Maori Agents - challenging flawed laws:
"Justice the seed, peace the flower." T-shirt of the day. The Human Rights Review Tribunal recently cited two interesting precedents in the matter of Mihaka v Housing New Zealand Corporation. The first one is cited in the Minute dated 13 October 2016 (copied below for ease of reference) - the Tribunal cites Mihaka v Police 1981 1 NZLR 54 . What's interesting here is that the Tribunal didn't have any problem addressing Mrs Raue as Maori Agent in its Minute dated 9 June 2016, as evidenced below: The Minute of the HRRT dated 9 June 2016 clearly states "REPRESENTATION: Mr TRMN Mihaka in person assisted by Ms K Raue, Maori Agent " - Mr Mihaka, as a descendant of the original inhabitants of this land, he uri o nga tangata whenua, has the sovereignty, te tino rangitiratanga, to appoint a person of his own choosing to speak for him. Tangata whenua have always had the right to appoint a kaikorero of their own choosing, and it is ridiculous to assert that the q...