Maori haka in NZ parliament to protest at bill to reinterpret …
1 day ago · New Zealand's parliament was brought to a temporary halt by MPs performing a haka, amid anger over a controversial bill seeking to reinterpret the country's founding treaty with Māori people ...
What is the Treaty of Waitangi and why is it sparking huge Māori ...
2 days ago · The Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840 between the British Crown and more than 500 Māori chiefs. It paved the way for British annexation of New Zealand while requiring the Crown to protect ...
Lawmakers stage Māori protest in New Zealand's parliament …
1 day ago · For decades after the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, differences between the English and Māori texts and breaches by New Zealand governments intensified the disenfranchisement of Māori. By the middle of the 20th century, Indigenous language and culture had dwindled, much tribal land was confiscated and Māori were disadvantaged on every metric.
Treaty Principles Bill will greatly damage National's ... - RNZ
1 day ago · There is no doubt the Treaty Principles Bill will greatly damage National's relationship with Māori, former Treaty Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson says.. The legislation passed its first reading on Wednesday afternoon, but not before extraordinary scenes of opposition that led to the Speaker suspending Parliament.. Senior Labour MP Willie Jackson was booted out of …
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Lawmakers stage Māori protest in New Zealand’s parliament …
1 day ago · The New Zealand city of Hamilton removed a bronze statue of the British naval officer for whom it is named — a man who is accused of killing indigenous Maori people in the 1860s. June 11, 2020 ...
New Zealand Parliament suspended after haka protest over Māori …
1 day ago · New Zealand Parliament was suspended on Thursday after a group of Māori MPs began a haka in protest over a contentious bill. The bill to reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty between the British and ...
Retracing the footsteps of past Māori protest movements
2 days ago · Retracing the footsteps of past Māori protest movements. Thousands of people stream down the Auckland Harbour Bridge as the hīkoi approaches the city centre Photo: Cole Eastham Farrelly. As the nationwide hīkoi for Te Tiriti made its way through Auckland it stopped at two sites synonymous with Māori resistance - Bastion Point and Ihumātao.
New Zealand is unwinding 'race-based policies'. Māori say it's …
Sep 18, 2024 · With stunning speed, New Zealand's right-wing coalition government has repealed, removed or reversed around a dozen of what it calls "race-based policies" that enshrine the special status of Māori people in national life.
Te Pāti Māori protest live updates: Thousands turn out to join …
Te Pāti Māori protest live updates: Thousands turn out to join Budget Day protests across NZ. Protesters have arrived at Parliament as part of a nationwide day of action, as the coalition ...