Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 22, 2022 5:29:40 GMT 12
NO TRADE-OFFS IN TREATY DEBATE
Māori Development Minister Willie Jackson doesn’t see the Treaty of Waitangi as been a deal breaker in any eventual shift to a republic.
Crown Maori Relations Minister Kelvin Davis says if replacing the British monarch as head of state threatens Te Tiriti, he’d rather stick with what we’ve got now.
Mr Jackson says constitutional experts such as former Labour prime minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer have argued strongly that the treaty could be part of a republican constitution.....
waateanews.com/2022/09/21/no-trade-offs-in-treaty-debate/
Māori Development Minister Willie Jackson doesn’t see the Treaty of Waitangi as been a deal breaker in any eventual shift to a republic.
Crown Maori Relations Minister Kelvin Davis says if replacing the British monarch as head of state threatens Te Tiriti, he’d rather stick with what we’ve got now.
Mr Jackson says constitutional experts such as former Labour prime minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer have argued strongly that the treaty could be part of a republican constitution.....
waateanews.com/2022/09/21/no-trade-offs-in-treaty-debate/