But the sensible part of my brain says that this would be a very, very bad occurrence. There was the obligatory blowing of the racist Dog whistle and farcical claims about the Treaty of Waitangi. ACT would legislate that the principles of the Treaty are based on what the Treaty actually says, in contrast with recent revisionist interpretations of the Treaty’s principles, through a Treaty Principles Act and inviting citizens to ratify it. Its proposal, to hold a referendum on whether its misguided view of the meaning of the Treaty would be a farce. You really get the feeling that Act does not care about these potential consequences.

Source: New Zealand Herald September 20, 2023 09:03 UTC