Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 14, 2023 4:03:22 GMT 12
DEMOCRACY ACTION NEWSLETTER – November 2023
As a result of the election, I hope you share with us a glimmer of hope for our country, which has been suffering under a government showing no respect New Zealand’s core values of freedom, democracy, and equal rights. There sure is plenty for the new government to unpack to restore the fundamental principles of democracy and the concept of equal citizenship, long accepted as the key to successful human society.
Our job now is to hold the politicians to account for the promises they made - especially those concerning democracy, co-government, and equal rights. We have put together a list of policy statements made by National, Act, and NZ First candidates during the election campaign. See below at ‘ELECTION PROMISES’.
The latest intake of MPs needs to know they have support as they honour our expectation to defend democratic principles, (especially in the face of threatening rhetoric by the likes of Willie Jackson, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, Tau Henare and John Tamihere). Please let them know why you voted for them and ask them to stand strong. The list of current MPs is available by clicking HERE > tinyurl.com/ls24vpg
Despite the change of government, the anti-democratic juggernaut continues to roll on. For example, the Human Rights Commission this week released a ‘fact-sheet’ tinyurl.com/yoe42o4p (their description, not mine) to convince New Zealanders that co-governance is consistent with a ‘modern’, liberal democracy, and is necessary to uphold human rights and the Treaty of Waitangi. Only it’s not a factsheet but a shameless piece propaganda that promotes a revisionist interpretation of te Tiriti and misconstrues New Zealand’s obligations to the United Nations. Act Leader David Seymour certainly has a point when he called for the abolition of the Commission tinyurl.com/ypcbr65b At the very least it needs a good clean out to rid us of those using this organisation as a platform to push for radical constitutional change.
Another issue the new government must urgently address concerns the outcome of the most significant court case of recent times - the Court of Appeal hearing seeking to overturn a High Court decision tinyurl.com/yqpmj85o to grant multiple customary marine titles over a 40 km stretch of coastline near Ōpōtiki. The Appeal Court judgement, released the week following the election, affirms tikanga as the dominant consideration when assessing Customary Marine Title applications under the Marine and Coastal Area Act tinyurl.com/ys6k7qwa Because of this landmark case, the hurdles to gaining ‘customary’ title are now so low that most of the claims are likely to succeed. This will apply to virtually the entire New Zealand coastline – right out to the 12 nautical mile edge of the Territorial Sea. See more below at ‘TIKANGA TRUMPS 'STATE' LAW’.....
Read on here > www.democracyaction.org.nz/november_2023
ELECTION PROMISES
www.democracyaction.org.nz/election_promises
TIKANGA TRUMPS 'STATE' LAW
www.democracyaction.org.nz/tikanga_trumps_state_law
A RECIPE FOR CHAOS?
www.democracyaction.org.nz/a_recipe_for_chaos
THE FOUNDING OF THE CITY OF AUCKLAND
www.democracyaction.org.nz/the_founding_of_the_city_of_auckland
FURTHER NEWS, VIEWS, OPINIONS.......
www.democracyaction.org.nz/further_news_views_opinions_november_23
As a result of the election, I hope you share with us a glimmer of hope for our country, which has been suffering under a government showing no respect New Zealand’s core values of freedom, democracy, and equal rights. There sure is plenty for the new government to unpack to restore the fundamental principles of democracy and the concept of equal citizenship, long accepted as the key to successful human society.
Our job now is to hold the politicians to account for the promises they made - especially those concerning democracy, co-government, and equal rights. We have put together a list of policy statements made by National, Act, and NZ First candidates during the election campaign. See below at ‘ELECTION PROMISES’.
The latest intake of MPs needs to know they have support as they honour our expectation to defend democratic principles, (especially in the face of threatening rhetoric by the likes of Willie Jackson, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, Tau Henare and John Tamihere). Please let them know why you voted for them and ask them to stand strong. The list of current MPs is available by clicking HERE > tinyurl.com/ls24vpg
Despite the change of government, the anti-democratic juggernaut continues to roll on. For example, the Human Rights Commission this week released a ‘fact-sheet’ tinyurl.com/yoe42o4p (their description, not mine) to convince New Zealanders that co-governance is consistent with a ‘modern’, liberal democracy, and is necessary to uphold human rights and the Treaty of Waitangi. Only it’s not a factsheet but a shameless piece propaganda that promotes a revisionist interpretation of te Tiriti and misconstrues New Zealand’s obligations to the United Nations. Act Leader David Seymour certainly has a point when he called for the abolition of the Commission tinyurl.com/ypcbr65b At the very least it needs a good clean out to rid us of those using this organisation as a platform to push for radical constitutional change.
Another issue the new government must urgently address concerns the outcome of the most significant court case of recent times - the Court of Appeal hearing seeking to overturn a High Court decision tinyurl.com/yqpmj85o to grant multiple customary marine titles over a 40 km stretch of coastline near Ōpōtiki. The Appeal Court judgement, released the week following the election, affirms tikanga as the dominant consideration when assessing Customary Marine Title applications under the Marine and Coastal Area Act tinyurl.com/ys6k7qwa Because of this landmark case, the hurdles to gaining ‘customary’ title are now so low that most of the claims are likely to succeed. This will apply to virtually the entire New Zealand coastline – right out to the 12 nautical mile edge of the Territorial Sea. See more below at ‘TIKANGA TRUMPS 'STATE' LAW’.....
Read on here > www.democracyaction.org.nz/november_2023
ELECTION PROMISES
www.democracyaction.org.nz/election_promises
TIKANGA TRUMPS 'STATE' LAW
www.democracyaction.org.nz/tikanga_trumps_state_law
A RECIPE FOR CHAOS?
www.democracyaction.org.nz/a_recipe_for_chaos
THE FOUNDING OF THE CITY OF AUCKLAND
www.democracyaction.org.nz/the_founding_of_the_city_of_auckland
FURTHER NEWS, VIEWS, OPINIONS.......
www.democracyaction.org.nz/further_news_views_opinions_november_23