New Zealand, Māori

New Zealand's founding treaty is at a flashpoint. Why are thousands protesting for Māori rights?
Thousands of people are marching the length of New Zealand in protest of a proposed law that would redefine the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown
New Zealand Maori Begin March on Capital to Protest Indigenous Treaty Bill
Introduced by New Zealand's centre-right government last week, the Treaty Principles Bill, would enshrine a narrower interpretation of the treaty in law. Decades of interpretation by the courts and a separate Maori tribunal have tended to expand Maori rights and privileges.
Māori Lawmakers Perform Traditional Haka Dance to Protest New Zealand Bill
Māori lawmakers performed a traditional haka dance to protest a New Zealand bill that could redefine the country's relationship with Indigenous people.
New Zealand’s capital prepares for huge Maori protests
Hotels are sold out in the capital Wellington - up to 30,000 people are expected to attend Tuesday’s rally outside parliament. The demonstration marks the end of a nine-day hīkoi, or peaceful protest,
NZ Maori Protest March Reaches Wellington for Rally Against Indigenous Bill
A nine-day march by Maori and their supporters across New Zealand will culminate in Wellington on Tuesday at a rally where thousands are expected to protest a bill that opponents say seeks to dilute the rights of the Maori.
Māori community protests proposed law which would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty
A proposed law that would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty between the British Crown and Māori chiefs has triggered political turmoil and a march by thousands of people the length of the country to Parliament to protest it.
Why New Zealand is seeing mass protests over Māori rights
Why New Zealand is seeing mass protests over Māori rights - New Zealand’s parliament was halted by politicians performing a haka
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The Internet Is Obsessed With Māori Lawmakers Performing A Haka During A Parliament Session To Protest An Anti-Indigenous Bill
"Let the world see the haka isn't just for rugby games, graduations, weddings and funerals. Let them get a glimpse of its ...
Treaty Principles Bill: Te Pāti Māori, Act claim victory over response to haka in Parliament
Te Pāti Māori and the Act Party are claiming victory over the response to a video from Thursday’s Treaty Principles Bill ...
New Zealand MPs disrupt parliament with haka to protest Indigenous treaty bill
New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a ...
"Do not negate 184 years of debate": Bill rolling back Māori rights in New Zealand faces backlash
Protests erupted inside and outside of New Zealand’s parliament this week as the country’s far-right ACT New Zealand Party ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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New Zealand Parliament Member Performs Haka to Protest Indigenous Treaty Bill
A New Zealand parliament member performed the Haka as a form of protest against a controversial bill that could threaten the ...
Treaty Principles Bill: Te Pāti Māori, ACT both claim victory over response to haka in Parliament
A video of MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke performing 'Ka Mate' has now been viewed around 700 million times, a news media boss ...
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What Is Treaty of Waitangi? 184-Year-Old Document Granting Land Rights To Maori Tribes
The Treaty of Waitangi, considered New Zealand’s founding document, takes its name from the Bay of Islands location.