But over the past couple of weeks the storm around
He Puapua - a report commissioned by Te Puni Kōkiri and written over a two-month period in 2019 - has dominated political discussion.
The Opposition leader Judith Collins has repeatedly claimed the report is an attempt by the government to implement 'separatism by stealth'.
The sentiment so enraged the Maori Party's Rawiri Waititi, he performed an impromptu haka in the House, resulting in him and co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer being kicked out for the day.
So what is the background to
He Puapua? What are its recommendations, what obligations does the government have in implementing them?