Tens of thousands Mar. in New Zealand Maori rights protest

Tens of thousands rally at New Zealand parliament against bill to alter Indigenous rights
By Lucy Craymer and Lewis Jackson WELLINGTON (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of New Zealanders rallied in front of parliament on Tuesday in one of the country's largest ever protests to oppose a bill, which opponents say seeks to dilute the rights of Maori and threatens to set race relations back decades.
Tens of Thousands of New Zealand Citizens Protest Bill Diminishing Maori Rights
New Zealand citizens staged a protest in front of the parliament building to oppose a bill that would diminish Maori rights
New Zealand: Maori bill triggers massive protests, thousands march to parliament
An estimated 15,000 demonstrators poured into Wellington from all corners of the country, shutting down busy streets on the final stages of their ‘hikoi’ protest march towards parliament
Bill to rewrite Indigenous rights brings tens of thousands of protesters to New Zealand's parliament
By Lucy Craymer and Lewis Jackson WELLINGTON (Reuters) -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.
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.
35,000 Crowd New Zealand's Parliament Grounds in Support of Māori Rights
As tens of thousands of marchers thronged the streets in New Zealand’s capital Wellington, the column of people, flags aloft, had the air of a festival or a parade rather than a protest
Tens of thousands march in New Zealand Maori rights protest
Booming Indigenous Maori "haka" chants rang out across New Zealand's capital on Tuesday, as tens of thousands rallied against a conservative push to redefine the nation's founding treaty.
Indigenous protesters march to parliament in New Zealand
Thousands gather at New Zealand's parliament to protest a bill they say undermines Maori rights::9, 2024:: Wellington, New Zealand"Well I know that this Bill is going to ruin everything and probably separate us into two instead of into one and I believe that we are fighting for the right reasons.
Crowds throng New Zealand’s Parliament grounds in support of Maori rights
Tens of thousands of marchers crowded the streets in New Zealand’s capital Wellington on Tuesday to oppose a law that would reshape the county’s
Protesters march against bill they say will redefine New Zealand's treaty with Māori people
A proposed law that would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty between the British Crown and Māori chiefs has triggered ...
New Zealand Veers Sharply Right, Leaving Jacinda Ardern’s Era Behind
Two small populist parties are responsible for accelerating the shift, which has been felt acutely by the Indigenous Māori.
New Zealand prepares to tighten espionage laws to stop foreign interference
Legislation that strengthens existing espionage laws and introduces new offences passed a first legislative hurdle in New Zealand on Tuesday.
Hīkoi to Parliament: Christopher Luxon declares New Zealand 'not at risk of civil war' amid opposition to Treaty Principles Bill
New Zealand is not at risk of a civil war, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon declared as his Government continued to deal with ...
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 ...
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 ...
New Zealand lawmakers use haka to protest controversial bill
A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers were ejected on Thursday when a ringing haka began – a ...
Who is Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke and why have thousands made a New Zealand hīkoi?
Opposition to a contentious bill caused tens of thousands of protesters to gather outside New Zealand parliament on Tuesday.