Popular opposition to the far-right ACT Party’s bill was channelled into a campaign promoting national “unity” and denying ...

New Zealand's Treaty Principles Bill has been voted down in the country's parliament, killing off the controversial piece of proposed legislation.

The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi bill was rejected by Parliament in a 112 to 11 vote in Wellington on Thursday, ...

New Zealand politicians broke out in song Thursday after striking down a right wing-backed proposal that opponents feared would erode indigenous rights.

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.

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 demise of the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill was a very rare beast in Parliament - a government bill that was ...

Someone who’s seen his fair share of political scandal is Winston Peters, who turns 80 today - and celebrated his birthday ...

The death knell was sounded for the Treaty Principles Bill at its second - and final - reading this week. All parties except ...

The Treaty Principles Bill, proposed by the Act Party, faced defeat in Parliament. Only Act MPs supported it. National and ...