Newsday14d
New Zealand's founding treaty is at a flashpoint. Why are thousands protesting for Māori rights?
ACT Party leader David Seymour stands during the first debate on the Treaty Principles Bill in Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. Credit: AP/Charlotte Graham-McLay ...
Al Jazeera on MSN13d
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 ...
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 Site14d
New Zealand government’s racially divisive Treaty Principles Bill passes first reading
which includes the far-right ACT Party and New Zealand First, is continuing its efforts to inflame racial divisions through ...
ThePrint18d
New Zealand’s indigenous Maori people march against Treaty Principles Bill
Thousands of people have joined a nine-day march to New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, to protest a contentious bill that ...
New Zealand is up in arms over Maori rights bill
A controversy is brewing in New Zealand, as thousands of Kiwis recently took to the streets to protest a bill that would ...
The Diplomat17d
The Treaty Principles Bill Is Already Straining Social Cohesion in New Zealand
That bill failed, but the essential argument behind it was that entrenching Treaty principles in law was “undermining race relations in New Zealand.” However, ACT’s current bill does not ...
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.
The Washington Post18d
New Zealanders are marching, performing haka to protest divisive bill
was asked to state how her party was voting on the controversial Treaty Principles Bill, which seeks to reinterpret New Zealand’s foundational agreement between the British Crown and the Maori ...
Times Union15d
New Zealand's founding treaty is at a flashpoint. Why are thousands protesting for Māori rights?
WELLINGTON, New ... New Zealand’s founding document, the treaty was signed between representatives of the British Crown and 500 Māori chiefs during colonization. It laid out principles guiding ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution15d
New Zealand's founding treaty is at a flashpoint. Why are thousands protesting for Māori rights?
Why is a 180-year-old treaty being debated? Considered New Zealand’s founding document, the treaty was signed between representatives of the British Crown and 500 Māori chiefs during ...
Washington Times15d
New Zealand’s founding treaty is at a flashpoint. Why are thousands protesting for Maori rights?
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - A proposed law that would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty between the British Crown and Māori chiefs has triggered political turmoil and a march by ...