A great idea

Newshub reports:

Te Pāti Māori has issued a Declaration of Political Independence, Te Ngākau o Te Iwi Māori, beginning the process to establish its own Māori Parliament.

This is a great idea. I’m all for a Maori Parliament and Government, funded by Maori (its not Tino Rangatiratanga if you are dependent on others funding you).

Let every NZer of Maori descent decide whether they want to come under the auspices of the Maori Parliament or the NZ Parliament.

If they choose the Maori Parliament, they can pay taxes to it, and can only access health, education and welfare services funded by the Maori Parliament.