Nations Declaration on the Rights of
This implies that should reflect the principles of
Article 46
equality, non-discrimination, good governance
He Puapua document clearly contravenes
principles have been violated
Maori will have a meaningful, and sometimes, ” makes a mockery of the principles of democracy, equality and non-discrimination.
Dominance over the entire population of New Zealand”
discriminatory
Within the topic of ‘EQUITY’,
and if it is to be retained then the principles of equality and non-
discriminatory will again have been violated.
Item 14. “The rangatiratanga sphere reflects Maori governance over people”
Zealanders seek over lands and resources currently vested in the Crown, would
Where are the principles of democracy or equality in this?
Item 15. “Maori remain a minority with their rights
In all true democracies around the world, the voices of the majority
. The make-up of majorities and minorities are fluid as the issues
minority accept the outcome, if they are truly democratic. their agenda, not their rights, is vulnerable to the majority.
Their rights are enshrined in the Treaty and in the Constitution, and if The above reference in is a declaration that Maori are the Treaty.
He Puapua page vii:
campaign will be necessary to reach Vision 2040.”
Will “engagement” simply be be between Maori and a government that where the public have a voice.
implementation of He Puapua, as it stands, would certainly not comply with the principles of democracy and good governance.
referenda as part of engagement. Funny that!
“public education” mean propaganda? and children in the church at Rangiaowhia would use propaganda?
should be informed by a participatory engagement process, and/or
Once again here is the presumption that Maori regard the non-Maori
This is just one more example that the principle of equality
constitutional arrangements, and set up a process for the Crown to determine how it should partner with In consideration of the track record of the Ardern Government, plus constrained by the The process for the Crown to determine how it should partner with Maori, would be a back-room deal, and any public information, whilst hardly meets the principles of ‘good governance good faith representatives... population, and even if this is just a transition step, the final fait accompli is still 50% of governance to 15% of the population. democracy gone?
voting power 5.66 times greater that of a non-Maori.
Does this satisfy the principle of Affirming that indigenous peoples are equal to all other peoples... What has been proposed in above is, in the mind of any sane, honest person, not making “indigenous peoples equal to all Does that sound like democracy, or like feudalism?
eagles’ appointed to the DWG, have obviously had their democratic and legal learnings warped, in that the
If
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