5:38 pm today

Treaty Principles Bill to be made public tomorrow

From Checkpoint, 5:38 pm today

Back home where the contentious Treaty Principles Bill has had its timeline accelerated - meaning the prime minister will be out of the country during its first reading. The bill will be made public tomorrow - eleven days earlier than signalled - and then debated in Parliament a week later. Te Pati Maori claims the coalition is trying to stymie the bill's opponents - but the government says that's nonsense, deputy political editor Craig McCulloch reports.