New Zealand’s founding treaty is at a flashpoint. Why are thousands protesting for Maori rights?
A proposed law that would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty between the British Crown and Maori chiefs has triggered ...
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New Zealand dispatch: thousands join hīkoi in Auckland to oppose controversial Treaty Principles Bill
Thousands of marchers descended upon New Zealand’s largest city of Auckland on Wednesday as part of the Hīkoi mō te Tiriti ...
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Protests erupt in New Zealand over Treaty Principles Bill
Nearly ten thousand people took to the streets in New Zealand to protest the introduction of the controversial Treaty ...
FACT CHECK: Was A Vote In New Zealand Parliament Stopped By Maori Haka Dancing?
A post on X claims that the first reading of a bill during a Parliamentary session in New Zealand was cancelled after Māori ...
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Nationwide protest march begins in New Zealand against contentious Treaty Principles Bill
A hīkoi (protest march) spanning the entirety of New Zealand's north island rallying against the government's ...
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Treaty Principles Bill Passes First Reading, Promises Debate on Foundational Document
Associate Justice Minister David Seymour has announced that the Treaty Principles Bill has passed its first reading in ...
Treaty Principles Bill: The speeches
Much coverage has focussed on the protest that followed the speeches - but they themselves were enthusiastic, outraged, angry, even despairing.
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The Treaty Principles Bill
The controversial Treaty Principles Bill has been introduced to Parliament by the ACT Party under a coalition agreement. And earlier in the week, a Waitangi Tribunal report found the bill breaches ...
New Zealand's Youngest MP Performs Haka, Rips Apart Treaty Principles Bill In Parliament - VIDEO
The vote on the Treaty Principles Bill was interrupted on Thursday in new Zealand's Parliament after the country's youngest ...
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New Zealand Maori begin march on capital to protest Indigenous treaty bill
Introduced by New Zealand's centre-right government last week, the Treaty Principles Bill, would enshrine a narrower interpretation of the treaty in law. Decades of interpretation by the courts ...
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Treaty Bill driven by ACT, not New Zealand First
New Zealand First Deputy Leader Shane Jones says a certain percentage of the country supports ACT’s vision, but the Treaty ...