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 representatives of the British Crown.

Tens of thousands of people have marched on New Zealand’s capital against a bill to redefine Maori rights in one of the largest protests in the country’s history. Haka chants rang out across ...

Why are New Zealand’s Maori protesting over colonial-era treaty bill? Thousands are marching against a bill they believe undermines the Treaty of Waitangi and limits Maori rights.

People crossing a bridge in Auckland, New Zealand, on Wednesday, the third day of a nine-day march toward Wellington, the capital. Fiona Goodall / Getty Images Nov. 15, 2024, 6:15 AM EST / Source ...

Despite that, by the time New Zealand gained independence, 90 per cent of Maori land was reportedly taken by the British Crown. In 1975, the government formed the Waitangi Tribunal, a permanent ...

But the most consequential reform is being championed by ACT leader David Seymour, who wants to redefine the interpretation of New Zealand's foundational document, the Treaty of Waitangi (Te ...

Maori Protesters March on New Zealand Capital Over Contentious Bill (Reuters) - Thousands of people joined a march towards New Zealand's national capital on Friday after a contentious bill that ...

New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that would reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty between the ...

However, former conservative prime minister Jenny Shipley said just putting it forward threatened to “divide New Zealand in a way that I haven’t lived through in my adult life.” Seen as the nation’s ...

New Zealand’s Treaty of Waitangi is a document signed by the colonial British regime and 500 Māori chiefs in 1840 that enshrines principles of co-governance between Indigenous and non ...

The ACT New Zealand party, a junior partner in the ruling centre-right coalition government, last week unveiled a bill to enshrine a narrower interpretation of the Waitangi treaty in law.

New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that would reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty between the ...