Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 15, 2024 5:43:21 GMT 12
GOVT SPENDS NEARLY $1M DEFENDING POLICIES AFFECTING MĀORI
Legal battles challenging the Government’s so-called “anti-Māori” policies have cost taxpayers nearly $1 million in fees so far – and more cases are on the way.
Among them is Waikato-Tainui's High Court challenge over the use of te reo Māori in the public sector. Thirteen Crown Law staff worked on the case over five months, costing the Government just over $250,000 in legal fees.
Cabinet minister Chris Bishop told 1News there was nothing to "stop people suing the government. We'll defend those claims.
"If people want to waste time and money doing that, well, they're entitled to that."
Waikato-Tainui spokesperson Tukoroirangi Morgan said the iwi "have no options but to protect ourselves".
"We will not stop because someone has to hold them to account."....
www.1news.co.nz/2024/06/14/govt-spends-nearly-1m-defending-policies-affecting-maori/
Legal battles challenging the Government’s so-called “anti-Māori” policies have cost taxpayers nearly $1 million in fees so far – and more cases are on the way.
Among them is Waikato-Tainui's High Court challenge over the use of te reo Māori in the public sector. Thirteen Crown Law staff worked on the case over five months, costing the Government just over $250,000 in legal fees.
Cabinet minister Chris Bishop told 1News there was nothing to "stop people suing the government. We'll defend those claims.
"If people want to waste time and money doing that, well, they're entitled to that."
Waikato-Tainui spokesperson Tukoroirangi Morgan said the iwi "have no options but to protect ourselves".
"We will not stop because someone has to hold them to account."....
www.1news.co.nz/2024/06/14/govt-spends-nearly-1m-defending-policies-affecting-maori/