If the Opportunity Party holds the balance of power after the election, its ‘honouring te Tiriti’ policy could be a deal maker – or breaker.
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Legislation changing Treaty provisions within the law is due to be introduced before this year’s election, with legal challenges and protests likely.
For as long as we’ve had democracies, majority rule has left some in the minority worse off. We need to be talking about what’s fair – not just what’s equal.
The Treaty Principles Bill pits two ideas about national identity against each other – egalitarianism and biculturalism. But are they really mutually exclusive?
Claims of ‘activist’ judges usurping the law-making role of parliament are getting louder. But these need to be balanced against the slow and conservative nature of how the common law is developed.
With submissions now being sought on the Treaty Principles Bill, can the debate rise above party politics but remain grounded in evidence?
What is the ‘truth’ about colonialism and its modern relevance? This complex question is testing political consensus not only in New Zealand, but in other post-colonial societies too.
The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill will likely die after it goes to select committee – or will it? A possible referendum on the issue would raise the stakes considerably.
The tail wagging the dog is a risk in any coalition arrangement. But with two tails wagging vigorously, the National-led government is testing the limits of consensus and policy coherence.
With the Treaty Principles Bill about to go before parliament, a new book examines the documentary details of New Zealand’s past and connects them to our present political standoff.
With ACT’s Treaty Principles Bill imminent, how much do we know about the current principles? And were they ever a proper reflection of the text and intent of te Tiriti?
With the death of Kīngi Tūheitia at a time of heightened tensions around Māori-Crown relations, the Kingitanga movement’s founding principle of kotahitanga – unity – remains as relevant as ever.
With debate raging around the Treaty Principles Bill. It’s important to recognise a dispute between Māori and the Crown is not the same as a breakdown in relations between Māori and Pākehā in general.
New Zealand is far from a tyranny. But there are signs its democratic institutions are not as robust as they might be – with the proposed ‘fast-track’ legislation bringing concerns to a head.
Rather than leave the Treaty principles to parliament and the courts to define, why not embed the essence of the Treaty articles themselves in all laws?
Decades of Treaty scholarship have failed to arrive at a consensus about its meaning and purpose. Dispensing with various mistaken interpretations would improve the chances of productive discussion.
ACT’s Treaty Principles Bill assumes Māori have been granted special privileges. But it can equally be argued the Treaty prevents the undemocratic concentration of power in the hands of a few.
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Adjunct Professor, Stout Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington and Auckland University of Technology, Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University
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Professor of History, Auckland University of Technology
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Associate Professor of Politics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Associate Professor of Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Waikato
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Associate Professor, School of Health Sciences, University of Canterbury
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Honorary Adjunct Professor, Te Kawa a Māui - School of Māori Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Māori Studies, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Professor of Politics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University