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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 14, 2024 5:36:59 GMT 12
NO ROOM FOR LONE RANGERS IN NGAPUHI SETTLEMENTNew Zealand First deputy leader Shane Jones says the party supports the nga in Ngapuhi – and it won’t stand for a settlement that is atomised into multiple different parts. Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith says he’s making a settlement with the northern iwi a priority, but the timing of negotiations would be up to the various hapū. Mr Jones says jockeying by individual hapū had added years of delay, and he singles out Ngai Hine for undermining previous talks. “I think if a hapu like Ngati Hine want to break away from the Ngapuhi tribe they need to do it in a very public fashion and the leaders of Ngai Hine need to tell their own people to hand back their Ngapuhi whakapapa so there is no double dipping. There will be a Ngapuhi (settlement) over the lifetime of our Government.... waateanews.com/2024/03/13/no-room-for-lone-rangers-in-ngapuhi-settlement/
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