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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Eva Corlett in Wellington and Jamie Tahana

‘Dangerous’ and ‘retrograde’: Māori leaders sound alarm over policy shifts in New Zealand

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New Zealand’s centre-right National party and its minor coalition partners – Act and NZ First – plan changes to a series of polices that directly affect Māori, or will affect the group more than any other ethnicity. Illustration: Eli Taueki/Ariki Creative/The Guardian

Leading Māori figures from across New Zealand have sounded the alarm over the government’s changes to policies that affect Māori, after analysis by the Guardian highlighted the far-reaching scope of the proposals.

The policy shifts proposed by the rightwing coalition have been described by experts as “chilling” and “dangerous” and have created a “deeply fractured” relationship between Māori and the crown, or ruling authorities.

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