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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<p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">The Government’s announced a review will kick of mid-year, with any advice to be given to the Government by September. 
<p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">The Minister for Māori&nbsp;Development Tama Potaka says it’s timely. 
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Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Tama Potaka: Minister for  Māori Development on the review into the Waitangi Tribunal

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