Treaty principles bill hearings, day 12: The end of the road – or is it?

On day 12 of the Treaty principles bill hearings, the Justice Committee heard submissions totaling five hours. Former Act Party MP Donna Awatere Huata cancelled her submission, while opposition to the bill was voiced by Tauranga Māori Business Association chair Leone Farquhar, Mana Moana’s Nuhisifa Seve-Williams and Tevita Ka’ili, former Māori Party co-leader Marama Fox, activist Tāme Iti, Mark Steel of the Legislative Design and Advisory Committee, and representatives from Epilepsy Waikato Charitable Trust and Kindergartens Aotearoa, all citing concerns over systemic inequities and the bill’s potential impact on Māori communities.

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