Party vote
Te ao Māori
Te Tiriti o Waitangi is the foundational document for government in NZ and it remains central to current politics. Te reo Māori is more widely heard in public and taught in schools, tikanga Māori is being recognised by the legal system, and many historical Tiriti claims have been settled. But political struggle continues, as recent debates over co-governance show. For parties on the left, co-governance represents the next step in honouring the commitments made under te Tiriti, while some parties on the right say it is a threat to democracy.
Te ao Māori
Te Tiriti o Waitangi is the foundational document for government in NZ and it remains central to current politics. Te reo Māori is more widely heard in public and taught in schools, tikanga Māori is being recognised by the legal system, and many historical Tiriti claims have been settled. But political struggle continues, as recent debates over co-governance show. For parties on the left, co-governance represents the next step in honouring the commitments made under te Tiriti, while some parties on the right say it is a threat to democracy.
Expand te reo Māori education programmes
Continue to fund Te Matatini
Continue to support Māori media
Abolish Te Puni Kōkiri
Hold a referendum on the interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi
Remove government agencies' focus on the Treaty of Waitangi
Change NZ's name to Aotearoa by 2026
Establish a Māori Parliament
Acknowledge Māori rights over fresh water
Stop using te reo Māori names for government departments
Abolish Te Aka Whai Ora Māori Health Authority
Withdraw from the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People
Oppose co-governance
Remove the bar on historical Te Tiriti claims
Prioritise the Māori economy in developing low-emissions jobs
Facilitate the return of wrongfully alienated land to tangata whenua
Expand te reo Māori education programmes
Continue to fund Te Matatini
Continue to support Māori media
Abolish Te Puni Kōkiri
Hold a referendum on the interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi
Remove government agencies' focus on the Treaty of Waitangi
Change NZ's name to Aotearoa by 2026
Establish a Māori Parliament
Acknowledge Māori rights over fresh water
Stop using te reo Māori names for government departments
Abolish Te Aka Whai Ora Māori Health Authority
Withdraw from the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People
Oppose co-governance
Remove the bar on historical Te Tiriti claims
Prioritise the Māori economy in developing low-emissions jobs
Facilitate the return of wrongfully alienated land to tangata whenua
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