Te Pāti Māori's Takutai Kemp on Tax Reform and Kura Kaupapa Funding: 1 May, 2023

For their weekly catch up, Hanna spoke to Te Pāti Māori's Takutai Kemp about the IRD's findings that the tax rate for Aotearoa's wealthiest is less than half that of the average person - 9.4% against 20.2%. They discussed shifting the tax burden from income to wealth, Labour's reluctance under Hipkins to introduce new taxes or raise taxes, and how a greater tax pool could better fund social policies.

They then discussed the Kura Kaupapa claim in the Waitangi Tribunal, scheduled to be heard later this month. They spoke of chronic under-resourcing in kura, why altneratives to the mainstream education system should be available for Māori, and the Crown's obligations under Te Tiriti.