Protests and a New Zealand leader’s absence overshadow a day marking the founding treaty with Māori
The bill’s architect, David Seymour, met with protests at Waitangi marae — a Māori meeting house — during speeches by ...
The day the Māori Queen came to Waitangi
Dressed in all white, the new queen stood out immediately among the kuia and kaumātua wearing their usual black formal ...
Liberal Democrat Voice3d
New Zealand and proportional representation: what there is to learn from it, and what there isn’t
The debate on proportional representation in the Commons last Thursday was all fairly predictable, with few Conservatives bothering to turn up, and Labour MPs as likely to defend first past the post ...
A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori
Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New ...
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This Mountain Is Legally a Person
A forest, a river, and a mountain in New Zealand have something unusual in common—they're all legally people. Taranaki Maunga, the second-highest mountain in New Zealand, was granted legal personhood ...
New Year's Resolutions: Parliament Style
After a series of speeches acknowledging several notable deaths that occurred over the summer, Parliament kicked off 2025 by ...
‘Prime Minister' Review: Documentary About New Zealand's Galvanizing Former Leader Offers an Intimate Look at a Woman in Power
Directors Lindsay Utz and Michelle Walshe provide a window into Jacinda Ardern's work and life choices during her five-year term as her country's head of government.
The New York Times16d
‘The Return of the King’: Trump Embraces Trappings of the Throne
Doug Mills/The New York Times Mr. Trump particularly delights in his pardon power, the most kingly element of a president’s authority, one that cannot be challenged or overturned. He used it to ...
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Parliament to be prorogued?
It is customary for the President to deliver a Throne speech at the ceremonial opening of the Parliament. However, the President can also use his discretion in not delivering the Throne speech, a ...
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EFF moves quickly to replace Ndlozi in Parliament
The party has replaced its former spokesperson, Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, who recently resigned as a member of Parliament. It has also filled the chief whip position once occupied by its co-founder Floyd ...
The New Zealand Herald21d
Golriz Ghahraman and the $150 Pak’nSave shopping incident – supermarket never complained to police who tried to use allegation in court
The revelation of a new alleged shoplifting incident came from Auckland restaurateur Leo Molloy in a social media video and led to a fresh wave of online abuse against the former MP. He has said ...
The Straits Times21d
Bulgaria’s Parliament approves new government to end months of coalition talks
SOFIA - Bulgaria's Parliament approved on Jan 16 a Cabinet ... opening the way for a new government to take office. Bulgaria, the poorest member of the European Union and one of its most corrupt ...