Chris Finlayson: Former Treaty Negotiations Minister on the Treaty Principles Bill being shut down

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Apr 10, 2025 · 3m · transcript

A Former Treaty Negotiations Minister believes taking the Treaty Principals Bill to a referendum is a prescription for disaster.

Parliament has voted down the contentious bill spearheaded by David Seymour - only Act voting in favour.

Seymour says the party will take another strategy to pursue its agenda.

Former Minister Chris Finlayson told Andrew Dickens Act's principals could go into a Constitution Act or something similar.

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