With the signing of The Treaty of Waitangi Maori ceded their sovereignty to the crown. In return Maori were accorded the full rights of citizenship. No more and no less. 'One law for all”. Anything else would be racism/apartheid and would bedevil New Zealand for generations to come, both legally and socially.
This bill is open ended and will result in endless Treaty of Waitangi styled litigation. It contains numerous undefined Maori words. It contains distorted legal concepts, for example, the unchallengeable power of veto. It will be a festering sore in this nation for many years to come. There is no place for race based privilege in New Zealand. File the bill under 'R” for rubbish.
Lloyd Christie, Tauranga.