Donald Foster Luxon is a huge problem For parliament to allow a particular race to have extraordinary exclusive power is undemocratic and racist. To allow a clown in a cowboy hat to subvert our House of Representatives and say he will set up an alternative parliament is submissive and ineffectual. If Mr Luxon agreed to drafting a Treaty Principles Bill so that he may become Prime Minister and then did not support it, that would be unprincipled and cynical. We are to have the opportunity to make submissions regarding the Treaty Principles Bill. But that seems pointless if it does not subsequently proceed, although it would make clear the disrespect that our Parliament has for us. I figure that if I do not make a submission, the government will use that as an excuse to say that we were not really interested. So I’m going to take the opportunity to tell them what I think, then and now. My approach for the submission is to show why the present interpretation of the Treaty is wron g and then say why David Seymour’s Bill is an appropriate replacement that espouses core values of our society and democracy. I am relatively new to the problem of the maorification of New Zealand, so to read up on the subject I recently bought a dozen books from Tross Publishing. They cover a number of related topics, are recent, loaded with facts and reasonably priced. For those who are also new to the problem and want to make a submission, I will introduce these books along with some related material. Nevertheless, the views expressed here are mine, just as I expect that you independently develop yours. These titles and others may be browsed and purchased at the Tross website, here: www.trosspublishing.com If you read some of these or similar publications I expect you will agree that there is at least a case to be answered. The Treaty of Waitangi has been grossly misinterpreted and the facts of colonization have been misrepresented. It is therefore of concern that these fallacious claims are being used as the basis of fundamental changes to our government and society that have not been democratically mandated. If you want just one book for a general overview, I suggest Mike Butler’s The Treaty: Basic Facts (2022). Dr John Robinson also has published a number of books which cover a range of problems with the Treaty interpretation, including Who Broke the Treaty? (2024) and the Corruption of New Zealand Democracy: A Treaty Overview (2011). Robinson has also written a number of postings on the NZCPR site. Furthermore, Twisting the Treaty: A Tribal Grab for Wealth and Power (2017 Revised), is a collection of chapter essays by six authors that provide various perspectives. Here is what I believe you will find: 1. The Maoris comprised warring tribes and there was not overall governance. 2. The Maori chiefs agreed by the Treaty to overall government by the Crown. 3. The Crown did not enter into a ‘partnership’ with Maori chiefs. 4. The Treaty applied British law equally to Maoris and Europeans.
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