I am horrified as I see New Zealand becoming a Dictatorship under this National Government. Firstly Pita Sharples a partner with the Government sneaked off last year to the United Nations to have the Treaty of Waitangi ratified.
Now we are told by Chris Finlayson the Treaty Minister that the Seabed and Foreshore Bill is to be returned to Parliament early which means the 4,500 Submissions mainly against the Bill are going to be ignored.
Besides that the Maori Affairs Committee hearing the Submissions said they were not given time for legal consultation on aspects of the Bill. For those objecting to the Governments handling of these issues we are now told by the Prime Minister if we give our votes to NZ First we will be giving our votes to Labour as National will not go into Coalition with them. This is an abuse of our democratic rights.
We can all see for ourselves the circus happening in the Maori Party .
There is a large extreme element in this Party who also do not want the Bill passed as they want complete ownership of the Seabed and Foreshore. They do not have the interest of all New Zealanders at heart. Along many parts of the New Zealand Coastline we have seen some of these radicals illegally protesting and trying to claim land owned by pakeha.
Why then can the Government not see the risks this Bill poses? Are they so far in bed with the Maori Party their judgment is impaired?
Margaret Hills, Tauranga.