Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 19, 2024 6:13:07 GMT 12
GOVERNMENT FACES FURTHER LEGAL ACTION OVER MĀORI HEALTH AUTHORITY AXING
The government is facing further legal action from a group of Māori health providers over the way the Māori Health Authority was disestablished.
Alongside seeking a judicial review and claims of breaches against the Bill of Rights, the plaintiffs are seeking a declaration of inconsistency against Te Tiriti o Waitangi, something the courts have never done before.
It is the second High Court action into the government's policies affecting Māori. Earlier this year, Waikato-Tainui filed a case over what it said were breaches of the government's promise under the iwi's Treaty settlement, to protect and preserve te reo.
There have also been six applications to the Waitangi Tribunal seeking an urgent inquiry.
The plaintiffs are Te Puna Ora o Mataatua, Te Kōhao Health, Ngāti Hine Health Trust, and Papakura Marae, with support from Pou Tangata, National Iwi Chairs Forum.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/517157/government-faces-further-legal-action-over-maori-health-authority-axing
The government is facing further legal action from a group of Māori health providers over the way the Māori Health Authority was disestablished.
Alongside seeking a judicial review and claims of breaches against the Bill of Rights, the plaintiffs are seeking a declaration of inconsistency against Te Tiriti o Waitangi, something the courts have never done before.
It is the second High Court action into the government's policies affecting Māori. Earlier this year, Waikato-Tainui filed a case over what it said were breaches of the government's promise under the iwi's Treaty settlement, to protect and preserve te reo.
There have also been six applications to the Waitangi Tribunal seeking an urgent inquiry.
The plaintiffs are Te Puna Ora o Mataatua, Te Kōhao Health, Ngāti Hine Health Trust, and Papakura Marae, with support from Pou Tangata, National Iwi Chairs Forum.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/517157/government-faces-further-legal-action-over-maori-health-authority-axing