FactCheck: No, declaration doesn't grant Maori veto over NZ laws

WHAT WAS CLAIMED

The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) gives Maori peoples a veto over New Zealand legislation.

OUR VERDICT

False. UNDRIP has no independent status in NZ’s legal system to grant such powers.

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