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‘Dangerous’ and ‘retrograde’: Māori leaders sound alarm over policy shifts in New Zealand

‘Dangerous’ and ‘retrograde’: Māori leaders sound alarm over policy shifts in New Zealand



Experts say policy changes that include scrapping Māori-led programs will harm communities and put New Zealand’s ‘great reputation’ at riskRevealed: the impact of shifts to policies affecting MāoriLeading Māori figures from across New Zealand have sounded the alarm over the government’s changes to policies that affect Māori, after analysis by the Guardian highlighted the far-reaching scope of the proposals.The policy shifts proposed by the rightwing coalition have been described by experts as “chilling” and “dangerous” and have created a “deeply fractured” relationship between Māori and the crown, or ruling authorities. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/29/maori-leaders-new-zealand-coalition-government-policy-changes

Author : Eva Corlett in Wellington and Jamie Tahana

Publish date : 2024-07-29 00:32:45

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