Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 10, 2022 2:51:38 GMT 12
CHRISTOPHER LUXON KEEN ON ACT POLICY TO CURB PUBLIC SECTOR GROWTH, WON'T RULE OUT ACT TREATY OF WAITANGI POLICY
National leader Christopher Luxon thinks there's merit in Act leader David Seymour's idea of running a ruler over every single part of the public service, but he won't say whether references to the Treaty of Waitangi should be expunged from our statute books.
Luxon was less keen on another of Act's policies: a proposal to remove references to the Treaty of Waitangi from legislation and to axe co-Governance arrangements.
Luxon would not rule-in or rule-out passing legislation to repeal references to the Treaty in other laws.
Luxon said National still believed in devolution and local-ism, "we believe people closest to it could solve those problems".
"I think the Treaty is important and we acknowledge the Treaty, there's no doubt about that," Luxon said......
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christopher-luxon-keen-on-act-policy-to-curb-public-sector-growth-wont-rule-out-act-treaty-of-waitangi-policy/J5RXLUHXEIEWMGVI4KTJMH4LFQ/
National leader Christopher Luxon thinks there's merit in Act leader David Seymour's idea of running a ruler over every single part of the public service, but he won't say whether references to the Treaty of Waitangi should be expunged from our statute books.
Luxon was less keen on another of Act's policies: a proposal to remove references to the Treaty of Waitangi from legislation and to axe co-Governance arrangements.
Luxon would not rule-in or rule-out passing legislation to repeal references to the Treaty in other laws.
Luxon said National still believed in devolution and local-ism, "we believe people closest to it could solve those problems".
"I think the Treaty is important and we acknowledge the Treaty, there's no doubt about that," Luxon said......
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christopher-luxon-keen-on-act-policy-to-curb-public-sector-growth-wont-rule-out-act-treaty-of-waitangi-policy/J5RXLUHXEIEWMGVI4KTJMH4LFQ/