new zealand treaty principles bill

New Zealand, Māori

Tens of thousands rally at New Zealand parliament against bill to alter Indigenous rights

By Lucy Craymer and Lewis Jackson WELLINGTON (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of New Zealanders rallied in front of parliament on Tuesday in one of the country's largest ever protests to oppose a bill, which opponents say seeks to dilute the rights of Maori and threatens to set race relations back decades.

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35,000 arrive at New Zealand parliament to protest against controversial Māori treaty bill – as it happened

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New Zealand’s founding treaty is at a flashpoint. Why are thousands protesting for Māori rights?

Thousands of people are marching the length of New Zealand in protest of a proposed law that would redefine the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown.

Hīkoi to Parliament: Christopher Luxon declares New Zealand 'not at risk of civil war' amid opposition to Treaty Principles Bill

New Zealand is not at risk of a civil war, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon declared as his Government continued to deal with ...

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The Treaty Principles Bill Is Already Straining Social Cohesion in New Zealand

That bill failed, but the essential argument behind it was that entrenching Treaty principles in law was “undermining race relations in New Zealand.” However, ACT’s current bill does not ...

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Treaty Principles Bill Passes First Reading, Promises Debate on Foundational Document

Associate Justice Minister David Seymour has announced that the Treaty Principles Bill has passed its first reading in ...

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New Zealand's indigenous Maori people march against Treaty Principles Bill

Thousands of people have joined a nine-day march to New Zealand's capital, Wellington, to protest a contentious bill that ...

Hīkoi not representative of New Zealand, David Seymour says

Seymour came out of the Beehive today to acknowledge the hīkoi and wave at the protesters - but retreated inside after just a ...

Treaty Principles Bill: The principles need to remain tied to the historical Treaty - Dr Samuel Carpenter

That Treaty predates the emergence of our parliamentary democracy and the even later emergence of full adult suffrage as ...

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FACT CHECK: Was A Vote In New Zealand Parliament Stopped By Maori Haka Dancing?

A post on X claims that the first reading of a bill during a Parliamentary session in New Zealand was cancelled after Māori ...

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