Government scales back Te Arawhiti, narrowing focus to Treaty settlements

Summarised by Centrist

The government is reducing the scope of Te Arawhiti, the office of Māori-Crown Relations, to focus solely on Treaty settlements and the Marine and Coastal Area Act. The office was started in 2018 by then minister Kelvin Davis under the previous Labour government.

Minister Tama Potaka described the restructuring as a modernisation effort, with advisory roles potentially shifting to Te Puni Kōkiri.

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