Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 17, 2024 5:01:36 GMT 12
TREATY PRINCIPLES BILL 'INVITING CIVIL WAR', JENNY SHIPLEY SAYS
Former prime minister Dame Jenny Shipley has warned the ACT Party is "inviting civil war" with its attempt to define the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in law.
"The Treaty, when it's come under pressure from either side, our voices have been raised," she told RNZ's Saturday Morning.
"I was young enough to remember Bastion Point, and look, the Treaty has helped us navigate. When people have had to raise their voice, it's brought us back to what it's been - an enduring relationship where people then try to find their way forward.
"And I thought the voices of this week were completely and utterly appropriate, and whether they breach standing orders, I'll put that aside.
"The voice of Māori, that reminds us that this was an agreement, a contract - and you do not rip up a contract and then just say, 'Well, I'm happy to rewrite it on my terms, but you don't count.'
"I would raise my voice. I'm proud that the National Party has said they will not be supporting this, because you cannot speak out of both sides of your mouth.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/533944/treaty-principles-bill-inviting-civil-war-jenny-shipley-says
Former prime minister Dame Jenny Shipley has warned the ACT Party is "inviting civil war" with its attempt to define the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in law.
"The Treaty, when it's come under pressure from either side, our voices have been raised," she told RNZ's Saturday Morning.
"I was young enough to remember Bastion Point, and look, the Treaty has helped us navigate. When people have had to raise their voice, it's brought us back to what it's been - an enduring relationship where people then try to find their way forward.
"And I thought the voices of this week were completely and utterly appropriate, and whether they breach standing orders, I'll put that aside.
"The voice of Māori, that reminds us that this was an agreement, a contract - and you do not rip up a contract and then just say, 'Well, I'm happy to rewrite it on my terms, but you don't count.'
"I would raise my voice. I'm proud that the National Party has said they will not be supporting this, because you cannot speak out of both sides of your mouth.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/533944/treaty-principles-bill-inviting-civil-war-jenny-shipley-says