Yet another piece of legislation ("The Health and Disability Services Act of 1993") provides that the employment needs of the Maori should be taken into consideration, but no mention of the Treaty of Waitangi. Bennett points to the New Zealand Government's statement regarding health (June 1992) with reference to the Treaty (Bennett 146); the government "regards the Treaty of Waitangi as the founding document of New Zealand, and intends to address land and health issues through consultation and discussion." That is basically saying, we'll look into it but we're not making any commitments right now. The government's narrative continues with reference to Article 2; the claim that "protection of the health of Maori has (through Article 2) a special claim on New Zealanders as a whole, over and above the responsibility of the Crown to secure the health of all citizens is, however, not one the Government accepts."

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