“It is no accident that this government has passed the Regulatory Standards Bill one year after the First Reading of the Treaty Principles Bill, and during the anniversary of the Hikoi mō Te Tiriti” said co-leader Rawiri Waititi
“This Bill is a direct assault on the constitutional foundations that protect all New Zealanders from exploitation. Our rights as Māori are now considered rules by this government to deregulate as they see fit.”
“This government had a 100- day plan to erase every pro-Māori, pro-worker, pro-people policy that existed in our laws. Te Pāti Māori will repeal the Regulatory Standards Bill in our first 100 minutes in government” Waititi said.
Co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer affirms “Te Tiriti o Waitangi is the constitutional foundation for regulation in Aotearoa” said co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer.
“Te Tiriti does not impose one standard on everyone. It affirms the right of Tangata Whenua and Tangata Tiriti to uphold their own tikanga, their own aspirations, their own standards.”
“It allows for equity and justice for all and will guide us to an Aotearoa Hou” said Ngarewa-Packer.
Te Pāti Māori will overhaul the tax system so that the richest 2%, who have made their billions off the back of stolen Māori land and resources, pay their fair share.
We will distribute this pūtea to increase take-home pay for 98%. We will make sure that no child goes hungry, and we will guarantee that everyone has access to a warm, dry, safe, and secure home.
We will centre Te Tiriti o Waitangi in all aspects of the Education System: guaranteeing funding equity between English-medium and Māori-medium education, ensuring that all ākonga know our history and whakapapa, and all kaiako are paid fairly.
We will empower and resource Māori solutions to health and justice to stop our people dying 7 years earlier than everyone else in this country, and to put an end to the overincarceration of Māori on our whenua.
These are the regulatory standards we should be setting.