Revealed: The four people charged with reviewing every significant Treaty clause
A former member of the Waitangi Tribunal will lead a panel of four people to review every Treaty clause in the statute book.
Former member of the Waitangi Tribunal David Cochrane, a lawyer, is chairing the group. He is also part of a review of the
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