The protection to the Treaty offered
by Section 9 of the State Owned Enterprises Act 1986 is and
has been incredibly important to Maori and it is clear that
both the Prime Minister and the Minister of Maori Affairs
agree on that.
“Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu is fully
supportive of both parties in their endeavours to resolve
this issue and of their willingness to engage with iwi,”
says Kaiwhakahaere for Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu, Mark
Solomon.
“Both parties have agreed that the Crown has a
duty to actively protect the rights and interests of Maori.
So to resolve the issue the Crown must find a way of
articulating that in any new legislation,” Mr Solomon
says.
“The consultation document released by the Crown
makes it clear that there is an opportunity to retain the
existing s.9 provision or to put in place some more specific
provisions. Ngai Tahu will join other iwi leaders in
looking at the merits of each of these options and we will
be consulting with our people before reaching a final
conclusion on the best approach,” Mr Solomon
says.
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