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WATER OWNERSHIP BOTTOM LINE FOR MĀORI PARTY
Te Paati Māori says three Water Services Entities Act short changes Māori.
Co-leader Rawiri Waititi says the Maori Party voted against the third reading because the rights and interests of tangata whenua are yet to be resolved.
“When Kingi Tuheitia made the comment back in 2015 around ‘we own the water’ that’s exactly the stance of Te Paati Māori. We are the true active kaitiaki of the water, we own the water and that hasn’t been recognised in this bill – that’s why we voted against it,” he says.....
waateanews.com/2022/12/09/water-ownership-bottom-line-for-maori-party/
ANTI-MĀORI DRIVING THREE WATERS OPPOSITION
Waikato Tainui leader Tukoroirangi Morgan says the passing of the first three waters bill is a watershed moment for Aotearoa New Zealand.
He says attacks on the reform and on Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta show some people feel they are about to lose their power.
“People in power, especially those in the councils, hate the fact people who look like me, who are Maori, are sitting at the table making decisions alongside them. Maori have always been excluded from the decision-making table. It’s the reason why there is an ongoing assault on Nanaia Mahuta, and the iwi of Waikato Tainui, we stand completely and totally alongside her,” Mr Morgan says....
waateanews.com/2022/12/09/anti-maori-driving-three-waters-opposition/
Te Paati Māori says three Water Services Entities Act short changes Māori.
Co-leader Rawiri Waititi says the Maori Party voted against the third reading because the rights and interests of tangata whenua are yet to be resolved.
“When Kingi Tuheitia made the comment back in 2015 around ‘we own the water’ that’s exactly the stance of Te Paati Māori. We are the true active kaitiaki of the water, we own the water and that hasn’t been recognised in this bill – that’s why we voted against it,” he says.....
waateanews.com/2022/12/09/water-ownership-bottom-line-for-maori-party/
ANTI-MĀORI DRIVING THREE WATERS OPPOSITION
Waikato Tainui leader Tukoroirangi Morgan says the passing of the first three waters bill is a watershed moment for Aotearoa New Zealand.
He says attacks on the reform and on Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta show some people feel they are about to lose their power.
“People in power, especially those in the councils, hate the fact people who look like me, who are Maori, are sitting at the table making decisions alongside them. Maori have always been excluded from the decision-making table. It’s the reason why there is an ongoing assault on Nanaia Mahuta, and the iwi of Waikato Tainui, we stand completely and totally alongside her,” Mr Morgan says....
waateanews.com/2022/12/09/anti-maori-driving-three-waters-opposition/