Prime Minister Luxon asserts Crown sovereignty, cites Māori cession in Parliament

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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon affirmed in Parliament that the Crown is sovereign, stating that “Māori ceded sovereignty to the Crown.” This response came after repeated questioning by Green Co-Leader Chloe Swarbrick, who referenced a Waitangi Tribunal finding from a decade ago that suggested Māori did not cede sovereignty in 1840. Luxon reiterated the government’s stance, affirming the Treaty of Waitangi as New Zealand’s founding document with protections for both Māori and Crown interests.

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