the Government’s proposed Fast Track Approvals Bill 'would eliminate Te Tiriti o Waitangi rights and the ability of the public to have any say over mining or infrastructure projects in their communities,” says Te Pāti Māori co-leader and environment .
The National Iwi Chairs Forum (NICF) expressed their unanimous endorsement for ‘Toitū te Reo, the National Māori Language Festival’ presented by Mātauranga Iwi Leaders Group (MILG) at the recent forum gathering in Tauranga.
This bill would give effect to provisions of te Whakaaetanga Whakataunga mō Ō-Rākau, te Pae o Maumahara/the Deed of Agreement relating to the Ō-Rākau site, dated 31 October 2023. Submissions can be made on the bill till midnight on 14 June 2024.
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