Iwi Māori Partnership Boards concerned their role minimised under Pae Ora Act changes

Iwi Māori Partnership Boards concerned their role minimised under Pae Ora Act changes

A national hui in Taranaki brought all 15 boards together for the first time since their establishment in 2022.

Māori voices silenced in health, again

Louisa Wall (Photo supplied) Cabinet has approved a suite of amendments to the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act, including changes which the health minister says will “clarify” and “streamline” the role of Iwi-Māori Partnership Boards. But the boards say it’s another structural attack designed to shut out Māori decision-making, writes Tūwharetoa board chair Louisa Wall.   The government’s Pae Ora amendment bill proposes to relegate Iwi Māori Partne…

Ngāti Kahungunu Slams The Government’s Decision To Push On With Marine Legislation

Ngāti Kahungunu, who have the country’s second largest coastline from Paritū, north of the Māhia peninsula to Tūrakirae on the southern Wairarapa coast, have slammed the government’s decision to push on with new legislation to make it harder for Māori to get customary marine title. Ngāti Kahungunu Chair, Bayden Barber, speaking from the World Expo in Osaka Japan says, “We are a moana iwi. Our people have lived along our coast for centuries. Our …