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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Thousands march to New Zealand's parliament in Maori rights protest
Protests have been swelling throughout New Zealand after a minor party in the conservative coalition government drafted a ...
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 ...
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What is the Treaty of Waitangi and why is it sparking huge Māori protests in New Zealand?
But the most consequential reform is being championed by ACT leader David Seymour, who wants to redefine the interpretation of New Zealand's foundational document, the Treaty of Waitangi (Te ...
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The Treaty Principles Bill Is Already Straining Social Cohesion in New Zealand
New Zealand “is in danger of lurching towards constitutional impropriety.” Central to this ever-shifting and contested political ground is te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi. For decades ...
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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 (March for the Treaty of Waitangi) to call for Māori (New Zealand’s ...
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New Zealand MPs disrupt parliament with haka to protest Indigenous treaty bill
The ACT New Zealand party, a junior partner in the ruling center-right coalition government, last week unveiled a bill to enshrine a narrower interpretation of the Waitangi treaty in law.
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Thousands march on New Zealand capital against Indigenous treaty overhaul
New Zealand police reported that about 10,000 ... The measure overhauls the 184-year-old Treaty of Waitangi, a document granting Maori tribes broad rights to retain their lands and protect their ...
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New Zealand Parliament Suspended as Maori Lawmakers Perform Haka to Protest Bill
The Treaty of Waitangi, signed by Māori chiefs and the British Crown in 1840, is considered New Zealand’s founding document. It forms the basis of the laws and policies aimed at redressing ...
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The Treaty Principles Bill is already straining social cohesion – a referendum could be worse
There is a significant risk the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill would undermine ... in law was “undermining race relations in New Zealand”. However, ACT’s current bill does not ...