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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 16, 2019 17:14:13 GMT 12
IWI LEADER TO SUE GOVERNMENT FOR 'FAILING TO PROTECT MAORI' FROM EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGEThe Treaty of Waitangi promised that the Government had a duty to actively protect Māori interests. One Iwi leader says that the impending catastrophe of climate change means they have failed to meet that standard. Mike Smith, chair of the Climate Change Iwi Leaders Group announced on Tuesday that he was suing the Government because "the Crown is failing to protect all New Zealanders, but especially Māori, from catastrophic effects of climate change". "Māori are particularly vulnerable to climate change, being disproportionately represented amongst the poor, who will be the hardest hit," he said.... www.stuff.co.nz/environment/climate-news/114278978/iwi-leader-to-sue-government-for-failing-to-protect-maori-from-effects-of-climate-change
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