Covid 19 coronavirus: Waitangi Day organisers keeping close eye on Covid - iwi leaders say don t come North
28 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at Waitangi Day commemorations last year. Organisers are still to determine if there will be changes to this year s event, given the Covid-19 situation.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at Waitangi Day commemorations last year. Organisers are still to determine if there will be changes to this year s event, given the Covid-19 situation.
Susan Botting is the Local Democracy Reporter for Northlandsusan.botting@northernadvocate.co.nz
Waitangi Day organisers are looking closely at whether the commemorations will go ahead after two new Covid-19 cases in Auckland.
Iwi chairs skip Waitangi party 29 Jan 2021 09:12 AM Photo: Ngati Hineuru Trust.
Harry Burkhart: Iwi chairs skip Waitangi party
A member of the Iwi Chairs Forum says conversations with the Government will continue – even if not at Waitangi.
A member of the Iwi Chairs Forum says conversations with the Government will continue - even if not at Waitangi.
Iwi leaders have decided not to hold their scheduled hui at Waitangi in the days preceding Waitangi Day, but to instead meet online.
Harry Burkhart says it was an easy decision to make because of what they felt was a heightened risk of COVID-19 transmission in the north.
Friday, 29 January 2021, 6:50 am
Te Kahu o Taonui Iwi Collective Leaders – Urge Whānau
and Manuhiri to stay at home while we understand the full
impact of recent cases of COVID19 in the
community
Several hui have been postponed and
cancelled over the last 24 hours and it is important that as
things escalate to remain calm and proactive in our
Iwi/Māori response to COVID. Protecting our whakapapa,
whānau, hapū, marae and communities is our primary
responsibility. This is a role that cannot or will not be
abdicated to others.
Harry Burkhardt Chair of Te Kahu
o Taonui says that “with the cancellation of Waitangi for
People queue in cars for Covid-19 tests in Kamo, Northland, this week.
Photo: RNZ / Liu Chen
Te Kahui o Taonui, Te Tai Tokerau iwi leaders, met yesterday to discuss how best to protect at risk people, including kaumātua, from the community case of Covid-19 in the region.
Ngāpuhi Pandemic Response project lead Tia Ashby was at the hui and said that if kaumātua did need to leave the home for important appointments, they should wear a mask. We just need to be vigilant and protect our whakapapa, Ashby. Many [iwi] have now engaged resurgence protocols, we ve mobilised our health workforce and extended testing hours [and] all these messages have been communicated out to whānau and to the wider community.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Northland iwi leaders to meet today to discuss latest case
25 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Susan Botting is the Local Democracy Reporter for Northlandsusan.botting@northernadvocate.co.nz
Northland iwi leaders will meet today in the wake of New Zealand s first new Covid-19 community case since November.
Te Kahu o Taonui, the Northland Iwi Chairs Forum will meet by Zoom at noon.
Harry Burkhardt, Te Kahu o Taonui chairman, said the group of 11 iwi leaders would be meeting, with other organisations invited including Northland District Health Board, police, Civil Defence and the Ministry of Social Development.
Te Kahu o Taonui played a key role in Northland s 2020 Covid-19 response.