Make an on-line SUBMISSION HERE
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Sign the DECLARATION OF EQUALITY on-line HERE   

Independent Constitutional Review  

The government's constitutional review is a major threat to New Zealand's democracy. A biased 
constitutional advisory panel and a consultation process that locks out non-Maori threatens to 
permanently put power and privilege into the hands of the tribal elite. 

This urgent threat to our future is quietly building momentum while most people are unaware of 
what is at stake.

The constitutional advisory panel - an initiative of the Maori Party fronting for the tribal elite - has 
embarked on a similar consultation process to that used to pass the atrocious Marine and Coastal Area 
Bill into law. $4 million will be spent over the next 12 months to convince the public that we need a new 'written' constitution to enshrine the Treaty of Waitangi as superior law. A new constitution would give un-elected Judges supreme power over our elected Members of Parliament.

If we do nothing, under this new regime, non-Maori New Zealanders will become second class citizens 
in their own land. All attempts to impose a race-based future on New Zealand - through a "written" constitution embracing the Treaty - should be strongly opposed, by firstly supporting a campaign to 
SAVE OUR CONSTITUTION as it stands, and secondly by signing our DECLARATION OF EQUALITY to 
reject outright race-based laws.

1. SAVE OUR CONSTITUTION 

A 2005 Parliamentary review found New Zealand's constitution is working well. 

Our constitution, like Britain's, is based on a collection of statutes and conventions, such as the Human 
Rights Act, the Electoral Act, and the Cabinet Manual procedures for appointing the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Under our constitution Parliament is sovereign. 

As it stands, our constitution is extremely flexible - abolishing the Maori seats, for example, is a simple process that requires the repeal of just a few clauses of the Electoral Act. 

The review process has already been captured by those who seek to entrench iwi in a position of unassailable racial, legal, cultural and economic superiority over all other New Zealanders. We must fight back and strongly reject any proposal for a new written constitution. SAVE OUR CONSTITUTION must become our motto.  

2. DECLARATION OF EQUALITY

It is utterly out of the question that our constitution should recognise and enforce racial distinction. That would forever condemn our country to a future of racial division. If the Treaty gets into our constitution 
- in any way at all - that is what will happen.  If you feel strongly about this - and we believe that you should, and that most New Zealanders do - then we ask you to sign the DECLARATION OF EQUALITY, 
and get your family and friends to sign it also. We must stop the separatists entrenching their hold over our country. We must change New Zealand’s course. It is now or never.  

*Sign the on-line DECLARATION OF EQUALITY HERE

PRINTED DECLARATION OF EQUALITY FORM

Due to overwhelming demand, the Independent Constitutional Review Panel (ICRP) has launched the Declaration of Equality in a printed form for people without Internet access to sign. The form is suitable for volunteers to circulate around neighborhoods, workplaces, clubs and so on. The press release is HERE. 

We urge anyone with computer access to sign the on-line version HERE, so we can keep in touch, but those without, to sign the new printed form. The Declaration of Equality form can be downloaded for printing HERE.

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PRINTABLE VERSION

DECLARATION OF EQUALITY
on-line version

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