Ministers accused of Cabinet Manual breach with threats to Waitangi Tribunal

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Ministers accused of Cabinet Manual breach with threats to Waitangi Tribunal

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says threats by ministers Shane Jones and David Seymour to reform or close down the Waitangi Tribunal were “ill-considered”, as legal experts say the ministers may have breached Cabinet Manual conventions. “I think those comments are ill-considered and we expect all ministers to actually exercise good judgment in their communications on matters like this,” he told reporters in Manila at a stand-up during his trad…