Guest Post: A submission in support of the Treaty Principles Bill

Ann Arnold's submission first published on Waikanae Watch

The original Treaty of Waitangi February 1840 was written in English and translated exactly word for word into Maori (often called the Littlewood version) and was signed at Waitangi. It consisted of 3 Articles. There were no principles in the original document. The only difference between the Maori and English versions were the date and the word Maori, inserted to make sure it was understood Maori were citizens too. The original version brought all peoples of New Zealand under the sovereignty of Queen Victoria and was what Maori and Pakeha wanted, and signed on that auspicious day 6 February 1840.

These signatories of the Treaty ceded sovereignty to the Crown which basically meant: One people, one flag, one law for all, equal under the British Crown. End of story. In 1860 at the Kohimarama conference 112 Maori chiefs met and declared they never wanted to go back to the days prior to the Treaty signing 20 years before.

This Te Tiriti (Treaty) was first highjacked by a false version known as the Freeman version (Freeman being the author) and included forestry and fisheries which was never mentioned in the original. Falsehoods have been altered and added ever since over many decades.

I can only applaud David Seymour in his efforts to bring about a semblance of order and clarity to the shambolic deception and propaganda that the Waitangi Treaty has become over the past 180 years at the hands of ignorant politicians, radical Maori, elite Pakeha and woke ignorant people, led by the mainstream media who know nothing of the facts of New Zealand history. Such people go along with every wind of doctrine because its trendy and everybody else is doing it. They are listening to oral emotional rhetoric with no basis or facts behind it. It is a tragedy that is destroying this country. Aotearoa, a name for the whole country is another recent falsity.

In addition, if researched honestly, 92% of land was sold by Maori (not stolen) at prices agreed upon under British law. The setting up of the Waitangi Tribunal 1975 reinterpreted the original Treaty and seems intent on bankrupting the country. It was to have been dissolved years ago but never was.

Racism is treating someone differently based on their race and as Paul Goldsmith once said “There is nothing Maori don’t have that the rest of us have.”

As of 15 December 2023, there were 33 MPs of varying Maori ancestry (27%) across all 6 parties in Parliament yet, they make up only 17% of the population. Europeans 70%. Asian 17% … disproportionate wouldn’t you think? For this reason, Maori seats need to be disbanded so we get back to being one people. I could go on and on.

The hikoi this week is just another example of the nonsense (read no sense) that people have got caught up in trying to defend What? As Sean Plunket asked Buddy Mikaere yesterday on a private media outlet called The Platform ‘Where does this Bill attack Maori? ‘What provision in the Bill is taking away Maori rights?’

The people siding with Maori without a thought in their head, need to ask themselves that same question. For Maori the answer is simple: we don’t want to be equal. We don’t want the handouts to stop. We are supporting our own Takeover of NZ.

Maybe, just maybe, the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill will be a start to head us back in the right direction. I hope so and support it wholeheartedly.