Protests and a New Zealand leader's absence overshadow a day marking the founding treaty with Māori
It’s often a day marked by spirited politics and at times boisterous protest. But Thursday’s anniversary of New Zealand’s ...
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Tens of thousands protest New Zealand Maori rights bill
Tens of thousands have rallied outside New Zealand’s Parliament to protest against a bill ... calling for lawmakers to reject the Treaty Principles Bill, which was introduced earlier this ...
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Massive crowds march on New Zealand parliament protesting Māori bill. Here’s what to know
Tens of thousands of people have marched on the New Zealand parliament in Wellington to protest against a ... to reject the controversial Treaty Principles Bill that seeks to reinterpret the ...
Waitangi Day in New Zealand overshadowed by treaty controversy
Waitangi Day in New Zealand is marked by controversy as Māori leaders condemn a proposed bill to redefine the Treaty of ...
The Treaty Principles Bill’s promise of ‘equal rights’ ignores the blind spots of our democracy
For as long as we’ve had democracies, majority rule has left some in the minority worse off. We need to be talking about what ...
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Maori mark N. Zealand’s national day with haka, protests
A bill aimed at ending long-standing rights from the indigenous population has fuelled this year’s heated events.
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Treaty Principles: Most New Zealanders believe respectful Treaty, race relations debate important
Hīkoi participants march in Hamilton on day four of a journey to Wellington to protest various issues impacting Māori including the Act Party’s Treaty Principles Bill. Photo / Mike Scott A new ...
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Treaty Principles Bill: Record number of submissions leads to issues submitting on bootcamps, social welfare bills
Video / NZ Herald / AFP The record number of public submissions on the controversial Treaty Principles Bill caused technical ... the 2004 Foreshore and Seabed protest. Hundreds of thousands ...
Seymour enrages Maori as NZ leaders descend on Waitangi
The row over the role of the Treaty of Waitangi in modern-day New Zealand shows no sign of abating, with protests on the eve ...
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Maori mark New Zealand's national day with haka, protests
The national holiday marks the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi between Maori chiefs and colonising British forces, widely seen as the birth of modern New Zealand.