Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 7, 2021 3:47:36 GMT 12
A SPECIAL WAITANGI TRIBUNAL HEARING INTO THE GOVERNMENT’S HANDLING OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS BEGUN.
Claimants from across New Zealand will share their evidence this week detailing the circumstances that they say have disproportionately exposed Māori to Covid-19 and explore any changes that could improve equity in the Government’s pandemic response.
Up to 40 claimants will give evidence across the course of the hearing, beginning with Te Kaunihera Māori o Aotearoa – the New Zealand Māori Council......
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/300471039/waitangi-tribunal-hearing-into-governments-handling-of-the-covid19-response-for-mori-begins
DELTA HAS BECOME A MĀORI PANDEMIC, WAITANGI TRIBUNAL HEARING TOLD
“Delta has very quickly become a Māori pandemic,” National Hauora Coalition chief executive Simon Royal told a special hearing of the Waitangi Tribunal into the Government’s Covid-19 response which began on Monday.
“It cannot be consistent with Te Tiriti for the Crown to adopt policies that are considered to provide New Zealand with a reasonable level of protection, but which leave Māori exposed to a greater level of harm.”.....
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/300471039/delta-has-become-a-mori-pandemic-waitangi-tribunal-hearing-told
Claimants from across New Zealand will share their evidence this week detailing the circumstances that they say have disproportionately exposed Māori to Covid-19 and explore any changes that could improve equity in the Government’s pandemic response.
Up to 40 claimants will give evidence across the course of the hearing, beginning with Te Kaunihera Māori o Aotearoa – the New Zealand Māori Council......
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/300471039/waitangi-tribunal-hearing-into-governments-handling-of-the-covid19-response-for-mori-begins
DELTA HAS BECOME A MĀORI PANDEMIC, WAITANGI TRIBUNAL HEARING TOLD
“Delta has very quickly become a Māori pandemic,” National Hauora Coalition chief executive Simon Royal told a special hearing of the Waitangi Tribunal into the Government’s Covid-19 response which began on Monday.
“It cannot be consistent with Te Tiriti for the Crown to adopt policies that are considered to provide New Zealand with a reasonable level of protection, but which leave Māori exposed to a greater level of harm.”.....
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/300471039/delta-has-become-a-mori-pandemic-waitangi-tribunal-hearing-told