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This is the moment New Zealand Maori MPs disrupt parliament with a haka to protest against a treaty bill. New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday (14 November), after Maori ...
Fact Check: Members of Parliament in New Zealand representing the Maori people, labeled as Te Pāti Māori, interrupted a reading of the ‘Treaty Principles Bill’ on Thursday, November 14th ...
Hīkoi mō te Tiriti (Māori for "March for the Treaty") were hīkoi protests in New Zealand against the Treaty Principles Bill that occurred from 10 November to 19 November 2024. The bill would redefine the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi.
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 ...
In the 2023 general election held on 14 October, Maipi-Clarke unseated incumbent Labour MP Nanaia Mahuta by a margin of 2,911 votes. [17] Elected at 21 years old, Maipi-Clarke became the second youngest member of Parliament in New Zealand, and the youngest in 170 years; [18] [6] [19] the only younger MP was James Stuart-Wortley, who lied about his age and was elected at age 20 in the country's ...
In 1975, protests from indigenous peoples about unresolved Treaty of Waitangi grievances had been increasing for some time, and the Tribunal was set up to provide a legal process for the investigation of those grievances. [1] Matiu Rata, a Minister of Māori Affairs in the early 1970s, took a leading role in the Tribunal's creation. [2]
The Treaty of Waitangi, which is the focus of the proposed bill, dates back to 1840 and is considered New Zealand's founding document. The agreement was signed by Māori chiefs and the British ...
The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill, commonly known as the Treaty Principles Bill, is a government bill [1] promoted by David Seymour of the ACT New Zealand party. It aims to redefine the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi and put them to a nationwide referendum for confirmation. [ 2 ]