Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 3, 2021 3:15:21 GMT 12
LUXON SHOULD LISTEN, NOT TALK, WITH IWI MĀORI – FINLAYSON
National's former treaty negotiations minister Chris Finlayson has confidence new leader Chris Luxon can build a strong relationship with Māori, but warns him not to be waylaid by cliches like 'one law for all'.
He said he himself had developed co-governance arrangements with Māori, and he was positive the new leadership team would embrace them too where appropriate.
"I think that co-governance has had a bad press over the years ... I don't necessarily see it as a problem and I think that one has to be careful not to be waylaid by cliches like 'one law for all' or 'one system for all' because I think we have to be a bit more sophisticated than that.
"I'm sure that Christopher and his team will see the value of co-governance in a range of areas. So I'm actually very positive about that."......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/457072/luxon-should-listen-not-talk-with-iwi-maori-finlayson
National's former treaty negotiations minister Chris Finlayson has confidence new leader Chris Luxon can build a strong relationship with Māori, but warns him not to be waylaid by cliches like 'one law for all'.
He said he himself had developed co-governance arrangements with Māori, and he was positive the new leadership team would embrace them too where appropriate.
"I think that co-governance has had a bad press over the years ... I don't necessarily see it as a problem and I think that one has to be careful not to be waylaid by cliches like 'one law for all' or 'one system for all' because I think we have to be a bit more sophisticated than that.
"I'm sure that Christopher and his team will see the value of co-governance in a range of areas. So I'm actually very positive about that."......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/457072/luxon-should-listen-not-talk-with-iwi-maori-finlayson