Article: MAORI ISSUES.(New Zealand)

In 1996 Maori deserted the Labour party and gave all the Maori seats to the Maori-led New Zealand First party. In 1999 they returned them all to Labour thus ensuring a Labour-led government. The basic error New Zealand First made was to enter a coalition with the National party against the clearly expressed wishes of Maori. Now that Maori are starting to become a political force in Aotearoa/ New Zealand, governments are having to learn quickly to shed the deeply ingrained habit of ignoring and dismissing issues. With the gap between Maori and non-Maori widening for every socioeconomic indicator, Maori looked to Labour to restore some semblance of justice. On election night ...

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