Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 25, 2018 16:22:21 GMT 12
NGĀTI TŪWHARETOA WORKING WITH STATE IN TAUPŌ COLLECTIVE IMPACT GOVERNMENT GROUP
Danny Morehu, a spokesperson for Tūwharetoa's paramount chief Sir Tumu Te Heuheu, said the group delivered on the Crown's Treaty of Waitangi obligations.
"I think the days of Crown agencies imposing their goals on iwi are few and far between now.
"It's now the iwi saying, we have aspirations as well.
"If you're [an organisation] with the Crown, you have an obligation under the treaty to have a reciprocal relationship with iwi that enters into partnerships and understands about our aspirations and how to respond to them."
State agencies had a duty to ensure people of Tūwharetoa descent featured no worse off in health and employment statistics than non-Tūwharetoa people, Morehu said.....
www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/taupo-times/107988817/ngati-tuwharetoa-working-with-state-in-taupo-collective-impact-government-group
Danny Morehu, a spokesperson for Tūwharetoa's paramount chief Sir Tumu Te Heuheu, said the group delivered on the Crown's Treaty of Waitangi obligations.
"I think the days of Crown agencies imposing their goals on iwi are few and far between now.
"It's now the iwi saying, we have aspirations as well.
"If you're [an organisation] with the Crown, you have an obligation under the treaty to have a reciprocal relationship with iwi that enters into partnerships and understands about our aspirations and how to respond to them."
State agencies had a duty to ensure people of Tūwharetoa descent featured no worse off in health and employment statistics than non-Tūwharetoa people, Morehu said.....
www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/taupo-times/107988817/ngati-tuwharetoa-working-with-state-in-taupo-collective-impact-government-group