Treaty of Waitangi

NZ removes reference to the treaty as Canada and Australia move in the opposite direction on Indigenous children’s rights.

New Zealand’s 2018 census was the first to be carried out online, but it captured only 83% of people, a response rate 9% lower than the previous census. Māori responses dropped by 20%.

The Treaty of Waitangi obliges the state to ensure that public policy is as effective for Māori as it is for everybody else. But the Waitangi Tribunal’s comprehensive report on the primary health care system found that despite clear intentions, the state fails to deliver good outcomes for Māori.