Clive Boonham: Swearing in of new MPs - The constitution versus the Treaty activists

The opening of New Zealand’s 54th Parliament celebrates the start of the new three-year Parliamentary term. It is scheduled for Tuesday 5 December 2023 at 11 am.

As part of the procedure MPs will be obliged to swear the oath of allegiance to the reigning Sovereign of New Zealand, King Charles the Third.

It will be an intriguing confrontation between the Constitution of New Zealand, as set out in the Constitution Act 1986, and those MPs who believe that the Treaty is part of our constitution and mandates co-governance or partnership.