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.
What now for the Treaty Principles Bill?
"Kill the bill" was the cry from the hīkoi as it stood before Parliament - and that's likely to happen with National and NZ ...
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Why are New Zealand’s Maori protesting over colonial-era treaty bill?
A fight for Maori rights drew 42,000 protesters to the New Zealand Parliament in the capital Wellington on Tuesday. A ...
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Māori Bill sparks New Zealand's largest protest in decades: Here's what to know
Māori Bill has sparked widespread chaos in New Zealand as tens of thousands of people marched to the parliament in Wellington ...
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Why NZ is protesting over colonial-era treaty bill – a global perspective
A nine-day-long Hīkoi, or peaceful march — a Māori tradition — was undertaken in protest against a bill that seeks to ...
New Zealand bill to reinterpret founding treaty sparks Maori rights protests
Signed in 1840, Treaty of Waitangi shapes New Zealand's governance, with its clauses guiding current laws and policies ...
Bill would ‘render the treaty worthless’ – world reacts to national Hīkoi
The Washington Post pointed out that the “bill is deeply unpopular, even among members of the ruling conservative coalition”.
Thousands flock to NZ capital in huge Māori protests
Tens of thousands of people have marched on the New Zealand parliament in Wellington to protest against a bill that critics ...
More than 35,000 New Zealanders rally at parliament in support of Maori rights
Tens of thousands of New Zealanders gathered outside the parliament in one of the country’s largest demonstrations to oppose ...
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Maori protest converges on Wellington, New Zealand
Thousands of Maori protesters converged on the parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, today amid anger from the indigenous ...