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“The good news was that I was having dinner with Ngati Porou as opposed to their neighboring iwi, which is Tuhoe - in which case I would have been the dinner," Key said.”
“We seek a solution that addresses the legitimate concerns of iwi, that is acceptable to the vast majority of New Zealanders, and that ensures public access to our beaches is protected.”
“Mr Te Aho says he has already spoken to the Forest Owners Association, which has called the iwi deal unjust, and he'll be meeting its chairman again later in the week.”
“These days, "iwi" has taken on a new significance in English as New Zealand law develops terminology to deal with Maori social structures.”
“Google has introduced yet another great feature:What's an "iwi"?”
“Come to that, the word "iwi" would be as common in local English to denote a Maori tribe as the word "tribe" itself.”
“a meal with leaders of a tribe - known as iwi in New Zealand - that are Tuhoe's neighbors.”
“This article is about David Rankin's opinion - an individual - why does the headline describe him as "iwi".”
“The good news is that I was having dinner with Ngati Porou as opposed to their neighbouring iwi which is Tuhoe, in which case I would have been dinner, which wouldn't have been quite so attractive," Mr Key said.”
“There is nothing wrong with collective institutions such as iwi, hapu and whanau where these are meaningful to Maori and provided they are able to evolve with changing circumstances; preferential government programmes should be limited in scope and time, but private institutions (firms, schools, churches, clubs) should be free to adopt forms of affirmative action;”
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