Public Address | Cafe | Legal Beagle: Careful what you wish for: How entrenching the Māori seats may lead to the opposite of what its supporters seek

linger

Tue, 10 Jul 2018 13:51:13 +1200

increased in proportion […to…] Maori Roll enrolmentsIsn’t that already the system in place?
Each five-yearly Māori Electoral Option determines the number of Māori electorates for the next one or two elections.

Craig Young

Tue, 10 Jul 2018 09:51:30 +1200

I would only ever support this if an overwhelming majority of Maori stated that they wanted their abolition. That sort of groundswell is not discernible, so therefore the Maori seats must stay in place, and perhaps even be increased in proportion should there be specific Maori Roll enrolments that would…

Moz

Mon, 09 Jul 2018 20:06:05 +1200

Worth noting that the likely opposition to this proposal are not entirely committed to Te Tiriti either, so arguments of the form "but the treaty says..." are not likely to be especially persuasive. Or could be met with Maori Gratitude Day or worse. Or just "so we will require that…

simon g

Sun, 08 Jul 2018 17:13:03 +1200

Well, this doesn't deserve to go uncommented. Perhaps we're all watching the World Cup. Entrench Gareth Southgate, I reckon.

Moving from Graeme's legal analysis to the grubby politics of the issue, you can see an unintended consequence. A party officially against the existence of Maori seats is a bit like…

Public Address

Sun, 08 Jul 2018 17:13:03 +1200

Discussion from blog post.