Lawmakers stage Māori protest in New Zealand’s parliament during fraught race relations debate
A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers ejected Thursday amid debate over a controversial proposed ...
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 ...
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Maori haka in NZ parliament to protest at bill to reinterpret founding treaty
Act, the political party that introduced the bill, argues there is a need to legally define the principles of the 1840 Treaty ...
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Uplifting new play gives voice to prisoner’s perspective on the Treaty
A protest at Te Papa Museum last year involved spray paint and the defacement of text using an angle grinder on the Treaty of ...
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NZ’s Treaty Principles Bill is already straining social cohesion – a referendum could be worse
Timed to coincide with the first reading of the contentious Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill yesterday — it passed ...
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Political Turmoil in New Zealand: The Treaty Debate
In a dramatic showdown, New Zealand's parliament saw a vote suspended and two lawmakers ejected as tensions flared over a ...
Watch New Zealand MPs perform haka in Parliament to disrupt vote on controversial treaty bill
In a dramatic display of protest, New Zealand MPs performed the traditional Maori haka in Parliament, halting proceedings ...
Watch: Speaker suspends House after haka by Te Pāti Māori interrupts Treaty Principles Bill vote
The Treaty Principles Bill will face its first vote on Thursday afternoon in what is expected to be a heated session in ...
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Protests Ignite Over New Zealand's Treaty Bill
Thousands march across New Zealand in protest against the Treaty Principles Bill, with a historic hikoi heading to the capital. The bill, criticized by Indigenous Maori and their supporters, aims to ...
Treaty Principles Bill vote: How the fiery debate led to MP being suspended, another kicked out
Act leader David Seymour’s contentious Treaty Principles Bill passed its first vote in Parliament on Thursday, but not until ...
Waitangi Tribunal demands release of Te Aka Whai Ora documents
On Tuesday Judge Damian Stone directed the government to release eight unredacted documents showing its reasoning for ...
Youngest New Zealand MP, other Māori leaders perform war dance in Parliament over controversial bill; Here's video
Thousands marched in New Zealand on Friday, protesting a controversial bill that seeks to reinterpret the Treaty of Waitangi.