PM Luxon and NZ First Shane Jones pledges to block Treaty Principles Bill beyond first reading
August 19, 2024
Dead on arrival.
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Regional Development Minister Shane Jones have both ruled out supporting the ACT Party’s Treaty Principles Bill beyond its first reading, signalling a united front at Te Koroneihana. “We are listening to Māori,” Luxon said, while Jones declared the bill “dead on arrival” despite initial coalition obligations. The Waitangi Tribunal has criticised the bill’s definitions as “novel” and “disingenuous.”
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