Protests and a New Zealand leader's absence overshadow a day marking the founding treaty with Māori
It’s often a day marked by spirited politics and at times boisterous protest. But Thursday’s anniversary of New Zealand’s ...
New Zealanders celebrate national day amid debate over founding treaty
Thousands gathered across New Zealand on Thursday to celebrate the signing of the country’s founding document and some called ...
New Zealand grants a mountain personhood, recognizing Taranaki Maunga as sacred to the Indigenous Māori people
The legal recognition acknowledges the mountain's theft from the Māori of the Taranaki region after New Zealand was colonized ...
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Māori lawmakers protest in New Zealand’s parliament
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A vote in New Zealand ... The proposal will shortly roil Parliament again. Thousands of protesters are due to arrive in the capital, Wellington, on Tuesday for ...
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Protesters gather at Invasion Day rallies across Australia
Invasion Day protesters have gathered on Yuggera and ... peoples across the globe — including Māori — and the New Zealand government's recent desire to reinterpret the Treaty of Waitangi.
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A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Maori
The unity provided brief respite in a tense period for race relations in New Zealand. In November, tens of thousands of people marched to Parliament to protest a law that would reshape the Treaty ...
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Go Tell It on the Mountain: New Zealand Grants Legal Personhood to Mount Taranaki, Recognizing It as Sacred for Māori
The unity provided brief respite in a tense period for race relations in New Zealand. In November, tens of thousands of people marched to Parliament to protest a law that would reshape the Treaty of ...
New Zealand school lunches compared to “dog food” after government cutbacks
The far-right government has slashed $130 million from its school lunches program, resulting in meals that in some cases ...
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New Zealand grapples with nationhood on Waitangi Day
Prime Minister Chris Luxon has used his Waitangi Day address to settle nerves over his government's attitude to Maori and the Treaty of Waitangi, insisting it would "honour the treaty and work in ...