A foul-mouthed protester was stopped by security after he tried to approach David Seymour during his speech at the marae on the Waitangi Treaty Grounds.
Tension surrounded the speeches by leaders of the three Government coalition parties today, with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon being pulled up by media on his reluctance to address issues around the Treaty Principles Bill.
Protesters also tried to drown out the Act leader by singing over him as tensions run high between members of the Coalition Government and hecklers.
Seymour – the architect of the Treaty Principles Bill which is aimed to redefine the Treaty’s principles – watched on as speakers slammed him over the bill.
Te Arawa lawyer and activist Annette Sykes has asked how he, who didn’t speak te reo, would tinker with the Treaty. Sykes also looked to make fun of Seymour by saying he had to have a woman – his MP Nicole McKee – make the reo speech.
”You’re not off the hook either Prime Minister. How do you let him do this?”
When it was his turn to speak, Seymour responded with, “Sorry what century is that from?”
“Not even Donald Trump is calling his opponents insects yet,” he added, responding to calls that the Government are spiders and sandflies.
Security stopped a heckler who yelled, “F*** up Seymour, you don’t know what you’re talking about.”
NZ Herald
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