Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 19, 2022 4:40:05 GMT 12
IWI WATER ROLE TOO MUCH FOR PETERS
New Zealand First leader Winston Peter says giving iwi half the seats on the boards running the country’s water infrastructure will do nothing for ordinary Māori.
He says iwi are making demands in the name of the mass of Māori who are never consulted.
“Whatever they have proposed is not going to advance the cause of ordinary working-class Māori men, women and families, but just the elite. I’ve seen it for a long time. I’ve seen all sorts of demands being made and when it’s all over, Māori housing, Māori education, Māori access to first-world health and first world wages are the things that have been neglected,” Mr Peters says.....
waateanews.com/2022/03/18/iwi-water-role-too-much-for-peters/
New Zealand First leader Winston Peter says giving iwi half the seats on the boards running the country’s water infrastructure will do nothing for ordinary Māori.
He says iwi are making demands in the name of the mass of Māori who are never consulted.
“Whatever they have proposed is not going to advance the cause of ordinary working-class Māori men, women and families, but just the elite. I’ve seen it for a long time. I’ve seen all sorts of demands being made and when it’s all over, Māori housing, Māori education, Māori access to first-world health and first world wages are the things that have been neglected,” Mr Peters says.....
waateanews.com/2022/03/18/iwi-water-role-too-much-for-peters/