Mike's Minute: We need leadership on the Ngāpuhi settlement

Is Shane Jones showing the Minister for Treaty Negotiations Paul Goldsmith how to run his own portfolio?

In response to Jones and his Member's bill on the never ending Ngāpuhi drama, Goldsmith says the process can't go on forever.

Which is the same as saying nothing, because clearly it is, and Goldsmith clearly has no plan.

John Robinson: The Crown should once again withdraw from negotiations with disruptive and extremist Ngapuhi

Northern tribes, Ngapuhi, have been so divided and arguing among themselves that there has been no agreement yet on a Treaty settlement.  Christopher Finlayson tried for several years to find agreement before finally withdrawing from negotiations in 2017.  The following Labour government left the problem to the current National-led coalition which is again facing problems.

Now Ngapuhi have come up with an outrageous claim for “an $8.43 billion redress for generations of losses” – almost double the total of around $4.3 billion for all settlements to all other tribes.

Why is any payment due?