Nga mihi Kirihimete me Te Tau Hou Hari, Christmas Greetings and Happy New Year
2025 was a challenging year with soaring costs and increasing threats to freedoms through digital IDs and centralized systems. Despite this, Wakaminenga Maori Government has advanced the **He Wakaputanga** sovereign governance system, establishing regional hapu governance through Minenga and preparing the Wakaminenga National Congress to be fully operational in the new year. Both Northern and Southern Tribes have issued **Sovereign Proclamations**, including the WMG Constitutional Proclamation, to protect our jurisdiction from outside interference.
Progress has been made across multiple sectors: free and fair trade (**Tikanga Trade**), banking (**Bank of Nu Tireni**), private land protection, restorative justice courts (**Te Kooti Wakanga nui Hou Hunga Rongo** and **Supreme Court of Restorative Justice**), education, health, housing, organic food systems, bans on GMOs and mRNA medications, cross-border ID cards, and international collaboration under the **United Indigenous Nations (UIN)**, including the “12 Levels of Society” framework. Funding remains a challenge, with a new member campaign “It Will Only Take $3” planned.
Other highlights include the **Northern and Southern Proclamations**, stage 2 of COVID-19 accountability, and Dr Heidi Ward McGrath’s success representing WMG at the **World CrossFit Championships** in Las Vegas and the **Australian and New Zealand Masters Games** in Brisbane. WMG wishes all members a joyful Christmas and a prosperous new year.
