New Zealand’s ongoing debate over the Treaty of Waitangi has exposed deep divisions, with polling suggesting strong public support for ACT’s Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill, despite opposition from political parties and media coverage.
Data presented by market researcher Geoff Neal of The Facts to Parliament’s Justice Committee showed that most Kiwis feel the country is becoming more divided.
Treaty issues now rank as the fourth most important issue for voters—just behind healthcare.
Neal argued that public trust in politicians, the media, and institutions like the Waitangi Tribunal has collapsed, leading many to seek clarity on the Treaty’s role in law.
Neal’s submission focused on polling data showing broad public backing for defining Treaty principles in law. A Curia poll commissioned by ACT showed 2-to-1 support for the bill, with even stronger backing among National and New Zealand First voters.
Neal also notes only 6% of Kiwis trust journalists to provide accurate information on the Treaty. He pointed out the Code of Broadcasting Standards, which does not require taxpayer-funded news to be presented impartially or without bias.
“Probably more important is the statistic that 38% of us would rather avoid the debate so as to not upset others. We’ve really failed as a nation to foster healthy democratic discourse when we’ve got one-third of us too scared to talk about it,” he said.
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Neal argued that public trust in politicians, the media, and institutions like the Waitangi Tribunal has collapsed, leading many to seek clarity on the Treaty’s role in law.
Neal’s submission focused on polling data showing broad public backing for defining Treaty principles in law. A Curia poll commissioned by ACT showed 2-to-1 support for the bill, with even stronger backing among National and New Zealand First voters.
Neal also notes only 6% of Kiwis trust journalists to provide accurate information on the Treaty. He pointed out the Code of Broadcasting Standards, which does not require taxpayer-funded news to be presented impartially or without bias.
“Probably more important is the statistic that 38% of us would rather avoid the debate so as to not upset others. We’ve really failed as a nation to foster healthy democratic discourse when we’ve got one-third of us too scared to talk about it,” he said.
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4 comments:
We now have no trust in our politicians who are supposed to represent us, the people of New Zealand. We vote them in. They are only there because of us. Polls show that the majority want the Treaty referendum, the countrys name to remain New Zealand and equal rights and healthcare for all. We want debate on important issues like where our taxpayer money goes. ( Definitely not on calling a mountain a person and the subsequent monetary payouts!) We are going to have to get tough, people. We need a group of astute lobbyists with backing from a very large group of us. Nicola Willis apparently said only those over 45 years old oppose this Maorification and partnership nonsense. I would suggest that is a large group of people.
That is true about the 38% not talking about ir. Many of us will have family members who are left when the rest of the family is right or centre. You don't want to fall out with your family member so you don't bring up the subject. Same with friends. Those on the left don't want to debate it either. They have really strong views. . It must be a really similar thing to what happened with the german peoole.
Typical outcome of a Marxist-driven campaign. i.e. a divided nation.
And boy did the last Govt do it's level best to ensure the population was dumbed down by feeding it disinformation and indoctrinating its young. On the latter, I'm not convinced Stanford is doing much to stop it.
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