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Why New Zealand’s Founding Treaty Is in Focus as Thousands Protest for Māori Rights

A proposed law that would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people has triggered political turmoil. Here's what to know.

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What’s behind New Zealand’s Māori protests, the country’s largest in recent years?

Thousands of people have been demonstrating against a proposed law that seeks to reinterpret the country’s founding document signed between British colonisers and Māori chiefs 180 years ago. On Tuesday,

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Historic Māori Rights March Draws 42,000 to New Zealand's Parliament

Tens of thousands of New Zealanders confronted parliament to protest a law to redefine a treaty between the Maori and Britain.

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Māori Lawmakers Perform Traditional Haka Dance to Protest New Zealand Bill

Māori lawmakers performed a traditional haka dance to protest a New Zealand bill that could redefine the country's ...

FACT CHECK: Was A Vote In New Zealand Parliament Stopped By Maori Haka Dancing?

A post on X claims that the first reading of a bill during a Parliamentary session in New Zealand was cancelled after Māori ...

Māori lawmakers in New Zealand interrupt vote on controversial bill with Haka

Māori lawmakers interrupted a New Zealand parliamentary vote with a Haka to protest a law that would erode the land and ...

Taika Waititi praises Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti, supports corporate challenge for Moana 2 reo Māori screenings

Director Taika Waititi has joined the Hollywood names praising Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti, and suggested corporates could show ...

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Why are thousands of people marching for Maori rights?

Thousands of people gather outside New Zealand’s parliament on Tuesday to protest a proposed law that would redefine the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown ...

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