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Unrepentant Agent Says She Would Again Refuse Māori Tikanga Course

From NZ Herald · () English

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  • New Zealand real estate agent Janet Dickson faces the likely loss of her licence after refusing a compulsory Māori tikanga course.
  • A tribunal declined to grant her an exemption from the course.
  • Dickson said she would make the same decision again and called the course irrelevant to everyday real estate work.

Real estate agent Janet Dickson says she would refuse the course again, even after a tribunal denied her exemption and left her facing the likely loss of her licence.

Dickson refused to complete a compulsory Māori tikanga course. The tribunal this week rejected her request for an exemption.

“It’s totally irrelevant to the everyday work of real estate,” Dickson said. She maintained that she stood by her decision and would make the same choice if given another chance.

It’s totally irrelevant to the everyday work of real estate.

· Janet DicksonDickson explained why she refused to take the compulsory Māori tikanga course.
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