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 ...
A proposed law that would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people has triggered political turmoil.
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 ...
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.
But opposition to it has been widespread, which marchers said indicated rising knowledge of the Treaty of Waitangi’s promises ...
An author talk on Te Tiriti o Waitangi at Ponsonby’s Women’s Bookshop sparked an extraordinary act of generosity – an ...
would enshrine a narrower legal interpretation of the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi. The right-leaning government says a bill - or a proposed law reform - would allow political and constitutional ...
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 ...
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 ...