A historic demonstration in Wellington, New Zealand's capital, brought together over 35,000 people opposing a bill that amends the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. The march celebrated Maori ...

New Zealand has long ... government and its native people, who make up almost one-fifth of the country's population. That's led to legal acknowledgment of some Maori rights such as land rights ...

people would have equal rights before the law in New Zealand. ALI ROGIN: David Seymour, who himself has Maori ancestry, leads the right-wing backed party and is the architect of the legislation ...

Wellington, New Zealand - A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and ...

Wellington [New Zealand], November 15 (ANI): Thousands of people have joined a nine-day march to New Zealand's capital, Wellington, to protest a contentious bill that redefines the country's ...

a traditional Maori dance made famous by New Zealand's rugby team. Parliament was briefly suspended as people in the gallery joined in, and shouting drowned out others in the chamber.

the leader of the right-wing ACT New Zealand Party. Seymour "says that misinterpretations of the treaty's meaning have effectively given Maori people special treatment. The bill calls for an end ...

its Maori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand, which has ruled that a river and a stretch of sacred land are people before. The pristine, snow-capped ...

Sept. 5 (UPI) --A new Maori queen was anointed Thursday when the king of New Zealand's indigenous people who died late last month was laid to rest. A statement from the Kiingitanga, meaning the ...

Tens of thousands of people ... in Wellington, New Zealand, on Nov. 19, to protest against a bill that proposes to alter the way the country’s treaty between the indigenous Maori and the British ...

New Zealand on Sunday reclaimed the world record for the largest mass haka after more than 6,000 people performed the legendary Maori war dance ... a rendition made famous by the All Blacks ...