Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 10, 2022 5:38:17 GMT 12
REPORT SHOWS DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION HAS NOT BEEN MEETING TE TIRITI OBLIGATIONS, RECOMMENDS SWEEPING CHANGES
The Department of Conservation (DOC) has failed to consistently fulfil its Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations and a major overhaul is needed, an independent review has found.
For the past 35 years, the department has “fundamentally misapplied” a section of its core legislation, the report says, so it recommends “a fundamental rethinking of the entire conservation system".
The report is by the Options Development Group, which was appointed in 2020 to consider the implications of a Supreme Court case that challenged aspects of the department’s decision-making – particularly its obligations to give effect to the Treaty of Waitangi principles......
www.stuff.co.nz/environment/128308796/report-shows-department-of-conservation-has-not-been-meeting-te-tiriti-obligations-recommends-sweeping-changes
The Department of Conservation (DOC) has failed to consistently fulfil its Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations and a major overhaul is needed, an independent review has found.
For the past 35 years, the department has “fundamentally misapplied” a section of its core legislation, the report says, so it recommends “a fundamental rethinking of the entire conservation system".
The report is by the Options Development Group, which was appointed in 2020 to consider the implications of a Supreme Court case that challenged aspects of the department’s decision-making – particularly its obligations to give effect to the Treaty of Waitangi principles......
www.stuff.co.nz/environment/128308796/report-shows-department-of-conservation-has-not-been-meeting-te-tiriti-obligations-recommends-sweeping-changes