Source: New Zealand Labour Party
Te Tiriti o Waitangi is our country’s founding document. It forms the basis of the relationship between Māori and the Crown – and the Aotearoa New Zealand we live in today.
Instead of furthering the partnership between Māori and the Crown, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is failing to show leadership and allowing the Treaty Principles Bill to be introduced to Parliament.
Let’s be clear: this bill is divisive, a waste of money, and has no support from any other party in Parliament.
Stand Up for Te Tiriti
We didn’t need to have this debate, but Christopher Luxon didn’t have the guts to kill the bill. Even after more than 15,600 of you joined us in calling on the Prime Minister to kill the Bill.
You can show the government that when Māori thrive, Aotearoa thrives. Stand against this attempt to paddle the waka backwards.
Since 1975, a set of principles based on the English and Māori versions of the Treaty have been set into law. Over time, the principles have evolved and strengthened, and they will continue to do so through mature, informed, and respectful discussion.
But the Treaty Principles Bill ignores this. It seeks to have the principles of the Treaty replaced with David Seymour’s interpretation of them. We must stand up for Te Tiriti, even if the Prime Minister won’t.
The Treaty Principles Bill will cost taxpayers millions, divide our country, and ultimately take New Zealand backwards.
Together, we can stand up and tell the government they cannot divide us.
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