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10 November 2026

'God it hurt us as a country': Outgoing National MP on Luxon's Treaty compromise

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'God it hurt us as a country': Outgoing National MP on Luxon's Treaty compromise

Vanessa Weenink says some of the rhetoric and discussion around Māori language and the Treaty has been "some of the most damaging things" that happened in the last term.

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