Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 6, 2018 17:33:51 GMT 12
NATIONAL HAVE BEEN MUCH BETTER AT SETTLING TREATY CLAIMS THAN LABOUR
ANALYSIS: With Jacinda Ardern spending a historic five days in Waitangi this week while Bill English speaks about as far away from Waitangi as he can get (Bluff), it might seem like Labour are better friends of Māori than National.
Given Labour currently hold all seven Māori seats, it would seem many Maori would agree.
But judging the two partys' records - even leaving aside the contentious foreshore and seabed legislation - one crucial factor does play into National's favour.
The last National Government were far more successful settling Treaty of Waitangi claims than the previous Labour one.
Despite both ruling for nine years National settled 59 claims to Labour's 15........
www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/101191354/national-have-been-much-better-at-settling-treaty-claims-than-labour
ANALYSIS: With Jacinda Ardern spending a historic five days in Waitangi this week while Bill English speaks about as far away from Waitangi as he can get (Bluff), it might seem like Labour are better friends of Māori than National.
Given Labour currently hold all seven Māori seats, it would seem many Maori would agree.
But judging the two partys' records - even leaving aside the contentious foreshore and seabed legislation - one crucial factor does play into National's favour.
The last National Government were far more successful settling Treaty of Waitangi claims than the previous Labour one.
Despite both ruling for nine years National settled 59 claims to Labour's 15........
www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/101191354/national-have-been-much-better-at-settling-treaty-claims-than-labour