# Crown-Māori relations at all-time low

> Māori unemployment and crime rise as Crown-Māori relations hit record low.
- Title: Crown-Māori relations at all-time low · RNZ | Shortify
- Summary: Māori unemployment and crime rise as Crown-Māori relations hit record low. Māori unemployment at 10.8% and violent crime up 11% since 2023, with Crown-Māori…
- Keywords: willie jackson, crown-māori relations, māori unemployment, violent crime, te tiriti, māori rights, minister for māori-crown relations, politics, news, Crown-Māori, relations, all-time
- Source: RNZ — https://rnz.co.nz/news/political/1898297/willie-jackson-crown-maori-relations-at-an-all-time-low
- Author: RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
- Published: 2026-10-14T02:49:42+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: willie jackson, crown-māori relations, māori unemployment, violent crime, te tiriti, māori rights, minister for māori-crown relations, politics, news
## Crown-Māori relations
Māori unemployment at 10.8 percent, compared with national rate of 5.6 percent.
## Māori crime rising
Māori violent crime increased 11 percent from 44,000 to 49,000 victims since 2023.
## Jackson's criticism
Jackson says Crown-Māori relations are at an all-time low and an embarrassment.
## Koroneihana reception
Tuku Morgan criticized government for 175 pieces of legislation in 2.9 years.

> 175 pieces of legislation you have passed through the House in 2.9 years. Thirty of those affect us. Māori. Representation, participation. Those things that were enshrined in our Treaty settlements, gone.
## Goldsmith's defense
Goldsmith points to economic recovery and 220,000 new jobs over four years.
## Māori victim numbers
Māori victim numbers rose 11 percent for fourth consecutive quarter since 2023.
## Jackson's stance
Jackson claims Māori unemployment at record high of 15 to 24 percent.
## Key takeaway

Māori unemployment at 10.8% and violent crime up 11% since 2023, with Crown-Māori relations described as an embarrassment by Labour's Māori development spokesperson.