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Prebble resigns from Waitangi Tribunal

Former Act leader and Labour minister Richard Prebble has resigned from the Waitangi Tribunal, citing concerns over its interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi.

Appointed in October 2024 by Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka, Prebble said he became alarmed by the Tribunal’s direction, particularly its strategic plan, which he believes promotes a “socialist view of the Treaty”.

He said recognising multiple versions of the Treaty could lead to “endless grievances” and “increased division in New Zealand”.

While he supports the Tribunal’s original purpose, he criticised its current focus on issues like citizenship rights and equality, saying they were not part of the Treaty’s intent.

He has called for a review of the Tribunal, advocating for leadership by a High Court judge rather than Māori Land Court judges.

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  1. Grifters

    Grifters are also known as chiselers, defrauders, gougers, scammers, swindlers, The Waitangi Tribunal and flim-flam men. Selling a bridge and starting a Ponzi scheme are things a grifter might do. The difference between a grifter and a thief is a grifter tricks you out of money through lies, while the thief takes it by force.

  2. “Citing concerns over its interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi”.
    You mean using the false, fake, fraudulent English version that does not agree with the original Maori language treaty?
    By using this false ‘Freeman version’, the 1975 TOW Act and the apartheid Waitangi Tribunal were established, which led on to the ‘made up’ principles, partnership and co-governance billion(s) dollar rort and then leading on to the treasonous He Puapua Māori mafia apartheid manifesto with its 2040 takeover timeline of New Zealand.

    SUPREME COURT. TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1847. IMPORTANT CASE. WAIVER OF THE CROWN’S RIGHT OF PREEMPTION—TREATY OF WAITANGI.
    During this case, the plaintive argued that, “The English version of the Treaty of Waitangi was not correctly translated, or did not agree with the native version”.
    The Attorney General (representing the defendant) without expressing any opinion as to the character of the English version of the treaty, would contend himself with replying that it having been agreed to upon the record that, “On the argument on the demurrer the Treaty of Waitangi as translated in papers relative to New Zealand, printed by order of the House of Commons, 1st May, 1841, shall be taken to be the true version of the said treaty”.

    • No. We mean the English one that was signed first which states, “Article the First
      The Chiefs of the Confederation of the United Tribes of New Zealand and the separate and independent Chiefs who have not become members of the Confederation cede to Her Majesty the Queen of England absolutely and without reservation all the rights and powers of Sovereignty which the said Confederation or Individual Chiefs respectively exercise or possess, or may be supposed to exercise or to possess over their respective Territories as the sole Sovereigns thereof.”

      • There is only one treaty of Waitangi, and that is the one written on dog skin in the Maori language, signed by 52 chiefs on the 6th February 1840.
        Hobson stated that, “this instrument to be de facto the treaty, and all signatures that are subsequently obtained are merely testimonials of adherence to the terms of that original document”.
        Hobson never made or authorised an English version of the treaty of Waitangi to be signed by the chiefs.
        It is one sheet of an official document known as Maunsell’s “make-do”, Maori language treaty that has been separated (tampered with) and held up as the official ‘English version as signed’ treaty.
        Martin Doutre explains here.
        https://www.treatyofwaitangi.net.nz/TreatyDocuments9.html

        • The English version is the third and final draught which is known today as the ‘littlewoods treaty’ it is house in NZ archives.

  3. So why not call for an end to the gravy train? That’s what’s needed. Its another rort, bleeding tax payers dry.

    • Cut me or me ‘brother’ and we all bleed the same.
      This fact is known to all leeches, parasites, free-loaders, deadbeat sycophants (black, blue or checkered) and especially to the maori functionary lackeys who betray their people. Division is their modus.
      United we stand, divided we fall.

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