At 4.45 am New Zealand time on 20 April 2010, then Minister of Maori Affairs, Maori Party co-leader Dr Pita Sharples, announced to the United Nations in New York that New Zealand would support the UN’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
The whole thing had been a clandestine affair. No-one had been told Dr Sharples was flying to New York to sign UNDRIP. Everyone involved had been sworn to secrecy.
National’s support of the Declaration was highly controversial. Labour Prime Minister Helen Clark had refused to sign in 2007, on advice from Crown Law that it was fundamentally incompatible with New Zealand’s constitutional and legal arrangements.
At the time, New Zealand was one of only four countries that had refused to sign – the others were Australia, Canada, and the United States.
The reality is that the 46 Articles of UNDRIP are profoundly discriminatory. They confer special rights on indigenous people that elevates their status above that of all other citizens. They promote radical self-rule, not only through separate state-funded services such as education, health, and housing, but also through the right to virtually all of a country’s land and resources, the right to on-going compensation, and the right of veto over the actions of Government.
The highly contested issue of defining who is ‘indigenous’ is conveniently resolved by allowing self-identification: “Indigenous peoples have the right to determine their own identity or membership in accordance with their customs and traditions.”
In fact, the whole Declaration is at such odds with the concept of New Zealand as a modern democratic nation that it is difficult to understand how John Key’s National-led Government could have ever agreed to sign.
All four countries that voted against UNDRIP in 2007 eventually caved in: Australia in April 2009, New Zealand in April 2010, Canada in November 2010, and the US in December 2010.
While all four countries initially claimed their signing was “symbolic”, both New Zealand and Canada later moved to give UNDRIP legal force.
In New Zealand’s case it was Jacinda Ardern’s Labour-led Government that went down this path, with the Minister of Maori Development Nanaia Mahuta gaining Cabinet approval to develop an implementation strategy in March 2019.
A working group led by iwi leaders was established and their UNDRIP plan was delivered to the Minister in August 2019. Called He Puapua, this radical blueprint to replace democracy with tribal rule by 2040 – the 200th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi – specifically included enlarging the tribal estate through the “acquisition of private land”, introducing tikanga into the common law to gain control of the legal system, and “strengthening legal recognition of the Treaty” through the consistent use of a “stronger Treaty clause” – which is, of course, Te Tiriti.
Aware of the political volatility of He Puapua, Labour not only kept it secret from the public until after the 2020 election, but also from their New Zealand First coalition partner – even as their separatist agenda was quietly rolled out under cover of the Covid pandemic.
Once He Puapua was revealed by the NZCPR in early 2021, the public backlash became so intense, that although the framework for tribal rule continued to be embedded in our legislative and regulatory framework, Labour backed off full implementation.
Canada was not so lucky.
Under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, UNDRIP was passed into federal law in June 2021, with a preliminary 181 measures agreed in an on-going and ever-evolving Action Plan.
British Columbia went even further with provincial leaders deciding to implement their own Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act in November 2019.
Given our Coalition has not dismantled the He Puapua framework that was put in place, Labour’s re-election next year could easily see it revived with outcomes that parallel British Columbia. So, what can we learn from their experience?
Canadian journalist Elizabeth Nickson pulls no punches as she describes their dire situation:
“Thanks to my province – British Columbia – being the first in the world to formally recognize the United Nations Declarations on Indigenous People, we have elevated indigenous rights above everyone and everything else…
“After 500 tortuous days in court, the longest court case in Canadian history, the Cowichan tribe has been given a hunk of land, worth several hundred million dollars, filled with houses, businesses, industrial production, smack in the middle of a booming urban centre.
“The next day, one bank pulled a hundred-million-dollar loan for one business, and a property owner – a blueberry farmer – who has owned his land since the 1970’s had his mortgage renewal turned down.
“Yesterday, an Indian band claimed the entire city of Kamloops and lodged suit. Expect the rest of the province to be so treated. We have no idea how many more of these suits lie in waiting. The taxpayer pays for all of it. Every cent. Both sides of the case. And the public had no representation in the case. The government didn’t fight.
“You own land here, buster? Oh no, you don’t. The hundreds of thousands you have paid in mortgage, the tens of thousands you earned over a decade or more of saving and brutal hard work? VOID!!!!! All the improvements? NOT YOURS!!!!
“The judge in the case is essentially stating that since 110% of British Columbia has been claimed by one tribe or other, all property rights in British Columbia could be cancelled…
“We have been assaulted by the breakage of the most fundamental element of our prosperity – property rights.”
In New Zealand, tribal leaders have already persuaded two Parliamentary parties to support their plan to claim private land.
The Maori Party’s 2023 election manifesto promised: “Te Pāti Maori will introduce a first right of refusal policy for mana whenua on all private land. When land is put up for sale, it must first be offered to recognised mana whenua of that land. This policy has the power to revolutionise Maori social, economic, and environmental outcomes.”
Such a policy would indeed be revolutionary: it would destroy private property rights in New Zealand by collapsing the value of any land of interest to claimant groups.
The Green Party also campaigned on opening up private land for tribal claims: “We will remove the 2008 deadline to lodge new Treaty claims and reinstate the ability for the Waitangi Tribunal to make recommendations in relation to privately owned land, as that land comes on the property market.”
Imagine the nightmare of the Greens in power, re-opening Treaty settlements so the country’s powerful tribal corporations can target private property.
What this means is that if there’s a change in government next year – since both of Labour’s coalition partners want to open up private land for tribal claims – this will likely become New Zealand’s reality.
And while Labour hasn’t yet released its Treaty policy, it too is planning to attack private property rights – but through the tax system, since once a capital gains tax is in place, it can be weaponised to capture the family home through the stroke of a pen.
This week’s NZCPR Guest Commentator, former Judge and Law Lecturer Anthony Willy highlights how the judiciary is progressing He Puapua by incorporating tikanga into the common law without any public mandate whatsoever:
“In a recent article Law News published the text of a lecture given by Justice Christian Whata entitled ‘Embracing tikanga implications for New Zealand law.’ He begins by saying that tikanga maori is not merely a collection of customs, it represents a robust jural system complete with its own norms and procedures…
“He cites the example of property law saying that the ‘assumption of sovereignty has not erased customary land rights’ and that ‘the incorporation of tikanga maori into the mainstream New Zealand legal system reflects a broader societal shift towards recognising maori legal traditions as an integral component of our national identity’.”
Appointed to the High Court by National in 2011 and to the Court of Appeal in 2024, Justice Whata is pressing for a “bijural” legal system that would give tikanga Maori equal standing alongside the common law.
But if the Marine and Coastal Area Act – which incorporates both tikanga and common law rights – is anything to go by, what Justice Whata is proposing is a travesty of justice where Maori custom over-rides private property rights every time.
The disastrous result can again be seen in the Marine and Coastal Area Act experience, where the “pockets” of customary rights in “discrete” areas of the foreshore and seabed that the 2003 Court of Appeal determined might still exist, have been expanded through tikanga to effectively encompass the entire New Zealand coastline.
While the Coalition has stepped in to ‘fix’ that law, Labour has promised to repeal their amendment, which means that if there’s a change in government next year, New Zealand’s entire coastline will end up under radical tribal control.
Justice Whata now intends applying the same arguments being used to deliver the coast to Maori, to private land.
In other words, activist judges – including the Court of Appeal’s Justice Christian Whata and the Supreme Court’s Justice Joe Williams – are using tikanga to hijack the justice system and over-ride common law property rights with customary rights in order to deliver control of private property in New Zealand to Maori.
What this means is that as long as “tikanga” remains in the law, private property in New Zealand is no longer secure.
To remedy this travesty and protect the Rule of Law and private property rights, not only must tikanga be removed from the law, but so too must ‘special’ tribal consultation rights, which have now morphed into veto rights and blackmail on a grand scale.
If this does not happen – if both tikanga and tribal consultation rights are not removed – neither the Rule of Law, nor property rights will be secure in New Zealand.
This does not bode well for a country desperate for foreign investment – as Canada is now finding to their cost.
Richard Ciano from Vancouver based Yorkville Strategies describes the chaos:
“Investors seek clear title and dependable contracts. Canada is increasingly delivering the opposite. Investors don’t witness stability — they witness a fractured federation, a weaponized bureaucracy, and a legal system that injects profound uncertainty into the most basic elements of capitalism, like property rights.
“Consider the devastating BC Supreme Court decision in Cowichan Tribes v. Canada. The court’s declaration recognized Aboriginal title to land underlying private properties in a large, developed area of Richmond.
“This decision didn’t expropriate the land, but it accomplished something almost as destructive to investor confidence: it shattered the entire land tenure system. Landowners and businesses now confront a destabilized legal framework where the very ownership of their land hangs in question. This isn’t theoretical risk — it’s a judicial earthquake that injects massive uncertainty into property rights, the absolute bedrock of a stable, investable economy.”
Unless the Coalition removes the millstone of tribal influence that is now undermining progress and destroying prosperity in New Zealand, this could well be our future.
Richard further states: “The duty to consult with Indigenous groups, has been perverted into a process with no clear timeline, no off-ramp, and no point of finality. It has become a recipe for indefinite paralysis.”
Isn’t this essentially the same situation that we are confronting in New Zealand, where progress is being denied by billion-dollar tribal corporations blocking development and demanding ever-more-lucrative payouts?
Having seen the disastrous influence of UNDRIP in Canada, the continued existence of the He Puapua framework that Labour put in place to implement the Declaration in New Zealand represents an existential threat to our future.
It’s time the Coalition fixed this problem by removing all references to race and culture from our Statutes. It’s what they need to do to ensure they are re-elected in October next year.
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THIS WEEK’S POLL ASKS:
*Do you believe the continued existence of Labour’s He Puapua framework threatens property rights in New Zealand?
*Poll comments are posted below.
*All NZCPR poll results can be seen in the Archive.
THIS WEEK’S POLL COMMENTS
| Threatens property rights and with that everything else. Nothing in this regard has changed since the change in government, or if anything there has been an increased pace as every dollar handed out to iwi becomes weaponised against the rest of us. The depth and breadth of open greed and grift we see now is truly staggering. If only Labour and Green voters really understood this, but I’m not hopeful as in the Canadian case the voters just keep coming back for more! | Tony |
| He Puapua was introduced by stealth and avoided any referendum integrity. Shameful and must be urgently addressed. | Peter |
| This racist policy will create civil war in future if present govt doesnt sort it!! Come on coalition….get on with repealing this Tikanga falsehood …..why did the chiefs ask for and sign a Treaty with Queen Victorias agents???They were sick and tired of continual wars, barbaric and cannibal practices, and saw the benefits of the Christian faiths and a better peaceful way of living with sooo many benefits that until the Treaty times they never had as stone age people. Truth is not what He Puapua is about. | Bev |
| 9/12/2025 Hi Muriel, I continue to read and enjoy your newsletters. Although, I must admit this weeks one made me feel sick to the pit of my stomach. It wasn’t until last night’s poll that really got me thinking. Hipkins that high in the polls? Surely not. I thought, doesn’t the average person in the street remember Labours last victory? What he and Jacinda did to this country. Thinking further about it on my walk this morning, Hipkins reminds me of a Trojan-Policy Politician. His tactic appears to be to deliberately minimise policy disclosure to avoid any electoral backlash. This is like relying on ambiguity to win public trust, once in power, then he reveals his real program. Remind you of anything? All the Maori issues and He Puapua during their last term where it was all kept secret, even from their own Co-party NZ First. If the news media did their job properly, they would be putting pressure on Hipkins, asking about what policies are they concealing this time. Are the Maori policies going to return or get worse? I’m sure if they did, the polls would be quite different. Merry Xmas. Dennis Clark | Dennis |
| The property has been worked for & paid for honestly. Nobody else has any claim to it. Possession by stealth? | judith |
| He pua and all Maori activists are a serious threat to our way of life. Financially Maori will bleed us dry paying for water, beaches, consultations, fees. Get out of the corrupt UN, get rid of the Waitangi tribunal, Maori seats. All built on lies! | Carole |
| simply – inequivalently YES Maori want NZ lock stock and barrel by 2040 Stand up against this rampant apartheid By the way coming here i a boat does NIOT make them indigenous so they fraudulently acquired their UNDRIP endorsement from the UN and It should be scrapped. Te PuaPua is still there just waiting for another Labour Govt thanks Luxon | Carolyn |
| I believe all of the Maori corporations should be paying tax. The income tax of NZers is used to support those with either no job or no ability to work. Their people number in that group of society and considering they are all about ” their people” I am surprised that they have not actually made voluntary payments to IRD. | Sue |
| Absolutely, and UNDRIP and He Puapua has no place in NZ. | Mark |
| He Puapua is racially devisive and removes equality from all New Zealanders. It opens the door to Tribalism. | Mark |
| I feel it will threaten more than just property rights; it will also have a major impact on the lives of all non-Maori in New Zealand. It seems our politicians are very reluctant to address this issue. However, it isn’t only building in New Zealand, Australia too is dealing with the challenges of increasing indigenous rights. | Rob |
| ABSOLUTELY, WHAT THE HELL’S GOING ON ? THIS GOVERNMENT CAMPAIGNED ON ENGLISH FIRST AN A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER GOOD THING THAT THE PUBLIC WANTED TO HEAR, BUT WHAT HAVE THAY DONE? BUGGER ALL. ONE COUNTRY, ONE LAW AND EQUALITY FOR ALL., THAT’S THE POINT. IT”S TIME TO PULL FINGER AND GET IT DONE, THE TIME IS RUNNING OUT. | COLIN |
| The whole Maori system threatens New Zealand and New Zealanders. The fact Maoris were declared indigenous and not merely immigrants was the biggest mistake Bolger and Co made,and it was added to by Clarke and definitely Ardern and her bunch. It’s time Luxon and the coalition wiped all references to indigenous, Maori, Waitangi Tribunal,The Treaty of Waitangi and also revoked the charity status of Maori tribal interests to make commerce a level playing field for all.Maoris are no more indigenous than I am nor any other later migrant. | Peter |
| Madness, we are already seeing lack of confidence and investment. | Anon |
| The Treaty Principles Bill would have sorted out property rights. | Robert |
| Anything that reeks of separate laws/rules must be removed from our laws. | Elizabeth |
| It is a travesty of justice. | Glyn |
| Heard Luxon on ZB this morning-no way did he mention the matters which Muriel has written about! Funny that! We’re well on the way to a British Colombia situation too! | Roy |
| There are many threats to property Rights. Do not understimate the threat if tools such as SNA, SLA, SEA and other co0uncil overlays. These allopen the way to your property being taken by Iwi. | Tony |
| God help us!! | Adrienne |
| This is the beginning of apartheid | Neville |
| We need to ensure this DOES NOT HAPPEN!! | Kate |
| It’s a platform for racism rather than a sponsorship for equality. | John |
| YES. National has failed to stop the PJF, He PuPu and the slid into tribal control therefore one can only conclude they are in agreement with Labour, Greens and Tea Party. it will only get worse if we the people dont change how we vote… ACT or NZ First, it’s all we have…. until it is taken off us. then it’s too late. | Sam |
| We are all one people | Robert |
| I assume all labour party members land is exempt from maori tribal thieves, a deal must have been done. Otherwise why would these idiots carry on down the He Pua Pua path? Our claytons prime minister has been selling his properties, is this to avoid loosing his land to the maori tribal land takeover? | Allan |
| The tragedy is that we in New Zealand can no longer put any trust in in our judiciary system. However it appears that Canada, Australia and even America have the same problems. Even worse as it appears. Why our current Government seems to entertain any notions of the newly drummed up fraudulent treaty is beyond our collective belief. Maori are the 1st colonisers to New Zealand and who apparently absorbed the people that were here before them. Maori mana is all about self esteem and it appears that in the radicalised world of the Maori elites ‘self’ comes first and is above equality. We cannot be surprised that the National Party government members have no interest in dismissing outright the fraudulent claims stemming from the false new treaty because we all know that they are terrified of losing their power at the ballet boxes. They just don’t know it yet, that they have already lost that ruling power by their continual timid capitulation to the radicals. To keep our democratic system from being destroyed, New Zealand needs a very strong no nonsense leader to put down the rebellion. Sadly there just isn’t such a candidate on the horizon. | Geoff |
| Yes it will effect all New Zealanders as the land snatch creeps on. | Denis |
| Remove all references to race and culture from our Statutes. It is time to return to and champion a secular and neutral legal and government system. | Mark |
| of course – any one else would be!! | patricia |
| This has to be cancelled out | Peter |
| Private property rights are already under significant threat. Consider the water claims, coastal claims and the SNAs. These land grabs have been going on for decades. Tribes demanding exorbitant sums to permit power companies to continue operating hydro schemes. For the sake of the nation He Puapua needs to be scrapped immediately. That will require an administration with spine. It will not come from Labour, nor National. Act needs support. | Gavin |
| The Maoris want a rentier economy for their state within a state. This means charging rents for all resources including land built on. | Barend |
| We are doomed | Iain |
| Yes I do and so should every one. I thought we had got rid of the Red Witch appears not?????? This needs to be sorted ASAP for the good of all or catch the next sailing out of NEW ZEALAND and leave the place to reds. NZ will revert to the way it was when Cook arrived, a sad state after all the progress of all in the olden days when we all got on and helped each other. | Rod |
| Remove now. | steve |
| Property ownership is a most basic right since humanity vacated cave dwelling. It shouls be safguarded at all costs | Phil |
| Definitely. | Ann |
| Maori takeover and control has already happened sadly no Government will stand up to them..be strong decent New Zealanders and do not let proceed any further. | Bev |
| We are likely to be under another government next year. We have to get this straightened out. | Murray |
| keep up the good work | Maxwell |
| How do we get this message out to all NZ? | ian |
| WHY DIDNT LUXON DO IT AS HE PROMISED TO DO & WHERE ARE NZFIRST | Cindy |
| It does, along with life as we now know it. | DICK |
| Even if this current coalition government somehow found the smarts and courage to remove He Puapua and Tikanga from ALL of New Zealand’s legislation, then it looks as though it would be quickly reversed by any new Labour party led socialist government before lunch time. It is said, nothing lasts for ever. So New Zealanders will just have to learn to endure significant changes to the rule of law when a new Labour led government is voted in. It wont be pretty but if there is not a powerful push back NOW then the this dear wee country, once again will be in the hands of the smiling thugs as it was 200 years ago. We all might as well take to smoking dope to be in the happy land we once had, but did not fight for. There needs to be an organised physical resistance to keep the status quo. | Garry. |
| Apartheid still exists in NZ, and needs to be ended urgently. | Mark |
| Get rid of the maori seats as proposed when MMP came into effect | Tom |
| The whole concept of “original” race is racist in itself in the 21st century. We all must integrate and control our immigration for the needs of the country – only! | Frederick |
| Luxon needs to grow a pair and ensure the coalition makes good the pre election promises of getting rid of co governance for a start. | John |
| I hope the coalition has the gonads to follow the recommendations laid out in this excellent article by NZCPR. The alternative will lead to civil strife in NZ | Derek |
| We need to abolish this legislation. It was done without the knowledge of the public. Put it to a referendum | dianne |
| The government must get rid of all legislation that is destroying our democratic rights asap. National seem to be the stumbling block from this happening. Anything that Finlayson had to do with should be thrown out super fast. Come on Luxon ,pull finger and do it now. | Peter |
| Very wrong. | Jenny |
| absolutely it does. voted in to stop He Pua Pua, the Govt needs to priorotise this. | judy |
| instead of using the goobly gook put it in ENGLISH so we can understand it saying THEFT by corrupt groups, luxon will never get rid of it as he is just like his twin key who spent a fortune to change our flag but lost so let that hongi go to the un and sell a bunch of complete BS and liess so key got a knight hood which is what luxon is after then next year pull the pin and he and key will go and play golf with that dangerous nutter trump while adern will be waiting to come back to NEW ZEALAND to finish her destruction of this country then join tweedle dumb and tweedle dee on the golf course once shes paid her back handers from the hongi mob | Richard |
| Yes,How feeble and low can hipkins go.I think he would sell his mother if he could secure a vote.luxon needs to front up Now or he will be gone like the DoDo. | gale |
| one country, one people, ALL New Zealanders | William |
| Totally and reference to it in any form should be removed — ie get rid of He Puapua completely from all aspects of NEW ZEALANDER’S lives. We need a strong right wing Government with some gut’s and they will be supported by the HUGE majority of our population. Unfortunately we have a gutless Prime Minister who won’t do anything to help the situation. I am glad I am a pensioner and Heaven help the future residents if this CRAP is given any relevance (Yes, it is CRAP) No wonder many are leaving NZ — and it’s not necessary due to money but the path being taken by this Country. | Alan |
| The natives will push until they get everything back. | Clive |
| This is a long term disaster for racial harmony in NZ | Ian |
| There should be a final end to He Puapua and the erosion of equal rights and the threat to common law.The UN has for some time been hijacked and has little credibility in many areas. | Bill |
| YES, YES, YES, ABSOLUTELY | Martin |
| National needs to grow a pair and get rid of it | Alan |
| The UN is an evil corrupt corporate entity, trying to put their agenda into NZ via some very gullible and/or corrupt Maori people, who only think of themselves and no one else. Actually they hate evryone who does not agree with them. Boy are we going to have a nice country NOT. | Alan |
| And a lot more – John Key was led by the Maori Party and just too political. In fact at this point NZCPR are doing more than anybody seeing, understanding , and pointing out what is really happening – keep it up. | Maurie |
| It provides a racist basis to steal all the work and possession of private land in New Zeakand. | Mark |
| A big hint to the Coalition is: Remove ALL reference to race and culture from New Zealand’s constitutional legislation. | Paul |
| From the day it was selectively published to today, it has been nothing but a racist driven, academic time bomb for NZ. Should be put down immediately, then we can all become New Zealanders again. | Bryan |
| We must insist that this loophole be eliminated before it becomes impossible to do so. | Marga |
| The Bay of Plenty Coastline hand over to Mauri Tribal Interests has already happened; set a precedent, and is a lead into the future! What you have been warning NZ’ers about since your first publication,. , is already underway. Beware, wakeup NZ. The future is already here! | barry |
| Minister Goldsmith is liable for failing to remove the effects of He Puapua. And PM Luxon carries the ultimate lability for failing to enforce the coalition agreement. | Peter |
| This is total disaster. national does nothing does not deserve my vote any longer unless there is radical change in their slack stand Hoe can one invest in NZ with confidence | Dennis |
| Nothing will improve until we roll Luxon and his cult within the coalition. Luxon is employed as was Arderns, by the WEF. He is pushing the Maorification of NZ. He must be got rid of.. | Carly |
| The Maori are NOT the indigenes of this country . | Ross |
| Totally against special rights for indigenous people that elevates their status above that of all other citizens. It%u2019s time to remove all references to race and culture from our Statutes. | jenny |
| It is quite clear that this is a real threat likely to have rapid effect. Twenty years ago, I will admit I would have been likely to say “Well, we do need to help the Maori get ahead in life — they have faced discrimination and many are badly off, and this is really just a fairly minor way to help them set up their own businesses, etc.” But now I see that any step in this direction will just be exploited to the fullest and extended far beyond what most people foresee. It is vital that this is made clear to the voting public. Another, more general, comment: this tendency to take any concession, on any issue, and extend it beyond what it originally meant has become a widespread and socially divisive trend. | Marla |
| After the disaster that john key was, National should have been TOTALLY rejected by the voting public. Yet here they are, still registering as a Major Party, even though Key’s appointee Luxon, is still determined to preserve the Maorification that will eventually destroy our democracy. Kiwi voters have less than 12months to wake up before the next election. Otherwise the Globalist Agenda of the U.N will be the reality that is entrenched forever.. | A.G.R. |
| I’m very concerned about people’s future as re-reading land acquisition through court procedures favoring Maori. | Gordon |
| Too small to sacrifice. It would end NZ. | Lawrence |
| Maori apartheid is an abomination | Richard |
| Unless the current Coalition remains in power and disables the He Pus Pus manifesto and reverts to Common Law Practice,. New Zealand will be destroyed by a Tribalistic Elite land grabbers. | John |
| DOES LUXON AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COALITION READ THIS??? ACTION NOW,!! | Ron |
| No question. | caren |
| Pathway to a failed state. | Jonathan |
| This country is f……d Pleased I won’t be around much longer to watch total decline to a 3rd world backwater | Russ |
| Yes. | Robin |
| EVERY THING MAORI HAVE DONE SINCE2000 HAVE BEEN UNDER HANDED AND ORGANIZED CRIME HELPED BY THE LABOUR PARTY OR OGANIZED BY THEM IN UNDER HANDED UN DEMOCRATIC WAYS AND SHOUD ALL BE REVERSED AND CANCELLED AS NOT IN THE INTEREST OF 90% OF NEW ZEALANDERS | ADRIAN |
| Not only property rights, our whole way of live | Ray |
| GOOD RIDDANCE APATHYAROA. New Zealand needs swift and decisive action from the coalition GOVT. Stop tinkering around the edges! Dismantle the Waitangi tribunal, get tough on the judiciary , root out and remove the 5TH columnists from all levels of bureaucracy and influence. Pull funding from the Tax payer funded Rogue media , destroy special privilege based on race as it is a festering sore that needs to be seared,- yes it will leave a scar but the nation will be better for it. 1 million maori in NZ my arse, more like 100,000. Most part maoris today are so diluted its like a corgi pretending to be a pit bull, wake up look in the mirror – your not what you claim to be , its a fantasy an illusion ,youve been seduced by your own short comings . Putting a feather in your hair doesnt make you a bald eagle, its total nonsense and self delusion. Learning chinese doesnt make you chinese, work it out,” the truth eventually out lives the lie”. And you dare to come into our homes and communities places of work ,schools, hospitals, legal system etc etc etc and force yourself and your ways upon us. you have gone to far with your lies, racism, hypocrisy and deceit. New Zealand belongs equally to all and this is worth fighting for and fight we shall because there is much to lose and the sleeping giant of the majority is beginning to stir, you should never have poked the bear. This may well be our pearl harbour moment ,if not by the Govt then by the people, enough is enough !!!. | GlynJ |
| The past is the past and we in the present should not be held accountable for it. Move forward together or this country is doomed. | Carol |
| Absolutely | Liz |
| It will be worse than communism. You will pay, and pay, and pay, and pay…. for everything. | Aj |
| would any normal NZ citizen have voted for this to happen? NO, most definitely NOT!!! | Sharron |
| The devastating BC Supreme Court decision in Cowichan Tribes v. Canada. The court’s declaration recognized Aboriginal title to land underlying private properties in a large, developed area of Richmond, is a carbon copy example of what is being promulgated in New Zealand.He Pua pua has aimed for indigenous control of this country by 2040. Surreptitious moves to achieve this are progressing led by prominent Maori activists. It’s time He Pua pua’s recognised purpose was unearthed disclosed and exploded to remove it from any constitutional effect on this country. Personal property rights in this country are sacrosanct and any move to undermine those rights will lead to a population exodus. | terrence |
| Yes definitely, I am very concerned. | Jamie |
| Yes, of course. Where are you Mr Luxon? Lost in left wing dreams? | Peter |
| Very definitely and it’s frightening to contemplate what might happen if not repealed. | Philson |
| Hello to carless white people in 15 minute cities, no meat or dairy, with social credit I.D. ‘carbon footprint’ scores, debanked for questioning the state. | Susan |
| This is a worry… how did it get to this.. how can we make such insideous actions more obvious and how can we enlighten voters so they are exposed……..? | Peter |
| Absolutely. I drip was the worst thing to happen to NZ .it has produced aour great country into Anne divided by. Ethnicity.so sad and so dangerous. As U Thant said.. what can we achieve if we work together | Anne |
| the bullying tactics of the Te wharetoa Trust Board on the Taupo District Council for a ‘special JMA’ is an example. Property rights are at risk in Taupo | RICHard |
| Your arguments are well thought through. I think that with property ownership out of reach for large swathes of the younger demographic then so to interests in property rights. | Richard |
| I am part Maori and I believe all kiwis are equal and we should all have equal rights. No special privileges to any race | Dave |
| All these maori dissidents should be put on a waaka and sent to the Chattams like they did to the Maori Ori who were the original settlers in New Zealand. However we are now one nation and should all be treated equally. Tribal rule by 2040? I don’t think so. That would be the end of New Zealand. | Roger |
| Get rid of this rotten rubbish | Les |
| If this is left to continue New Zealand is doomed to poverty. | Raphael |
| No question – Maori currently call for ‘equity’ and in an ever reducing number of situations that is not unreasonable. But, what about ‘equity’ for non-maori if Tlkanga is allowed to prevail and a tribal system of people who self identify as Maori are given (take) special privileges within the legal system. Already it is looking like a slow train smash and only decisive and all encompassing legislation by the coalition can reverse it – but don’t hold your breath as it will require larger cojons than are presently obvious! | Francis |
| People ask “when is the coalition going to do something about this” one problems (and something we aren’t supposed to mention) is that one of the coalition partners is pretty much responsible for it being allowed to happen. | John |
| What is happening to our Democracy? The alternative is not an option.!!(frightening) | Bryan |
| This control by stealth HAS to be put into the daylight so all New Zealanders understand what is going on. | Peter |
| Disaster in the making | Errol |
| Unbelievable | Alan |
| Undoubtedly, why won’t the coalition deal with this | Gary |
| Unreal and unfair tribal greed on show once again Where is our so called leader Luxton on this ,as what voters demanded | Clint |
| He Puapua must be dismantled. This Govt. must do its duty by the their voters for the future of New Zealand. Or we will not have one. | Audrey |
| The National Party is equally to blame. Civil wars have started with less reason. This is open greed by the Maoris. This is what Luxon will be remembered for. | Rex |
| The whole UNDRIP has to be scrapper and everyting poining at maori dominanse has to be removed. They already have to much money and power. Remove all left-siting judges and make the judicial system: every vote is equal. | Peter |
| 100 percent | |
| He puapua needs to be eliminated completely. Invented by crooked thinker. | Dave |
| We are just so tired of National’s inactivity when it comes to Maori privileges and the judiciary activism. This needs to stop NOW!!!! | lulu |
| New Zealand is in very worrying political times I feel! | Lyn |
| after 5 yrs exposing the fake covid/fake vax, i have spent a yr in a deep dive into nz history. NOT todays fake woke version. i recommend piers seeds books for the TRUTH | mark |
| I expect The Govt to protect my propert rights and hence look forward to the RSB playing out. | Glenn |
| It is a ridiculous thought as to what could happen to property ownership in NZ. It must be repealed | Jim |
| Socialism is the destruction of civilization. | Richard |
| seems obvious | Gerhard |
| I believe that the He Puapua framework does not work in the interests of a unified New Zealand. It is more about separatism between those who arrived several centuries ago from the South Pacific and settlers who arrived later from other parts of the world. If we can rely on a genuine Justice system, which we can’t, then it is clear that Maori tribes are not indigenous to New Zealand as they are proud of their sailing prowess to arrive here using rudimentary navigational skills. On that basis, the UN’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) does not apply to our Maori tribes and must not be used in any court actions here. Of course we have to trust our judicial system to do the right thing. Just like international law is failing Palestinians with regards to the Gazza genocide, our local law is likely to fail over issues involving creating a united New Zealand. | Martin |
| The wording is crystal clear their aim is to rule NZ by year 2040 | Russel |
| Horrific | Liz |
| And id will result in civil war if implemented as it has been in Canada. Most land in NZ was purchased. You cant have treaty settlements and then come back for a second bit at the cherry | James |
| yes, i does, let it be stopped and burried. | Gerard |
| I cant believe that the people in New zealand are so brain washed that they cant see what is happening. | Joan |
| The media in NZ either verbal or printed has been biased since Arderns two terms in office and any information contrary to Labours was squashed or not honestly divulged to the public despite tax payers paying to be informed and nothing much had changed that is why so many Kiwis get their news from overseas outlets or podcast Casts. Far too much maorification come 2026 should change that scenario, if not National will be in deeper strife than they are now. | Gwenda |
| These clowns from the left, albeit accompanied by some phoney National parliamentarians, will indeed open NMZ up to occupationb by Maori. Of course, Pakeha could emulate the past Maori custom of taking land back, the way Maori did before the 1840s | Sam |
| He pua pua is a disaster waiting to hapoen. It has already gained significant traction, so it needs to be stopped in its tracks immediately. | Alastair |
| What the ell is going on in this country. How on earth has it got to this stage.. MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT ARE SELLING US OUT. THE MAJORITY OF PARLIAMENTDO NOT DESERVE TO BE THERE | ROB |
| Most Definitely. | Geoffrey |
| Taling peoples property rights from them will lead to civil war | Derek |
| Yes, Labour will do anything for votes and will be made to form to He Puapua just to keep The Maori Party on their side. However if they are silly enough to side with it during the elections they will very likely fall on their swords. So all the opposition parties need do is pressure labour on the issue , should be enough to sink them. Voters don’t be gullible again as was seen when the previous Labour government got into power. | Owen |
| Without a shadow of doubt | Tony |
| From its very name to its policy is 100% racist. | Donald |
| Regardless of the fact that Maori (or should I say part Maori) are not indigenous to these lands, It is a given fact that there were settlers pre-dating Maori settlement in NZ. A number of activists have made it quite clear that they support the idea of gaining first right of refusal of land sales purchase based on their so called indigenous rights. This door should be slammed shut immediately by government. | chris |
| A travesty | Carol |
| sick of maori intervention | Anthony |
| absolutely ! | Mike |
| Yes it does and NZ communities must assist with the overall lobby to destroy Aderns sneaky despicable attempt to destroy democracy in NZ | Neville |
| Completely an utterly illegal. | Jacqui |
| Kick it out. | Mike |
| Unbelievable! | John |
| Hell yes, scares the life out of me. | Fraser |
| Absolutely not… they are totally biased. | Audrey |
| The Maori mafia in New Zealand want total control of everything in our land they must be cancelled as soon as possible.. | jim |
| it’s hard to believe that all this nonsense has managed to become so established and that the government have forgotten their pre-election promises and just doesn’t seem to understand the dangerous implications to every person living in New Zealand and our democratic society. | Albert |
| We need to get rid of this asap. | Lynn |
| New Zealand belongs to all citizens | Warren |
| Absolutely. I don’t know why the Coalition is dragging their heels. They should have been on to this much earlier. And why are radical judges who flout the law allowed to continue? Why can’t they just be removed from office if they don’t adhere to Parliament’s law? | Sheila |
| When will we all learn that Maori are not indigenous to New Zealand. We have very week government in this country no one is prepared to call out the TRUTH when it comes to these issues | Heather |
| Maori back in the old days sold large hunks of land to settlers and received muskets/Blankets Etc for payment. Today Maori are saying that they never sold the land. I think the proverb Indian givers suit their narrative quite accurately | Wayne |
| Maori Co Governance is antithetical to the idea of democracy. | Graeme |
| Can’t see how you will stop it though | Andrew |
| EVERYTHING Labour in it’s current iteration touches turns to custard. HOWEVER, we should never forget that it was John Key’s National government that sent Pita Sharples off to gleefully sign up to UNDRIP. Vote ACT if we want a secure future in NZ. | Geoffrey |
| Most certainly and they can’t be trusted to do anything they say. | David |
| Given you are surveying your readership the outcome o this poll is easily predictable and cannot be said to be representative of the entire NZ population. | Patrick |
| National Govt Needs To Get This Sorted Out Urgently Or they Will Lose Election Next Year | leo |
| Absolutely! | Patrick |
| Good God NZers must pay attention to this looming disaster urgently!! | Karen |
| We ARE ONE PEOPLE!!!And THAT IS THE BASE FOR ALL KIWIS WHO LIVE IN NEW ZEALAND | Dominique |
| Political dynamite” will erupt in the country if there is a change of Govt 2026. Sell your property, cash up, take what you can carry and burn the rest. NZ will be stuffed forever! | Chris |
| Absolutely, and a lot more as well especially given Maori are not indigenous to NZ but simply immigrants via canoe from Polynesia! | Neville |
| Yes – because this framework was not dealt with immediately after the Election, as promised, it will become increasingly difficult to dislodge the longer it is allowed to exist. If the Law is a defence of the right to own property (the basic purpose for its’ existence), then if property rights are threatened, it could be argued that the Rule of Law comes under threat as well, ultimately resulting in chaos. This will be the outcome if these brown, parasitic, activists are not firmly put in their place and it will be our own stupid fault. This cannot be allowed to happen The time to act is now – before it is too late! | Scott |
| Don’t need this in NZ. History we need to look forward | Trevor |
| National Party is just as treasonous as the Maori Party, and Winston of NZ First is eyeing the baubles of office, again. Purely an opportunist at heart, no thought for NZ at all, just Winston. | frank |
| We need this gone. Something that happened Well over 100 years ago isn’t relevant to today. Get rid of it. They aren’t indigenous to New Zealand. | Jill |
| Absolutely. Gimmee, gimmee, gimmee. More gravy! | Alan |
| This issue must be sorted quickly. | Jeremy |
| How can it not be a threat or potentially worse. Putting one ethnicity above others will create more division in NZ and worse apartheid than we have now. | Trevor |
| He Puapua is a form of extreme terrorism designed to be enshrined in a form of extrajudicial apartheid against the State and public alike.. | John |
| Obviously! | Bruce |
| Very bad idea..it must be stopped, New Zealand is a country for all New Zealanders. | Yvonne |
| The Current Coalition Government has dithered while the activists, both inside and alongside the Court system, continue to advance. Time is running out for the correction by the Parliament. I do not see any integrity in a Labour, Green and whatever is left of the Maori Party in terms of maintaining democracy. I would like to see more determination to protect democracy from the current Coalition Government given they have a mandate, and a duty, to do so. | Peter |
| It must be removed. | Neville |
| Activist judges have been white-anting our laws for years. it has got to stop, but which pollies have the courage? | Hugh |
| Pita Sharples had no mandadte from the voters of NZ. His signature on behalf of NZ on UNDRIP is therefore null & void. | BRUCES |
| Get rid of it. I can’t believe that in a civilised world we still have crap like that sneaking around? | Peter |
| We are one people!! We must be under one law! | AndyE |
| If NZ wants overseas investors, they have to remove everything regarding property rights from Maori exploitation and that applies to private land owned by all New Zealanders. National have been deceitful on not removing that. | Ken |
| The Rebels have no cause, only wants supported by a radical labour party of dead beats and knee Jerkers. | Ken |
| Has no one realised that what Maori activists are doing is tantamount to treason? That applies equally to those who support them. The Maori are not indigenous to New Zealand. ,We know when the Great Migration occurred, and the Moriori were here before that but look at what the Maori did to them. By their own behaviour they are undeserving of special treatment and they have no legal right. The judges who would confer special entitlement on them are questionable as well as those who seek political support by their actions. What they are up to is unlawful and should be dealt with as such. It is corruption! | Harvey |
| For goodness sake this nonsense has got to be stopped. | David |
| If this goes into Law it will destroy NZ! | Geoff |
| This coalition MUST get this matter sorted now. The Nation must be informed of the implications and intentions of bothe Labour and the Greens to support the existence of the He Pua Pua secretly imposed UN Mandate | Stan |
| Get back to sanitry!! | Ray |
| The judges that are pushing through all these alleged Maori rights should be forced to stand down. Also the treaty tribunal abolished. I fear for everybody’s property rights. All they have to say is this is sacred and they get their own way on anything. Get back to British law. | Laura |
| In a word: ABSOLUTELY! The current government may be the last chance to stop this undemocratic flood. | Laurence |
| New Zealanders deserve a government assurance that private property rights are sacrosanct and will not be breached to settle any historic or current Maori grievances – real or imagined. | Geoff |
| Whatever happened to the parliamentary rule of law. Why has New Zealand’s judiciary become so corrupt and why is it not being brought back into line. | Rob |
| More pandering to a minority, I’d love to know how much of our MP’s time (including the Opposition) is taken up handling this sort of issue while they neglect the important stuff …. education, health, housing, roading etc | Tony |
| I support indigenous rights for those people who are still living a hunter/gather type of life. Long may they continue to do so. But once they take up the benefits of modern technology they need no more rights than anyone else. | Bruce |
| Labour and its crazy schemes are mad, bad and very dangerous. | Paloma |
| thanks for this revelation | anthony |
| It is well over half way down the straight to the winning post. If Labour get back in 2026 we are surely going to see Maori gain a stranglehold over the coastal foreshore as Labour repeals the legisation passed by the coalition. | John |
| I don’t understand why He Puapua wasn’t dealt with by the coallition immediately after they were sworn in. Astounding that it still exists. | Mike |
| ONE COUNTRY,ONE LAW AND EQUALITY FOR ALL | DAVID |
| One law for all! | Peter |
| Mission creep!! | ALASTAIR |
| A retirement village may be a good idea?? | John |
| Of coure it does! Anyone withe half a brain could figure that out! Typical maori tactic to get something for nothing! | Peter |
| The coalition government must honour its promises toe the electorate by removing all vestiges of He Puapua and instructing those activist judges to cease and desist with tikanga implementation. | Kerry |
| This govt needs to act and throw it out asap, Winston said it was a dangerous statement | Kay |
| Should He Puapua eventuate civil war will follow. There can be no doubt about this. The greedy bastards have pushed too far! | Marshal |
| This threatens our very existence – welcome to partied New Zealand with property rights no more!! | Margaret |
| There is SOOOO much of this reverse racism bullshit which is f…ing our ONCE wonderful Country – NEW ZEALAND – not ay – oh – tea – a – rower. It MUST be stopped NOW before it is too late. | Brian |
| This has been the spanner in NZ’s works since 2010. Everyone who is anyone KNEW about it, and did nothing. Unsurprisingly, the four countries that opposed UNDRIP were colonial countries. More tham 80% of the world’s countries are still tribal and are controlled by aboriginal peoples. No wonder they voted FOR the indigenous rights that UNDRIP guaranteed. The Labour Party, Green party and the Maori party were complicit in creating He Puapua to ‘maximise” the UNDRIP conditions and Ardern was the instigator of it all. Conservative and MOR parties have turned a blind eye to the huge anti-Democracy threat that is He Puapua, which proposes Maori dominated government by 2030. So forget Canada; UNDRIP is anexistential threat to colonialism and, spurred on by the racist and treasonous He Puapua document are HERE in NZ, and they are an existential treat to all European and non-Maori New Zealanders. Sadly, unless the Courts intervene, the future for the majority of New Zealanders involves kow-towing to Maori tribal government. | Phil |
| Unbelievably dangerous hijacking of our judicial system. | Pete |
| Absolutely of course! | Murray |
| If the present Govt COA, really represents the majority of NZ people, they need to action this problem ASAP. | Geoff |
| Just when do we stop pandering to the descendants of cannibalistic, stone-age savages who lived in a constant state of tribal warfare. The very best that saved them from total annihilation was to be colonized by the British. | Tony |
| Wicked! A double standard! It’s destructive. You can only bleed so much out of the tax payer! Eventually the well will run dry. Everyone will suffer! This is pure greed! | Dianne |
| Should be long gone for good | Alastair |
| Fight this rubbish! | Eleanor |
| When does the civil war start … or has it already? | Rod |
| Do the politicians receive this newsletter | Ian |
| Absolutely! If allowed to gain a foothold, Labour’s He Puapua framework will lead to the same unjust ‘land expropriation without compensation’ which is happening in racist South Africa and looming in BC Canada.!!!! | Warren |
| Yes, it is very worrying. | Rach |
| wake up NZ before it is too late! it may already be… | Linda |
| Of course it does! Not only do radical Maoriplan to screw u but they have set out in plain terms how they plan to so it and yet the overwhelming population of this country stands in absolute denial by always looking in the other direction. The most important part of this deception is our media. of course. | Roger |
| The Coalition were voted in the remove all this treaty nonsense, if it is not done this country is doomed to decades of civil war. I will never give up my rights I will fight for them to the bitter end! | Nigel |
| We had a moari scaffolder here who told me our farm belonged to all moari. He wanted to know how many bedrooms and what it was worth. Being home on my own I felt intimidated and very uncomfortable. | Steph |
| There will be anarchy in New Zealand if Labour does not come to its senses | Ross |
| I find it hard to understand what Labour, the Greens etc hope to achieve with all that separist behaviour. It will not end well. | Leonard |
| Labours actions will scare off the banks and the insurance companies and crash the property markets. NZ will become more third world than it already is. People will turn to arms for defence | Bruce |
| Absolutely and should be removed from all political agendas. It is pure race based discrimination that could destroy our society. | Brian |
| This reinventing of the treaty needs to END!!!! | Andy |
| John Key covertly and foolishly signed up to the principles to get Maori support and Jacinda covertly signed up to the actions ( then buggered off ) | john |
| totally!!!! | tony |
| of course it does, everything happening in that area is corrupt, fraud & anything else you can come up with in the way of deceipt – | Jill |
| a mass exodus to Australia going to happen if He Puapua is not cancelled | Brian |
| of course it does, against reasonable hope the current government will restore NZ law | Giles |
| What else could it mean! | Ian |
| Definately | Barbara |
| Absolutely. The more we give them the more they want and expect. This Coalition Government are a bunch of pussycats. It is absolutely essential all references to tikanga, He Puapua and maori rights be permanently remove from our statutes and all such legislation be applicable to All New Zealanders. | Bruce |
| Rights should be equal, rights of the legally & fairly purchased landowner . | Kathryn |
| Too right it does!The activists in NZ fire off all their crap to their contacts in the UN, Helen Clarks and Jacinda’s mates, and it gets taken as gospel and it is all on. Think about it and the way this country is going. God defend NZ from these people. | Bruce |
| When are we as a nation going to undo the Keys/ Sharples debacle? Maori oral histories specifically refer to the peoples already in NZ when they first arrived from Hawaiki -principally east coast South Island. It is a disgrace that a lucrative industry was spawned by this scurrilous nonsense and is now less than surrepticiouly being foisted on NZ as special privilege based on an indigenous lie. Refute the lie. Put said ACTUAL history into law and lets get equality for all. | Mike |
| Isn’t security of land ownership dealt with in the Treaty of Waitangi for ALL people? That should protect all people on NZ from claims based on tikanga or on any other basis | Alan |
| Get rid of any reference to He Puapua once and for all. This sort of stuff should never exist in progressive societies. | Kevin |
| Take away a person’s house and they have little in the way of assets. A slave race. | Ann |
| I think it’s a definite threat. Get rid of it! | Yanna |
| Suprise ,suprise , even more opportunity for the greedy maori parasites to rip off New Zealanders at will , with any or no opposition to said ,rort . Fortunately I am sure ACT will do their utmost to repeal this ridiculous attempt to line the pockets of the maoris involved . John Keye you are a f—–g idiot ,allowind such a flawed concept to be accepted just to retain power years ago . Im assuming the other National half wit , currently working to Nghi Tahu Chris Finlayson was also partly responsible for such short sighted bullshit ., | Ray |
| Get rid og it | Bruce |
| Glad I am at this end of my life and not at the beginning | Ian |
| 100% YES. | Ian |
| KILL IT! | GORDON |
| Disaster on steroids | Craig |
| New Zealand needs to remove itself from the UN. | Neil |
| YES! It will be the death of any foreign investment in this country. It also means, that the $500K that I paid for MY Section, to put MY house on, is going to be taken from me. LIKE HELL! I will fight to protect MY property. The UN is NOT your friend. They are an evil bunch of S/stirrers! | Heather |
| needs getting rid of soon as | edward |
| It needs to be reversed or cancelled. | Tony |
| This whole disgusting mess needs cleaning up asap. Problem we have is Lux-flake is a do nothing woke sympathiser. Sooner Natilnal wake up and puf a hard man ir woman in the better. | Mike |
| The Main Reason He Puapua was set up was to undermine and dominate New Zealand’s way of Life and revert back to a Tribalism Existence !! | Geoff |
| NZ is full of ‘useful idiots’ who are aiding and abetting such moves. | John |
| Definitely, get rid of it. | James |
| The 1840 Treaty was only an agreement between two parties, to the benifit of Maori, This was confirmed at the 1860 Meeting at Kohimaramara by all tribes who agreed that they were better off under one Govener with one Law for ALL, .Who today can honestly call themselves Maroi dating back to a unoin with white settlers, . Evidence exsists that proves that Maori are NOT indiginous but that part of histour is undr embargo and by the Government and hidden away. | Don |
| No to race based ideology | Steve |
| NOT only does it threaten property rights, it threatens the whole structure of NZ. If it is not removed entirely then most of us may as well emigrate elsewhere, unless we are prepared to stay and fight. | Bruce |
| The whole concept of he puapua is a breach of the treaty of waitangi | Willy |
| Get it out. | Dave |
| very much so unfortunately | john |
| It will be the end of New Zealand as we know it. | Robert |
| The concept that a group of people have more, or less, rights that another is the very definition of racism. Likewise the concept that a group of people whose own history talks of them arriving in New Zealand on Whakas around 800 years ago are indigenous is ludicrous. Our country is being destroyed by these globalists who are sitting pretty on their high chairs, in many cases, drawing huge salaries from the public purse, while manipulating circumstances to protect and further their self interest. | David |
| ““““` | `COLIN |
| It will be theft by stealth. Tribalism just can’t lead to cohesion in society by its very definition | Richard |
| Once private property becomes fair game to Maori, values will plummet and it will become worth virtually nothing, so Maori can buy it at next to nothing. If that ever happens, I’ll burn my house to the ground and pollute the soil. Might be best to sell now and leave NZ. Of labour gets in, this will be our fate. | Koreen |
| It’s time to stop all this nonsense. Maori are not indigenous and never have been. | Alastair |
| Most definitely it does. Politically the left and “right wings” belong to the same statist bird, both of which are taking us towards the UN’s global dictatorship. A mass uprising by our people against their goal is the last resort to save us from tyranny. | Donald |
| I certainly does ! | Murray |
| Tell your mps and maori activists that if this happens there will be out and out war, I for one will not let any lazy barstard take my land that i have worked all my life to get | Colin |
| I believe this He Puapua framework needs to be revoked and removed from NZ law. | Jeffery |
| It has to go be removed…. | Carl |
| Without doubt the disgusting unsanctioned and unapproved He Puapua legislation is a huge threat to NZ period! | Greg |
| Maori elite want total control over all land and resoeurces in New Zealand | Peter |
| Why isn’t the PM or the mainstream media reporting to us about this discusting change within the law? | John |
| John Key has a lot to answer for. He was a populist PM who did not think past the next TV interview. AND the Labour theorists don’t have a grain of common sense between the lot of them. We are a very sick society. | William |
| For goodness sake Govt. Fix it NOW. | Bill |
| Why is Labour supporting the destroying of all Property rights? Theirs will be taken as well. Can they not see that. What’s in it for them? | CHRIS |
| Remove this racist based framework now. | Rod |
| He Puapua needs to be shelved for good. Its destructive and decisive document. | Graeme |
| Absolutely. | Fred |
| All New Zealanders are equal. One man, One vote, One New Zealand | John |
| Every New Zealander must have equal rights | Patrick |
| The tribal claims must end and property rights returned to the individual | ARTHUR |
| Absolutely | Martyn |
| How has this been allowed to happen? Who is running this country it seems no one is it’s become a shambles no wonder many people are leaving | Peter |
| STOP THIS NONSENSE NOW. | Faye |
| Very much so | Peter |
| Absolutely and as intended by Ardern, Mahuta et al. The Nats better sort this out otherwise they will be replaced by an ACT/NZF coalition | Mike |
| What happened to Jacinda’s “We are one.” | DOUGLAS |
| Do I ever ! | Peter |
| It threatens everything. NZ may well become a third world country driven by Maori who are not the indigenousness people of New Zealand. Its very devious. | David |
| Absolutely. It’s time to rip up He Puapua and the treaty otherwise we may as well pack our bags and leave the Maoris to it. They would of course revert to inter-tribal warfare and the infrastrucure built by others would eventually collapse around them. And any fish left around the coastlines would be strip-mined quickly and they’d probably starve. But at least they’d be happily “decolonised” | Dave |
| There should be one law for all | Glenn |
| Anything that Labour does is usually a disaster | Warren |
| apartheid garbage focussed on division alone. | Collin |
| Not only property rights.But a labour Govt. would be a disaster for NZ.lOOK AT THE DAMAGE THEY DID WHEN THEY WERE IN POWER FOR SIX YEARS.LEST WE FORGET. | Ross |
| Greed is just below the surface. That favourite radio station WIIFM – Whats in it for me | DICK |
| Yes there would be a shift that only give us an equivalent to longterm lease our own land reclaimed as Maori. We would also have to pay additional levies/fees and rates portion to Maori to “use” their land | Karen |
| Its insidious, undemocratic and racist to the core. Tribal judges can now override the rule of law – its preposterous | Peter |
| Property rights are already under siege as demonstrated by the Coastal claims, water claims, and SNA’s for example. There is a creeping takeover of property rights which has been going on for some years and is accelerating. I fear it is already too late. The only hope is a government that has the spine to respond to this. Unfortunately we may never see that. | Frank |
| its time we are all treated as one . You only have to look at what is happening in Britain , Australia etc to realise haow much damage to people whose ancestors have been here for decades. My husbands great great grandmother was the first white child born in Lower Hutt in 1852. We are New Zealanders not Maori or Colonists. | MARGARET |
| For peace and democracy it is absolutely essential that He Puapua is removed once and for all | Don |
| Like a mill stone around our necks. | Henk |
| Puapua must be undone,for our children sake, now……….Like a chain around our necks! Has this been earned somehow …..?? by WHO ? | Henk |
| bring back one nation one people | Mat |
| Without doubt!!! It is thaft and against the Treaty as agreed | tony |
| YES! If this bullshit landgrab goes through, cilvil war here we come. | Andrew |
| Yes, must NOT be allowed to continue! | Lee |
| It must be removed – we are one people. | Christine |
| Yes. Investors seek clear title and rights to their investment otherwise they go elsewhere. Tikanga and the non-indigenous Iwi false rights must be deleted from all our legislation as I voted this coalition government in to do. JUST DO IT NOW. | Brenda |
| The intent is obvious, and the current coalition is complicit. | Rod |
| UNDRIP, He Puapua, and Tikanga should be removed from New Zealand’s legal structure forthwith. | Terry |
| How do we stop this when we are not allowed to have an open discussion on our fundamental rights as citizens of New Zealand. MSM are calling the tune and making sure Labour will be re-elected in 2026. They need a shake up just like the BBC. | Bev |
| There should be no discrimination in New Zealand, we are ALL equal | Mel |
| The UN is nothing but a Socialist Blight on Western society & the sooner we exit any initiatives that come from this organisation, the better for Kiwi’s. | John |
| Maorification has gone too far and should be abolished. | Dayal |
| I had to do this again, I previously ticked no but pressed send before commenting – no because its not threatening is DESTROYING property rights! All this Maori bullshit will ruin this country… | Matt |
| Undoubtedly | Bryan |
| Burn the Treaty | Gary |
| It’s the take over of New Zealand by Maori for Maori. | Gavin |
| Unless an end is put to this there will be civil war inside a decade. | Grant |
| Remove this crap immediately | Chris |
| No rights should be based on the colour of one’s skin or historic being. | malcolm |
| Division by race continues onwards towards an eventual dead-end. | Neil |
| Not just property rights but also our personal rights are under theeat. | Alec |
| certainly – stupidy at work | Gill |
| what I think about Maori would get me banned | chris |
| All ‘maori’ legalisation that does not co exist with Democracy must be exterminated asap. | Judy |
| PS Comment: important to understand the power dynamic in this matter. 1. The UN has no authority to dictate action on UNDRIP to any sovereign nation – as Article 46 clearly states. 2. So the government of each country is fully responsible for any action (if any) on UNDRIP. 3.Given the critical issues at stake, the elected government should consult citizens in a legally binding referendum about the action to be taken. NZers have never been consulted on this issue by any elected government – past or present. Only the people can resolve this problem. | Mary |
| Maori has labour wrapped around their finger if labour you can kiss this country good by, come on National and others get your head out your ass and do something | Barry |
| He Puapua and all its tentacles as well as all the members of the Judiciary that support tikanga MUST be removed from our law and legal system. | Craig |
| A HUGE YES. I tried to subdivide my property starting with 22 sections. Got down to 3 or 4. Was told local maori also had to ok. Gave up after 2 years and 80k poorer. Far too risky and probably another 80k and absolutely no guarantees I could go ahead. Selling up and heading to OZ before my land is worthless. | Kevan |
| I believe that because It is already badly effecting the property right that I currently have. | Michael |
| How any non-brain dead adult can think this will be a positive thing is quite simply incomprehensible. | Shane |
| Absolutely! If action is not taken immediately to remove tikianga and land rights favouritism to Maori, then this country will go the same way as Canada. | Robyn |
| it is a dangerous path we are heading down. This gravy train must be derailed or we may well become ‘Zimbabwe South’. | TOBY |
| Yes it needs to be shut down | Kylie |
| Yet its not spoken or written about in mainstream media. The majority of people would have no idea what is really going on in our corrupt society | diana |
| absolutely, they want to take over others hard earn work for nothing. and all of them are only 1/2 Maori or less, what about their white half? | Chris |
| If indigenous definition is self identification, then we all need to self identify as that. | Hone |
| I’m finding it difficult to believe such Laws could be enforced. After Years of hard physical labour turning scrubland into productive farming enterprise. Now if this is aloud to continue generations of families have done this hard work for nothing. That’s not democracy. | Michael Andrew |
| Certainly does. Why can we not learn from the Canadian experience? Also, why can every NZ citizen be treated equally in the eyes of all NZ laws? | Keith |
| It absolutely does. Rates issues will have councils forcing people off their land and when sold IWI get it. Something needs to be done urgently Theft by stealth. How can these politicians (Labour and Greens) not get this. They are so wealthy themselves they don’t care. It will destroy the country. | Jackie |
| I think it threatens all rights of non-Maori in all areas of life. | Sue |
| All citizens should have equal rights. | Doug |
| He Puapua was commissioned to provide Labour with a report to support their ideology and cause apartheid and confusion. It was not based on good research or fact. | Gaye |
| I would add the whole He Puapua framework has greater consequences than just property rights Needs to be formerly set aside | Bruce |
| He Puapua is a con. Based on false pretence, and dreamt up claims. The judiciary and Goverment have been infitrated by greedy radicals pushing their agenda. The only current MP’s with the sense to see what is happening are Winstone Peters, Shane Jones and David Seymour who are all of Maori decent. | Anon |
| As Owner of property encumbered by a Section 27B notice, I know the threat is real. | Alec |
| When will this coalition government start to do something about this. Can’t they see what is going on, have they also been bought? | Roy |
| Absolutely does He Pupua threaten new Zealand property rights. The Coalition MUST get rid of He Puapua NOW and pull out of UNDRIP! | John |
| Its the pure manifestation of racism and as such is a cancer on NZ favouring one race over and above all others | Greg |
| Treaty is obsolete One people one country One rule for all | Warwick |
| NZ needs to take a claim to the UN against Maori activists. The majority of the population are being discriminated against. Show the UN up for what it is. | Peter K |
| All traces of race must be removed from ALL legislation or New Zealand will never progress | COOKIE |
| I was born here in NZ so I’m indigenous! The colour of my skin or my ancestral descent has nothing to do with how ‘entitled’ I should be! He Puapua is racist plain and simple, and is only creating division in our country! | Merie |
| Who is stupid enough to vote liebor? | Mike |
| All governments are complicit in hiding things from the New Zealand people which under a so called free democracy should not be tolerated. He Puapua is just one of many examples of something which was pursued in secrecy without the public having an opportunity to have an input. A very recent case is that of the Government sending millions of dollars to the corrupt Zelensky Ukraine government without telling the public about it. This is particularly egregious when the New Zealand Health service is so underfunded like many other needy services. | Ronnie |
| He Puapua is unnecessary and potentially and unfortunately, divisive. | Nick |
| We need to bring this information to all New Zealand era politicians need to act immediately before it’s too late | Brenda |
| I am most disappointed that the coalition govt has not done more to wind back He Puapua | Philippe |
| Absolutely | Jane |
| ALL references to anything Maori must be removed from legislation otherwise this country is doomed | Gareth |
| The whole idea that Maori are indigenous is rubbish there is evidence of people’s living in NNZ long before Maori arrived Maori are settlers like everyone else and as there are no full blooded Maori in NZ it’s a big farce | Vaughan |
| Absolutely! Anybody who thinks these so called ‘frameworks’ are benign, is a utter fool. The easiest way to end this racketeering scheme is to leave the UN and cancel all agreements with that lot of gangsters. The UN is useless | Michael |
| Why hasn’t the Coalition withdrawn New Zealand’s support for UNDRIP? | Trevor |
| It is well-documented that maori are not indigenous. On that basis, and the fact there is no full-blood maori in NZ surely the He Puapua document is null & void? | Sandra |
| Maori history states that when they first landed in this country there was other people living here.That means that they cannot ever be classed as indigenous. Maori are amongst the greatest liars in the world. | Steve |
| Appalling. Must be stopped. | Chris |
| We should all be equal for everything | Peter |
| I wish the current coalition were doing more, faster, to dismantle all of the He Puapua nonsense. I know it’s not easy, but it’s desperately necessary! | Brenda |
| Giving tribal interests access to claim on private land sucks. Kick He Puapua into touch where it belongs. You can file the Greens, Labour, TPM and The U.N. in the gutter as well. | Steve |
| It’s already embedded within the health system and ready to go….this is a disaster waiting to happen | Cath |
| This was ratified by the 6th Labour Government and never withdrawn – so still extant should we be unfortunate enough to get a 7th Labour Government. | Brenton |
| All references to race and culture should be removed from all statutes. There is no place for laws to give one race favourable consideration over others | Alec |
| The aim is ultimate power over everything in NZ, including all land. | Andrew |
| Of course. This was the game plan of radical Maori all along | Peter |
| It will also wipe out labours capital Gains tax….as values will plummet downhill fast. All bank lending on property (even to finance businesses) will cease. This is utter stupidity. | Gavin |
| There is little doubt that embedding another races law, tikanga law, into our existing legal framework, will be like letting the fox into the henhouse. No non Maori will be secure in their homes from that juncture. All I can add is remember what happened to the white settlers under the late Robert Mugabe’s rule in Zimbabwe. | John |
| I think scare mongering only leads to truth and reconciliation | Paula |
| Maories want everything! | Pierre |
| Yes of course it does. It’s now becoming very frightening to be a property owner in this country. I think it’s all a part of the new world order to destabilize Western nations. It is truly frightening but one has to wonder how much better off you would be to run to Australia. Our Politicians have let us down badly. I doubt this Government will do anything about it. If only the masses of dimwits would wake up to what is really happening. I think there is little hope left for the Western world. If l was younger l to would want out of this country. We are possibly already stuffed. | Paul |
| Not at all. Click bait reporting or journalistic non verified articles or podcast. No research done to report both sides. Terrible reporting. And most report the left leaving views that are often dangerous and lead to an incorrectly informed public. | Paul |
| Too right it does. | Lenice |
| Of course it does and our coalition needs to under ugency completely rip out all reference to culture, race and tikanga and the like from every bit of legislation. No if, and or buts! Why this has not happened already and been backed up by referendum is competely beyond belief. He Puapua must go in the round bin along wth UNDRIP in the New Zealand context and never again see the light of day. | Doug |
| Immediate removal. A L/G/TPM would prioritize this document which is the implementation plan for UNDRIP and tribal rule. The Coalition has limited time to act. This issue will govern your vote for a particular party in 2026. NZ’s future hangs in the balance. | Mary |
| Obviously. But who was it who had us sign up to this in the first place? John Key That’s where this started. And now Luxon is planning to finish the job. | Juliet |
| If theRED,GREEN, TPM COALITION, are elected in 2026, GOD HELP N.Z!! THEY MUST BE STOPPED….. | David |
| Get rid of He Puapua. Get rid of UNDRIP. Get rid the UN. The UN are not fit for purpose and are useless troublemakers. | Peter |
| Absolutely He Puapua threatens property rights. The Coalition should have eliminated every trace of it once they were elected – and purged the activists embedded within the State sector who are promoting it. | David |
| He Puapua is now encapsulated within the weaponised version of the Treaty of Waitangi – “Te Tiriti” and it is everywhere. If there is a change in government, the country is stuffed. | Murray |
| Yes, removing race and culture should be the priority for the Coalition next year. And they should do it straight away. | Penny |
| We supported this government because we thought they would reverse the radical stuff that Labour had done and stop the focus on race. But they keep caving in the tribal elite. Can they be trusted? And if not, who can be trusted??? | Hugh |
| Unless the Coalition steps up and fixes this problem there will be a flood of Kiwis leaving for Australia. | Sam |