Thousands gathered in, New Zealand, in a protest that doubled as a celebration of Maori identity and language. The march opposed a controversial bill affecting the historic Treaty of Waitangi. Protesters of all backgrounds demonstrated solidarity in the face of attempts to reshape Indigenous rights.

Tens of thousands of people in New Zealand took to the streets to protest against a bill that would change the county's founding treaty between Indigenous Maori and the British Crown. The bill is unlikely to become law.

Thousands of people are gathering to take the final steps in a march on New Zealand’s parliament to demonstrate against a controversial bill seeking to overhaul the country's founding document between British colonisers and Māori people.