IV - 21-04-26 Andrew Erueti on Treaty Obligations POD FB.mp3

After an NZ First initiative from within the coalition agreement, the government has proposed to weaken treaty obligations. Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith claimed the government was attempting to create more consistency by changing the semanticUs of obligations to make the government take the treaty “into account” rather than prevous formulations such as “honour” or “have regard”. 

Critics have sed the changes attempt to weaken obligations to the Treaty and have opened grey zones based on semantic understandings.

Flo spoke with Associate Professor Andrew Erueti at the University of Auckland’s law school about the government’s proposed changes to Treaty Obligations.