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Te Ture Whenua submission extension
Kua whakaroahia akengia atu te wā tuku tāpaetanga mō Te Ture Whenua
Māori
Ko Te Pire mō Te Ture Whenua Māori tētahi pito wāhanga hanganga ture nui, whakaharahara, hei whakaawea i te hunga Māori nō rātou te whenua. Nā runga i tērā, kua whakaroahia akengia atu e Te Komiti Take Māori o Te Pāremata, te wā mō ngā tāngata ki te tuku mai i ō rātou whakaaro, i ō rātou kōrero mō te pire.
Whakaaroarohia ai e Te Pire mō Te Ture Whenua Māori ngā whakamarutanga e tū ana i te wā nei, kia taea ai e te hunga Māori te pupuri whenua hei taoka tuku iho. Ka tirohia ai hoki e te pire, me pēhea e taea ai e ngā Māori nō rātou te whenua, te whakatakoto whakataunga māmā kē atu, kia kaha ai rātou ki te whakamahi i ō rātou ake whenua.
Kua whakaroahia akengia atu te rā kati e te komiti mō ngā tāpaetanga a te marea, atu i te 23 o Pipiri ki te 14 o Hōngongoi, tau 2016. Ka kaha ngā tāngata Māori me ngā tāngata ēhara i Te Māori, ā rāua tahi, ki te whakatakoto tāpaetanga mō te pire.
E ai ki a Tūtehounuku Kōrako, Heamana o Te Komiti Take Māori, “Ko tā mātou tūmanako, ka whai wā ngā tāngata katoa o Aotearoa, o ngā mātāwaka katoa ki te kōrero mai ki a mātou, e pēhea ana rātou ki te ture hou e whakaarotia akengia nei. E mea ana te komiti ki te puta whānui ki te motu kia tūtakitaki ai i te hunga whakatakoto tāpaetanga (kanohi-ki-te-kanohi), ā, kia whakarongo ki ō rātou kōrero.”
Me āta titiro ka tae mai ā-tuihono tō tāpaetanga, mua mai i waenganui pō o Te Tāite, 14 o Hōngongoi tau 2016.
You can find more information about Te Ture Whenua Māori Bill on the Parliament website.
The Te Ture Whenua Māori bill will be a significant piece of legislation affecting Māori land owners. Because of its importance for Iwi and all New Zealanders, Parliament’s Māori Affairs Select Committee has extended the timeframe to allow people more time to submit their thoughts and opinions on the bill.
The Te Ture Whenua Māori Bill considers what safeguards are in place for Māori to retain land as a taoka tuku iho. The bill also looks at enabling Māori land owners to make more practical decisions about how they utilize their land use.
The committee has extended the closing date for public submissions from 23 June to 14 July 2016. Both Māori and non-Māori can make a submission on the bill.
Tutehounuku Korako, Chair of the Māori Affairs Committee, says, “We hope New Zealanders of all ethnicities take the opportunity to tell us how they feel about the proposed new law. The committee intends to travel widely across Aotearoa to meet with submitters, kanohi ki te kanohi (face to face) and to listen to what they have to say.”
Make your submission online before midnight Thursday 14 July 2016.
You can find more information about Te Ture Whenua Māori Bill on the Parliament website.
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