When asked how her party’s lawmakers would vote, Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke of Te Pāti Māori stood and began a ringing haka ...

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 ...

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

The Treaty of Waitangi, which is the focus of the proposed bill, dates back to 1840 and is considered New Zealand's founding ...

Clarke's viral protest inside New Zealand's parliament was an objection to a piece of legislation that is "looking for a ...

Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke of New Zealand’s Māori party rose and began a Haka, tearing a copy of the proposed law in half.

The bill calls for a reinterpretation of the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti) signed between the British colonial ruler and around 500 Indigenous Māori chiefs. Over the past 184 years, the treaty ...

The Treaty Principles Bill, which aims to redefine the interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi, has sparked protests in New ...

The New Zealand parliament was suspended on Thursday after Maori MPs performed the haka dance in protest of a bill.

An estimated 10,000 people have marched through Rotorua today as part of Hīkoi mō te Tiriti, according to police. “Due to the ...

Following Maipi-Clarke ringing haka – a rhythmic Maori chant of challenge, it led to a roar from the opposition lawmakers and ...