A contentious bill to repeal references to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi in laws has been introduced to Parliament.

The highly anticipated policy, baked into New Zealand First’s coalition agreement with National, proposes reviewing references to the Treaty of Waitangi in 19 pieces of legislation.

Parliament has begun its last sitting block before the election.

It is expected to use urgency and extended sitting with bills likely to be debated into the weekend. It is unclear when this bill will be debated.

The intention of the Treaty references review is to repeal clauses in the earmarked legislation or replace or amend them with more specific wording.

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