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RICHARD PREBBLE: Letter of resignation from the Waitangi Tribunal
Read Richard Prebble’s letter of resignation from The Waitangi Tribunal, in which he claims that the Treaty as currently interpreted has become a socialist manifesto and a source of never-ending grievance, adding that he is not willing to carry out the Tribunal’s proposed strategic plan.
The Consequences of Appeasement
Dr Muriel Newman writes that New Zealand is now reaping the consequences of the misguided appeasement strategy adopted by successive governments when dealing with the growing demands of Maori leaders. “They have bent over backwards apologising and kowtowing to these activists, even though their subversive plan to impose tribal rule represents a major threat to the future stability and security of our democracy”.
Hipkins treads a slippery path on democracy
Graham Adams writes that like Te Pāti Māori, Labour is no fan of equal representation for all.
Parliamentary Sovereignty Hangs in the Balance
Dr Muriel Newman warns that if the Government withdraws the bill it promised voters would restrict tribal claims to remote coastal areas instead of the whole coast, that would signal the first stage in the collapse of Parliamentary Sovereignty in New Zealand. It would demonstrate that the activists in the Supreme Court are in charge of law-making in this country, instead of our democratically elected Parliament. “Such a backdown by the Coalition would effectively be a nail in the coffin of democracy in New Zealand”.
Equality is not a dirty word
Don Brash responds to National Urban Māori Authority’s Lady Tureiti Moxon opinion piece published by the NZ Herald, in which she writes of the “flawed concept of ‘equality’’.
Just what is Social Cohesion?
Political commentator, Peter Williams, shares his thoughts on social cohesion: “ At its most basic, social cohesion is best achieved if we are all equal before the law, if we all have equal opportunity in life through education, health and social services, and that what we own is ours to enjoy, develop and dispose of within the parameters of the law as set by the government that we all elect”.
The responsibility of a midwife should be to the patient – not to the Treaty, mana whenua, or any political campaign
MP Todd Stephenson comments on a flyer the New Zealand College of Midwives has distributed to its members. The ‘Tangata Tiriti Checklist’ urges midwives comply with statements like ‘I actively seek opportunities to share power with, or cede power to mana whenua’, ‘I strategise and work with local mana whenua on Tiriti justice’, and ‘I support a Tiriti centered constitution for Aotearoa-New Zealand’.