Minister admits Three Waters is not democratic

The Herald reports:

The Local Government Minister is causing concern in the Opposition after detailing his belief that New Zealand’s founding document contains provisions that are different from a “purely academic democratic framework”.

Equality of suffrage is not just an academic concept. It is a fundamental human right according to two international conventions we subscribe to.

The Local Government Minister is causing concern in the Opposition after detailing his belief that New Zealand’s founding document contains provisions that are different from a “purely academic democratic framework”. …

There are provisions that we have in this country that wouldn’t stand up to a purely academic democratic framework but that’s not how we work in New Zealand.”

Again he is talking about equality of suffrage here.