(11-03-2024, 11:18 PM)C_T_Russell Wrote:Te Tiriti o Waitangi is a living document (Section 4.1) whereby it's intended to be revised over time to remain relevant to current, and future, societal norms. During the course of 170 years much of the social landscape and way New Zealanders go about their lives has changed hugely so the Treaty must adapt to remain relevant.(10-03-2024, 02:20 PM)Lilith7 Wrote: How exactly did Labour 'rewrite the treaty?'Im going round in circles, Jeffery Palmer added the principals in 1989, look it up. Thats all Act want to do is to remove them because they were never there to begin with.
(10-03-2024, 03:15 PM)Wainuiguy Wrote: Well to be fair the Treaty has been redefined by politicians , beauracrats and Iwi many times over the last 170plus years.Damn right it has!
As someone who is all too embracing of the change of a term's meaning from the past tense of ceasing to sleep to the same word now frequently being used as a denigrating reference towards those who are mindful of social fairness I would have thought that adaption to current circumstances would be an easy concept for you to appreciate.