Press Release – Te Pati MaoriThe Government’s Fast-track legislation risks putting corporate interests ahead of tangata whenua, te taiao and the rights guaranteed under Te Tiriti o Waitangi. “The Government’s Fast-track legislation risks putting corporate interests ahead of tangata whenua, te taiao and the rights guaranteed under Te Tiriti o Waitangi. “Ngāti Kuku and the people of Whareroa continue fighting for the survival of their whenua, moana and taonga. Fast-track legislation cannot become a mechanism for undermining those commitments.” Progress cannot come at the cost of Māori rights, environmental protection, or the integrity of Treaty settlements.”