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The Government has decided that existing agreements between councils and local iwi will be scrapped under its new resource management reforms. The agreements, called Mana Whakahono a Rohe, were deals between an iwi and a council setting out how iwi would contribute to local decision-making. The government says scrapping them ensures all New Zealanders are treated equally. Tina Porou is a Kaupapa Maori environmental expert and the founder of Poipoia, a kaupapa Maori environmental consultancy established in 2016.