New Zealand, Māori

Why New Zealand’s Founding Treaty Is in Focus as Thousands Protest for Māori Rights
A proposed law that would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people has triggered political turmoil. Here's what to know.
What is the Treaty of Waitangi and why is it sparking huge Māori protests in New Zealand?
Activists are protesting proposed changes to New Zealand's foundational document, the Treaty of Waitangi. But is the bill more bark than bite?
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.
VIDEO: Tens Of Thousands Of People Protest Against Bill To Change New Zealand’s Treaty With Native Maori People Outside Parliament
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets 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 Crown is interpreted.
New Zealand's founding treaty is at a flashpoint. Why are thousands protesting for Māori rights?
It follows a Māori tradition of hīkoi, or walking, to bring attention to breaches of the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi. Considered New Zealand’s founding document, the treaty was signed between ...
Tens of thousands of Maori protesters march in New Zealand
The streets of Wellington, New Zealand's capital, roared with the booming chants of the haka as an estimated 42,000 people demonstrated against a potential new law.
Why 35,000 People Took To New Zealand Streets In One Of Biggest Protest For Maori Rights
Indigenous "Haka" chants boomed across New Zealand's capital Wellington, as tens of thousands of people rallied against a bill that critics say would alter the core of the nation's founding treaty and dilute the rights of Maori people.
New Zealand: Maoiri Protesters Protest Outside Parliament Against Treaty Bill
A tens of thousands of New Zealanders rallied in front of Parliament to oppose a bill. The Treaty Principles Bill was introduced earlier this month by legislators. The bill seeks to amend a 184-year-o
New Zealand opposition parties seek to contain mass protests against racist Treaty Principles Bill
Labour, the Greens, Te Pāti Māori and the pseudo-left ISO have sought to keep the anti-government protests within the ...
Shadow of Empire Hangs Over New Zealand’s Treaty Debate
Any discussion about Māori rights must go hand-in-hand with a reckoning over Britain’s impact on indigenous communities.
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Thousands protest against Māori treaty bill outside New Zealand parliament
Tens of thousands are protesting against a bill that seeks to alter the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand's founding ...
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New Zealand government’s racially divisive Treaty Principles Bill passes first reading
TPM co-leader Rawiri Waititi compared ACT to the KKK. The Greens’ co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick glorified the Treaty of ...
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Why are New Zealand’s Maori protesting over colonial-era treaty bill?
So, what was the Treaty of Waitangi, what are the proposals for altering it, and why has it become a flashpoint for protests in New Zealand? Thousands of marchers protesting government ...
Tens of thousands crowd New Zealand's Parliament grounds in support of Māori rights
As tens of thousands of marchers crowded the streets in New Zealand’s capital Wellington on Tuesday, the throng of people, ...
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Fiery Debate Erupts Over Treaty of Waitangi Reinterpretation Bill
New Zealand's parliament engages in a heated debate over a controversial bill attempting to reinterpret the Treaty of ...