Upheaval in the House after haka holds up vote on Treaty Principles Bill – and one Maori Party “no” vote was not counted
Associate Justice Minister David Seymour a week ago welcomed the introduction of the Treaty Principles Bill to Parliament and said it would have its first reading today.
We therefore were waiting patiently for a press statement today in which he welcomed the bill being given its first reading and – after a Parliamentary vote – sent to the Justice Select Committee to hear public submissions.
