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Gary was right

  • Writer: Amanda Riddell
    Amanda Riddell
  • Jul 10, 2025
  • 1 min read

As he often is about Parliamentary matters. His warning to me regarding the Human Rights Act amendment that Debbie's sponsoring was National would never support a Bill that was sponsored by Te Pāti Māori. It's obvious from the chart ChatGPT crudely prepared that they've blocked her twice, and though these bills do have a very specific context within Te Ao Māori, they're applicable to all of Te-Riu-A-Māui (and important for Kiwis as well as Iwis). That's a constitutional crisis. The Government won't accept Bills from a minor party. ChatGPT didn't nail it. The Business Committee postponed the HRA debate in December 2023, and there hasn't been an update since then. This is still unprecedented and unconstitutional, though. https://selectcommittees.parliament.nz/v/8/288c0f22-5e28-4540-9729-08dbf5589e15 It's not all bad news: this is also a great opportunity for Labour to support TPM in achieving something that's essentially non-partisan and non-separatist.


 
 
 

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