Iwi leader rules out settlement under this Govt after minister’s sovereignty comments

Iwi leader rules out settlement under this Govt after minister’s sovereignty comments

Ngāti Hine leader Pita Tipene is ruling out a settlement under this Government after remarks made by Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith. Ngāti Hine...

Sovereignty line in sand

The government has drawn a  line in the sand on sovereignty: Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith says the Government will not agree to Treaty settlements that dispute whether the Crown is now sovereign. Goldsmith made the comments to the Māori Affairs select committee this morning amid ongoing negotiations with East Coast iwi Te Whānau-ā-Apanui and […]