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 ...

Former prime minister Dame Jenny Shipley has warned the ACT Party is "inviting civil war" with its attempt to define the ...

New Zealand's parliament engages in a heated debate over a controversial bill attempting to reinterpret the Treaty of ...

Members of the King’s Counsel, some of New Zealand’s most senior legal minds, say the controversial Treaty Principles Bill ...

Clarke's viral protest inside New Zealand's parliament was an objection to a piece of legislation that is "looking for a ...

Minister of Regional Development Shane Jones says the $10 million in funding for upgrades to Rātana Pā and the Waitangi ...

Members of the King’s Counsel, some of New Zealand’s most senior legal minds, say the Treaty Principles Bill “seeks to ...

Former MPs sometimes feel they can chip in and tell current ones what to do, the Treaty Negotiations Minister says.

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 ...

“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 ...

New Zealand's parliament was suspended and two lawmakers were ejected during a vote on a controversial proposed law ...

The challenge for people who oppose this bill is to explain why they are so opposed to those basic principles ... the concept ...