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New Zealand's founding treaty is at a flashpoint. Why are thousands protesting for Māori rights?
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.
Proposed Law on New Zealand's Founding Treaty Sparks Major Protests for Māori Rights
A proposed law redefining New Zealand's founding treaty has sparked protests for Māori rights, highlighting ongoing race relations issues.
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.
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 Thursday amid debate over a controversial proposed law redefining the country's founding agreement between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown.
New Zealand's founding treaty is at a flashpoint. Why are thousands protesting for Maori rights?
A proposed law that would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty between the British Crown and Maori chiefs has
M?ori 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 M?ori chiefs has triggered political turmoil and a march by thousands of people the length of the country to Parliament to protest it.
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.
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Justice Committee Calls For Submissions On The Principles Of The Treaty Of Waitangi Bill
The bill proposes the following principles: Principle 1: The Government of New Zealand has full power to govern ...
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Thousands protest in New Zealand over Māori bill
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.
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 ...
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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 ...
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Thousands protesting New Zealand's Indigenous bill set to march to parliament
WELLINGTON - A nine-day march by Maori and their supporters across New Zealand ... protest against the Treaty Principles Bill that is currently before parliament. The bill reinterprets the ...
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New Zealand dispatch: thousands join hīkoi in Auckland to oppose controversial Treaty Principles Bill
Thousands of marchers descended upon New Zealand’s largest city of Auckland on Wednesday as part of the Hīkoi mō te Tiriti ...
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 ...
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New Zealand’s capital prepares for huge Maori protests
The bill that has been introduced by the Act political party argues that New Zealand should legally define the principles ...