Chris Hipkins: No Automatic Citizenship for Overseas Māori

Labour leader Chris Hipkins has rejected the idea of granting automatic citizenship to Māori born overseas, emphasizing that citizenship standards should apply to all New Zealanders. His stance comes amid a Waitangi Tribunal case related to a claim by John Bryers Ruddock, a descendant of a Te Tiriti o Waitangi signatory, and follows comments from Te Pāti Māori MP Takuta Ferris, which Hipkins disagreed with.

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