Te Tiriti Entrenchment: binding Tribunal rulings
What it actually does
Te Tiriti obligations would become legally enforceable on the Crown, Waitangi Tribunal recommendations would become binding, and an independent Te Tiriti Commission could investigate serious breaches and issue compliance orders. It also includes a UNDRIP implementation plan within the first 100 days.
Source: Waatea News · 2026-09
The Trump take
“A tribunal that can tell the government what to do? I don't even let judges do that. I call them very unfair on Truth Social.”parody
Why it scored this way
Identity politics
Indigenous rights given binding legal force
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Hates it
Red tape
New commission able to order Crown action
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Dislikes it
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