Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 14, 2023 6:44:40 GMT 12
TREATY NEGOTIATIONS MINISTER PAUL GOLDSMITH SAYS GOVT FOCUSED ON PROGRESSING SETTLEMENTS
Minister of Treaty Negotiations Paul Goldsmith says his focus in government will be building on the "good" outcomes of colonisation and fixing the bad ones.
Goldsmith said he was committed to settling Ngāpuhi's Treaty claim, but said he did not want to "relitigate" arguments around legal sovereignty.
"We have a constitutional monarchy in New Zealand, we have a Parliament and that has very strong representation from Māori within it and we're not planning to change our constitutional arrangements.".....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/504674/treaty-negotiations-minister-paul-goldsmith-says-govt-focused-on-progressing-settlements
Minister of Treaty Negotiations Paul Goldsmith says his focus in government will be building on the "good" outcomes of colonisation and fixing the bad ones.
Goldsmith said he was committed to settling Ngāpuhi's Treaty claim, but said he did not want to "relitigate" arguments around legal sovereignty.
"We have a constitutional monarchy in New Zealand, we have a Parliament and that has very strong representation from Māori within it and we're not planning to change our constitutional arrangements.".....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/504674/treaty-negotiations-minister-paul-goldsmith-says-govt-focused-on-progressing-settlements