Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 30, 2023 4:59:08 GMT 12
REFUSAL TO DEFINE MĀTAURANGA MĀORI WILL CREATE RED TAPE AND DELAY
At today’s Environment Select Committee, Labour and Green Party members voted down a proposal from ACT MP Simon Court to include a definition of mātauranga Māori in the Natural and Built Environment Bill (NBE Bill), one of the two Bills which replace the RMA.
“Mātauranga Māori is a central element of the NBE Bill. It is something that Councils must take account of when considering development proposals, but how do you take account of something when you don’t know what it means?” Asks ACT Environment Spokesperson, Simon Court.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA2305/S00211/coalition-of-chaos-strikes-again-refusal-to-define-matauranga-maori-will-create-red-tape-and-delay.htm
At today’s Environment Select Committee, Labour and Green Party members voted down a proposal from ACT MP Simon Court to include a definition of mātauranga Māori in the Natural and Built Environment Bill (NBE Bill), one of the two Bills which replace the RMA.
“Mātauranga Māori is a central element of the NBE Bill. It is something that Councils must take account of when considering development proposals, but how do you take account of something when you don’t know what it means?” Asks ACT Environment Spokesperson, Simon Court.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA2305/S00211/coalition-of-chaos-strikes-again-refusal-to-define-matauranga-maori-will-create-red-tape-and-delay.htm