We will do all we can to ensure their reign is also short. "We will fight against the short-sightedness of a government that would allow oil and gas exploration during climate crisis. Policies that privilege the wealthy and punish the poor. "Te Pāti Māori will fight on all fronts to protect our people from policies that seek to erase our whakapapa and whitewash our history. This new Government must prepare for a Māori revolution if a referendum ever does go ahead. ![]() "Our message to this Government is clear: We will not allow Pākehā to determine our rights as tangata whenua. "Christopher Luxon's legacy will be leading the most anti-Māori, anti-Tiriti government Aotearoa has seen in generations. "By supporting ACT's attempt to rewrite Te Tiriti o Waitangi the Prime Minister has left the door open for a referendum. "By removing Treaty obligations from Oranga Tamariki this Government will displace a generation of tamariki from their whakapapa and continue the cycle of trauma. "NZ First has gotten their wish to 'take our country back' to the 1800s with a policy program that will white-wash Aotearoa and erase tangata whenua rights.īy disestablishing the Māori Health Authority this Government has condemned Māori to "die seven years earlier than Pākehā. "Ģ:50pm - Te Pāti Māori has just released a blistering statement: It's now not just a question of whether Winston Peters and David Seymour will run rings around Christopher Luxon, but how many. "Christopher Luxon has clearly made big concessions to appease his coalition partners, including a bizarre job sharing arrangement around the deputy leadership and embarking on a divisive approach to Māori-Crown relations. It is totally unclear where they'd find the money to make the tax cut promises work, other than never seen before cuts to public services. Now we have a situation that is even worse, with a more than $2 billion hole in the Government's finances before they've even started work. ![]() "Most New Zealanders recognised during the election campaign that National's tax promises didn't add up. "Christopher Luxon, Winston Peters and David Seymour have presented a grab bag of policies which – as Labour has always known they would – favour landlords over tenants, do nothing to prioritise climate change and fail to highlight any meaningful support for vulnerable New Zealanders at a time when they need it most. "While we will take time to digest the documents, from the outset the priorities outlined by Christopher Luxon's incoming Government are as confused as they are concerning. In addition, the right of ratepayers to demand a referendum before local authorities create Maori wards has been re-established."ģ:35pm - Here is a written statement from Chris Hipkins: "Hobson’s Pledge is also delighted to see that in many areas of government policy, the basic principle of treating all New Zealanders equally before the law has been strongly affirmed. "Casey is a deeply caring person who has for years argued that all New Zealanders should have equal political rights, irrespective of when they or their ancestors came to New Zealand. "Casey was our co-spokesperson until she resigned her role upon stepping forward as a New Zealand First candidate a few short months ago. “I'm sure I speak for all those who have supported Hobson’s Pledge since our formation in 2016 when I say how absolutely delighted we are that Casey Costello has not only been elected to Parliament but has stepped right into a ministerial role inside Cabinet," Hobson's Pledge spokesperson Don Brash says. Incoming minister Casey Costello is a former spokesperson for the group. ![]() 4:05pm - This statement has just come through from Hobson's Pledge.
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