Florence Dean and Andrew Geddis

Guest writer

Florence Dean graduated with a Bachelor of Laws in 2019, and works as a lawyer at the Ngāi Tahu Māori Law Centre. Andrew Geddis is a professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Otago.

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The truth about Māori wards

The government has committed to urgently changing the law around the establishment of Māori wards. Those in opposition have a lot to say about it – but what are they actually saying?

By Florence Dean and Andrew Geddis | 4th February, 2021