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Attention: Agents of the Ministry of Māori Development,

Document: HE TIROHANGA Ö KAWA KI TE TIRITI O WAITANGI, found at website: https://www.tpk.govt.nz/en/a-matou-mohio....

The above TPK treatise states at page 27, last paragraph, that "[T]he Declaration is considered by the Courts to be of no legal effect in New Zealand"; yet there are no references corroborating this statement.

Please provide answers to the following:

(1) The names & contact details for the author(s) who drafted this document;
(2) The authority for the page 27 statement;
(3) Whether the Declaration has legal effect internationally if not locally (in NZ);
(4) Why the document has reference numbers within paragraphs yet no appended references whereto refer.

By any failure or refusal to answer to the above, please provide sufficient reasons as to why not.

By: Te Kaitukutono

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From: Mailbox - TPK Info
Ministry of Māori Development

Nau mai, haere mai

 

Thank you for your enquiry.  We check this mailbox daily and will respond
to your enquiry within two working days.

 

 

·         If your enquiry is about Whenua Māori or the Whenua Māori Fund
then it has been automatically sent to the Whenua Maori Team by email
[1][email address].  For information on Whenua Maori [2]read
more here.

·         If you are making a request for information under the Official
Information Act then your enquiry has been automatically sent to the
Ministerials Team by email [3][email address]. For information on OIA
requests [4]read more here.

·         All Māori Housing enquiries should be made to your nearest Te
Puni Kōkiri regional office or [5]read more here.

·         All enquiries about starting or developing your Māori business
should be made to your nearest Te Puni Kōkiri regional office or [6]read
more here.

·         All enquiries about funding should be made to your nearest Te
Puni Kōkiri regional office.

·         All media enquiries must be sent to the Communications Team so
email  [7][email address].

 

Ngā mihi, nā Communications Team

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6. http://www.tpk.govt.nz/en/whakamahia/mao...
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Tēnā koe

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From: Mailbox - OIA
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Tēnā koe

Further to your request below, attached please find a response from Te Puni Kōkiri.

Ngā mihi

Madeline

 
Madeline Smith
Senior Advisor | Kaitohu Tōmua
National Office
 
Tauwaea DDI : +64 4 819 6254 | Waea Pūkoro M : +64 27 298 5141
Waea Whakaahua F : 0800 875 329
Te Puni Kōkiri, Te Puni Kōkiri House, 143 Lambton Quay, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
PO Box 3943, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
www.tpk.govt.nz

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