Photos: Thousands protest for Maori rights over NZ bill to reinterpret Indigenous treaty
One of the biggest protests in New Zealand history, led by Maori and with the support of diverse ethnicities and cultures, presented a petition signed by more than 200,000 people to parliament to “kill the bill”. Among those protesting was the Maori Queen Nga wai hono i te po.
The Justice Committee has called for public submissions on the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill. The closing date ...
The Treaty of Waitangi, considered New Zealand’s founding document, takes its name from the Bay of Islands location.
The Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840 between the British Crown and more than 500 Maori chiefs. It paved the way for British annexation of New Zealand while requiring the Crown to protect Maori ...
New Zealand's parliament engages in a heated debate over a controversial bill attempting to reinterpret the Treaty of ...
Maori and their supporters are angered by a piece of legislation put forward by the libertarian ACT Party, a junior government coalition member, that seeks to define the principles of the Treaty of ...
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 ...
That Treaty predates the emergence of our parliamentary democracy and the even later emergence of full adult suffrage as ...
As the hikoi marched to Parliament today, the Justice Select Committee opened submissions on the controversial Principles of ...
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