New Zealand, Treaty Principles

Protests erupt in New Zealand over Treaty Principles Bill
Nearly ten thousand people took to the streets in New Zealand to protest the introduction of the controversial Treaty Principles Bill in Parliament. Critics said the bill, if passed, could reverse the rights and other protection mechanisms for the Indigenous Māori people.
New Zealand's Youngest MP Performs Haka, Rips Apart Treaty Principles Bill In Parliament - VIDEO
The vote on the Treaty Principles Bill was interrupted on Thursday in new Zealand's Parliament after the country's youngest MP Hana-Rawhiti Kareariki Maipi-Clarke, staged traditional Maori dance and ripped apart a copy of a contentious bill.
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 (March for the Treaty of Waitangi) to call for Māori (New Zealand’s
New Zealand's indigenous Maori people march against Treaty Principles Bill
Thousands of people have joined a nine-day march to New Zealand's capital, Wellington, to protest a contentious bill that redefines the country's founding agreement between the British and the Indigenous Maori people,
Chaos in New Zealand parliament as contentious treaty bill passes first reading
New Zealand's parliament comes to a halt as shouting, a haka, and an expulsion take place during voting on a contentious bill.
Treaty Principles Bill haka highlights tensions between Māori tikanga and rules of Parliament
Te Pāti Māori's extraordinary display of protest interrupted the first vote on the Treaty Principles Bill.
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 ...
Jason Walls: Te Pāti Māori’s Treaty Principles Bill haka haunting Prime Minister Christopher Luxon at Apec
Jason Walls is Newstalk ZB’s political editor and has years of experience in radio and print, including in the Parliamentary ...
The Treaty Principles Bill is already straining social cohesion – a referendum could be worse
The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill will likely die after it goes to select committee – or will it? A possible ...
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 ...
"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 ...
New Zealand Maori begin march on capital to protest Indigenous treaty bill
Hundreds of people on Monday set out on a nine-day march to New Zealand's capital of Wellington in protest over legislation ...
What is the Treaty of Waitangi and why is it sparking huge Māori protests in New Zealand?
Activists are protesting proposed changes to New Zealand's foundational document, the Treaty of Waitangi. But is the bill ...
Treaty Principles Bill 'Inviting Civil War', Jenny Shipley Says
Former prime minister Dame Jenny Shipley has warned the ACT Party is "inviting civil war" with its attempt to define the ...