I’ll go on the Tribunal!

The Herald reports:

Te Pāti Māori is proposing a new law that would make Waitangi Tribunal recommendations binding on the Crown.

So they want to change the law so that the entire Government is subservient to a body that is appointed by Ministers. The maximum term (except the Chair) is for three years so this would mean the current National/ACT/NZ First Government could appoint this term 19/20 members of the Tribunal, and any decisions they make would be binding on all future Governments!

If this goes ahead, I volunteer to be appointed to the Tribunal. I think charter schools are a taonga protected under the Treaty so if I can get a majority to agree, then it would be illegal for any future Government to scrap charter schools!

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