Act preparing the ground for political exploitation

Opinion: It seems that, whether we like it or not, we are bound into a debate about Te Tiriti. We are bound into it by a Coalition agreement cleverly negotiated by a small party but which the other parties involved are happy to exploit. The debate will stretch into, and beyond, the next election. My expectation is that it will be more divisive than decisive.
The bill introduced this week by Act about the “principles” is the central focus. I think there is a reasonable chance that, on this matter, the National and NZ First parties will stick to what they have said and not support the bill beyond select committee stage.