Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 8, 2016 16:42:32 GMT 12
Waitangi Tribunal to hear claims over TPPA
The Waitangi Tribunal will hold an urgent hearing into claims made over the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.
The Tribunal confirmed in December the issues for urgent inquiry.
They are whether or not the provisions in the TPPA relating to the Treaty of Waitangi provide effective protection of Māori interests, and what Māori input is required for the ratification of the TPPA to be compliant with the Crown’s obligations under the Treaty.
Next week the Tribunal will hear from the claimants and the Crown - and the evidence of three expert witnesses commissioned by the claimants, the Crown and the Tribunal respectively….
www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/politics/waitangi-tribunal-to-hear-claims-over-tppa/
Further article on the above here > www.radionz.co.nz/news/bites/298397/crown-does-not-have-maori-mandate-for-tppa-claimant
The Waitangi Tribunal will hold an urgent hearing into claims made over the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.
The Tribunal confirmed in December the issues for urgent inquiry.
They are whether or not the provisions in the TPPA relating to the Treaty of Waitangi provide effective protection of Māori interests, and what Māori input is required for the ratification of the TPPA to be compliant with the Crown’s obligations under the Treaty.
Next week the Tribunal will hear from the claimants and the Crown - and the evidence of three expert witnesses commissioned by the claimants, the Crown and the Tribunal respectively….
www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/politics/waitangi-tribunal-to-hear-claims-over-tppa/
Further article on the above here > www.radionz.co.nz/news/bites/298397/crown-does-not-have-maori-mandate-for-tppa-claimant