Recently I received a Constitutional Advisory Panel document entitled, New Zealand's Constitution: the conversation so far.
As is usual with these communications, by the time one had finished trying to absorb it; you have a very clear view of why the majority very swiftly give up. However two things stood out very clearly. The word Aotearoa came before New Zealand, and secondly this is a deal between National and the Maori party, and until now, most of the dealing has been behind closed doors. While clubs like Probus, Rotary, Grey Power and others may try to dismiss discussion of it as being political; this is narrow thinking on their part and extremely dangerous nonsense for their supporters.
Constitutional matters must involve the whole country and everyone in it, regardless of their political views, colour, religious beliefs, age, sexual preferences, and anything else anybody wants to dream up.
So far, the young couldn't care less, the middle class is stretched just trying to keep up, the beneficiaries are happy as long as their payments keep coming and the aged seem more concerned about their grandkids.
All in all, it's a great recipe for a total takeover and the powerful and greedy politicians (and their scheming cohorts) must be rubbing their hands together in gleeful anticipation of just that.

R McGuinness, Tauranga.