Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 5, 2023 2:05:16 GMT 12
GREENS WANT END TO MĀORI LAND PERPETUAL LEASES AHEAD OF WAITANGI DAY - ‘UNJUST COLONIAL WEAPON’
The Green Party has this morning called for the Government to end perpetual leases over Māori land, describing them as an “unjust colonial weapon”, as New Zealand political parties gather ahead of Waitangi Day celebrations.
In a media conference this morning in Waitangi, Green List MP Elizabeth Kerekere called for the end of perpetual leases on Māori reserve land - which can have fixed rent for 21-year periods with perpetual right of renewal by the lessee.....