene, o Ngti Toa, ki te Ropu o Te Reo Mori, 1970. Your own account of how hard that was when you began learning is what Pkeh students face. And that event Posted by Andrew Robb | Mar 4, 2017 | Reo. If you like our focus on Mori and Pasifika stories, interviews, and commentary, we need your help. Posted by Andrew Robb | Feb 20, 2022 | Media. Andrew Robb 35 years experience in the banking,retirement planning and life and disability insurance sector Paraparaumu, Wellington Region, New Zealand 575 followers 500+ connections Join to. Andrew Robb began learning te reo 50 years ago. David Robb 1813-1864 & Barbara Donald He was a consistent contributor to E-Tangata, and articulated his thoughts on how Pkeh and non-Mori can be better allies. Sometimes the path forward is not where we would like or expect it, but there it is. Andrew Robb is the companys majority shareholder and lives next to the cleanfill site. 1/22/2023 5:02 AM. Now more than ever, players rightly see themselves as multi-faceted entrepreneurs, and seek ways to leverage their brands in everything from real estate to venture capital. McNutt had taken photos of reinforcing protruding from cement, knots of reinforcing, copper pipes, a stainless steel sink, aluminium window frames, carpet, plastic and MDF board. I mean, who could be bothered making the necessary effort to become fluent in a mongrel, bastardised language? Conversely, during lockdown, when I spoke Mori to our mokopuna, I started to wonder if I was doing the right thing, especially when I heard them using words from the khanga or their Nan-nan, or online, that I dont use myself. Ruth Lopert, George Washington University, James Laurenceson, The University of Queensland, Douglas Hilton, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra, Director, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute & Professor of Medical Biology, and an honorary principal fellow in the Department of Zoology at the University of Melbourne, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI), University of Technology Sydney, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Canberra, Adjunct professor, Department of Health Policy & Management, George Washington University, Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University, Industry Professor and Chief Economist, University of Technology Sydney, Copyright 20102023, The Conversation Media Group Ltd. Tony Walker is a Friend of The Conversation. On the face of it, kaupapa Mori and reo-immersion education isnt getting the support it needs to flourish, and to match a growing demand. Two complaints about a Hou Hou goldminer also failed to fly: staff found the operator was compliant and there was no issue with his settlement ponds. Photo: Supplied. Only here can it be nurtured and encouraged for the future generations. Share Your Design Ideas, New JerseysMurphy Defends $10 Billion Rainy Day Fund as States Economy Slows, This Week in Crypto: Ukraine War, Marathon Digital, FTX. He was an ally and a very dear friend who is sadly missed, says Apanui. Bastion Point: A desperate struggle and a dream fulfilled. . Posted by Andrew Robb | Oct 24, 2021 | 4 "It was a stunning, astonishing revelation. ( ABC News) Two years after clinching a historic free trade deal with Beijing, former trade minister Andrew Robb has become a "high-level economic consultant" with the Chinese company that now operates Darwin Port. He would often speak in public of that period and the impact it had on his life. Email. The company's consent is for cleanfill, but council staff, acting on a neighbour's complaint, found the rubble contained exposed steel and other materials that fall outside the cleanfill definition. "There is a high risk of diversion for misuse, even in conjunction with schedule 8 controls," the TGA's interim report declared. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. File photo / Sincerely Media, Unsplash. I had the luxury of a free university education in those days, so I could do it just because I wanted to! Beyond that, kaupapa Mori initiatives to raise the next generations of native speakers must also take priority over wider programmes to teach Pkeh basic language skills. The Nationals are set to elect Barnaby Joyce unopposed as their leader on Thursday night, which will make him deputy prime minister. We welcome submissions or inquiries to:editor@e-tangata.co.nz. He started in radio in 1984 working on a range of programmes including the long running series Spectrum. He declined to comment. E rere ana te aroha ki te whnau pani i tnei w. It is the dream apparatchik job, but you would need to be brave to want it just now. Thanks Andrew for offering your perspective on learning Te Reo as a Pkeh. He was a frequent writer on e-tangata and in this piece speaks personally of his journey and reflects on the role Pkeh can play in being allies to Mori. Keep at it! Staff reported an old road beside the creek had been washed out and spread gravel along the creek area. And as Parliament's. E-Tangata is an online Sunday magazine specialising in stories that reflect the experiences of Mori and Pasifika in Aotearoa. Another aspect of te tino rangatiratanga o te reo is Mori ownership and control of te reo Mori and its development into the future. Although unconsented materials such as metals have been found on site during the inspections when responding to the complaints the contractor on site had been actively removing the materials from the dump face and stockpiling for removal to an authorised site, he said. New Zealand. He was among a group of over 200 people arrested when the protesters were evicted by 800 police and NZ Army personnel. Like gaining sight in another eye.. They saw trucks begin dumping material from the old Grey Base Hospital on March 1 and by March 6 the pit had been covered with soil. Although he only recognised two words pakeha and Mori the meeting had a big impact. Four years ago, there was an unprecedented Chinese presence at rkei marae. He was among a group of over 200 people arrested when the protesters were evicted by 800 police and NZ Army personnel. Posted by Andrew Robb | Jun 3, 2018 | History, As the arrests began, I was overwhelmed with emotion. The research funding system needs to be changed to make it more efficient says coalition member Andrew Robb. Kia ora. "It's very difficult to explain the nature of depression. Andrew Robb learned te reo Mori at university in 1974. For more than 50 years, Mr Robb has suffered from diurnal depression which, he said, "means you go to sleep taking on the world, and you wake up deeply depressed". Before that, as a university student, he joined the Bastion Point occupation in 1977. . Mind Medicine Australia advocates for psychedelic therapy, which is currently available in Canada, the US, Switzerland and Israel. The council had received several complaints from a person in March about contaminated material from the old Grey Base Hospital being dumped. And now, re reo Maori is either a requirement or an advantage in many types of jobs. Andrew Robb began learning te reo 50 years ago. Andrew Robb President at Burgess, Schultz & Robb, P.C. But those khanga were operating when Te Kawa started school, and I dont know of any others. Former trade minister Andrew Robb walked from parliament into a high-paying post with a Chinese company. We feel this site is in an inappropriate location as it is a catchment area for a tributary to the Grey River and above the intake for the Greymouth District water treatment plant, Sardelich said. He says that being able to use the language has always felt like an extraordinary gift. Paul Smith Earthmoving did not respond to requests for comment. A new 'veloway' is welcome news for Melbourne's cyclists. Racism and White Defensiveness in Aotearoa: A Pkeh Pe What is spectrum, and why should Mori care? When pills stopped working, Andrew Robb looked to magic mushroom therapy. And it is they who should get priority access to funding and resources. The role of Pkeh is to support by Andrew Robb | Oct 24, 2021 | Reo "It's right that Pkeh should speak Mori, and Pkeh engagement is important to the revitalisation of te reo Mori. We don't talk about the state of our marriage before nine o'clock.". Huirangi met every test of his strength, courage, integrity and leadership to secure the rights of future generations to the language of his tipuna. Andrew Robb on Huirangi Waikerepuru. We're saying that we need to do the science to get the safety and get the efficacy to make sure that that's right," college president John Allan told 7.30. Te Reo Society members also supported the efforts of the Land March as well as those protesting at Bastion Point. Mick Tsikas/AAP June 6, 2017 Chinese influence compromises the integrity of our politics The Australian government hopes to finalise the Free Trade Agreement with China by the end of the year. He is survived by his three children, Te Kawa, Mahuru and Te Au o Te Moana and his two mokopuna - who the whnau say were the recent light in his life - reenergising his continued advocacy for the rights and growth of te reo. Since his students days at Victoria University in the 1970's, Andrew Robb made a conscious decision to align himself with Mori issues at the time. Housing policies favour the rich and leave first home buyers high and dry. For them to see Pkeh people, who dont carry the burden of colonial trauma, making free with the ultimate taonga that rightly belongs to Mori, was more than they could bear. And that took me back 40 years to the time their mum, Alison, and I were doing the same for them. Born in Kilspindie Lived in Pitroddie, Dundee, Alyth. . Quinnipiac. An environmental assessment said heavy metals could cause chemical contamination of the 2ha site. Taiawatea has been lucky. I have learned that three of my grandsons have Mori ancestry however it is not clear if their Maori grandparents are enthusiastic about passing on that heritage. Hes been involved with Te Reo Mori Society, Ng Kaiwhakapmau i te Reo and Te Upoko o te Ika radio station, and worked in parliament as an advisor to the Mori Party. More enforcement action could follow; after another more recent complaint, staff found the Taylorville Rd was non-compliant and are investigating. You can support E-Tangatas kaupapa by contributing through PressPatron. The life-long advocate for te reo and kaupapa Mori, who was known affectionately by his peers as Anaru, has passed away at the age of 66. Your email address will not be published. His entire address was in te reo. Also in Rotomanu, compliance staff found a dairy effluent pond overflowing on to land. In terms of policy, its right that Pkeh should speak Mori and Pkeh engagement is important to the revitalisation of te reo Mori. Forty years ago, I had no such qualms. a***@hamptons.co.nz . Now he is on the board of a charity that wants to try something different. "There are hundreds of thousands of Australians who today could be taking advantage of these drugs to help their therapy.". So Andrew, its been really exciting in the last. AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), abc.net.au/news/andrew-robb-advocates-for-psychedelic-therapy/13230944, How a 21yo man with the code name 'Svyat' smuggled residents past Putin's private army, Anna called police to report an assault, but they took out a family violence order against her.
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