Tens of thousands march in New Zealand Maori rights protest
Booming Indigenous Maori "haka" chants rang out across New Zealand's capital on Tuesday, as tens of thousands rallied against a conservative push to redefine the nation's founding treaty. Protests have been swelling throughout New Zealand after a minor party in the conservative coalition government drafted a bill to redefine the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi.
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.
Thousands gathered in, New Zealand, in a protest that doubled as a celebration of Maori identity and language. The march ...
People on foot and in cars began making their way into central Wellington from the early hours of this morning.
The Hīkoi mō te Tiriti march has arrived in Wellington and will soon march to Parliament, but businesses are anticipating a peaceful protest.
my children and for their children", said Hoana Hadfield from Wellington, who was marching in a protest for the first ...
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