The New Zealand coalition government’s Treaty Principles Bill, aimed at sowing divisions between indigenous Māori and non-Māori, has sparked widespread public opposition. Part of the November ...

Rights of hapū and iwi Māori — the Crown recognises the rights that hapū and iwi had when they signed the Treaty/te Tiriti.

The Treaty Principles Bill was introduced by Member of Parliament David Seymour of the libertarian ACT Party, a minor partner in New Zealand’s coalition government. Seymour himself is Maori.

However, the proposed law passed its first vote on Thursday. New Zealand's Youngest MP Performs Haka, Rips Apart Treaty Principles Bill In Parliament - VIDEO (Photo: Screengrab/X) ...

New Zealand’s National Party-led coalition government, which includes the far-right ACT Party and New Zealand First, is continuing its efforts to inflame racial divisions through an ongoing ...

Maori tribes call on King Charles to ensure the New Zealand government honours its Treaty of Waitangi obligations amid rising tensions over proposed legal changes ...

A new scientific poll reveals that more New Zealanders support than oppose the principles of the Treaty Principles Bill. The ...

ACT Party leader David Seymour stands during the first debate on the Treaty Principles Bill in Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. Credit: AP/Charlotte Graham-McLay ...

A controversy is brewing in New Zealand, as thousands of Kiwis recently ... To rectify this, the Treaty Principles Bill would define the treaty for all New Zealanders. But opponents say this ...

Approximately 10,000 protesters marched through Rotorua, New Zealand, voicing their opposition to the Treaty Principles Bill. As they made their way south towards the capital, Wellington ...

Activists are protesting proposed changes to New Zealand's foundational document, the Treaty of Waitangi. But is the bill more bark than bite?

WELLINGTON, New ... New Zealand’s founding document, the treaty was signed between representatives of the British Crown and 500 Māori chiefs during colonization. It laid out principles guiding ...