Select committee calls for repeal of Section 7AA of OT Act to be softened
A select committee led by coalition MPs has called for the proposed repeal of Section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act to be ...
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Christian leaders say the bill is “treacherous and dangerous”. The Waitangi Tribunal has condemned the bill, calling it the ...
Police Update #14: Hīkoi Mō Te Tiriti
On Tuesday morning, Hīkoi mō te Tiriti is expected to move in convoy from Takapūwāhia Marae to Waitangi Park, Te Aro, before ...
Treaties, truth and equality: how NZ, Australia and Canada are all struggling with colonial politics
What is the ‘truth’ about colonialism and its modern relevance? This complex question is testing political consensus not only ...
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Māori lawmakers protest in New Zealand’s parliament
Under the principles laid out in the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi, which guide the relationship between the government and Māori, ...
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Maori lawmakers perform haka to disrupt controversial bill vote in New Zealand
The 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori lays out ... (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) RAWIRI WAITITI: Te Tiriti o Waitangi is superior to any person and any law ever created ...
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Protests erupt in New Zealand over Treaty Principles Bill
Nearly ten thousand people took to the streets in New Zealand to protest the introduction of the controversial Treaty ...
Māori Lawmakers Perform Traditional Haka Dance to Protest New Zealand Bill
The Treaty of Waitangi, which is the focus of the proposed bill, dates back to 1840 and is considered New Zealand's founding ...
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Maori MPs’ Haka Dance Suspends New Zealand Parliament
The New Zealand parliament was suspended on Thursday after Maori MPs performed the haka dance in protest of a bill.
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New Zealand’s youngest MP electrifies Parliament with Māori Haka protest
A fiery display by 22-year-old Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke, New Zealand’s youngest MP, went viral after she ripped up the ...
Māori lawmakers in New Zealand interrupt vote on controversial bill with Haka
Māori lawmakers interrupted a New Zealand parliamentary vote with a Haka to protest a law that would erode the land and ...
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Watch: Maori mps stage haka protest over treaty bill
A heated protest erupted in New Zealand’s parliament on Thursday as Maori lawmakers performed a haka to oppose a controversial bill aiming to redefine the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi.