Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 8, 2023 3:28:56 GMT 12
MĀORI 'WILL GO TO WAR' OVER ACT'S TREATY REFERENDUM, LABOUR MPS WARN
Top Labour MP Willie Jackson says Māori have told him they would "go to war" over ACT's proposal for a referendum on the Treaty of Waitangi.
He and Jackson - who had also considered leaving - both said they were motivated to stay because of the need to fight ACT's proposal for a referendum on the Treaty of Waitangi.
Such a referendum would ask New Zealanders as a whole to support ACT's interpretation of the Treaty and its principles, rather than the interpretation arrived at through decades of examination from court cases, academic study, and the Waitangi Tribunal.
"The Treaty referendum - if that happens, then it's going to require me to stay around and I think Kelvin has to stay around for a while too," Jackson said.
Davis backed that up, saying it was "one of the big things".....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/501894/maori-will-go-to-war-over-act-s-treaty-referendum-labour-mps-warn
Top Labour MP Willie Jackson says Māori have told him they would "go to war" over ACT's proposal for a referendum on the Treaty of Waitangi.
He and Jackson - who had also considered leaving - both said they were motivated to stay because of the need to fight ACT's proposal for a referendum on the Treaty of Waitangi.
Such a referendum would ask New Zealanders as a whole to support ACT's interpretation of the Treaty and its principles, rather than the interpretation arrived at through decades of examination from court cases, academic study, and the Waitangi Tribunal.
"The Treaty referendum - if that happens, then it's going to require me to stay around and I think Kelvin has to stay around for a while too," Jackson said.
Davis backed that up, saying it was "one of the big things".....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/501894/maori-will-go-to-war-over-act-s-treaty-referendum-labour-mps-warn