What a controversial law change in New Zealand could mean for Māori people
1 day ago · The Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840 between the British Crown and more than 500 Māori chiefs. It paved the way for British annexation of New Zealand while requiring the Crown to protect ...
Maori haka in NZ parliament to protest at bill to reinterpret …
22 hours ago · New Zealand's parliament was brought to a temporary halt by MPs performing a haka, amid anger over a controversial bill seeking to reinterpret the country's founding treaty with Māori people ...
Lawmakers stage Māori protest in New Zealand's parliament …
7 hours ago · For decades after the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, differences between the English and Māori texts and breaches by New Zealand governments intensified the disenfranchisement of Māori. By the middle of the 20th century, Indigenous language and culture had dwindled, much tribal land was confiscated and Māori were disadvantaged on every metric.
Lawmakers stage Māori protest in New Zealand’s parliament …
3 hours ago · A 184-year-old treaty provokes fresh debate. For decades after the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, differences between the English and Māori texts and breaches by New Zealand governments ...
The moment New Zealand parliament was disrupted by haka protest
7 hours ago · New Zealand's parliament came to a halt when Indigenous politicians performed a haka in protest of a proposed law that could redefine the country's founding treaty with the Māori people ...
New Zealand Parliament suspended after haka protest over Māori …
22 hours ago · The controversial legislation, however, is seen by many Māori and their supporters as undermining the rights of the country's Indigenous people, who make up around 20 per cent of the population ...
Contentious New Zealand bill leads to Maori protests, including in ...
7 hours ago · New Zealand MPs protest Indigenous treaty bill with haka in Parliament. A group of MPs in New Zealand performed a haka, a traditional Māori performance, in Parliament on Thursday to express ...
Moment MP leads haka to disrupt New Zealand parliament - BBC
14 hours ago · The bill proposes to change the way in which the Treaty of Waitangi - a 184-year-old treaty between the British Crown and Māori people - is interpreted. Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke ripped ...
Retracing the footsteps of past Māori protest movements
1 day ago · As the nationwide hīkoi for Te Tiriti made its way through Auckland it stopped at two sites synonymous with Māori resistance - Bastion Point and Ihumātao. The Auckland Harbour bridge shook under the weight of an estimated 10,000 people as they made their way across two closed northbound lanes just after 9am in the morning.
Debate over race relations rages in NZ as new government repeals …
Dec 17, 2023 · In three weeks, New Zealand's new prime minister has moved to wind back policies designed to improve outcomes for Māori and Pasifika people, and people are taking to the streets.