Bill to rewrite Indigenous rights brings tens of thousands of protesters to New Zealand's parliament
By Lucy Craymer and Lewis Jackson WELLINGTON (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of New Zealanders rallied before parliament on Tuesday in one of the country's largest ever protests to oppose a bill that opponents say seeks to dilute the rights of Maori and threatens to set race relations back decades.
Tens of thousands protest New Zealand Maori rights bill
Although the bill is unlikely to pass, opponents say bid to reverse progress for Maori threatens to divide society.
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.
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.
Thousands gather to protest New Zealand’s indigenous rights bill, march to parliament
Police estimated that over 15,000 people were marching towards parliament, with 2,000 already gathered at the parliamentary precinct.
Maori warriors lead thousands in march on New Zealand Parliament protesting indigenous Bill
Warriors wielding spears and clubs led protesters through the city streets to parliament buildings. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Indigenous protesters march to parliament in New Zealand
Thousands gather at New Zealand's parliament to protest a bill they say undermines Maori rights::9, 2024:: Wellington, New Zealand"Well I know that this Bill is going to ruin everything and probably separate us into two instead of into one and I believe that we are fighting for the right reasons.
35,000 Crowd New Zealand's Parliament Grounds in Support of Māori Rights
As tens of thousands of marchers thronged the streets in New Zealand’s capital Wellington, the column of people, flags aloft, had the air of a festival or a parade rather than a protest
Massive crowds march on New Zealand parliament protesting Māori bill. Here’s what to know
Tens of thousands of people have marched on the New Zealand parliament in Wellington to protest against a bill that critics say strikes at the core of the country’s founding principles and dilutes the rights of Māori people.
Protesters march against bill they say will redefine New Zealand’s treaty with Māori people
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 against it.
Thousands flock to NZ capital in huge Māori protests
The bill, introduced by the Act political party, which is part of the country's ruling coalition, argues that New Zealand should reinterpret and legally define the principles of the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi,
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