Everyone gets a say, even if you're not a KC," Seymour said in a ... Senior lawyers sign open letter urging govt to abandon Treaty Principles bill (6 min 19 sec) "The courts and the Waitangi ...

“We therefore express our opposition to the proposed Treaty Principles Bill.” The letter pointed to the lack of recognition of the collective rights of iwi Maori and argued it undermines ...

Quite simply, this is a conversation whose time has come,” the letter quotes the King as saying. New Zealand’s Act Party’s flagship bill – the Treaty Principles Bill – aims to replace ...