Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 9, 2018 17:22:25 GMT 12
GOVT RAISING MĀORI EXPECTATIONS ON WATER
Environment Minister David Parker’s establishment of Kahui Wai Māori is just another attempt by this Labour-led Government to mislead Māori on freshwater issues, National’s Māori Development spokesperson Nuk Korako says.
“National’s policy is that nobody owns the water. Nor is a national settlement like that achieved on fisheries appropriate. Freshwater issues, such as nutrients, sediment, E.coli and allocation vary so significantly around the country that solutions have to be worked out on a catchment by catchment basis.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1808/S00105/govt-raising-maori-expectations-on-water.htm
Environment Minister David Parker’s establishment of Kahui Wai Māori is just another attempt by this Labour-led Government to mislead Māori on freshwater issues, National’s Māori Development spokesperson Nuk Korako says.
“National’s policy is that nobody owns the water. Nor is a national settlement like that achieved on fisheries appropriate. Freshwater issues, such as nutrients, sediment, E.coli and allocation vary so significantly around the country that solutions have to be worked out on a catchment by catchment basis.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1808/S00105/govt-raising-maori-expectations-on-water.htm