The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill will likely die after it goes to select committee – or will it? A possible ...

Nearly ten thousand people took to the streets in New Zealand to protest the introduction of the controversial Treaty ...

In 1975, the Waitangi Tribunal was established to hear claims brought by Māori on whether legislation, policies or actions by the Crown breached the treaty principles. A prominent victory was a ...

Thousands of marchers descended upon New Zealand’s largest city on Wednesday as part of the Hīkoi mō te Tiriti (March for the ...

New Zealand's parliament was brought to a temporary halt by MPs performing a haka, amid anger over a controversial bill ...

Timed to coincide with the first reading of the contentious Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill on Thursday, the hikoi and other similar protests are a response to what many perceive as a ...

Former Prime Minister Dame Jenny Shipley has warned the Act Party is “inviting civil war” with its attempt to define the ...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has delivered his strongest pushback to date against his coalition partner David Seymour, saying National is focused on the “hard issues” conc ...

The principles in the draft legislation – officially the “Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill” – include that the ...

The principles in the draft legislation – officially the “Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill” – include that the Government has the power to govern in the interests of everyone and ...