The Treaty Principles Bill being voted down and Te Pāti Māori announcing running candidates in general seats w/ Te Pāti Māori’s Takutai Kemp: 14 April, 2025

Last week, the controversial Treaty Principles Bill was voted down in its second reading.

The bill received 112 votes against the bill, with only the ACT Party voting in favour of the bill with 11 votes.

Since the inception of the bill, the bill has faced significant backlash. Te Pāti Māori MPs, Hana Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke, Rawiri Waititi, and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, protested the first reading of the bill by doing the haka in Parliament. The bill also resulted in what many believe is one of the largest hīkoi the country has seen, with the bill also receiving over 300,000 public submissions, 90% against the bill.

For our weekly catch up, News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host, Joel, spoke to Te Pāti Māori’s Takutai Kemp about the second reading of the Treaty Principles Bill voting the bill down.

As well as this, following the bill being voted down, Te Pāti Māori announced they will be running candidates in general seats.

They also discussed this, and why the party has decided to run candidates in general seats.

But first, they discussed the Treaty Principles Bill being voted down.