"It’s worth remembering that the Three Waters Bill included a binding Treaty principles clause which would likely have proved a significant barrier to any plan to privatise New Zealand’s water supply. Perhaps that’s a key reason why it faced such a withering political attack."

#RupertOBrien, 2024

https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/30-09-2024/the-real-reason-behind-acts-push-to-redefine-the-treaty-principles

Definitely the reason. Watch them try to do the same thing in the future, in a rush, without those protections.

@heyrochelle

#NZPolitics #TeTiritiOWaitangi #TreatyPrinciples

The real reason behind Act’s push to redefine the Treaty principles

It's a calculated move to remove a significant barrier to the party's privatisation and deregulation agenda.

The Spinoff