The calls from New Zealand First to see a "Waitangi reset" and its desire to tidy up Māori policy under the new Government have been backed in part by a political veteran with experience in Treaty negotiations.
Senior NZ First MP, Shane Jones made supportive remarks about Act leader David Seymour’s approach to the issue of the Treaty of Waitangi, telling Radio Waatea on Tuesday he could “understand why [Seymour] wants to tidy this area up”.
Seymour has been pushing for Act’s policy of a referendum that redefines the Treaty principles in a far narrower way than they have been defined in recent history.
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