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Maori Party on Government and Leadership

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Maori Party is neutral on cutting the number of public servants employed by government

The Maori Party believes “efficiencies can be gained by unbundling government funding spent on Maori across the social policy sector, reviewing outcomes, and redirecting budgets into programmes to better achieve positive outcomes for Maori”.

Maori Party opposes state asset sales and more private sector involvement in public services

The Maori Party does not support selling any further assets, although it adds that there may be commercial properties that could be used for Treaty settlements. “We oppose privatisation and instead favour iwi-public Treaty-based partnerships for the management and delivery of public services”.

Maori Party strongly supports restrictions on foreign investors' ownership of New Zealand land and/or strategic assets

The Maori Party would “keep local ownership of land and resources in Aotearoa”.

Maori Party strongly opposes holding a binding referendum to review the MMP electoral system

The Maori Party supports MMP and sees no need for a referendum.

Maori Party strongly supports once again making the Privy Council New Zealand's highest court

The Maori Party supports reinstatement of the Privy Council as New Zealand's highest court. Maori opposed the decision to replace the Privy Council with the Supreme Court.

Maori Party supports keeping TVNZ in state hands and operating under the existing charter TVNZ

The Maori Party would keep TVNZ as a state broadcaster, and supports the existing charter. “More needs to be done to ensure the charter is used to steer governance and management decision making,” a spokesperson says.