Māori, New Zealand

Why New Zealand’s Founding Treaty Is in Focus as Thousands Protest for Māori Rights
A proposed law that would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people has triggered political turmoil. Here's what to know.
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?
Mass protests against New Zealand’s effort to weaken Māori rights — and hurt the planet
Mass protests were held in New Zealand this week over an effort to weaken the rights of the Maori, who often serve as environmental stewards.
Massive crowds march on New Zealand parliament protesting Māori bill. Here’s what to know
Tens of thousands of people have marched on the New Zealand parliament in Wellington to protest against a bill that critics say strikes at the core of the country’s founding principles and dilutes the rights of Māori people.
Tens of Thousands Rally at New Zealand’s Parliament in Support of Māori Rights
The demonstrators oppose a law that would reshape the country's founding treaty between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown.
Tens of thousands of Maori protesters march in New Zealand
The streets of Wellington, New Zealand's capital, roared with the booming chants of the haka as an estimated 42,000 people demonstrated against a potential new law.
Why 35,000 People Took To New Zealand Streets In One Of Biggest Protest For Maori Rights
Indigenous "Haka" chants boomed across New Zealand's capital Wellington, as tens of thousands of people rallied against a bill that critics say would alter the core of the nation's founding treaty and dilute the rights of Maori people.
New Zealand: Maoiri Protesters Protest Outside Parliament Against Treaty Bill
A tens of thousands of New Zealanders rallied in front of Parliament to oppose a bill. The Treaty Principles Bill was introduced earlier this month by legislators. The bill seeks to amend a 184-year-o
New Zealand opposition parties seek to contain mass protests against racist Treaty Principles Bill
Labour, the Greens, Te Pāti Māori and the pseudo-left ISO have sought to keep the anti-government protests within the ...
Shadow of Empire Hangs Over New Zealand’s Treaty Debate
Any discussion about Māori rights must go hand-in-hand with a reckoning over Britain’s impact on indigenous communities.
New Zealand Government’s Racially Divisive Treaty Principles Bill Passes First Reading
The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill, or Treaty Principles Bill, introduced by the ACT Party, passed its first reading in parliament on November 14 amid nationwide protests denouncing the ...
Historic Māori Rights March Draws 42,000 to New Zealand's Parliament
Tens of thousands of New Zealanders confronted parliament to protest a law to redefine a treaty between the Maori and Britain ...
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Thousands protest against Māori treaty bill outside New Zealand parliament
Tens of thousands are protesting against a bill that seeks to alter the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand's founding ...
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Why are New Zealand’s Maori protesting over colonial-era treaty bill?
So, what was the Treaty of Waitangi, what are the proposals for altering it, and why has it become a flashpoint for protests in New Zealand? Thousands of marchers protesting government ...
Māori lawmakers in New Zealand interrupt vote on controversial bill with Haka
Māori lawmakers interrupted a New Zealand parliamentary vote with a Haka to protest a law that would erode the land and ...