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Treaty Principles Bill defeated

The Act Party’s Treaty Principles Bill, which aimed to legally define the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, was defeated at its second reading with 112 votes against and 11 in favour.

The bill drew significant over 300,000 submissions and protests in the main centres.

A government select committee had earlier recommended the bill not proceed.

All major political parties except Act opposed the legislation.

The bill proposed three core principles, emphasizing government sovereignty, respect for Māori rights at the time of the Treaty, and legal equality for all.

Response of David Seymour – ‘Only Act has the courage to defend equal rights’

In a statement on the party’s website, Seymour said, “ACT was the only party with the courage to defend equal rights in Parliament by voting for the Treaty Principles Bill at its second reading.”

“Is New Zealand a tribal society where your rights depend on your ancestry, or a liberal democracy where everyone has the same rights?

“That question isn’t going away. It will only be answered when Parliament decides to fill a decades-long void and define the principles of the Treaty so that New Zealanders are equal before the law.

“New Zealanders have told us loud and clear they are ready for this conversation, but their representatives are not.

“Parliament had an opportunity to push back against the courts and the bureaucracy, and define what the Treaty means itself, but New Zealanders have been let down by their political leaders.

“A vocal minority of New Zealanders have revealed themselves to not just be comfortable with unequal rights, but to be demanding of them. While they’ve scrambled to make submissions against the bill, numbers are no substitute for logic.

“Polling shows a plurality, and even a majority, of New Zealanders support the Treaty Principles Bill. But even if only a tiny minority supported equal rights, it would still be the right policy.

“Not a single submission has made the case for why ranking New Zealanders by their date of arrival will make the future better.

“ACT has shown how New Zealand can be a society where people are equal in rights, respect and dignity, no matter their ancestry.

“The logic of equal rights is irresistible. Even if it is not a reality today, it will be eventually. And ACT will be working tirelessly to make sure that day comes sooner rather than later.”

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9 COMMENTS

  1. Maori or what is perceived in NZ as being Maori now a mixed race
    Are not of ancestry decent
    But a generation
    Ancestry descent comes from a pure bloodline
    Which is why Jesus told the Jews who they were at Matthew 23:33
    A generation of poisonous snakes
    And again at John 8:44 the children of the Father of the lie Satan the Devil
    A direct reference to Genesis 3:15
    Which draws parallels to the claim being made by Maori but in this case as to being Israel
    YAHWAH Gods chosen people
    Never a Land Mass
    A Geographical Location
    Nor a Country
    But a Nation

  2. So, the false fake fraudulent apartheid 1841 “official” English version of the treaty that does not agree with the 1840 original Maori language treaty, and that has been used by the corporation to create all apartheid legislation, has been saved and protected by the “corporation” and sold to the “fluoridated” as a big win for democracy.
    Go ahead, make this s*** up.

  3. There exists a spineless il-liberal medical, bureaucratic, judicial and political elite in New Zealand willing to impose the globalist division and subjugation of all New Zealanders using the neo-Marxist fluid identity as weapon designed chiefly to erode social cohesion and trust. New Zealanders agitate and riot over South Africa and remain mute while their own country is divided and taken down by UN neo-Marxist Indigenous ideologues. It’s a toxic clown show and a vicious circus populated by ‘tools’ in a country whose liberty and prosperity have been eviscerated by external agencies and interests.
    But not to worry….it may not be too long before the CCP sort out the incoherence that is New Zealand.

  4. “Ranking New Zealanders by their date of arrival” – David Seymour.
    Well, as noted and BURIED in historical records, Maori were NOT the first to appear on these islands…
    https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-oceania/kaimanawa-wall-new-zealand-00153
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU5phwykQ2M
    Perhaps the wall was built by Pacific People of this stature below…they would be large enough to handle such stones…!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXNfv7ltO_k
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_mSSpbGGW4
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9ZpaNkN6Uw
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfxTqlkYEPc
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKd6ru71ktY&t=30s
    Noteworthy is that the official archaeological record has been ordered sealed until 2060-perhaps based on the projected exponential disappearance of the Whites globally…
    I watched as thousands of Maori marched in a Hikoi to Parliament; at least they get up off of their asses and do something to protect themselves and their heritage, but that heritage sometimes encroaches in the form of discriminatory psy-op actions against Pakeha.
    While I generally dislike David Seymour and his constituency, it’s amazing that the Treaty Principles Bill failed when it offered EQUALITY FOR EVERYONE.
    Noteworthy was the reaction of the House Speaker calling for the NZ Police, and one could see the tantamount level of fear in his face. Just imagine if Parliament had been stormed by a massive Hikoi that carried 3D printed firearms had this bill of equality been passed into law.
    This is why the bill actually failed via tribal intimidation, especially after Jabby took away the UN Right to Self Defence, as those in Parliament did not want to have an armed reaction and a possible nationwide uprising from tribal New Zealand had the bill passed.
    The Treaty Principles Bill failed due to Parliament being intimidated on a sub-conscience psy-ops level with the threat of a massive uprising in the country, and having no way to deal with it since the population was disarmed by the last government. But, that isn’t the only worry-
    An invasion from ‘up north’ is also a real threat, and we have no real way to defend ourselves, either against an invasion or a massive combined tribal uprising.
    And here are the ‘Migrant Tales’ as to why people continue to leave, with incoming migrants being part of the ‘Great White (Pakeha) Replacement’ as noted in the U.S., Europe, and South Africa.
    https://e2nz.org/goodbye-new-zealand/

    • 1) Because there’s no possible way they can monetise a referendum.

      2) Because it’s politically more convenient to keep everyone arguing over two different version of a nearly 200 year old agreement than it is to just draft a new and updated modern version.

      3) Elections, LOL

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