As New Zealand commemorates 186 years since the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi it is important to remember exactly what the Treaty signifies.
It was an agreement between the British Crown and Maori chiefs, that was presented and signed on behalf of Queen Victoria on February 6th 1840 by Captain William Hobson, acting as her Consul. The venue was the Waitangi farm of the first official British Resident, James Busby – on the lawn in front of the residence.
While 43 chiefs signed on the day, after the Treaty was transported around the country to gather signatures, the final tally was over 500.
On 21 May 1840, Lieutenant-Governor William Hobson proclaimed British sovereignty over all of New Zealand – the North Island on the basis of cession through the Treaty of Waitangi, and the South and Stewart Islands by right of discovery.
In response to the on-going debate about the meaning of the Treaty, in 1922, Sir Apirana Ngata, the country’s first Maori lawyer and a long-serving Member of Parliament wrote an explanation of the Maori translation of the Treaty, Te Tiriti o Waitangi. His explanation was held in such high regard that in 1963 the government had it translated into English by the country’s leading Maori translator and both versions were distributed to all Maori families.
In his Explanation, Sir Apirana describes how the ‘Heading’ sets out ‘the reasons for the making of the Treaty’:
“Victoria, the Queen of England, in Her feeling of affection towards the Chiefs of the Tribes of New Zealand and in Her desire to retain for them their Chieftainships and also that peace may reign and they live happily, has thought it wise to send a High Personage as her representative to negotiate with the Maori people of New Zealand, the Maori Chiefs, to agree to the Government of the Queen having access to all parts of the land including the islands. This is by reason of the fact, that so many members of Her race were living in this land, and many more were coming. Now, the Queen has thought it good to send me, William Hobson, a Captain of the Royal Navy to be Governor for all parts of New Zealand, to be ceded now and for ever to the Queen and she invites the Chiefs of the assembled tribes of New Zealand and other Chiefs to accept the following provisions.”
He then quotes ‘the words of the first article of the Treaty of Waitangi’: “The Chiefs assembled including Chiefs not present at the assembly hereby cede absolutely to the Queen of England for ever the government of all of their lands.”
He quotes ‘the second article of the Treaty of Waitangi’: “The Queen of England confirms and guarantees to the Chiefs and Tribes and to all the people of New Zealand the full possession of their lands, their homes and all their possessions…”
And ‘the third article of the Treaty’: “In consideration thereof, Her Majesty the Queen of England extends to the Natives of New Zealand Her Royal Protection, and imparts to them all the rights and privileges of British subjects.”
In other words, the Treaty of Waitangi delivered British sovereignty, protected property rights, and granted Maori the full rights of British citizenship – including the protection of British law.
Over the years, however, the Treaty has been re-interpreted to mean something entirely different.
Following a Court of Appeal decision in the 1987 Lands Case, where a Judge used the phrase “as if in partnership” as a metaphor for good faith, there has been an on-going campaign to reframe the Treaty as a “partnership” between Maori and the Crown.
Maori rights activists in political parties, the public service, the courts, academia, the media, and advocacy groups, claim the Maori translation, “Te Tiriti o Waitangi”, guarantees “Partnership, Participation, and Protection”. And as a result, official references to the “Treaty of Waitangi” are being systematically replaced with the re-interpreted political version, Te Tiriti.
But these actions do not withstand historical nor constitutional scrutiny.
A ‘partnership’ requires two corporate entities capable of entering into a joint governance arrangement. But in 1840, there was no national Maori collective capable of doing so.
Nor was there anything in the Treaty’s text to suggest a “partnership” – the word does not appear in either the English or Maori versions.
And this, of course, is why Sir Apirana Ngata’s Explanation is so valuable. If the Maori version of the Treaty had contained any suggestion of a ‘partnership’, he would have mentioned it. Instead, his explanation is the antithesis of a partnership: Maori ceded sovereignty to the Crown and became equal citizens with everyone else.
In New Zealand, the Crown is the single, indivisible sovereign authority of the state – the sole source of law, the holder of executive power, and the institution to which all citizens owe allegiance.
If the Crown were to “partner” with Maori, it would no longer be sovereign but would instead share governance with Maori.
The effect of such a ‘partnership’ would be to replace Crown authority with 50:50 co‑governance divided along racial lines – a bastardised version of democracy that no other nation in the world has been foolish enough to entertain.
This separatist takeover is being attempted without the consent of the public: New Zealanders need to wake up to what’s going on and decide whether they want their country governed by a single, democratically accountable sovereign, or by two parallel authorities defined by race.
Let’s be honest about what ‘partnership’ entails. While it sounds benign, it’s not. A Treaty “partnership” would mean tribal totalitarianism, veto rights and race‑based rule. All the power would ultimately be in the hands of an unelected and unaccountable Maori elite.
It hardly needs stating, but the consequences of going down this path would be devastating – democracy would be crushed and the very foundation of our social structure, destroyed.
A recent example highlights the direction in which all of this is heading. It involves protest action by the northern Ngatiwai tribe in October last year, when they landed on the highly protected Poor Knights Islands, erected a flagpole and cemented in a carved wooden post as a “direct challenge to Crown sovereignty.”
Multiple laws were broken that day including the Marine Reserves Act 1971 and the Reserves Act 1977. By erecting structures, they should have been subjected to penalties of up to two years jail and a fine of up to $100,000 – or $200,000 for a company.
Under the Official Information Act, the Department of Conservation was asked why Ngatiwai was not prosecuted for their “unauthorised landing”.
The response from Senior DOC Adviser Matiu Mataira is alarming.
He firstly explained, “This decision is grounded in our obligations under Section 4 of the Conservation Act 1987, which requires us to interpret and administer the Act in a way that gives effect to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi.”
He then went on to claim, “Enforcement in this context could: Undermine Treaty principles of partnership, active protection, and redress. Damage the relationship between DOC and Ngatiwai, which is vital for ongoing conservation efforts. Compromise DOC’s credibility and integrity as a Treaty partner…”
And to justify their refusal to prosecute, he stated: “This decision does not diminish the importance of our protocols—it reflects a broader responsibility to uphold both ecological and Treaty values.”
In other words, instead of taking legal action against Ngatiwai for their blatant breach of conservation law, DOC claimed enforcement action would undermine their Treaty “partnership”, damage their “relationship”, and compromise DOC’s credibility as a Treaty “partner.”
This shows DOC now regards its primary duty is not to the law, the public, or the conservation estate, but to a political reinterpretation of the Treaty that elevates “relationships” above statutory obligations.
This is not what Section 4 of the Conservation Act requires. Section 4 does not authorise DOC to ignore illegal activity, nor create race‑based exemptions from prosecution. And it most certainly does not turn the department into a “Treaty partner.”
This incident is not isolated. It’s indicative of how the Treaty ‘partnership’ is being used across the public sector to override legislation, avoid accountability, and normalise co‑governance.
This week’s NZCPR Guest Commentator Fiona Mackenzie explains how DOC is undermining the public conservation estate and warns that a new Bill, that is expected to be passed this year, will make the situation even worse:
“DOC administers one-third of New Zealand’s landmass. This estate has been held by the Crown on behalf of all New Zealanders for conservation, recreation, and public benefit. Over the past three decades, however, DOC has increasingly transformed from a public-oriented agency into a mechanism for embedding tribal control, preferential access, and commercial opportunity.
“Meanwhile, taxpayers continue to foot the bill — funding tribal-controlled visitor centres, tribal legal challenges, tribal maintenance staff, and DOC staff whose roles are dedicated to advancing tribal interests.
“The principle of democratic accountability has been inverted: the public pays, while authority and revenues are progressively transferred to unelected, hereditary, or self-selecting tribal elites.
“The Conservation Acts (Land Management) Amendment Bill, expected to pass by mid-2026, hastens this trajectory. Rather than restoring democratic oversight, these reforms hard-wire identity-based authority in conservation law.”
The big question is, how has this false “partnership” claim been given such power and authority that it is now redirecting public institutions for the benefit of Maori instead of the common good?
The reality is that the Treaty “partnership” claim is gaining traction not because it’s correct, but because of how deeply it has been embedded inside public institutions.
This was orchestrated by the Ardern Labour Government through a mass indoctrination campaign run by the newly established Office of Maori-Crown Relations – an agency co-governed by tribal leaders – in order to create the illusion of legal authority, where none exists.
The partnership doctrine was normalised throughout the bureaucracy and came to shape everything from conservation policy to resource management, health, education, and local government. And while that Office has now been disestablished by the Coalition, the Treaty ‘partnership’ requirements it spread across the public service remain firmly in place.
Defeating this subversive campaign to replace democracy with tribal rule, requires rejecting Treaty partnership claims at every turn and repeating the simple truth that the Treaty created one sovereign authority, protected property rights, and granted equal citizenship — nothing more.
Furthermore, public agencies must be held to account. Instead of allowing departments like DOC to invoke a fictitious Treaty ‘partnership’ as a shield for differential treatment on the basis of race, the Coalition should require them to return to their statutory purpose and administer the law impartially.
Waitangi Day illustrated how urgent this has become: alongside the ranting and posturing from protesters and the tribal infighting, the orchestrated narrative was all about a Treaty partnership with the implication that it represents unity.
News reporters repeated it, activists claimed it and politicians – like Labour Leader Chris Hipkins – reinforced it. When asked, “Is Labour still committed to the idea of a partnership with Maori”, he responded: “Absolutely – it is the only way forward…”
So, heading into the 2026 election campaign, we now know that Labour remains strongly committed to a Treaty partnership – signalling an on-going commitment to their He Puapua roadmap to tribal rule by 2040.
Meanwhile the Coalition, in spite of claiming they are committed to equal rights and opposed to race-based law, is not doing nearly enough to protect New Zealand from the threat of tribal rule.
What they should be doing is removing the partnership doctrine – along with race and culture – entirely from the State sector in order to ensure public agencies refocus on their core responsibility of treating all New Zealanders equally under the law .
Unless the Coalition does this, the partnership lie will become an accepted truth, and our democracy will ultimately descend into darkness.
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THIS WEEK’S POLL ASKS:
*Would you like to see ACT and New Zealand First oppose the passing of the Conservation Acts (Land Management) Amendment Bill unless all race-based provisions are removed?
*Poll comments are posted below.
*All NZCPR poll results can be seen in the Archive.
THIS WEEK’S POLL COMMENTS
| There should be no place for race based anything, all of it promotes separatism, and leads directly greed, envy and hatred. One people, one set of laws, all equal surely that should be the goal. | John |
| starting today, NZ for all people equal. No race based noncence | Gerard |
| No need for any race based element to any Law. It applies to all New Zealanders equally. If any statute applies or benefits one race over another, surely that is apartheid. | Vanya |
| All race based land provisions, favouring the chosen race, in NZ SHOULD BE REMOVED, they are ALL illegal; and must be ENDED!! | David |
| Cedrtainly. They need to show some guts | Ian |
| What the heck is the matter with National – is Mr. Luxon just waiting for his knighthood? I hope he never gets one | Monica |
| All NZ citizens should have equal rights not based on race. | RAE |
| Oppose all race based policies. All New Zealanders are equal. | Peter |
| Race based law must be removed from all laws and legislation in New Zealand. put in a submission against mention of ethnic grift and contact your MP asap. It is clear, National is not going to do anything to change the direction away from apartheid. | Sam |
| It appears to be more stupid nonsense from the National Party. | Denis |
| I blame spineless, lilylivered, woke Luxon for the racial division growing in NEW ZEALAND. With help from Potaka, who belongs in the maori party. | Carole |
| hell yes! | caroline |
| RACE-BASED POLICY SHOULD BE REMOVED TOTALLY FROM ALL NZ LAW | noel |
| Heading for civil wars and Maori wars, tribe against tribe We are one people New Zealanders National got many many votes for that being the main reason!!!!! We cannot go back down a Racist Labour Government dividing our nation into two categories and spending billions of dollars doing so. | Julz |
| I vote NO to all race based policies. | Mark |
| one country one people | stephen |
| Race based ideology is divisive. | Gary |
| YES, all this Maori rubbish needs to STOP, we don’t here from or about the other ethnic groups in he country its always about the Maori, Why don’t they just pull there heads in and forget about all this SHIT and learn to get one and live in this country like everyone else. One people, one law, one country, NEW ZEALAND. | COLIN |
| There is nothing worse than ” Do Nothing Conservatives” | Michael |
| Any act of Parliament must reflect the whole nation, not just sectors of it. | Willy |
| It becomes clear that the Public Service is drafting laws and politicians are either asleep or give a blind eye to the racist content. Some may actually agree with it. | ken |
| NZ will become split which will finally lead to civil unrest. We must not go down this path. So many of us have blood from both sides in our vanes. Every citazen must be treated equally | Velma |
| There has to be an end to these falsehoods and a return to the true Treaty where the only provision was the right to Protection by the Queen as British citizens! | Roger |
| Strongly | Roger |
| It’s pretty obvious the author of the relevant article has no idea/understanding about the Treaty of Waitangi and its constitutional provisions. In simple terms (because that’s what’s required) they’re not race-based, but constitutional provisions. | Erika |
| This is what the voters asked for at the last election. | John |
| We need to move forward as one people, one united nation, where everyone is equal regardless of ancestry. Stop this embedding of race into policies. | Paula |
| Without question!! | Caren |
| The poor performance by the coalition in winding back race based privilege that was implemented by Labour is essentially down to unaccounted “donations” from powerful, wealthy Iwi corporations to government and media institutions/individuals which enables significant influence over decision making and narrative control. If that is not stopped we will continue to the head down the path toward Iwi based apartheid. In other words the creation of a race based Feudal structure with the Iwi elite at the top and everybody else serving as the peasant class, payed for by you, the peasant. | richard |
| Definitely | Hohepa |
| This is one country as it used to be. The sooner every one realises this the better off we all will be. Too many people wanting to live off others and past time that tax evasion is stopped from calling business charitable trusts. If they were charitable trusts we would not need food banks etc???????? | rod |
| Hell YES. Send the people that pull Luxons strings a message, start getting rid of all racial clauses and rights. We are all equal in NZ or meant to be. | Peter |
| equal rights for all – one nation, one people not 2 tiered rules based on ethnicity. | Lynette |
| Referendum on the scope of the Waitangi tribunal as well, please. | Shaun |
| absolutely ! | diana |
| It is a must do else NZ is doomed | Greg |
| Absolutely | Steve |
| Of course. No race based provisions should be in any of our laws. | Lee |
| No to co-governance. There is no chance of a unified country with all the division. | R Mitchell |
| National was voted in partially due to their promise to get rid of race-based provisions. If they’re not sticking to this promise Act and NZF need to step up | Dave |
| Of course, most wouldn’t want a race based act like that. The bigger question, will National have the backbone to stand up and say no? | Brent |
| absolutely | bruce |
| 100% Race should never be a component in any decisions reguarding health, housing, governance, schooling. All New Zealanders must be treated as equal humans and the only priorities based on need particularly in health and housing. | Rita |
| I have always supported the National Party, even though I believe they have made some terrible mistakes, but their lack of reversing the Influence of Maori mythology from all Government Departments as promised in the last election is criminal, and allowing our country to continue to head for disaster. Come on National, show us what you are made of and sort this out | Wayne |
| Race based provisions generate distrust and division among Kiwis and NZ Parliament must work with courage and confidence to ensure ancestry and colour form no preferential basis for entitlement over others who are NZ citizens. | Stan |
| Maori race based provisions are racist and I donot want to live in a racially divided country. We all must live as one people, no one more privileged than anyone else. Only racist people want a racist society! | alan |
| Let us work together for equal non-based rights. | Doris |
| We thought this coalition was going to improve this race based nonsense and the misinterpretation of the Treaty | Pam |
| YES,YES,YES | NEVKATH |
| Yes, and also some of the National MPs, those with a spine, to vote against it. We are in deep trouble as a society–all of us, if this is passed in its present form. | Bill |
| It’s their duty to do so. But these corrupt politicians take orders from elsewhere. They nolonger work for the people of New Zealand! | Peter |
| Well past its’ time for ALL of the treaty NON-SENSE, TO END ALONG WITH ALL THE RACISM… EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL! | DAVID |
| 100% | Tom |
| Absolutely.Maori have been skilled at political theatre and propaganda exploiting ignorant socialists in twisting the treaty.IT WAS NEVER A PARTNERSHIP.Given these events, it should now be scrapped in favour of one law for all. A referendum on this would easily show majority agreement. enough is enough . the silent majority want to be suckers no more. | Bruce |
| National has not got the guts to stand up, we desperately need ACT and NZ First to stand on principle. | Liz |
| I no longer recognize this country as my home – New Zealand. | Heather |
| Act and NZ First must oppose this wicked Bill! They must ensure we are one People, all under the same Laws. I do not want my taxes going to a separate regime. Our country is in a pickle enough as it is, without this Maori agenda coming to fruition. | Valerie |
| It is time Luxon and National did what they said they would before the election. It seems only ACT and NZFirst are in a position to call National to order and Luxon is giving them the middle finger salute. | Malcolm |
| Equal rights for all regardless of race or culture. This country is New Zealand,; a democracy. | Rose |
| Without doubt. ..!! | Vic |
| this is basically what the coalition agreed to when they formed government, so they must be held to that agreement. | John |
| Absolutely. All raced based provisions should be removed from all legislation. | Allan |
| Hell yes , just as much as I want to see the people of NZ stand up and fight . Do you have an appetite to fight? We can all learn from the Moriori and the cost of their inaction . In the words of Percy Bysshe Shelley, from the Mask of Anarchy. “Rise like lions after slumber In unvanquishable number – Shake your chains to earth like dew Which in sleep had fallen on you – Ye are many they are few”. | Glyn J |
| Urgent | Jennie |
| One rule for all. | Lachlan |
| Yes – both parties acting in unison to bring this about is pretty much our only hope, politically speaking. However if this move does not succeed then we may have to resort to other measures to stop this descent into ultimate tribal tyranny. We have some hard choices to make! | Scott. |
| We are all NZ Citizens with equal rights. Absolutely, no group of demented individuals should have any more rights over any other group of NZ citizens. | Peter |
| NZFirst is the snake in the grass. Say one thing…. do another. | Lesley |
| In addition, race-based provisions should be removed from ALL legislation. | Roger |
| We are one people. As a nation we should be colour blind. No one should command land management and policy decisions because of their race and heritage. | Murray |
| But will they. Like he’ll. The coalition are not moving fast enough on these issues and luxon is a closet maori lover and will find out at the next election the fall out from it. | Sydney Harvey James |
| The Coalition has completely abrogated their election manifesto which was to demolish all the Labour tribal partnership doctrine | Michael |
| Really important to remove race-based provisions. | Kathleen |
| Strongly in favour | Denis |
| Adolf Hitler’s Big Lie technique: repeat a lie over and over through as many channels as possible while squashing alternative narratives, until it is accepted as the truth. Making the lie so outrageous that people wouldn’t believe anyone would dare distort the truth to such an extent. Repeating the lie continuously until it is accepted as fact. | Peter |
| It is the only sensible and right thing to do! | Ron |
| Race based provisions only cause division. Every New Zealander needs to have equal rights. We have to protect our democracy. We don’t want a dictatorship based on race. | Mary |
| Defiantly | Ian |
| It goes without saying and the tribal cabal must be brought into line. | Neville |
| A wholesale cleanout of the promoters of maorification is essential if NZ is to remain a civilised nation, under rational legislation. | russ |
| no race based decisions | Stephen |
| Racism sucks and so do all racists and those that appease them (I am talking about you National Party) | Richard |
| A CAPITAL YES | Cindy |
| Also would like to see New Zealand have a day of celebration for our country, where everyone gets to celebrate NZ Flag flying etc. Waitangi Day needs to Go Away…….. | Richard |
| one nation one people, move forward not backwards | Mat |
| Protection should be first priority of crown. | Jantina |
| If we are to remain one people there should be no legislation based on race. | Vern |
| Honer the treaty | Doug |
| I am tired of all this racial bias it will be the demise of this country as we know it. | Allan |
| It is high time that both Parties stood up for what they claim to believe in. | John |
| All race based insertions MUST BE REMOVED. It is already them ( radical maori ) and the rest of us including most Maori. This national govt has betrayed us. Luxon even stating partnerships with Maori recently. He and National are traitors betraying our country and the people. Shocking state of affairs. | Kevin |
| Yes absolutely | MN |
| Racism in any form remains racism. One rule for all. | Hugh |
| The tragedy here in Nz is that apathy in relation to activists interpretation of the treaty will have a very dark outcome for the future of this country. When that time arrives it may be too late to save our democracy , save the economy and retain the standard of living which we have come to expect | Greg |
| Sounds good to me. | Murray |
| We seem to be losing he sense of the real meaning – in English ? | Mike |
| Yes, not necessary. | Jake |
| There should be no reference or consideration for any race based legislation. These need to be removed | Mark |
| No race based provisions / descisions | Ron |
| Luxon needs to go!! | Derek |
| All New Zealanders – including the National Party – need to wake up and realize what is happening to their freedoms and rights. The Left are making advances with small iincremental steps down the socialist road using whichever political vehicle they can – in this case the Conservation estate. | Andy |
| THEY MUST!! | ken |
| We are all new zealanders and not raciallydivided. | Arthur |
| WE ARE ALL KIWI’S | William |
| 100% | Nick |
| This is a must | Noel |
| Time to take a stand is well and truly here. | Andrew |
| They must oppose it, absolutely. This is why we voted this Coalition in, to restore our sovereign democracy from embedded race-based ideology. | Audrey |
| This is vital. Both National and Labour are treacherously selling us out to corrupt tribalism that will lead to a collapsed economy, population and monetary flight as people leave the country, no overseas investment and a Third World crime and corruption ridden status. Farming will collapse and tourists will no longer come here. All co governance bull effluent must be opposed as it’s a lie and a con game. | John |
| We have to ACT and NZ First. We are all Kiwis. He iwi tahi tatou. Different rights based on race = racism. | Anon |
| Of course it goes without saying should never been considered | Peter |
| It was Geoff Palmer bringing in the principals of the treaty that buggered it up allowing lawyers and maori to make a killing and they still are. There is no partnership and no principals | Colin |
| The coalition and in particular National have not done nearly enough to bring this race based garbage to a halt as they all clearly promised in the election campaigns in 2023. Luxon in particualr is weak and still cowering to Iwi elite. He needs to grow a pair and make good on his parties commitments. His weak fence sitting approach is why this long time National voter never voted blue last time nor will I this time. The only way for progress in this is a strong NZ First / ACT polling that places the Nats as they third wheel. | Neil |
| Any racial preference will only lead to unrest. This is clearly obvious from any country in the world that is politically motivated in that direction | Alvin |
| The race based governance question has grown to needing a referendum. | Andrew |
| As a protest we should all go fishing off the Poor Knights Island. | Robert |
| It has got out of control on this false narrative. | Maria |
| Time for Act and New Zealand First to oppose the concept of Partnership in this bill | Geoffrey |
| And why hasnt the Coalition progressed to implement the review and removal of Treaty references from Legislation. I suspect National via Goldsmith and Potaka are deliberately procrastinating, to avoid a tion in this term, and have no intention of progressing | Roger |
| Race based legislation has no place in a free, modern, democracy. Sadly New Zealand is headed down a path which negates all three. | Frank |
| Absolutely | Roy |
| Yes, Luxon needs toughen up and stop being so woke! | David |
| If they don’t then we will have to throw in the towel and Heaven forbid what the outcome will be. | Bev |
| I would hope that the other third of the coalition would also want the race-based bits removed. | Murray |
| Absolutely, but I’m not holding my breath. I’m afraid we may have gone too far | Lawrie |
| Race-based legislation has NO PLACE in New Zealand. Stop dividing people by race and let us all work together as one people. | Barbara |
| For goodness sake National, don’t be so bloody stubborn and read the room. Act gets my party vote again in 2026. | Creed |
| How many New Zealand national flags did you see at Waitangi on Friday ? | Tony |
| All Acts should not be race-based not just this one. | Chris |
| DOC are racist from top to bottom. | Clive |
| There is no provision for a partnership in the Treaty. | chris |
| It’s a yes from me! The problem of allowing fraudulent interpretation and false claims by the activist elite Maori and their well paid non-Maori henchmen advisors, falls at the feet of Prime Minister Mr Chris Luxon. He has dismissed the New Zealand public’s deep wishes for a full workable and friendly democratic system. Being involved in the past with Air NZ’s top management, has nullified his commonsense and has turned him into a blind little timid person who is just looking for his unjustified Knight Hood. Don’t give to him. He is Just a hollow man who takes all the credit from others while denying credit from those who do the hard yards. He and he alone is the problem. | garry |
| I along with most New Zealanders are seeing this being allowed and going ahead. So ACT and New Zealand First do need to vehemently oppose the passing of the Conservation Acts (Land Management ) Amendment Bill. The majority of us cannot just up sticks to immigrate to somewhere overseas. The truth of where Tribal Rule has taken over some of the DOC land with disastrous results. Our country needs saving now. National get off and do the right thing. The leader of the National party was already pushed out of a New Zealand owned company. Why one earth did we think he would be any good as the Prime Minister. | Jackie |
| There shouldn’t be any co covenanance in New Zealand | Chris |
| Both partries must oppose the bill. If labour are returned to govern in November they will certainly close the curtain on democratic rule in nz. If National remain in Government then they must confront this attempt to take the country back to 1840 tribal rulership. I can see now the various iwi fighting over the money that will flow into their coffers. | Dene |
| This Coalition is in Total Chaos…New Zealand is rapidly falling into a stoneage mode of government. As for labour /greens total garbage . We have a problem. | Chris |
| Yes,yes,yes. Those in pwer must stop doing whatever they wantwith out authority to do so. They have no mandate. They are elected by citazens to do what we wish. | Barry |
| They appear to be our only chance. The other party leaders are only trying to get support for their party. They should be looking after New Zealanders as they are required to. They are only looking at holding their seat | Rob |
| It’s a bad law proposal | DAVID |
| New Zealanders without separation please | Tony |
| It’s a must they oppose the Conservation Acts Amendment Bill. | Lyn |
| We are all one people, no matter our race, race should never be an issue when it comes to making laws. They are made for everyone’s benefit. | Willam |
| Asap please | Michael |
| It is too late for all other NZ’s to wake up to the race based money grabbing minority. | Dane |
| Please, please, please do so | Gail |
| Any else would be suicide for the nation | Ken |
| Unless we ALL stand up and together to stop the Maorification of this land etc then we might as well get on with a civil war. | Noel |
| We do not need co government | Larry |
| National, after last election said it would oppose co-governance, it has not, so now NZF & Act must oppose this Bill. | Donald |
| YES! Kiwis should have been able to see already how the “Treaty” has been manipulated and certainly used in the opposite way to which it it was intended. If ACT and NZ oppose the passing of such an act it will be a great vote winner for them…. GOD DEFEND NEW ZEALAND…. | Bruce |
| Absolutly | Campbell |
| No ‘Partnership’, only equality | Alan |
| Do not let the double speak be allowed to go through it would condemn the ordinary folk of this land to a life of servitude to a minority race . The country has paid enough for past claims to a people who have benefitted by the improvements all around them and they still want more. Enough is enough. Do not bind such matters into the law without full national agreement by poll. | John |
| Absolutely – The DOC example is a perfect example of how – deception by stealth has been a creeping disease with the assistance of DOC for some time now. | Maurice |
| I would like to see the pm Luxon stand up and lead NZ out of this tragic direction that he is allowing, condoning and fostering in this country. Does he not understand integrity? | Graeme |
| equal rights for all New Zealanders that includes part maoris | Neil |
| Of course I do but my trust that they will do the right thing is gone. Winston continues to be all talk and no action, and David is likely to be missing in action. Meanwhile, young people who see the consequences of racial favourtism are leaving the country in droves. | Bill |
| Absolutely – what’s taken them so long to get their act together? I’ve had a gutsful of Maori wonderfulness – there is no partnership only tribal chief supremacy/authority | Fiona |
| Most definitely remove the Race Based Privileges because if they’re not, then it’s upholding open Racism. ‘We are now one People’…whatever happened to that Historic Statement !! | Geoff |
| logic dictates nothing less. | John |
| It is becoming more and more urgent now to cut this “partnership” heresy off at the knees! NZ First and Act must act to fullfil their promises! | Donna |
| Abolish this and ALL race based Act’s. Show some guts Luxon and support Act and NZ First to help rid us of this proposed Amendment Bill and sack those who have proposed such treachery. | Alan |
| The sooner we get rid of this stupid thinking that there is supposed to be a partnership the better for all NZ. | Fraser |
| Corrupt, underhanded, illegal and unconstitutional. | Gary |
| There is only one way forward. Confine the”treaty” to the history books. And construct a true and proper constitution | Kevi |
| National should also act on this. | Dan |
| %u2018kin oath | Steve |
| Please | Murray |
| Absolutely, if the Coalition stand a reasonable chance of being returned to power, we need to see a clear reversal of all race based policies in our Government Departments. | Wayne |
| Consultation can often be seen as gravy train. | Ernest |
| indeed indeed…. asap | Gill |
| Yes, enough apartheid | mike |
| Yes, without doubt | Peter |
| Without question | Geoffrey |
| I agree | joan |
| National are still hypocrites. Power and personal enrichment still the goal. Untrustworthy. | Margaret |
| Likewise the RMA replacement contains ridiculous concessions to self-appointed Maori. Such provisions within law have the effect of rotting of our constitution (such as it is). | Tony |
| National are simply implementing the He Puapua strategy. Act and NZ First are the last stop against this destruction of New Zealand as a first world developed nation. | Mike |
| Absolutely yes | Peter |
| It is way overdue to end ALL official or legal recognition of race or ethnicity in ALL legislation in New Zealand. With race/ethnicity no longer having legal status, there would be:- NO more race-based seats NO race-specific party in Parliament. NO more race-based wards in local government. NO more census questions about ethnicity. NO more co-governance. NO more so called Treaty claims of unending victimhood. NO separate Health Authority. NO Waitangi Tribunal ! NO racial apartheid ! We would all be EQUAL in New Zealand | Doug |
| Co-Governance is a misnomer. In effect it is Maori Governance because Maori always have veto rights. Do it own way or not at all. Unless of course payment is made. An example being the $180 million paid to Ngai Tahu by Meridian for a resource consent renewal for its hydro dams. | Graeme |
| It is well past time for the Coalition to act. | Jim |
| In today’s World ONLY the conservative movements led by politicians with the vision and spine to treat this Marxist cancer will find the people’s favour – as is apparent in other countries taking that path. Translation, only the politicians with guts and vision to take this on – HAVE A FUTURE.. | Steve |
| We were promised that the country would not be race based and this has not yet happened. | sue |
| Absolutely vital | Clark |
| There is no other answer but YES. All Raced Based provisions should be removed. | Robyn |
| most definitely | anthony |
| Well explained, NZ is on the “slippery slope. The coalition if elected can slow the slip but sadly we do not have a strong as Trump like person as PM. | James |
| One people, one race, the human race, all with the same rights and responsibilities. One set of rules for all of us. | Ronald |
| its a no brainer | mike |
| Its crap | john |
| Absolutely yes. | John |
| Yes! All race based should not be included. When will National get serious about resolving this issue. | Peter |
| PM Luxon needs to be told in no uncertain terms that he will probably lose the election unless he strongly takes action a gainst the maori activists. regardless, he is not going to have any activist vote for National so why does he put up with their continued actions. | Reg |
| All equal under the law of the land. | Phil |
| Of course, no brainer. | Trevor |
| Whatever provisions are made into law must be equally accessible to all regardless of any conditions because of race. | Ray |
| Yes – an unequivocal YES – for the longevity of this great country – for all to enjoy as loyal citizens – just as respected by all in New Zealand, Sir Apirana Ngata’s learned and acclaimed knowledge advised. . | Stuart |
| All govt policies should not have mention of race. There should be one rule for all. | Clive |
| We should be accepting the Littlewood Draft as the final English text and answer this question once and for all. | Darag |
| It’s vile. That’s the only word I can use to describe it. | Gerard |
| When is a NZ Government going to get it? We want the “French model” with citizenship being the only criteria, not ancestry, race or creed. | Francis |
| The only way forward equality for all New Zealanders as the Treaty Stated. | Karen |
| And I hope they do! | Michael |
| Where the hell is nz going | Des |
| Structuring our society and resulting culture is not negotiable if any party is disenfranchised in any way. It would be equally true for any other subset of the culture, Unless our law is ‘colour-blind’ it create a risk that any one subset of the population can dominate any other or all others. That is unacceptable to justice and equality prevailing amongst the population as a whole or in part. | Peter |
| Unless this treaty farce is wound back to its original interpretation the exodus to Australia will accelerate. A third world country is the future. | Peter |
| MOST, MOST, MOST definitely. TOTALLY without question this latest reverse racism must NOT be allowed. BDW. | Brian |
| Absolutely | Ian |
| It will send the politics of this country backwards and makes no sense at all regarding the Treaty and its meaning. | Martin |
| Too much iwi not kiwi noe | Graham |
| Absolutely essential that they do. I have just rejoined the act party – they need to make their message loud and clear | Pauline |
| They have made some moves in the right direction, but not enough and not fast enough. They need to copy some pages from President Trumps book on how to get things done!!! | Brenda |
| This is the only right thing to do .The general public is asleep at the wheel and if they would bother to wake up ,things would look very different in our land. | Michael |
| And National, but they are gutless.I am sure there must be a lot of National MPs who are as peeved off as I am with this katowing to a pack of traitors and rebels who will just descend into inter-tribal warfare if they get sniff of real power. | Russell |
| Absolutely | Brent |
| Governance of NZ must reflect ‘NZ as a nation of ONE people’ as prescribed by the original Treaty of Waitangi. Do not through legislation, negligence, fear or sheer laziness allow otherwise. Divided by poor legislation we will be conquered by tribal and partisan interest instead of united as one people as is the birthright of our nation. | warwick |
| Absolutely. Further, I would like to see National understand why. It is appalling that National cannot appreciate the slippery slope they are greasing! | Graham |
| And the National Party also. | Rochelle |
| My vote depends on it!! | Doug |
| Yes,, There is no place in this country for race based laws for any reason whatsoever! We are a multicultural nation and Tribal rule would be a disaster for everyone and especially our future generations The coilition Government has to be stronger in their oposing of race based Policies. | June |
| The Coalition is starting to look like a ‘Man O’ War without guns’ | Nelson |
| We are one people. | Neville |
| “We are now one People” | AndyE |
| It’s racist | Sheryl |
| One country [New Zealand] One people… | Donald |
| I believe the silenced majority will have our say at election. | Helen |
| Once again its apartheid if the bill progresses | Neil |
| Absolutely before it goes any further | Paul |
| How is this allowed to keep happening? Race based provisions must be abolished in all legislation. We must get on together like we used to. | George |
| The gravy train continues | Geoff |
| It’s a yes from me! The problem of allowing fraudulent interpretation and false claims by the activist elite Maori and their well paid non-Maori henchmen advisors, falls at the feet of Prime Minister Mr Chris Luxon. He has dismissed the New Zealand public’s deep wishes for a full workable and friendly democratic system. Being involved in the past with Air NZ’s top management, has nullified his commonsense and has turned him into a blind little timid person who is just looking for his unjustified Knight Hood. Don’t give to him. He is Just a hollow man who takes all the credit from others while denying credit from those who do the hard yards. He and he alone is the problem. | garry |
| Obviously you are not asking if National will support if the race based Bill or not . Clearly National have lost the plot and especially Luxon , me thinks time to remove him ,he is absolutely no value to NZ . | Ray |
| New Zealand is rapidly going down the slippery slope of apartheid. This needs to be stopped now as a matter of urgency. | Colin |
| We must not allow a strange tribal rule to be enabled | Peter |
| As a minimum | Chris |
| This is essential; otherwise we are doomed as a country. | Mark |
| We must stop digging a bigger and bigger hole. | Jack |
| Also get on with removing ” Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi” from legislation. Where, until recently, has there been any mention of “Principles”? | Jack |
| Someone has to show leadership | Ian |
| Removing rase based provisions alone is not enough. All beurocrats working in favour of partnership provisions should be sacked. There are already to many of them. | Peter |
| All 3 Coalition parties said they were stopping this rubbish in the lead up to the 2023 election. Only ACT has shown any sign of being committed to it and National in particular seems on board with Co Governance and by extension He Puapua. | pdm |
| Labour-lite National socialists must stop the woke nonsense,not accentuate it. | Pattie |
| If not there will be no New Zealand | John |
| The Bill confirms that race based provisions are alive and well which is disappointing with a centr right coalition. | John |
| David Seymour’s Treaty Principles Bill spells out the requirements of the original Treaty of Waitangi. Act and NZ First should definitely require all race-based rules be removed from the new Land Management Amendment Bill, and all other State sector Rules. It’s just sad that Chris Bishop, the minister responsible for RMA reform and the Prime Minister did not require this. | Mary |
| We have no other choice if we want equal rights for everyone in NZ irrespective of their ethnicity. The Treaty is quite clear, as pointed out by Sir Apirana Ngata that there is no “partnership” but equality for all within the law. Further, all government employees (public “servants” no longer) should be told to “shape up or ship out”. | Laurence |
| We voted in this government in order to remove all race based clauses from legislation not to introduce more. What is wrong with the National Party? | Steve |
| If they can unite on opposing this bill, they will get my support at election time Just one of the bigger issues | Gary |
| Absolutely, this bill cannot be allowed to pass. | Gail |
| Bring D O C into line. Stick to the original meaning of The Treaty. | David |
| This land called New Zealand is for all who live in it, not just one race. | Kieran |
| Racist Maori tribalism and priviege are destroying my country, driven by greedy, selfish Maori elites who have spread like a Toxic Cancer throughout NZ. | Greg |
| DOC are terminally infected with the goldenness of Maori. | David |
| There is no such thing as Partnership with Maori. National needs to rethink their position on this or they will be out of office at the next election. | Heather |
| Eg Nga Tahu getting $100 million over the next 50 years for the cultural assessment for Meridian to use the water for our dams and more for Oceana Gold Ltd to extend their gold mining area. Bloody hell | Alan |
| National under Luxon are not reading the room | Lindsay |
| All politicians with half a brain must work towards removing all references to race from legislation in New Zealand. If they don’t they are condemning to country to destruction. | Hugh |
| A no brainer – all race based legislation needs to be reversed instead of adding even more. Totally stupid and irresponsible. | Scott |
| The poor performance by the coalition in winding back race based privilege that was implemented by Labour is essentially down to unaccounted “donations” from powerful, wealthy Iwi corporations to government and media institutions/individuals which enables significant influence over decision making and narrative control. If that is not stopped we will continue to the head down the path toward Iwi based apartheid. In other words the creation of a race based Feudal structure with the Iwi elite at the top and everybody else serving as the peasant class, payed for by you, the peasant. | richard |
| Very definitely! I oppose ALL race based anything. | Heather |
| One person- one vote. Stop the gravy train | Peter |
| Very definitely. Voting public will be watching | Chris |
| 100% – if we don’t oppose this NZ will descend into into third a third world country within 5 years. We will be lost. | Larry |
| Having worked in Conservation and seen have Maori delay and add costs to everything they need to be treated as British subjects the same as everyone else or many of our native species will die out as we do not have the time or money to buy off Maori activists who are in breach of the Treaty and the law. | Terry |
| A factual reading of the Treaty is the only way forward. Any modern engineering of the meaning of the Treaty clauses will lead to absolute partnership chaos and would be unworkable. | Elgin |
| must be done | Colin |
| The Bill entrenches the idea of partnership and tribal rule and race-based privilege. | Dorothy |
| We are not making any permanent headway to create a unified NZ where race, culture, religion and gender are not part of , what some perceive to be our constitution. Luxon, Hipkins etc are either stupid, weak, woke or evil in their actions to undermine equality etc. | Leonard |
| Absolutely, get on to it. There is far to much procrastination | Gary |
| It has Racist tones and therefore is unacceptable. | Ian |
| I’m disappointed yet again that the coalition sees fit to carry on with race based legislation. While they have confronted some of their election promises, we are still witnessing special consideration towards Maori. An explanation as to why this is happening or is indeed necessary, might be helpful. | chris |
| The treaty was but maori now want it for maori only. | Steve |
| Crucial in my view | Linda |
| MUST happen! | Robbie |
| The State service bureaucrats and Maori activists now control our Government. The current coalition have betrayed NZ. It will be far worse if the Labour get back in. | Dave |
| Definitely absolutely racist | Greg |
| 100% support on this issue. The partnership nonsense must be stopped. Everyone I speak to has had a gutsful of this ongoing Treaty farce! | David |
| Absolutely. It is critically important those provisions be removed | John |
| Absolutely. Stop the division. This is one country for all people. | Mark |
| what has conservation got to do with ethnicity? | lydia |
| There is no place for separatism in New Zealand. We had come a long way to resolving most issues – what happened? When will it finally get settled? When all humans have departed? We are all migrants, including Maori, so get on with growing the nation. What a waste of resources! | Martin |
| The current coalition administration seems to have lost direction and lost its spine. Is moari control over all of the DOC estate what New Zealanders want? I do not believe so. All race-based provisions need to be removed from all legislation, along with moari seats from Parliament. | Gavin |
| All discussions and rulings towards any form of Partnership should be BANNED | Ross |
| National need to represent those who vote for them, not the other way around. | Willy |
| Self-evident. The Treaty of Waitangi mandates ‘equality of citizenship before the law’. It is what Maori and the Crown signed up to . Full stop . | Hugh |
| absolutely but have they got the guts to do this and face off with the unendigenous maori elite,im afraid i have my doughts | rodger |
| Absolutely as the Treaty nonsence has to stop and be addressed.Eventually all of this embedded nonsence will end in tears | Phil |
| the treaty garbage should have been deleted years ago. | Collin |
| Race based provisions MUST be removed from ALL legislation and taxpayer funding to partnership promoting decendants of the natives of New Zealand must stop. | Bruce |
| The current Minister of the Dept. on Conservation is POTAKA who was once a member of the Maori party and he is as slippery as an eel and I wouldn’t trust him with a barge pole. | Wayne |
| Voting ACT in November – thereby ensuring that party has an unassailable mandate – is the ONLY thing likely to influence National. | Juliet |
| One day the majority will say enough and there will be civil war. | graeme |
| Yes, but I don’t see NZ First doing this. Winston is a great politician and knows how to get peoples vote. But think of how many things he promises then follows through. Waitangi Tribunal! And think of the pork barrel politics of donating money especially to Maori. I don’t trust Winston and NZ First. | Robert |
| without question! | Craig |
| The current coalition was elected on the promise to remove the Partnership Doctrine entirely from the state sectors. Please action this before November 2026 | Tony |
| Luxon’s goverment is really dropping the ball on this co-governance and Maori appeasement nonsense. He won’t man up to do what we elected them to do. Lucky we have Winston and David | Mike |
| well overdue for a lione in the sand to be drawn. i believe the average citizen has no understanding of the impact this is having on NZ individual rights | graham |
| Absolutely yes! The division of New Zealand on racial lines (Maori and everyone else) is going to accelerate if this proceeds into law. | Lucy |
| more problems with DOC Claiming partnership with Maori giving maori easy way to claiming special rights to conservation land this so WRONG | Ian |
| We can not move forward as New Zealanders if the current race based policies are followed | Paul |
| Why do the local tribes in each area need to have a say, what about the rest of us? | Peter |
| We are all New Zealanders and we are all immigrants to this land. None are indigenous. | Gerry |
| Wellington water will be run by a partnership in July this year. | Owen |
| Sick of the infighting one country, one person, one vote end of story. | Anthony |
| We are one democratic nation NOT a partnership based on race | William |
| YES ONE people. New Zealanders. ONE Law for all | kabe |
| The Department of Conservation has absolutely gone rouge and fallen into a spiritual trance it now can’t get out of New Zealand First and Act need to stop this now | Nick |
| Yes they are the ONLY two parties that are willing and are able to join up to fight this idiotic bill | Laurie |
| In honour of the Treaty of Waitangi that we are all equal & never were we a partnership! | Jennifer |
| Yes, an emphatic yes, while hoping the law drafters will be instructed by National to withdraw the offending clauses. | Peter |
| Passing of such a Bill leads only to more devision. | Howard |
| No place for any race based privilege especially for the racist radical Maori who promote partnership which does not exist | Peter |
| We must do EVERYTHING possible to oppose the tribal led APARTHEID that exists in NZ | Geoffrey |
| Definitely | frank |
| By doing this I assume the National Party sides with the minority Maori Race, which naturally leads to the question, Who the hell do the National Party represent? | Rex |
| we must be only one people to survive and prosper | adrian |
| This is an absolute must do. If not the tribal scum bags will take over all conservation land and kick all other New Zealanders out unless you pay them extortion money. MONEY IS ALL ITS BEEN ABOUT FROM DAY ONE. | Allan |
| Old saying: a partnership is a sinking ship. | Peter |
| Do it now before the repeated lie becomes fact!!! | Ray |
| This is essential for the country’s future | Norman |
| 1 country 1 people | John |
| If they do not oppose this blatantly racist Bill, New Zealand will be well & truly screwed. This coalition ‘government’ have not done anywhere near enough to stop all of this Maori bullshit. And when are they going to stop local Councils etc putting Maori language before English. And it is New Zealand, NOT Aotearoa. And when are they going to make English an official language of NZ? | david |
| We live in a democracy so there is No place for race based politics or rules. | John |
| No question about it. | Dick |
| Agree with your commentary 100% thie bill must be defeated at all costs | Bruce |
| Yes, I voted for Act precisely for these reasons. | Trevor |
| replacing the RMA is very complex as it has been used in many subsequent Acts and more. HOWEVER there is a need to remove all references to He Puapua and the Mana Whakahono a Rohe( MWaR) | RICHard |
| They need to honour the promise they made and remove all race-based provisions. | Bruce |
| They are duty bound to do this | Warren |
| Lets get this behind us. | Warren |
| Absolutely! | Peter |
| Iwi want control, money and no accountability for the DOC estate | John |
| What happened to “We are now one people”? | Rod |
| Yes, absolutely, but I’m not holding my breath. | Geoff |
| 100%. Also can a private group of citizens take the IWI concerned to court, as DOC will not. I would help fund it | Peter |
| NZ is for all. What have Moari done to advance NZ, apart from being nz citizens | Andy |
| One law for all and no racist policies. | Malcolm |
| Take race out of legislation. | Jenny |
| Most definitely! | J J |
| Most definitely | Tony |
| Yes ! I think that this is got a crucial point and we must now draw a line beyond which we will not compromise further. Time for action. | Roger |
| Oppose the bill. The sooner the better! | Frank |
| Remove all special treatment for one race. We should live as one. | Malcolm |
| Not only ACT and NZ 1st, but also National, but I fear they don’t have the courage for this. | Martyn |
| This government said they would not allow race to be a factor when making legislation. Obviously they are again pandering to Maori. They should not be allowed to bring race into it. One country, one people. | Dianne |
| race based special allowances undermine democracy and is open to abuse. | Gavin |
| Definitely equal rights | Brenda |
| If you tell the people a lie and just keep on repeating the lie every chance you get for as long as you possibly can, pretty soon the people will start to believe that lie and believe that the lie is the real truth. This is the game that the Maori elites are playing with us and the left makes sure the Children are indoctrinated with these lies in the schools. | Paul |
| I dont think there is any hope for us to turn this mad rush to tribalise NZ and I think those of us that can sell up and get the hell out while we still can because we’ re not going to own anything the coalition are letting it all slip away. | Vaughan |
| There should be no laws in New Zealand that are based on race-based provisions The treaty contained no such provisions | Malcolm |
| All race based legislation will lead to totalitarianism and apartheid. What were the 1981 Springbok tour protests all about but this very thing. Wake up NZ and wake up the Coalition Governemnt. | Kevin |
| No race deals or get out of Jail excuses | Chris |
| Same rights for everyone | Gavin |
| Yes, the removal of all race based provisions is essential and have one NZ for all citizens equally. Also, the “partnership” being touted within government departments is rubbish and should be stamped out. | Keith |
| The maorification of everything in NZ frightening and illegal | Chris |
| End race-based policy NOW! | Arthur |
| This must happen. Luxon and his MPs must wake up before NZ is buggered… democracy destroyed in our land. | Ray |
| We are one people. | Grant |
| 100% ALL race based legislation must be deleted. Otherwise this country is doomed | Gareth |
| Most certainly | David |
| We need democracy not rule by a section of sociaty | Marg |
| We must all send a message to the Prime Minister that this act is not to be passed. Withdraw it now or face the consequence of civil action against the Government and the Maori that support this blatant racist plan. | Steve |
| End all Maori extra rights over other races. | paul |
| It is essential that all New Zealanders be treated the same as stated in the Treaty of Waitangi. | Ian |
| One Country one People one flag and equal rights to all create mining so the Country can pay for the essentials ! Not just for one Race for everyone, | Michael |
| time to root out the rot, which is called corruption, all the way to people like that dipshi. Hipkins. | neil |
| Imperative | Derek |
| Definitely. | Daphne |
| Equality for all | Martin |
| It’s a worry. | Evans |
| We struggle to run as a single, all of us New Zealanders, nation. Imagine the difficulty running as a race based, hierarchical, elitist mix. Total B.S. | Will |
| Would National then involve Labour? If, yes it would confirm they support Co Governance. | Glenn |
| Absolutely 100% | Jan |
| Sick of the we were first argument. I have lived here 60 years, longer than most of the idiots pushing this rubbish | chris |
| Yes | Murray |
| colour blind is the only way forward!!! | Brian |
| In the strongest possible way | Wayne |
| If this not stopped, we will no longer be a democracy, but a true apartheid state. | Dennis |
| I am so tired of the mumbo jumbo attempting to justify the reinterpretation of the treaty and of Luxon et al dancing around the promises made in the lead up to the last election. I have always voted National and the last election was THE LAST TIME. | Mike |
| We will never move forward as a country wothout losing all race-based legislation (at any level)! | Calvyn |
| All parties in the coalition promised the removal of race-based law. This Bill is a total betrayal of those promises. | Rod |
| One Country One Vote Same Law | Ken |
| Act especially is the only party making stands on important issues | Brian |
| This madness has got to be stopped. | Gary |
| They are morally bound to do so ! | Nev |
| This is a litmus test for the minor coalition parties, fail it at their peril. | Doug |
| Maori chiefs ceded authority to the crown, property rights are guarranteed, New Zealand citizens all have equal rights. That’s it. Get with the programme National. | graham |
| Most definitely. | TerryM |
| If not, the future of NZ democracy is at grave risk. | Mary |
| Race based policy has no place in NZ | Paul |
| Yes, we are all equal. There doesn’t need to be a mention of race in such legislation. | Pete |
| I’d like to see Act and NZ First put politics and personality conflicts to one side, join forces and work together to oppose this and all the other race-based provisions littered throughout our laws – but pigs will fly before we see that come to pass. | Wendy |
| There has to be one law for all | bruce |
| Yes, absolutely! Going down this path will result in Maori ownership and control of the Conservation Estate – is that what Kiwis want? I don’t think so!!! | Donald |
| ACT and NZF should be putting the pressure on the Minister to take race-based provisions out of the law – end of story. It is what the Coalition promised New Zealanders and they need to honour that promise. | Murray |
| The law must not be passed as it is otherwise it would breach the Coalition’s promises to voters. End of story. | Penny |
| It is an appalling situation that the Coalition hasn’t done anything to stop the expansion of this dangerous Treaty partnership doctrine. They MUST stop it in its tracks otherwise democracy will be destroyed. | Hugh |
| It should never have got as far as this. No references to race should be in the bill. Where is the common sense! | Sam |