ACT’s Treaty Principles Bill was tabled in Parliament on November 7, and the first reading debate was held on November 14. The Bill was referred to the Justice Select Committee, where a closing date for submissions of 7 January 2024 has been set – full details can be found HERE.
This is the third time Parliament has dealt with a Bill designed to address the Treaty principles conundrum.
The problem, of course, is that the Treaty of Waitangi doesn’t have any principles. As Sir Apirana Ngata outlined so eloquently in his 1922 explanation of the original Maori version of the Treaty, it only has three articles – they established the Queen as our Sovereign, they protected private property rights, and they gave Maori the same rights and privileges under British law as every other New Zealander.
Yet over the years, dozens of Treaty principles have been invented by the judiciary, the Waitangi Tribunal, academia, and the civil service, to embed a wide variety of race-based privileges into our legislative and regulatory framework.
Concerns about Treaty principles escalated during the last term of the Labour Government when, without any warning or mandate from New Zealanders, the former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern began imposing her secret He Puapua agenda onto the country to give the unaccountable representatives of multi-million-dollar tribal business corporations, power over our lives.
In response, the ACT Party launched a policy to deal with the growing Treaty principles problem using a strategy they had successfully employed to deliver euthanasia law reform: A Bill would be tabled in Parliament that would only become law if it was supported by a majority of New Zealanders in a nationwide binding referendum.
ACT’s solution involved re-defining the principles along the lines of the three articles of the Treaty and inserting them into legislation.
The downside of this course of action centres on concerns that at some stage in the future such a law would be vulnerable to reinterpretation by a new government pushing Maori supremacy.
The alternative approach for dealing with the problem involves taking the Treaty principles out of legislation, rather than adding them in.
This has been tried twice before by New Zealand First. In 2005, Winston Peters had a Private Members Bill to that effect drawn from the ballot and debated in Parliament. While National and ACT supported the Bill, it was defeated by Helen Clark’s Labour Government.
However, after the 2005 election, as a condition of providing confidence and supply to Helen Clark’s new Coalition, New Zealand First gained Labour’s commitment to “Support New Zealand First bill relating to Treaty principles going to select committee for consideration.” There was no agreement to support it after that.
In other words, in 2005, Labour agreed to send the Bill of a Coalition party to a Select Committee, after which they planned to oppose it. This is exactly what National has agreed to do with ACT’s Treaty Principles Bill – support it to a Select Committee but no further.
In 2006, the Herald reported on the progress of New Zealand First’s doomed Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Deletion Bill:
“A bill that would strip references to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi from legislation passed its first reading in Parliament tonight, but it will be defeated the next time there is a vote on it. It will go to a select committee and the public will have a say on it before it is reported back for a second reading. The odd circumstances of the New Zealand First bill were that the Government had to vote for it on its first reading under its support agreement with NZ First, but it does not have to back it any further and does not intend to. Labour’s Maori MPs had to vote for it, although they totally oppose it as well. ‘Sometimes we have to do things we don’t like,’ said Labour’s Nanaia Mahuta. ‘We don’t agree with this bill but we have an agreement with New Zealand First’.”
During the final debate on the Bill in 2007, New Zealand First explained that the Maori Party “continually peddled the untruth that the bill aimed to eliminate the Treaty itself. This was deliberate. Both here and offshore they have spread their untruths by calling it the ‘Treaty Deletion Bill’, and claiming that it aims to eradicate the Treaty…”
Things haven’t changed.
The Maori Party’s response to ACT’s Treaty principles bill has been based on deception.
Even their rallying call to “to kill the Bill” was absurd, since they know only too well that the Bill will be defeated at the next vote in Parliament. But theirs is a high stakes game. They are using lies not only to escalate Maori opposition to the Coalition, sign up new Party members, and fundraise through a hikoi company run by the wife of the Maori Party’s co-leader – but also to drive voters onto the Maori electoral roll.
Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi outlined their strategy during the first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill in Parliament:
“When will we begin to assume governance ourselves? Our role as Te Pāti Māori is not to be a part of this system but to create our own. What is the pathway forward? Tino rangatiratanga and self-governance is the ultimate goal, but there are steps we must take to get there.”
He explained their path to self-government involves elevating the Maori Party into a permanent kingmaker role through more Maori seats in Parliament:
“First, we need to do what we need to do to get rid of this Government. This must be a one-term Government. How do we do that? We must all register on the Māori roll. Everybody must register on the Māori roll… That is the goal in order to make this a one-term Government. We need more Māori voices in this House. We need more Māori independent seats in this House. That is how we do it. Everybody on the Māori roll; if you are Māori, get on the Māori roll. The rangatahi are migrating – they are registering on the Māori roll. That must be our goal.”
The Maori Party’s stunts during the Treaty principles bill debate were planned to maximise publicity for their recruitment drive as they aim to increase the number of Maori seats in Parliament from seven to twenty. They don’t care that they treated Parliament with contempt – their ultimate objective is to destroy the institution itself.
Their march to the capital in cars and buses, which was organised by a former candidate on the payroll of Parliamentary Services – the son of one of their MPs – was publicised as a “revolution” against the Government’s “assault” on the Treaty.
Let’s be very clear: the Maori Party’s agenda is to incite hatred against the Coalition and anyone who dares to stand in their way – as they build support to take control of Parliament through a dramatic increase in the number of Maori seats.
So, what are we, the people, going to do in response to this assault on our democracy?
Will we collectively put our heads in the sand, or will we recognise this as a serious threat to New Zealand’s future and do something about it?
The situation we now face, is that through their obvious radicalisation, those MPs in the Maori seats have now become a danger to society and our democratic system of government.
The reality is that the reserved Maori seats, which were established as a temporary measure in the days before universal suffrage, should have been abolished 130 years ago when all New Zealanders gained the vote.
Forty years ago, the Royal Commission on the Electoral System warned that if we followed their recommendation and adopted the MMP system of voting, the Maori seats should be abolished, otherwise it would lead to an over-representation of Maori in Parliament.
And that’s exactly what’s happened. While Maori make up only 14 percent of the voting age population, MPs of Maori descent now occupy 27 percent of the seats in this 54th Parliament. If the Maori seats were removed, Maori would still make up more than 20 percent of Parliament, so claims that their abolition would result in an underrepresentation of Maori are unfounded.
In fact, many of the record number of Kiwis now leaving the country for better opportunities abroad, say New Zealand has become so obsessed with Maori demands, that they feel discriminated against – they feel that their families no longer matter.
The reality is that Parliament’s Maori seats have been weaponised.
The MPs being elected into those seats have been radicalised by decades of separatist education. The taxpayer funded Kohanga Reo and Kura Kaupapa Maori immersion schools, which were established to appease Maori calls for government support to nurture their language and culture, have long been captured by zealots pushing self-determination. As a result, the graduates of this indoctrination are angry extremists, who, as the Maori Party now demonstrates, want nothing less than the overthrow of democracy itself.
The reality is that National should have followed the recommendations of the Royal Commission when they introduced MMP in 1996 and abolished the Maori seats. In fact, that was their intention: the original Bill introducing the MMP voting system states, “No provision is made for separate Maori seats.” But unfortunately, they caved in to the demands of Maori leaders – and Maori seats were included in the legislation.
Since it was National’s act of appeasement to Maori that is responsible for New Zealand being in this dangerous position where a party within Parliament is openly promoting insurgence, they should take the lead and allow New Zealanders to have their long-awaited say on the future of the Maori seats.
After all, over the last few years, all three of the Coalition partners have campaigned for a referendum on the future of the Maori seats. With those seats now representing a growing threat to democracy and the future stability of the country, it’s now time for the referendum promise to be fulfilled.
Meanwhile, New Zealand First’s Coalition agreement with National is providing an alternative approach for dealing with the Treaty principles problem: “Conduct a comprehensive review of all legislation (except Treaty settlements) that includes ‘The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi’ and replace all such references with specific words relating to the relevance and application of the Treaty, or repeal the references.”
That work programme is well underway with 28 laws specifically identified with Treaty principles that need to be changed or scrapped.
Looking back, the former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is largely responsible for the escalation in racial tension that is now evident within society. By implementing her radical He Puapua agenda, she raised the expectations of Maori leaders that they would gain control of the country. In doing so, she deliberately lit the fuse of insurrection.
If we do nothing, the toxic extremism we have witnessed over the last few weeks will get worse. It’s time for New Zealand to settle this matter through the democratic process, by holding a binding referendum on the future of the Maori seats.
And finally, sometimes it takes someone from overseas to point out the obvious – as this week’s NZCPR Guest Commentator American podcaster Matt Walsh has done:
“New Zealand has bent over backwards apologizing for the alleged evils of colonization. They’ve paid out reparations, they’ve flown the flags, they’ve done everything. They’ve centered their whole society around land acknowledgements and so on. And now there are pagan chants breaking out in the middle of parliament. That’s what they get for all of this, for all of this kowtowing and bowing and submitting, this is what they get. The Maori are explicitly campaigning against equal rights and they’re threatening politicians who don’t agree with them. This is a sort of enrichment that Western societies can expect when they start apologizing for their own existence.”
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THIS WEEK’S POLL ASKS:
*Would you support a call by the Coalition for a binding referendum on the future of Parliament’s Maori seats?
*Poll comments are posted below.
*All NZCPR poll results can be seen in the Archive.
THIS WEEK’S POLL COMMENTS
| Would I what!? Bring it on! | Wendy |
| I think this is the ONLY way to settle the current unrest and threats by Maori. | Sylvia |
| yes this must happen | leo |
| A positive step to get our democratic rights back. Equal rights for all NZers | Geoff |
| Time for all of the racist shenanigan B.S. to END. Need to get rid of The CROWN, MONARCHY, MAORI RACIST SEATS, SEAPARATE SOVEREIGNITY, BINDING REFERENDUM ON THE TREATY, AND NEW CONSTITUTION AND THE IDEA OF A NEW REPUBLIC, QUITE A LOT TO DO, TO REMOVE THE HEAD FROM THE SNAKE…. URGENT! | David |
| All the racist shenanigans have to end!The CROWN, MONARCHY, FRAUD TREATY, SEPARATE SOVREGNITY, AND THE MAORI SEATS, ALSO HAVE TO GO, ALONG WITH PAST USED BY, M.M.P, AND THE WAITANGI TRIBUNERAL B.S! OH, AND A NEW CONSTITUTION… | David |
| Well overdue | Steve |
| Not before time | Colin |
| A referendum should also include a question on whether or not the Treaty should be consigned to history (or Te Papa) and NZ (not Aotearoa) moves forward with a democratic system…one person, one vote, one law for everyone…and not one based on race. | Gerard |
| This is the most important issue facing the country bar none. | Mark |
| I do not want to live in a country based upon racism. Brown white black yellow blue, we are all the same on the inside, well nearly all of us, some of us are black on the inside. I prefer to live in the light, much warmer there. | Alan |
| The abolition of the Maori Seats was supposed to happen when the voting method was changed from First past the post to the system today which gives so much advantage to Maoris and screws the number of Maori seats way out of proportion. Another GIMME GIMME GIMME. Since then there have been several attempts to run a referendum, all of which failed due to the Government being frightened of upsetting the Maoris. | CHRIS |
| Absolutely, these are an artifact from history that are no longer needed as Maori are as equal as all other Kiwi’s, plus think of the money we’ll save | John |
| Once and for all this issue must be resolved. A referendum seems to be the only solution. | Cedric |
| We seriously need to look at the qualifiication criteria to call yourself ‘Maori’. It has become farcical, and will only get worse where any ‘Maori’ can obtain any special benefits that non Maori cannot. Most people today have mixed ancestry, and neither get nor expect any special privileges from that. | Ian |
| The Paris agreement stated that no action should the production of food. Our Labour Government took no notice of that so why belong. | Denis |
| Yes I would it,s way OVERDUE.WOKE LUXON NEEDS YOUR EMAILS EVERYONE without pressure he,ll ONCE AGAIN do NOTHING,also remind WINSTON what he used to say,I know because ACT is guts enough to bring this bill he should support NZealanders no matter his dislike of Seyymour. | Cindy |
| ABSOLUTELY VITAL FOR THE FUTURE OF NZ AS A DEMOCRACY | PETER |
| New Zealand comes across as a nation of great immaturity. We are so far behind the likes of Singapore in coming up with adult type decisions, especially by our elected parliamentarians. Mike Walsh is so right in what he said about capitulation to the radical frauds. Not only is the general non-Maori population threatened but also a significant number of the ordinary Maori population is also at risk in sharing the loss of our hard won democratic way of life. Ruffly 90% of the world’s people do not enjoy the freedoms and standards that we take for granted and currently enjoy in New Zealand. Why anybody would want to destroy our wonderful destiny is beyond me. I’m convinced that there is a section of our population that have diseased minds which unfortunately is a sickness that is being spread to wider numbers through the indoctrination of our children and youths by the dangerous hard left of so called educators that are currently embedded in most of our learning institutions. The radicals have chosen the wrong path. They are greedy for power and riches, but only for themselves. They are consumed by a nasty criminal darkness that prevents them from contributing their energies in a positive way toward our Nation’s collective free and happy life style. The radicals must NOT be allowed to do damage to our democratic way of life. They must be defeated! The racist seats and the racist party must go. We need to understand that we are all New Zealanders and that we need to stand and act together to protect the best democratic system that is the envy of most of the people covering the globe. The truth must prevail. | Garry. |
| Maori seats long past their used by date, same as the joke treaty….time for them to be consigned to the rubbish bin,, replace MMP, with S.T.V, as well. | David |
| I am sick to death of the antics of the Maori Party and Willie Jackson | Murray |
| The sooner the better for all New Zealanders. | Mike |
| No other country in the World has separate raced based seats e.g. Canada, US, Australia etc so why does NZ? We know the reason! | Glenn |
| yes yes yes It seems to be the best way forward | Barry |
| We need to all be New Zealanders | Aileen |
| The Maori seats should have been abolished years ago, that has been suggested by numerous politicians in the past. | John |
| These seats were a temporary fix during early days of this country’s pioneer past and were given to our Maori people to give them representation in the parliament of the day. Over time with education and the integration of Maori/European races we become as captain Hobson said, as each Maori leader signed the original treaty now we are one people. | Brian |
| There must be no division allowed between New Zealanders and Maori separatists The Maori seats should have been removed before the 1996 election as MMP made them irrelevant as Maori separatists could form their own party under the new electoral system | Luke |
| Yes, definitely. And soon! Very soon. | Grahame |
| Well overdue! | Murray |
| One rule for all New Zealanderd | June |
| If you want to have a political party to represent your beliefs you must first get the citizens of New Zealand to VOTE for you | Nick Saxe |
| Definitely It’s the only way A fair and just decision can be made. | Marie |
| Will we get one, NO!!! NZer’s are weak wimpy and will be happy to live as 2nd class citizens, with hideous bulging eyes, tongue poking, leaping around as though on hot rocks waving a bare dirty arse at each other shouting hate and violence, so go knock yourself out, GOOD LUCK | Russell |
| A weak .P.M and politicians, caving in to the ‘Radical racist PAPER TIGER’ that needs to be SQUASHED…LETS’ DO THIS NOW!! before the country is wrecked. | David |
| Yes, let’s encourage and protect all New Zealanders irrespective of their ethnicity. No identity politics here please. | Victoria |
| Yes – our NZ political system should not have any race based bias at all. Time to tidy it up. | Andrew |
| We need to get rid of the extremist seats. Extremist voters tend to enlist for these seats. They then vote for extremist candidates. The extremists can end up being kingmakers. | Kent |
| Silent marjority should have its say | Frank |
| When we switched from First Past The Post to MMP,, I like most were under the impression Maori Seats would be abolished. But as usual weak governments cared more about themselves than the people they represent. | Fred |
| Should have been abolished years ago. I am ashamed of the behaviour of the so-called Maoris. – there are none left now, where is the pride in their ancestry? ie most of their DNA being non-maori? | Valerie |
| I will not even entertain coming back to live in NZ until it is done | Darrell |
| After seeing the actions of the barcode covered neandethal’s in the beehive and the lack of action by the speaker makes this country look like a hicks town and with the majority of the polys being scared gutless about upsetting the neandethals by calling for a referendum to get rid of there seats so they have to get all NEW ZEALANDERS to vote for them just like the general polys do. Winston said he would do it, YEA RIGHT so David Seymour is our only hope that it may happen because luxon is too far up there backside and doesnt want to lose his perks somaybe when David is Prime Minister next year I hope he can force a bill to call a referendum and get his treaty bill through. | Richard |
| This should have been dealt with when we changed to MMP. | Jackie |
| This situation has become intolerable, and very dangerous for our country and democracy. It’s time the majority of New Zealanders have our say. | Desna |
| Badly needed to stp race based ignorance making the gap wider between maori and white New Zealanders | JOHN |
| Equal rights for everyone | Alan |
| Abolish them !!! Originally they were only a temporary measure until the country as a whole acted as one entity. It is true that the current interpretation is totally wrong but it panders to the wants of the so called “Maori Elite”. Get rid of them and the Waitangi Tribunal. | Alan |
| Should have ben abolished with introduction of MMP. | Mark |
| The christian perspective is we are created equal which is exactly what the treaty proponents, Hobson and Busby took into consideration with Te Tiriti., Treaty of Waitangi. | ASH |
| Promised so often and sooooooooo overdue. | Vernon |
| It’s now or never. | Jo |
| So fed up with everything Maori. | Carole |
| Where do I sign? | Creed |
| They’re past their ‘use by’ date. | Brian |
| It is time to stop this attempted insurrection before it ends in tears or worse. | Tracy |
| Whuck the maori seperatists. | Paul |
| Should have been done years ago! | Dennis |
| Remember the comment from a VERY high ranking person at waitangi in 1840: ” NOW WE ARE ALL ONE PEOPLE” That’s it!! Enough said. One set of rules for everyone NO BLOODY APARTHEID IN NZ . | Davem |
| Getting too much now | Dave |
| we are equal, and am all in favour of the treary bill | donald |
| We need a Referendum on this, we need equality, one rule for all people of New Zealand. Nothing will work other than that! | Valerie |
| I understand the Treaty is a living binding document on all parties. For some reason Politian’s have played with it. If this current three-part party fails to resolve my vote goes elsewhere | Ken |
| Very important to have this issue sorted. We don’t want apartheid in N Z. | John |
| YES, Next week is not too soon!!!! | Noel |
| Absolutely!! | Irene |
| WE NEED TO STOP THIS CO GOVENANCE RUBISH AND GET BACK TO EQUALITY FOR ALL NEWZEALANDERS | william |
| I certainly would, I see that this action would reinforce our democratic goals. | Bryan |
| If don’t we risk living in a democratic society and the end result may well be civil war. | Allan |
| Yes,asap.Should have been done as was recommended back in 1996 or whenever it was. National caved in so scared cat luxon should do the right thing now and do it. We the people of NZ need to have a few referendums to bring this country back on track. Its our country not the politicians, we pay their wages to run this country for the bettment of all NZers. Can you imagine what this country would be like if the tea party had a controlling vote on everything or if there were two parliaments. God forbid that ever happening. | Peter |
| The Maorification beast has now become a monster, devouring everything in its path to feed its insatiable lust for power. NZ is at a critical stage we have thousands of Maori gang members who can and will be manipulated into helping overthrow this Government. We have police officers carrying Maori sovereignty flags,painting anti Govt banners and wearing gang patches all done in full view of the public whilst in uniform. Our armed forces are stacked with maori , where will they stand when parliament is stormed by a maori coup. Thousands of NZers have been duped and captured by the maori activists mantra and so it goes on. We cannot afford to look the other way or take these things lightly, are we prepared for whats coming ?. Theres is going to be blood in the streets of Godzone. We will not be the first democratic country to be seized by ideology. I call on all parliamentarians and people every where to ACT now and do whatever is in your power to prevent these treasonous plans from coming to pass. The hour is late and still we play with fire. We are going to be burned unless drastic action is taken. When a leader bravely leads the people gladly follow. What you allow is what will continue. | glyn |
| These must be removed permanently. | Peter |
| In my view, the election of MP’s should not be based on race. This is nor democracy. | Diana |
| young people have been brainwashed by maori party propaganda it may be difficult to get this through. But it is not going to get any easier. | John |
| Maori seats are an anachranism. Maori are perfectly capable of being elected in the general seats so no need for these seats based on ethnicity any more. | Amanda |
| Maori are fairly represented in parliament without the need for the M%u0101ori seats. These have opened the door wide to radical, anti-democratic behaviour. | Lynne |
| National need to stop talking and take emergency action on the Maori seats, that is why we voted for them | Heather |
| Yes a referendum on Maori seats, and the removal of all reference to Maori and the treaty from legislation The treaty must remain as is and not subject to judicial interpretation. Judges don’t make the law, that is the domain of parliament. It was a great shame that access to the privy council was abandoned because the council, likely would have stated just that, in any appeal | Bruce |
| How can we possibly allow traitorous subversion to continue unchecked? | Russ |
| They are an anachronism. | Lynne |
| We are rapidly deteriorating socially towards serious racial disharmony due to the unrealistic expectations of a Maori minority. | John |
| Maori extremisim and intimidation is rapidly replacing democracy in NZ. It has to be stopped | Richard |
| Maori seats were only until maori learnt how paliment worked and how to get in, and they have well and truly learnt that wuth the amount that are in there | Colin |
| Any race based privilege ultimately creates issues in society. One law for all and things like medical services by need, for eg, is the only way to go | Alvin |
| They should have gone 130 years ago | Rose |
| The abolition of these seats is well overdue. | Carol |
| Absolutely!! | Margaret |
| If you could arrange a Referendum yes,but I feel that Jenny Shiplys comments are more real than anybody thinks | Doug |
| If we are to be united as a nation; its time the Maori seats were abolished! If Maori want to continue there separatist views they do so in the national arena. | Peter K |
| About time – it is not too late. At least correct some of the many mistakes of the past | William |
| Parliament needs to be bound by the will of the majority of New Zealanders and a referendum will provide the unified mandate to do so. | Hugh |
| Yes, binding referendum on the maori seats and while we’re on the job how about tacking the question on about ditching the treaty altogether | Flip |
| It is time for them to go. | Pamela |
| Definitely needed. Otherwise New Zealanders will never be able to move forward as one people and one nation. | Leonie |
| unfortunately the apathy of the average NZer has allowed this Maori centric society to flourish. Ardern’s evil socialist Government.s agenda was the perfect partner for the Maori radicals to take the ball and not only run with it but to say its their game and their rules. I have long believed we are on course for a civil war it appears to be closer than ever. Wake up NZ before its too late, | Ken |
| Get the reference done now | John |
| Maori seats no longer necessary. | Margaret |
| Enough! | Samual |
| One person one vote. | Bob |
| I am tired of going over the same old Maori stuff year after year, I beleive it is time to actually get rid of the dam treaty and its old principles. It does not pertain to 2024 and just gets people stirred up I like Maori as much as I like anyone else so no need for all the rubbish, them and us. | Barbara |
| The number of “non-Maori seat” Maori in Parliament shows there is no longer a need for “Maori-only” electorates. | Geoffrey |
| YES! Very definitely. It is time the people had a say in what;s going on, and if this is the only way, that those in Parliament, and NOT listening to us, are told from the horses mouth, as it were. A referendum is well overdue in this case. | Heather |
| It%u2019s long overdue. New Zealanders need to stand up! Equal rights for all. That is democracy! Yes referendum. | Dianne |
| Do not let them seperate us | Gordon |
| most definitely and most necessarily | Henk |
| Essential and remove the Treaty from all legislation please | tony |
| We should remember that He Puapua was for ‘indigenous people – Maori are NOT indigenous to New Zealand !! | Michael |
| Hell YES. | tONY |
| Unfortunately our Prime Minister seems to support separatism and Maori activism by saying that there is nothing he likes about the Treaty Principle Bill. So he doesn’t believe in democracy and equal rights for all. He has to go!! | Keith |
| Long overdue | Wilfred |
| For all the reasons quoted in Dr. Newman’s article and to offer the public the power to overrule cowardly politicians. | Hugh |
| The seats have become nothing more than a public forum for the Maori party and radical Maori to drive their agenda | John |
| One word is all that is needed, YES | Ray |
| Way overdue | Peter |
| I feel very perturbed and sorry that the backbone of the coalition is bending…to near breaking point….thus allowing the primitive, uncaring extremist to get more than just a foothold into their intended destruction of democracy. It’s alarming!!! – I am struggling to believe that “we” are so abominably WEAK!!! | Heather |
| Yes this has gone on far too long, NOW is the time for the coalition to stand up to Maori who arrived in canoes so are not indigenous. Remember your voting base. | John |
| Should have been done years ago | Richard |
| Although I don’t see the need for a referendum. The seats are past their use-by date, Maori get voted into Parliament in far greater number than the reserved ‘Maori’ seats. They are superfluous. | Rose |
| colour blind is the only way forward | Brian |
| This has to be done urgently before more problems arise. Maori seats have not been the answer to equal rights for everyone, regardless of their ethnicity or colour. | Marga |
| One law for all | Brian |
| We have become such a racist country I have become anti Maori through and through. The Maorification of NZ is appalling. | Chris |
| Everyone is free to campaign to be elected in their own right nowadays | Alan |
| There should not be Maori seats. That is separatism and the very thing that Act’s Bill is trying to avoid. | Elizabeth |
| The elites Maori still wanting more & more with the hatered attitude towards the government and the people of New Zealand they will not be happy even if they had everything. If something wasn’t the way they wanted it was everything they would blame us for leaving it the way it was left. yet we live in a country where no pure blooded Maori exist. their behaviour in parliament is absolutely atrocious. They have got no respect for the position of being a minister of the crown. They don’t care what the outcome will be as long as they’ve got more than anybody else just by being nothing else than a protesting activist party. | Michael Andrew |
| It’s time the Maori seats were abolished because they now have excess representation | Michael |
| The only way forward | Susan |
| It’s essential for NZ future | Clive |
| They were supposed to (and should have) been removed when we moved to MMP. by letting them stay, they have only intrenched the right of entitlement. | Jason |
| as they are currently over represented there needs to be more equality of all races represented in parliament | Alastair |
| Well over due | Warren |
| The Maori radicals need to be removed from Parliament, democracy is the overriding system in this country and needs to stay that way. | Alastair |
| A binding referendum is well overdue. Our political leaders have backed away from this obvious inequity in our current MMP environment however it is unlikely that Luxon would have the gonads to make this call and introduce a referendum on his watch. | John |
| Why are the Maori seats there? We have more Maori representation than ever without them! | John |
| Equality for all | Susan |
| New Zealand is in danger of civil war. | rod |
| They are no longer needed. | Tony |
| Well overdue | Joan |
| Racism has no place in our Parliament. | Grant |
| It is very timely. Clearly, separate Maori seats are no longer required to provide fair Maori representation in parliament. | John |
| Absolutely | Con |
| I ticked yes, but the problem is the wording of the referendum will be ambiguous and misleading and mean the reverse of what is said. No politician can be trusted, nor any referendum count could be trusted. Maori corporations are so corrupted by ‘new world order’ promoters that the possibility of loosing the potential power, wealth and control is too much to bear. They are at a point now with so many ‘slaves’ indoctrinated to their cause (we saw them in wellington), they can almost taste victory over the ‘whities’. A binding referendum, one written by politicians? I almost feel like I’ve talked my self out of it and changing to no! Not enough people have read Sir Apirana Ngata’s booklet that you provide, to trust a true Democratic vote. The media would never promote such a narrative, they are paid to print lies! It’s time people woke up to that! | peter |
| When Missionaries arrived here in the 1800s they were astounded at the deceit and lying by some Maori . This has not changed. They make up their own history to suit themselves. Be aware of these stone age people. | Steve |
| YES YES YES. | Ian |
| Absolutely. This has been sacred cow of undemocracy for too long | Geoff |
| No…. politics in Racist(AOTEAROA) where is that….? oh yeah… that other place near Hawaiaki….is a joke binding referendums, are not allowed, all a waste of time! | David |
| But sadly it is never going to happen. 🙁 | Laurie |
| ABSOLUTELY!!! It can’t come soon enough. | Diane |
| ENOUGH apartheid. We were ALL created EQUAL | mike |
| yes …..but surely as it gives an unfair advantage to maori when voting, this flies in the face of democracy.Why is a referendum needed. remove the seats. | Peter |
| It is long overdue. | Robert |
| Definitely – The only fair way. | Jakz |
| The blatant disrespect for democracy shown in Parliament in the last few week by TP Maori Party and the peddling of untruths needs to be addressed and the only fair and democratic way is by a public referendum. | John |
| Most definitely | Owen |
| Restaurant meal with friends hi- jacked by bellowing of a haka from a family 21st birthday celebration. We all walked out. | Helen |
| They should have been eliminated years ago, we probably wouldn’t have the troubles we now face had they carried through. | Brent |
| Bulger when Prime minster had the power to abolish the Maori seats but having no backbone did not proceed and he is not the only one as they all have bowed down to the radical and Maori elite, So i say the sooner the. better. And it also appears to me that the Rugby Union allowing a player to show his approval for the recent Hikoi is as low as you can go. | KEN |
| Absolutely… and it’s vital to abolish all legislation that sets up and supports apartheid in New Zealand. | Peter |
| And I’d be voting to get rid of them. Should have been done years ago! | John |
| Definitely need to go if this country is to succeed and move forward | Paul |
| Maori will always fight against anything they are told to by their so-called Elite tribal memebers and do not think Maori will not fight tribe against tribe as they did prior to 1840 because they already are in Wairoa, Gisborne, Hastings and Bay of Plenty and who is going to pay for all of this. Guess who. | Garry |
| otherwise democracy is doomed! B | Bruce |
| They should have been abolished many years ago | bob |
| This is a must,, otherwise NZ will slowly but surely implode. | Mark M |
| Yes, time for a change. | Kim |
| Long overdue! | J J |
| Not sure it would produce the best result. I’m definitely against Maori control though. | Chris |
| This is long overdue | Robert |
| The Maori seats are a threat to democracy in our country. | Lucy |
| Apartheid has to be stopped. The nation is too integrated and intermixed for separatism to exist in governance and parliament. There is no separate sovereignty. We are now one people regardless of what the separatists claim. Some just have to pull finger and get on with life. There are more serious events ahead for all of us.. | Bryan |
| Not only the seats,maori deserve to be kicked out altogether.Especially the so called radicals.Imagine if they took over the country.Give them Aherns address and they can go and live with her,as she loves them so much. | Ross |
| The abolition of the Maori seats was c specific cornerstone of proportional representation but not followed through by a gutless and woke leaning National government of the day. Luxon is no better! I suspect that most non-Maori New Zealanders are not against Maori at all, but like most people, want everyone to be treated the same.. There are many ethnicities in New Zealand and we all deserve the same rights and protection under law. | Peter |
| Not only should these seats be abolished but the Maori in Parliament should be made to adhere to the rules and act in a dignified manner. It’s always the few who destroy for the many. | Lindsay |
| Well past their due by date! | Henry |
| And, I will be making a submission to the Select Committee | John |
| This is Critical and Urgent! | Carrol |
| Maori seats must go.. Seagull maoris, You give to them something, they keep coming back for more and more then they shit on you. No longer feel this is my country even though my relatives arrived on the 1st ships in Petone. The Maori party are very dangerous lot and need to be removed. | Kevan |
| A system with reserved seats is not democracy | Hazel |
| Yes I agree with a binding referendum but delaying it may help with the radical Maori Party playing up even more the way they have been lately. Some history. The Maori seats were first established in the 1800’s as at the time land ownership was a basis for the right to vote and as Maori Land was communally owned Maori men did not have the right to vote. The rules were changed for Maori with the establishment of temporary Maori Seats so enabling them to vote and so giving universal male voting rights to Maori BEFORE European. They should have been disestablished when the system of Male universality was put in place. However the two main parties were happy for continuance as the Maori seats provided Labour with 4 guaranteed seats and the Nats could in effect win seats like Rotorua with the lack of Maori Labour voters. Yes they should have been gone with introduction of MMP but once again the Nats were weak as they are now in NOT supporting Seymour’s Treaty Principles Bill. What is needed is the people forcing the Politicians to do what they demand and not what they think is best for us. Remember the anti-smacking referendum. 90 % in favour but the Government new better. Any referendum needs to be binding and if promoted correctly will lead to a 60/40 vote as with the Voice Poll in Australia | Cookie |
| They should have been scrapped years ago – they are racist | Thomas |
| The maori seats should have been abolished with the introduction of MMP. However, weak leadership from both Labour and National ensured they stayed and increased in number. Those racist seats need to go, along with the abolition of the Waitangi Tribunal. All have long exceeded their use-by date. | Gavin |
| should have happened with MMP | Colin |
| Time they were scrapped | Carolyn |
| It is time these seats were abolished. | Simonne |
| Most certainly. National has a lot to answer for for not doing this when first recommended | Gary |
| And dont waste time in holding it | Garth |
| 0ne country,one diverse people | Jill |
| Common sense tells us the half caste and thugs in the Tea party are beyond belief .Resorting to a war dance in trying to intimidate David Seymour is [lain stonage mentality raisung its ugly head . Sadly National and NZ First do not have the balls to support Act over the Principles Bill , any thoughts of removing the maori seats will never fly ,until Act wins the next Election, which it deserves too .Backbone something Winston and Luxon arent brave enough. Rock on David ,you have a huge amount of support ,shame your coalition partners are somewhat lacking . | Ray |
| Definitely. They should have been abolished decades ago. Keep Luxon up to it. | Sheila |
| Yes yes yes | Carl |
| WE are in dangerous times. Time for this binding referendum | Jenna |
| This is well overdue and should have been done when MMP came in. NZ seems to be plagued by spineless MPs who continually cave in to threats from the insurgents, who should be shot for Treason. | Steve |
| Sir Apirana Ngata was opposed to having Maori seats. It is likely that others such as Pomare thought so too. Ngata was correct. | Duncan |
| Everyone can get elected to any political party on their own merits. Not by ethnic identity/race. Time maori seats were abolished. | Wayne |
| Absolutely, should have been done with decades ago then none of the current theatrics would be happening. NZ has become the canary in the coal mine for radical racism bought and paid for by the very people who don’t want a bar of it but are too cowardly to speak up. Wimps. | John |
| Maori seats must go, they are racist. Surely the maori party could be removed for inciting treason? They dont want a partnership they want to take over the whole country. We also know the maori roll was corupted at the last election with more persauded by bribes to go onto maori roll so their numbers are false and can not be accepted. Bring on the referendum. | Allan |
| In an MMP political system Maori can vote for Maori Parties. No need for extra seats allocated based on Race. | Peter |
| Labourunder Ardern have caused all this tension between Maori and white New Zealanders bring on a referendum | Ian |
| Should have been done years ago | Robbie |
| Absolutely! Can’t come soon enough. | Jack |
| Absolutely, YES! Way too late already. Stop the rot now or N.Z. is stuffed. I’m glad that my brother is a naturalised Australian, because we may have to move into his place for the rest of our days. | Alan |
| of course | Noel |
| This was supposed to happen when MMP came in. The country needs to return to us being Kiwis, not different races. | David |
| The justification of the Maori seat no longer exists. They should be abolished. | Gavin |
| Should have been abolished years ago. | Ann |
| No justification in a democratic society, particularly after the adoption of MMP. | William |
| Its the only way to democratically sort out this mess | Michael |
| Should of happened when the MMP system was introduced, let do this now. | Roy |
| They are an anochrism of the past. | Willy |
| Abolish them should have been done a long time ago. | Steve |
| Absolutely. There needs to be a referendum on MMP. Sick of these unelected bench warmers who are there for their own agendas & answer to no one. | Christine |
| defintely | Wiremu |
| Anarchy is the ugly cousin just around the corner waiting to assert itself on New Zealand. They must be demolished asap and make no mistake, the party that has the strength to do so, will get immediate support from the general electorate. | neville |
| Past time that this is done. One people, one law, one New Zealand, this must be for our country and people to move forward and prosper | Claire |
| It should have been down years ago when recommenced by the Royal Commission! | Nev |
| Yes, absolutely. How disgusting that racism is condoned at the highest level of Parliament | Carolyn |
| These seats are an anachronism. They are now stupid and irrelevant and a weapon for corrupt tribal thugs to bully the country. They have to go before we become the Zimbabwe of the South Pacific. | John |
| Long overdue. | Rod |
| About time | Terry |
| We are one nation!! | Chris |
| A referendum is long overdue as a reality check on democracy – and against media bias. | Susan |
| The maori seats need absolutely to be abolished along with the Waitangi Tribunal. We desparating need to real democracy back and one person one vote. | Rod |
| It is time that decisions made in NZ are stopped from revolving around maori. Enough is enough. | Judith |
| The subject has to be addressed by New Zealanders sooner, not later. Economic security for all NZ citizens makes this an immediate priority. If this Govt leaves iit to the side without considered action – they will likely have chosen potential defeat at the next election. -Kia Kaha! | Andrew |
| Absolutely! | Greg |
| Totally! | Des |
| We are at a worrying cross roads | Paul |
| Definitely we need to make it happen. We need to live in the future not the past. | Denise |
| The scrapping of the Maori seats should’ve been done years ago when MMP was introduced. | Tony |
| They were only introduced for a limited period and should have been long removed as the critera had been met | Colin |
| Yes because this Maori unlike the former when John Key was PM is racist and divisive. | Chuck |
| Absolutely.They should have gone years ago. | gale |
| This is the most serious tick I have ever made NZ please vote for democracy | Jane |
| I agree with so many of the people that are leaving NZ all the special treatment that the M%u0101oris get and they want more. The country is broke I would have thought that once the land settlements was agreed on then we could all work together for the better of all NZers. If I was younger I would be joining the NZers leaving NZ. | Marlene |
| Otherwise this country is stuffed.Australia here i come. | Mark |
| 100 % | mike |
| Get this done, the sooner the better, 1 people 1 country | John |
| Long overdue | Frank |
| Absolutely Ardern Mahuta attempted to abolish democracy!! | Julz |
| Should have been abolished decades ago. | Alister |
| This is well overdue and absolutely necessary in order to retain democracy in New Zealand!! | Heather |
| Absolutely – its the only thing that will avoid civil war is! | Derek |
| It would be a catalyst for analysis – that is – if they were not there – would there be any less seats in parliament. If not – then the gain would be removing gauranteed Maori Members of parliament. If that is a gain. | Mark |
| The Commission reporting on the introduction of MMP clearly called for the abolition of the Msori seats as there ongoing existence would (and has) led to disproportionate representation of part-Maori in the NZ Parliament. not acceptable as they are NOT indigenous anyway. | John |
| Abolish Maori seats now with a simple majority vote in the House | John |
| Asap. In this term of. Government | John |
| I want them gone. Let us find out what NZ thinks. | Marty |
| Unless we want to live in an apartheid state all mention of any laws or rights based on race need to go. These activists are using the same strategies as the victimhood propagators of the 2nd WW. FACTS, not feelings. | larry |
| The seats should have gone with MMP! | Rita |
| Should have happened years ago. The more dilute the Maori ancestry, it seems the redicalised the people of partial Maori descent become. Its all about the power. | mike |
| The sooner the better | Terry |
| It’s long overdue | Bruce |
| Absolutely, Cannot better prpoer competition | Sam |
| To get a fair democracy we need to get honest – the only way forward is one vote each for those who qualify. We have to live in the today and together. | Maurice |
| Succinctly put by this week’s email from this column | Mel |
| The whole lot should be thrown out of parliament. They are only desendents of immigrants from the Pacific Islands | Peter |
| Wake up New Zealand !! | Anyhony |
| And the sooner the better, New Zealander’s need and deserve workable equality! | Janine |
| These seats should have been abolished years ago and the original reason for them has long disappeared | William |
| They should have already been abolished when MMP came in but thanks to our spineless “representatives” they’re still there. | Rex |
| Yes Defiantly, these should have been scrapped years ago, we are a ONE NATION people, we are all NEW ZEALANDERS, there are no INDIGEOUS people/race here. Also history records Able Tasman being here first, and he left settlers here | Tony |
| well overdue | Jan |
| Absolutely if NZ is to move foward no race based seats can be fair in our democracy | Richard |
| Gotta happen! | murray |
| Yes, soon as. | Chris |
| Should have been done many years ago. | Bruce |
| Certainly; as you say, there is no longer any need for them. And let me also say that I also think the danger in David Seymour’s bill is that a future government — not to mention the courts — could very likely reinterpret the so-called principles in a way that extends them far beyond Seymour’s intent. NZ First’s approach is much safer. | Marla |
| Nz FIRST and ACT must take the bull by the horns and force a referendum. What ever it takes must happen in the next 3 years. Start the process and we start finding funds to help | Geoffrey |
| I’m not sure that I trust the general public sentiment right now though, after seeing the level of support the Maori party’s hikoi drummed up | Viv |
| the sooner, the better…. | john |
| So long as the binding referendum was a yes/no calling for the obsoletion of said seats | Geoffrey |
| These seats should have gone a long time ago, it is disproportionate to one man one vote principle. These people have their own agenda, and it’s not that hidden. Hate taught in schools should be made illegal. Thought the last PM was supposed to outlaw hate speech? | Carol |
| A must if we as a Nation wish to live peacefully. | Dennis |
| We are meant to be one people in this land, but having seats that represent only one section of the population is racist, like they had in South Africa. We cannot let this continue. | Leslie |
| Long overdue | Neil |
| Hell yes!! | davidf |
| Tomorrow would be good. | Fred |
| Maori have already proven their capability to successfully compete in elections without being ‘gifted’ seats. The few who are driving their separatist agenda are using their ‘gifted’ positions to sow discontent but really it is because they are incapable of achieving similar success on their own merit. They are not the voice of the majority of Maori, elected members are proudly more representative of Maori. | Martin |
| maori seats are no longer relevant because as we now see, maori are well represented by those that have been elected on their own merits | john |
| Tribalism is incompatible with democracy quote from Prof Elizabeth Rata. Imagine if these anti democracy activists take over this country by force. David Seymour and Winston Peter’s both deserve a Knighthood for their bravery and courage regarding their efforts to protect this country from future tyranny. | Eileen |
| Tribalism is incompatible with democracy quote from Prof Elizabeth Rata. Imagine if these anti democracy activists take over this country by force. David Seymour and Winston Peter’s both deserve a Knighthood for their bravery and courage regarding their efforts to protect this country from future tyranny. | Eileen |
| they should have gone when mmp was brought in. | Nigel |
| We are at a pivotal point in our history. Action has to be taken based on this poll. Remove Maori seats. | John |
| They will never get enough put a stop to it NOW | Arthur |
| It is the only way forward. | Annette |
| Absolutely | Tane |
| The country needs a genetic definition as to race for those who do not mentally choose to considered New Zealanders | Stan |
| They should have been abolished years ago. Maori are not indigenous, they should have no more rights than all other New Zealanders. We are all immigrants or descendants of immigrants, so should be equal. | Andrew |
| Yes this is long overdue !!! It’s clear we need to get rid of this anomaly in our electoral system and remove any preferential race based seats. | Bill |
| Should have been done when MMP bought in. As has already been discussed) | Bruce |
| As pointed out when .MPP was accepted as voting system, it should have been done then. Certainly time for it to be done now with all the unacceptable antics that are happening | Mary-Ann |
| Especially under MMP the Maori seats are an achronism and should be abolished. | Ray |
| The Maori seats are completely outdated and unnecessary in a democratic society. The current maori members are all radicals and have only their own agendas for a separatist nation . | Bruce |
| We must restore democracy,have our country back. | Peter |
| Notice the video coverage of the Hikoi – Not one single New Zealand Flag was flown by any of the 55,000 protesters; only a sea of Maori Flags indicating that CFPR is correct. It is all about a Kingdom within a Democracy maintaining and increasing its own sovereign power. No Democracy on the planet can survive under these conditions. Maori have not left the 1850’s. They need to be reminded that they actually lost the war then and will lose the nexr one!!! | Frederick |
| This action is well overdue & needs to go ahead as part of this Treaty Priciples Bill, which is exactly what the TPM & all Leftards are really afraid may manifest from this Bill, maybe even do away with the Treaty of Waitangi altogether…! | Bruce |
| That’s exactly what we need. | Anthony |
| They were supposed to be discontinued when MMP was introduced | David |
| They are taking us back 100 years | Hone |
| Lets get to hear what the people want. | Alister |
| THE SOONER THE BETTER | ROB |
| The Maori Party is setting out to destroy our democracy and equal rights for all citizens. | Helen |
| The Maori seats are way last their use by date. It time to depose of them. | David |
| They should have been dropped years ago. | Ross |
| They should have been abolished when MMP came in. Failure to do so immediately now will be the end of democracy in NZ, and those that don’t run a mile will be left living back in the Stone Age! | Rob |
| Becoming absolutely necessary! | Susan |
| I agrree that that separate maoiri seats over represent maori and should be abolished. The sooner full democracy prevails, the better. | Peter |
| however the activist media, judiciary, and public service would never permit it….the All Blacks have even traded their focus on playing well for a bit of activism 🙁 | Mike |
| Definately this needs to be done irrespective of the cost | Barbara |
| of course, get rid of all Maori seats in the house. | Paula |
| Won’t happen eh boy. | Richard |
| Need to stop the gravy train | Les |
| Yes I would support a referendum regarding the future of Parliaments Maori seats. However would we be taking away an option for those on the Maori roll who do not wish to vote for the Maori Party or any other party. | Owen |
| They must go.. well over due | Jacqueline |
| Most definitely, but need to see the wording to make sure it is a clear yes or no. Not some woke comprise | David |
| This is a no brainer, should have been done years ago. | Benjamin |
| definitely | Sue |
| One people one set of laws one vote per person | Noel |
| Delete all references to this treaty or face civil war! | Norman |
| I have grown old waiting for NZ First to carry out their promise of getting rid of the Maori seats to no avail. Who has the guts to carry out the recommendations of the Electoral Commission to do just that in 1986? | Peter |
| Yes, they are not democratic, and have been hijacked by radicals. | Pamela |
| An as soon as possible I get more angry by the day!! | Carol |
| Time has passed or Maori seats to exist. The division and subversion must stop. | Mark |
| The sooner the better | Tony |
| One person. One vote. One roll. | DAVID |
| Sooner the better. However, it will never happen. | Rob |
| Yes most definitely. This should have been done when MMP was introduced into our election. | Chris |
| Definitely time for them to go. Most of them are a major embarrassment to NZ with their actions, and a drain on taxpayers. | Peter |
| These seats are not required as is proven by the number of people in the House claiming Maori ancestry. | Peter |
| They no longer serve the purpose they were created. | Clive |
| Difficult to achieve as all the history that Muriel Newman has made so clear in her post would need to be not only publicised in MSM, but also delivered as a pamphlet to all letterboxes, Libraries etc. Not very likely, alas | Rochelle |
| Bring it on now. | Tim |
| It is a no brainer | Ngire |
| I don’t understand our present situation. Created by National and Labour the rights of all, non Maori affiliated New Zealanders have been severely damaged and it is with serious concern to see and hear PM Luxon denying equality and nz government’s authority. The man is a dangerous fool who entered parliament and made it into a circus. We will not support National anymore but he won’t care as he enjoys his romp at the top. | Leonard |
| Well overdue, when you appease you loose | Iain |
| Equality | Peter |
| Lets get rid of the Stone Age mentality, Some of our society are unable to move forward , alway clinging to so supposed grevieances in the past | Richard |
| Can we not please get back to, Us and not Us and Them, I want New Zealand back for ALL of us and stop living in the past and look to the future. Only together will we all thrive. | Colleen |
| The Govt has adopted an unbelievably short time frame for submissions, this is definitely an attempt to screw the scrum. | Boud |
| Most definitely I would | John |
| This worrying situation needs sorting out before any more of our best young people leave, and we revert to tribalism. | Keith |
| Absolutely vital and the sooner the better. | Bernie |
| IThey should have been disbanded in 1996 but thanks to weak politicians it never happened. | mary |
| Yes! It is imperative that this is done quickly before the maori party propaganda machine kicks into high gear. This may be the very last opportunity to save this country from race-based insurrection. | TOBY |
| Well written Dr Newman | John |
| And legislate to make it happen. | Mike |
| Sooner the better! | Neil |
| A referendum on the maori seats must happen in 2026 if New Zealand is to remain a democratic country. Inch by inch has grown into a Tsunami enabled by an unaware population, bias media plus weak complicit politicians. Pass time to wake up. | Sam |
| equal rights are being being taken away from ordinary people to please a minority | Margaret |
| winston got voted in for this policy but went with Labour and drop the idea but yes they should only have one vote and not have their seats given to them | cm |
| It is now time to let the people have a say. | William |
| New Zealanders are just that, New Zealanders. I am tired of documentation which wants me to detail what my ethnicity is other than what I am, a New Zealander. | Catherine |
| They should have gone 130 years ago. | Don and Helen |
| Maori have twisted the treaty to suit their agenda…no more! | Paul |
| Sure would and a referendum on NZ becoming one people, no reference or perks accorded to race | Colleen |
| They were always a temporary measure – everyone has an equal rfght to vote | Barry |
| Time to sort things out full and final | gloria |
| New Zealand’s Parliament should be free and available to all people, no matter what their ethnicity. | Sandra |
| logical & necessary | geoffrey |
| Do as suggested and directed when MMP was first adopted | Jennifer |
| First we need Luxon to honor the expectations of the voting Public. This needs to happen now not wait for next election to vote him Out. The damage will be done and ireversable by then. | Henry |
| Maori seats make no sense in 2024 under the present voting system. This should have been addressed years ago. | Stuart |
| Yes this neds to be voted on by all New Zealander no matter what race… | Carl |
| It’s time for our nation to become one | George |
| most definitely,maori are not indigenous, and they dont deserve special rights, | rodger |
| The National Party are the white anters of New Zealand so don’t expect support from them. | Anty |
| Its a common sense no-brainer! | Peter |
| They have served their purpose as intended but times have changed and we must move on. This will undoubtedly enrage some but we are now in the 21st century and Maori have proven that they are able to attain parliamentary representation beyond their numbers. | chris |
| Most definitely. | Jillian |
| Urgent | Clark |
| Most definitely and urgently. | Lyn |
| Special seats are unessesary. | Mark |
| Definitely. If they have special maori seats then why not go further and have them for all the different races and types of people in NZ. Should just be one normal type of seat. | Kylie |
| Election on merit alone not race | Jennie |
| Should have been done when MMP was introduced | George |
| Absolutely | John |
| Finally – do it! | Robin |
| Definately – they are an anachronism from the past. | Gerry |
| Should have been cancelled as originally planned, with universal suffrage. | Roseanne |
| We the people need to have our voice heard | Chris |
| Long overdue | Ian |
| Absolutely the Maori seats should be abolished as they are proving to divide the nation which is untenable | Dianne |
| Democracy over Tribalism. Maori seats are racist, by being just Maori seats exclusively for Maori. This is the 21 Century and we are all equal. | Laurine |
| As recommended when MMP was introduced, the Maori seats should have been abolished at the time. The Nat govt of the day didn’t have the guts to do so! | Bruce |
| We need a binding referendum! | Murray |
| lllllllet’s do it = fast. | tom |
| They should have been abolished, as was then intended, when MMP came into effect. | Tony |
| Damn right! | Carl |
| Absolutely and the sooner the better. Gutless National should have done it years ago as recommended. | Mike |
| Oh Yes! | Dick |
| There are no seats reserved for “non-maori”. | Wendy |
| YES!!! | Roy |
| YES YES and YES again. Should have been done years ago. Let’s bombard our MPs with a stern call for a referendum. | BrUcE |
| For goodness sake get on with it. The Maori seats should have gone years ago. They are raciial and undemocratic. | Colin |
| Ardern may have lit the fuse, but Luxon is blowing on it as hard as he can to hurry it up. God Defend New Zealand…. or we will get Aotearoa. | Kenneth |
| Should have beeped done after the first election under MMP when Maori representation in Parliament met or exceeded Maori percentage of the population | Kevin |
| The apartheid seats are many decades over due to be abolished. Such racism as parliamentarian seats reserved for one ethnic group is immoral and totally wrong. Get rid of them without delay. And National, sack your pathetic leader (Prime Minister) NOW. Luxon is setting this country on a rapid pathway to destruction. | Colin |
| No brainer | Larry |
| 100% | Derek |
| Get rid of maori seats for good of NZ | Cath |
| We’rve JUST Had Enough of MAORI DEMANDS – HAND OUTS NEVER STOPS | WIRAMU |
| Better still, just pass a law to cancel racist maori seats, particulaarly since they are already over represented in parliament , and activating to dominhate it. | Peter |
| Although the likelihood of Luxon doing so is as remote as the man-in-the-moon. National may find out at the next election what the voters on the right think of his equivocation. | Keith |
| Should have happened when the method of voting was changed. | John |
| Wholeheartedly | Andi |
| YES< YES< YSE. That call is long overdue. Haven’t our MP’s had enough of being the laughing stock on the world stage? | Mark |
| These reserved seats are no longer necessary. There is more than fair representation of Maori with out these seats. | Niels |
| Well overdue – should have been done in 1996 | Dave |
| Should have happened when MMP was introduced | Garth |
| 100% yes | Errol |
| If we do not, and keep bowing to Maori greviances we will loose DEMOCRACY IN NEW ZEALAND.The lack of intestinal fortitude of our Political Parties has led us ib an endless downward Spiral,It is time to protect all New Zealanders before it id too late. | William |
| Well overdue!! | Janet |
| Absolutely needs to happen. | Rodger |
| But won’t happen as Cluxcinda is too gutless | Greg |
| Well overdue. | Roger |
| ASAP | Colin |
| Yes definitely, they need to be done away with, they are no longer relevant | Vic |
| I thought this was a given as a result of MMP? | Tim |
| we are all one vote one one country graeme | graeme |
| I would support a referendum, as I dont support race based ‘seats’, only because of ancestry. | Steve |
| Yes, there should be a referendum, we all deserve to have a say on this issue. | Kim |
| I will definitely support any referendum that stops the Maori grab for power. | Jana |
| Definitely. the Maori seats must go. Also behaviour and dress in the Parliamentary house must show the respect that its due. Present behaviour is not good enough | Frank |
| I’ve already made my submission… Just a shame the Spineless leader of the coalition once again sits on the fence. I suppose that’s what he’s been ordered to do by the UN, WEF, WHO and other puppet-masters. Go ACT and NZ First all the same. Luxon will get booted for his futile splinter-arse come the next election. We need Real Leaders that make decisive decisions and actions them without being upset by hurty words. | Graham |
| Long overdue | Greg |
| Definitely abolish the reverse racist maori seats – NOW. It is totally f..king our once wonderful NEW ZEALAND. | Brian |
| I am sick to death with the BS pushed by Te Pati Maori to over come our country. Yes I would support a binding referendum | Rod |
| Theses seats are way past their use by date and should be abolished – along with the list seats in Parliament. The only road to a seat should be along the one person one vote principle which seems to be overlooked in all this debacle. | John |
| Has anyone defined Maori. The last full blooded Maori died in 1966 near Wairoa. Most so called Maori, are a 16th or an 8th Maori & the rest of the blood line is European | Margaret |
| no peoples should have seats based on race particularly if they are small in numbers | John |
| Absolutely | Dave |
| No excuses, Maori seats MUST be eliminated at all levels of government. Anything less is racist pandering to a minority group who are in no way special and MUST not be differentiated from all other NZ citizens.. | Steve |
| But ONLY if they cannot just be permanently scrapped anyway . Quite clearly Maori are able to put themselves forward as candidates for any normal electorate seat . This reflects the equality of citizenship mandated in the Treaty of Waitangi and reflected in our democratic system. WHY should they have any seat entitlement beyond that ? They shouldn’t. We do not want co-governance in any shape or form . Simply permanently eradicate designated Maori seats at Parliamentary and Local Government level . FULL STOP . That is equality of Citizenship as it was mandated in the Treaty . | Hugh |
| NATIONAL have proven time and again that they support the Globalist government agenda. Destroying democracy in this country is a simple step in achieving that. And still the gullible public insist on voting for them. Nothing will change while National remain a major political force. If you don’t believe me, then take note of Luxon’s pathetic performance. | A.G.R. |
| Yes – but instead of just talking about doing it, can we actually do it this time around? If it takes a binding referendum to get it done properly, can we please have one? Otherwise, if this Maori seats issue drags on for too much longer, it will take a revolution to shift them! | Scott. |
| Absolutely yes! It’s time we had a say on their future and then we can move ahead as nation. This racial division is killing us. | Roger |
| They should be abolished | Murray |
| Should have been done years ago. We were warned about the implications of not doing so back then. | Glenwyn |
| This needs to happen for this Country to regain the strength it had before the Waitangi tribunal started establishing laws for us all | Gary |
| Yes, as soon as possible !!! | Geoffrey |
| Should have been done a long time ago & National were too gutless to do it just like they are today. Luxon wants his knighthood just like Key :o( | john |
| Tjhis is overdue. | Janette |
| Yes reluctantly My first preference pass a law and remove them as no longer required | Rex |
| Yes and rid us of the Obselite Waitangi Tribunal | Phil |
| Most definitely. I have always been dumb founded that the national government bowed down to Maori pressure at the time. May be they should apologize to the rest of us for the mess they helped create. | Heather |
| This urgent. | Ronmac |
| Under MMP, the maori seats are no longer applicable and do not fit with equality for all. Having parliament seats based on ethnicity is actually racist. | Stewart |
| Equality and democracy is needed for all | David |
| Most definitely. | Alan |
| It looks like the TPM are planning to exploit the overhang provision by having a lot more electorate seats than the percentage of votes they’re likely to get. The Electoral Commission did a review of MMP recently in which one of their recommendations was to get rid of the overhang provision. This is something the current government should seriously look into. I don’t think the National party has much appetite for getting rid of the Maori seats but they may be persuaded to stop the overhang. This could probably done without a referendum. | Brent |
| long past their use by date! | Mike |
| Has not the waitangi tribunal become the equivalent of the DC swamp. | sven |
| If we get rid asap after the vote. Maori seats are not for modern Maori, they are a relic if the past now captured by the rebels in Parliament. The racist divisions are wrecking our country and the Maori seats should be gone !! | Bev |
| This MUST happen to preserve our democracy | Robbie |
| Well overdue! | Daphne |
| The future of our country depends on us being one people under one government united as a nation that respects it’s own sovereignty. That means no kowtowing to individual, tribal, political, or international ideological agendas that seek to undermine our unity as the nation of New Zealand | Paul |
| This should have been done long ago. Maori do not need special treatment. They are elected on their own merit. | Dianne |
| YES YES YES | Gilbert |
| Definitly, the sooner the better. If NZ does not resist this rascist tripe, we will head down the same path as Zimbabwe and South Africa. | Andrew |
| Long past time | Beverley |
| Needs to be sorted now, we’ve all had enough..! | Rex |
| Essential | bob |
| Should have gone years ago. | Neville |
| Cant come soon enough! | King |
| In a democracy, any separation of rights etc based on race is an anathema. It is a step towards apartheid. | Ross |
| Do it before NZ is buggered | Lynn |
| Long overdue!! | Evelyn |
| It’s about time, someone has the back bone to do something about the Treaty | Tony |
| well past due | Peter |
| Hell yes!! How do we make it happen?? | Caroline |
| long overdue | JOHN |
| These radical policitians only represent a small part of the Maori population. Sadly the good Maori are just getting on with their work and looking after their families and don’t want to be tarred with the radical brush. | Lois |
| Definitely. We made a disastrous mistake by allowing them to continue when MMP began. The committee which drew up the MMP system said that the Maori seats should be abolished as it would lead to an imbalance of Maori representation in Parliament. This is exactly what has happened. The Maori MPs and their elite band will not give up easily in their quest to have a separate Maori Parliament, a cause which was aided and abetted by JA and her lot, and which is still supported by Labour. | Laurence |
| The sooner the better | Angela |
| There is no need to ring fence seats just for Maori, they are well represented in parliament as members of other partys having been elected on their own merit | Grant |
| Anything to get rid of the racist seats | Sheryl |
| The ideologues among the National Party politicians are at odds with the the ordinary members of the party – who are all behind ACT. | Andy |
| Jacinda Adern has a lot to answer for in this debacle, and I notice she is nowhere to be seen in this country. National and Luxon will also have a lot to answer for if they don’t allow a referendom on this. | Warren |
| Absolutely ! | Craig |
| Absolutely I do. | Ian |
| Long overdue. | John |
| Separatism creates Racism | Graeme |
| There is a large percentage of Maori voted into parliament in the normal way, why on earth do they need separatist seats above all other races to cause so much upheaval and trouble in the house “for their people” | Laurie |
| The Treaty has no relevance in today’s world. It has served its purpose and all NZ citizens have the same rights and obligations. Why have Maori seats? | Brian |
| It’s long overdue. | Adrian |
| The Royal Commission which introduced MMP recommended abolition of the Maori Parliamentary Sears | Hylton |
| About time | Chas |
| When the treaty was signed there was only a small population of Maori,. Morioris had been wiped out by Maori,. Maori tribes were at war with each other hence the desire for chiefs to enter into treaty with the crown. N.Z.today has many many cultures,makes no sense in a modern democratic society to have special rules and privilege for the minority. | Chris |
| yes | howard |
| Let ALL New Zealanders have a binding referendum to decide we all have equal rights in this land | Ian |
| Yes Yes Yes Well over guo | Stan |
| The very existence of Maori seats is yet another example of the (pro part-Maori) racism that governments of all complexions have perpetuated | Peter |
| So fed up with this whole absurd scenario | Shirley |
| If this fails Im off to Aussi | tHOMAS |
| At their inception in the Nineteenth Century they were only intended as a stop gap measure to permit Maori males to vote and were then intended to cease | Bryan |
| Sick and tired of everything Maori | chris |
| I would but our politicians are so frightened l doubt they would see it through. Our politicians come under 3 categories. Weak, corrupt or ignorant. Some come under all three. | Paul |
| Absolutely | Kay |
| They are no longer requiy or justified | Raymond |
| Most definitely as this current System is totally Racist in anyones Language. We are one People, so let’s be that one People. And enough of the ‘Stone -age Savages’ behaviour in Paliament !! These Folk are still dumb enough to think that Bullies win a Debate !! | Geoff |
| The sooner the better | David |
| The Maori Seats were not recommended within establishment of MMP in New Zealand. The evidential facts up to date indicate the Seats being used for an insurrection by radical Maori extremists. Should the extremists succeed in subverting New Zealand’s democratic sovereignty and given history, there is, more likely than not, only one of three paths that could be followed. The first path is that of Zimbabwe, the second is that of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge Pol Pot regime, the third path is that of Myanmar. | Victor |
| It’s called democracy!!! | Andy |
| Sooner the better for Maori and non Maori alike. | Roger |
| New Zealanders are one people and should not be divided ethnically. | Malcolm |
| The Maori have always been governed by Chiefs (Dictators) They do not wish the rights of all New Zealanders to be the same. There is no place for Maori seats in a democratic parliament. Times have changed. Move with them. | Kenneth |
| This is essential if we are to have any chance of becoming a modern 21st Century democracy. Race based seats have no place in such a democracy. | Steve |
| ALL of the current “Power and Money- -GRAB”-by Maori Tribal-Leaders, and obvious “Gravy-train” MUST STOP!! | Jennifer A |
| Yes, everyone should have to get in on their own merit. | Kelly |
| Absolutely, lets get this sorted out! | Janine |
| How many times do we have to say YES! to this question before a binding referendum gets activated? | Donald |
| Good comments | Marianne |
| About time. C’on laid back Kiwis get the courage up to do the right thing for the silent majority. | ray |
| The Waitangi Tribunal should be wound up as well | ingrid |
| It is natural democracy and eventual justice at work, nothing more, nothing less. | Neil |
| A referendum would not be needed if National had not been so stupid to keep the Maori seats when MMP was introduced. National MP’s & Luxon in particular need to grow some balls to get rid of the Maori seats. A binding referendum needs to be held Urgently. The way the country is going with all of these radical Maoris it is hardly surprising that so may people are leaving NZ permanently. | David |
| It’s the best way forward. | Maddi |
| I am a New Zealander born here. It makes me angry to see how the maori seats have been weaponised. It is long overdue since the advent of MMP they are still here, should have been gone long ago and needs to be done now before we get trapped in an undemocratic New Zealand. | Jackie |
| Waaaay overdue . Why would the world accept the continued Apartheid in NZ when South Africa was piloried for exactly the same thing. Especially by those wishing to maintain Apartheid in NZ? | Geoffrey |
| this rubbish has gone on too long. | peter |
| This may be the last opportunity we have to set NZ on the right track again. | Audrey |
| of course | pete |
| Long overdue | Peter |
| The Luxon government control will never allow it – he is running a private religious belief for Maori culture for NZ driven by the Law Commission’s President who was elected by Ardern and Andrew Little. He is blind as a bat to what Ardern installed into public service agencies by way of codes of conduct for Maori culture alignment and the overseeing pupppets. | Bob |
| Let the voters choose | John |
| should have been gone long ago | Barry |
| Couldn’t come soon enough! | Graham |
| It’s the only way to make this country a democracy where everyone is equal | John |
| We need to rapidly put on the handbrake and replan the future of NZ…..it’s looking at a very bleak future if we don’t | Cath |
| The degree of anger and desire for 100% division is shocking and sad. | Hilary |
| It is time for Newzealanders to be united and not divided by one small group of people! | Dominique Greenslade |
| It will not happen. As Muriel Neuman has outlined so forcefully, the moari party is already very powerful> This from the party who can only use an English sounding name for their party, since ‘Pati’ is a different way of saying ‘Party.’ | Ray |
| We’re they not supposed to be abolished when MMP came in I thought that was part of the deal I believe the past governments have been to frighted of Maori to do anything come on do what was promised in the elections Don’t leave it all up to Act also pull the funding from the media until they get there act together | Peter |
| That is a no brainer. Decades overdue. | Scott |
| Yes – it should have been done at the same time as the MMP referendum. | Graeme |
| Yes, it is high time we stop pussy footing around this issue. Our nation’s future depends on getting this sorted now while we still can. | Peter |
| Definitely | Anne-Marie |
| Long overdue as 4 x Maori seats are no longer relevant under MMP system. | Diane |
| This referendum has to happen otherwise anarchy and undermining will continue. | Karen |
| Most definitely. Maori seats should have been abolished years ago, when it was first recommended by the MMP review. | Trevor |
| that will never happen. Luxon is too weak kneed. | mike |
| This needs to happen urgently but I doubt that National have the gumption to initiate or support it. | Dave |
| YES >> One race . kiwi .. One nation . New Zealand . equal rights for all | kabe |
| Not only should the maori-only seats be abolished but so should the waitangi tribunal be abolished along with them. The need to be stripped of their power and theis asstes should be returned to the New Zealand Government for thew benefit of all NewZealanders | Trevor |
| it is well past due for thr removal of these seats as it has been stated in the past it DISTORTS the proportionality of Maori in the house | Les W |
| Their purpose and time has long passed. | Donald |
| Anything to put an end to the antics of the supremacist Maori radicals. | Kirke |
| Essential to have a referendum | Liz |
| Absolutly, They should have been abbolished years ago. | Richard |
| abolish maori seats. one person one vote | john |
| Before it is too late | Karen |
| Absolutely yes. Lets also start referring to these people using their own words. Pakeha Maori = Pakeori. Let us undermine the Maori ‘Brand’ and call them out for the total hypocrites they are. | Mark |
| Abolish them! | Neil |
| I support any vote that allows all New Zealand people to move to a free, fair democracy for all | Stewart |
| 100% | Peter |
| For to long Maori radicals and Members of Parliament have held the narrative it’s time for a referendum for the people of NZ, changing Govt changes nothing | Bill |
| The sooner we have equal rights for all New Zealanders and Finalize Treaty Settlements the sooner the Country can move forward. A whole industry has grown up around the Treaty of Waitangi by the legal fraternity which has a vested interest in not getting full and final settlement. Let us get out of this combative situation and move forward as a Country. We cannot have one section of our society wanting to live off the rest. | Steve |
| They should be gone by Monday. The democratic vote has ensured that Maori MP’s are present in Parliament so special seats reserved for them are not wanted or needed. One man one vote and no preferential treatment because of race colour or creed should be the overriding principles of our democracy. | Allan |
| NZ must grow up and rid itself of all outdated remnants of long ago. The Moaori racist seats are a prime example of undemocratic and racist policies that we still have in law. | Grange Pole |
| I agree that Maori is now over represented in parliament and some are lining their own pockets and not helping their own people. I believe in democracy for all where race isn’t an issue | Helen |
| The disgusting behavior in Parliament has made N.Z a laughing stock in World Circles. Time to remove the Maori Party from Parliament permanently. | John |
| they should go | Graeme |
| We must ensure we are all equally represented | Peter |
| If this binding referendum is not taking place we can kiss the country we all love good bye. The floodgates for hateful racist extremists will be opened. to the point of NO return. | Michael |
| Its the fairest and only way to go when dealing with thieves’ and Hypocrites’. | mike |
| We need to get rid of them they are racist. NZ has, along with other world countries forced countries with racist policies to change so why do we allow it here. | Brian |
| Current Maori party want to abolish the MMP Parliament & replace with a dominant Maori parliament subjugation of the white majority. | Donald6 |
| Maori have yet to thank the colonists for bring them into the current world | Andy |
| Luxon doesn’t want a referendum, as that would give power to the people and interfere with the UNDRIP enforced division on the western countries either by race or illegal immigration. | Max |
| The only way forward | Ian |
| MP’s should be elected in a democratic way. | Gavin |
| Absolutely | Evans |
| Way overdue | Greg |
| National are gutless in addressing anything Maori | Peter |
| Apathy of the NZers is the problem, naivety doesn’t help!! | Raewyn |
| There should be no preferential treatment based on race for seats in Parliament. | June |
| About time | Kevin |
| Maori seats are race based. Everywhere else in New Zealand it is illegal to advertise or employ on race. So, Maori seats are raced based & cause division in Parliament | Anthony |
| Must happen | Sandra |
| It is important to clearly define “what are Parliament’s Maori seats” It could be interpreted to mean any parliamentary seat that is held by any person of Maori lineage together with any parliamentary seat that is identified as as a Maori District seat and held by a Maori elected representative. It was clear that the electoral commission advised that they should be abolished with the introduction of MMP. Why then has that advice been ignored. It is time that that advice by the electoral commission is revisited. There have been many incidents since that advice was given that justify the reason for the advice. Clearly it was to avoid a situation of over- representation in parliament which pertains today and is being actively persued by persons of that race. | terrence |
| It is well time that democracy by the people decided the Maori seats, and not the politicians. these M<aori seats were an instrument put in place when they were needed a century ago and they are not needed now under MMP. I am sick and tired of politicians thinking they have a mandate for all forms of mischief and feathering their own nests simply because they carried enough votes to end up sitting on their backsides in Parliament. | Mike |
| But I fear it will come too late | Maxine |
| Long overdue. They were never meant to be permanent. | Murray |
| Just get on with it | David |
| As explained they are irrelevant ow. | Barry |
| It is the only way I see oh putting this to bed once and for all, principals of the treaty, if they are going to be any, then they need to be set in identified and set in stone. I would also add that while this referendum was being conducted we ask 2 further questions. 1- should the waitangi tribunal be dissolved 2- should the maori seats be discontinued | Alec |
| not sure National has the balls to do this….. | Alwyn |
| Absolutely. The Maori seats must be abolished immediately. The shocking, treasonous behaviour of the Maori Party shows what a danger they are to democracy, and to our country. | Mary |
| YES. An end needs to be put to this archaic practice which has now descended into acts of posturing and a sense of self entitlement. This Country; whatever name you care to call it will not move forward on its current path. | Gary |
| No to racism. Non Maori are being discriminated against by allowing these race based seats | Robyn |
| On adopting the MMP system there was a recommendation that the maori seats be discontinued. This should have happened at that time. Now it is urgent that we rid ourselves if these toxic individuals who through lies, deceit and indoctrination are gaining a following. A referendum to curtail this is long overdue. | Carol |
| There is absolutely no reason for having a Maori seats. MMP was supposed to eradicate them but once again we appeased the Radical Maori bleats. Not only should the Maori seats go but also the Waitangi Tribunal which is a relic of the past. It has done its job, now it needs to be consigned to the dustbin. | Mike |
| Untribalise NZ | Graham |
| WE DON’T NEED THE GHOSTS OF SOUTH AFRICAN APARTHEID IN NZ | TONY |
| it’s long overdue for the abolishment of Parliament’s Maori seats, along with the Waitangi Tribunal – and time we embarked on a democratic New Zealand. – one country for all people. | Malcolm |
| It is a must to put this issue at rest for once and for all. | Sergio |
| Before it is too late. A referendum to allow New Zealanders to have a voice. | Howard |
| By now having a separate Maori Party and the number of Maori MPs in other parties, I cannot see the need for Maori seats. It was put in place originally to enable Maori representation in Parliament, but in my opinion the separate seats are no longer required. | Gifford |
| As someone of Left persuasion, I could not disagree with anything in your critique of the insane situation developing in this country. The abolition of the Maori Seats would have arrested this apartheid development and would have road-blocked the tendencies towards ghettoization, marginalisation, and racial frustrations, that are now so evident. Paradoxically, Maori may well have benefitted better, as General Seats with significant Maori populations would have MPs who would have to be more cognisant of Maori concerns. | Alan |
| One law for all. Remove anyone with less than 25 % of maroi heritage from the Maroi role . disband the Waitangi tribunal . equal rights for all. | Don |
| Absolutely yes, but I don’t know how far it would get. I believe the die has been cast and now we sit back and wait for the onslaught of Tino Rangatiratanga which is obviously on its way. The 82000 that left this country in the past year is evident in itself that us white Europeans are a dying breed in this once beautiful country. | Lawrie |
| Yes, the Maori seats are an undemocratic anachronism which poses a mortal threat to democracy. | Trevor |
| The referendum on Maori seats must happen. Failure to do so will see democracy removed from our system of governance and replaced by tribal rule. | Chris |
| Its the only fair and democratic way to deal with the issue | Trevor |
| Absolutely – overdue – maori is well represented in the government as elected members. Maori dont need any protection, they have enough activists in their ranks after the last government kicked off the racism now seen in New Zealand. Absolutely disgusting to see what is happening to New Zealand. No wonder all our brains are leaving! | kudy |
| Definitely and long overdue | Giles |
| provided that the reasons are made abundantly clear as to why the abolition of the seats is a good idea and the referendum is not hi jacked by noisy individuals with agendas of their own | Anon |
| The politicians are afraid it will cost them votes and a faction of White New Zealand are patronising the Maoris. The Maoris are acting rationally and with a fire in their bellies. Most White men are complacent, whimpish, and fearful. The population generally is being manipulated by government propaganda. The 2019 Tribunal report WAI 2575 says of the three Ps, partnership, participation and protection, The Crown acknowledged that the Ministry’s three Ps could be regarded as a reductionist view of Treaty principles but submitted that they were an attempt to create a common language for use by a large work force, which was about to undertake a new journey of understanding about what the Treaty means. You’re being taken for a ride. | Barrie |
| 110%, they should have been gone 130 years ago or more latterly on the introduction of MMP | Neil |
| They continue to abuse their position in Parliament, have no respect for the Coalition nor do they want to discuss anything. | Robyn |
| Well overdue!! | Colin |
| Yes, yes and yes! Time we had a binding referendum on all this racist stuff! I these radical so-called Maoris get their way, New Zealand is ruined. We MUST stand up for democracy. | Lee |
| Nobody should be guaranteed representation by race in a democracy | Derek |
| Absolutely- democracy and tribalism are not compatible. The Maori are becoming more and more aggressive and it is now very frightening and totally undemocratic. I also blame Ardern for opening the door to the current behaviour. Their display in Parliament was so disrespectful (led by a 22year old girl with little life experience and presumably no university education. It saddens me. | LAURA |
| Midnight of Democracy in NZ is fast approaching… Now or Never . | Chris |
| Any seats in Parliament based on race, should be abolished as this is racism and not democracy. Maori seats should be abolished and non existent at the next election. | Koreen |
| We need to awaken , the Maori want every thing . | Felix |
| We need a simple and easily understood strategy with definite timings set in concrete. | Jim |
| we are one nation, one block of voters. Anyone can stand on their merits to try and win votes. Poking out tongues and dancing around half clad is not going to win my vote. | RICHard |
| Scrap the seats ! Scrap the maori roll as it has become a work of fiction and duplicity ! Scrap MMP ! | John |
| it is well overdue, particularly MMP | john |
| They should have been scrapped when MMP was introduced. Elders were listened to, and yet again National “Oiled the Squeaky Wheel”. | Gary |
| Maori seats allow a complete over representation of Maori in Parliament and should not exist when there is MMP | Dorothy |
| High time for Luxon to show his mettle. This cannot wait any longer ….. Seymour knew this and made his move. Citizens must support his courage. | Mary |
| Absolutely! | G W Jeffcote |
| It is vital | Faye |
| I don’t wish to comment in a dispagaring way about those subhuman Te Pati Maori politicians other than you just need to look at them. What a bunch of misfits. One with a barcode, the what a scary site to behold, seen better examples in the zoo. Stone age, that’s an endictment and an insult on the ancient stone age people. | Peter |
| Now is the time to act. | Peter |
| Should have taken place years ago. | Rod |
| about time. | Doug |
| It is the ONLY WAY left by which the integrity of the country can be restored. If Ardern’s treachery and Luxon’s gutlessness are to be met and contested, there is now NO OTHER WAY left to us. | Jim |
| They’ve had their time. | Connell |
| 100%. This should have been done with MMP as recommended | Gareth |
| all must be equal anything else leads to chaos!! | Chris |
| Maori are well represented in Government now without having guaranteed seats,time to abolish the Maori seats | Peter |
| This is long overdue | Tony |
| Remove Maori seats from parliament | Steve |
| The sooner the better | Philip |
| Why wouldn’t any government support the input of the majority, unless of course if the government thought they don’t care what the majority thinks. | Rex |
| Need to do what should have been done 130 years ago. | Hone |
| Matt Walsh is such a voice of truth and reason. Will we EVER have governance that will stand up to this rapidly deteriorating situation? I doubt it. | Sharen |
| Yes, and it goes hand in hand with the Treaty Principles Bill Referendum. It’s all about equal rights for everyone, and Maori seats are not equal rights. | Andrew |
| Time to abolish the Maori seats. | Pamela |
| There is adequate provision for all new zealanders, without separation | Raymond |
| Time for the racial discrimination of the Maori seats to end. | Karen |
| New Zealand is supposed to be a country of EQUAL opportunities but the Maori race want everything for themselves. We cannot let this happen and if Mr Luxon doesn’t support the bill, he should resign NOW. | Douglas |
| They need to go | Ian |
| Show me where the democratic process has worked for we the people, since the 1975 TOW Act was enacted using a false/fake/fraudulent document? Apartheid was enacted and funded, all without any referendums for we the people along the way by politicians who know best. The only way to deal with their apartheid creation, is to demand and force, if necessary, the complete removal of ALL Acts and Statutes from legislation that give explicit recognition to the TOW. We the people now know the truth of what has been done to our early history by our democratic governments, to create this minority entitlement industrial complex, all based on lies. | neil |
| Get rid of the path to Apartheid in NZ | DAVID |
| The maori seats must be abolished asap | Trevor |
| Not many options left now…..Need to ditch the monarchy and become a Republic, resolve the Treaty abortion, mess, draw up a new Constitution !! | David |
| This country has no future if we allow the Maori radical movement to expand. PM Chris Luxon must take a stand or move aside. | chris |
| The seats are being used and abused. Maori are well represented through the general roll. | Peter |
| under urgency | chris |
| Just get rid of them……change the system as well, replace MMP, with preferential voting, same as OZ! | David |
| National caused the problem and our eak PM should now step up and correct that by holding a binding referendum. One only has to look at the FNDC to see what a body overborne with FOUR Maori ward seats becomes. | Doug |
| Yes but not only for the abolition of the Maori seats but also for the abolition of the TOW tribunal and the repeal of the TOW Act! | Alan |
| The climate is changing. But it’s a moot point as we’re not in any mood to act. To the point that there are those that put up a wall to keep the issue out. It’s here, and future generations in our own families will suffer greatly. | Barry |
| Appeasement is a nail in the coffin of democracy. The Maori seats should have been abolished decades ago. The referendum MUST be held while we still have the democratic right to do so! | David |
| Yes – a referendum is now urgent. | Murray |
| Weak politicians caving in to pressure from Maori leaders are the reason New Zealand is in the mess we now face today. The Maori seats should have been abolished long ago. I hope our current government realises the importance of taking steps to get rid of them now. | Paul |
| What is happening now with the radicalised Maori Party is shocking. National is to blame for not abolishing the Maori seats when they introduced MMP. They need to put it right now and hold a referendum. | Graham |
| What Matt Walsh says in his video is so true. Our politicians have sold this country out through endless appeasement and apologising instead of standing up for the rights of all New Zealanders to live in a country free from racial division. | Sally |