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Andrew Dickens: Treaty Principles Bill part two · Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

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  Speaker 1: So it looks like the Treaty Principles actors toast as
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  Speaker 1: Christopher Luxen assured it it would be. And much was
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  Speaker 1: made over the weekend that ninety percent of the submissions
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  Speaker 1: were against it. But you know that means nothing at
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  Speaker 1: all if all the opposing submissions were just photocopies of one,
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  Speaker 1: which I think a lot of them were. Remember that
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  Speaker 1: Maori are organized. Anyone who's seen their multiple hikoys and
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  Speaker 1: their awesome organization of the King's tongue, he should know
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  Speaker 1: that you underestimate Malory at your own peril. They got
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  Speaker 1: organized and they swamped the Select Committee. But it must
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  Speaker 1: also be noted that the act that that ax Act,
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  Speaker 1: it was a bit of a simplistic dog in my opinion,
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  Speaker 1: much of it already covered by the Bill of Rights.
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  Speaker 1: At its heart, it was three sentences designed to overthrow
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  Speaker 1: fifty years of legal development. But is the movement against
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  Speaker 1: the Treaty Principles dead? And no? It is not New
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  Speaker 1: Zealand first one to have a crack. Winston Peters, being
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  Speaker 1: the experienced legislator that he is, wants to amend all
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  Speaker 1: the existing Treaty Principles legislation that we already have if
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  Speaker 1: you remember, he ran his election campaign on it, and
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  Speaker 1: it is a smart way to achieve real change because
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  Speaker 1: it's already in the law. You just change the thing.
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  Speaker 1: As we approach the changeover between Peters and Seymour of
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  Speaker 1: the Deputy PM role, Winston will have the time and
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  Speaker 1: the energy to have a crack. So welcome to round
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  Speaker 1: two of the Treaty Principle's debate, a round that has
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  Speaker 1: much more chance to succeed. For more from Early edition
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