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Showing posts with label NZ's constitutional arrangements. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NZ's constitutional arrangements. Show all posts

Friday, September 4, 2026

Peter Dunne: Hipkin's dilemma


Has Te Pāti Māori just ruled itself out of government, or will Labour’s Chris Hipkins cave in, in the pursuit of power?

Te Pāti Māori's "bottom line" policies of subordinating the sovereignty of Parliament to the Treaty of Waitangi and a separate Treaty of Waitangi Commission, together with a contestable $200 million fund to promote Māori sovereignty issues raise that question. If ever implemented these changes would be the country’s most profound constitutional changes since the establishment of Parliamentary government in 1852.