Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 23, 2023 5:04:13 GMT 12
REVEALING POLL SHOWS PEOPLE SEE TE TIRITI O WAITANGI AS PARTNERSHIP – HRC
Seventy per cent of New Zealanders believe it is important for Māori and non-Māori to decide together on an equal footing how te Tiriti o Waitangi is honoured.
This is one of the crucial findings for Aotearoa of a Horizon Research survey conducted for Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission earlier this month. It also found 80% of New Zealanders think respectful discussion of racial issues is important.
“Te Tiriti o Waitangi is well recognised as a partnership between Māori and non-Māori, and both parties should be making decisions about the future together, on an equal playing field,” says Charters.
“In that sense, it’s not the government alone nor Māori alone who have the final say, but it’s both working together,” says Charters.
Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt says “while the government of the day could propose something like a referendum on how te Tiriti is applied, such a move needs to be with the agreement of its treaty partner, Māori.”....
www.voxy.co.nz/politics/revealing-poll-shows-people-see-te-tiriti-o-waitangi-as-partnership-hrc/4374/
Seventy per cent of New Zealanders believe it is important for Māori and non-Māori to decide together on an equal footing how te Tiriti o Waitangi is honoured.
This is one of the crucial findings for Aotearoa of a Horizon Research survey conducted for Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission earlier this month. It also found 80% of New Zealanders think respectful discussion of racial issues is important.
“Te Tiriti o Waitangi is well recognised as a partnership between Māori and non-Māori, and both parties should be making decisions about the future together, on an equal playing field,” says Charters.
“In that sense, it’s not the government alone nor Māori alone who have the final say, but it’s both working together,” says Charters.
Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt says “while the government of the day could propose something like a referendum on how te Tiriti is applied, such a move needs to be with the agreement of its treaty partner, Māori.”....
www.voxy.co.nz/politics/revealing-poll-shows-people-see-te-tiriti-o-waitangi-as-partnership-hrc/4374/