Jacinda Ardern faces Waitangi Day reckoning with Māori as progress stalls | New Zealand | The Guardian
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(…) fast-forward to the second term of the Labour government and Indigenous political experts say Ardern’s track record in tackling systemic Māori disadvantage has been underwhelming. Despite a record number of Māori MPs in government, little has changed in the appalling socio-economic statistics that reflect the lives of New Zealand’s Indigenous people.
“Among Māori there seems to be an increasingly clear understanding that we can’t wait for the government to meet our needs any more
(...) The proportion of Indigenous people in prison remains stubbornly high – at more than 50%, despite representing only 16% of the general population – and Māori make up 65% of children in state care.