I was asked to be part of an MBIE consultation process with Māori. Invited as a professional in the Māori housing/building industry, I reported to them some of the things Māori need in the Buiilding Act to help us.

I was asked to be part of an MBIE consultation process with Māori. Invited as a professional in the Māori housing/building industry, I reported to them some of the things Māori need in the Buiilding Act to help us.

Reporting back Minsitry of Business Innovation and Employment - Livestream recording

The art of Muru 

Tikanga and Kawa are so important. I’ve been a Kawa-fearing wahine for most of my life. Discernment is as important, something that has caused me to depart from Kawa in recent years. Because I’m now keeping Ngā ahurea Māori safe for my mokopuna.

Kawa - discernment 

When we share ourselves in this social media, we hold back layers in order to maintain boundaries that keep us safe. I must now choose what I spend my time on and who.

I must choose

It’s been 2 years of distraction since the first lock down. In that same time house prices have almost double in some areas. Let’s get back to our action plans of first home, occupy whenua and investments. As indigenous people our mokopuna should not be tenants in their own country

Let’s refocus

My first Guest speaker Te Taru White. My dad speaking about his time during the Fiscal Envelope days, settling Treaty grievances for the government in the 1990s. I'm fortunate I was raised around this choice koroua. Geological Engineer Former General Manager of TPK,  Former Kaihautū of Te Papa Former General Manager of Te Puia

My first Guest speaker Te Taru White. My dad speaking about his time during the Fiscal Envelope days, settling Treaty grievances for the government in the 1990s. I'm fortunate I was raised around this choice koroua. Geological Engineer Former General Manager of TPK,  Former Kaihautū of Te Papa Former General Manager of Te Puia

'The investment in the modern state of Aotearoa' 

Today I was a shakey awkward mess as I did my first live on social media for over a year. Reflecting on self importance sucks shet. Vulnerability is not a flavour I enjoy. However, neither is a banquet of bullshit facades. Time to get over myself

That was awkward - getting over herself

I’d heard about divide &amp; conquer as a strategy. Imagine however my surprise to experience it myself. Surprised because … if I remember correctly … I was the only one who turned up to the last Māori land court hearing, I was there when the judge ordered my succession to whenua left in part to me, in a will. So why then, would the next step be to approach siblings to agree to go against me in exchange for financial benefits. To put pressure on me to agree to sell. Credit to my siblings who staunchly declined the invite.

The Divide & Conquer

Reading through some of my email communications with the Case Manager at the Māori Land Court. 

Reading through some of my email communications with the Case Manager at the Māori Land Court.

Read along with me Part 1

Maori Land Monday - The Patriarchy

Dedicated to my sons, their whakapapa Māori, Moriori, Niue, Atiu and Tahiti. May our mokopuna never be tenants on any of your whenua throughout Te Moananui a Kiwa. Love from mummy.Join me as I unpack my whenua Māori journey. Share in my successes, disputes, despair and behind the scenes. Listener discretion advised: You may find this uncomfortable to listen to if you feel that I am sharing information that identifies yourself or a loved one. I am at peace with that, it is the greater good that is more important.

Next week's episode is about the Patriarchy and my problem with it. I don't want to be a whinger, name and shamer, bleating about mamae without offering a solution. So each week I will share with you a shorter interlude the gets to the point, the solution, for how I overcome a problem - before I talk to you about the problem. Then, you can listen to the following episode for more context, perhaps just to listen to my story.Inspiration for the interlude is from one of my favourite albums by OutKast; an interlude to set the scene before the next waiata :)

Next week's episode is about the Patriarchy and my problem with it. I don't want to be a whinger, name and shamer, bleating about mamae without offering a solution.  So each week I will share with you a shorter interlude the gets to the point, the solution, for how I overcome a problem - before I talk to you about the problem. Then, you can listen to the following episode for more context, perhaps just to listen to my story. Inspiration for the interlude is from one of my favourite albums by OutKast; an interlude to set the scene before the next waiata :)

Solution Interlude - The solution before the problem

A kaupapa to keep sharing with my followers on how I self represented in the Māori Land Court.My goal is to break the whānau cycle of holding secrets for poor whānau ethics, greed and intra-oppression (the oppressed now opress) and instead share the experience for others to follow the solutions that worked for me.The theme of Mondays will be Māori Land. No I am not open for individual consultations but will instead share and it is up to you to follow.

A kaupapa to keep sharing with my followers on how I self represented in the Māori Land Court. My goal is to break the whānau cycle of holding secrets for poor whānau ethics, greed and intra-oppression (the oppressed now opress) and instead share the experience for others to follow the solutions that worked for me. The theme of Mondays will be Māori Land. No I am not open for individual consultations but will instead share and it is up to you to follow.

Maori Land Mondays - Back after 12 months away

Kiwisaver can feel complex. Last episode you will have learned How To withdraw your Kiwisaver. And here are some more FAQs about Kiwisaver to help you buy your First Home.

Ep 6. Kiwisaver FAQs

This topic is in two parts (this is part 1). How To Use Kiwisaver starts with all the documents you require as part of your portfolio (Week 2). Once you collect all these documents in to your portfolio you are ready to start applying for your Kiwisaver withdrawal and apply for the Homestart Grant from Housing NZ.

Ep 5. Kiwisaver documents

Everyone must start here - from the High Income to the Low Income aspiring Home Owners. 'Clean Banking' is like going on a diet, purging yourself of habits and creating some fresh basic ones for good financial health.

Ep 3. CleanBanking - Financial Bootcamp begins

Portfolios are a folder/envelope/book where you collect all of your essential documents for applying for a home loan. Same goes for business lending or anytime you are asking for money! These instructions are magic - trust me. If you are a nuisance for the Lender/Bank Manager/Broker, you may get put to the bottom of the pile. Or worse, they may make assumptions about you - and you get declined. Listen here to find out what you can do to go to the top of the list!

Ep4. Portfolio Magic - Be prepared

Defining your version will keep you going when the journey gets rough. Understand your vision before anything else. Finance, property, land law can be difficult. That is why there are well paid experts in these fields. Why would anyone need to specialise their career in something that is easy? They are challenging barriers but if your vision is strong it will pull you through,

Ep 2. Define your vision

My long term business vision is for all Māori to be land owners...again. Because I believe that along with our reo and tikanga, whenua is also an essential part of who we are. It is what makes us Indigenous in the first place. Indigeneity is a location specific adjective; you are indigenous to a place. Colonisation works most effectively when you a sever a tie to a an element of a people's sense of identity (reo, tikanga, whenua). Connection to whenua is what makes us native to this land...and this is the area that I've decided to focus my business on for the next two to three generations.

EP1. Why focus on whenua and home ownership?

Dedicated to my sons, their whakapapa Māori, Moriori, Niue, Atiu and Tahiti. May our mokopuna never be tenants on any of your whenua throughout Te Moananui a Kiwa. Love from mummy. Join me as I unpack my whenua Māori journey. Share in my successes, disputes, despair and behind the scenes. Listener discretion advised: You may find this uncomfortable to listen to if you feel that I am sharing information that identifies yourself or a loved one. I am at peace with that, it is the greater good that is more important.

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