Waitangi War 1840 New Zealand

New Zealand, Haka and Māori

Māori lawmakers in New Zealand interrupt vote on controversial bill with Haka

Māori lawmakers interrupted a New Zealand parliamentary vote with a Haka to protest a law that would erode the land and cultural rights of Indigenous New Zealanders.

The Economic Times on MSN · 1d

Youngest New Zealand MP, other Māori leaders perform war dance in Parliament over controversial bill; Here's video

Thousands marched in New Zealand on Friday, protesting a controversial bill that seeks to reinterpret the Treaty of Waitangi. The bill, which passed its first reading, has sparked nationwide rallies and a hikoi (march) to the capital.

The Washington Post on MSN · 21h

New Zealanders are marching, performing haka to protest divisive bill

The Treaty Principles Bill seeks to revise New Zealand’s foundational agreement with Maori people and is hugely unpopular, with even the prime minister deriding it.

2don MSN

What is the Treaty of Waitangi and why is it sparking huge Māori protests in New Zealand?

Activists are protesting proposed changes to New Zealand's foundational document, the Treaty of Waitangi. But is the bill ...

Global Voices Online12h

Protests erupt in New Zealand over Treaty Principles Bill

Nearly ten thousand people took to the streets in New Zealand to protest the introduction of the controversial Treaty ...

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Lawmakers stage Māori protest in New Zealand’s parliament during fraught race relations debate

Under the principles laid out in the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi, tribes were promised broad rights to retain their lands and ...

nzcity.co.nz2d

What is the Treaty of Waitangi and why is it sparking huge Maori protests in New Zealand?

The Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840 between the British Crown and more than 500 Maori chiefs. It paved the way for British annexation of New Zealand while requiring the Crown to protect Maori ...

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