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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.
Deputy Prime Minister, Winston Peters, argued that the hīkoi was pointless as, regardless of its impact, the bill was always going to be "dead on arrival", [46] calling the hīkoi a "Maori Party astroturf". [17] [51] His view is that there is no Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, and in 2004, his bill removing treaty principles was voted ...
Tens of thousands of people have marched on the New Zealand parliament in Wellington to protest against a bill ... Treaty Principles Bill that seeks to reinterpret the 184-year-old treaty between ...
It brought unprecedented levels of public attention to the issue of alienation of Māori land, and established a method of protest that was repeatedly reused in the following decades, such as the occupation of the land at Bastion Point. [2] This action brought treaty issues to public attention more strongly than at any time since the 19th century.
A post on X claims that the Treaty Principles Bill, which was the subject of the protest, was tabled after the haka dance was started. The post implies that the Maori party had successfully ...
Crowds at this weekend's anniversary of New Zealand’s founding document signing in the town of Waitangi are expected be their biggest in 30 years as indigenous Maori plan to discuss and protest ...
A hīkoi is a walk or march, and especially a protest march, in New Zealand. The word comes from the Māori language , and often implies a long journey taking many days or weeks. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The most famous hīkoi was the 1975 Māori Land March , on which supporters and protestors travelled the length of the North Island , from Te Hāpua to ...
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 ...