The happenings on the governance of far north beaches is nothing to do with central government, the treaty settlement has handed the issue to local iwi and the council.
I am confident that you, like me, can think of many issues where MPs of all parties say one thing, then do the exact opposite. Kelvin Davis is an MP of only a few week's standing. Maori will make up their own minds about what they wish to achieve regarding the beaches. This has all the makings of the bloody farce called the foreshore and seabed act of a few years ago.
Me a cynic? Only where politicians are concerned, especially one who is still wet behind the ears, and I don't mean that rudely about Kelvin Davis, it just happens to be true.
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