EconoTimes11h
After the hīkoi, the challenge: the Treaty principles debate and an honest reckoning with history
After the hīkoi, the haka, the flags and the tumult, what next? In the absence of obvious answers, a thoughtful and ...
Al Jazeera on MSN11d
Why are New Zealand’s Maori protesting over colonial-era treaty bill?
A fight for Maori rights drew 42,000 protesters to the New Zealand Parliament in the capital Wellington on Tuesday. A ...
Waitangi Tribunal calls on Govt to reconsider Māori health authority after Treaty ‘breaches’
The Waitangi Tribunal is calling on the Government to reconsider creating a stand-alone Māori health entity after it deemed ...
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.
Waitangi Treaty
There’ve been protests inside and outside of New Zealand’s parliament over an attempt to change the way the country sees one ...
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 ...
World Socialist Web Site12d
New Zealand government’s racially divisive Treaty Principles Bill passes first reading
The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill, or Treaty Principles Bill, introduced by the ACT Party, passed its first ...
Justice Committee Calls For Submissions On The Principles Of The Treaty Of Waitangi Bill
The Justice Committee has called for public submissions on the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill. The closing date ...
Politician Suspended Over Haka Dance, Indigenous People Upset About Treaty Changes
To an outside observer on Thursday 14, New Zealand politician Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke’s reaction on Parliament’s floor may ...
BenarNews11d
Photos: Thousands protest for Maori rights over NZ bill to reinterpret Indigenous treaty
One of the biggest protests in New Zealand history, led by Maori and with the support of diverse ethnicities and cultures, ...
Painting of Māori elder sells for £1.7m and becomes most valuable artwork in New Zealand history
An oil painting of a Māori elder by New Zealand painter Charles Frederick Goldie was sold at an auction for a record £1.7m, ...
The Washington Post13d
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 — and is likely to be the largest treaty rights demonstration in the history of ...