Select Committee relents submissions reopen

The Justice Select Committee has relented and reopened the process for submissions on the Treaty Principles Bill. The move comes after many flooded social media indicating the online portal had crashed or had failed to take their submissions. The Chair of the Select Committee, James Meager, said that “Likely anybody who was unable to make a submission yesterday (Tuesday) due to website issues will have the opportunity to do so but I can’t pre-empt the Committee’s decisions,” he told RNZ Wednesday.

Meanwhile Willie Jackson, former Minister for Maori Development said “This is the most substantial kaupapa that we’ve had to deal with – the most anti-Māori kaupapa we’ve had to deal with – in the last generation, since Foreshore and Seabed.” Jackson has welcomed the reopening of submissions:

Submissions reopen from 1pm today and will close again at 1pm Tuesday 14 January after technical issues.

A link to the Committee: https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/scl/justice/

Members of the Justice Select Committee considering the Bill include:

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