Sean Plunket talks to Richard Prebble on The Platform about why the Waitangi Tribunal should be scrapped.
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The Honourable Richard Prebble CBE is a former member of the New Zealand Parliament. Initially a member of the Labour Party, he joined the newly formed ACT New Zealand party under Roger Douglas in 1996, becoming its leader from 1996 to 2004.
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A compelling question after listening to Richard Prebble is " why should the Waitangi Tribunal be retained ?".
The interview covered valid and unemotional reasons why the Waitangi Tribunal is but a skeleton of its former purpose and function. now past its best before date and frankly not worthy of recycling .
Come on PM Luxon show leadership and scrap the Waitangi Tribunal and end officially recognition of ethnicity in NZ.
The Waitangi Tribunal was formed to address historic grievances arising from the Treaty of Waitangi. But like many such institutions, it has morphed — from a forum for justice to a courtroom for cultural power.
Nowhere is this more obvious than in the Tribunal’s recent intervention on the Regulatory Standards Bill. This modest piece of legislation — designed to ensure laws meet basic democratic standards — was declared “inconsistent with the Treaty” not because it harms Maori, but because it failed to embed Treaty principles to the Tribunal’s satisfaction.
This is judicial overreach in plain sight.
The Tribunal was created to recommend, not to dictate. But increasingly, its findings are treated as binding, its pronouncements as law, and its interpretations of the Treaty as untouchable.
The Tribunal has evolved into a parallel authority, one that deepens division, framing grievance as perpetual and reconciliation as conditional on ever-expanding demands.
New Zealand deserves better. We cannot continue to outsource constitutional authority to an unelected, ideologically driven body whose legitimacy rests on unchallengeable dogma. The time has come — respectfully but firmly — to wind down the Waitangi Tribunal.
Not because we deny history. But because we believe in democracy, equality, and the right of all citizens to live under the same law — not separate ones determined by cultural decree.
Can we ever get past making Maori out to be special and needing constant application if tax dollars ?
Even today, Willis is handing out millions to the likes of "He Piringa Whare, for an expanded programme delivered by Te Tihi o Ruahine, an alliance of nine hapū, iwi, Māori organisations, partners and providers "
Just stop it - we are one people
Time to repeal The Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 and also get rid of the Maori electoral seats.
This is getting B O R I N G... what with the childish TeaParty Mori wasting parliamentary time. What next? Apparently they plan protest next week at Budget. Time for parliament to simply write all references to RACE.... O U T of statutes. And that means Maori seats too.
The solutions to most problems do not fix them, they simply compound the problems with more. If they do not seriously look at fixing the root causes then they will never fix the problems, they will, just continue to grow in number. Listening to Richard and his bucket loads of common sense, it would serve New Zealand well if he were to be invited by our Coalition to act as a special advisor. He rightly identified the Tribunal role as futile but his knowledge and advice direct to Cabinet would be invaluable (assuming some with cloth ears would actually listen!). I suggested a while ago that it is time for a bit of lateral thinking and root cause analysis? What is the root cause of this unfathomable mess. I'll skip some of the process but as Richard has correctly identified, it was the TOW Act 1975. In my experience, perhaps the root cause needs to be removed. So, please would our coalition consider repealing the TOW Act and all its subsequent amendments. As said, solutions" atop "previous solutions" simply spawn/compound into more problems, so why not go to the heart of it and take out the root cause? Pareto had it sussed 80% of the problems can be attributed to 20% of the causes which are therefore deemed the significant few. It seems a no-brainer that ripping out this flawed bit of legislation would rub the fur of a few the wrong way but as the saying goes, you have to crack eggs to make an omelette. Take out that Act so the other ACT and the rest of the sane World would not need to worry about Principles of the Treaty. We could all move on as one people, define the principles by which we want to governed (and David Seymour has those to hand but our dumb and blind PM spiked the TPB) and stick them where needed to replace the 1975 tosh which while it had good intent became captured by activists. These activists must be neutralised - now!
Anyone who has not signed the Hobson's Pledge petition to End the Waitangi Tribunal ought to consider signing. It has nearly 43,000 signatures with a target of 50,000. This petition is asking for precisely what Richard is talking about. Let's make it happen and get our Country back from those who would ruin it.
Yes, the 1975 TOW Act was set up using the false, fake, fraudulent Freeman English language version which does not agree with the original Maori language treaty. We know this because of the existence of the final draft that was used to compose the original Maori language treaty and the official government requested 1869 back translation of the original Maori language treaty.
Fraud is defined as a deliberate misrepresentation or deceit intended to trick or deceive, and fraud vitiates every solemn act, meaning that fraud will invalidate ALL elements of that action.
Re The Waitangi Tribunal:
"Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket"
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