Tony Sayers: He Puapua - the Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing From: https://breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2021/05/tony-sayers-he-puapua-wolf-insheeps.html Labels: He Puapua, Tony Sayers, UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, UNDRIP Friday, May 7, 2021
Introduction: The document ‘He Puapua’ is apparently, the roadmap for the implementation of ‘The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples’ (UNDRIP) into New Zealand Law by the Year 2040. This implies that He Puapua should reflect the principles of UNDRIP. However, as I read both documents, it becomes apparent that this is not entirely the case. He Puapua, is using UNDRIP as a disguise, it is obviously a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Here is the Nub: Article 46 Of UNDRIP No:3 states: •
“The provisions set forth in this Declaration shall be interpreted in accordance with the principles of justice, democracy, respect for human rights, equality, nondiscrimination, good governance and good faith.”
The He Puapua document clearly contravenes UNDRIP, since these principles have been violated. To justify this statement, I posit that: In the section, VISION 2040 FOR DECLARATION REALISATION of He Puapua: Section 2. Participation in kawanatanga Karauna, Bullet-point #2: It states: •
“Maori will have a meaningful, and sometimes, dominant voice in resource management decisions”.
The word “dominant” makes a mockery of the principles of democracy, equality and nondiscrimination.