At the time of the 1975 Treaty of Waitangi setup, with James Stewart Freeman's incorrect 'Royal Style” treaty used in place of the true Tiriti O Waitangi, Maori had 11 functioning Maori Trust Boards arranged, to invest and administer the monies paid over by Government to the various tribes.
Now there are hundreds of these Maori Trust Boards that pay little or no tax. In addition to the above, at the time of the rating hearings, some years ago, various Councils identified one of their biggest problems, as the fact that Maori land is exempt from rates.
This is still the case and will continue to be until 'She'll be right Pakeha” wake up. Perhaps this is also why the politicians choose to ignore the above truth, as in the case of trusts, they also do not want the ordinary 'dumb” public realising just how much they too avoid, in the whole top heavy system.
The stupidity of Kiwis to put up with this nonsense is mind blowing.

R. McGuinness, Tauranga.