Shane Jones: I've about had it up to here with these fictitious debates about the Treaty of Waitangi

[@christop_bader]

Well said as always, much respect to you Shane Jones

[@Sharon-yk7xm]

Drown the bullshit f==Ken treaty it just depression ban it get rid of treaty

[@gregwells8764]

I love your no nonsense approach to Leadership , your views are much appreciated and have been sorely missed. I hope ( from afar ) that you and Winston can knock some common sense back into the role of Governing. every time I hear you I feel NZ is closer to that goal. Thank you for all you do Mr Jones , for ALL New Zealanders

[@michaeldonovan4712]

But Greg, read my comment made this morning, with the question being "what are you two offering to do about it if you are not going to support David (Seymour)? There appears to be a bit of 'Ego' factor between Winston and David?!?

[@jamietownsend7545]

watching porn in a sleazy motel at the taxpayers expense is helping the country in what way?

[@DavidClarkin-f3q]

Well said Shane as a 78 year old is very sad to see racism creeping into our very special country which we have to steer all together Dave c

[@jamietownsend7545]

78, say no more 😆

[@srikandiwarion1422]

Bravo Mr Jones!❤💯👏👏👏

[@muzza_nz]

A hat tip to Minister Jones and his pragmatic approach to delivering a positive future for all New Zealanders.

[@roslynhita6149]

especially the kids whose parents dont parent..Im all for kid safety first..

[@-KAIX-0405-NZ]

The man who used Taxpayer Money on Motel Porn? OOh, the Luxuries they have.

[@jamietownsend7545]

king of porn on the parliament wifi

[@kenbilling9507]

Yeah well done. Thank you for a realistic reminder to all New Zealand.

[@markwilson9935]

Thankfully I don't live my life by any doctrine,book or treaty!. I wake up and seize life. No treaty needed! Go NZF

[@turangatohiariki3042]

THE CROWN JUST UPDATED OUR 3 STEP'S PROTECTING MAORI PEOPLE LAND'S & EQUAL RIGHT'S FROM DIFFRENT CULTURED WHITE PEOPLE TRYING TO GENOCIDE US & OUR TREATY 😂😂😂SIGNED SEALED NOT CEDE & DELIVERING 😂😂😂WHY YOU THINK MIKE AINT POD CASTING OR THAT OTHER RACIST POD CASTER RACE HATING ON MAORI PEOPLE BECAUSE YOUR NOT INCLUDED IN THE TREATY 😂😂😂

[@richardosborne2067]

Precisely,move on

[@LarryMilmine-e9r]

So you wake up each morning with amnesia... mate your whole understanding of life is based off history, scientific development and everything that has been collectively gathered by humanity up to this point. To deny this is absurd. The treaty was the way chosen to navigate post-colonialism. If you're unhappy with this move somewhere else.

[@schlookie]

​@@LarryMilmine-e9rgrow up. The treaty doesn't apply to most of us.

[@62cripple]

​@richardosborne2067 when you move on and don't call out crime....you are enabling...

[@domotemm6242]

Thank You Sir; Kia-Ora

[@DDMMYYYYNZ]

Well said!

[@willtekata1763]

Im sick of it too.

[@lindamckenzie6500]

Truer words have not been spoken....thank you Shane ...it needs to be said that Maori must get out of this 'You Owe Us A Living' state of mind. ...and stop being so aggrieved about the past....we can all find things in our pasts that are unresolved ..unanswered ...unjustified ...but we live in the here and now.. all eyes to the future ..

[@edwardmatthews5899]

Yeah and what’s the price on the lives lost back then huhh genius collateral damage you reckon.

[@schlookie]

​@@edwardmatthews5899grow up edward

[@-KAIX-0405-NZ]

You're Privileged to Live in the, Here & Now. Whereas, MY Ancestors bore the Brunt of the Baddest of Baldhead Behavior. And that happened 'round the World back then, long before it came here, Africa, India, to name a few.

[@jamietownsend7545]

@@-KAIX-0405-NZ the british empire is imploding and they don't like it

[@jamietownsend7545]

king of porn courtesy of the govt wifi that you pay him to watch

[@faodail3913]

Brilliant, this is what we voted for, thank you Shane Jones!!!🤩🤩🤩

[@LHNA130]

Thank god the almighty that you guys and act party are in parliament.

[@cperera910]

Agree without them Luxon will be just cannon fodder for opposition TV NZ , TV 3, New Zealand Herald and Stuffed-Tovamba and the rest of legacy media.

[@jamietownsend7545]

God won't save us from their mess you mean

[@LHNA130]

@@jamietownsend7545 you the mess of the last government or this one

[@jamietownsend7545]

@@LHNA130 Is that a question?

[@LHNA130]

@@jamietownsend7545 yes

[@robf1862]

Go Shane. Keep up the good work.

[@DW_Kiwi]

Then promote "this" policy far and wide to get it through the heads of our nation. Separatism and Aparheid is not wanted in this country. We will "all" prosper when we are "all" equal

[@stephenlennon7369]

Who's practicing apartheid? NZ First supports apartheid Israel did you know?

[@kimkay2196]

Stop spreading lies you muppet ​@@stephenlennon7369

[@-KAIX-0405-NZ]

Separatism & Apartheid will ALWAYS be a Fossil of Colonialism. Very first things they brought here. Nothing can touch the "Maori Declaration of Independence," not even the United Nations.

[@kimkay2196]

What a load of crap 😂​@@stephenlennon7369

[@jamietownsend7545]

Yes we must all become white and be equal, assimilate or go home

[@erniepeterson9569]

A man that speaks the truth good on you, Shane Jones.

[@briansatchell2319]

Thank you Shane. Most New Zealanders are with you Time to Sort Out The Rubbish

[@maorifilm]

No they arnt

[@heartyninja4405]

This man would make an excellent Prime Minister. Good to see some common sense back in parliament

[@roslynhita6149]

@@maorifilm YES WE ARE

[@sb2126]

How can you be certain that he isn't talking bollocks that he knows will only appeal to your personal need for relief. He is only a populist politician after all.

[@raymondlogan7807]

Why can't Moari move on like rest of us who have been through wars. Moari have such a great future in NZ.

[@davewatt28]

Brilliant, well said Honourable Shane Jones

[@GarryStuart-b3d]

Thank you Shane. Thank you again!

[@corrietabak5573]

Shane Jones you hit the nail on the head, its about time other MPs come out an embrace your out look to tell the truth, ( Self responsible) the Maori party are just a radical verbal racial destructive party and are not living to the true treaty meaning, Shane you are a true leader for all races.

[@raywardrayward]

Well said Shane

[@oldsoul3733]

Thankyou Shane for saying out loud what most of us think. At some point, playing the victim has to stop and Maori need to step up to the plate and take accountability for their poor choices including how to be a good parent. If you choose not to send your kids to school, dont blame the rest of us including the Govt for your child's illiteracy. If you choose to spend your money on alcohol, drugs, and crappy food, dont blame us for poor health outcomes. Sick and tired of the gaslighting

[@olsaffa7679]

If you join a gang, don't blame everyone else when you get locked up. If you don't get the marks, don't blame others when you don't get Uni entrance. All the bad "Maori statistics... by choice. Anybody can become a dropout when they choose to (not Maori people but the people claiming victimhood because they identify as Maori).

[@MadNuz]

@@olsaffa7679you don’t choose to be born into a shitty situation lol - come on mate

[@olsaffa7679]

@MadNuz No, you are right, but you choose what you do with your life. If you choose to join a gang and everything that it leads to; don't blame your ethnicity when you end up in jail for criminal activity. Nor for your health if you choose not to look after it, etc. Too much blaming and not taking responsibility for self all over the place nowadays.

[@MadNuz]

@@olsaffa7679yeah but it’s much harder for people to get themselves out of a shit situation who are born there let alone who have generations of their family in that space - they need support to get out. Past GOVs have tried the hardline - “ just pull up ya boot straps and work hard” approach yet the stats don’t change. This is besides what’s actually owed for land and resource theft regarding treaty settlements - settlements are a whole other thing.

[@olsaffa7679]

@MadNuz So let's not get into a "it's harder for this one than that one" competition. Help people based on their needs, not the ethnicity they identity as. Yes, the famous "Treaty settlements" should have been done and dusted but we all know that there are claims and counterclaims from here to nowhere. And the claims will never stop. Letting people think they have a claim to the tax dollars payed by someone else's (who is most probably a new arrival here) hard work is probably part of the reason for generational tax dependants. And no, Labour was so pro segregation with what they tried to force through government that the majority turned on them. I know enough successful Maori people to know that being Maori has little to do with if hard work pays off.

[@nikkiddle4745]

Excellent perspective, Shane. Thank you.

[@NormanMacritchie-bv3ju]

Well done Shane jones

[@kumarapatch1234]

Everyone is sick of it

[@maorifilm]

Im everyone an Im not sick of it

[@Longcloud]

@@maorifilmwell you should be 🙄

[@wokesick]

@@maorifilm You are not everybody, them or they.

[@zionnejaqzon4476]

who is everyone??? it just you and your kakapatch..

[@schlookie]

​@@maorifilmgrow up

[@douglastassell4070]

Thank you Shane, we are one people and have been for a long time. We have intermarried between multiple cultures and races and I believe are one people. My family are a multitude of cultures: English, Māori, Scottish, Irish, Cook Islander, Russian, Danish, Australian, United States American, Thai. We have brunette, blonde, different shades of ginger/red, grey and bald heads. The vast majority of us were born in New Zealand. This is similar to many of my friends. We are New Zealanders, we are one big family and we acknowledge all our ancestors. These so called radicals trying to cause division, hatred and violence between New Zealanders are traitors to our beloved country and should be arrested by the Military immediately on charges of treason. This nonsense has to stop before it gets creates an uncontrollable monster. If there is a problem it is rich people keeping the poor people in poverty that should be addressed in my opinion.

[@roslynhita6149]

I TOTALLY AGREE...onya!❤

[@bobbysmith855]

Perfectly put!

[@kimkay2196]

Rich poor keeping poor in poverty that's rubbish. Some people end up rich because they worked hard not good choices . Instead of playing victims & expecting handouts

[@haweavivian48]

Beautifully articulate expression of the way all of us as maori should pursue life. Thank you Shane. All power to you and New Zealand First for your common sense world view!

[@rowanmeads8598]

My family worked hard to build themselves up through the discrimination of the past. My grandfather moved cities several times in order to get the opportunities for his kid's. I reject the argument that we couldn't build ourselves up because of the pakeha. To build intergenerational wealth you have to work for it.

[@roslynhita6149]

TRUTH RIGHT THERE!!...operative word.......WORK

[@tindog999]

Well said mate!

[@jamietownsend7545]

lol

[@J.Smith-rc6wh]

The treaty has NOT been part of our law for LONGER than it has been part of our law in this country, it is not the be all and end all of NZ law, it is NOT a constitution or even part of a constitution, it is a founding document, it represents the starting point of a nation that has developed a long way from there

[@gordonpotts9642]

Treaty was worded by the crown constitution called democratic colonial civilization,that was the settlers culture that had already existed before coming to NZ.

[@-KAIX-0405-NZ]

@@gordonpotts9642 Worded to "Benefit" Colonialism, be it Africa, India, Hong Kong. Yeah, existed long before it came here alright. Your Comment's kinda..."Potty."

[@NZ_Kiwi1010]

Well said 😎

[@Billm625]

Good luck with your job awakening the kiwi population. We are a sleeping nation. I pray this awakening goes well for this nation. God bless

[@kiwitraveller6451]

Love this man and with him Winnie...stand up stay strong in our battles here in NZ...We are One...NZ First...

[@jamietownsend7545]

speaking from the couch isn't going to do much 😂

[@fromnzwhoisalsohalfindien]

Thanks Shane!!! Love your work, keep speaking out, we need your backbone in the beehive!!

[@gjlander100]

Good to hear this Shane ! We need to spread the word.

[@bradwallace6222]

Good words 👏

[@ginger6597]

Well said 👏 And 100 per cent correct. Thank you NZ First 🙏

[@kiwitoffee]

How refreshing. Thank you, Shane Jones.

[@rogerjohnbound4829]

Thank you my brother that is how feel about it to. Yes Yes. As a new Zealand. One law for all And one People. Stay Strong Shane.

[@mikebruce7750]

Shane Jones for prime Minister!!!!!

[@zionnejaqzon4476]

hahahaaaaaaa!!!!!.. yep dreams are free..

[@schlookie]

​@@zionnejaqzon4476watch

[@jamietownsend7545]

He can't be a PM if he is already a King ... king of porn

[@jamietownsend7545]

King of porn not pm

[@MadNuz]

Yeah nah Fark that shit - Shane Jones don’t give a crap about you or me - he gives a shit about himself and his cohorts - just like the rest of the current coalition

[@gayejenkins7913]

You should be Prime Minister Shane Jones you are amazing.

[@carlasmith1700]

So much respect for Shane Jones.

[@jamietownsend7545]

😂

[@hansa7257]

What has happened to the millions of dollars given to Maori Tribes? Why are they still not better off? Generations of Maori are still on benefits. I believe with rights also come responsibilities. There are thousands of immigrants in NZ who have been agrieved. They came here with nothing and made a life for themselves when there were no benefits. NZ already has a billion dollar debt, the handouts cannot continue in the current form. We all need to contribute and grow prosperity in NZ.

[@malwalker2682]

YEA 2 CENT IN THE DOLLAR

[@Dallas_Live]

Clearly dont understand what treaty settlement mean?

[@malwalker2682]

@@Dallas_Live KEEHAA STOLE EVERYONES LAND EVERYWHERE HE WENT CAME WITH HIS DISEASES LIES GREED MURDER.

[@deanwitt7903]

@@Dallas_Live things were settled in 1840 .

[@lairddougal3833]

Wow. Just wow. That was truly amazingly ignorant. I mean, you just made no effort did you? Ngai Tahu, to name one iwi, has become one of the biggest institutional investors and employers in NZ. Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu is the sole Trustee of the Ngai Tahu Charitable Trust and Ngai Tahu Holdings is its investment arm. Holdings include fisheries, farms, tourism and property. Its assets are worth $2.28 billion. That was all done on the basis of the 1998 settlement of, from memory, $250 million or thereabouts. Waikato-Tainui, after initial hiccups got its act together and its asset base is something like $1.9 billion. So, Sunshine check your facts out before you let a pompous dick like Jones play you.

[@ronmiller9212]

Absolutely correct Direct and to the point . Bless you Shane Jones

[@allanwood4771]

Well said Shane well said.

[@craigscoullar564]

Here here..truth truth

[@Neo_Red_Pill]

Completely agree sir 🙏

[@Abuamina001]

Kudos.

[@fartnyaface]

Spot on!

[@Bemark100]

I've been watching this straight shooter for a while now. He just makes sense. In the next election, he gets my vote. Winston Peters, you picked a great man

[@steverae3680]

Good on you Shane.

[@bobmasefield317]

Thanks Shane for verbalising and saying out loud what every one is thinking about the treaty NZr's are so over it, we need to have a referendum like they did in Australia with the voice and move forward not backwards like the maori party are trying to take us.

[@stephenlennon7369]

What are you referendum about? The principles favor pakeha not Maori look it up? 😅

[@helenlizzystewart4908]

@@stephenlennon7369 bollocks

[@ericrussell7640]

​@@stephenlennon7369Another bollocks

[@JohnSmith-ux3tt]

​@@stephenlennon7369Time to move on - its no longer 1840.

[@Gazzabondi]

@@stephenlennon7369being equal doesn’t favour anyone - that’s the point! Anyone against equality for all is a racist

[@nicp9818]

Thanks Shane awesome as per usual

[@garethbrooking8099]

Well spoken.

[@rusty7720]

Well put minister,I am with you all the way and admire your approach on this subject as well as others .Thank you for your outright stand Mr Jones.

[@kevinansley7353]

Lets undo the rewritten history as well and go by the documentation that exists, looking at you councils.

[@J.Smith-rc6wh]

and your twenty percent rate rises

[@stephenlennon7369]

The council rates have risen substantially after scaremongering about 3 waters

[@robertlamb3978]

Thank you Mr. Jones. Good government should always be about commonsense and that is what you speak. The Treaty has been weaponised for too long and is used by current Maori politicians as a means of sowing division and to argue for segregation. This approach has nothing to do with partnership which can be the only way forward.

[@sharonneil2118]

I agree, it’s divisive, it polarises and no one wins, nor can we move forward as one nation while certain political parties have an agenda of their own

[@jamietownsend7545]

One nation and one colour I agree

[@granthardy5844]

On the money Shane...... Keep it up.

[@rodriguezpavara5652]

Pretty big job, trying to unwind the tension Labour engineered into our society. Good work Mr Jones. 👍

[@lloydsteinbring5021]

There was time when I thought Shane Jones was just full of it. Now I have a 100% opposite view. His honest straight forward comments are welcomed and great to have a politician with the g,,,,,,ds to say it how it is.

[@Longcloud]

Count me in👍

[@zionnejaqzon4476]

He is just full of it .. only suckers sniff up his azz..

[@jamietownsend7545]

lol

[@trevorgarner5803]

Well said Shane Jones, it's high time all New Zealanders woke up and grew up to what has happened to our country and its people . Start by showing a little respect towards the elders who have more experience in life, listen, and learn above all.

[@jamietownsend7545]

So would you respect the old anglo saxon pedo priests that got caught playing with little ones

[@geoffellis5631]

Well said Mr Jones.

[@jjp7300]

That's right Matua Shane !!

[@garrytito2068]

Totally agree. Watching news tonight. All about bloody we want this. We want more than the rest of New Zealanders. We are all the same We all came here. Let's share what New Zealand has.

[@jamietownsend7545]

We are all one, be like us or leave, assimilate and conquer

[@roslynhita6149]

Good God Shane ..you are the ONLY one whose had the BALLS to say it like it is...at LAST...ONYA....💛💝💛

[@hextoken]

Keep up the great work Shane!

[@11calman]

About time this was brought out into the open. People are trying to use it for their own agenda. I would say "Shane Jones " for PM, xxxx

[@waltervanderzandt8105]

This government has to STOP what daily happens on 1NEWS

[@ChazzyWS]

We live in an age of "being a victim" and "I'm not responsible"... and many other ways to shield ourselves from the realities of life. There are a huge number of bureaucracies in this country paid large amounts of taxpayers dollars to do something, who knows what, and so many of them are trying to do the same job, or not as it seems. Their CEO's in some cases drive expensive cars, administration costs take most of the funding, and so often this is all protected by the treaty or the threat of being called a racist. Keep calling them out Shane.

[@annhollebon]

again lots of sense..well said

[@ducker09]

Dont you and winston dare give up parliament , shane . We the every day hard working maori need you at the helm . Imagine if you left Willie jackson and the accused chartity fund thief Tamahiri in charge . God forbid. 😮

[@iainseymour-hart3347]

We all feel your frustration, Shane. The vast majority of New Zealanders agree with you, support you and need you to succeed. Those who have weaponised the Treaty and continue to drag on with their false narrative do NOT have the best interests of New Zealanders, in mind.

[@jamietownsend7545]

We are a white country, be like us or leave said the vast majority

[@lyndellecoats8459]

We are a multi racial country based on progress to provide the best life for all.

[@jamietownsend7545]

@@lyndellecoats8459 Say that to the racists who want everyone to be like them lol

[@peaceandlovelikeringo]

Agree.

[@jerrywalton4689]

A brilliant exposition Shane. I would plead with people to learn our history.The Articles Treaty of 1840 is a simple document. The British signed their Littlewood Draft which was exactly translated into the Maori version was signed by the Maori Chiefs.There is no mention of any Treaty Partnership or Co-Governance.

[@Sambo77261]

How long is the treaty of Waitangi and the stuck in the past chip on their shoulders Māori going to keep holding Nz to ransom. Grow up get over it and get living. Nz doesn’t care less!!

[@jamietownsend7545]

We are all one, moari should be like us

[@zionnejaqzon4476]

lmo.. look who's talking about grow up get over it and get living, why are you mourning ..life dont evolve around all this Bs...so grow up.get over it and get living,

[@Sambo77261]

@@zionnejaqzon4476 I’m not moaning Thanks. I’ve got a great life and am living it to the full. Just sick of listening to bitter and twisted people like you. Move on fella!!

[@-KAIX-0405-NZ]

Maori aren't Stuck In The Past, Sambo (that name use to belong to a Black person) they're Acknowledging the Dirty Deeds of the Baldhead, to their Ancestors, and now, Baldhead's Back, shinier than ever. Both Maori and Baldhead, Come A Long Way.

[@MadNuz]

Grow up and get over it - lol 😂 yeah good one haha - I’m sure you’d be able to do that if the shoe was on the otehr foot lol

[@ValHemi265]

Even apirana ngata believed we could live side by side. And I believe that too. I'm Ngati porou Ngapuhi. But before that, I am human first. Not bound in anyway. If this is to work, TMP needs to work with it. I'm not ashamed but kinda pissed off that we've become more distant than ever. As the years have passed we haven't grown as one impenetrable unit. We've been through more downs than ups. I'm glad I'm not race based I'm human first. And that's where my dignity lay. I have free will in whom to believe and bound by nothing to this land or the world in which we live in. Materialism means absolutely zero to me. What matters is my son's future. He's only 8. We need to fix this asap. Not just for my son. But all the kids behind us coming up. If we can secure our future, then theirs is secured too. Otherwise they'll be left with nothing but shame, hunger and anger. Do we really want that?

[@stevekinney7423]

100% spot on !!!

[@chrislloyd4673]

Yippie! You heard it here folks. As most of us want to say but would be shut down by being called “racist”

[@jamietownsend7545]

racist

[@denyswoodroffe490]

There will always be the no hoppers, that want everything given to them.

[@jamietownsend7545]

hoppers or hopers?

[@LINDA-mw7mf]

YOUR RIGHT SHANE JONES..❤❤

[@bobbysmith855]

What I don't understand is how the Maori party can scream about the abuse of their children in care, when it's the failing of their own community to care and protect their children in the first place! If they took care of their children properly they wouldn't be in the care of Oranga Tamariki. Also, having worked for OT for 8 years as a foster carer myself, some of the abuse appears to be coming from the extended family members they place the children with, in an attempt to comply with cultural demands of the Moari they put them back in almost the same situation they had removed them from?. I suppose no one wants to state the obvious?

[@raroboy1]

They complain about government care, yet Maori are the main ones killing their own kids? Oh the irony.

[@murrayclist265]

Lets get on together,we are stronger that way wake up NZ.

[@franklove9117]

Shane the answer is easy New Zealand First and ACT can stop it together you are in power for us

[@juryemery6695]

1 God,1 Flag,1 National Anthem, 1 People. Kia Kaha,Kia Mana,Kia Manawanui MrJones love your work.

[@jamietownsend7545]

What god? 😂

[@NZ-ms3vc]

1 National Anthem.., two languages

[@wiebkekoops-ridder5522]

Brilliant

[@vinmill1579]

THE RT HONOURABLE SHANE JONES! WELL SAID SIR !

[@jamietownsend7545]

welk

[@vinmill1579]

@@jamietownsend7545 lol

[@jamietownsend7545]

@@vinmill1579 at least you spelt lol right lol

[@AlanFitness-t3n]

You are on to it Shane. Majority of New Zealanders are sick of the race based victim industry. It’s toxic & doesn’t help anyone.

[@jamietownsend7545]

you ain't helping either karen

[@AlanFitness-t3n]

@@jamietownsend7545 boohoo cry me a river

[@TerranoPC]

I Googled the Treaty document and read it. I was surprised, how straight forward the content was. Simple and concise.

[@LeeLeonard-z8o]

Exactly. Wish everybody would do likewise.

[@brucepanny5010]

Well said Shane . .. you have the backing of the vast majority of non Maori in NZ ... This race based apartheid state has to end ... weather maori like it or not we are all in the same Waka and 80% of the rowers are not maori .... we sink or swim together ... and until we do the rest of the world is laughing at us ... and taking advantage of the old divide and rule tactic to milk us and end national unity ... this makes us weak in the global economic stage ... and leads to money flowing out of nz instead of into nz

[@Arms26]

Racist.

[@Wilt8v92]

​@@Arms26That's not racist,you are been silly,come on man..

[@maorifilm]

Where is your staics in your argument?

[@kathleenpopata9718]

You are the public be only on paper reality-is Never heard such irrationalities

[@olsaffa7679]

There's many useful fools around (not Maori but those who were led to believe they have more of a right than someone else because some percentage of their whakapapa is Maori). The question is, who benefits from NZ tearing itself apart? Who is benefitting from the UK, Europe, the US... the West, tearing itself apart. Seems to me you are pointing in the right direction, but the useful idiots will never be prepared to see it.

[@dwatarawi]

Yea,ur right Shane,time to drop the B.S,we need to move forward in this world.

[@rodneynikora358]

❤

[@lindsaywatson4749]

I predict there will soon be a stampede of disappointed electors from NZ First to Act due to an apparent lack of action from NZ First. Actions speak louder than words, Shane. According to the NZ First/National agreement, NZ First agreed to: ensure all public service departments have their primary name in English, except for those specifically related to Māori, require the public service departments and Crown Entities to communicate primarily in English; not advance policies that seek to ascribe different rights and responsibilities to New Zealanders on the basis of their race or ancestry; remove co-governance from the delivery of public services, public services should be prioritised on the basis of need, not race; amend Section 58 of the Marine and Coastal Area Act to make clear Parliament’s original intent, etc. Shane also omits to point out that Māori activists want their own parliament as per He Puapua.

[@manyhawk8748]

Bravo

[@michaelpurvis1492]

Thank you ❤️ please save New Zealand 🇳🇿

[@KatharineShaw-z8u]

Goodness sake can anyone name another treaty similar to Waitangi that has been maligned, vilified, discredited, disputed, etc, by a minority of opposers anywhere else in this world?

[@tindog999]

Magna Carta. England.

[@murraytrimmer228]

I don't like it when people say, "I gave it 110%". You can't. But in this case, "I'm with you Shane, 10000%"

[@janemorgan5477]

Well said @New Zealand First

[@darrellwright5642]

Well said Shane, New Zealands have been hamstrung far to long by the priviaged few that can read fairytales between the lines of the treaty

[@jamietownsend7545]

I agree, no more white privilege either, we are one

[@twigdust]

Keep at it Shane, sadly you are one of very few that talk sense in this sad excuse for a country these days. You have my vote!

[@Empathiclistener]

While a vote on Te Tiriti 'principles' may not be the best way to address these issues, it's good to see consideration and debate stimulated by Seymour's bill.