19-01-2024, 02:38 PM
They seem to be trying to back away from it to some extent in only supporting it to the first reading.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/507...-bill-memo
"The government has confirmed a document about the government's proposed Treaty Principles bill is a leaked draft memo from the Ministry of Justice.
Te Pāti Māori's co-leader Rawiri Waititi posted a screenshot of the leaked document on social media on Friday, saying it showed the government's "intentions to erase Te Tiriti o Waitangi".
The screenshot showed commentary from the report's author saying they expected the Bill would be "highly contentious".
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/507...-bill-memo
"The government has confirmed a document about the government's proposed Treaty Principles bill is a leaked draft memo from the Ministry of Justice.
Te Pāti Māori's co-leader Rawiri Waititi posted a screenshot of the leaked document on social media on Friday, saying it showed the government's "intentions to erase Te Tiriti o Waitangi".
The screenshot showed commentary from the report's author saying they expected the Bill would be "highly contentious".
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)