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Tribunal finds Treaty reforms breach Te Tiriti principles, prejudice Māori, damage Māori-Crown relationship
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RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
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The Waitangi Tribunal has ruled that the New Zealand government's plan to repeal Treaty protections across 18 laws breaches the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. The report warns that these reforms cause significant prejudice to Māori and damage the Māori-Crown relationship.
The Waitangi Tribunal has found the Crown breached multiple principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi by approving plans to repeal and weaken Treaty protections across 18 pieces of legislation, warning the changes would cause "significant prejudice" to Māori and further damage the Māori-Crown relationship.
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