New Zealand: Treaty Relationships Need Rebalancing: Pita Sharples

New Zealand: Treaty Relationships Need Rebalancing: Pita Sharples   Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples has called for better balance between the Crown and Maori claimants, to progress Treaty negotiations into a post-settlement phase.   Speaking at today's Kokiri Ngatahi national hui on Treaty settlements, Dr Sharples said the fact that iwi used Treaty settlements to secure rights they should already enjoy, reflected badly on successive governments.   "I am extremely concerned about the...

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