Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 19, 2018 17:15:19 GMT 12
NEW MĀORI UNIT 'MORE FOCUSED' - KELVIN DAVIS
Crown Maori Relations Minister Kelvin Davis is adamant a new unit being set up to oversee the public services' work with Māori doesn't duplicate what the existing ministry is doing.
The National Party yesterday described the mandate for the newly-announced Office for Māori-Crown Relations as "vague and unnecessary".
The new agency, Te Arawhiti, announced yesterday, was created to ensure the government met its Treaty of Waitangi obligations.
Mr Davis said the agency was the next step in the Treaty relationship, moving beyond the settlement of Treaty grievances into "what it means to work together in partnerships"......
www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/366800/new-maori-unit-more-focused-kelvin-davis
Crown Maori Relations Minister Kelvin Davis is adamant a new unit being set up to oversee the public services' work with Māori doesn't duplicate what the existing ministry is doing.
The National Party yesterday described the mandate for the newly-announced Office for Māori-Crown Relations as "vague and unnecessary".
The new agency, Te Arawhiti, announced yesterday, was created to ensure the government met its Treaty of Waitangi obligations.
Mr Davis said the agency was the next step in the Treaty relationship, moving beyond the settlement of Treaty grievances into "what it means to work together in partnerships"......
www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/366800/new-maori-unit-more-focused-kelvin-davis