Waitangi Tribunal's findings 'bizarre' - minister

[Kiwi Frontline]

WAITANGI TRIBUNAL'S FINDINGS 'BIZARRE' – MINISTER

The Waitangi Tribunal's draft findings on proposed changes to laws governing Māori land have been dismissed as "bizarre" by Treaty Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson.

The Tribunal said it was forced to rush out its findings on claims linked to proposed changes to the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act.

It said that was due to the Crown deciding to embark on a series of information hui only weeks before the tribunal's full report was to be released.

It said more consultation was needed before it released the findings, but Mr Finlayson has rejected that.

"It seems to be riddled with factual errors. It says various people oppose the reform when in fact they don't…..

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[second-class-citizen]

every now and then Finlayson opposes something maori and it makes the news. This in my opinion, is to trick most of the sheeple in NZ that he is doing his job. Sadly his nickname of the 'maori santa claus' is spot on. Two or three times a year he is in the news opposing some maori claim. But 99% of the time he is busy giving billions of tax payer dollars to his iwi chums with no reporters bothering to investigate. 

[Kiwi Frontline]

I believe you have Mr Whinlayson sussed