ACT Party leader David Seymour said the proposal would end special treatment for Maori citizens. New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said the proposal will not become law. The Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840 by Maori chiefs and ...

In a show of unity, tens of thousands of protesters marched to New Zealand’s Parliament on Tuesday, demanding the preservation of Māori treaty rights. The demonstration, one of the largest in New Zealand’s recent history,

Booming Indigenous Maori "haka" chants rang out across New Zealand's capital on Tuesday, as tens of thousands rallied against a conservative push to redefine the nation's founding treaty. Protests have been swelling throughout New Zealand after a minor party in the conservative coalition government drafted a bill to redefine the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi.