What is the Treaty of Waitangi and why is it sparking huge Māori protests in New Zealand?
Activists are protesting proposed changes to New Zealand's foundational document, the Treaty of Waitangi. But is the bill more bark than bite?
Māori Lawmakers in New Zealand Disrupt Parliament With Protest ‘Haka’
Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke of Te Pāti Māori stood and began a rhythmic Māori chant of challenge, which swelled to a roar as opposition lawmakers and spectators in the public gallery joined in.
Watch: New Zealand MPs perform haka in parliament to disrupt Maori rights debate
Credit: X/@Maori_Party New Zealand’s parliament descended into chaos as Maori members staged a haka in protest against a bill that would “reinterpret” the country’s founding treaty. The Treaty of Waitangi,
New Zealand MPs disrupt parliament with haka to protest Indigenous treaty bill
New Zealand's parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that would reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori.
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 law redefining the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Māori a
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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 on Wednesday as part of the Hīkoi mō te Tiriti (March for the ...
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Uplifting new play gives voice to prisoner’s perspective on the Treaty
A protest at Te Papa Museum last year involved spray paint and the defacement of text using an angle grinder on the ...
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Commission Calls For The Promise Of Te Tiriti O Waitangi To Be Honoured
The Bill, which has been introduced to Parliament earlier than expected, seeks to define in law the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi/Te ... Rights of Indigenous People and human rights.
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NZ government introduces bill to reinterpret the Treaty of Waitangi
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Wellington: New Zealand’s coalition government has introduced legislation to define the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, the ...
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March for the Treaty of Waitangi protest: Convoys start in Northland tomorrow, police plan to spring into action
Police watch people in Epsom protesting against the introduction of the Treaty Principles Bill in Parliament. Photo / Carson Bluck The Hīkoi mō te Tiriti (March for the Treaty of Waitangi), ...