Under the RMA’s replacement laws, Māori had expanded roles via regional planning committees and iwi partnership mechanisms.

The preference is for one commercial settlement but the government says it's open to recognising cultural groups under that.

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The law would also set up a Regulatory Standards Board, which would respond to concerns raised around the consistency of ...

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Te Tiriti Embedding: All regulation and policy should explicitly reference and operationalise Te Tiriti o Waitangi. This ...

The stars of Matariki and Puanga are tohu for the Māori New Year, signalling a time to reflect on the past year and look ...

Moriori (MIST & HMT) consider the Crown’s position not only disingenuous—but outrageous. Tino rangatiratanga is not a term ...