bill14 September 2026 Non-partisan · AI-drafted, editor-reviewed

References to Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi (Repeals) Amendment Bill

Member in charge: Paul Goldsmith
In short: Politika’s summary

This bill proposes to remove all mentions of the Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi from existing laws. This means that if this bill passes, the Treaty would no longer be referred to in any New Zealand legislation. The bill lists specific laws where these references would be taken out.

What this affects

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This bill changes how the Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi is mentioned in New Zealand laws, which affects the relationship between the Crown and Māori.

From the bill

This Act amends various Acts to remove references to the Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi.

The purpose of this Act is to amend various Acts to remove references to the Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi.

Progress through Parliament

Introduced
First Reading
Select committee
Second Reading
Whole House
Third Reading
Royal Assent
Current stage: First Reading

Have your say

Submissions open once a bill reaches the select committee stage and the committee calls for them. In the meantime, you can write to your local MP about it.

Bill text sourced from legislation.govt.nz (Parliamentary Counsel Office). Politika’s summary and breakdown are drafted with AI grounded in that official text and reviewed by an Politika editor for accuracy and neutrality before publishing. Politika is non-partisan and takes no position on this bill.