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Te Ture Whenua Bill opposition
Meka Whaitiri
MP for Ikaroa-Rawhiti
11 November 2015
Te Ture Whenua Bill opposition
Maori land owners should oppose the Minister of Maori Development’s Te Ture Whenua Bill as it disadvantages Maori says Labour’s MP for Ikaroa Rawhiti Meka Whaitiri.
“The Waitangi Tribunal today begins an urgent hearing about Te Ture Whenua so I’m asking Maori land owners to support an open letter calling for the Minister to scrap his poorly written bill as it does nothing but disadvantage Maori land owners.
“Te Ururoa Flavell has already tried to block recommendations by Maori land court judges and recent changes seem minor.
“The process has been rushed and consultation has been
negligible.
“The Bill is unnecessary. It undermines the
rights of Maori land owners and breaches fundamental
elements of tikanga Māori,” says Meka
Whaitiri.
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