4703 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Māori Development

Written Question

Published date: 26 Feb 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	4703 (2025)
Question asked:	12 Feb 2025
Member asking:	Teanau Tuiono
Portfolio:	Minister for Māori Development
Minister replying:	Hon Tama Potaka
Answer received:	20 Feb 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_04703_2025
Document guid:	197f1c5e-65db-4ea6-bb4a-334cad1dc5db

4703 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Māori Development: Does the Minister agree with comments from the open letter from a collective of tribunal claimants from Te Reu Reu that his appointment of Grant Hadfield to the Waitangi Tribunal 'is an insult to our people, to both treaty partners' and if not why not?

Hon Tama Potaka: All citizens and groups are welcome to express their comments, and I encourage a wide range of opinions and views as part of a thriving society. Given the diversity of opinions and views that I hear and receive every day, I would not want to start expressing my views in response to each.