He Puapua Report. Underlying the political stand-off in Samoa is the as yet unresolved tension between the democratic institutions inherited from New Zealand, and the much older set of political and cultural expectations inherited from pre-colonial Samoan society. So long as democracy was able to accommodate traditional leadership hierarchies and decision-making customs, the two traditions rubbed on together with minimal friction. The crisis now gripping Samoa is the product of an almost entirely unanticipated collision between the traditional Samoan way of doing politics, and the formal requirements of Samoaâs democratic constitution.
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Editorial: Judith Collins premature bombshell on He Puapua, United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
14 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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National leader Judith Collins claims the He Puapua report calls for a two systems approach to New Zealand s governance arrangements and is being done by stealth . Photo / Mark Mitchell
National leader Judith Collins claims the He Puapua report calls for a two systems approach to New Zealand s governance arrangements and is being done by stealth . Photo / Mark Mitchell
NZ Herald
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One hundred and 23 pages. That s the sum of what appears to have become National Party leader Judith Collins latest obsession.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern responds over Māori self-determination report He Puapua
3 May, 2021 05:37 AM
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern accused the Opposition leader of politicking over a report on Māori self-determination that has not yet gone to Cabinet. Photo / File
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern accused the Opposition leader of politicking over a report on Māori self-determination that has not yet gone to Cabinet. Photo / File
Social issues reporter, NZ Heraldmichael.neilson@nzherald.co.nz
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has ruled out the idea of a Māori parliament but sidestepped other questions about a report on Māori self-determination, instead accusing the Opposition leader of politicking.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Cook Islands travel bubble to begin on May 17 - PM Jacinda Ardern
3 May, 2021 03:45 AM
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New Zealand s quarantine-free travel bubble with the Cook Islands will begin on May 17.
Derek Cheng is deputy political editor for the New Zealand Heraldderek.cheng@nzme.co.nz
New Zealand s quarantine-free travel bubble with the Cook Islands will begin on May 17 - but with a flyer-beware caveat and a more precautionary approach should an outbreak happen there.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed the start date at a post-Cabinet press conference this afternoon. It will mean families can reconnect, commercial arrangements can resume and Kiwis can take a much-welcomed winter break and support the Cook Islands tourism sector and recovery, Ardern said.