Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 9, 2019 16:08:33 GMT 12
ALCOHOL HARM: IMPACT ON MĀORI TAKEN TO TRIBUNAL
A Māori warden has filed an urgent claim with the Waitangi Tribunal arguing laws around the sale and supply of alcohol disproportionately impact Māori.
David Ratu from South Auckland initially took the claim to the tribunal in 2017.
He said in his 30 years serving as a Māori warden he had seen an increase in alcohol outlets situated in areas of high deprivation and near kōhanga reo, kura kaupapa and marae.
He claimed Māori were twice as likely to die from alcohol-attributed death and binge drink than non-Māori.
The application recommends that the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act be amended to ensure Māori are included in bodies that decide whether an alcohol licence is granted.
It also calls for the Act reflect the principles of active protection, consultation and good faith and ensure proper recognition of the Treaty of Waitangi......
www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/384292/alcohol-harm-impact-on-maori-taken-to-tribunal
A Māori warden has filed an urgent claim with the Waitangi Tribunal arguing laws around the sale and supply of alcohol disproportionately impact Māori.
David Ratu from South Auckland initially took the claim to the tribunal in 2017.
He said in his 30 years serving as a Māori warden he had seen an increase in alcohol outlets situated in areas of high deprivation and near kōhanga reo, kura kaupapa and marae.
He claimed Māori were twice as likely to die from alcohol-attributed death and binge drink than non-Māori.
The application recommends that the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act be amended to ensure Māori are included in bodies that decide whether an alcohol licence is granted.
It also calls for the Act reflect the principles of active protection, consultation and good faith and ensure proper recognition of the Treaty of Waitangi......
www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/384292/alcohol-harm-impact-on-maori-taken-to-tribunal