Revealed: the full text of David Seymour’s Treaty Principles Bill
Nov 6, 2024 · The full text of the introduced Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill has been revealed, with the bill introduced to Parliament today. The full legislation, now available at legislation.govt.nz, also reveals the finalised proposed principles by which David Seymour wants Aotearoa to interpret the Treaty with, as well as the question he would ...
Treaty Principles Bill: Seymour's allegations around students
17 hours ago · David Seymour's allegations that schools are encouraging students to attend an anti-Treaty Principles Bill hīkoi are "inflammatory" and unhelpful, principals say.. Last week, Seymour - the leader of the ACT Party and the associate education minister - said several schools were formally endorsing the hīkoi against his bill, even organising buses to the gathering and allowing some students to ...
Treaty Principles Bill: The speeches | RNZ News
14 hours ago · Parliament's first reading debate for the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill was an electric affair, but with a few surprisingly lacklustre speeches. The bill's sponsor David Seymour was enthusiastic; Labour, Green and Te Pāti Māori MPs were outraged, angry, and even despairing. National MPs seemed bent on mitigation and damage control.
Explainer: The path ahead for the Treaty Principles Bill - 1News
2 days ago · The Treaty Principles Bill proposes to define and clarify how the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi are interpreted and applied in laws and decision-making. The principles are interpretations of the Treaty that have been developed by the courts and government officials since the passing of the Treaty of Waitangi Act in 1975.
Full video: First reading of the Treaty Principles Bill - 1News
3 days ago · Labour claims 'cover-up' as weekly reporting on benefit numbers cancelled. After 36 years of gigging and recording, the band has announced Loud Forever — The Final Tour. The artist is not the first performer to be the subject of a college-level course. David Seymour’s bill will have its first reading in Parliament today.
Watch: Haka erupts in Parliament before Treaty Principles Bill …
4 days ago · With the Hīkoi mō te Tiriti only halfway to Parliament, ACT leader David Seymour’s Treaty Principles Bill has gone through its first reading. During the count of votes for and against the bill, Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke stood up from her seat starting a haka directed at Seymour, which her colleagues and MPs from the ...
Maori haka in NZ parliament to protest at bill to reinterpret …
The Treaty Principles Bill seeks to redefine the principles that have been used in support of Māori. ... News. Sport. Business. Innovation. Culture. ... David Seymour, has dismissed opponents as ...
Waitangi: David Seymour explains stance on Treaty Principles Bill …
Feb 5, 2024 · ACT Party leader and Associate Justice Minister David Seymour has explained his reasoning behind controversial plans to review the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. The proposal, to be heard in Parliament as the Treaty Principles Bill, has drawn widespread criticism and protest from Māori and beyond this week, particularly at Waitangi Day ...
Treaty Principles Bill: PM Christopher Luxon claps back at Act’s David …
3 days ago · Claire Trevett: National gets spooked as David Seymour plays a blinder on Treaty Principles Bill 15 Nov 04:00 PM Haka highlights tensions between Māori tikanga and rules of Parliament
David Seymour defends timing of Treaty Principles Bill debate
Nov 6, 2024 · David Seymour says introducing the Treaty Principles Bill this week - earlier than expected - is business as normal. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone. The Tribunal's interim report warns Seymour's Bill would be the worst, most comprehensive breach of the Te Tiriti in modern times. The Bill has been the focus of widespread debate and criticism, and ...