Toitū Te Tiriti leader Eru Kapa-Kingi says New Zealand has shown its power to influence change as the Treaty Principles Bill ...

A controversial bill seeking to reinterpret New Zealand's founding document, which established the rights of both Māori and ...

April 10 (UPI) -- New Zealand's Parliament Thursday rejected a bill targeting Maori rights that sparked protests. The Treaty ...

Controversial bill that sparked Maori rights protests heavily defeated in New Zealand parliament - Lawmakers break into Maori ...

Cheers and applause erupted before legislators and the public sang a waiata – a traditional Maori song – after the result was announced.

New Zealand's parliament on Thursday comprehensively rejected a bill aimed at reinterpreting the principles of the country’s ...

New Zealand politicians broke out in song Thursday after striking down a right wing-backed proposal that opponents feared ...

Ignoring criticism, the BJP-led government has worked it through the grinder, and passed the Waqf Amendment Bill in both houses of Parliament. The Muslim community, already on the back-foot ...

The Justice Committee is recommending Parliament vote the Treaty Principles Bill down. Out of 300,000 submissions, 90% were opposed, but ACT leader David Seymour still wants a referendum.

New Zealand's Justice Committee recommends scrapping the Treaty Principles Bill after receiving nearly 300,000 submissions, mostly opposing it. Critics argue it misinterprets the treaty, posing risks ...