Oh dear.
We have some judges who aren’t up with the play about our indigenous citizens requiring special treatment.
A giant blow was struck in favour of these citizens on 20 April 2010, when Pita Sharples announced your Government’s decision to formalise its support for the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
He said this would help to restore New Zealand’s mana in addressing indigenous rights.
Pita’s media statement included 16 points set out under an “Announcement of New Zealand’s Support for the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples”.