Just when you think the Waitangi Tribunal has reached the absolute outer limit of its overreach, it manages to outdo itself.

To the surprise of absolutely no one, the Tribunal has – as pretty much always - found the Crown in breach of the Treaty.    

The latest is that the Tribunal has now issued a finding claiming that the Coalition Government’s draft school curriculum rewrite breaches the Treaty of Waitangi. Their complaint is that an emphasis on a knowledge-rich curriculum—one structured around fundamental skills like reading, writing, science, and mathematics—is somehow an ideological violation of Treaty principles.

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We did it. Ten years of fighting for equal citizenship, one law for all, and a unified New Zealand.

Many would have hoped Hobson’s Pledge would only have a brief life, yet here we are – ten years in and still going strong.

Today's message from me is one of gratitude but also resolve. Of celebrating successes but acknowledging there is still so much to do.

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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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