Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 8, 2019 16:52:47 GMT 12
MICHAEL CULLEN ON TREATY NEGOTIATIONS, IHUMĀTAO, AND WHETHER WE'RE SET FOR ANOTHER FORESHORE-STYLE DEBATE
Sir Michael Cullen stands out in his job. He's a treaty negotiator for central North Island iwi Ngāti Tūwharetoa. He's also Pākehā, the only one in a team that fluctuates between four and seven.
In 2004, he was part of the Labour government that pushed through the controversial Foreshore and Seabed Act, with titles for areas in question vested in the crown.
But now he's switched sides, advocating for Ngāti Tūwharetoa, a role he's held for ten years.
When the foreshore and seabed debate erupted in the early 2000s, there wasn't much time for breathing. We could be in for a reckoning akin to that over Māori rights to fresh water, Cullen believes......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/115517466/michael-cullen-on-treaty-negotiations-ihumtao-and-whether-were-set-for-another-foreshorestyle-debate
Sir Michael Cullen stands out in his job. He's a treaty negotiator for central North Island iwi Ngāti Tūwharetoa. He's also Pākehā, the only one in a team that fluctuates between four and seven.
In 2004, he was part of the Labour government that pushed through the controversial Foreshore and Seabed Act, with titles for areas in question vested in the crown.
But now he's switched sides, advocating for Ngāti Tūwharetoa, a role he's held for ten years.
When the foreshore and seabed debate erupted in the early 2000s, there wasn't much time for breathing. We could be in for a reckoning akin to that over Māori rights to fresh water, Cullen believes......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/115517466/michael-cullen-on-treaty-negotiations-ihumtao-and-whether-were-set-for-another-foreshorestyle-debate