tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340901893892759228.post3519679628887818292..comments2023-07-12T20:25:09.496+12:00Comments on mars 2 earth: Awarua - is it a bluff?Marty Marshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07434142404949696557noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340901893892759228.post-17894205469158452252009-04-02T13:25:00.000+13:002009-04-02T13:25:00.000+13:00Good pointsMy point about the 'secret' meeting rea...Good points<BR/><BR/>My point about the 'secret' meeting really related to the 'collective' meeting at Arowhenua and also the 'secret' meeting that Mark and some TRONT reps had (assuming it's true).<BR/><BR/>If you restrict who can attend a hui then I agree that doesn't necessarily imply secrecy.<BR/><BR/>I have not heard too much about the hui in Awarua other than tikanga was observed and everyone was able to have their say... which is great but doesn't really move us closer to getting all the paddlers in our waka to paddle in unison. <BR/><BR/>I fear that we might need another forum to lay the issues to rest once and for all (if they ever can be).<BR/><BR/>And my other concern is the elections are coming up... are these issues going to be sorted by then? <BR/><BR/>We can't even vote off anyone, if we don't agree with them, but then again we can't even vote for them, if we do agree with them...<BR/><BR/>and finally I congratulate Awarua for inviting the Kaiwhakahaere down and giving all parties the chance to talk it through.Marty Marshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07434142404949696557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340901893892759228.post-2204159945772366282009-04-01T23:34:00.000+13:002009-04-01T23:34:00.000+13:00It wasn't a 'secret meeting' nor was the invitatio...It wasn't a 'secret meeting' nor was the invitation list extremely limited given that about half the iwi membership was probably eligible to attend.<BR/><BR/>What it was <B>not</B> was a 'taumata korero' as promoted on the Ngāi Tahu website as it was a meeting called by Awarua not organised by the Kaiwhakahaere or OTRONT.<BR/><BR/>It was as successful a hui as any such might be and it remains to be seen if any changes ensue because of it. Of course, that lies with TRONT, the Kaiwhakahaere and OTRONT rather than with Awarua aloneUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16408935367239453840noreply@blogger.com