PM accuses Collins over playing politics of Māori self-determination report
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. (Photo / Getty)
PM accuses Collins over playing politics of Māori self-determination report Mon, 3 May 2021, 6:38PM
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has ruled out the idea of a Māori parliament but sidestepped other questions about a report on Māori self-determination, instead accusing the Opposition leader of politicking.
National Party leader Judith Collins said on Saturday the Government was seeking to create two systems by stealth , with separate systems for Māori, by enacting recommendations in the report He Puapua without public consultation.
The report was produced by a working group in 2019, tasked by the Government to recommend how New Zealand could realise its commitments under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern responds over Māori self-determination report He Puapua
3 May, 2021 05:37 AM
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern accused the Opposition leader of politicking over a report on Māori self-determination that has not yet gone to Cabinet. Photo / File
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern accused the Opposition leader of politicking over a report on Māori self-determination that has not yet gone to Cabinet. Photo / File
Social issues reporter, NZ Heraldmichael.neilson@nzherald.co.nz
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has ruled out the idea of a Māori parliament but sidestepped other questions about a report on Māori self-determination, instead accusing the Opposition leader of politicking.
He Puapua explained: Discussion over Māori self-determination report disappointing - author
3 May, 2021 08:39 AM
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The report He Puapua, rather than separatist , is about unifying the country, head author Dr Claire Charters says. Photo / File
The report He Puapua, rather than separatist , is about unifying the country, head author Dr Claire Charters says. Photo / File
The head author of a report Judith Collins labelled separatist says it is disappointing to see the discussion racialised and become a political football to create fear . The National leader has accused the Government of trying to create two systems by stealth , with separate systems for Māori, based on the report He Puapua.
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