Are our female politicians being denied the same speaking rights as men? Are our female politicians being denied the same speaking rights as men? RICKY WILSON/Stuff Are our female politicians being denied the same speaking rights as men? READ MORE:* The founding mothers: how Māori women are reclaiming their birthright this Waitangi* Speaking rights and slow progress at Waitangi* Taranaki backing for idea to hold public holiday to mark NZ land warsShannon Haunui-Thompson is RNZ’s Māori Strategy Manager, and is Ngāpuhi. He is responsible for the decisions on who gets to speak, from where, for the political powhiri on Waitangi Day.

Source: Stuff February 10, 2021 15:56 UTC