Press Release – ACT New Zealand The National Party should take a stand against the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP), even if it has to reverse its previous position, says ACT Leader David Seymour. Judith Collins is correct when she …
“The National Party should take a stand against the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP), even if it has to reverse its previous position,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.
“Judith Collins is correct when she says that Labour is the major culprit here for commissioning the He Puapua report, but Labour was empowered to do so by National signing the UNDRIP.
Monday, 5 July 2021, 3:57 pm
“The National Party should take a stand against the
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
People (UNDRIP), even if it has to reverse its previous
position,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.
“Judith
Collins is correct when she says that Labour is the
major culprit here for commissioning the He Puapua report,
but Labour was empowered to do so by National signing the
UNDRIP.
“If National wants to send a major signal it
would be to stand with ACT and line up to renounce
it.
“Collins might just find that her own MPs agree
with ACT’s position.
Sunday, 4 July 2021, 12:57 pm
“ACT is calling on all parties in Parliament to
renounce the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples,” says ACT Leader David
Seymour.
“Helen Clark got it right when her
Government refused to sign up. John Key got it wrong when
his Government signed the Declaration, he may have thought
it was just symbolism, but it is now creating great division
with the
He Puapua report demanding it transform New
Zealand’s constitutional arrangements with ‘declaration
compliance,’ by 2040.
“Parliament never voted for
New Zealand to sign up, beyond a Ministerial Statement that
ACT spoke against in 2010. ACT is calling on all parties in
Press Release – ACT New Zealand ACT is calling on all parties in Parliament to renounce the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, says ACT Leader David Seymour. Helen Clark got it right when her Government refused to sign up. John Key got it wrong when his …
“ACT is calling on all parties in Parliament to renounce the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,” says ACT Leader David Seymour.
“Helen Clark got it right when her Government refused to sign up. John Key got it wrong when his Government signed the Declaration, he may have thought it was just symbolism, but it is now creating great division with the