Māori lawmakers protest in New Zealand’s parliament
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers ejected on Thursday when dramatic political theater erupted over a controversial proposed law redefining the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous ...
Māori lawmakers in New Zealand interrupt vote on controversial bill with Haka
Māori lawmakers interrupted a New Zealand parliamentary vote with a Haka to protest a law that would erode the land and cultural rights of Indigenous New Zealanders.
New Zealanders Stage 'HAKA' Protest, march towards Wellington against Indigenous Treaty Bill
Thousands joined a march toward New Zealand's national capital on November 15 after a contentious Indigenous treaty bill. Several rallies protesting against the Treaties Bill are being staged in towns across the country as a nine-day march.
New Zealand Parliament Suspended as Maori Lawmakers Perform Haka to Protest Bill
New Zealand’s Parliament was temporarily suspended on Thursday as Māori lawmakers performed a haka, a traditional group dance, demonstrating their community’s anger and fear over a bill that aims to reinterpret the country’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people.
Māori Lawmakers in New Zealand Disrupt Parliament With Protest ‘Haka’
Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke of Te Pāti Māori stood and began a rhythmic Māori chant of challenge, which swelled to a roar as opposition lawmakers and spectators in the public gallery joined in.
Stirring 'haka' dance disrupts New Zealand's parliament
Indigenous Maori lawmakers disrupted New Zealand's parliament with a stirring "haka" dance, voicing opposition to a race relations bill that has ignited protests across the country. Thousands have joined a "hikoi" protest march travelling the country to drum up opposition,
Wellington crash: Motorists facing ‘significant delays after accident on SH2 near Ngauranga Gorge
One witness took to social media saying multiple ambulances and police cars were at the scene of a “major accident on the ...
Lawmakers stage Māori protest in New Zealand’s parliament during fraught race relations debate
A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers ejected Thursday amid debate over a controversial proposed ...
New Zealand's leader formally apologizes to survivors of abuse in state and church care
New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon makes a "formal and unreserved" apology in Parliament for the widespread abuse ...
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New Zealand’s indigenous Maori people march against Treaty Principles Bill
Thousands of people have joined a nine-day march to New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, to protest a contentious bill that ...
WNBA Basketball star relishing time in NZ Tauhi NBL
Seattle Storm WNBA guard Jordan Horston headlines the Wellington-based Tokomanawa Queens side in this year's Tauihi National ...
'A hollow and limited apology.' New Zealand survivors of abuse in care speak in their own words
Survivors have attended a formal apology from New Zealand's leaders at Parliament for the abuse of thousands of children and ...
Ajaz Patel, hero of New Zealand's clean sweep in India, dropped for England series
Spinner Ajaz Patel, whose 11 wickets in the third test against India this month helped New Zealand to an unprecedented clean ...
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New Zealand: “Our Ferries, Our Future!”
The demo in Wellington took a strong message to government that it must replace the vital, ageing fleet of ferries that have ...
Wellington’s new Hyde Lane apartments completed on time and on budget, including $2m penthouses
A new $110 million residential development has been completed with access from Wellington’s Developer Stephen Sutorius says ...