Seymour then said former Treaty negotiations minister Chris Finlayson’s comments about the bill doing “great damage” showed “haughtiness and bitterness” and he needed to move on from being a politician. It has been revealed by my bill because my bill calls for equal rights for all New Zealanders. Photo / Greenpeace AotearoaSeymour said: “Te Pāti Māori are representing and bringing up the worst in Māoridom.”A mass demonstration against the bill has been held across the country since last Monday. They said Seymour’s bill “seeks to rewrite the Treaty itself” and called the coalition Government to “act responsibly now and abandon it”. ‘I would fight against it’ - Dame JennyShipley, prime minister from 1997 to 1999, said Māori had every right to fight the bill.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 17, 2024 20:12 UTC