Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 2, 2019 17:11:52 GMT 12
CROWN NEEDS TO DO MORE TO RECOGNISE RANGE OF MĀORI VIEWPOINTS - IWI LEADER
The Crown needs to step up and be more flexible in the way it engages with Māoridom or scenes like those at Ihumātao are likely to become more common, a Taranaki iwi leader says.
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui kaiarataki Debbie Ngarewa-Packer said the strategy in place around the Treaty of Waitangi settlement process and the need for mandated iwi authorities to negotiate directly with the Government was dictated by the Crown and often resulted in people being left out from the outset.
In general, Ngarewa-Packer said the Crown needed to adapt its approach in order to better reflect its treaty partnership status with Māori......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/114695159/crown-needs-to-do-more-to-recognise-range-of-mori-viewpoints--iwi-leader
The Crown needs to step up and be more flexible in the way it engages with Māoridom or scenes like those at Ihumātao are likely to become more common, a Taranaki iwi leader says.
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui kaiarataki Debbie Ngarewa-Packer said the strategy in place around the Treaty of Waitangi settlement process and the need for mandated iwi authorities to negotiate directly with the Government was dictated by the Crown and often resulted in people being left out from the outset.
In general, Ngarewa-Packer said the Crown needed to adapt its approach in order to better reflect its treaty partnership status with Māori......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/114695159/crown-needs-to-do-more-to-recognise-range-of-mori-viewpoints--iwi-leader