October 12, 2022
Te Taumata thrilled at trade hui response
The chair of the Māori trade organisation Te Taumata wants to make a national forum held at Parliament yesterday an annual event.
Chris Karamea Insley says the hui was a chance to report back on work done to give Māori a voice in New Zealand’s trade negotiations, as well as hear from those involved in international trade.
He says it drew government ministers and officials as well as representatives of trading companies, but it was chaired by Māori and drew a great range of Māori speakers.
“(Sir) Ian Taylor talking about the amazing things he’s doing and then you get Paul Morgan to tell his story about what happened with Wakatu, a true Māori organisation. We take the lead, We own the kaupapa, our treasures, our taonga which is our Tikanga, our reo is really at the centre of it and only we can tell that story, not someone else,” Mr Insley says
He was impressed with the number of young, highly educated Maori at the hui who are ready to get out into the world and hustle for their people.