Frames Māori electorates as structurally vulnerable and potentially undemocratic
The article speculates that Labour’s strategy could provoke backlash against the legitimacy of Māori seats, suggesting they could be abolished easily and implying their existence is precarious or controversial.
“And those seats are one of the few components of our democracy that can be abolished with a simple parliamentary majority, instead of the 75% super majority required for most constitutional changes.”
