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 Principles Bill in Parliament. Critics said the bill, if passed, could reverse the rights and other protection mechanisms for the Indigenous Māori people.
The Treaty of Waitangi, considered New Zealand’s founding document, takes its name from the Bay of Islands location.
Activists are protesting proposed changes to New Zealand's foundational document, the Treaty of Waitangi. But is the bill ...
New Zealand's parliament engages in a heated debate over a controversial bill attempting to reinterpret the Treaty of ...
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The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill will likely die after it goes to select committee – or will it? A possible ...
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Watch: Maori mps stage haka protest over treaty billA heated protest erupted in New Zealand’s parliament on Thursday as Maori lawmakers performed a haka to oppose a controversial bill aiming to redefine the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi. Seahawks ...
The vote was for the highly contentious Treaty Principals Bill, which seeks to reinterpret the 1840 Tiriti o Waitangi — ...
In a dramatic showdown, New Zealand's parliament saw a vote suspended and two lawmakers ejected as tensions flared over a ...
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