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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The New Zealand Herald6d
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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The Treaty Principles Bill's Promise Of 'Equal Rights' Ignores The Blind Spots Of Our Democracy
Contentious legislation: the hīkoi (protest march) against the Treaty Principles Bill arrives at parliament, November 2024. Getty Images Tino rangatiratanga and democracy The term“equity ...
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Waitangi political pōwhiri could return to Te Tii Marae
Senior Ngāpuhi members say fiery debate at Waitangi isn't going anywhere, so Te Tii Marae could be the best place for it to ...
Newstalk ZB6d
New poll shows most New Zealanders believe respectful treaty, race relations debate important
The poll was conducted from December 16 to 21, following the introduction of David Seymour’s controversial Treaty Principles Bill and the thousands-strong hīkoi protest to Parliament opposing ...
Shane Jones' threat to cut future funding for Waitangi Trust over pōwhiri disruption
The senior NZ First Minister said the pōwhiri had become a circus and was no longer fit for purpose after multiple ...
The New Zealand Herald3d
Waitangi: Marama Davidson and Chris Hipkins in focus - Simon Wilson
Photo / Alyse Wright Labour leader Chris Hipkins called the Treaty Principles Bill a hand grenade tossed into a crowd, and added that Prime Minister Christopher Luxon should not be surprised that ...
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A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Maori
Under the principles laid out in the 1840 ... tens of thousands of people marched to Parliament to protest a law that would reshape the Treaty of Waitangi by setting rigid legal definitions ...