Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 22, 2018 17:11:25 GMT 12
WAITANGI TRIBUNAL HAS TURNED INTO A 'MORTGAGE BROKER LOOKING FOR NEW BUSINESS' – JONES
There's cross-party consensus that the Waitangi Tribunal is flawed but Justice Minister Andrew Little is wary about making changes when so many Treaty settlements are still underway.
NZ First MP Shane Jones and National MP Chris Finlayson, who was previously Treaty Negotiations Minister, have both raised concerns about the Tribunal, which was set up to investigate Māori claims and make recommendations to the Crown.
In Finlayson's case he says sometimes you "just have to do the right thing and blast forth" with changes even if some Māori are opposed.
Jones wants serious changes to the Tribunal's powers and plans for NZ First to use it as a "major campaigning plank" at the 2020 election.
Finlayson said he would fully support Little if he wanted to move ahead and review the Waitangi Tribunal.
"I think it's getting to the stage where it would be timely to have a review of the Tribunal and its operations," he said.
The Tribunal could be another point of tension for the Coalition Government if Labour chooses not to act on the criticisms being laid out by Jones.
The two parties are already on opposing sides over whether Māori should have any interests or rights over freshwater.....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/104101473/Waitangi-Tribunal-has-turned-into-a-mortgage-broker-looking-for-new-business-Jones
There's cross-party consensus that the Waitangi Tribunal is flawed but Justice Minister Andrew Little is wary about making changes when so many Treaty settlements are still underway.
NZ First MP Shane Jones and National MP Chris Finlayson, who was previously Treaty Negotiations Minister, have both raised concerns about the Tribunal, which was set up to investigate Māori claims and make recommendations to the Crown.
In Finlayson's case he says sometimes you "just have to do the right thing and blast forth" with changes even if some Māori are opposed.
Jones wants serious changes to the Tribunal's powers and plans for NZ First to use it as a "major campaigning plank" at the 2020 election.
Finlayson said he would fully support Little if he wanted to move ahead and review the Waitangi Tribunal.
"I think it's getting to the stage where it would be timely to have a review of the Tribunal and its operations," he said.
The Tribunal could be another point of tension for the Coalition Government if Labour chooses not to act on the criticisms being laid out by Jones.
The two parties are already on opposing sides over whether Māori should have any interests or rights over freshwater.....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/104101473/Waitangi-Tribunal-has-turned-into-a-mortgage-broker-looking-for-new-business-Jones