Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 14, 2019 16:22:03 GMT 12
ENTRENCHING MĀORI SEATS IN PARLIAMENT 'A QUESTION OF EQUALITY
Supporters of a bill that would give Māori seats the same protection as general seats in Parliament presented passionate oral submissions to the Māori Affairs Select Committee today.
Mr Tirikatene said the bill was about correcting a constitutional imbalance of the treatment of Māori seats.
"It is the fact that there is a greater level of parliamentary protection given to general seats over the Māori electorate seats, which I seek to correct in this bill.
"The Māori seats allow our Māori MPs to be more bolshy and plucky with their Pākehā colleagues in promoting kaupapa Māori."
Recommendations made by te Māori Affairs Select committee will be taken to the bill's second reading.....
www.radionz.co.nz/news/top/384653/entrenching-maori-seats-in-parliament-a-question-of-equality
Supporters of a bill that would give Māori seats the same protection as general seats in Parliament presented passionate oral submissions to the Māori Affairs Select Committee today.
Mr Tirikatene said the bill was about correcting a constitutional imbalance of the treatment of Māori seats.
"It is the fact that there is a greater level of parliamentary protection given to general seats over the Māori electorate seats, which I seek to correct in this bill.
"The Māori seats allow our Māori MPs to be more bolshy and plucky with their Pākehā colleagues in promoting kaupapa Māori."
Recommendations made by te Māori Affairs Select committee will be taken to the bill's second reading.....
www.radionz.co.nz/news/top/384653/entrenching-maori-seats-in-parliament-a-question-of-equality