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Tens of thousands march to New Zealand parliament to protest controversial Māori treaty bill – live
Nine-day march across New Zealand culminates in Wellington as huge numbers gather to protest bill that opponents say seeks to dilute Māori rights.   00:58 David Seymour, whose minor libertarian Act party introduced the bill that the hīkoi is protesting,
Thousands protesting New Zealand's Indigenous bill set to march to parliament
A nine-day march by Maori and their supporters across New Zealand has culminated in Wellington on Tuesday at a rally with thousands readying to protest against a bill that opponents say seek to dilute the rights of the Maori.
With New Zealand's founding treaty at a flashpoint, thousands protest for Māori rights
A proposed bill that won't become law has become a flashpoint on race relations at a critical moment in the fraught 180-year-old conversation about how New Zealand should honour the promises made to First Nations people.
Māori community protests proposed law which would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty
A proposed law that would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty between the British Crown and Māori chiefs has triggered political turmoil and a march by thousands of people the length of the country to Parliament to protest it.
Bill to rewrite Indigenous rights brings tens of thousands of protesters to New Zealand's parliament
Tens of thousands of New Zealanders rallied before parliament on Tuesday in one of the country's largest ever protests to oppose a bill that opponents say seeks to dilute the rights of Maori and threatens to set race relations back decades.
Thousands gather to protest New Zealand’s indigenous rights bill, march to parliament
Police estimated that over 15,000 people were marching towards parliament, with 2,000 already gathered at the parliamentary precinct.
Māori lawmakers in New Zealand interrupt vote on controversial bill with Haka
Māori lawmakers interrupted a New Zealand parliamentary vote with a Haka to protest a law that would erode the land and cultural rights of Indigenous New Zealanders.
Maori warriors lead thousands in march on New Zealand Parliament protesting indigenous Bill
Warriors wielding spears and clubs led protesters through the city streets to parliament buildings. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Māori Lawmakers Perform Traditional Haka Dance to Protest New Zealand Bill
The Treaty of Waitangi, which is the focus of the proposed bill, dates back to 1840 and is considered New Zealand's founding document. The agreement was signed by Māori chiefs and the British monarchy and focused on rectifying wrongs done to the indigenous people when the country was colonized.
Thousands of Māori bill protesters reach New Zealand parliament
Protesters have converged in the New Zealand's capital in protest of a bill which would reinterpret a 184-year treaty with the Māori people.
Thousands march to New Zealand's parliament in Maori rights protest
Booming Indigenous Maori "haka" chants rang out across New Zealand's capital on Tuesday, as thousands rallied against a conservative proposal accused of stoking racial divisions. Former conservative prime minister Jenny Shipley said the proposal threatened to "divide New Zealand in a way that I haven't lived through in my adult life".
FACT CHECK: Was A Vote In New Zealand Parliament Stopped By Maori Haka Dancing?
A post on X claims that the first reading of a bill during a Parliamentary session in New Zealand was cancelled after Māori ...
New Zealand’s capital prepares for huge Maori protests
Hotels are sold out in the capital Wellington - up to 30,000 people are expected to attend Tuesday’s rally outside parliament ...
New Zealand’s Founding Treaty Is at a Flashpoint. Why are Thousands Protesting for Māori Rights?
A proposed bill would revise the country's foundational treaty with Maori people and is hugely unpopular. Here's what to know ...
"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 ...
Bill to stop foreign interference 'undermining core New Zealand interests' introduced to Parliament
New Zealand Special Intelligence Service, in its latest threat assessment, said foreign interference threatens communities, ...