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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Kirk LaPointe: B.C. risks losing billions with Columbia River Treaty left in limbo
The Columbia River Treaty, the framework for hydropower generation and flood control between the two countries, had been left ...
Unwritten rules: why claims of a missing ‘fourth article’ of the Treaty don’t stack up
Some say an oral promise of religious protection read out at Waitangi in 1840 amounts to a fourth article of the Treaty. But ...
New Zealanders celebrate national day amid debate over founding treaty
Thousands gathered across New Zealand on Thursday to celebrate the signing of the country’s founding document and some called ...
Luxon: Why I’m not at Waitangi and why Seymour’s bill won’t become law
OPINION Waitangi Day is a time to reflect on where we have come from and look forward to what we can achieve together. It has ...
'I have a right to be here,' says Cree woman living in U.S. under Jay Treaty
As concerns about U.S. immigration issues ramp up with Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship and Immigration and ...
Why the US is claiming China’s presence violates the Panama neutrality treaty
Some U.S. lawmakers and officials are touting a nearly half-century-old treaty between the United States and Panama to ...
Chinese presence in Panama might trigger canal treaty violation, Senate panel told
President Donald Trump's suggestion of the U.S. taking control of the Panama Canal has a legal basis partly due to potential ...
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 ...
Waitangi Day 2025: Why I’m not at Waitangi and why Seymour’s bill won’t become law - Christopher Luxon
Waitangi Day is a time to reflect on where we have come from and look forward to what we can achieve together. It has always ...
Colonial-Era Tribal Treaty Doesn't Overcome NY Eel Harvest Ban
A 17th-century fishing treaty between a New York indigenous tribe and the then-royal government isn’t enforceable over ...
Taranaki Maunga becomes a legal person as treaty settlement passes into law
The park and its contents will be vested as a legal person, its peaks will be named Te Kāhui Tupua - so the park will ...