The ACT Party recently announced a common-sense policy proposal: finish all remaining historical Treaty settlements, strip the Waitangi Tribunal of its contemporary powers, and wind up the Tribunal for good once historical work is completed.

For years, Hobson’s Pledge supporters have seen the Waitangi Tribunal stretch far beyond its original mandate. It was meant to resolve historical grievances, not act as an unelected block on the democratically elected Parliament.

As we approach the 200th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty in 2040, New Zealanders deserve a clear endpoint to the settlement process and a return to one law for all. ACT has shown the courage to lay this policy on the table - now it is up to National and New Zealand First to back it.

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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.

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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.

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