Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 20, 2020 3:19:33 GMT 12
MĀORI CROWN RELATIONS OFFICE CRITICISED BY NATIONAL OVER IHUMĀTAO DISPUTE
The Office of Māori Crown Relations, Te Arawhiti, has been criticised for its inability to tell MPs which government agency has led efforts to find a resolution to the Ihumātao land dispute.
National Party MP Matt King said it was odd that an agency at the forefront of Māori Crown relations could not tell MPs who the lead agency was.
Te Arawhiti chief executive Lil Anderson said the agency's only involvement in Ihumātao was advising the government about risks to the treaty settlement framework.
"All I can tell you is that the lead agency on Ihumātao is not Te Arawhiti," she said.
She said Te Arawhiti was not aware of a resolution being reached.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/409898/maori-crown-relations-office-criticised-by-national-over-ihumatao-dispute
The Office of Māori Crown Relations, Te Arawhiti, has been criticised for its inability to tell MPs which government agency has led efforts to find a resolution to the Ihumātao land dispute.
National Party MP Matt King said it was odd that an agency at the forefront of Māori Crown relations could not tell MPs who the lead agency was.
Te Arawhiti chief executive Lil Anderson said the agency's only involvement in Ihumātao was advising the government about risks to the treaty settlement framework.
"All I can tell you is that the lead agency on Ihumātao is not Te Arawhiti," she said.
She said Te Arawhiti was not aware of a resolution being reached.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/409898/maori-crown-relations-office-criticised-by-national-over-ihumatao-dispute