Monday May 4, 2026
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'As damaging as the Treaty Principles Bill': Proposed changes to Treaty clauses revealed
Documents filed with the Waitangi Tribunal have revealed the proposed changes which would set government obligations to the Treaty to no higher standard than to simply "take into account" across nine Acts.
A letter dated 2 April, signed by ministers Paul Goldsmith and Shane Jones, to the National Iwi Chairs Forum Pou Tikanga co-chairs Professor Margaret Mutu and Aperahama Edwards set out Cabinet's decisions on which Acts would be affected by the draft Bill.
Five Acts would have provisions referring to Treaty principles repealed:
NZ Māori Council Challenges Curriculum Tiriti Scrub
Gutting Treaty of Waitangi references in legislation will harm Māori education outcomes and deprive all students of a curriculum that places them squarely in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Te Tiriti o Waitangi/ the Treaty of Waitangi is the doorway to our history, and to all that we can learn from our two or more worlds flowing together.
That’s the conclusion of te Kaunihera o Aotearoa/ the New Zealand Māori Council in submissions to the Waitangi Tribunal on changes to the Education and Training Amendment Act and Te Mātaiaho, the New Zealand Curriculum......
See full Article HERE
Articles:
Graham Adams: Hikoi threat over Treaty clauses review
Peter Williams: What's in a name?
Propaganda:
Waititi Signals Turning Point: Direction of Te Tiriti, Cost Pressures, and Māori Futures in Focus
Mauri stone laid as Te Oranganui advances Whanganui hauora hub
Reclaiming the Waha: Tairāwhiti Initiative Puts Māori Oral Health Back at the Centre
Five Acts would have provisions referring to Treaty principles repealed:
- Education and Training Act 2020
- Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act 2000
- Land Transport Management Act 2003
- Organic Products and Production Act 2023
- Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990
- Crown Pastoral Land Act 1998
- Plant Variety Rights Act 2022
- Data and Statistics Act 2022
- Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996....
NZ Māori Council Challenges Curriculum Tiriti Scrub
Gutting Treaty of Waitangi references in legislation will harm Māori education outcomes and deprive all students of a curriculum that places them squarely in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Te Tiriti o Waitangi/ the Treaty of Waitangi is the doorway to our history, and to all that we can learn from our two or more worlds flowing together.
That’s the conclusion of te Kaunihera o Aotearoa/ the New Zealand Māori Council in submissions to the Waitangi Tribunal on changes to the Education and Training Amendment Act and Te Mātaiaho, the New Zealand Curriculum......
See full Article HERE
Two more iwi seek agreement with Taranaki council
Two more iwi have sparked negotiations for long-term agreements with Taranaki Regional Council, before government reforms cut off the opportunity.
Last week, three iwi authorities had kicked off talks for Mana Whakahono ā Rohe (MWAR) agreements, according to an agenda for TRC's Policy and Planning Committee.
But by the time the committee met on Tuesday another two iwi had formally initiated the process for a Mana Whakahono deal - and remaining iwi are considering doing the same......
See full article HERE
Historic step forward: Whanganui settlement deed signed
Yesterday marked a defining moment for Whanganui iwi, as Ngā Hapū o Te Iwi o Whanganui and the Crown formally signed the Deed of Settlement—He Rau Tukutuku-bringing to a close generations of grievance, resilience, and negotiation.
Held at Kaiwhāiki Pā, the signing was more than a legal milestone-it was a moment grounded in kōrero, whanaungatanga, aroha, and a shared sense of moving forward while acknowledging the past.
Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer captured the spirit of the day:.....
See full article HERE
Graham Adams: Hikoi threat over Treaty clauses review
Peter Williams: What's in a name?
Propaganda:
Waititi Signals Turning Point: Direction of Te Tiriti, Cost Pressures, and Māori Futures in Focus
Mauri stone laid as Te Oranganui advances Whanganui hauora hub
Reclaiming the Waha: Tairāwhiti Initiative Puts Māori Oral Health Back at the Centre
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2 comments:
Is there nobody going to push back on this nonsensical ramblings that are not correct ?
"Gutting Treaty of Waitangi references in legislation will harm Māori education outcomes and deprive all students of a curriculum that places them squarely in Aotearoa New Zealand. "
Who is challenging that paragraph of rubbish ?
And the thousands of pages of similar rhetoric that make no sense ?
What would anyone from the English speaking First World think that means ?
I think the essence of this is that Maori require the rest of us to capitulate to whatever they demand.
Sod off !
RE: removal of Treaty references - it seems legislation may not be introduced until August. 2026. So this may never be passed before the November election. Was this intention ?
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