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Dominic O'Sullivan, Adjunct Professor, Stout Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington and Auckland University of Technology, Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University

NZ’s next government will inherit a Treaty debate that is far from resolved

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For the past three years, reducing the role of te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi in public life has been one of the coalition government’s main priorities.

This has meant removing references to te Tiriti in legislation, abolishing institutions such as the Māori Health Authority, and reversing a previous trend toward strengthening Māori language and culture in public institutions.

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