treaty principles bill new zealand

New Zealand, Māori

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 nine-day-long hikoi, or peaceful march – a tradition of the Maori – was undertaken in protest against a bill that seeks to reinterpret the country’s 184-year-old founding Treaty of Waitangi,

Daily Jang · 6h

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 to register their protest against the bill. According to CNN, the Hīkoi mō te Tiriti march,

The Associated Press on MSN · 23h

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.

Treaty Principles Bill: The principles need to remain tied to the historical Treaty - Dr Samuel Carpenter

That Treaty predates the emergence of our parliamentary democracy and the even later emergence of full adult suffrage as ...

The Diplomat4d

The Treaty Principles Bill Is Already Straining Social Cohesion in New Zealand

That bill failed, but the essential argument behind it was that entrenching Treaty principles in law was “undermining race relations in New Zealand.” However, ACT’s current bill does not ...

5don MSN

Lawmakers stage Māori protest in New Zealand’s parliament during fraught race relations debate

A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers ejected Thursday amid debate over a controversial proposed ...

Mass rally opposes proposed New Zealand treaty reform

A nine-day march to protest race relations laws in New Zealand ended Tuesday with a rally of more than 40,000 perople in the ...

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