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The [[ACT New Zealand|ACT]] party has proposed a referendum on the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, something that gained media attention during the [[2023 New Zealand general election]] campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seymour holds firm on treaty referendum demand |url=https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2023/09/25/seymour-holds-firm-on-treaty-referendum-demand/ |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=Te Ao Māori News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Election 2023: ACT hammers home treaty referendum pledge at campaign launch |language=en |work=Newshub |url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/09/election-2023-act-hammers-home-treaty-referendum-pledge-at-campaign-launch.html |access-date=2023-11-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |date=2023-10-16 |title=NZ could hold referendum on Treaty of Waitangi |url=https://www.skynews.com.au/world-news/global-affairs/nz-could-hold-referendum-on-treaty-of-waitangi-despite-warnings-of-civil-disobedience-over-proposed-changes-to-founding-document/news-story/4507e70d43a78db6feca1e3974444b92 |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=skynews |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-02 |title=What stands in the way of the ACT Party plan for a referendum on the Treaty of Waitangi |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/501486/what-stands-in-the-way-of-the-act-party-plan-for-a-referendum-on-the-treaty-of-waitangi |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=RNZ |language=en-nz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-05 |title=Majority would support Treaty referendum, although unsure if they want to vote on it |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/election-2023-majority-would-support-acts-treaty-referendum-although-voters-unsure-if-they-want-to-vote-on-it/CQFL5K2AFVGFBI6QMJWBYO4MI4/ |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=NZ Herald |language=en-NZ}}</ref> There has been opposition to the proposed referendum by those who view it as unnecessary or divisive.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/133123493/it-could-lead-to-violence-james-shaws-warning-about-acts-treaty-of-waitangi-referendum|title='It could lead to violence': James Shaw's warning about ACT's Treaty of Waitangi referendum|first=Bridie|last=Witton|date=15 October 2023|website=Stuff}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/11/labour-mp-willie-jackson-warns-of-m-ori-uprising-over-act-s-proposed-treaty-referendum.html|title=Labour MP Willie Jackson warns of Māori uprising over ACT's proposed Treaty referendum|via=www.newshub.co.nz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/501912/former-pm-jim-bolger-on-act-s-treaty-referendum-plan-it-won-t-and-shouldn-t-happen|title=Former PM Jim Bolger on ACT's Treaty referendum plan - 'It won't and shouldn't happen'|date=8 November 2023|website=RNZ}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[Co-governance]]
==References==
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==External
*[https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2189236 "Principles for Crown Action on the Treaty of Waitangi" - A 1989 speech by Geoffrey Palmer QC, the Deputy Prime Minister]
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