Is ‘judicial activism’ skewing Treaty law – or are court critics the real radicals?
Claims of ‘activist’ judges usurping the law-making role of parliament are getting louder. But these need to be balanced ...
After the hīkoi, the challenge: the Treaty principles debate and an honest reckoning with history
After the hīkoi, the haka, the flags and the tumult, what next? In the absence of obvious answers, a thoughtful and ...
New Zealand opposition parties seek to contain mass protests against racist Treaty Principles Bill
Labour, the Greens, Te Pāti Māori and the pseudo-left ISO have sought to keep the anti-government protests within the ...
Waitangi Tribunal calls on Govt to reconsider Māori health authority after Treaty ‘breaches’
The Waitangi Tribunal is calling on the Government to reconsider creating a stand-alone Māori health entity after it deemed ...
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There’ve been protests inside and outside of New Zealand’s parliament over an attempt to change the way the country sees one ...
Politician Suspended Over Haka Dance, Indigenous People Upset About Treaty Changes
To an outside observer on Thursday 14, New Zealand politician Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke’s reaction on Parliament’s floor may ...
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New Zealand's founding treaty is at a flashpoint. Why are thousands protesting for Māori rights?
It follows a Māori tradition of hīkoi, or walking, to bring attention to breaches of the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi — and is likely to be the largest treaty rights demonstration in the history of ...
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VIDEO: Tens Of Thousands Of People Protest Against Bill To Change New Zealand’s Treaty With Native Maori People Outside Parliament
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Wellington, New Zealand, on Nov. 19, to protest against a bill that ...
How does Te Tiriti o Waitangi compare to treaties in other colonial countries?
Aotearoa is unique among settler colonial states in having one treaty with the indigenous people, but how does that compare with treaties made with other first nations in Canada, the US and Australia?
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Donor gifts Treaty books to schools
Hundreds of copies of the book Understanding Te Tiriti—worth about twenty-five dollars each—are being sent out this week to ...
Painting of Māori elder sells for £1.7m and becomes most valuable artwork in New Zealand history
An oil painting of a Māori elder by New Zealand painter Charles Frederick Goldie was sold at an auction for a record £1.7m, ...
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All Blacks haka supports Treaty protest
Before the All Blacks claimed a win over Italy, departing All Black halfback TJ Perenara slipped a message of support for ...