NZHerald: Therapeutic Products Bill: ‘Crown has no place in regulating rongoā’ says expert

Rongoā Māori practitioner Donna Kerridge. Photo / Te Ao Māori News

Rongoā Māori practitioner Donna Kerridge says the Crown has “overstepped the mark” in trying to regulate rongoā Māori in the draft of the Therapeutic Products Bill.

“Without fail, Māori will take a Waitangi Tribunal claim under urgency if this bill progresses in its current form. The Crown has no place in regulating the practice of rongoā Maori. Not one part of it.”

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Published May 09, 2023