The ACT party is calling for a referendum on co-governance saying the country is abandoning liberal democracy and replacing it with an "ethno state" where there are two types or people.
Tangata whenua, here by right, and tangata tiriti, here by the grace of whatever the courts and the Waitangi Tribunal think the Treaty means.
In a speech to the Milford Rotary Club yesterday David Seymour said a referendum is a bottom line in any coalition talks after next year's election.
David Seymour has declined Morning Report's offer to speak to him.
Former National MP Chris Finlayson, who negotiated the co-governance model with ACT Party leader Rodney Hide, spoke to Guyon Espiner.
