Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 27, 2019 4:19:32 GMT 12
CROWN ADMITS IT WILL MISS TREATY SETTLEMENTS 2020 DEADLINE
The government is abandoning a controversial goal to settle all historical Treaty claims by next year.
Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Andrew Little has conceded the Crown will miss the deadline, as 18 hapū and iwi groups swap negotiations for litigation.
In 2014, the Labour Party pledged it would have all historical Treaty claims settled by 2020. It was a long-held goal of the previous National government to also meet the deadline.
However, Mr Little said he had to work with what was before him now and that deadline was no longer achievable.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/404145/crown-admits-it-will-miss-treaty-settlements-2020-deadline
The government is abandoning a controversial goal to settle all historical Treaty claims by next year.
Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Andrew Little has conceded the Crown will miss the deadline, as 18 hapū and iwi groups swap negotiations for litigation.
In 2014, the Labour Party pledged it would have all historical Treaty claims settled by 2020. It was a long-held goal of the previous National government to also meet the deadline.
However, Mr Little said he had to work with what was before him now and that deadline was no longer achievable.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/404145/crown-admits-it-will-miss-treaty-settlements-2020-deadline