"Republic on list for constitution committee"

Radio Waatea News reports Winston Peters claiming that more Maori support the monarchy than a New Zealand republic:

"The Maori people would come out heaviest for the monarchy because they trust it more than they do politicians and a republic. Any money you like, the Maori people would come out for the person they believe or the first institution they had their first relationship with on 6th of February 1840" says Winston Peters.

Peters is dead wrong. According to basically every poll that records support by ethnicity Maori support a New Zealand republic in far greater numbers than any other group. 47% versus 30%, according to our last poll. As for trust of politicians, it does seem somewhat ironic that Mr Peters appears to be arguing that you can't trust politicians...