56719 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Deputy Prime Minister

56719 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Deputy Prime Minister: Does the Minister share the concerns of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) that 'Recent legislative developments risk significantly curtailing statutory protections of Māori land rights, particularly with regard to their right to self-determination over lands, territories, and resources they have historically owned and used. In this context, the Committee expresses concern about the amendments under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) (Customary Marine Title) Amendment Act (2025) and the Fast-Track Approvals Act (2024)' and if so why and if not why not?

Hon David Seymour: No, because I disagree with their characterisation.