new zealand treaty of waitangi

Māori, New Zealand

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.

CNN on MSN · 10h

Massive crowds march on New Zealand parliament protesting Māori bill. Here’s what to know

Tens of thousands of people have marched on the New Zealand parliament in Wellington to protest against a bill that critics say strikes at the core of the country’s founding principles and dilutes the rights of Māori people.

The Associated Press on MSN · 14h

Tens of thousands crowd New Zealand's Parliament grounds in support of Māori rights

As tens of thousands of marchers crowded the streets in New Zealand’s capital Wellington on Tuesday, the throng of people, flags aloft, had the air of a festival or a parade rather than a protest. They arrived to oppose a law that would reshape the county’s founding treaty between Indigenous Māori and the British

Australian Broadcasting Corporation6d

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 ...

devdiscourse5d

Fiery Debate Erupts Over Treaty of Waitangi Reinterpretation Bill

New Zealand's parliament engages in a heated debate over a controversial bill attempting to reinterpret the Treaty of ...

Al Jazeera English4d

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 ...

Jurist4d

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 ...

Newsday5d

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

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers ejected on Thursday when dramatic political theater erupted over a controversial proposed law ...

CNN4d

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.

The Gazette1d

Maori warriors lead tens of thousands in New Zealand protest

Tens of thousands of protesters including Maori warriors in traditional dress marched on New Zealand’s parliament Tuesday in ... that seeks to define the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, ...

Global Voices Online3d

Protests erupt in New Zealand over Treaty Principles Bill

Nearly ten thousand people took to the streets in New Zealand to protest the introduction of the controversial Treaty Principles Bill in Parliament. Critics said the bill, if passed, could ...

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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