Dr. Don Brash Email endorsing Littlewood Document

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From: don.brash@xtra.co.nz
To: atacama9@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: Attn: Don Brash re: Littlewood Treaty & Treaty of Waitangi
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2012 13:25:56 +1200

Serenity, thanks for drawing this thread to my attention.  Contrary to at least one of the comments on the thread, I have very strong views on this issue – that the Treaty of Waitangi, in whatever version you care to use, made it abundantly clear that all New Zealanders should have the “rights and privileges of British subjects”, with no preference for any one race.   Yes, there are some differences between the “official” Treaty and the Littlewood Treaty, but they are relatively trivial compared with what they agree on, namely that all New Zealanders must be equal under the law.  I have made that clear at every opportunity, not just in my January 2004 Orewa speech but many times since, including in a speech I gave last November when I was leader of the ACT Party (copy attached).  Having said that, some of the comments in the thread seem a long way removed from the Treaty, as for example the comments about ownership of SOEs, foreign investment, etc.  I favour the sale of SOEs, and I favour foreign investment – and neither of those positions is in any way contrary to any version of the Treaty.

Best wishes.

Don Brash

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