Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 9, 2022 4:35:20 GMT 12
LABOUR POURS COLD WATER ON GREEN PARTY'S IDEA OF RETURNING PRIVATE LAND TO MĀORI
Labour has poured cold water on the Greens' idea of returning private land to iwi, with the Minister for Māori-Crown Relations saying it's "time to move on".
But Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is not on board.
"That's not something we're currently giving consideration to," she told reporters on Tuesday.
Neither is Māori-Crown Relations Minister Kelvin Davis.
National leader Christopher Luxon did not support the policy either.
"I don't support it," he told reporters.
"I think we're actually going back and unwinding a whole bunch of history and Treaty settlements......
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/02/labour-pours-cold-water-on-greens-idea-of-returning-private-land-to-m-ori.html
Labour has poured cold water on the Greens' idea of returning private land to iwi, with the Minister for Māori-Crown Relations saying it's "time to move on".
But Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is not on board.
"That's not something we're currently giving consideration to," she told reporters on Tuesday.
Neither is Māori-Crown Relations Minister Kelvin Davis.
National leader Christopher Luxon did not support the policy either.
"I don't support it," he told reporters.
"I think we're actually going back and unwinding a whole bunch of history and Treaty settlements......
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/02/labour-pours-cold-water-on-greens-idea-of-returning-private-land-to-m-ori.html