#Te Ara confirms

"They Gave Them a Permit to Destroy It - The Waiaua River swimming spot" - 21 May 2026

Bay of Plenty Regional Council handed landowners the legal cover to erase a community swimming place in the rohe of Whakatōhea — no public notice, no community consent, no shame.

Ivor Jones The Māori Green Lantern·May 20·13 min read

"The Crown Is Leasing Out an Ancestral Landscape — And Calling It Conservation" - 19 May 2026

They took Rangitahi. They farmed it into the ground. They fenced off the best bits and called themselves conservationists. And now, in May 2026, they're running a business tender for it.

Ivor Jones The Māori Green Lantern·May 19·17 min read

Five applicants compete for lease of New Zealand’s largest farmFive applicants are competing to run Molesworth Station as the Department of Conservation weighs new plans for farming, conservation, tourism and public access.BNZ Business Breakfast1News Reporters DOC's own historical record confirms Farmers Weekly reported Marlborough NZ records

"THE GILDED WAKA: HOW THE MĀORI RULING CLASS SAILED TO BUCKINGHAM PALACE WHILE YOUR TAMARIKI WENT HUNGRY" - 16 May 2026

While Te Arikinui sipped tea with King Charles and the Māori Epstein Class toasted their portfolios in London, 70,000 tamariki Māori went to bed hungry. The Kīngitanga didn't fail te iwi. It forgot th…

Ivor Jones The Māori Green Lantern·May 16·21 min read

Māori Queen meets with Prince William at Windsor CastleThe two “discussed a range of global topics”.1NewsKate Nicol-Williams The Knife in the Honours Box Te Ao Māori News confirmed teaonews.co