Maori haka in NZ parliament to protest at bill to reinterpret founding treaty
New Zealand's parliament was brought to a temporary halt by MPs performing a haka, amid anger over a controversial bill ...
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To Protect Vast Expanses of Ocean Beyond All National Boundaries, 60 Nations Must Ratify the Treaty of the High Seas
After the treaty was adopted last year by the United Nations, more than 100 countries have signified their intent to ratify ...
Māori Lawmakers in New Zealand Disrupt Parliament With Protest ‘Haka’
Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke of Te Pāti Māori stood and began a rhythmic Māori chant of challenge, which swelled to a roar as ...
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Facing an Imminent Deadline, Nations Struggle to Agree on a Global Plastics Treaty
Delegates will meet soon in South Korea in their last scheduled gathering to get a grip on plastic pollution, with health and ...
Putin justifies war in Ukraine by accusing Kyiv of violating a treaty Moscow violated repeatedly
Ukraine abandoned its constitutional neutrality to pursue EU and NATO membership only in 2019, years after Russia annexed ...
New Zealand lawmakers stage Maori protest in Parliament during fraught race relations debate
New Zealand parliament erupts in dramatic political theater over controversial bill redefining Indigenous Maori rights.
Treaty Principles Bill 'inviting civil war', Jenny Shipley says
A former prime minister has warned the ACT Party is "inviting civil war" with its attempt to define the principle of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in law. The party's controversial Treaty Principles Bill ...
The Treaty Principles Bill is already straining social cohesion – a referendum could be worse
The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill will likely die after it goes to select committee – or will it? A possible ...
Legislators stage Maori protest in New Zealand’s parliament
A controversial proposed law redefining the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Maori and the British Crown is ...
Russia signs comprehensive strategic partnership treaty with North Korea, what does it include?
Russia has formed a strategic partnership with North Korea after President Putin signed a treaty that includes mutual defense ...