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Why are New Zealand’s Maori protesting over colonial-era treaty bill?
On November 14, the controversial Treaty Principles Bill was introduced ... Zealanders equal under the law. Activists say this will effectively disadvantage the Maori people because they ...
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Treaty Principles Bill stirs nationwide debate
They are themes that have been circulating since the Treaty Principles Bill was first put forward by Act before last year’s election. Discussion on these topics has ramped up since the public was ...
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Select Committee Treaty Principles Bill submissions hearings begin
In his opening remarks Seymour told MPs he believed using race as a qualifer in society ... bits of law that have a treaty principles section." One young submitter said the Bill wants young ...
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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New Zealand is up in arms over Maori rights bill
To rectify this, the Treaty Principles Bill would ... New Zealand society." Many white New Zealanders "grew disenchanted with government efforts to address disadvantages faced by Maori," ...
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Kiri Allan set to slam Treaty Principles Bill as submissions resume
Kiri Allan is the latest former politician to voice opposition to the controversial Treaty Principles Bill, telling the ... with freedom under the law, a free society, where each of us has ...
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Lady Moxon says Māori and Non-Māori Unite in opposition of Treaty Principles Bill
As the second submitter to the Justice Committee yesterday, Moxon says bill architect David Seymour is appealing to those who ...
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Treaty principles Day 2: Conservation, health, justice highlighted
Former conservation minister Kiri Allan opposes Treaty Principles Bill, while others talk about possible health and justice implications.
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Why New Zealand’s Maori are fighting to save an 1840 treaty involving the Crown
New Zealand’s Act Party’s flagship bill ... law”. The party argues that the current principles have misrepresented the original intent of the treaty, creating a two-tier system where Maori ...