New Zealand, Maori

Why are New Zealand’s Maori protesting over colonial-era treaty bill?
A fight for Maori rights drew 42,000 protesters to the New Zealand Parliament in the capital Wellington on Tuesday. A nine-day-long hikoi, or peaceful march – a tradition of the Maori – was undertaken in protest against a bill that seeks to reinterpret the country’s 184-year-old founding Treaty of Waitangi,
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.
New Zealand bill to reinterpret founding treaty sparks Maori rights protests
Signed in 1840, Treaty of Waitangi shapes New Zealand's governance, with its clauses guiding current laws and policies
New Zealand's founding treaty is at a flashpoint. Why are thousands protesting for Māori rights?
Police say tens of thousands of people have arrived at New Zealand’s Parliament in protest of a proposed law that would redefine the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Māori and the Briti
Protesters march against bill they say will redefine New Zealand’s treaty with Māori people
A proposed law that would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty between the British Crown and Māori chiefs has triggered political turmoil and a march by thousands of people the length of the country to Parliament to protest against it.
Māori community protests proposed law which would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty
A proposed law that would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty between the British Crown and Māori chiefs has triggered political turmoil and a march by thousands of people the length of the country to Parliament to protest it.
Protesters march against bill they say will redefine New Zealand's treaty with M?ori people
A proposed law that would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty between the British Crown and M?ori chiefs has triggered political turmoil and a march by thousands of people the length of the country to Parliament to protest against it.
Thousands protest to uphold the Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand
A controversial bill to redefine the Treaty of Waitangi has sparked political tensions and a nationwide protest movement in New Zealand. Thousands of people are demonstrating for Māori rights and remembering the country's colonial heritage.
Thousands protest in New Zealand
A proposed law that would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty between the British Crown and Māori chiefs has prompted protests.
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42,000 join as Treaty Principles Bill hīkoi reaches Parliament
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