Lawmakers stage Māori protest in New Zealand’s parliament during fraught race relations debate
Under the principles laid out in the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi, tribes were promised broad rights to retain their lands and ...
Hīkoi to Parliament live updates: Hīkoi mō te Tiriti protesters gather in Rotorua
Hīkoi mō te Tiriti protesters have started gathering in central Rotorua ahead of this morning’s march. The protest is ...
Maori MPs stage haka protest in New Zealand parliament against Indigenous treaty bill
The Te Pāti Māori MPs began a haka during a vote for the legislation that would reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty between the ...
Former Speaker 'saddened' by the slipping standards of Parliament
Former Speaker of the House, Sir Lockwood Smith told Mike Hosking that this is “as bad as he's ever seen the House”. He said ...
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Live: David Seymour smiling as Treaty hīkoi continues south
Despite drama in Parliament and a hīkoi heading to the capital, ACT leader David Seymour says the first reading of his Treaty Principles Bill was a success. Defiance in the debating chamber led to two ...
Planned extremist security alert system scrapped despite police warnings
Police warned their minister that ditching an extremist alert system risked leaving them and security agencies unable to ...
New Zealand MPs disrupt parliament with haka to protest Indigenous treaty bill
New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a ...
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Labor moves to cap huge political donations
The government is hoping to pass legislation that would prevent Clive Palmer-style campaign spending, and Australia has voted ...
Legislators stage Maori protest in New Zealand’s parliament
A controversial proposed law redefining the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Maori and the British Crown is ...