Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will soon make his first public comments about the demise of the Treaty Principles Bill after it was voted down in the House yesterday.

Luxon, who will be speaking to media from Hamilton, will hold a stand-up about 2pm. A livestream will be available at the top of this article.

Luxon was absent from Parliament yesterday as MPs debated the bill, which had hung over the coalition parties since it was agreed as part of their legislative agenda after coalition negotiations following the 2023 election.

The bill, which proposed a referendum on redefined Treaty principles, caused an uproar within Māori communities who feared a dilution of rights afforded under the Treaty of Waitangi. Tens of thousands marched to Wellington in protest last year, understood to be the biggest protest Parliament has yet seen.