New Zealanders Celebrate National Day Amid Debate Over Founding Treaty
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands gathered across New Zealand on Thursday to celebrate the signing of the country’s founding ...
Treaty Principles Bill: Sharp arguments for and against as Parliament wraps up first day of hearings
People for and against the controversial Treaty Principles Bill had their say in Parliament on Monday as the Justice Select ...
Treaty Principles Bill: Former Labour minister Kiri Allan slams ‘despicable’ Government actions ahead of oral submission
Kiri Allan is the latest former politician to voice opposition to the controversial Treaty Principles Bill, telling the ...
The Treaty Principles Bill’s promise of ‘equal rights’ ignores the blind spots of our democracy
Despite being used in both the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill and the Regulatory Standards Bill, the term ...
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Experts, political figures consider Treaty principles debate beyond bill
Both supporters and opponents of the Treaty Principles Bill say – like it or not – a constitutional debate is happening, and ...
Unwritten rules: why claims of a missing ‘fourth article’ of the Treaty don’t stack up
Some say an oral promise of religious protection read out at Waitangi in 1840 amounts to a fourth article of the Treaty. But ...
Kiri Allan set to slam Treaty Principles Bill as submissions resume
Kiri Allan is the latest former politician to voice opposition to the controversial Treaty Principles Bill, speaking on the ...
Watch: Select Committee hearings on Treaty Principles Bill resumes
Former minister of Justice Kiritapu Allan made a submission as the committee heard from organisations such as YouthLaw ...
‘Incompatible with freedom’: Seymour speaks on Treaty Principles Bill
Seymour, who introduced the bill, will speak to the committee first. He will then be followed by Te Pāti Māori president John ...
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Treaty Principles Bill select committee hearings begin today
Divisions over the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill became ever clearer on the first day of parliamentary hearings ...
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Treaty principles Day 2: Conservation, health, justice highlighted
Former conservation minister Kiri Allan opposes Treaty Principles Bill, while others talk about possible health and justice implications.
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Select Committee Treaty Principles Bill submissions hearings begin
The Treaty Principles Bill is an attempt to "oppress iwi Māori", according to a critic, while a supporter saw it an as attempt to ease New Zealanders' anxiety over the Treaty of Waitangi.