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The United Nations (UN) issued a Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in 2007, and New Zealand initially voted against it, along with the United States, Canada and Australia.  The Government at the time, led by Labour's Helen Clark, worried that some of it contradicted New Zealand law.  For example, Article 26 states: "Indigenous peoples have the right to the lands, territories and resources which they have traditionally owned, occupied or otherwise used or acquired." As then-Māori Affairs Minister Parekura Horomia pointed out, it was not consistent with how some land traditiona...

'My overall answer would be no': Pundit on whether Ardern's Govt is open and transparent Newshub 5 hrs ago © Reuters/Newshub Nation. Ben Thomas and Jacinda Ardern. Editor’s note: The opinions in this article are the author’s, as published by our content partner, and do not represent the views of Microsoft News or Microsoft. A political pundit says overall, the current Labour Government isn't open and transparent - despite portraying itself as being so. Political commentator Ben Thomas' comments come after a Radio New Zealand report earlier this week revealed that despite the Governme...

"It's been a slow winding back of that transparency and each Government is worse than the one before." He added the Government had been very good at not giving in to Rio Tinto. The company had received hundreds of millions of dollars in direct and indirect Government subsidies over the years, including a $30 million bailout under former Prime Minister Sir John Key. Despite receiving that money, Rio Tinto announced plans to shut up shop last year at its Tiwai Peninsula facility, New Zealand's only aluminium smelter, because of high energy costs - but later reached a four-year agreement with M...

As it happened: Govt looking at making QR code scanning mandatory in 'high-risk' locations Newshub 1 hour ago © Newshub Watch: The Prime Minister and COVID-19 Response Minister addressed media. The Government on Sunday extended COVID-19 restrictions in Wellington for a further two days. Greater Wellington moved to COVID-19 alert level 2 last week when a Sydney tourist tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from a trip to the capital last weekend, with officials believing he caught the virus before arriving in Wellington. COVID live - Govt looking at making QR code scanning mandator...

COVID live - Govt looking at making QR scanning mandatory in 'high-risk' locations Newshub 27 mins ago The Government on Sunday extended COVID-19 restrictions in Wellington for a further two days. Greater Wellington moved to COVID-19 alert level 2 last week when a Sydney tourist tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from a trip to the capital last weekend, with officials believing he caught the virus before arriving in Wellington. Across the Tasman, Sydney residents are being warned its latest COVID-19 outbreak will get worse before it gets better - with cases forecast to surge in th...