Australian Broadcasting Corporation2d
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 ...
The New Zealand Herald9h
Treaty Principles Bill ‘inviting civil war’, Dame Jenny Shipley says
The challenge for people who oppose this bill is to explain why they are so opposed to those basic principles ... the concept ...
devdiscourse2d
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 ...
asiapacificreport.nz2d
Senior NZ lawyers call for Treaty Principles Bill to be abandoned
Members of the King’s Counsel, some of New Zealand’s most senior legal minds, say the controversial Treaty Principles Bill ...
Māori protests in NZ are about to get bigger and one person is being blamed
Clarke's viral protest inside New Zealand's parliament was an objection to a piece of legislation that is "looking for a ...
Newstalk ZB8d
Here’s what’s in the Treaty Principles Bill
The Bill states it would set out the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi in legislation, and requires those principles to be used when interpreting legislation, where relevant. A group of ...
Treaty Principles Bill: Senior lawyers call for David Seymour’s Treaty Bill to be abandoned
Members of the King’s Counsel, some of New Zealand’s most senior legal minds, say the Treaty Principles Bill “seeks to ...
Waatea3d
Funding finally approved for Rātana, Waitangi sites
Minister of Regional Development Shane Jones says the $10 million in funding for upgrades to Rātana Pā and the Waitangi ...
SBS9d
‘Dishonourable’: Māori leaders furious with early introduction of Treaty Principles Bill
“We recommend the Crown give notice of a motion to the House of Representatives that it refer the Bill to the Tribunal under section 8(2) of the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975.” Once a Bill is ...
Sydney Morning Herald8d
NZ government introduces bill to reinterpret the Treaty of Waitangi
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Wellington: New Zealand’s coalition government has introduced legislation to define the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, the ...
M?ori lawmakers perform Haka in New Zealand parliament protesting controversial proposed law
New Zealand's parliament was suspended and two lawmakers were ejected during a vote on a controversial proposed law ...
Treaty Principles Bill 'inviting civil war', Jenny Shipley says
A former prime minister has warned the ACT Party is "inviting civil war" with its attempt to define the principle of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in law. The party's controversial Treaty Principles Bill ...