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Ben McKay

Maori warn New Zealand PM Luxon off Treaty changes

Chris Luxon (centre) has assured Maori his government will seek to work constructively with them. (Ben McKay/AAP PHOTOS)

Maori leaders have labelled the New Zealand government as "the enemy" and warned Prime Minister Chris Luxon off "meddling" with the Treaty of Waitangi during heated speeches at a Maori festival.

NZ is currently engaged in a tense and challenging national debate over the place of Maori, and the country's constitutional foundations.

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