New Zealand’s controversial bill to reinterpret treaty with Māori should be scrapped, committee finds

Justice committee said the majority of public submissions oppose the legislation, which seeks to reinterpret the country's founding document

A parliamentary committee has recommended a bill that seeks to radically reinterpret New Zealand's founding treaty between Mori tribes and the British Crown should not proceed.

The treaty principles bill, which was introduced to parliament by the minor coalition Act party, seeks to abandon a set of well-established principles that guide the relationship between Mori and ruling authorities in favour of its own redefined principles.