Nothing to be scared of : Labour MP rules out separate Māori House of Parliament, court system Newshub 4 hrs ago Dan Satherley
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A senior Labour MP says there s nothing to be scared of in how the Government plans to live up to a UN declaration the National Party signed New Zealand up to.
In 2010, the National-led Government - in coalition with the Māori Party - said New Zealand would support the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). The previous Government, led by Labour under Helen Clark, refused to sign it, then-Māori Affairs Minister Parekura Horomia saying it was fundamentally incompatible with New Zealand s constitutional and legal arrangements and established Treaty settlement policy .
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?
Described by many as a voice for the voiceless in the corridors of power, “a small wahine wielding a sharp axe”, Ann was a woman of mana and compassion who saw the potential in everyone and was afraid of no-one. She was as loved and respected by communities of all faiths and cultures as she was by iwi leaders and whānau living in marginalised communities.
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Ministry of Social Development community relationships manager Ann Dysart speaking at the launch of Family First Welfare Trust in Ōtāhuhu in 2017. It was the values, tikanga and aroha of te ao Māori, and her strong links with ordinary whānau Māori, that inspired her vision of a just and tolerant society that worked in the best interests of all its members.