Maori, New Zealand

Maori haka in NZ parliament to protest at bill to reinterpret founding treaty
New Zealand's parliament was brought to a temporary halt by MPs performing a haka, amid anger over a controversial bill seeking to reinterpret the country's founding treaty with Māori people.
New Zealand Maori begin march on capital to protest Indigenous treaty bill
Hundreds of people on Monday set out on a nine-day march to New Zealand's capital of Wellington in protest over legislation that would reinterpret a treaty at the heart of race relations in the Pacific country.
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?
What is the Treaty of Waitangi and why is it sparking huge Maori protests in New Zealand?
The Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840 between the British Crown and more than 500 Maori chiefs. It paved the way for British annexation of New Zealand while requiring the Crown to protect Maori possessions and give signatories the full rights of British subjects.
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 contentious bill that would reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori.
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 ...
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We Don’t Want Our Islands to Be Used to Kill People
For the past few weeks I have been on the road in Aotearoa (New Zealand) and Australia at the invitation of groups such as Te ...
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Te Pāti Māori leads support for hīkoi for Treaty Rights
Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer welcomes the support of the Labour and Green Party leaders for Te Tiriti o ...
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Hikoi mo te Tiriti travels through Waikato
A national hikoi opposing government coalition policy impacting Maori is building momentum as it moves closer to the capital. Thousands joined the Hikoi mo te Tiriti as it crossed the Harbour ...
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Tairāwhiti Hīkoi mō te Tiriti unites thousands in Gisborne for Treaty rights
Pākehā, Māori and Tauiwi (non-Māori) all showed up en masse at Heipipi Park in Gisborne on Thursday evening to make sure the ...
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March to Wellington: Uniting Maori Voices
A nine-day march to New Zealand's capital is happening in protest of a bill affecting the Treaty of Waitangi. Organizers seek ...
Hīkoi mō te Tiriti's stop in Kaipara district to mark loss of Māori ward
The hikoi will detour from its route in the footsteps of Dame Whina Cooper's 1975 land march to stop in the Kaipara District ...