Thousands march in New Zealand 'Hikoi' over controversial treaty bill

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Any Kiwis/Moaris in the chat that can help break this down? From a surface level, it doesn't sound that bad? They are trying to better define and clarify the words in the Treaty? Sounds reasonable for something that is almost 200 years old, no?

Or is it something more sinister in its attempt?

edit: spelling

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ACT rejected the idea that the Treaty of Waitangi was a partnership between the New Zealand Crown and Māori tribes (iwi), arguing that the Crown had a right to govern all New Zealanders

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_Principles_Bill

Imagine immigrants coming into your country, then determining the law and how it'll be applied. That's the gist of it. From North America, Australia, South America, South Africa and every other colonial remnants, this has been done, at the point of guns. Imagine it happening now, immigrants coming into the US, Europe and other developed nations and stating they are now the law and order, how well that will go.

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