Tag: waitangi_tribunal
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Greenpeace Aotearoa Accuses Coalition of "Onslaught" on Ocean Protection Ahead of November 7 Election
The group cites the cameras on boats programme, MACA Act amendments, the delayed Fisheries Amendment Bill and the scrapping of the Resource Management Act, and calls for a bottom trawling ban on seamounts.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentElectionClimate ChangeSocial IssuesLegal Greenpeace AotearoaOcean protectionBottom trawlingNew Zealand election 2026Customary Marine TitleResource Management ActMarine conservationGreenpeaceNew Zealand electionMarine and Coastal Area ActShane JonesWaitangi Tribunal
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New Zealand First Pledges to Abolish Waitangi Tribunal Within 100 Days
New Zealand First says it will abolish the Waitangi Tribunal and replace it with a Treaty of Waitangi Completion Commission if elected, finalising all pre-2008 claims.
Politics and GovernmentElectionOther PartiesLegalSocial Issues New Zealand FirstWaitangi TribunalTreaty of Waitangi Completion CommissionMaori Land CourtMinistry of Maori DevelopmentNew Zealand politicsTreaty of Waitangi settlementsNZ First
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Winston Peters Pledges to Abolish Waitangi Tribunal Within 100 Days
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters announces plans to abolish the Waitangi Tribunal, cut small business tax to 20%, and reform health and immigration policy ahead of the November 7 election.
Politics and GovernmentElectionGeneral PoliticsOther PartiesHealthEconomySocial Issues Winston PetersNew Zealand FirstWaitangi TribunalTreaty of Waitangi Completion Commission2026 New Zealand electionhealth policyimmigration policyNZ First
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Waitangi Tribunal Finds Crown Breached Treaty Over Maaori Health Plans
Waitangi Tribunal's Hautupua Part 2 report finds Crown breaches of Treaty principles over alternative Maaori health plans after Te Aka Whai Ora's disestablishment, recommending a stand-alone Maaori health authority be revisited.
Politics and GovernmentHealthLaw EnforcementGeneral PoliticsLegalSocial IssuesState Governments Waitangi TribunalTe Aka Whai OraMaaori healthte Tiriti o WaitangiHautupua reportHealthy Futures (Pae Ora) Amendment ActHauora Maaori Strategy
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Labour Backs Waitangi Tribunal Findings, Pledges Māori Education Partnership
Labour's Willow-Jean Prime says the Waitangi Tribunal found Te Tiriti breaches in National's curriculum changes and commits her party to genuine partnership with Māori in education.
Politics and GovernmentEducationLabour PartySocial IssuesLegal New Zealand Labour PartyWaitangi TribunalWillow-Jean PrimeMāori educationTe Tiriticurriculum changesNew Zealand politicsElection
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ACT Pledges to Wind Up Waitangi Tribunal After Historical Claims Completed
ACT Leader David Seymour says the party will finish historical Treaty settlements, end the Waitangi Tribunal's contemporary jurisdiction, and disestablish it once its historical work is done.
Politics and GovernmentOther PartiesLegalSocial IssuesElection ACT New ZealandWaitangi TribunalDavid SeymourTreaty of WaitangiTreaty settlementsBill of RightsNew Zealand politics
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Greens Demand Luxon Halt "Racist" Education Reforms After Tribunal Report
The Green Party calls on Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to abandon education reforms after the Waitangi Tribunal found breaches of Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations and a lack of meaningful engagement with Māori.
Politics and GovernmentSocial IssuesEnvironmentGeneral PoliticsEconomyLegal Green PartyChristopher LuxonEducation ReformsWaitangi TribunalTe Tiriti o WaitangiMarama DavidsonElection
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Waitangi Tribunal Report Slams Government's Māori-Crown Relations
A new Waitangi Tribunal report criticizes the government's handling of Māori-Crown relations, with Labour's Willie Jackson citing breaches of treaty principles and potential harm to Māori children, calling for Te Tiriti o Waitangi to remain in schools.
Politics and GovernmentGeneral PoliticsLabour PartyEducationSocial Issues Waitangi TribunalMāori-Crown relationsWillie JacksonLabourTe Tiriti o WaitangiGovernmentNew Zealand Labour PartyElection
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Maipi-Clarke Supports Waitangi Tribunal Scrutiny of Education Reforms
Hauraki-Waikato MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke backs urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearings into education reforms. Concerns highlight potential impacts on Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations and support for Māori learners, language, and culture, with calls to halt reforms.
Politics and GovernmentGeneral PoliticsEducationSocial IssuesLegal Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-ClarkeWaitangi TribunalEducation ReformTe Tiriti o WaitangiMāori EducationNgāti Hine