https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/100...h-more-to-come
Disgusted Never ending gravy train and no such thing as "full and final".
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https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/100...h-more-to-come
Disgusted Never ending gravy train and no such thing as "full and final".
putting this in the Labour/NZ First govt thread is incorrect - I quote from the article
The clauses, agreed by the National Government of the day, were to induce the two iwi to become the first to settle and to ensure they were not disadvantaged, but have become something of a millstone around successive Governments' necks.
I do think that the current govt should have announced this to the public.
Moreso the recipient Ngai Tahu Holdings should have announced it to their entire iwi.
Not sure what thread would have been better as this is the current political thread Peat. I am well aware that the National lead Government is at least equally responsible for this. Doesn't change the fact that I think this has gone so far beyond what was intended with the "$ 1Billion fiscal envelope" Doug Graham sold voters that it is a complete joke. These are big numbers and should be reported by the Government and recipients as you correctly point out.
Yes, the amounts are big, but what value in current terms do you put on the land that was confiscated in the 1860s? I'm sure the money will be well spent in the system, it'll employ people too. Tainui and Ngai Tahu have both become economic powerhouses in their regions.
http://newzealandwars.co.nz/invasion-waikato-150-years/
Jacinda and Clarke on TV1 this morning, two smart people sharing their thoughts on the future. It'll be a lot of work, but they have the energy for it.
It doesn't matter EZ what I think the value is or should have been. We were told the settlements were "full and final". They are anything but and seem to just go on and on with no end in sight. I agree Tainui and Ngai Tahu are now large and reasonably well run organisations/corporations. They don't need any more corporate welfare from the Government