Opinion: David Seymour has been citing my work to imply that I support Act’s attempts to rewrite Te Tiriti o Waitangi. When Te Tiriti was debated and signed in Waitangi and elsewhere, it was debated and signed in te reo. In order to understand the promises that the rangatira and Queen Victoria exchanged, it is the text in te reo, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, that is the most authoritative record. Most lawyers, politicians, scholars and citizens have to rely on the English text, the Treaty of Waitangi, and/or translations of Te Tiriti into English. ACT’s proposed approach to Te Tiriti will do the opposite.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 15, 2023 21:00 UTC