Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 17, 2022 4:25:24 GMT 12
KURA KAUPAPA FOUNDERS, CROWN AGREE TO MEDIATION OVER MĀORI EDUCATION CLAIMS
Kura kaupapa founders who have been pushing for an autonomous Māori Education Authority through a Waitangi Tribunal claim have now entered mediation with the Crown.
The claimants said they were agreeing to mediation to show “good faith” to the Crown, despite the Crown indicating it would rule out an independent Māori education authority.
In a statement released by Te Rūnanga Nui on Friday, Dewes said the organisation had agreed to mediation “as an expression of good faith towards the Crown”.
“We recognise that a mediated settlement of some, or all, of the issues raised in our claim may bring about a remedy more swiftly than an urgent Waitangi Tribunal process”, Dewes said......
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/300567067/kura-kaupapa-founders-crown-agree-to-mediation-over-mori-education-claims
Kura kaupapa founders who have been pushing for an autonomous Māori Education Authority through a Waitangi Tribunal claim have now entered mediation with the Crown.
The claimants said they were agreeing to mediation to show “good faith” to the Crown, despite the Crown indicating it would rule out an independent Māori education authority.
In a statement released by Te Rūnanga Nui on Friday, Dewes said the organisation had agreed to mediation “as an expression of good faith towards the Crown”.
“We recognise that a mediated settlement of some, or all, of the issues raised in our claim may bring about a remedy more swiftly than an urgent Waitangi Tribunal process”, Dewes said......
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/300567067/kura-kaupapa-founders-crown-agree-to-mediation-over-mori-education-claims