Little wants to look at giving Iwi law making powers

The Herald reports:

leader has proposed looking at giving Maori greater self-governance, possibly including the ability to make some of their own laws. …

He said it was time to look at what would happen after the settlements were completed.

He said some Native American tribes had -making powers over their territories in the States where recognised tribes were exempt from some laws – including – and could create their own laws in many areas. Mr Little said allowing separate law-making was “highly problematic”.

“But we shouldn't be so dismissive of any claim by iwi over what they do. We do have to function as a nation-state and we don't want to compromise that. But let's have a look at it.”

I encourage Labour to clarify their thinking and be very specific in their 2017 manifesto as to what law making powers they think Iwi should be given.

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