Reid Resarch asked:
Do you think the Treaty of Waitangi has too much, about the right amount, or too little influence over government decision making?
Now this was asked in 2026, so is a reflection on the current Government. The one accused every day of genocide by Te Pati Maori because it did something they say breaches the Treaty etc.
The results were:
The results were:
- Too much 38%
- About right 34%
- Too little 17%
The net score (too much minus too little) is 38% – 17% = +21% for too much influence. Let’s look at how that breaks down by party vote:
- ACT +77%
- NZ First +55%
- National: +51%
- Labour: -3%
- TPM: -29%
- Greens: -32%
Labour voters actually seen the most happy, where around equal numbers think it has too much and too little influence.
David Farrar runs Curia Market Research, a specialist opinion polling and research agency, and the popular Kiwiblog where this article was sourced. He previously worked in the Parliament for eight years, serving two National Party Prime Ministers and three Opposition Leaders
2 comments:
The only way a government can govern successfully is by majority will of the people. Therefore parliament needs to take heed of this majority. If minority groups want decisions to go their way, they need to successfully convince their fellow citizens.
Most New Zealanders want a united country, English spoken predominantly, the countries name remaining as New Zealand, and the Waitangi Tribunal having minimal influence. This is borne out by multiple surveys and polls.
This may seem unfair to minority groups(of which most of us are, at one time or another in our life part of, regarding contraversial issues).
This is not perfect but it works pretty well compared to other ruling structures.
We can see in the UK, Europe, Australia and the US, democracy in action as the people start speaking up with great strength when governments ignore their wishes.
The TPM response is to be expected. But the Greens mystify me. How do they manage to see a divided effectively maori controlled country as a desirable ideal?
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