September 14, 2023
Indigenous attack Peters pandering to pakeha
Foreign Affairs Nanaia Mahuta is disappointed at her predecessor’s push to withdraw New Zealand’s recognition of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
She says Winston Peters is doubling down on his assertion Māori aren’t indigenous, in an attempt to attract non-Māori votes for New Zealand First – and it feeds a negative media sentiment.
“I’m disappointed in that type of statement. I just hope Māori will see it for what it is and they vote positively at the booths and if they want continued positive change enabled by a Government like ours, then they have to vote for it,” she says.
Nanaia Mahuta is in Suva attending a meeting of Pacific foreign ministers.