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What is the Treaty of Waitangi and why is it sparking huge Māori protests in New Zealand?

Activists are protesting proposed changes to New Zealand's foundational document, the Treaty of Waitangi. But is the bill more bark than bite?

CNN on MSN · 17h

New Zealand MPs disrupt parliament with haka to protest Indigenous treaty bill

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 British and Indigenous Maori.

India Blooms · 3h

Maori MP tears up Treaty Bill, performs traditional haka in New Zealand Parliament to protest

New Zealand’s Parliament witnessed a rare scene on Thursday when 22-year-old Te Pati Maori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, the youngest MP in nearly two centuries, led an explosive protest.

Yahoo Malaysia · 3h

Maori MPs stage haka protest against treaty bill

Maori lawmakers performed a haka in New Zealand's parliament, protesting a bill aimed at changing a treaty that granted land rights and protections to Maori tribes.View on euronews

nzcity.co.nz · 2d

What is the Treaty of Waitangi and why is it sparking huge Maori protests in New Zealand?

The Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840 between the British Crown and more than 500 Maori chiefs. It paved the way for British annexation of New Zealand while requiring the Crown to protect Maori possessions and give signatories the full rights of British subjects.

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What Is Treaty of Waitangi? 184-Year-Old Document Granting Land Rights To Maori Tribes

The Treaty of Waitangi, considered New Zealand’s founding document, takes its name from the Bay of Islands location.

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Treaty Principles Bill ‘inviting civil war’, Dame Jenny Shipley says

Former Prime Minister Dame Jenny Shipley has warned the Act Party is “inviting civil war” with its attempt to define the ...

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New Zealand dispatch: thousands join hīkoi in Auckland to oppose controversial Treaty Principles Bill

Thousands of marchers descended upon New Zealand’s largest city on Wednesday as part of the Hīkoi mō te Tiriti (March for the ...

2don MSN

The Treaty Principles Bill is already straining social cohesion – a referendum could be worse

The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill will likely die after it goes to select committee – or will it? A possible ...

Global Voices Online1h

Protests erupt in New Zealand over Treaty Principles Bill

The bill calls for a reinterpretation of the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti) signed between the British colonial ruler and around 500 Indigenous Māori chiefs. Over the past 184 years, the ...

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Fiery Debate Erupts Over Treaty of Waitangi Reinterpretation Bill

New Zealand's parliament engages in a heated debate over a controversial bill attempting to reinterpret the Treaty of ...

Dame Jenny Shipley on Treaty Principles Bill

Dame Jenny Shipley is no stranger to debate and discussion around issues of Te Tiriti and she joins Mihi to discuss the ...

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Lawmakers stage Māori protest in New Zealand’s parliament during fraught race relations debate

A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers ejected Thursday amid debate over a controversial proposed ...

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