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Haere ra He Puapua. Maori Development Minister Willie Jackson today thanked the independent group which came up with the controversial report on how New Zealand could deliver on its commitment to the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples - and announced a two stage plan to develop the Government's own plan. For the next six months there will be engagement with Maori individuals, organisations and iwi, followed by wider community consultation next year on a draft Declaration plan. Mr Jackson says the work builds on the previous National Government's decision to sign t...

Rules fight for control at Maori Council 28 Jun 2021 12:15 PM More Related Stories HASH(0x34b0270) A new co-chair of the New Zealand Māori Council expects a scrap with former executive director Matthew Tukaki to continue - but says under current rules he has no place at the table. Mr Tukaki failed last week to get an injunction against the council holding its annual meeting in Wellington over the weekend, at which George Ngatai from Tāmaki ki te Tonga and Harvey Ruru from Te Tau Ihu were elected co-chairs. Mr Tukaki had told the court some of the new branches in Tāmaki Makaurau whic...

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