Fiona Mackenzie: Treaty Principles Bill oral submission (Brilliant)

Absolutely brilliant Fiona, thank you. Apologies that you had to be subjected to the lowest of the low-IQ Green Party MPs, Steve Abel. 

Thank you Fiona Mackenzie, WhangāreiTim

Peter Williams: My submission on the Treaty Principles Bill

I submitted to the Justice Select Committee today on the Treaty Principles Bill, or rather, a sub-committee of the Select Committee.

It was via Zoom. The chair was Labour MP Duncan Webb. In attendance were Steve Abel from the Greens, Takuta Ferris from Te Pati Maori, and National MPs Jamie Arbuckle, Carl Bates and Rima Nahkle. There were no representatives from either Act or New Zealand First.

Sandra Goudie Destroys Biased and Racist Committee MPs

Sandra in her TPB oral submission presents significant supporting evidence. She is one of the most factually correct, and informative submitters to date.

The subsequent behaviour of Green MP Tamatha Paul, and Te Pāti Māori MP Rawiri Waititi, is racist and disgraceful.

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Graeme Spencer: Treaty Principles Bill Submission

I have adopted the approach that understanding our history is the solution to the Treaty Principles, there are in fact no principles, merely statements of intent, but if our politicians want to call them principles then who am I to quibble. The imprtant thing is that the "principles" as defined by ACT portray the intent of the Treaty.

We are in this position primarily because of the misintepretation by Hugh Kawharu of "tino rangatiratanga" and later, in 1987 ,in the Court of Appeal, Justice Robin Cooke intimated that “The Treaty established a relationship akin to a partnership between Crown and Maori”. Although the operative word was "akin" it was soon taken out of context and this set in motion the development of the so called principles for their inclusion in legislation. This aspect has not been covered in my submission as I believe this has not had the impact of Kawharu's misinterpretation.

Hon Ruth Richardson: Treaty of Waitangi Principles Bill submission

Treaty of Waitangi Principles Bill

Submission by Hon Ruth Richardson

December 2024

This is a Bill of consequence.

I regard it as in the same league as the Reserve Bank Act 1989 and the Fiscal Responsibility Act 1994 which together established the macro-economic architecture that has served NZ so well since.

Dieuwe de Boer: Our Submissions on the Treaty Principles Bill

I believe the bill to be better than the status quo. It has already been stated that the bill will not pass, so I make my comments in line with that expectation.

The principles set forward are accurate to both the text and the liberalism of the 19th century that birthed it. I am sympathetic to the view that the Treaty has no principles, since it is a simple document, however the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 establishes that there are principles and so this clarification is necessary as long as the 1975 act remains in force. I also support the requirement for a referendum before the bill comes into force due to the constitutional nature of the matter and the need to settle this debate by a direct democratic majority of voters.

David Farrar: My submission on the Treaty Principles Bill

I support the principles of the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill, but suggest an alternate way to achieve the desired outcomes.

I think it is useful to approach the issues this bill covers in steps. The first step is whether it would be a good idea for there to be a legislative definition of the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi.

I think Parliament would be derelict in its duty, not to provide a legislative defintion. If Parliament is to pass dozens of laws referring to the Principles, it should provide certainity on what it means in doing so.

John Mendzela: Submission on the Treaty Principles Bill

4 January, 2025

Justice Committee
Parliament of New Zealand

Dear Committee Members,

I wish to make a submission on the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill that you will be considering in the near future.

Guest Post: A submission in support of the Treaty Principles Bill

Ann Arnold's submission first published on Waikanae Watch

The original Treaty of Waitangi February 1840 was written in English and translated exactly word for word into Maori (often called the Littlewood version) and was signed at Waitangi. It consisted of 3 Articles. There were no principles in the original document. The only difference between the Maori and English versions were the date and the word Maori, inserted to make sure it was understood Maori were citizens too. The original version brought all peoples of New Zealand under the sovereignty of Queen Victoria and was what Maori and Pakeha wanted, and signed on that auspicious day 6 February 1840.