Give Ngāpuhi a deadline to get their house in order – say, 12 months and if they can’t come to the table with a unified proposal, the Crown should walk away. No more meetings, no more ‘progress reports’ and no more excuses.
The Waitangi Tribunal’s had a good run but it’s time to pull the plug. It’s not a court, it’s not elected and it’s not above the law. The review must be bold – recommend winding it down and redirecting its resources to something useful, like infrastructure or healthcare.
The Treaty Principles debate isn’t just about a piece of legislation: it’s about who we are as a nation. Are we one people, equal under the law? Or are we a patchwork of grievances, sorted by bloodlines?
He must go. His party must put New Zealand’s future and democratic foundations first.
Christopher Luxon continues to be tone deaf, both to his members and the voting public.
Like their primitive ancestors, who couldn’t even boil water, they stamp, and dance and make demands... it’s all they know.
As David Seymour walks into the eye of this storm at Waitangi, we’re not just witnessing a political act of defiance: we’re seeing a man who believes he’s defending a principle against what he sees as the overreach of cultural interpretation.
Opponents of the Treaty Principles Bill are so sure of the virtue of their cause, but for some reason they don’t want a referendum.
So, here’s what’s going to happen: National and Labour are going to bleed support.
So what’s next? Nothing good I’m afraid, especially now the National Party has joined the opposition.
Christopher Luxon and Shane Jones have both said that ACT’s Treaty Principles Bill is a dead duck.
