Former Attorney-General and Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Chris Finlayson is known for his forthright and sometimes combative language. In 2022, in discussing opposition to co-governance, he referred to “the sour right” and “the KKK brigade”.
Last week, in “Te Ao with Moana” broadcast on Māori TV, the National Party stalwart, who was a Cabinet minister during the John Key administration, lambasted David Seymour’s proposed referendum on a Treaty Principles Bill:
