Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 16, 2024 5:54:15 GMT 12
CLIMATE HEARING TO EXPLORE ‘CATASTROPHIC TREATY BREACHES’
In March of this past year, Bailey, 46, a mum of two, formally requested the Waitangi Tribunal hold an urgent hearing on climate change issues.
The claims were considered together, and, this past week, the Tribunal’s tiamana tuarua (deputy chairperson) Judge Sarah Reeves granted a priority Kaupapa inquiry into climate change policy.
“The focus should, as raised by the various claims, be on the physical, spiritual, and socioeconomic impacts of climate change on Māori and the Crown’s response,” the February 9 decision says.
“The priority inquiry should also focus on the relevant Treaty principles to be considered in climate change policy, and recommendations for how the Crown should meaningfully engage and consult with Māori.”....
newsroom.co.nz/2024/02/16/climate-hearing-to-explore-catastrophic-treaty-breaches/
In March of this past year, Bailey, 46, a mum of two, formally requested the Waitangi Tribunal hold an urgent hearing on climate change issues.
The claims were considered together, and, this past week, the Tribunal’s tiamana tuarua (deputy chairperson) Judge Sarah Reeves granted a priority Kaupapa inquiry into climate change policy.
“The focus should, as raised by the various claims, be on the physical, spiritual, and socioeconomic impacts of climate change on Māori and the Crown’s response,” the February 9 decision says.
“The priority inquiry should also focus on the relevant Treaty principles to be considered in climate change policy, and recommendations for how the Crown should meaningfully engage and consult with Māori.”....
newsroom.co.nz/2024/02/16/climate-hearing-to-explore-catastrophic-treaty-breaches/