Politicians need a treaty on the Treaty

Another week, another series of hot political issues involving policies affecting Māori and the Treaty of Waitangi.

This week, Raw Politics looks at why the Government is pushing ahead 'at pace' with such a broad range of measures looking to change the accepted status of the Treaty in laws and in public services.

Newsroom political editor Laura Walters, senior political reporter Marc Daalder and co-editor Tim Murphy examine the moves on Section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act, the amendment of the Marine and Coastal Areas (Takutai Moana) Act and everything from use of te reo by a minister to the Act Party bill coming down the line to re-state the Treaty's principles.

We ask whether the reaction of Māori both at Parliament and around the country will reach the level of resistance to the original Foreshore and Seabed Act in the early 2000s and what motivates the Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in allowing all these changes at once.

Our reader question is on how much more cutting and restructuring can be expected under a new public service edict.

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This week's recommendations:

Tim: Laura’s Newsroom story on the senior public servants on notice after the Royal Commission into abuse in state care. Marc: A New York Times story - Inside the petrostate hosting this year’s global climate negotiations. Laura: Harris Chooses Walz - The Daily - A guide to the career, politics and sudden stardom of Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota, now US Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate.

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