2 x Articles 20/11/21 - Wairarapa settlement, CTPPP

[Kiwi Frontline]

WAITANGI TRIBUNAL RECOMMENDS THAT THE WAIRARAPA SETTLEMENT DOES NOT GO AHEAD

The Waitangi Tribunal agreed to hear the claim under extreme urgency together with claims made by the Wairarapa ki Pouākani Incorporation and the Rangitāne Tū Mai Rā Trust. A hearing was held on 11 and 12 November 2021, and on 18 November 2021 the Waitangi Tribunal released its decision in favour of the claimants:.....

www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2111/S00497/waitangi-tribunal-recommends-that-the-wairarapa-settlement-does-not-go-ahead.htm

[Kiwi Frontline]

WAITANGI TRIBUNAL FINDS E-COMMERCE CPTPP BREACHES TREATY PRINCIPLES, BUT MAKES NO FURTHER RECOMMENDATIONS

The Waitangi Tribunal has found that the electronic commerce chapter to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has breached the Treaty of Waitangi principles of partnership and active protection.

But the Tribunal declined to make any recommendations as a result of the breach.

The Tribunal ruling, which was released at midday on Friday, concluded “that the risks to Māori interests arising from the e-commerce provisions are significant, and that reliance on the exceptions and exclusions to mitigate that risk falls short of the Crown’s duty of active protection”......

www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/127038878/waitangi-tribunal-finds-ecommerce-cptpp-breaches-treaty-principles-but-makes-no-further-recommendations