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Weather: Clean-up after Cyclone Tam begins in Northland as winds ease
The rain and wind from Cyclone Tam will linger in Northland but respite is on the horizon, says MetService. Meteorologist ...
Assignment: New Zealand: What counts as Maori equality?
Protest against New Zealand’s moves to abolish Maori rights in the name of equality ...
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The Unusual Death Of The Treaty Principles Bill
The demise of the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill was a very rare beast in Parliament ... providing impartial news ...
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The Treaty principles bill is gone; now Govt’s real Treaty agenda picks up pace
The list of Treaty-related policies on the coalition agenda is as long as its arm, even without the Treaty Principles Bill, writes Laura Walters.
New Zealand Lawmakers Reject Bill to Roll Back Māori Rights
In New Zealand, a hotly contested bill which would have rolled back Indigenous Māori rights has been defeated. The measure, ...
Mike's Minute: How arrogant of the Waitangi Tribunal to ask for more money
The Waitangi Tribunal has been reviewed, and the review recommends it needs more people and more money. It is strained, says ...
Treaty Principles Bill timeline: The controversial policy’s rocky road to rejection
Te Pāti Māori is urging people to remain vigilant for other Government policies it believes are harmful, saying Thursday’s voting down of the Treaty Principles Bill is only “one battle won”. The ...
Treaty Principles Bill scrapped but the fight for Te Tiriti is just beginning - lawyers and advocates say
Legal experts and Māori advocates say the fight to protect Te Tiriti is only just beginning - as the controversial Treaty ...
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Treaty Principles Bill may be resurrected; the opposition is primed
David Seymour contentious bill ended with a whimper, this week. But the Act leader has spent the better part of two years thinking about different ways to achieve his vision for how the law views the ...
New Zealand parliament votes down bill targeting Maori rights
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
A controversial bill that had set off New Zealand ’s largest-ever Maori rights protest was heavily defeated in parliament on ...
Live: MPs react after Treaty Principles Bill voted down in Parliament
Every party except Act is expected to vote down the controversial Treaty Principles Bill this afternoon on a occasion one ...