Any changes to the Waitangi Tribunal will be introduced before the end of the year.

The Government’s announced a review will kick of mid-year, with any advice to be given to the Government by September.

The Minister for Māori Development Tama Potaka says it’s timely.

“It runs enquiries according to very, very old legislation ... and the way it conducts itself needs to be modernised,” he said.

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