Is ‘judicial activism’ skewing Treaty law – or are court critics the real radicals?
Claims of ‘activist’ judges usurping the law-making role of parliament are getting louder. But these need to be balanced ...
After the hīkoi, the challenge: the Treaty principles debate and an honest reckoning with history
With submissions now being sought on the Treaty Principles Bill, can the debate rise above party politics but remain grounded ...
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Made-Up Principles
The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill sparked remarkable protest in Parliament itself where Māori lawmakers used haka ...
Historic Waitangi Tribunal Constitutional Inquiry Opens: Māori Sovereignty In The Spotlight
In an unprecedented move, the Waitangi Tribunal's Constitutional Kaupapa Inquiry (Wai 3300) is inviting critical dialogue at ...
Waitangi Tribunal begins historic wānanga-ā-rohe on Māori sovereignty in Ngāruawāhia
The Waitangi Tribunal’s Constitutional Kaupapa Inquiry (Wai 3300) is inviting critical dialogue at the first wānanga-ā-rohe ...
Waitangi Tribunal calls on Govt to reconsider Māori health authority after Treaty ‘breaches’
The Waitangi Tribunal is calling on the Government to reconsider creating a stand-alone Māori health entity after it deemed ...
Māori lawyer goes viral for educating people on Treaty Principles Bill
Riana Te Ngahue (Ngāti Porou), a young Māori lawyer, started making TikToks for people like her uncles "who don't really care ...
New Zealand is up in arms over Maori rights bill
A controversy is brewing in New Zealand, as thousands of Kiwis recently took to the streets to protest a bill that would ...
Pardons for tūpuna, return of sacred sites in historic step for Ngāti Hāua
Formal pardons will be granted for Mātene Ruta Te Whareaitu, who was sentenced to death and executed by hanging, and Te ...
‘Message of unity’: New Zealand divided over All Blacks’ haka detail in TJ Perenara’s final Test
The 89-cap player, who represented New Zealand for the final time in the match after signing a three-year deal with Japanese ...
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Justin Marshall: TJ Perenara ‘took advantage’ of All Blacks privilege with ‘political’ haka statement
Legendary New Zealand scrum-half Justin Marshall believes TJ Perenara was wrong to make a political statement while leading ...