Why New Zealand’s Founding Treaty Is in Focus as Thousands Protest for Māori Rights
A proposed law that would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people has triggered political turmoil.
Maori haka in NZ parliament to protest at bill to reinterpret founding treaty
New Zealand's parliament was brought to a temporary halt by MPs performing a haka, amid anger over a controversial bill ...
What now for the Treaty Principles Bill?
"Kill the bill" was the cry from the hīkoi - and that's likely to happen with National and NZ First saying they will not ...
Treaty Principles Bill: The principles need to remain tied to the historical Treaty - Dr Samuel Carpenter
That Treaty predates the emergence of our parliamentary democracy and the even later emergence of full adult suffrage as ...
42,000 join as Treaty Principles Bill hīkoi reaches Parliament
By mid-afternoon today 42,000 people gathered at the Parliamentary precinct and the surrounding streets, police say.
Massive crowds march on New Zealand parliament protesting Māori bill. Here’s what to know
Tens of thousands of people have marched on the New Zealand parliament in Wellington to protest against a bill that critics ...
Treaty Principles Bill: Te Pāti Māori, Act claim victory over response to haka in Parliament
Te Pāti Māori and the Act Party are claiming victory over the response to a video from Thursday’s Treaty Principles Bill ...
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Hīkoi day 9: 35,000 join as Treaty Principles Bill protest reaches Parliament
Interviewed earlier before Question Time, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said it was up to Parliament’s justice committee ...
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Chris Hipkins not confident of reasoned debate on Treaty bill
Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins is adamant that the Treaty Principles Bill is divisive and will do New Zealand no good.
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Māori Protest In New Zealand: Tens of Thousands March Against Controversial Treaty Principles Bill
Hīkoi mō te Tiriti, the protest, started in the far north of the country nine days ago and made its way to the capital after ...
The Treaty Principles Bill is already straining social cohesion – a referendum could be worse
The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill will likely die after it goes to select committee – or will it? A possible referendum on the issue would raise the stakes considerably.