Treaty of Waitangi Protection

Maori mps stage haka protest over treaty bill

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 reverse the rights and other protection mechanisms for the Indigenous Māori people.

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Maori haka in NZ parliament to protest at bill to reinterpret founding treaty

New Zealand's parliament was brought to a temporary halt by MPs performing a haka, amid anger over a controversial bill seeking to reinterpret the country's founding treaty with Māori people. Opposition party MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke began the traditional ceremonial group dance after being asked whether her party supported the bill,

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New Zealand MPs disrupt parliament with haka to protest Indigenous treaty bill

New Zealand's parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that would reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori.

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Dame Jenny Shipley on Treaty Principles Bill

Dame Jenny Shipley is no stranger to debate and discussion around issues of Te Tiriti and she joins Mihi to discuss the ...

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Treaty Principles Bill Passes First Reading, Promises Debate on Foundational Document

The Treaty of Waitangi, signed in 1840, is a foundational document in ... laws in a way that respects the Treaty’s ...

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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 on Thursday when dramatic political theater ...

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Māori lawmakers protest in New Zealand’s parliament

Under the principles laid out in the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi, which guide the relationship between ... participation in ...

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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 Treaty Principles Bill

The controversial Treaty Principles Bill has been introduced to Parliament by the ACT Party under a coalition agreement. And ...

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 ...

Senior lawyers call for Treaty Principles Bill to be abandoned

Members of the King's Counsel say the coalition's Treaty Principles Bill "seeks to rewrite the Treaty itself" and would have ...

Waitangi Treaty Grounds Welcomes Regional Infrastructure Funding Announcement

The Waitangi Treaty Grounds are an important storehouse for many significant taonga, including objects loaned by descendants ...

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