What is the Treaty of Waitangi and why is it sparking huge Māori protests in New Zealand?
Activists are protesting proposed changes to New Zealand's foundational document, the Treaty of Waitangi. But is the bill ...
The Treaty Principles Bill has been released: Here's what's in it
The controversial bill - which only ACT supports - has officially been introduced at Parliament. Here's a first look.
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 ...
Here’s what’s in the Treaty Principles Bill
The four-page Treaty Principles Bill has been introduced and will be debated ... The Bill states it would set out the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi in legislation, and requires those principles ...
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Treaty Principles Bill ‘inviting civil war’, Dame Jenny Shipley says
Former Prime Minister Dame Jenny Shipley has warned the Act Party is “inviting civil war” with its attempt to define the ...
Treaty Principles Bill: Christopher Luxon pushes back against David Seymour ahead of vote
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has delivered his strongest pushback to date against his coalition partner David Seymour, saying National is focused on the “hard issues” conc ...
Newstalk ZB1d
Government to be grilled ahead of Treaty Principles Bill vote
The principles in the draft legislation – officially the “Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill” – include that the Government has the power to govern in the interests of everyone and ...
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 ...
Jurist21h
New Zealand dispatch: thousands join hīkoi in Auckland to oppose controversial Treaty Principles Bill
Thousands of marchers descended upon New Zealand’s largest city on Wednesday as part of the Hīkoi mō te Tiriti (March for the ...
Global Voices Online14h
Protests erupt in New Zealand over Treaty Principles Bill
Nearly ten thousand people took to the streets in New Zealand to protest the introduction of the controversial Treaty ...
Commission Calls For The Promise Of Te Tiriti O Waitangi To Be Honoured
In its submission calling for a halt to the Treaty Principles Bill, the Commission recalls the words of Bishop Manuhuia Bennett who described Te Tiriti as ‘the promise of two peoples to take the best ...
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What is the Treaty of Waitangi and why is it sparking huge Māori protests in New Zealand?
In 1975, the Waitangi Tribunal was established to hear claims brought by Māori on whether legislation, policies or actions by the Crown breached the treaty principles. A prominent victory was a ...