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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 ...
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.
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 ...
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.
Opposition MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, who started the traditional dance, was suspended for seven days, while her party's co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer were banned for 21 days.
“How do we speak truth to power? Just as power pretends it has none. As if history has lapsed, exploitation has expired, as ...
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 ...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand lawmakers dealt an overwhelming defeat Thursday to a controversial proposed law seeking to redefine the country’s founding treaty between Māori ...
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 ...
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.
The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi bill was rejected by Parliament in a 112 to 11 vote in Wellington, halting its progress […] WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) ...