Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 6, 2023 4:06:35 GMT 12
NZ FIRST DEPUTY LEADER SHANE JONES CRITICISES TE PĀTI MĀORI PROTESTS, RAWIRI WAITITI RESPONDS
Shane Jones has said the nationwide protests supported by Te Pāti Māori are "trampling on democracy".
Jones said that "The Māori Party seems to believe that democracy doesn't count for anything".
Asked whether democracy included the right to protest, Jones said: "To pretend that the Māori Party are the guardians of the Treaty of Waitangi and other people of Māori descent in politics have no legitimacy is something I utterly reject".....
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/12/nz-first-deputy-leader-shane-jones-criticises-te-p-ti-m-ori-protests-rawiri-waititi-responds.html
Shane Jones has said the nationwide protests supported by Te Pāti Māori are "trampling on democracy".
Jones said that "The Māori Party seems to believe that democracy doesn't count for anything".
Asked whether democracy included the right to protest, Jones said: "To pretend that the Māori Party are the guardians of the Treaty of Waitangi and other people of Māori descent in politics have no legitimacy is something I utterly reject".....
www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/12/nz-first-deputy-leader-shane-jones-criticises-te-p-ti-m-ori-protests-rawiri-waititi-responds.html