It may have been coincidental but the day after there were mass protests against the new Government's actions in undermining te Tiriti o Waitangi it was announced that National would seek to remove bonus payments for Public Servants learning Te Reo. Not only is this petty and vindictive, it may also be a breach of te Tiriti.
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Luke Malpass writes: When New Zealanders tossed Labour out, they tossed them out hard. Labour went from over 50% of the vote to just over 26%. From being the sole party of government, it had its vote halved. The centre-left, as defined by the combined votes for Labour and the Greens, was a bit over