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08 Jul Decision near on endorsing UN rights declaration (The New Zealand Herald)

Posted at 09:44h in News, Posts

The Cabinet has yet to decide whether New Zealand should reverse its stance and endorse the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, despite Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples saying an announcement is imminent...

07 Jul Ottawa pushes plan to boost native economy (The Globe and Mail)

Posted at 10:15h in News, Posts

Ottawa has unveiled a new blueprint to boost the economy of Canada's exploding first nations population, pledging to increase access to business loans, provide more government contracts and speed the pace of development on reserves...

05 Jul Post-handover Treelord negotiations begin (The New Zealand Herald)

Posted at 10:19h in News, Posts

The assets have been handed over, now central North Island iwi will work out who gets what. A ceremony was held near Turangi yesterday in which the Crown transferred around $450 million in land and cash to a group representing eight iwi...