Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 26, 2024 6:54:22 GMT 12
“FAST TRACK BILL PULLS CREDIBILITY OF CROWN’S APOLOGY INTO QUESTION” - NGĀTI MANUHIRI
“Throughout the Fast Track Approvals Bill process, there is a pervasive undertone that consents opposed by mana whenua and subsequently denied, get in the way of the progress of our nation, and that the obligation to engage with iwi and hapū Māori is problematic.
“Yet every iwi and hapū that has settlement legislation—absolutely every single one—includes an admission from the Crown that it has encroached upon, and sometimes wholly extinguished, the rights of Māori.”
“I have no other option than to assume that the Crown was genuine with its apology, so I seek just one thing: when ensuring a fast track for development, do not fast-track the abdication of duty the Crown owes to iwi and hapū Māori.”....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2406/S00162/fast-track-bill-pulls-credibility-of-crowns-apology-into-question-ngati-manuhiri.htm
“Throughout the Fast Track Approvals Bill process, there is a pervasive undertone that consents opposed by mana whenua and subsequently denied, get in the way of the progress of our nation, and that the obligation to engage with iwi and hapū Māori is problematic.
“Yet every iwi and hapū that has settlement legislation—absolutely every single one—includes an admission from the Crown that it has encroached upon, and sometimes wholly extinguished, the rights of Māori.”
“I have no other option than to assume that the Crown was genuine with its apology, so I seek just one thing: when ensuring a fast track for development, do not fast-track the abdication of duty the Crown owes to iwi and hapū Māori.”....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2406/S00162/fast-track-bill-pulls-credibility-of-crowns-apology-into-question-ngati-manuhiri.htm