February 14, 2024
Policy wonks to rewrite principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi says David Seymour
ACT Party leader David Seymour says he’s relying on officials within the Ministry of Justice to help him rewrite the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
A draft Bill setting out ACT’s vision of the principles of the treaty is yet to be delivered to its coalition government partners National and NZ First.
According to ACT’s new website promoting the bill, what the treaty says is the government has the right to govern for all New Zealanders;
That the government will honour all New Zealanders in the chieftainship of their land and all their property;
And all New Zealanders are equal under the law with the same rights and duties.
Mr Seymour says the work is now under way as part of the normal policy-forming process.