“We are seeing that some parts of the Tai Rāwhiti where the urupā, the kōiwi, have just drifted off into the sea and been taken away altogether,” former Green MP Elizabeth Kerekere says. “And it’s actually a really, really scary prospect I think for a lot of our whānau.” Read more on NZ Herald
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The Human Rights (Prohibition of Discrimination on Grounds of Gender Identity or Expression, and Variations of Sex Characteristics) Amendment Bill, under the name of Elizabeth Kerekere, would prohibit discrimination based on gender identity or expression and variations of sex characteristics, under the Human Rights Act. Read more on RNZ
But independent MP Elizabeth Kerekere told The Spinoff she remained unconvinced and couldn’t support the bill till rongoā was explicitly excluded. “Since the exemptions are not stipulated in the bill, we must rely on secondary regulation which has not yet been written,” Kerekere said via email. “We are forced to trust government officials and the…
Independent MP Dr Elizabeth Kerekere was also celebrating the historic milestone, after members of Operation Pātiki ki Kohupātiki Marae had been trying for many years. “In February 2022, I was invited to meet with Operation Pātiki at Kohupātiki Marae and my office has been on board ever since.” Read more at Stuff.co.nz
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Rongoā caught in legislative net
Dr Kerekere says many Māori have come to the select committee to voice their concerns about traditional medicine. “The overwhelming call is for it to be explicitly excluded and just to really make the point it is not the role of legislation to determine what matauranga Maori is and to control use of rongoā on…
Green MP Elizabeth Kerekere wants marae to be reimbursed for what they’re spent on feeding and sheltering people displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle. She says while some marae face big clean-up or rebuilding bills, others like Te Poho O Rāwiri in Gisborne became the centre for both welfare and emergency management.
In a media conference this morning in Waitangi, Green List MP Elizabeth Kerekere called for the end of perpetual leases on Māori reserve land – which can have fixed rent for 21-year periods with perpetual right of renewal by the lessee. “Māori landowners continue to be locked out of their own whenua by perpetual leases…
The Green Party has called on the Government to end perpetual leases on Māori land, saying it rips off Māori landowners and is “unjust”. Green Party Māori Development spokesperson Elizabeth Kerekere said land reserved for Māori was leased to European settlers 120 years ago, “at the expense and serious disadvantage of those Māori landowners”. Read…
The first nationwide rainbow youth survey has found that Māori participants face added disparities, including those in state care. … Green MP, takatāpui [LGBTQIA+] advocate and research member Elizabeth Kerekere says takatāpui participants had placed a lot of value on culture and whānau, in which upliftment had a detrimental impact on their mental health. Read…
A Taranaki bowel cancer survivor has delivered a petition to Parliament calling on the screening age to be dropped in the hopes more lives can be saved. “Early bowel cancer detection has been proven internationally to save lives.” Ahead of the petition presentation, Kerekere said she was happy to accept the petition. “We’re very committed…