Stand Up for Te Tiriti
Te Tiriti o Waitangi is our country’s founding document. It forms the basis of the relationship between Māori and the Crown – and the Aotearoa New Zealand we live in today.
Now, instead of furthering this partnership, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is failing to show leadership and allowing the Treaty Principles Bill to be introduced to Parliament.
We didn’t need to have this debate, but Christopher Luxon didn’t have the guts to kill the Bill. Let’s be clear: this bill is divisive, a waste of money, and has no support from any other party in Parliament.
Make a submission
Stand up for Te Tiriti by making a submission on the Treaty Principles Bill. This is your opportunity to have your voice heard and share why you oppose this divisive Bill.
You can make a submission to the Select Committee here. In your own words, explain why you are against the Bill, and why it matters to you. Your opinion is important.
Sign the open letter
15,600 Kiwis joined us in asking Christopher Luxon to kill the Bill. He has not listened.
We will keep asking him to show leadership and stop causing division in New Zealand. If another 15,000 Kiwis sign our open letter, we will once again deliver it to the Prime Minister – in person this time, so he has to respond.
Together, we are standing up for Te Tiriti. Will you join us?
Since 1975, a set of principles based on the English and Māori versions of the Treaty have been set into law. Over time, the principles have evolved and strengthened, and they will continue to do so through mature, informed, and respectful discussion.
But the Treaty Principles Bill ignores this. It seeks to have the principles of the Treaty replaced with David Seymour’s interpretation of them. We must stand up for Te Tiriti, even if the Prime Minister won’t.
The Treaty Principles Bill will cost taxpayers millions, divide our country, and ultimately take New Zealand backwards.
Together, we can stand up and tell the government they cannot divide us.
Read more
- Chris Hipkins Speech: Progressing Together
- Over 15,000 sign Labour’s open letter to Luxon
- Labour, Greens and Te Pāti Māori call on the Prime Minister to block the Treaty Principles Bill