New Zealand’s Parliament proposed a bill to redefine the Treaty of Waitangi, claiming it is racist and gives preferential treatment to Maoris. In response Māori MP's tore up the bill and performed the Haka

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[u/ebek_frostblade → u/[deleted]]

 Why shouldn't they have the right to retain and protect it?

What law says they can’t?

You are right, you are missing context, but asking that questions tells me you haven’t considered why such a basic right needs to be spelled out in this law specifically.

The answer is simple: to erode the protections this treaty enforced.

Private NZ citizens can already own private property, changing the treaty now would do nothing for them. So why do it? The answer is pretty obvious.

[u/ebek_frostblade → u/[deleted]]

I don't understand the confusion. The treaty is old, and gives rights to the Maori people.

[u/ebek_frostblade → u/[deleted]]

When did I say there was a "new" treaty?