[Imc-aotearoa-ed] Re: [windymedia] young nicks head feature

[clare h]

Hi everyone,

i've done a draft background feature on this. i say background cos i'm in 
dunedin and couldn't go to welly and write stuff on the hikoi. 

i have to do the links still, but will include links to waitangi tribunal, 
the iwi website on the issue, historical places trust etc.

please please can someone write a paragraph on the hikoi. and or embassy ( i 
know nothing about this, and really want to) then the feature can go up.

it's super good that protesters were talked to, (yay :-) but we really need 
to write stuff ourselves too, especially now when this is all a bit new, and 
we have to get stuff up quickly.  it would for instance be great to have 
several views on what is happening up on the newswire (history isn't 
singular, its multiple!)

and if ngai tamanuhiri put something up there is nothing stopping us putting 
that up as a feature too.

well theres my 2 cents worth

heres my draft (which obviously needs current happenings added in-  please 
add them)!

clare

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A Hikoi in protest of the proposed sale of Te Kuri a Paoa (Young Nicks Head) 
to a New York financier arrived at parliament on Monday, in an attempt to get 
the government to block the sale.  
Te Kuri a Paoa was lost to Ngai Tamanuhiri in the 1800s through Crown 
Policies. The crown later sold this land to the current owners in 1910.
The land is regarded as the first place in New Zealand sighted by Captain 
Cook's crew. It is also the subject of Treaty Land Claims, heard recently by 
the Waitangi Tribunal. The site has strong historical and spiritual 
signifcance.
In order to maintain their responsibilities and culture as Tangata Whenua 
(people of the land) Ngai Tamanuhiri are proposing to regain guardianship the 
headlands of Te Kuri a Paoa.
      Occupation of the headland continues, with  30 protestors camped at the 
clifftop and 60 beneath.


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On Monday 05 August 2002 8:12 pm, ksimpson@ihug.co.nz wrote:
> I went to parliament grounds this afternoon and met some of the
> marchers, including the person who set up the occupation/hikoi
> website. His name is Regan Harrington (Email
> regan_harrington@hotmail.com and Tel. 027 224 2226). I told him
> about the AIMC site and the policy of open publishing and gave him the
> last two W((i))ndys.
>
> He's going to post some material on our site, including photos. I think
> this is the best way of publicising the protest, coming from one of the
> marchers rather than an AIMC reporter. However, if nothing goes up in
> the next day or two I'll contact Regan again.
>
> I also gave him some anti-'bypass' material.
>
>
> Ken
>
> On 5 Aug 2002 at 8:21, kieran monaghan wrote:
> >  There arrived here last night and start off from Te Papa this morning,
> > stopping at pidgon park along the way, aiming to be at parliament around
> > mid-day , they shouldn't be to difficult to spot, I hear there is about
> > 50 + people marching. They also have said they will occupy Par-lie-ment
> > grounds during the day. These sort of demos are always exciting in my
> > opinion, theres generally heaps of cops at maori protests. It would be
> > wicked if you could make it, a jeff will the digital camera. I can go
> > down later in the week and do a follow up.
> > kieran
> >
> > > I may have time (the arrival is Tuesday plus or minus 24 hours which
> > > makes it difficult to promise anything). I don't have a digital camera
> > > though - any offers?
> > >
> > > Ken
> > >
> > > On 3 Aug 2002 at 12:20, kieran monaghan wrote:
> > > > I cannot make this Im sorry, is anyboby else available to go along???
> > > > kieran
> > > >
> > > > > hey wellington people,
> > > > >
> > > > > is anyone able to head along to parliament for the arrival of the
> >
> > Young
> >
> > > > Nicks Head hikoi? this should be monday/wednesday at the latest
> > > >
> > > > > it would be good to get a feature on this, and photos would be
> >
> > amazing! as
> >
> > > > well as imc interviews with people there
> > > >
> > > > > (sorry if this has been raised before....)
> > > > >
> > > > > clare