After the hīkoi, the haka, the flags and the tumult, what next? In the absence of obvious answers, a thoughtful and ...
It was signed in the town of Waitangi, and copies were sent to Māori tribes around Aotearoa. There were some issues though. You see, the treaty was written in English and Māori, and there were ...
The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill sparked remarkable protest in Parliament itself where Māori lawmakers used haka ...
Much coverage has focussed on the protest that followed the speeches - but they themselves were enthusiastic, outraged, angry, even despairing.
It follows a Māori tradition of hīkoi, or walking, to bring attention to breaches of the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi — and is likely to be the largest treaty rights demonstration in the history of ...
“It has proceeded against the advice of the Ministry of Justice and the Waitangi Tribunal. It is in breach of the Treaty ...
The protest against the Treaty Principles Bill turned into a party after te Hīkoi mō te Tiriti left Parliament and headed to ...
Forty-two senior lawyers, all King’s Counsel, have sent a letter to the Prime Minister and the Attorney General stating that the Treaty Principles Bill should be abandoned. Here is their ...
Seymour argues that the country should legally define the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi - that over time ... have the same basic rights and dignity,” he told the BBC.
Over 42,000 protester descend on Wellington in support of Māori rights - People crowded streets of the capital Wellington ...
The 89-cap player, who represented New Zealand for the final time in the match after signing a three-year deal with Japanese ...
Protesters have converged in the New Zealand's capital in protest of a bill which would reinterpret a 184-year treaty with the Māori people.