New Zealand’s founding treaty is at a flashpoint. Why are thousands protesting for Maori rights?
A proposed law that would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty between the British Crown and Maori chiefs has triggered ...
Maori haka in NZ parliament to protest at bill to reinterpret founding treaty
New Zealand's parliament was brought to a temporary halt by MPs performing a haka, amid anger over a controversial bill ...
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 ...
Treaty Principles bill hīkoi pauses to gather steam, before march to Parliament
Final preparations are being made as tens of thousands of people in te Hīkoi mō te Tiriti convoys converge in the capital.
Treaty Principles Bill: The speeches
Much coverage has focussed on the protest that followed the speeches - but they themselves were enthusiastic, outraged, angry, even despairing.
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Jason Momoa backs Māori in opposition to Treaty Principles Bill
Hollywood star Jason Momoa has urged his millions of followers to support Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti and stand with Māori against the ...
New Zealanders are marching, performing haka to protest divisive bill
The Treaty Principles Bill seeks to revise New Zealand’s foundational agreement with Maori people and is hugely unpopular, ...
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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 ...
Prime Minister, please end this silly Treaty Principles Bill fiasco – Anaru Eketone
Anaru Eketone is an associate professor in social and community work at the University of Otago and a columnist for the Otago ...
The Treaty Principles Bill is already straining social cohesion – a referendum could be worse
The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill will likely die after it goes to select committee – or will it? A possible referendum on the issue would raise the stakes considerably.