Toitū Te Tiriti leader Eru Kapa-Kingi says New Zealand has shown its power to influence change as the Treaty Principles Bill ...

A controversial bill seeking to reinterpret New Zealand's founding document, which established the rights of both Māori and ...

April 10 (UPI) -- New Zealand's Parliament Thursday rejected a bill targeting Maori rights that sparked protests. The Treaty ...

Controversial bill that sparked Maori rights protests heavily defeated in New Zealand parliament - Lawmakers break into Maori ...

Cheers and applause erupted before legislators and the public sang a waiata – a traditional Maori song – after the result was announced.

New Zealand's parliament on Thursday comprehensively rejected a bill aimed at reinterpreting the principles of the country’s ...

New Zealand politicians broke out in song Thursday after striking down a right wing-backed proposal that opponents feared ...

Parliament’s Justice Committee has recommended that the Treaty Principles Bill not proceed. Despite this, ACT leader and ...

The Justice Committee is recommending Parliament vote the Treaty Principles Bill down. Out of 300,000 submissions, 90% were opposed, but ACT leader David Seymour still wants a referendum.

New Zealand's Justice Committee recommends scrapping the Treaty Principles Bill after receiving nearly 300,000 submissions, mostly opposing it. Critics argue it misinterprets the treaty, posing risks ...

National and New Zealand First have committed to voting down the ... and that it aimed to solve a problem which did not exist. "The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill brings Parliament into ...