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1. Waitangi Tribunal puts dent in Crown
Grant Duncan
- 📜 The Waitangi Tribunal warns of "revolutionary constitutional change" due to proposed government policies.
- 🏛️ Tribunal has heard claims against policies involving the Treaty of Waitangi Principles Bill and legislation review.
- ⚖️ Tribunal can assess policies affecting Māori but lacks jurisdiction over Bills in Parliament.
- 🤝 Government supports Treaty Principles Bill without Māori consultation, criticized by Tribunal.
- 🌿 Review aims to clarify or repeal Treaty principles clauses, also lacks Māori input, says Tribunal.
- 🧠 Contemporary Treaty principles evolved since 1975, significant for Māori-Crown relations.
- 🔥 Enacting Treaty Principles Bill could undermine Crown's legitimacy, warns Tribunal.
- 🛑 Tribunal recommends halting Treaty Principles Bill, urges collaboration with Māori.
- 😡 Claimants express dismay at government policies targeting Māori, Tribunal report shows.
- 💬 ACT Party welcomes Tribunal's input, calls for national dialogue on Treaty principles.
- 🏛️ Tribunal seeks new Cabinet committee, challenges Cabinet's legislative plans.
- 🌐 Constitutional questions arise over Tribunal's influence versus Parliament's powers.
- 🤔 Debate over Tribunal's role in constitutional change sparks broader societal divisions.
- ⚖️ Proposals suggest Tribunal's findings could become binding on the Crown, raising public interest.
- 🏛️ Constitutional transformation proposals, like a Tiriti-based upper house, raise further questions.
- 📜 Potential for a constitutional revolution debated as Tribunal's influence grows.
