
NZCPR Weekly: MAORI PRIVILEGE By Dr Muriel Newman Maori privilege is on the rise and at an accelerating pace. Reports are now emerging from around the country of iwi representatives turning up at confidential local authority meetings and demanding a seat at council tables. They claim their authority comes from the Mana Whakahono a Rohe agreements in the Resource Legislation Amendment Act that was passed by the National Government in 2017. [ Read More ]