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The Māori protest movement is a broad indigenous rights movement in New Zealand . While there was a range of conflicts between Māori and European immigrants prior to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, the signing provided one reason for protesting.
[18] [19] Māori leaders were disturbed by the fact that the bill was presented a week earlier than had been expected, which they called "dishonourable", and possibly an attempt to pre-empt the national hīkoi. It was also claimed that it demonstrated a culture of New Zealand governments taking unilateral action without Māori consultation.
WELLINGTON (Reuters) -Thousands of protesters gathered in New Zealand's city squares, motorway over-bridges and in front of the country's parliament on Tuesday to protest the new government's ...
The protest followed a nine-day march that mobilised thousands of people nationwide, culminating in Wellington, where demonstrators, including many in traditional Maori attire, chanted “kill the ...
Protesters oppose bill which critics say undermines Indigenous Maori rights and threatens race relations More than 35,000 New Zealanders rally at parliament in support of Maori rights Skip to main ...
Ngā Tamatoa initiated the annual protests at Waitangi on Waitangi Day, in 1973 after Prime Minister Norman Kirk changed the name of the day to 'New Zealand Day'. The group claimed that "the Treaty is a fraud" because of the ongoing breaches committed by the Government.
Roughly 600 protesters on Tuesday marched to where New Zealand’s founding document was signed in the town of Waitangi, as official celebrations competed with protests against proposed government ...
This was justified by British officials as necessary to protect Maori interests in land dealings with settlers and other colonial powers, such as France. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] Pre-emption allowed the acquisition of tribal land by the Crown, the undermining Māori culture and law and helped achieve substantive British sovereignty.