On 8th December 2010, the National-Maori Party government announced a full blooded review of New Zealand's constitution and democratic processes, to be carried out by a carefully stacked 'Constitution Advisory Panel” with a predominance of Maori radicals and their sympathisers.
Like the sham 'review panel” that Finlayson set up to 'review the foreshore and seabed 2004, the Constitution Advisory panel appears to be a done deal. After all if National could get away with a prejudiced panel on the foreshore and seabed, why shouldn't they try the same trick on the public again.
Peter Sharples, said when he launched the panel. 'An important part of the review process will be consultation with Maori, particularly on the place of the Treaty o Waitangi in our constitution.
It sounds like to hell with the rest of us non-Maori this is for us Maoris only. This shows how ignorant he is.

Ian Brougham, Wanganui.