Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 18, 2018 17:19:04 GMT 12
GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES NEW MĀORI CROWN RELATIONS AGENCY - MĀORI CROWN RELATIONS: TE ARAWHITI
The Government has announced the creation of new Māori Crown relations agency after New Zealand First objected to the first proposal for one.
The new unit, the Office for Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti [the bridge,] does not have the word partnership in its title.
It is understood that New Zealand First objected to "partnership" being in the title of the agency and the portfolio of the relevant minister, Kelvin Davis, as was originally proposed.
But the new agency puts "Māori" first in the title ahead of "Crown" in both the name of the agency and in the title of the portfolio. He was previously the Minister for Crown Māori Relations......
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12127266
The Government has announced the creation of new Māori Crown relations agency after New Zealand First objected to the first proposal for one.
The new unit, the Office for Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti [the bridge,] does not have the word partnership in its title.
It is understood that New Zealand First objected to "partnership" being in the title of the agency and the portfolio of the relevant minister, Kelvin Davis, as was originally proposed.
But the new agency puts "Māori" first in the title ahead of "Crown" in both the name of the agency and in the title of the portfolio. He was previously the Minister for Crown Māori Relations......
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12127266