By Jane Kelsey, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau The Conversation ACT Party leader David Seymour has said the goal of his Treaty Principles Bill is to stimulate an overdue conversation on te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi. At that level at least he has succeeded. His proposal to rewrite te Tiriti through new legislation has certainly triggered debate – to … Continue reading Jane Kelsey: Rewriting history: how the Treaty ‘principles’ evolved and why they don’t stand up to scrutiny