OPINION: Despite some recent frostiness in the relationship, this meeting will most likely show that NZ and Australia are mostly singing from the same song sheet on China.
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Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer say a rebalanced partnership will be good for the whole country.
OPINION: Judith Collins has clearly struck a vein of public disquiet with her questions in parliament about the extent of the Government s programme to honour partnership responsibilities under the Treaty of Waitangi. I doubt she would be pursuing accusations of a separatist agenda if internal polls were not showing a certain amount of traction. Collins maintains she wants Labour to have a conversation with all New Zealanders about how they are interpreting the Treaty and how far they intend to take co-governance. Māori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer also wants a conversation.