Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 28, 2023 5:19:36 GMT 12
IMSB FAILED MODEL SAYS TAMIHERE
Former Independent Māori Statutory Board member John Tamihere says after 12 years it’s clear the board has been a complete failure for 95 per cent of Māori in the city.
“We need Maori in the city to have a voice. Of course mana whenua will have a say because they’ve got it deeply embedded in their settlements legislation that they’ve got rights of consultation etc, etc. What we’ve got to be careful about though is we don’t have two types of Maori citizens in the country, first class and second class,” Mr Tamihere says.
He says urban Maori don’t get to choose their own representatives on the Independent Maori Statutory Board because of the way the appointment process is managed by mana whenua iwi.....
waateanews.com/2023/06/27/imsb-failed-model-says-tamihere/
Former Independent Māori Statutory Board member John Tamihere says after 12 years it’s clear the board has been a complete failure for 95 per cent of Māori in the city.
“We need Maori in the city to have a voice. Of course mana whenua will have a say because they’ve got it deeply embedded in their settlements legislation that they’ve got rights of consultation etc, etc. What we’ve got to be careful about though is we don’t have two types of Maori citizens in the country, first class and second class,” Mr Tamihere says.
He says urban Maori don’t get to choose their own representatives on the Independent Maori Statutory Board because of the way the appointment process is managed by mana whenua iwi.....
waateanews.com/2023/06/27/imsb-failed-model-says-tamihere/