Māori, New Zealand and protest

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.
35,000 arrive at New Zealand parliament to protest against controversial Māori treaty bill – live
Nine-day march across New Zealand culminates in Wellington as huge numbers gather to protest bill that opponents say seeks to dilute Māori rights
Thousands of Māori bill protesters reach New Zealand parliament
Protesters have converged in the New Zealand's capital in protest of a bill which would reinterpret a 184-year treaty with the Māori people.
Hīkoi day 9: 35,000 join as Treaty Principles Bill protest reaches Parliament
Interviewed earlier before Question Time, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said it was up to Parliament’s justice committee to decide whether the select committee process on the Treaty Principles Bill should be shortened. The select committee will receive public submissions until January 7, and intends to complete hearings by the end of February.
Thousands march to New Zealand's parliament in Maori rights protest
Booming Indigenous Maori "haka" chants rang out across New Zealand's capital on Tuesday, as thousands rallied against a conservative proposal accused of stoking racial divisions. Former conservative prime minister Jenny Shipley said the proposal threatened to "divide New Zealand in a way that I haven't lived through in my adult life".
Thousands protest in New Zealand
A proposed law that would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty between the British Crown and Māori chiefs has prompted protests.
Hīkoi to Parliament: The families taking part and why
His younger sister Amani and he were tag-teaming a nap through the busiest lunch hour of their young lives at the hīkoi on Tuesday. The hīkoi is a family affair. Tamariki were everywhere; pēpē ...
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Watch: Traffic-stopping haka breaks out during hīkoi to Parliament
A traffic-stopping haka broke out on a Wellington road as tens of thousands took part in a hīkoi to Parliament in opposition of the Treaty Principles Bill. The well-known haka took place at the ...
Hīkoi to Parliament live updates: Tens of thousands descend on Wellington in historic day of mass protest
Parliament grounds are completely full and there are thousands of people spilling onto surrounding streets in Wellington. A protester was condemned by members of the hīkoi for letting off a flare as ...
Treaty hīkoi: Commuter disruption expected as protest reaches Wellington
People on foot and in cars began making their way into central Wellington from the early hours of this morning.
Police Update #22: Hīkoi Mō Te Tiriti – Hīkoi Departs Parliament, Back To Waitangi Park
Police are expecting traffic, on foot and in vehicles, to get heavy in the city once again as Hīkoi mō te Tiriti departs Parliament and the CBD. Wellington District Commander Superintendent Corrie ...
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People Power Shines as Hīkoi Nears Parliament
Today, Hīkoi mō te Tiriti arrived in Wellington, with thousands gathering to march in unity against the divisive Treaty Principles Bill."Tens of ...
Education minister says kids should be in school instead of at hīkoi
But the son of a haka expert, travelling down with students from Huntly, says "this is all part of our learning, this is ...
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Police Update #21: Hīkoi Mō Te Tiriti – Hīkoi Arrives At Parliament Grounds
Parliament grounds has reached capacity as more than 35,000 people are estimated to be participating in the Hīkoi mō te ...
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Hīkoi mō te Tiriti reaches Waitangi Park
"Hīkoi mō te Tiriti has reached Waitangi Park, with Police reporting no issues from this morning’s movements. "Another group of about 2000 people from the Hutt Valley began arriving at the Wellington ...
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Hastings school holds mini march to support Hīkoi mō te Tīriti in Wellington
A small school in rural Hastings couldn’t take their pupils down to Wellington to show their support for Hīkoi mō te Tīriti ...
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Hīkoi mō te Tiriti brings 35,000 to Parliament
Wellington.Scoop As the leaders of the hikoi arrived at Parliament this morning, the march stretched back through the CBD to ...
Wellington businesses upbeat despite hīkoi hitting sales
Businesses in central Wellington say despite the packed streets, their stores are practically empty. You can follow the blog of the hīkoi at Parliament here. But every business RNZ spoke to supported ...