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Waititi interrupted Collins as she put questions to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern about He Puapua, a Government report commissioned in 2019 that sets out a roadmap to co-governance between the Crown and Māori by 2040.  Collins has expressed her concern that the Government is trying to implement "separatism by stealth", pointing to plans for a Māori Health Authority and Māori wards in local councils, both of which are recommended in the report.  Paradoxically, the He Puapua report was commissioned as a response to former Prime Minister John Key - Collins' old boss - signing Ne...

House Speaker Trevor Mallard ruled the matter was "well outside" the Prime Minister's responsibilities. As Collins resumed her line of questioning about "separate sovereignty", Waititi interrupted her and asked the Speaker to step in. Collins could be heard scoffing as she was forced to sit down again. "Mr Speaker, I seek your guidance and advice," Waititi said. "Over the past two weeks there has been racist propaganda and rhetoric towards tangata whenua. That not only is insulting to tangata whenua, but diminishes the mana of this House." The Speaker said he didn't feel the dialogue was bad ...

Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield was then briefed and COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins was told ahead of a 1pm press conference that day. But the Government didn't tell the public until six days later despite being repeatedly questioned about it by media and MPs.  The fact the border worker hadn't been tested for five months wasn't revealed to the public until April 14, when Carolyn Tremain, chief executive of the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), told a parliamentary committee.  The Government is coming under fire for sitting on the information fo...

Despite allegations of racism in police and racial profiling, Collins saw no implications with allowing police to conduct warrantless searches.  "I think allegations are very easy to make, particularly when the word systemic is added to it. The fact is, is that it's important that we understand that the people who are often the victims of this violence are often Māori." Collins was asked if there is systemic racism in police. "No, absolutely not," she said.  "I was the Minister of Police for four years. In that time, I saw police go absolutely out of their way to represent all New Zealande...

"What we are discussing... is whether or not in working more closely with iwi organisations and whānau who know these families well and the children well, whether or not we can do a better job at prevention," Ardern said.  Davis highlighted comments made at the Iwi Chairs Forum in Porirua on Friday that when Kāwanatanga and Tino rangatiratanga work together in partnership "you'll see great things happening".  Collins suggested the Government was abdicating its responsibilities to protect all children by handing power to an independent Māori Transition Authority.  "Does she believe it is...