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She achieved so much more for māori than the current lot will ever achieve.Dame Tariana Turia tangi live updates: Māori Party founder laid to rest at Whangaehu marae
RNZ
7 Jan, 2025 10:51 AM3 mins to read
Kahurangi Tariana Turia. Photo / DefendNZ
By RNZ
The founder of Te Pāti Māori, Dame Tariana Turia, is today being laid to rest at her marae at Whangaehu.
Turia died on Friday, aged 80, after earlier suffering a stroke.
Thousands have arrived in the small settlement south of Whanganui over the past four days to pay their respects.
Whānau spokesman Che Wilson said today’s proceedings would begin with karakia followed by a church service to send off the woman affectionately known among her iwi as Auntie Tari.
The nehu, or burial, is set to begin about 11am.
Wilson said the whānau were encouraging people to stay behind after the nehu for the hākari, or feast, which usually signalled the end of a tangihanga.
He said the village of Whangaehu may be small, but the entire Māori community on both sides of the Whanganui River had come together to farewell one of their own.
“You can’t be from one side of a river and not from the other side of a river, or connected to the many rivers along here, so ... as a wider rohe [region] we’re supporting each other to ensure we can do the things we need to do to honour our queen.”
Colleague and close friend Sir Bill English told Morning Report the Māori health provider movement and Whānau Ora will be Turia’s lasting legacy.
“In Whanganui, she started one of the early Māori providers ... and it was all based on a view that government services weren’t designed around people.
“She set about doing a bit more than just talking about it, she started essentially the movement of Māori health providers and Whānau Ora.”
English said Turia had a deep faith in the capacity of people to know what was best for them which allowed for progress if you gave them a little room to do it.
He also said she was quite sceptical about the structures and delivery of the welfare state.
Turia resigned from the Labour Party in 2004, before forming the Māori Party, which English said took immense courage.
The Government and Labour lined up to pay their respects to Dame Tariana Turia who died on Friday.
“Willie Jackson noted this yesterday at the tangi, it takes a great deal of courage to break - particularly with a government - and form your own party because there’s so much uncertainty about whether it will work or won’t work,” he said.
“Secondly, in her case, along with Pita Sharples, who was there yesterday, she focused very much on the mana-enhancing way of doing politics.”
English said under Turia’s leadership, the Māori Party focused very much on a style of politics which he believed people would find irrelevant today because of factors like social media.
He credited Māori Party at the time for their research, constructive and well-thought-through speeches in the House, and conducting themselves with mana, which he said was very effective.
“Within a few years of leaving the Labour Party, she was part of a government, and able to conduct the Māori Party’s relationship in a government with quite a lot of tension, but always with integrity and that coalition lasted nine years and allowed her to persist with ideas like Whānau Ora and a lot of unrecognised work she did within the disability community as well.”
- RNZ
'A once-in-a-generation leader': Dame Tariana Turia laid to rest
The Māori Party founder is being laid to rest at Whangaehu Marae.www.nzherald.co.nz
What about the nationwide child abuse scandal thats happening right now??Will there be a new grooming gangs inquiry?
Labour government facing pressure over its response to grooming gangs
Musk should come over here and make some noise about opening an inquiry into the suspected political pedophile ring that existed if he’s the crusader for justice. 2025 must be the year where victims start to get justice according to him
Or the amount of kids being killed in driveways here at present. Just thought with Musk levelling the accusations towards Starmer as his time as head of cps from 2008-2013, that these historic crimes were more in line with what he’s asking for in the inquiry
They arent in any way similar.
Aren’t they asking for the inquiry to ask questions how it was covered up? Like what an inquiry into these allegations would bring to light here too?Maybe you missed it because you don’t live here, but findings into state care abuse here has been found to be true, and some have put allegations towards some political figures. The week after Aussie McLean passed away, it surfaced that he was in fact abusing children. He was an Australian politician who came here and served under the national party. ACC over here has put aside $3.5 billion to pay out those who suffered
It's disgusting, but I doubt Elon cares about the victims, he has his own agenda. His new bff was Epstein's wingman ffs
Doubt we'll ever get one, any more than the Brits will get a nationwide inquiry into Jimmy Saville procuring little kids for British politicians and the Firm.Will there be a new grooming gangs inquiry?
Labour government facing pressure over its response to grooming gangs
Musk should come over here and make some noise about opening an inquiry into the suspected political pedophile ring that existed if he’s the crusader for justice. 2025 must be the year where victims start to get justice according to him
I am well aware of NZs history having lived there for 2 decades. I have relatives that worked at Cherry Farm and met people who spent time at Lake Alice. Non of what you said substantiate the elite paedophile ring rumours. There would have been multiple throughout NZs history without a doubt, but this is not "the thing"
It's not the current thing but I'd still like further inquiry into this alleged ring in NZ before all the perps die of old age
TBH I wouldn't be surprised if they did, just so they don't have to touch the current child abuse
What's the estimated number of victims?
Yeah you’re probably right, the woman Musk has said should be locked up will turn herself in tomorrow and Starmer will step down after the allegations he knew all about it. No need for inquiry, everyone will cooperate. None of what I said substantiates the allegations because it needs investigating over here. People don’t just turn up with their hands in the air as you seem to think is going to happen in the uk
Immediately documented >5000. Conservative estimate with narrow parameters to 2011; 150,000.
They're bringing with them a culture of rape, just like the Vikings, Saxons, Normans, and Kraut barbarians before them.
I wasnt aware those 4 tribal groups were allowed to immigate. Here I thought they invaded. That solves the pesky legal problems around summary executions though.
