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New Zealand, Māori

Tens of thousands rally at New Zealand parliament against bill to alter Indigenous rights

By Lucy Craymer and Lewis Jackson WELLINGTON (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of New Zealanders rallied in front of parliament on Tuesday in one of the country's largest ever protests to oppose a bill, which opponents say seeks to dilute the rights of Maori and threatens to set race relations back decades.

CNN on MSN · 5h

Massive crowds march on New Zealand parliament protesting Māori bill. Here’s what to know

Tens of thousands of people have marched on the New Zealand parliament in Wellington to protest against a bill that critics say strikes at the core of the country’s founding principles and dilutes the rights of Māori people.

The Associated Press on MSN · 16h

New Zealand’s founding treaty is at a flashpoint. Why are thousands protesting for Māori rights?

Thousands of people are marching the length of New Zealand in protest of a proposed law that would redefine the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown.

Mass rally opposes proposed New Zealand treaty reform

A nine-day march to protest race relations laws in New Zealand ended Tuesday with a rally of more than 40,000 perople in the ...

Hīkoi to Parliament: Christopher Luxon declares New Zealand ‘not at risk of civil war’ amid opposition to Treaty Principles Bill

New Zealand is not at risk of a civil war, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon declared as his Government continued to deal with ...

Māori lawmakers in New Zealand interrupt vote on controversial bill with Haka

Māori lawmakers interrupted a New Zealand parliamentary vote with a Haka to protest a law that would erode the land and ...

Hīkoi Not Representative Of New Zealand, David Seymour Says

Associate justice minister and architect of the Treaty Principles Bill David Seymour came out of the Beehive on Tuesday to ...

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Treaty Principles Bill: The principles need to remain tied to the historical Treaty - Dr Samuel Carpenter

That Treaty predates the emergence of our parliamentary democracy and the even later emergence of full adult suffrage as ...

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FACT CHECK: Was A Vote In New Zealand Parliament Stopped By Maori Haka Dancing?

A post on X claims that the first reading of a bill during a Parliamentary session in New Zealand was cancelled after Māori ...

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Health Sector United In Opposition To The Treaty Principles Bill

Over 1000 health organisations, professionals, and advocates have signed an open letter calling for health sector opposition to the Treaty Principles Bill. OraTaiao: Aotearoa New Zealand ...

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