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Today is a major turning point for democratic accountability and equal rights in New Zealand.
ACT Party Leader David Seymour has announced a major new policy reform targeting the Waitangi Tribunal: ACT will support the completion of remaining historical Treaty claims, strip the Tribunal of its contemporary jurisdiction, and disestablish it entirely once historical settlements are concluded.
Let's be realistic.
Te Pāti Māori's latest proposal is unlikely to become law. However, with all the ongoing talk about the importance of the Treaty and racial preferences by the Labour Party, Green Party, and TOP, we cannot totally rule it out.
As I write, there is no parliamentary majority for it, and most New Zealanders would reject it outright.
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I am writing to you today with some breaking news. Janet Dickson will finally have her real estate licence taken off her. As I pen this email to you all, I am not sure whether to feel sadness, frustration, anger, or outrage. Perhaps it is all of the above. |
As we know, the Government is replacing the Resource Management Act with two new laws: the Natural Environment Bill and the Planning Bill. Recently, the Minister responsible, Chris Bishop, has tabled an amendment paper and the final readings of the Bills are set down for this week.
For Hobson's Pledge, a key focus throughout this process has been the Government's proposals around Mana Whakahono a Rohe Agreements (MWARs).
A deeply alarming precedent within our democracy has just been set in the Far North, and it is something every New Zealander should know about.
Late last week, an elected councillor was removed from a council committee by a majority of her peers because they didn’t like her views, her tough questioning, and her challenges that might upset local iwi.
Davina Smolders is an elected councillor on the Far North District Council. She has been fearlessly outspoken about how the council operates as well as the aggressive intrusion of Māori activism within the council.
