New Zealand’s founding treaty is at a flashpoint. Why are thousands protesting for Māori rights?
Thousands of people are marching the length of New Zealand in protest of a proposed law that would redefine the country’s ...
'Haughtiness and bitterness': David Seymour slates critics of Treaty Principles Bill
Act Party leader David Seymour has hit out at a former prime minister and ex-Treaty negotiations minister who have criticised ...
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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 ...
"Do not negate 184 years of debate": Bill rolling back Māori rights in New Zealand faces backlash
The controversial Treaty Principles Bill would end the Māori right of self-determination outlined in a nearly 200-year-old ...
Lawmakers stage Māori protest in New Zealand’s parliament during fraught race relations debate
A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers ejected Thursday amid debate over a controversial proposed ...
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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 ...
Prime Minister, please end this silly Treaty Principles Bill fiasco – Anaru Eketone
Anaru Eketone is an associate professor in social and community work at the University of Otago and a columnist for the Otago ...
Who Is New Zealand's Youngest MP Whose Traditional Maori Dance Video Went Viral
A young New Zealand parliamentarian tore a copy of the controversial Indigenous Treaty Principles Bill on the floor of the ...