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UN Criticizes New Zealand for Threatening Maori Rights

12/8/2025

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A United Nations committee criticized New Zealand for policies threatening Maori rights and widening Indigenous disparities.
The report, released on December 5, flags the disestablishment of the Maori Health Authority and funding cuts.
Prominent Maori leader Lady Tureiti Moxon says the review shows regressions on racial equality.
The committee asks the government to report on environmental protection and Maori land rights.

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A United Nations committee criticized New Zealand for policies threatening Maori rights and widening Indigenous disparities.
The report, released on December 5, flags the disestablishment of the Maori Health Authority and funding cuts.
Prominent Maori leader Lady Tureiti Moxon says the review shows regressions on racial equality.
The committee asks the government to report on environmental protection and Maori land rights.