Explainer: The path ahead for the Treaty Principles Bill - 1News
1 day ago · The Treaty Principles Bill proposes to define and clarify how the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi are interpreted and applied in laws and decision-making. The principles are interpretations of the Treaty that have been developed by the courts and government officials since the passing of the Treaty of Waitangi Act in 1975.
Treaty Principles Bill passes first reading amid haka interruption
2 days ago · The Government's Treaty Principles Bill has passed its first reading in Parliament, with ACT leader David Seymour's legislation facing heated opposition. MPs who opposed the Bill described it as being "divisive", a "wrecking ball" to Crown-Māori relations, and "amounting to a dictatorship of the majority". Labour MP Willie Jackson was booted ...
Treaty Principles Bill debate: How the world reacted - 1News
1 day ago · The Guardian reported the Treaty Principles Bill sought to remove "a set of well-established principles that has flowed from New Zealand's founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi". It said there had been "significant public backlash" to the Bill and covered the national hīkoi en route to Wellington. "New Zealand's parliament has erupted into ...
Live: The Treaty Principles Bill has passed its first reading
2 days ago · The Treaty Principles Bill has passed its first reading and will now go to the Justice Committee for consideration. Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke was suspended from the house following a haka. Maipi-Clarke interrupted the vote on the Treaty Principles Bill's first reading with a haka taken up by members of the opposition and people in the public ...
Treaty Principles Bill 'inviting civil war', Jenny Shipley says
5 hours ago · Dame Jenny Shipley on Treaty Principles Bill. Saturday Morning 15 November 2024. Queue. 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 [Clarke passed its first reading in Parliament on Thursday ...
Treaty Principles Bill will greatly damage National's ... - RNZ
1 day ago · The Treaty Principles Bill sets out to redefine the Treaty principles long-established by the courts to three new ones: that the government has the power to govern, that everyone is equal before the law and that hapū and iwi are afforded different rights only if agreed through Treaty settlements. ... for ad-free news and current affairs. Top ...
Maori haka in NZ parliament to protest at bill to reinterpret …
Act, the political party that introduced the bill, argues there is a need to legally define the principles of the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi, which has been fundamental to race relations in New Zealand.
What is the Treaty of Waitangi and why is it sparking huge Māori ...
3 days ago · The Treaty Principles Bill was introduced into parliament this week and after a first reading on Thursday, will go to a select committee for a six-month consultation process.
Treaty Principles Bill live updates: Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti ...
2 days ago · Treaty Principles Bill live updates: Government to face grilling ahead of first vote. The Treaty Principles Bill will face its first vote on Thursday afternoon in what is expected to be a heated ...
Treaty Principles Bill: PM Christopher Luxon claps back at ... - NZ …
1 day ago · There was always going to be anger, fireworks and haka but the dramas around the first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill have ensured that all sides can declare victory – of sorts. Act ...
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