Kerry Burke: The need to cut through the confusion over co-governance

There seems to be a great deal of confusion about what co-governance means, with our political leaders also seemingly uncertain.

Māori Party president John Tamihere seems to be clear, telling RNZ recently, that it was part of “the re-indigenisation” of our country, something that might play well with the 1% of voters that recent polls show support his party, but would be unacceptable to most of the other 99%.

Its literal meaning, however, is crystal clear, a sharing of government between two entities.