Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 23, 2024 4:21:59 GMT 12
SHANE JONES: 'ODD MIXTURE OF TREATY, IWI MANIA RIPPLING AROUND'
New Zealand First MP Shane Jones has hit out at the content of a leaked document from the Ministry of Justice on the Government's proposed Treaty Principles Bill, suggesting it's a "manifesto" of "phobia".
Minister of Justice Paul Goldsmith said: "This is a draft Ministry of Justice document that has not been seen or considered by Cabinet."
ACT leader David Seymour said that the meaning of the Treaty of Waitangi has been twisted to give different groups of people different rights and that New Zealanders were "never consulted on this". He wants to clarify the Treaty's principles, he said.
Speaking to Breakfast this morning, Jones said: "Let's be very careful, no one is altering the existence or indeed the wording of the Treaty... There seems to be an odd mixture of Treaty, iwi mania rippling around at the moment.
"We're doing nothing to change the essence of the Treaty."
Jones said he was concerned about the Waitangi Tribunal causing further polarisation and division......
www.1news.co.nz/2024/01/22/shane-jones-odd-mixture-of-treaty-iwi-mania-rippling-around/
New Zealand First MP Shane Jones has hit out at the content of a leaked document from the Ministry of Justice on the Government's proposed Treaty Principles Bill, suggesting it's a "manifesto" of "phobia".
Minister of Justice Paul Goldsmith said: "This is a draft Ministry of Justice document that has not been seen or considered by Cabinet."
ACT leader David Seymour said that the meaning of the Treaty of Waitangi has been twisted to give different groups of people different rights and that New Zealanders were "never consulted on this". He wants to clarify the Treaty's principles, he said.
Speaking to Breakfast this morning, Jones said: "Let's be very careful, no one is altering the existence or indeed the wording of the Treaty... There seems to be an odd mixture of Treaty, iwi mania rippling around at the moment.
"We're doing nothing to change the essence of the Treaty."
Jones said he was concerned about the Waitangi Tribunal causing further polarisation and division......
www.1news.co.nz/2024/01/22/shane-jones-odd-mixture-of-treaty-iwi-mania-rippling-around/