(21-01-2024, 07:53 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: Kiwi before iwi?
Fuck off. Not my government.
Actually they are your government - you may not have voted for them but for the next 3 years it is the government you will live with.
(21-01-2024, 05:54 PM)zqwerty Wrote: What do you expect from National Party members?
I expect total insensitivity to everything except the gathering of money.
The Treaty of Waitangi is set in stone.
These National Party turds need to be pushed out of office as soon as possible.
General principles of the Treaty of Waitangi
The main purpose of the Treaty was to ensure that both parties to it would live together peacefully and develop New Zealand together in partnership. The Treaty does this by assuring Māori that their interests will be protected and confirming citizen equality.
The treaty isn't set in stone - that's the issue. SInce the late 80s it has been reinterpreted and this is where "partnership" came into it. The actual treaty has no mention of this anywhere. Also there is dispute as to which version is correct- the English or the Maori versions. Then there is the fact that not all tribes signed it.
So no not set in stone.