October 12, 2022
Andrew Little to share treaty knowledge with Australia
Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Andrew Little has crossed the ditch to discuss Aotearoa New Zealand’s treaty negotiations experience with the Australian state and federal governments.
He will also meet indigenous councils of Queensland and Victoria which have roles overseeing the way those states are starting to address historical grievances and a lack of representation in decision-making by their indigenous peoples.
Mr Little says both states have committed to looking at how a treaty-based process can improve and reframe the relationship between the state governments and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
He will discuss how New Zealand’s treaty settlement process works in theory and practice and what policies and approaches have been beneficial to the Māori-Crown relationship as it has evolved over the past 30-plus years.