Work has involved billion-dollar land settlements, embrace of the Māori language, guaranteed representation in central and ...

The bill objects to certain to "ethnic quotas in public institutions," arguing protections for Māori culture defy "the ...

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

Two Māori MPs were removed from the chamber for protesting a bill that ‘reinterprets’ rights for the country’s Indigenous ...

National's former Treaty negotiations minister says some MPs are more concerned about their careers than the party's history ...

As parliamentarians gathered for a preliminary vote on the bill on Thursday, Te Pāti Māori MPs physically tore a copy of the ...

New Zealand's parliament was brought to a temporary halt by MPs performing a haka, amid anger over a controversial bill seeking to reinterpret the country's founding treaty with Māori people.

Barbs are flying between senior Māori MPs after Parliament descended into chaos during the first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill.

The Treaty Principles Bill will face its first vote on Thursday afternoon in what is expected to be a heated session in ...

There were wild scenes in Parliament today as Te Pati Māori MPs interrupted proceedings to perform a haka in front of ACT MPs ...

New Zealand's parliament was suspended and two lawmakers were ejected during a vote on a controversial proposed law ...

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