Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 16, 2018 17:26:13 GMT 12
DECISION TO SIGN TREATY DEAL 'DISREGARDS MĀORI DEMOCRACY'
Treaty Negotiations Minister Andrew Little's decision to sign a treaty deal, despite overlapping claims on the land, disregarded Māori law, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust says.
A hīkoi calling for the Crown to recognise tikanga in the treaty process spilled over into threats of war on Parliament's forecourt yesterday as frustrations with cross-claims boiled over.
The hapū, which had already settled its claim, was angry the Crown was now offering other iwi properties which the hapū believed were in its tribal boundaries......
www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/357461/decision-to-sign-treaty-deal-disregards-maori-democracy
Treaty Negotiations Minister Andrew Little's decision to sign a treaty deal, despite overlapping claims on the land, disregarded Māori law, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust says.
A hīkoi calling for the Crown to recognise tikanga in the treaty process spilled over into threats of war on Parliament's forecourt yesterday as frustrations with cross-claims boiled over.
The hapū, which had already settled its claim, was angry the Crown was now offering other iwi properties which the hapū believed were in its tribal boundaries......
www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/357461/decision-to-sign-treaty-deal-disregards-maori-democracy