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New Zealand parliament votes down contentious “Treaty principles” bill
Popular opposition to the far-right ACT Party’s bill was channelled into a campaign promoting national “unity” and denying ...
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New Zealand rejects proposed law to redefine treaty principles bill
The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi bill was rejected by Parliament in a 112 to 11 vote in Wellington on Thursday, ...
Treaty Principles Bill scrapped but the fight for Te Tiriti is just beginning - lawyers and advocates say
Legal experts and Māori advocates say the fight to protect Te Tiriti is only just beginning - as the controversial Treaty Principles Bill is officially killed in Parliament.
New Zealand politicians sing as bill that sparked massive protests is ‘annihilated’
New Zealand politicians broke out in song Thursday after striking down a right wing-backed proposal that opponents feared would erode indigenous rights.
Treaty Principles Bill: Act’s David Seymour set to face bill’s demise without PM Christopher Luxon or deputy PM Winston Peters
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Deputy PM Winston Peters – are not expected to be in the House for the second reading of the controversial Treaty Principles Bill this afternoon. Luxon, who is ...
The Unusual Death Of The Treaty Principles Bill
The demise of the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill was a very rare beast in Parliament - a government bill that was ...
Tamatha Paul’s police comments, Treaty bill dies, Winston Peters turns 80: A week in NZ politics - The Front Page
Someone who’s seen his fair share of political scandal is Winston Peters, who turns 80 today - and celebrated his birthday ...
New Zealand Parliament votes against ACT's Treaty Principles Bill: The controversy and public response
The Treaty Principles Bill, proposed by the Act Party, faced defeat in Parliament. Only Act MPs supported it. National and ...
The end of the Treaty Principles bill?
The death knell was sounded for the Treaty Principles Bill at its second - and final - reading this week. All parties except ...
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Select committee recommends scrapping Treaty principles bill amid huge opposition
Delivering the report 40 days ahead of schedule, the justice committee has recommended, by majority, that the bill not ...