New Zealand First (NZ First) has announced that in this year’s election campaign, the nationalist-leaning party will push for a referendum challenging the future of Māori seats.
These seats were first introduced in 1867 and are aimed at guaranteeing Māori representation in the nation’s parliament.
In a post on X, NZ First leader Winston Peters said the time has come for the public to decide whether the Māori seats remain necessary in the nation’s political landscape.
He wants to abolish the seats for the 2029 New Zealand election.
In the current system, voters are able to enrol in the general or the Māori roll, where their votes count for a general electorate representative or a Māori electorate representative respectively….
New Zealand First Party Calls for Referendum to Abolish Dedicated Māori Seats
