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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.
New Zealand politicians broke out in song Thursday after striking down a right wing-backed proposal that opponents ... The Treaty Principles Bill sought to define the principles of the ...
A bill which sought to “reinterpret” New Zealand’s Treaty of Waitangi, signed between Māori tribal leaders and the British Crown in 1840, has failed in parliament by 11 votes to 112.
New Zealand's Treaty Principles Bill has been voted down in the country's parliament, killing off the controversial piece of proposed legislation.
The Treaty Principles Bill passed its first reading in November, with support from National - the dominant party in New Zealand's ruling coalition - who had promised to back it as part of a ...
The bill was proposed by the right-wing Act Party to define the principles of the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi, considered New Zealand’s founding document for upholding Maori rights.
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New Zealand politicians broke out in song Thursday after striking down a right wing-backed proposal that opponents ... The Treaty Principles Bill sought to define the principles of the ...
The Treaty Principles Bill passed its first reading in November, with support from National - the dominant party in New Zealand's ruling coalition - who had promised to back it as part of a ...
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. (Robert ...
The Treaty Principles Bill sought to define the principles of the ... New Zealand politicians broke out in song Thursday after striking down a right wing-backed proposal that opponents ...