NZ’s Treaty Principles Bill ‘inviting civil war’, says former PM Shipley
Her comments come after Prime Minister Christopher Luxon called the bill “simplistic” and “unhelpful”, and former Treaty Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson — who negotiated more settlements than ...
Treaty Principles Bill: National spooked as Te Pāti Māori’s parliament haka delivers more grist to Act’s David Seymour - Claire Trevett
Act’s Treaty Principles Bill passed its first reading in Parliament on Thursday with support from National, Act and NZ First.
"Do not negate 184 years of debate": Bill rolling back Māori rights in New Zealand faces backlash
The controversial Treaty Principles Bill would end the Māori right of self-determination outlined in a nearly 200-year-old ...
Ignoring ACT, targeting National: The lead-up to the Treaty bill
The Treaty Principles Bill dominated Parliament's week. How was it talked about in the House before it was debated, who ...
Watch: Maori MP rips Treaty Bill, performs a haka in NZ Parliament protest
Clarke's powerful haka protest shook the New Zealand Parliament, sparking an intense debate over the divisive Treaty ...
Māori protests in NZ are about to get bigger and one person is being blamed
Clarke's viral protest inside New Zealand's parliament was an objection to a piece of legislation that is "looking for a ...
'Not an academic debate': Former Minister says Seymour should expect high emotions in bill reading
Chris Finlayson says that David Seymour has to realise that the Treaty Principles Bill's reading was never going to a civil ...
Lawmakers stage Māori protest in New Zealand’s parliament during fraught race relations debate
A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers ejected Thursday amid debate over a controversial proposed ...
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NZ’s Treaty Principles Bill haka highlights tensions between Māori tikanga and rules of Parliament
Te Pāti Māori’s extraordinary display of protest — interrupting the first vote on the Treaty Principles Bill — has highlighted the tension in Aotearoa New Zealand between Māori tikanga, or customs, ...
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Government apology and Treaty divisions trump tax and banks
As expected, it does not include new taxes and certainly there is no mention of a capital gains tax. Instead, Watts said the ...
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Māori lawmakers protest in New Zealand’s parliament
“What all of these principles have in common is that they afford Māori different rights from other New Zealanders,” David ...