Last week’s revelation by National’s Minister of Maori Development Tama Potaka (a former Maori Party member) that “a new committee led by Adrian Rurawhe is working on formally integrating tikanga Maori into Parliament” has heightened public concern that the Coalition is failing to uphold its key election pledge to “Stop all work on He Puapua”.
He Puapua was the Ardern Government’s blueprint to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. This radical plan for constitutional transformation aimed to deliver tribal rule by 2040 – the 200th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Integrating tikanga or Maori custom into New Zealand’s legal system to undermine the Rule of Law – one of the cornerstones of democratic government – was key to that agenda.
The reason is that tikanga is not law. It is ill-defined spirituality and custom that can morph into anything Maori wish it to be in whatever circumstance they wish it to apply.
As a result, tikanga will corrupt the legal system to permanently advance Maori interests.
The drive to embed tikanga as a foundational legal principle has been led by the former head of the Waitangi Tribunal, Justice Joe Williams, who was appointed to the Supreme Court by Labour in 2019.
But instead of eliminating ‘tikanga’ from the law, in order to “Stop He Puapua” and fulfil their election promise, the Coalition now appears to be on the cusp of entrenching it into Parliament.
Instrumental in this latest development was a stunt staged by four of the seven MPs who hold Parliament’s Maori Seats. During the vote on the First Reading of the Treaty Principles Bill last year, the Maori Party’s Rawiri Waititi, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, and Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, along with Labour’s Peeni Henare performed a haka, and as a result were referred to the Privileges Committee.
The Maori Party is claiming the haka is an expression of Maori tikanga that should be accommodated within the rules of Parliament. But as those rules stand, anything intimidatory or disruptive that could be regarded as interfering with free expression in Parliament can be interpreted as a breach of Parliamentary Privilege. This is a special right dating back hundreds of years that is granted to Parliament and its members to ensure they can perform their duties without external interference.
For 171 years New Zealand’s Parliament has successfully operated on the fundamental democratic principles of respect and equality. If tikanga is now introduced into the operation of Parliament, it will be twisted and turned to deliver special privileges to Maori. It would represent a giant stride towards He Puapua and tribal rule by 2040.
By refusing the address concerns that saw electors toss Labour out of office, National is now seen as a weak link.
Meanwhile, the extremists driving this radical agenda are pulling out all the stops to prevent National from putting on the brakes.
In particular they are so worried about the Coalition’s election pledge to, “Confirm that the Government does not recognise the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as having any binding legal effect on New Zealand”, that they have called for the UN’s help!
Last month, on behalf of the National Iwi Chairs Forum, lead author of He Puapua, Auckland University’s Professor Claire Charters, appealed to the UN’s Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York for assistance: “We call on the Permanent Forum to take all measures… in relation to New Zealand to reverse any deliberate policy and legislation rejecting the Declaration.”
So, while tribal activists are worried the He Puapua juggernaut that Labour established under their direction, could be under threat from the Coalition, voters are worried that not nearly enough is being done to stop it.
In particular, the increasing radicalisation of the Maori seats, which is at the forefront of this problem, is being ignored.
While these race-based seats, which were established as a temporary measure in 1867 to give Maori men the vote were well intentioned, they have now been weaponised by radical activists committed to destroying democracy from within.
The Maori seats should have been abolished in 1876 when all men gained voting rights – or in 1893 when New Zealand adopted a universal franchise.
Failing that, they should most certainly have been removed when MMP was introduced in 1993, given the Royal Commission on the Electoral System explicitly recommended their abolition in order to prevent an over-representation of Maori in Parliament.
Abolition was certainly the intention of Jim Bolger’s National Government, with the original Bill introducing MMP stating, “No provision is made for separate Maori seats.”
However, as a result of the demands of tribal leaders, National caved in and the Maori seats were included in the legislation.
As predicted by the Royal Commission, MMP delivered greater Maori representation on the party lists, with the result that the Maori seats are now distorting the proportionality of Parliament and leading to a gross overrepresentation of Maori.
But in spite of many election promises over the years for a binding referendum on the future of the Maori seats, no political party has had the strength of character to give New Zealanders the option of voting for a common electoral roll with no division by race.
As a consequence of this political cowardice, the MPs now being elected into those race-based seats are aggressive extremists who treat Parliament and the general public with contempt as they pursue their agenda to disrupt and destroy our democracy.
The Maori Party, which holds six of those seven Maori seats clearly state this on their website:
“There is a new generation of Tangata Whenua and Tangata Tiriti who recognise that being forced to work within the system does not suit our struggle for mana motuhake. It is time to dismantle this system so we can rebuild one that works for everybody.”
They are succeeding.
Using the legitimacy of Parliamentary representation, the radical MPs in those race-based seats are sabotaging our system from within. By targeting Maori roll voters – who put their Maori identity ahead of being a New Zealander – and poisoning them against the Coalition and everything it stands for, they are fuelling race hatred and a loathing for democracy.
Step by step, they are dismantling the democratic foundations of our country.
The Maori Party’s vision statement outlines their plan: “Our vision is for constitutional transformation that rebalances the scales of power in Aotearoa. That restores the tino rangatiratanga of Tangata Whenua, and truly embodies what was envisaged by our tupuna in 1840.”
Their focus on “constitutional transformation” is the key.
A previous attempt at constitutional transformation by Maori seats MPs took place in 2010, when John Key’s National Government agreed to a $4-million Constitutional Review as part of a coalition deal with the Maori Party.
It failed.
The public overwhelmingly rejected their plan to replace New Zealand’s unwritten constitution, which upholds the sovereignty of Parliament, with a new written constitution based on the Treaty.
Not only would such a constitution have ensured all new laws and regulations advantage Maori, but it would also have elevated the judiciary into the country’s supreme lawmakers.
At the time, the National Iwi Chairs Forum established an Independent Constitutional Transformation Working Group under the chairmanship of Professor Margaret Mutu. Their report, Matike Mai Aotearoa, which Claire Chalmers helped to draft, has become a catalyst for change.
Undeterred by public rejection of a Treaty-based constitution, an audacious backdoor strategy was developed: instead of the Treaty being embedded in the country’s constitution, public compliance with the Treaty would be achieved by forcing it into the individual constitutions of organisations throughout the country.
Once Labour picked up all seven Maori seats in 2017 and Jacinda Ardern became Prime Minister, the window of opportunity to progress this agenda opened. Working in collaboration with tribal leaders, the Office of Maori Crown Relations was established in 2019 and the strategy was launched.
The public service and other Crown entities were targeted first, followed by organisations that depend on the government for registration or funding including professional bodies, charities and incorporated societies.
Another cornerstone of constitutional transformation – the elevation of the Judiciary into a lawmaking role – occurred in 2019. Labour’s Legislation Act, which included a section 11 requirement that, “Legislation applies to circumstances as they arise” was interpreted by the Supreme Court to mean that judges can determine statutes based on evolving societal attitudes and values, instead of being bound by the original intent of Parliament when the legislation was passed.
The effect can be seen in the Marine and Coastal Area Act debacle, where the Courts effectively re-wrote a law that should have ensured only a minority of claims for the coast would succeed, into one that virtually guarantees all claimants will win.
This week’s Guest Commentator, Roger Partridge, the Chairman of the New Zealand Initiative and a former Head of Bell Gully, explains the situation:
“Some commentators – including one of our own Supreme Court judges – have suggested section 11 of our Legislation Act 2019 entitles the courts here to take a more expansive approach to statutory interpretation than would otherwise be permissible.
“However, the learned Judge’s views on section 11 are mistaken. A careful analysis of the section’s terms and legislative history makes clear that it has no such effect.
“Section 11 serves an important but limited purpose: ensuring that statutes can address new situations not specifically contemplated when Parliament passed them into law. What section 11 does not authorise is the reinterpretation of statutory terms based on judges’ perceptions of evolving social values.
“The distinction is crucial. Courts can and should apply existing statutory concepts to new circumstances within their original scope and meaning. But they cannot legitimately update the meaning of statutory terms simply because they believe social attitudes have evolved.
“The former ensures laws remain relevant as technology and circumstances change. The latter effectively transfers lawmaking power from Parliament to the judiciary – an outcome that undermines both the democratic legitimacy of the law and the rule of law itself.”
What Roger Partridge has pointed out is that the activist rulings of the Supreme Court – including Marine and Coastal Area Act cases – are based on self-serving interpretations of the law that favour Maori.
It is now up to the Coalition Government to put that right. But will they do so?
The Maori MPs occupying the race-based seats are disrupters who have no respect for democracy. They intend to destroy it, using tikanga and anything else they can, to advance their cause.
New Zealand is now on a slippery slope. Step by step, we are becoming a co-governed country – ruled by totalitarian tribal leaders operating in their own self-interest.
The Maori Party spells out what’s in store on their website:
* Establish a Māori Parliament
* Implement all Matike Mai recommendations for constitutional transformation
* Remove the British Royal Family as Head of State
* Recognise Aotearoa as the country’s official name
* Replace all Pākeha place names, cities and towns to their original Māori ingoa by 2026.
* Return the foreshore and seabed to mana whenua
* Return all central and local government land to mana whenua
* Return all conservation land to mana whenua
* Introduce a first right of refusal policy for mana whenua on all private land
* Make all Waitangi Tribunal recommendations binding on the Crown
* Abolish ‘full and final’ settlement policies
* Entrench the Māori electorates
* Legislate for all councils to have both Māori wards and mana whenua representation.
That’s just one part of one policy section out of twelve listed on their website.
New Zealand has one of the longest running democracies in the world, but the Maori Party’s policy agenda shows only too clearly, the Maori seats have been weaponised to destroy it.
So, will the Coalition accelerate the tribal takeover of our country by agreeing to introduce tikanga into Parliament, or will they honour their election pledge to voters and reject it?
Only time will tell.
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THIS WEEK’S POLL ASKS:
*Should the Coalition allow tikanga to be introduced into Parliament?
*Poll comments are posted below.
*All NZCPR poll results can be seen in the Archive.
THIS WEEK’S POLL COMMENTS
| I`M WITH DAVID ON THIS !!!! | Brian |
| This would be detrimental to the democracy of New Zealand | Josephine |
| No way. It is time for the right people to stand up and stop this. | Ingrid |
| The RADICAL RACIST/T.P.M, are aTerrorist, gang.! Why are they allowed to be ‘IN THE HOUSE’? they are NOT POLITICIANS… they violate the standing rules of order, while parliament is in session, they have conducted a permanent, ‘sludge blockage’, to our DEMOCRACY, and do not contribute anything worthwhile to the process of running our country. Gerry Brownlee, is the speaker, weak as dishwater, and is just a joke, in his job. T.P.M, ‘Play him like a fiddle’ Gerry, is also a closet LABOUR WANA- BE..? Shows special favour, to Kieran McAnulty, he is not meant to be prejudiced, but he clearly is. Gerry needs to start EJECTING THE RABBLE FROM THE HOUSE FOR A 2 WEEK DETENTION, FOR HOLDING UP DEMOCRATIC PROCESS! OUR COUNTRY IS IN DEEP TROUBLE! | DAVID |
| This Government Led by Chris Luxon is proving to be to weak in the face of Maori opposition to carry out it’s promise to the new Zealand puplic tohalt all advances to tribal power. So uch for their election promises. | David |
| The coalition Government should arrange for all it’s elected parliamentarians to have a nonbinding secret ballot on these sorts of matters. The results should be published for a true transparent view of what our government members think should be done in the name of democracy. | Geoff |
| STOP APARTHEID | Mike |
| definitely not. pity luxon forgets election promises so easily. hopefully his coalition partners will sort him out before the voters have to. | joseph |
| Definitely not!! | NOEL |
| Why does mainstream media not cover this important issue | Richard |
| ABSOLUTELY NO!!! | <artin |
| It is imperative to maintain our Westminster parliamentary system | Lois |
| Totally undemocratic | Levonne |
| no..no..no Why are the Democratic Parties, not uniting against the RACIST MAA…REE, T.P.M, and their childish behaviour, in our respectful parliament. They have become Loud. Rude,out of order, and abusive to other members in the house… and should not even be allowed to be there at all! IT SEEMS, THE OTHER PARTIES, AND SPEAKER, THINK THAT THIS BEHAVIOUR IS PERFECTLY OK? | DAVID |
| A thousand times No | Claire |
| Hard to believe that so many Kiwis with no Maori ancestry remain mute on this pending disaster. How in earth do they, including Luxon, not see that this is all go to end in tears and a even more divided society. I wonder how many National MPs would stop this in its tracks if they were allowed an anonymous party vote. I am sure many are too afraid to contradict Luxon. either publicly or in front of their own fellow MPs | Creed |
| Definately not. I believe the Maorification of New Zealand that was started by the marxist Ardern wreckers is too far onbedded in this country. The coalition will do nothing about this take over. Why, because everyone is too scared to deal with the problem. Saddly the wrecking of paliament and internal destruction of ths country will only increase. | Leon |
| Reject the whole process | leo |
| NO..NO..NO!! WHY SHOULD ONE, BUNCH OF RACIST, A…OLES BE ALLOWED TO TAKE PART, IN OUR PARLIAMENT, WHEN THEY HAVE MADE IT QUITE CLEAR, THAT THEY DO NOT WANT TO CONTRIBUTE ANYTHING WORTHWHILE, TO OUR DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. ALL THEY DO IS HOLD UP, AND BLOCK THE PROCESS OF OUR GOVERNMENT, WHY ARE THEY EVEN ALLOWED TO SIT IN OUR UNDERTAKING OF DUE PROCESS? GERRY BROWNLEE IS WEAK AS DISH WATER, AND HOW DID HE GET THE POSITION AS SPEAKER? THE RACIST TERRORIST T.P.M WE DON’T BARGAIN WITH TERRORISTS ESPECIALLY THE RACIST BRAND!! KICK THEM ALL OUT..PRONTO! LEARN SOME MANNERS! SPEAK OUR LANGUAGE! | DAVID |
| We are drifting further away from Democracy in New Zealand by weak politicians and corrupt legal judicials. It has to stop. | Gifford |
| We are all New zealanders! | Rose |
| absolutely NOT | Valda |
| The whole matter continues to go round in circles – and desperately needs a National Referendum! | Ray |
| Maori extremists will ruin this country. Luxon is weak weak weak and woke woke woke. National party is due for a rude awakening | Jim |
| Why is this a question? Of course not. It is continuing the very thing they campaigned against. | Scott. |
| One of the minor coalition partners needs to blow up this government citing this issue specifically to force another election before more damage occurs. Whatever the outcome it could not be much worse than what we are currently witnessing. | Tony |
| Absolutely NOT. Emphatically NO NO NO. All this will only lead to the destruction of this Nation and turn NZ into another Middle East Scenario. | Rob |
| Absolutely NOT! | Carrol |
| We did not vote for this. Christopher Luxon is a bitter disappointment in so many ways. I will never vote National again. | phil |
| Absolutely not | Paul |
| If you want a total destruction of New Zealand this would do it (imo) | Carol |
| Bloody ridiculous | Don |
| No! The biggest disappointment is the failure of this current freely elected coalition government to put in measures to actually curtail all deliberate fraudulent tribal activist claims and outright consultation nonsense that has no proper foundation to be allowed to interfere with the progress of our country. This coalition government is not capable of being the arbiters that the New Zealand public had hoped for. They are just too gutless. They are keeping the Government seats polished for the next election which seems destined for the next far left rabble to finish us off. God help us all? | Garry. |
| absolutely NOT! TIKANGA, IS ‘THE GREAT LEAP BACKWARD’ BACK TO THE STONE-AGE…PRE.. 1835….. No wheel… no.language….no laws…just cannibalism..no governance… incest, slavery, lawlessness, and ignorance!! | DAVID |
| NO.. NAY NEVER.. NEVER NEVER NO MORE! If the Racial radicals, are holding up DUE PROCESS, OF ‘THE HOUSE’ THEN ITS’ GUTLESS WONDERS’ JOB BROWNLEES’ JOB TO BAN THEM FROM THE HOUSE, THE USELESS PARTIES IN THE HOUSE REMAIN QUIET AND DUMB, HAVE BEEN SHUT UP BY LUXFLAKE AND HIS COMPROMISED NATIONAL PARTY, TERRIFIED BY THE RACISTS! | DAVID |
| The end of the Stone Age did not mean they ran out of stones. Better things came along, for Maori especially. However, it appears Mr Luxon wants us to go back to the stone age along with mystical tikanga beliefs. Tama Potaka is a toxic toad. | Monica |
| Of course not. Same rules for everyone! | Azian |
| Absolutely, Definitely NOT | Nicole |
| Back to the pagan rootswill lead to more chaos. | ido |
| I just wish that the quiet voices of the Maori people could find the courage to reject and stand up against those who are stealthily endeavouring to destroy our democracy and our country. Why ae they doing this?…… | Heather |
| Jeeeepers, when will this crap stop.. why do we have a gummint full of spineless traitors! | Steve |
| Wake up NZers Tell the Government coalition to start saying no to all these Maori demands. Take to the public for a binding referendum before it is to late. | Wendy |
| No way! We are one country. | Anthony |
| Never. Never. Never. | Allan |
| Tikanga has no place in New Zealand law. I am not Maori and I do not want to be governed by them, nor governed by Chinese, Indian, American or British races. I want to be governed by New Zealanders, human beings representive of everybody with equal rights and laws for everyone. | Alan |
| Here we go again! | Doris |
| Absolutely Not. No one can confirm exactly what it means, just as the same no one can confirm what is a Maori. | Mark |
| Absolutely NOT!!!! | Jim |
| Why should we. We already have the Treaty of Waitangi, which appears to be subject to misinterpretation. Tikanga is just more of the same. | Mike |
| No, No, No… | Glyn |
| NO..NEVER! First we need to have ALL PARTIES IN PARLIAMENT, ON THE SAME PAGE! THAT MEANS EVERYONE IN THE HOUSE SPEAKING ENGLISH! NOT TE REO. COMPREHENDE!!? | DAVID |
| NO,,NO..NO NAY… NEVER! ONE LANGUAGE FOR ALL.. NO PREFERENTIAL RIGHTS, FOR ANY 13% MINORITY… ONE COMMON LANGUAGE FOR ALL!! WAR DANCES ARE ONLY FOR WARS! THEY MUST BE BANNED! NOT THE STONE AGE! | DAVID |
| Very much no | Peter |
| Democracy will be pushed aside as tribal interests gain control of the parliamentary process. | Peter |
| Absolutely not. | Linley |
| How many true full-blooded Maor exist? There’s been much inter-marraige between Maori and pakeha | Neville |
| NO, a thousand times no!! | Lenice |
| This oldest of democracy should not be destroyed by RACE. All new zealanders under one flag. | Karen |
| The idea that all English names will be removed and replaced by Maori names is abhorrent to those of us (a majority) who neither speak or understand Maori and have no wish to have to relearn the place names of every city, town, and destination in NZ. As for the rubbish of spirituality, that is ridiculous. We are a Christian and law abiding country and have no interest in the wild ideas of spirits and has beens. The Maori seats must be abolished. A referendum is essential. | |CHRIS |
| Absolutely NOT! | Murray |
| Absolutely not! Our democratic rights are under great threat with the coalition government watching on. It is beyond disgraceful. | Margaret |
| Absolutely not ! | Craig |
| Stop it immediately!!! | Ray |
| Just honour your election pledge to all who voted you into parliament that would be a great start | Suzanne |
| The T.P.M have announced that they want a separate Parliament, for only Maori . This is an act called SEDITION!, so why are they allowed to be able to sit in the house? Our DEMOCRACY, is really starting to look like a joke, we are becoming the laughing stock of the world. The T.P.M should be LOCKED OUT. | DAVID |
| under no circumstances | Colin |
| No, But this will happen because New Zealanders are a weak gutless self centred pathetic race, but we will hear them cry when the pain is exerted and the realisation of their of their loss hits them and I will but scorn them for. their stupidity | Russell |
| Why is National so weak on this ?? Luxon is weak and has no political awareness . NZ is unfortunately being radicalised by a minority and left wing zealots – I have spent time in South Africa and Zimbabwe under Tribal rule not a good outcome- be warned NZ | John |
| protect democracy in this country | Mark |
| It is just another step in the apartheid step that Maori are ramming through | Warren |
| Majority of NewZealanders have had ENOUGH. DEMOCRACY rules. | Bryan |
| This is New Zealand, suposedly a country of equality. Governments fundamental responsability is to ensure that equality for all is achieved and maintained | Mike |
| This can not happen ever. | Irene |
| Based on racism from the group who only believe that their ‘group’ is ….special. They simply want segregation based on racism. | mark |
| Never, and it is a discredit to New Zealand that this question needs to be asked. | Peter |
| Never,never. | Mark |
| Like hell ! | Iain |
| Are you joking????. No way must this happen. For our countrys sake when are our politicians going to put a end to this racist bullshit. Come on LUXON and NATIONAL , do the right thing while you have Act and NZ 1st to back you and get rid of the Waitangi Tribunal and the racist maori seats. Whats happened about the privileges committee fiasco?? WHEN ARE WE GOING TO GET A LEADER IN THIS COUNTRY??? | Peter |
| Absolutely not. It would be the final end of NZ as a functioning western democracy.The silent majority needs to wake up and fight- fight -fight for ‘one law for all’ or place your grand children into slavery. Tax slaves to Maori because of woke socialists. | Bruce |
| A democratic NZ needs to rid itself of bowing to the demands of an insignificant number of the population and instead be governed by the will of the majority as in a true democracy. | Hugh |
| Absolutely NO. | Jude |
| If introduced will hurry NZ’s slide into oblivion | Jim |
| No it has no place in Parliament. NZ politicians need to get back to the basic business of running our country efficiently. | Andrew |
| Is there not enough self-harm in N.Z.? | Henk |
| but luxon is gutless to not allow it while Winston is a great foreign minister he is not to be trusted because he once said he would get rid of the maori seats but the bar coded low life are still in the beehive and that useless speaker lets them get away with their gibberish and dress code as for their dance they should be expelled, and salary stopped for a year for not attending the parliament inquiry so this crap thats going on in the beehive shows national and to a certain degree NZ first aren’t up to the job off looking after ALL NEW ZEALANDER’S but bending over to be shafted by the bar coded deviants.You watch luxon will resign just before the next election and live in Hawaii with his mates key and trump and wait for his gong for destroying this country | Richard |
| A civil war is imminent!! This the opposite to Nationals electioneering statements & the country is certainly on a slippery slope!! We need to get rid of Luxon it is obvious POUTAKA has been planted in there as an ex Maori Party member & slippery co- hort of that slime ball Tukutuku Morgan!! | Ron |
| Definitely not. Coalition, wake up, disaster in the making. | graham |
| Get rid of maori seats in parliament. | Dave |
| The Treaty should be set aside. Ambiguous. Maori signed to stop Inter Maori war and gain pakeha privileges. The law is using the English version when it suits and te Maori version when it suits, to over favour Maori Outcomes. The Maori version says protect lands, houses and treasures. | Jennifer |
| NO! NO! NO! NO! | Heather |
| It has all gone too far, we need to uphold the Law and there should be equal rights for all people in New Zealand. No haka in Parliament or hats for that matter | Colleen |
| When can we all speak freely and Luxton and crew grow some balls. This is ONE country apart from the foreign looneys in the GREEN party. They would need help to do up their shoe laces. ????????? Winston was onto it. Time to get back to the way it was we all looked after each other and got on. The loony fringe has got to be ousted ASAP and the saving in salaries could be put to a constructive cause | jeff |
| Absolute madness all this Maori this and Maori that. If a stop is not put to all this rubbish New Zealand as country is fast becoming another Rhodesia. | Wayne |
| Definitely not ! | Patrick |
| This is so scary for the future of new Zealand and the generations to come. It must be stopped in its tracks !! | Glen |
| The coalition government had better watch out. This is just a M%u0101ori take over. | Edward |
| the results would be catastrophic | ray |
| NO… SPECIAL RIGHTS, means that this group or party, has more rights, than the OTHERS.. THAT IS CALLED DISCRIMINATION!!! NO.NO..NO! | DAVID |
| We cannot allow terms that are subject to ‘interpretation’ into law. All legislation should be clear and concise and administered in a democratic manner. | Mark |
| Absolutley not. It would destroy our Westminster system of fait government for ALL citizens of New Zealand. If the current coalition government agrees with the Maori wishes we may as well all move to Australia and let the Maoris return to tribal wars and wipe themselves out. | Graeme |
| One law for all. | Grant |
| There will be a massive permanent move across the ditch if it does get introduced. Who would want to live safe and secure in such a racist and undemocratic environment? | ken |
| Get rid of this racist bullshit once and for all !!! | Bruce |
| Getting more like South Africa and ZIMBABWE all the time. | david |
| Over my dead body, hori witchcraft | Norm |
| No, A Thousand times NO. The coalition have no mandate to even consider throwing out our rule of law, the cannot exist together. | Sam |
| That’s a hard no from me | Teresa |
| Apalling weak coalition! Only Act brave enough to stand up to this racist agenda! | Mark |
| Even the part-Maori Separatists can’t quantify tikanga so how can it be part of our parliament. If they want to set up a separate parliament good on them, but stay out of the legitimate parliament’s business – it is only for “the rest” of the population. | Liz |
| NO BLOODY WAY. Luxon your are useless. Time to revolt. How the hell can about the 2% of radical maori dictate over the rest of us? GET OFF YOUR ARSE COALITION AND STOP THIS LUNACY IMMEDIATELY. | Allan |
| myths & B/S has no place in law | Chris |
| absolutely not!!! | Caroline |
| Absolutely not. | Sheila |
| absolutely not | Chris |
| This proposition totally undermines the meaning of democracy and should have no consideration what so ever. | diana |
| Absolutely not. Parliament represents all people. | David |
| Definitely not!!!! | Barrie |
| Absolutely not. That would be an abrogation of sovereignty. | Tony |
| Will be all over if that happens. | Steve |
| I support the democratic system nit some biased tijsnga which favour’s a minority elite. | Rosemary |
| government should stick to their promises when they were elected | Les |
| Definitely not. Tikanga is a stone-age code of behavioural customs , which no doubt varied markedly and widely between tribes . Tikanga evolved when tribes lived totally separately from each other in general disunity and in competition with each other for the ever shrinking hunting and gathering resources and when no concept of Government , Parliament and / or Parliamentary process existed in New Zealand . In short Tikanga is TOTALLY IRRELEVANT to Parliamentary process and to a properly structured and defined legal system as we know it . Were Tikanga to be admitted into Parliamentary process , or the law / our legal processes , it would immediately be subjected by Maori activism to ongoing ‘contrived for purpose’ reinvention, extension / expansion and misinterpretation aimed at enabling and promoting Maori self-interest , power and governance control , in the same way as Maori have sought to totally reinvent / re-interpret and deliberately misinterpret the Treaty of Waitangi , in their favour. Tikanga MUST NOT be allowed into parliamentary process and nor should it be allowed to become part of / infiltrate our legal system. The results of these thing’s happening is all too clear . Hugh Perrett | Hugh |
| Tikanga has – and can never have – a true legal definition | John |
| “Tikanga” is not defined. It is a concept that in all likelihood had many differences across the 650 native tribes that inhabited this country prior to 1840. Definitely not a concept to be introduced to Parliament. | Bruce |
| No. What is it? Being Ngati Wikitoria myself I am pleased to see that we will have until 2040 to orgainise our affairs and move our family out of the country. England is a bit potty these days so perhaps Australia, France, Scandi or Czechia. A great move by Luxon to increase our military spend. Almost makes me warm to him. Hope there is more for Drone Air but don’t forget the subs. We could do with a fleet of them starting at about 50. Don’t forget an aircraft carrier is only about as good as a couple of well placed drones. | Terry |
| Absolute stupidity by these Maoris members A disgrace to their ancestors | kevin |
| What is wrong with some of our MP’s – totally spineless. Are they afraid of being called racist but the TPM crownd can call the white person whatever they please! | Ronnie |
| We as 1 people, 1 country have to stop this asap. This great Country is being ripped apart at our cost. | John |
| I’m getting that same feeling about Luxon that I had with Ardern, you know the one where he/she said they were working for the majority, but in reality they were supporting the UN & this bullshit Indigenous agenda to hand control of the country over to the Minority activist Maori. | John |
| One country one people | Carl |
| Crazy idea | Clive |
| This has to be halted and we all become equal. Otherwise there will be civil war in NZ | LGF |
| Somone in government needs the courage to step up and call it out for what it is. Racist, divisive and destructive. | Shane |
| National loses my vote if it is | Sonia |
| No absolutely no tikanga in Parliament and furthermore the so called maori seats must be done away with immediately and all future favoritism to maori also needs to stop immediately | Flip |
| Say goodbye to democracy and NZ as being a worthwhile place to live if tikanga is introduced. | Ann |
| Over my dead body | Peter |
| Absolutely Not. We the majority of all races and cultures want democracy. No ifs, No buts. | Ian |
| Absolutely not! That would make a mockery of all parliamentary rules and protocols, putting whatever Maori politicians want first. | Dennis |
| Not bloody likely!! | Mike |
| This is just “another brick in the wall” for maori activists as they push forward their goal of maori sovereignty! | John |
| Time some one grew some balls, time for Luxton to be shown the door. He is licking too many bottoms. We have a back up plan, if this was to happen we all leave NZ and leave it to the other side. No hand outs no technical knowledge or professional engineers. Wonder what NZ would look like in ten years. Time to leave guys while we can. | jeff |
| UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES. Wake up Coalition Party | ROB |
| I am all for Democracy!!!!!! | Ngaire |
| Oh hell no!! | david |
| Maybe the new administration in the USA will ban trade with NZ if the Maori takeover continues. | Anne |
| Never ever. Let’s have a referendum on discontinuance of the Maori seats instead. | Allan |
| Why is National so gutless? | Andrew |
| Definitely not. Retention of democratic rule stands above everything else. | John |
| No way!! | Roger |
| It would be silly for these seditious Separatist to think that there will not be a an as yet unspoken reaction to all tis. | Stuart |
| Absolute NO to race based Privilege | Andrew |
| Absolutely not! | Ian |
| We need to maintain democracy and the present rule of law | Rae |
| It’s decisive and unnecessary | Ian |
| It’s time we did three things, we get out on the streets and protest, everyone write to your member of parliament also vote for Act next election. As I’ve said before the horse is out of the coral and chewing up the grass. Talking about all this stuff doesn’t seem to be getting us anywhere. | Owen |
| Absolutely not. | Paul |
| Of course not. “Tikanga”, societal lore. What does that actually mean? Just another way for Maori to make their own rules. | Peter |
| stop this radical movement ASAP | Anthony |
| It can not benefit the country. | Barry |
| I feel we are in dire straights when our Purime Minister won’t acknowledge we have racial problems in this country and we have a Lilly livered speaker of the house that won’t control the fiasco that the chamber has fallen into. | Rod |
| No never, this would be the rip of the iceberg | Alec |
| I thought we were a secular country. Tikanga is effectifvgely reintroducing per-colonial, pre-Christian animism into our society, and people seemed to be totally oblivious to it. | Ken |
| This is very disturbing and while we have a weak Prime Minister radical changes will continue to be pushed on us by those with non democratic views. It appears that if you are a part Maori, are wallowing in self pity with a huge chip on your shoulder you will do very well in what is now a very sad country called NEW ZEALAND and there is no such place as Aotearoa and never was. Heaven help the HUGE majority of New Zealanders if Tikanga ever enters our Parliament — show some guts Luxon. | Alan |
| If tikanga were to be introduced into Parliament, it would spell the end of this country. | John |
| No, a thousand times, NO! this simply favours a few at the expense of everyone else – if you think the human resources drain is great presently, watch this space if Maori tribal rule is instigated. | Trevor |
| Definitely NOT. All our laws should only be made by Parliament and NOT at the discretion of what Maori think it should be. | Keith |
| Absolutely not. Even Winston peters has articulated his opposition | Cliff |
| Absolutely not | Jan |
| Absolutely NOT! This is destroying New Zealand and the Government needs to wake up and put a stop to it once and for all! | John |
| Potaka and Luxon are 5th Columnists for Tribal Rule. National are in breech of their Coalition Agreements by this action, amongst others. | Glenn |
| No No No {As Maggie thatcher would have said} | Michael |
| One would hope that the treasonous compliance of Luxon and Potaka will be recognised and both become pariahs in their party. Either way they have destroyed the electoral prospects of their party. | Kenneth |
| Laws should be factual not dreamed up !!! | David |
| National and Luxon need to urgentlh reverse the slippery slide we are on to tribal governance of every aspect of NZ law, regulation and preference. | Mike |
| Never | Sylvia |
| Absolutely NOT, it would be an impossible way to govern a country with 2 Parliaments | Brian |
| Definitely not | Sylvia |
| Does New Zealand want a divided country or a united country? Just look at hte poll and the widespread expressions of mistrust from some 99% of New Zealanders! WHY can’t democratically elected Prime Minister Luxon represent his voters honestly rather that autocratically maneuvering parliament’s direction against his voters towards Mortification of this once unified country? | Stuart |
| No no, no, no this must not be allowed to happen, ad I am certain that is the view of the ” silent majority.” | Murrray |
| under the Treaty we are one people. The Maori seats should be abolished. | Errol |
| As long as the National Party, headed by Luxon is the majority leader of the current coalition in power, nothing will improve. In fact, democracy has no place in the Globalist Agenda that is the driving force of both the Left, & National. National have refused to remove the no longer necessary Maori seats since Jim Bolgers day, yet still the voters support them. Luxon’s claim that he liked NOTHING about ACT’s principals of the treaty bill was further proof of Nationals intentions. So either change your voting habits, & make the current Minor Parties on the Right the Majors, or STOP complaining & say good-bye to the “free world” that we have enjoyed for so long.. | A.G.R. |
| Definite NO. | Jacki |
| It will be the end of democracy as we knoe it. | gary |
| NO! | Bill |
| NO BLOODY WAY!!!! GROW SOME BALLS LUXTON AND KEEP YOUR ELECTION PROMISES THAT YOU GOT VOTED IN ON!! | Laurie |
| This government was elected to abolish He Puapua and re-establish NZ as a democracy. 1 vote / person; everyone equal under the law. | Heather |
| This is what happens when a Joe Biden type rules. The failure to distinguish their policies and leadership is more self serving than the opposition. The only way through is to replace the leadership before the next election. | Rex |
| No, as it is not a clearly defined concept. | Kim |
| Absolutely not. Maori signed the Treaty accepting governance by British law or they faced decimation or even anhiiliation through tribal warfare or more powerful immigrants | Tony |
| ABSOLUTELY NOT -we would end up with TOTAL ANARCHY | les W |
| Wake up you guys | Ray |
| Not ever. | Wendy |
| It will cause even more division in New Zealand than we already have. | Bob |
| Absolutely not. The intent of Maori radicals is to destroy NZ’s democracy. | Donald |
| Never. STOP THE STEAL | Rob |
| Why should halfwits shouting and roaring like animals be tolerated in the house? Oh, sorry that’s a special culture | mick |
| This is just another continuance of various elements to achieving control. | Roger |
| Absolutely not! | Bruce |
| Most definitely NOT!!! NZ does not need nor want a racist apartheid system. This was an election promise by the current coalition Government to dismantle this nonsense, introduced by former PM Jacinda Ardern. The PM Luxon needs to grow a back bone & fast> | Greg |
| A ridiculous and dangerous initiative. | alam |
| It’s time a full investigation is made of the stone city in the Waipoua Forest that for reason some has been hidden from the people of NZ. And we have the perplexing question of why Helen Clare put a moratorium on everything about it. If Tama Potaka gets his way with the dept of conservation nobody will ever get into the forest to see it. | Richard |
| New Zealand….”Is anybody alive out there…?” The Stone Age is arriving again. | Chris |
| Loosely worded preference for race based ideology to override democracy is wrong. Parliament is to equally represent its people not to prioritise certain sectors | Gaye |
| Maori activists are determined to destroy the rule of law in our country. They don’t care about the evil that will happen to Maori and non-Maori as we return to being in the state of lawlessness, that occurred before 1840. The Treaty of Waitangi’s preamble refers to how Maori and European had previously been living in a state of lawlessness. “So the Queen desires to establish a government so that no evil will come to Maori and European living in a state of lawlessness.” Kawhuru’s translation. | Kent |
| It can’t be allowed as it will eventually end in civil war. | Dennis |
| A definite NO. One country for all New Zealanders with no racial division. I do not consent to this. | Vivienne |
| NO NO NO!!! A thousand times NO! This would the slippery slope to total minority led control. | Margaret |
| There can be no two Governments it would never work and tribal rule never worked that’s why the chieftains of the day wanted one rule and it was the crown as their rule did not work. | Murray |
| No. Absolutely not. | Grahame |
| I definitely don’t want tikanga introduced.I want the country to stay as a democracy with everyone treated equally. I hope the government wakes up to what is happening and put a stop to it. | Helen |
| Maorification has already gone too far | Peter |
| Absolutely NOT! It seems that it can mean anything that Maori want it to mean – on the day! NOT SUITABLE for Parliament! | Sylvia |
| No one citizen should be”more equal” than another. | Robert |
| Luxon and the National party don’t seem to realise that the only reason they got into government was their promise to get rid of the apartheid agenda. They are sleepwalking their way into oblivion, just so depressing. I can’t understand how the racist Maori party is getting away with their antics, surely it borders on treason? | Lorraine |
| I voted for National to make our country one nation. Not them and us. Special treatment is still being given to Maori. All the Maori MP’s are able to speak English . As for changing the name of our beautiful country, it’s beyond belief. Please National get this problem fixed before you get voted out and the radicals move in. Once they take hold there will be no going back. Please get some balls and do the right thing or Jacinda has won | Dianne |
| Absolutely not! This is our country, our New Zealand, where “our” means everybody living here. The land cannot be grabbed by one section of us for their private use or occupation. | Murray |
| WHy did we even bother to have a treaty. | Mike |
| Absolutely no, Under any circumstances this cannot be allowed even if it means getting rid of this coalition and getting some people with real backbone to run this country and get rid of this Maori rubbish ONCE AND FORALL | Tom |
| This will cause more division in New Zealand. We are all New Zealanders. If anyone should have a say, it should be the Moriori, they were here before the Maori. | Gayle |
| It would be a disaster for every one in the country. Maori have proved that they are unstable and wouldn’t be anywhere without the settlement monies and tax free income. Impending disaster ahead | Mike |
| A recent tour in our motorhome around NZ showed large amounts of Maori flags being displayed on their properties. Democracy as we know it is disappearing quickly. I wish we were younger as we would depart this country and still might. | Judy |
| Absolutely NOT. | Yvonne |
| Why? | ohn |
| The National Party and Luxon have proved themselves to be gutless in so many areas and don’t care about the other 90% of NZ’s. They are a disgrace to all law abiding citizens but I still wouldn’t vote for any of the left block who struggle to have a brain cell between them. | Robert |
| Does the current Govt look at these polls or read these articles. What is the matter with Luxon? | Bill |
| Not on my watch, I can see apartheid coming and civil war looming if we don’t stop it now if the Coalition particularly National party if they let this carry on they will lose the next election. | Barry |
| I find it hard to believe that the National Party would support this racial nonsense. I really thought that it had more sense – but apparantly it doesn’t. They have had my last vote if this continues.. | John |
| Absolutely not. Tikanga has no place in Parliament or law. | Peter |
| Absolutely Not and the Coalition Government needs to make that clear. | Richard |
| This coalition Govt need to deliver what they promised | Peter |
| ABSOLUTELY NOT – a totally backward step | Suzanne |
| NO | John |
| Tikanga, in a nutshell, is just revenge and plunder. Anything else is just made up and open to interpretation. It is beyond ridiculous if tikanga is introduced in parliament. | Alastair |
| We must abide by democratic rule – the possible introduction of tikanga will dilute that rule | Frank |
| And any and every other persuasion???!!! | Brian Damage |
| Absolutely not. It would be the death of New Zealand | ARTHUR |
| Send this article to NZF and ACT | Stan |
| That will be the death of NZ as it is known around the world. | Iain |
| A recent online threat ‘those destined for the hangi pits’ says it’s own story. The 2026 agenda is being achieved culturally, socially. Many professional organisations e.g. the Law Society, Real Estate Association, are preparing for the takeover. At a guess so is National and possibly NZF. | Lawrence |
| C’mon Luxon, act now to stop all this rubbish or step aside and let someone with some BALLS do it for you!!! | Rayner |
| Absolutely not!! Our Prime Minister, Mr Luxon needs to be called to account by those who voted for him and National, as he is encouraging Minister Potaka, along with Minister Goldsmith, to promote Maori interests and Tribal takeover . Luxon and Potaka’s antipathy to the Treaty Principles Bill was a big wake up call to all of us! | Mary |
| There are no maoris living. Dump the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 and all the pretend maori iwis treaty settlements based on principles including dumping everything relating to the treaty from all legislation. | Judy |
| Definitely not | Owen |
| Absolutely not. Tama Potaka is the fifth columnist in the National Party and should be removed as a minister. | Murray |
| “He puapua” was anyway aimed at “indigenous: peoples – which Maori are nor!! | Mike |
| Definitely not. Tikanga is a cultural belief and will be open to all sorts of interpretation, depending on what moari want at that point. It is high time the spineless tory party put an end to this nonsense. | Gavin |
| no way | Gerhard |
| Absolutely NO and never. That it is even being considered is a major setback for democracy | Mike |
| Of course not, stop talking about it and do something | Roy |
| Absolutely NOT. I will leave the country permanently when that happens. | Kerry |
| Please we must stop this He Puapua advance. The beginning of the end of our Democracy | John |
| John Key and Chris Finlayson have done huge damage in their 2011 Bill. It needs to be reverted back to Helen Clarks 2004 Bill immediately. | Elaine |
| Democracy is equality of citizenship for everyone – NO one has the right to greater say than anyone else. | David |
| Maori seats must go. The Maori party must go. Democracy and all be equal is what New Zealand’s future should be be. | Cathy |
| One country for all of the 200 plus cultures in New Zealand. Their agenda is not for all, only for themselves. NZ will soon mean New Zimbabwe! | Kathryn |
| Protocol needs to be more tightly defined, and then strictly enforced | Murray |
| Luxon is the cause, try honoring their election promise to remove race from legislation. having said this, I wouldn’t hold by breath! | Giles |
| Absolutely not. MP behaviour in Parliament is already at its lowest ebb ever thanks to weak speakers. Tikanga has no place in New Zealand Parliament. | Chris |
| Why are our elected representatives so quiet on all of this? Perhaps silenced by overseas organisations whose agenda not in the best interests of New Zealand citizens. | Alan |
| This tribal cancer must be removed | John |
| NZ is one country, we shall have the same rights and privileges, and one government that sets legislation for all | Derek |
| no way in the world should fairy stories have any place other than on the marae. anything that can be open to individual interpretation can not be law | john |
| NO. Sorry NZrs I am heading to Oz. This current govt not moving in the right direction. Selling up before I have to sell my property to maori for pitance. ( very small amount of money ) Very clear meaning unlike tikanga. Some of my children and grand children are already there and advising remainder to follow. What a disasterous state this country has become. Good luck to all non maori. | Kevan |
| Not until they nulify the rude and ignorant law they have of speaking in TE REO, WHENEVER THEY WANT! Typical, of their race ALWAYS WANTING REVENGE! JUST LIKE THE STUPID WAR DANCE!! NO DIGNITY OR MANNERS! EVERYONE ELSE SPEAKS ENGLISH… WHY NOT THEM!! | DAVID |
| Scary! Not good for the future of the young people of NZ! | Marianne |
| M%u0101ori are gready racists they have got away with too much now and are raping our country they must be stoped come on nz stand up and vote them out and disband the treaty council as its only for maori and racist | natalya |
| This ACTION would Totally Destroy New Zealand Integrity as we ALL Know it NOW | Bill |
| Absolutely not. | Laura |
| Absolutely NOT | Ian |
| We are and should be treated equally, before the law! | Stuart |
| No. No. No. Kick these savages out of parliment and out of our country. | Des |
| No f. Way | John |
| New Zealand is a country with great promise if it is kept as a true democracy. Racial issues are threatening to destroy it with now vision of a certain, inclusive strength or plan to survive the disturbing issues we are now facing. Just WHO is holding a weapon to our heads? So far the fear is evident but the true perpetrators are hidden in the mire of political grandstanding and disrespect for the intelligence of the population whose future is uncertain. | Susan |
| No never. It’s why we elected them, to put a stop to Maori agendas to rule and they’re refusing to do so. The Maori party is an anarchy loving racist organisation that should be banned. Its apartheid loving members should be thrown out of parliament. | John |
| nz belongs to all new Zealand not just maori they have done enough damage to nz under arden if they got this into parliament i would leave nz ,come on nz stand up and be counted to save your country its now or never don’t be intimidated by maori they are taking whats yours and mine stop this rubbish | adrian |
| Time for national, TPM and the Greens to be kicked out of parliament | chris |
| Destructive Stone Age mumbo jumbo has no place in modern society. This is just a Trojan horse to destroy the country by ignorant and greedy tribal leaders too stupid to see they will turn NZ into a Third World basket case. People will leave the country, businesses will leave and the economy will collapse. The tribes will be rulers of a grubby mess until China moves in and takes over by offering them new beads and muskets and a deal they cannot refuse. To call this shameful would be an understatement. | John |
| No,No,No.There is no place for Tikanga,it is a pathway to tribalism with all its revolting downsides.Luxon has to wake up,and the coalition needs to act with total resolve.I fear time is running out | gale |
| NO, NO, NO | Maxine |
| Absolutely not. Final nails are now being driven into democracy by supporting this. No wonder big business view this countries future as being unstable. | Lawrie |
| Protect our evolution to a multicultural democtaric society, not devolve to a bi-cultural society | TONY |
| We must continue to adhere strictly to the Westminster system and rules for Parliament. If Tikanga is introduced even more chaos will ensue. | pdm |
| Not now, not ever. | Neville |
| Absolutely not, there is no need to confuse 95% of the population anymore! | Mick |
| We need to preserve our evolution to multiculture society, not devolve to bi-cultural | TONY |
| Adoption will severly divide the country and head further toward third world status. | john |
| The coalition needs to walk the talk now. | Steve |
| Abolish Maori seats. That would be the ideal start | Trevor |
| It (tikanga) seems to be something that is made up to suit one particular ethnicity. Like the ‘taniwha’ that appears or a ‘sacred’ site whenever anything is to be done. | Sandra |
| It cannot work in a democratic society and would simply divide the country by race. The Coalition needs to stand by its election promise(s) and find a backbone!! | Ian |
| Tikanga was never universal. It was interpreted by each chief differently and changed at his will. | Murray |
| National ,do you really want to be a one term government ? I voted National last election ,but waned to vote Act ,sadly getting rid of the Labour maori mafia and the Greens half wits was absolute priority then . Now with National lacking any backbone and failing to address the maori greed agenda . ACT will definitely get my support . | Ray |
| Let’s remember that we are a democratic country! | Lynn |
| Our present Govt. have an obligation to ensure they reject tikanga being introduced into parliament. | Gerald |
| Our democracy is being destroyed and undermined by radicals. How many of these are full blooded Maoris? How many see a chance of feathering their own nests? | Sandra |
| It will continue to ruin our country. | Ann |
| Like India, all non Maori (not sure what they will do about all the people with 1/16th or less Maori blood) will be booted out within the next century. Forget all the good things Pakeha brought with them – roads, power, plumbing, medical treatments, abolished Maori slavery etc! | Helen |
| Has no place in Parliament….13% always, think they are more entitled to extra rights and privilege than everybody else, the answer is NO..NO..NO! THE SAME RIGHTS FOR ALL! | DAVID |
| We don’t need witchcraft in parliament | Laurie |
| Not until tikanga is explained properly – I have tried to understand tikanga and all explanations are fatuous – giving the impression it is whatever the user wants it to mean! | Jack |
| Hell no!! Tribal takeover would be a given if this occurs. | Jan |
| this would totally destroy NZ | anna |
| Absolutely NO! Democracy for all the people, treating everyone the same, is crucial for our present and our future as a nation. Do we want to be a second South Africa where people live in fear of their lives and livelihoods? Come on, National and the coalition government. Stand up for our nation. Make it “good and great”! | Laurence |
| Do so and watch this country become a banana republic run by criminal gangs. | Barend |
| That would be the end of all the good things the people of New Zealand have achieved . Rhodesia – Zimbabwe New Zealand -Aotearoa. Same problem. When all that evil comes to pass we will fall back into the dark ages where warlords ( chiefs?!) will rule small fiefdoms. God help us and let good prevail over evil. | Michael |
| Our democracy willl be over if this occurs- tribal rule will prevail | Jan |
| Maori radicals are destroying our democracy | Claire |
| A resounding NO from me. This is infuriating that Luxon and his sycophants are allowing Aderns work to be completed behind our backs. Shame on National in particular. | Neville |
| Totally absolutely no no no! | Joe |
| Its unbelievable that introduction of Tikanga into Parliament could even be considered. There is NO consultation with the Nation, just Maori Activists on this matter and it is absolutely disgraceful. With this total disregard to the majority of NZers, the risk of internal conflict is increasing by the day. | Greg |
| Two sovereign states cannot exist in a democracy. NZ will end up back in the 1860’s with a civil war if the parliament is unable to isolate the Maori agenda for tribalism and control. | Frederick |
| Of course not it has no legal standing or b Asis | Terry |
| Absolutely not. Chris Luxon is a little lap dog who should not be sitting where he is. I saw what he would be like from day one. | Anne |
| Never and get rid of the Maori seats | Alan |
| As a ‘modern’ society we need to move forward embracing real science and credable advances not retreat under actavist pressure to the dark ages – its an unbelievable concept cant even contemplate it…… | Jane |
| This Government should keep their promise to stop any attempt at a Maori takeover of this country | Michael |
| a big no | Noel |
| Never ! | Hylton |
| It has been our democratic successive governments that have, little by little, without our informed consent, created this apartheid state of New Zealand in which we now find ourselves. Should we therefore refer to our democratic government(s) as foreign agents or domestic terrorists? | neil |
| It would spell the end of Democracy in New Zealand. | Andrew |
| Prepare for civil war if it happens. | paul |
| I am surprised they haven’t rejected it long ago. Govt need to wake up | Gail |
| this use of tikanga is anti democratic and subverts the equal rights of all New Zealanders to be treated the same under the law | Wayne |
| DEFINITELY NOT . Yet another con by Maori as they seek to establish NZ as a Maori Country. Tikanga were everyday Stone Age behavioural customs which no doubt also differed from tribe to tribe . They were NOT and ARE NOT law. They are TOTALLY irrelevant to Parliamentary process. | Hugh |
| Never! | Norman |
| We are all one people. No one nationality is indigenous to New Zealand. | Trevor |
| They are not to indigenous people of New Zealand. We all came by boat | Jill |
| Absolutely NOT! | Barbara |
| No | Mick |
| That will be taking us back to the stone age, maori have to realise that there tikaga is a stone aged practice and has no benifits in the 21st centry | colin |
| Absolutely NOT | David |
| NO! The enemy is within. GOD DEFEND NEW ZEALAND. | Bruce |
| The people of New Zealand need to be made fully aware of this; and stop being so complacent. By the time it affects them, it will be too late. | Ann |
| If the Maori were to be trusted with what they say, it wouldn’t be so bad, but the agenda is to self govern or even govern the whole country so it’s a BIG NO. | Maree |
| Absolutely not can’t believe this is happening | Denise |
| It would throw NZ into a state of absolute chaos. Taking us back to the dark ages. Surely someone in power needs to take the bull by the horns and immediately stop this unconstitutional nonsense without delay. If it is not stopped – we are all surely doomed from 2040. | John |
| No way what is wrong with this government we’re they not going to stop all that nonsense Let’s get rid of the Maori seats scrap the treaty and get the country back on track | Peter |
| NO! We need to progress as ONE. | DOUGLAS |
| Absolutely NO!! Let’s stick with democracy. | Tony |
| Absolutely Not | Gerry |
| We need a Donald Trump to stop all this Nonsense | Frank |
| Stupid idea | Graham |
| If this happens, 68% of NZ will become disenfranchised of their equal rights | Laurine |
| Unfortunately I very much doubt if Mr Luxon and Mr Peters have the spine to do the right thing. | Hugh |
| It’s just another way the globalists are promoting division to destroy freedom in the western countries. | Chris |
| Allow it and it is the END of new Zealand. I am out…!!! | Vic |
| Absolutely not! | Richard |
| No to tikanga. At the moment they cannot kill us and eat us. But with the demise of beef and dairy farming for climate-gene edited moa? | Peter |
| No way | Kevin |
| Because it blatantly discriminates against anyone who is not “part maori”. | John |
| Cant this Govt see what is happening with all this dam Maori stuff, its separating our country and needs to be adressed quickly | Barbara |
| This is totally out of hand but most New Zealanders are not aware of what is happening. How are we going to stop this?? | Frank |
| Most definitely not. | Gordon |
| ABSOLUTELY NOT. This goes against the most important promise they made, and gives businesses even more excuse to force this on employees. LOSE LUXON. Absolutely the worst Nat PM ever. | Christine |
| No! The Maori seats must go. There is absolutely no justification for them, even before we adopted MMP. The Speaker must reversed Mallard’s Dress Code to the House – it’s disgusting now. Tikanga & ALL ‘Te Huhuahua Parliamentary protocols etc must be halted immediately! | Frank |
| No way defently not in any form | Carl |
| No – absolutely not – this is the thin end of the wedge. If this Tikanga mumbo-jumbo is allowed to proceed, it will open up the floodgates to more Stone Age cultural garbage and nothing will get done! To the Coalition – and National in particular – live up to the promises you made prior to the Election and do whatever is necessary to put that tattooed rabble that infest the current parliament in their proper place! If you fail in this endeavour, then it will only be a short space of time before the country we know and love will be no more. We cannot and will not allow this to happen! | Scott |
| It is time to say”Enough”. Let us start by refusing to accept Maori Wards in Councils. All Coalition MPs should be asked their view on supporting tikianga into parliament. This will then decide where our votes are to go at the next general election. | John |
| NO. Where is the National Leadership. Clearly asleep . You made promises to the people of NZ . Doing nothing means you all LIED to us . It will not be forgotten | Noel |
| Certainly not! | Tony |
| Definately not. Absolute total disrespect already in our Parliment and that would empower the radical racists in Parliment even more. Parliment as we knew it would become unrecognizable… dysfunctional.. shameful… | Julie |
| National are so weak and dishonest as campaigned on scrapping He Puapua and yet have made no progress at all in this regard. They will never again secure my vote for being so dishonest and taking NZ down the same path as Labour was doing. We have all been hoodwinked. It is sad to see that it matters what colour your skin is and not how hard you work and how personal responsibility matters not a jot. I am so disappointed in the way NZ is going. It will not end well. Look at South Africa as an example. | Pauline |
| Democratic country to remain – one rule for all – reason the Coalition were voted in. | Jon |
| For God’s sake. Hold our heads up over Something! | Dave |
| Main reason the National Party were voted in by the majority – one rule for all as many cultures in our country now | carolyn |
| It would surely introduce apartheid into New Zealand and there would be riots and fighting in the streets. It must not happen. Delete the Maori seats and the Tribunal. | Derek |
| NEVER | Bruce |
| A categorical absolutely NOT! No way. National should be utterly ashamed of this capitulation. Luxon must go. | Glyn |
| The Maori seats should be done away with immediately and the coalition sticking to their pre election promise | Rod |
| I will not be voting for National again if this is introduced | Wilf |
| This so scary. Why can people not see what is happening and what the consequences will be for our grandchildren and children. Why are people afraid to speak out, march, protest loudly… I am ready…. | Heather |
| Tikanga is tribe /hapu based. It never was a unified set of beliefs. It also changes at whim. It is interpreted by Maori and does not reflect legislation which is arrived at after discussion and a vote by elected representatives. | margaret |
| It’s a ‘fluid’ concept and can vary at the whim of Maori | Warren |
| Parliament is a governing body mandated to administer national affairs and advance the equal rights of ALL New Zealanders. Introducing a separatist body into the equation, means that some Kiwis will have more rights than others. The Coalition should stop this immediately, as per their election promises, instead of supporting it. | Martin |
| I will not vote for National Or NZfirst ever again, no wonder every body is leaving for Aus. | Gil |
| Absolutely NOT | Peter |
| Where in the historical world does Tikatanga hold any position of TRUTH reliability or evidenced benefit for the human race. ? | Maurice |
| Tikanga law is a religious,mystical non codified collection of myth Rubbish | Geoff |
| What? two separate parliaments using all taxpayers money to do this? What they want is a complete Maori take over of our country. That won’t work, and then the One World Government and Corporations will be eventually in charge with Authoritarianism! Lord help us all! this is wicked! | Valerie |
| No-No-No. | Neville |
| There is no place for the cultural customs of one particular race in a democratic government | Gerhard |
| Never!! Absolutely never!! | AndyE |
| Definitely, definitely NOT. I have Maori ancestry, and this is not the way forward. No one can define tikanga – it will mean whatever the radicals say it means, in order to tear the country apart, and deliver it to certain part-Maori who have no care and love for the rest of us. | Anthony |
| No way …it would destroy the democratic process of the NZ Parliament and lower standards yet again. | Ann |
| No absolutely No!This country is in enough trouble, why is time being wasted on idiotic ideas like this? For goodness sake, stop the division and derision, just get on and govern like you promised | Jan |
| Anyone born in NZ is indigenous to NZ. So separatism can only be a matter of choice. And Parliament can only be neutral and not biased to any culture. | John |
| No, as it cannot be definitively defined. | Kate |
| The end of NZ as a Democratic country is already so entrenched that it is too late unless there is a referendum on the Principles of the “Treaty” | Dane |
| Absolutely NOT. What the hell is wrong with Luxon & the Nats? Do they not see how Apartheid is destroying NZ society? | Geoffrey |
| Racist lying politicians | Greg |
| This would be a farce and there should be no race race based bias in parliament or judiciary. The Maori seats should be abolished. National must follow policy they were elected on | Bill |
| Definately NO | Barbara |
| Most definitely NOT | Geoffrey |
| Hell NONONONONONONONO – that would be when the real BS will start – lie upon lie based on Tikanga | jill |
| OMG!!! | Leonie |
| All references to anything Maori must be deleted otherwise this country is doomed | Gareth |
| This is a New Zealand Parliment and there are more english speaking voters than Maori speaking voters. | Carl |
| these TRAMS should not be allowed to take over NEW ZEALAND | chris |
| Oh Hell No! | Peter |
| If the public allow this, then we deserve what we get. The nonsense needs to stop, NOW! | Rod |
| Ridiculous. Absolutely not. | chris |
| Absolutely NOT! This is TREASON! Bring back hanging for TREASON! | peter |
| If that Mandate is bought into Parliament along with all the Part Maori’s full Agenda, then what’s happening in Canada will happen here. They should remember there are more of us then them !!! | Geoff |
| NO and very definitely NO. Tikanga is vague and can be interpreted by the interpreter to suit themselves. This would have the effect of giving total control to the Maori Activists. | Cookie |
| No way! Keep this Stone Age nonsense out of every single bit of our laws and governance, local and central government. Keep it to the insane minds of the radicals. Never ever any part of my country and my world | Colin |
| The Coalition was voted into power to address this developing problem for New Zealanders. | Mike |
| A thousand times NO | Claire |
| Might as well add witchcraft | Richard |
| Absolutely NOT ! | Alan |
| What next. | steph |
| Absolutely not! Tikanga has nothing to do with parliament! | Ron |
| Tikanga is not a set of laws | gary |
| We the so called white racists can say no till the cows come home but if Luxon and his dumb mates don’t do something to get rid of Maori seats and Maori mumbo-jumbo then we are shafted.What a mistake to believe Luxon,Peter’s and Co that they would get rid of all things maorification and Treaty from all legislation. Ha,what a joke. | Peter |
| Definitely not !. | Bruce |
| Definitely NO | Joan |
| We will be 3rd world country going down the divisive path. | Dave |
| Never | Thomas |
| Cheeky people, trying all the tricks, I personally was offended to think and watch it on TV. I think the speaker 0f the House was showing his weaknes | Ian. |
| Maori descendants are not indigenous. All New Zealanders who have not signed away their sovereignty to the current Government need to enter into a partnership just like the new Treaty interpretation this would create a level playing field for all New Zealanders irrespective of race. | Rex |
| The coalition is too weak kneed to stop it. The leadership is a waste of space and taxpayers money. Time to leave NZ to the idiots ( too polite). I cannot go to an ANZAC Day service because my family did not fight for what NZ is now becoming, it would hurt my spirit too much. | Kevin |
| It is 100% pure evil and wrong, and so much of history reveals the wrong and harm such ideology brings. | Donald |
| We are NZ Kiwis and it needs to stay that way | Wayne |
| Hell no! | Ange |
| ABsolutely No | Wayne |
| Never | jakz |
| never | Gerard |
| I’ve had a guts full of this maori bullshit | Lawrence |
| Definitely not. We are a democracy and all citizens are equal. | Heather |
| Unbelievable that we are seriously discussing the very real potential for adoption of Maori customary law into Parliament, which would be the beginning of the end of NZ as a liberal democracy. | Ron |
| Definitely not. | Grant |
| We are on the road to anarchy | Robert |
| It’s folk lore | David |
| If Maori were the indigenous people of NZ, like the Aboriginal people of Australia, then yes | David |
| Of course not, a bloody stupid idea. | Bill |
| It will be the death of NZ – Australia get ready for mass migration! | Chris |
| Apartheid plain and simple we have a bunch of decedents of the Stone Age cannibals dictating their world view upon the majority of the population! | Bad |
| The NZ government exists for the representation and governance of all citizens of New Zealand, irrespective of race or creed. Anything else is unacceptable – two of our generations (aided by Pacifica volunteers) put their lives on the line in two world wars for this fundamental principle. Those who would attack their sacrifice are Quislings, traitors in other words. It is that bad. | Neil |
| Absolutely not! | Derek |
| A B S O L U T E L Y …NO WAY!!!! | Gill |
| Gut less national party. They have the power to stop the maori takeover of NZ but continue to let it happen. What will it take for the majority of New Zealanders to make the government listen to what we want? | Koreen |
| Of course not, this country seems hell-bent on undermining equality and democracy | John |
| There can only be one law- applicable to all citizens equally otherwise NZ is finished. But hey, that appears to be what the globalists inc Luxon seem to want | Alvin |
| Most certainly a very big NO NO NO This Maori-fication of New Zealand has gone too far. Time to eradicate all the Maori nonsense. | Gordon |
| Tikanga is a Maori cultural belief. | Sandra |
| Disaster will follow. Maybe big trouble. | Bruce |
| Absolutely not. Inevitably confusion will arise and time wasted as “interpretation” if argued. | Sally |
| Never | Hone |
| A very slippery slope | Viv |
| Disaster for nz democracy | Jeff |
| Ship Maori back from where they came | Evans |
| They are simply encouraging the apartheid agenda being pushed by Labour Greens Maori that will destroy NZ forever | Simon |
| I heard Luxon say he wants to work with Maori strongly | Jan |
| Will someone please donate a transplant to PM Luxon; he appears to have lost his balls. | Graeme |
| Enough of this BS, let NZ be the best in the world where all are equal and no one is above the Law. | Benjamin |
| These radical maoris and their cohorts have to be stopped and that will only happen if the mainstream media report the truth about what is going on in this country | Chris |
| We are domed if things carry on the way they are. | Andrew |
| Democracy for all New Zealanders must be preserved! | Garry |
| Absolutely not! The non Maori population are sick & tired of all of this Maori crap being forced onto them. All forms of Maori need to be abolished except on the Marae. | David |
| The coalition have no mandate from the electorate to implant tikanga into the New Zealand parliament. It would seem the National Party are taking advice from Willie Jackson. It is time for Prime Minister Luxon to resign !!!!! | Donald |
| If this nonsense isn’t stopped New Zealand as we know it is stuffed.really! So is Chris Luxon. | John |
| Definitely not! We have seen already what this ‘tikanga’ can be interpreted as, ie, anything the activists want it to be. It’s the last thing we should have in Parliament. Just playing right into their hands. They are ruining New Zealand. Hard to believe that our coalition Government can be so stupid. | Lee |
| It’s just a means to take over New Zealand. | Gavin |
| Equal opportunity not equal representation. Men and women select different types of jobs. | George |
| This is shocking, can’t believe that National is doing this | Heathet |
| Actions by the coalition government need to address the seriousness of what’s proposed urgently. | Brenda |
| If you think defining the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi was difficult, let,s see someone try and define Tikanga. | Colin |
| Absolutely not! 15% of the population should not dictate to the rest. In addition, if ACT’s Treaty Principles bill had been allowed to be read and discussed as presented, most NZers would have agreed with it | Heather |
| Dammit the maoris cannot stand being made equal to other new zealanders and that ruins them as a people and will definitely ruin the country ….where is the upside? | Owen |
| This cannot happened & is wrong ! | Dominique |
| Please!!! | Murray |
| NZ has a government system based on Westiminister, British system… they dont any “tikanga” and neither should we. | Gary |
| The aggressive initiatives of Supreme Court activist Judges and Waitangi Tribunal demands incorporating tikanga mythologies MUST be urgently overruled. | Peter |
| No! No! No! I can’t believe what’s happening in our country! We’re definitely going to hell in a hand basket! | Walnetta |
| What a betrayal by Luxon et al!*! | Noel |
| Radicals do not deserve the esteem of being associated with colonials who helped, educated and elevated them ftom cannibals yo normal citizens. S8nce availing themselves of all this radicals garnered legal expertise to milk rather country dry ever since. Pleading hardship, ethnic differences abd heaven knows what, they are wallowing in riches not shared with their tribal members. Pure greed has arisen from colonials taking cannibals under their wings. Disgusting considering they are NOT indigenous but mere settlers like ethnicities ever since. Thus government had best pull finger, time is running out for you. | Sharron |
| No bloody way. We’re reverting to a tribal, stone-age government. LUXON must go! He’s destroying New Zealand. | Simon |
| No, certainly not | Graham |
| Absolutely NOT! It is time for Chris Luxon to do his job and stop giving in to Maori and activists, Does he think those that voted for him will still vote for him regardless so he doesn’t have to do what they want and voted for. If he does he is sadly mistaken. All Maori activisim must be stopped in its tracks right now because time is ticking by and the Maori,Coup is fast happening. | Gail |
| New Zealand parliament is based on the Westminster system, and we do not need any more maori myths or legends being hoist upon us. | Peter |
| You do a lot of talkin but bugger all walkin | Charlie |
| Sad we are even writing about it | tony |
| Never!! This makes me very angry. | robert |
| To do so would be the death of our society and the end of our democracy. | Jim |
| Definitely not | John |
| NO to APARTHEID | Mike |
| Stop this tribal takeover of NZ now. Our coalition Government has to stand up to these tribal activists now. | Beverley |
| Can’t have laws based on Maori fairy tales. | Chris |
| Definitely a NO!!!!!!! | Jacqueline |
| Parliament is required to represent all tax payers, when the minority, Maori are over represented in the benefit system. making up 15% of the NZ population, but 36% of benefit recipients. (Welfare system statistics) Then their representation in Government is required, in a democracy, to represent this. Further compound by resent statistics, Drawing on research by Lindsay Mitchell, Laws noted that 35% of Maori babies born in 2024 were dependent on welfare by year-end, with 44% of Maori children born in 2023 on welfare by age two – compared to 15% for non-Maori. Growing up in homes where nobody works, Laws warned, increases exposure to violence, poor education outcomes, and substance abuse. | Brian |
| Absolutely Not. Any rational Kiwi only look at the results overseas in Zimbabwe or , more recently South Africa , of implementing the lunatic policies/goals of this teasonous TPM. As for the Greens, what a bunch of Flakes. Luxton should grow a pair and National along with their coalition partners need to stop this crap now, as they promised to when elected. If they won’t govern NZ for all New Zealanders equally, then the public may well stand up and do it by means of civil war. | Andrew |
| Tikanga is undefined and infinitely malleable. It is unknowable. It has no place in our parliament or our legal system. Judith Collins has appointed a judge to our appeals court who is the author of a paper on incorporating tikanga into our legal system. Just what is National trying to do to this country and why? Did Judith make this appointment willingly? It beggars belief. | Wendy |
| The fact this question is even being asked tells you all you need to know about National. This should be a line in the sand for NZ First and ACT. T Threaten to withdraw Confidence and Supply if they don’t reject it. That will get their attention. And if the country is forced to an early election by this issue, then we will have the referendum the situation desperately needs. | Juliet |
| It is APARTHEID pure and simple. | Doug |
| If allowed it will down the National Party ACT & NZF will “pickup ” more seats | colin |
| Separation of church and state. If they are going to embed religious beliefs into parliament, there are far more Christians in New Zealand than those having Tribal voodoo beliefs from 200 years ago. | Pavel |
| No way. But, with Luxon’s careful choice of Potaka (a snake in the grass) as minister in charge of matters relating to Maori, it is only too apparent where his sympathies lie! | Alan |
| ABSOLUTLY NO | David |
| NO..NO.. NO! had enough of all this racist B.S the COALITION, needs to fulfill all the PROMISES made to we the people, NO MORE GRANTING THE WISHES TO THE 13%. proper DEMOCRACY, NEEDS TO BE THE RULE OF LAW! NEEDS TO BE DONE NOW | DAVID |
| A resounding NO | Wendy |
| No – but it has already been decided otherwise. On Luxon’s instruction to Potaka, a special committee ( chaired by former Speaker and Maori MP Adrian Rurawhe) is examining how – not whether – tikanga will be integrated into Parliament. This may start as cultural – but could quickly expand to legislative influence. Enormous ramifications for the 2026 elections – if ACT or NZF propose removing tikanga from Parliament. National may even intend/prefer a coalition with TPM to advance He Puapua – as Luxon is totally committed to Maori supremacy. Ingrating tikanga into Parliament is a major step towards this. | mary |
| What a frightening country NZ has become, our politicians are cowardly, ignorant and corrupt. I now wish we never came to this country. If it all comes to pass, the masses will be leaving this country in there thousands. When will the rest of Kiwis wake up. It’s a nightmare.. | PAUL |
| It is a blatant attempt to cripple our democracy and confuse the courts and citizens about which is our true law. Another treasonous attack on our County’s sovereinty | John |
| with some 150 Iwi having different Tikanga and none of it written this would just make our legal system hopelessly more uncertain than it already is | Perce |
| Rank stupidity | Doug |
| This would be a gross betrayal by the coalition of the expressed wishes of the vast majority of the people of New Zealand. It is tantamount to treason. | Rodge |
| Absolutely NOT! Tikanga in Parliament would be a disaster! It would be a giant leap towards a Maori takeover of our country. | David |
| No, No, No! Surely the Coalition realises this is a VERY BAD idea! | Maureen |
| Tikanga should be removed from the law by the Coalition. They should not even be entertaining introducing it into Parliament. Let’s hope they are strong enough to say “no”! | Bob |
| What a disaster tikanga in Parliament would be. Can’t you imagine it: “mihi” before every speech and “waiata” after them all. Nothing would get done! | Jason |
| Keep culture out of Parliament. End of story. | Allan |