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. The treaty ...

April 10 (UPI) --New Zealand's Parliament Thursday rejected a bill targeting Maori rights that sparked protests. The Treaty Principles Bill was voted down 112-11 after a government committee ...

A Maori folk song rang through New Zealand's parliament on Thursday after lawmakers voted to defeat a bill that many feared would erode Indigenous rights. The contentious "Treaty Principles Bill" ...

New Zealand’s government plans to have 1 million Kiwis speaking basic te reo – the language of New Zealand’s indigenous Maori population – by 2040. There are also calls to make the ...

WELLINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) - New Zealand's parliament on Thursday comprehensively ... of protest and debate over the place of indigenous Maori in the Pacific nation. The Treaty of Waitangi ...

New Zealand politicians broke out in song Thursday after striking down a right-wing-backed proposal that opponents feared would erode indigenous rights. Tens of thousands of people ...

A controversial bill that had set off New Zealand’s largest-ever Maori rights protest was heavily defeated in parliament amid fears it would erode indigenous rights. The Treaty Principles Bill ...