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MORIORI PRAISED FOR DEDICATION, PATIENCE AS SETTLEMENT WITH CROWN BECOMES LAW
The settlement for the will included an agreed account of their history, a Crown apology, and $18 million.
Minister of Māori Development Willie Jackson said it was an honour and privilege to speak as a descendant of Ngāti Tama and Ngāti Mutunga - who invaded, occupied and enslaved Moriori on the island.
"Some people might think it's not right for someone like me to speak given the mahi I do and what happened with my ancestors but I've always said and to a number of Moriori I know, some of the Solomon whānau in Māngere, that I couldn't be held responsible for the acts of some of our tupuna, some of our ancestors......
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/11/moriori-praised-for-dedication-patience-as-settlement-with-crown-becomes-law.html
WAITANGI TRIBUNAL TO HOLD SPECIAL HEARING INTO GOVT HANDLING OF COVID-19 FOR MĀORI
he application was filed last week by the Māori Council and other leaders, who say the Covid-19 framework significantly and irreversibly prejudices Māori.
The application said an across-the-board 90-percent vaccination target disproportionately exposed Māori to life-threatening risks and that the Crown was violating its responsibility under Te Tiriti o Waitangi to provide reasonable protection to Māori......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/456449/waitangi-tribunal-to-hold-special-hearing-into-govt-handling-of-covid-19-for-maori
The settlement for the will included an agreed account of their history, a Crown apology, and $18 million.
Minister of Māori Development Willie Jackson said it was an honour and privilege to speak as a descendant of Ngāti Tama and Ngāti Mutunga - who invaded, occupied and enslaved Moriori on the island.
"Some people might think it's not right for someone like me to speak given the mahi I do and what happened with my ancestors but I've always said and to a number of Moriori I know, some of the Solomon whānau in Māngere, that I couldn't be held responsible for the acts of some of our tupuna, some of our ancestors......
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/11/moriori-praised-for-dedication-patience-as-settlement-with-crown-becomes-law.html
WAITANGI TRIBUNAL TO HOLD SPECIAL HEARING INTO GOVT HANDLING OF COVID-19 FOR MĀORI
he application was filed last week by the Māori Council and other leaders, who say the Covid-19 framework significantly and irreversibly prejudices Māori.
The application said an across-the-board 90-percent vaccination target disproportionately exposed Māori to life-threatening risks and that the Crown was violating its responsibility under Te Tiriti o Waitangi to provide reasonable protection to Māori......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/456449/waitangi-tribunal-to-hold-special-hearing-into-govt-handling-of-covid-19-for-maori