The article critiques the government's plan to revise Treaty clauses in legislation by lowering the legal threshold to 'take into account' Te Tiriti, arguing that this undermines Māori rights, contradicts expert advice, and risks damaging the Māori-Crown relationship.
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Anyway, Cabinet agreed, this is back in February, to limit obligations to the treaty principles to no more than take into account. Official advice apparently said the change had no apparent benefits and carried significant risks to Maori Crown relations, perhaps not surprisingly. Paul Goldsmith is, of course, the Justice Minister and is with us morning.
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being eroded by political and legislative actions
Ten takeaways from the Waitangi Tribunal’s treaty clause review inquirydeteriorating due to government neglect
Māori Crown relationship going from bad to worse – LabourSocial-media signal on the same topic, drawn from the social lens. Engagement is likes + 2×shares + 3×replies, the same weighting used across the digest cards. View on /social →
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