New Zealand’s Treaty of Waitangi is a document signed by the colonial British regime and 500 Māori chiefs in 1840 that enshrines principles of co-governance between Indigenous and non ...

A protester against the Treaty Principal Bill sits outside Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. Credit: AP/Charlotte McLay-Graham ...

Members of Parliament celebrate as the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi bill was rejected by Parliament in a 112 to 11 vote in Wellington, New Zealand, Thursday, April 10, 2025.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A proposed law that would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty between the British Crown and Māori chiefs has triggered political turmoil and prompted tens of ...

“Do not negate 184 years of debate”: Bill rolling back Māori rights in New Zealand faces backlash Māori opponents of a vote on the Treaty Principles Bill staged a haka in Parliament on Thursday ...

Tens of thousands of people have marched on the New Zealand parliament in Wellington to protest against a bill that critics say strikes at the core of the country’s founding principles and dilutes the ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers ejected on Thursday when dramatic political theater erupted over a controversial proposed law ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A proposed law that would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty between the British Crown and Māori chiefs has triggered political turmoil and prompted tens of ...

A 184-year-old treaty provokes fresh debate. For decades after the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, differences between the English and Māori texts and breaches by New Zealand governments ...