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He Puapua was produced by Te Puni Kōkiri​ for the Government on New Zealand’s progress towards the aims put forward in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People​, which we signed up to in 2010. The report is not a Cabinet paper and nor is it an unofficial manifesto directing change from behind the scenes. Even the report’s author, Claire Charters​, is in alignment with National leader Judith Collins​ on a key point, which is what the Government plans to do ...

Wellington.Scoop report by Jem Traylen It was at the twentieth stroke of the hammer that Wellington journalist Nicky Hager thought something must be amiss with the detective who was wielding it. He was standing in the basement of the Auckland High Court, as two police officers shone torches over a hard drive, while a third smashed it with a hammer. Hager recently donated the remains of the drive to Wellington Museum. It was a strange and dramatic end to a drawn-out legal battle that ensued o...

Chinas best friend in the West: New Zealands trade and human rights balancing act Newshub 7/05/2021 © Video - Newshub; Image - Getty Images. Watch Wednesdays debate. Editors note: The opinions in this article are the authors, as published by our content partner, and do not represent the views of MSN or Microsoft. At the centre of the New Zealand-China relationship is a difficult juggling act; nurturing our all-important trade while also voicing concern about severe human rights abuses occu...

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Chris Lynch: Will He Puapua unite New Zealanders as the authors have claimed? 6 May, 2021 07:05 PM 3 minutes to read The report He Puapua, rather than "separatist", is about unifying the country, head author Dr Claire Charters says. Photo / NZH The report He Puapua, rather than "separatist", is about unifying the country, head author Dr Claire Charters says. Photo / NZH NZ Herald OPINION: The discussion document written by a government-appointed working group provides a plan to "realise the UN ...

Humble Napier police officer who saved a boy swept off Marine Parade dies of cancer 5 May, 2021 01:33 AM 3 minutes to read Senior constable Bryan Farquharson (left) and constable Paul Bailey with Joshua McQuoid, who they rescued in Napier in 2013. Photo / Mark Mitchell Senior constable Bryan Farquharson (left) and constable Paul Bailey with Joshua McQuoid, who they rescued in Napier in 2013. Photo / Mark Mitchell The son of Napier Senior Constable Bryan Farquharson says his father always treate...

Judith Collins and Jacinda Ardern clash over Māori Health Authority OPINION: The clearest indication that New Zealand is in desperate need of constitutional reform can be seen in the feigned fear which runs through Parliament whenever Māori rights come to the fore. Politicians who claim to stand for the rights of New Zealanders let their dog whistles screech when Te Tiriti makes national news. They care more about protecting the power of Pākehā institutions than human rights. The rights of...

She said on Monday He Puapua hasnt gone to Cabinet therefore it should not be treated as Government policy. But Collins says the Government must be acting on it, since some recommendations have been implemented.  That speculation has been thrown into doubt now that Little has admitted he hasnt read He Puapua, and therefore wasnt acting on the recommendations of the report when he announced a Māori Health Authority.  "No, I havent read the He Puapua report," Little told reporters on ...

Has the Government been acting on He Puapua? Collins claims thrown in doubt Newshub 3 hrs ago Health Minister Andrew Little says he hasnt read the He Puapua report recommending a Māori Health Authority, throwing National leader Judith Collins claims into doubt. Collins has speculated that the Government is acting on recommendations in He Puapua, a report commissioned by the Government in 2019 that sets out a roadmap to co-governance between the Crown and Māori by 2040. It proposes a Māor...

Last modified on Tue 4 May 2021 04.29 EDT Hi Carly. As our resident photography expert, I have a question. Something about this photo featuring Joe and Jill Biden and former president Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter seems … off? It sure does. Where to begin … The scale of Biden v Rosalynn is very unusual – he looks three times the size of her and even though the natural physical changes during old age may be playing a role here, I don’t think ageing shrinks you that m...