ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən, ðˈɛn mˈaʊɹi pˈɑːɹɾi ˌɛmpˈiː hˈoʊn hˌæɹɐwˈiəɹə pˌʊt ˌʌp ɐn ɐmˈɛndmənt ɪnðə fˈɔːɹm əvə sˌʌplɪmˈɛntɚɹi ˈɔːɹdɚ pˈeɪpɚ tə ðɪ ˈoʊθs mˌɑːdɚnəzˈeɪʃən bˈɪl ɪnsˈɜːɾɪŋ ɹˈɛfɹənsᵻz tə ðɪ ˈoʊθs ænd ˌæfɚmˈeɪʃənz tuː "ʌphˈoʊld ðə tɹˈiːɾi ʌv wˈeɪɾæŋɡi".
In 2007, then Māori Party MP Hone Harawira put up an amendment (in the form of a supplementary order paper) to the Oaths Modernisation Bill inserting references to the oaths and affirmations to "uphold the Treaty of Waitangi".