NZ’s Treaty Principles Bill is already straining social cohesion – a referendum could be worse
Timed to coincide with the first reading of the contentious Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill yesterday — it passed ...
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Stirring 'haka' dance disrupts New Zealand's parliament
Indigenous Maori lawmakers disrupted New Zealand's parliament with a stirring "haka" dance, voicing opposition to a race ...
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 ...
"Do not negate 184 years of debate": Bill rolling back Māori rights in New Zealand faces backlash
The controversial Treaty Principles Bill would end the Māori right of self-determination outlined in a nearly 200-year-old ...
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New Zealand dispatch: thousands join hīkoi in Auckland to oppose controversial Treaty Principles Bill
Thousands of marchers descended upon New Zealand’s largest city on Wednesday as part of the Hīkoi mō te Tiriti (March for the ...
Treaty Principles Bill vote: How the fiery debate led to MP being suspended, another kicked out
Act leader David Seymour’s contentious Treaty Principles Bill passed its first vote in Parliament on Thursday, but not until ...
Treaty Principles Bill will greatly damage National’s relationship with Māori – former minister
The former National government Treaty negotiations minister Chris Finlayson says Act leader David Seymour misunderstands what ...