Hon MARYAN STREET (Labour) to the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations: Does he agree with the Prime Minister’s comment reported by Tāmati Kruger that Tūhoe ownership of Te Urewera National Park was “complex but workable”? HONE HARAWIRA (Māori Party—Te Tai Tokerau) to the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations: He aha ngā reta, aha atu rānei, mai i a Tūwharetoa, Taranaki, Whanganui, Ngāi Tahu kua whiwhi i a ia e mea ana, ko te awhero a ngā iwi nei kia rite anō te hua o ō rātou whiriwhiringa whakataunga mō te Tiriti pēnā i whakaae te Kāwanatanga ki te tuku i te tino rangatiratanga katoa o Te Urewera ki a Ngāi Tūhoe? [What correspondence, if any, has he received from Tūwharetoa, Taranaki, Whanganui, and Ngāi Tahu to suggest that these iwi would have expected the same outcome in their Treaty negotiations settlement had the Government agreed to fully vest the park in Tūhoe ownership?] Hon CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON (Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations) : In its journey from Lake Taupō to the sea, the mighty Waikato River flows through the heartland of Waikato-Tainui and the iwi who have agreed to participate in its co-governance. The relationship of the iwi with the river lies at the heart of their spiritual and physical well-being and their identity. To Waikato-Tainui the river is a tupuna that has mana. Questions for Oral Answer [Toi Moko / Tattooed and Mummified Māori Heads—Repatriation from Museums] 05/05/2010
PAUL QUINN (National) to the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage: What recent progress has been made in efforts to secure the repatriation of toi moko from museums around the world? Questions for Oral Answer [Criminal Offending—Cooperation in International Criminal Law Proceedings] 04/05/2010
SIMON BRIDGES (National—Tauranga) to the Attorney-General: What international efforts has the Attorney-General recently participated in to foster increased cooperation in combating transnational criminal offending? | In the House ArchivesDecember 2010 CategoriesAll |
