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 ...
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Fiery Debate Erupts Over Treaty of Waitangi Reinterpretation Bill
New Zealand's parliament engages in a heated debate over a controversial bill attempting to reinterpret the Treaty of ...
Uplifting New Play Gives Voice To Prisoner’s Perspective On The Treaty
A new play - ration the Queen’s Veges - about how an abseiling activist who painted over a Treaty of Waitangi exhibition ...
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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 ...
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What is the Treaty of Waitangi and why is it sparking huge Māori protests in New Zealand?
But the most consequential reform is being championed by ACT leader David Seymour, who wants to redefine the interpretation of New Zealand's foundational document, the Treaty of Waitangi (Te ...
New Zealand MPs disrupt parliament with haka
The New Zealand Parliament was suspended after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill to ...
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NZ Government Introduces Controversial Bill on Founding Treaty
New Zealand’s coalition government has introduced legislation to define the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, the 1840 agreement between indigenous Māori and the British Crown that is ...
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Here’s what’s in the Treaty Principles Bill
The Bill states it would set out the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi in legislation, and requires those principles to be used when interpreting legislation, where relevant. A group of ...
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Tribunal and Govt play chicken, on high speed collision course
Analysis: An urgent Waitangi Tribunal report finds the Treaty Principles Bill would be 'the worst, most comprehensive breach' ...