TPPA casts shadow over Waitangi

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TPPA casts shadow over Waitangi
Labour’s Te Tai Tokerau MP Kelvin Davis says the Government has set the scene for a showdown with Ngapuhi at Waitangi over the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement.

Mr Davis says it has failed to inform Maori about the implications of the deal.

“In true Ngapuhi style Kingi Taurua is using the political platform that Waitangi provides to highlight Maori discontent about the Government’s lack of consultation and information…..

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Ngapuhi considers Waitangi day protest if TPP signed
A Ngapuhi elder is threatening to block the Government from Te Tii Marae on Waitangi Day if the Trans Pacific Partnership is signed, saying the signing is a breach of the Treaty of Waitangi.

The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) will be reportedly signed in New Zealand on February 4. Andres Rebolledo, director general of Chile's International Economic Relations Bureau, reportedly confirmed the date in a meeting with the country's National Human Rights Institute, before officials were ready for the announcement. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has confirmed an event will be held in Auckland in early February. Prime Minister John Key was unavailable to comment on Mr Taurua's threat at edition time yesterday.

Kingi Taurua, Ngapuhi kaumatua, said, if the document was signed it would be wrong if the Government turned up to Waitangi Day a few days later, and is considering blocking them from Te Tii Marae……

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