Neither the tino rangatiratanga flag nor any other Maori design is likely to fly from the Auckland Harbour Bridge this Waitangi Day.
Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples is responsible for consulting iwi after Prime Minister John Key said he would support a flag chosen by Maori flying from the bridge, Parliament and Premier House on the holiday from 2010.
But Ngati Whatua has given the Government a hurry-along, saying they'd support the tino rangatiratanga flag flying this year.
Yesterday, Dr Sharples said he didn't have the time or resources between now and February 6 to complete the consultation, which was complicated by factions within Maoridom who individually supported the tino rangatiratanga flag, the 1835 flag and something new being flown.
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