Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 18, 2018 16:18:53 GMT 12
.A 'BRIDGE' TO BETTER MAORI CROWN RELATIONS LAUNCHED AT PARLIAMENT
Maori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti Minister Kelvin Davis has welcomed the launch of the Office for Maori Crown Relations - Te Arawhiti at Parliament tonight.
"Tonight was about bringing together people with a range of experiences across the Maori Crown relationship and celebrating the important role Te Arawhiti will play," Kelvin Davis said.
"When the Prime Minister first asked me to lead this portfolio, we knew that we wanted to change how the Government engaged and worked with Maori, and to change how policy is developed.
"We didn’t want to repeat the mistakes of the past by deciding in Wellington what we thought was best for Maori and then presenting Maori with a done deal......
www.voxy.co.nz/politics/5/328831
Maori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti Minister Kelvin Davis has welcomed the launch of the Office for Maori Crown Relations - Te Arawhiti at Parliament tonight.
"Tonight was about bringing together people with a range of experiences across the Maori Crown relationship and celebrating the important role Te Arawhiti will play," Kelvin Davis said.
"When the Prime Minister first asked me to lead this portfolio, we knew that we wanted to change how the Government engaged and worked with Maori, and to change how policy is developed.
"We didn’t want to repeat the mistakes of the past by deciding in Wellington what we thought was best for Maori and then presenting Maori with a done deal......
www.voxy.co.nz/politics/5/328831