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What now for the Treaty Principles Bill?

"Kill the bill" was the cry from the hīkoi - and that's likely to happen with National and NZ First saying they will not support the Treaty Principles Bill at its second reading, but it may not be as quickly as protestors would like.

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Seymour unveils Treaty Principles Bill

This afternoon, Associate Justice Minister David Seymour released his Treaty Principles Bill. This afternoon, Associate Justice Minister David Seymour released his Treaty Principles Bill. Principle One: The government has full power to govern, and parliamentarians have full power to make laws.

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35,000 join as Hīkoi reaches Parliament

Hīkoi mō te Tiriti reaches Wellington's Waitangi Park A festival atmosphere as people enjoy the show after the hīkoi reached Parliament on Tuesday. RNZ / Mary Argue Share More than 35,000 people have gathered as the Hīkoi mō te Tiriti overflows from Parliament's grounds and onto nearby Wellington streets.

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42,000 join as Treaty Principles Bill hīkoi reaches Parliament

By mid-afternoon today 42,000 people gathered at the Parliamentary precinct and the surrounding streets, police say.

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Let’s not play into Seymour’s hands by talk of racist Treaty bill

Opinion: David Seymour is playing the long game, and we’d be dangerously foolish to count him out.As his Treaty Principles ...

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John MacDonald: Don't point the finger at David Seymour for Treaty Principles mess

John MacDonald knows who's to blame for this whole mess around the Treaty Principles Bill - and it's Christopher Luxon, not ...

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Treaty Principles Bill: We all have tino rangatiratanga, the right to self-determine, not only Māori – David Seymour

Sadly, there are groups out there who want to nullify the debate. Even those convinced the Treaty Principles Bill will ...

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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 ...

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David Seymour defends timing of Treaty Principles Bill debate

He's traded our rights and interests to have a one-term government." ACT leader David Seymour says the earlier ...

Act Party leader David Seymour takes aim at high-ranking 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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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 ...

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Māori Protest In New Zealand: Tens of Thousands March Against Controversial Treaty Principles Bill

Hīkoi mō te Tiriti, the protest, started in the far north of the country nine days ago and made its way to the capital after ...

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David Seymour got the Treaty Principles debate he wanted but is he winning it?

The doomed Treaty Principles Bill passed its first reading in Parliament on Thursday thanks to tepid support from the Government and in spite of vehement resistance from the Opposition. This debate ...

David Seymour criticises Maipi-Clarke's haka on eve of Treaty hīkoi's arrival at Parliament

The ACT leader has spoken to reporters as a hīkoi against his controversial Treaty Principles Bill converges on Wellington.

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