5 Mar 2025
Richard Prebble resigns from Waitangi Tribunal
Richard Prebble has resigned from the Waitangi Tribunal less than five months after his controversial appointment. The former Labour Minister, who later joined ACT, said the Tribunal's interpretation that the Treaty provides equal rights turns the document into a - quote - 'socialist manifesto.' The Tribunal itself seems unimpressed, and the opposition's calling his appointment a shameful stunt. Political reporter Russell Palmer has more.