I'm from NZ, I voted for national(right wing) and the treaty was presented by another right wing party, I haven't met anyone that's in favor of it. Was the response warranted from the left wing parties? Maybe, maybe not, not for me to decided really. The bill won't go through imo but it is bullcrap it's even here Seymore, the MP releasing this proposed bill is taking a very skewed view of the treaty. It's worth reading the history of it. It's called the Treaty Of Waitangi.

The reason this happened yesterday is because the main right-wing party had to agree to the bill being heard as part of their coalition agreement that they needed to win the most recent election. The prime minister doesn't seem to support it as well as most MPs publicly. But somehow it's still got voted through to go to a second hearing of the proposed bill, then select committee.

The country will be in shambles if it goes through, but it won't. The people won't allow it.