The action ignited a national reckoning — sparking outrage, admiration, discomfort, and kōrero across the motu. All involved faced charges, only Te Wehi Ratana was held in Rimutaka Prison. This is the ...

A fire signalling Tai Rāwhiti hapū Ngāti Oneone's call for the return of their ancestral lands has been burning for over six weeks. The hapū said it will stoke the fire until the grievance is resolved ...

The law would also set up a Regulatory Standards Board, which would respond to concerns raised around the consistency of ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand legislators voted Thursday to enact record suspensions from Parliament for three lawmakers who performed a Māori haka to protest a proposed law. Hana ...

New Zealand’s Parliament on Thursday suspended three opposition lawmakers over their performance of the haka, a traditional Māori dance, as a protest while the body was considering a ...

The Maori party were protesting against the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill, which sought to redefine New Zealand’s founding document, the 1840 pact between the British Crown and ...

Since an Indigenous protest movement surged in the 1970s, Treaty considerations have been a growing part of New Zealand law.

Members of Parliament celebrate as the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi bill was rejected by Parliament in a 112 to 11 vote in Wellington, New Zealand, Thursday, April 10, 2025.

Since an Indigenous protest movement surged in the 1970s, Treaty considerations have been a growing part of New Zealand law. Redress efforts have bolstered a dwindling Māori language and culture ...

Since an Indigenous protest movement surged in the 1970s, Treaty considerations have been a growing part of New Zealand law.