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New Zealand rejects rights bill after widespread outrage
A controversial bill seeking to reinterpret New Zealand's founding document, which established the rights of both Māori and ...
New Zealand Parliament votes against ACT's Treaty Principles Bill: The controversy and public response
The Treaty Principles Bill, proposed by the Act Party, faced defeat in Parliament. Only Act MPs supported it. National and ...
New Zealand politicians sing as bill that sparked massive protests is ‘annihilated’
New Zealand politicians broke out in song Thursday after striking down a right wing-backed proposal that opponents feared ...
New Zealand lawmakers reject proposed law to redefine the country’s founding Treaty of Waitangi
New Zealand lawmakers have dealt an overwhelming defeat to a controversial proposed law seeking to redefine the country’s ...
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 ...
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 - a government bill that was ...
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New Zealand's controversial Treaty Principles Bill defeated in parliament as all but one party blocks its path forward
A bill that sought to redefine the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand's founding document, and take that new definition to a referendum has been voted down in the country's parliament. The bill ...
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 Thursday. The Treaty Principles Bill died in its second reading, being ...
New Zealand's Controversial Treaty Principles Bill Rejected In Parliament
At its second reading on April 10, only members of the right-wing ACT Party, which introduced the bill, voted in its favor.
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New Zealand lawmakers reject proposed law to redefine the country's founding Treaty of Waitangi
Members of Parliament celebrate as the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi bill was rejected by Parliament in a 112 to 11 vote in Wellington, New Zealand, Thursday, April 10, 2025. Credit ...
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New Zealand politicians sing as bill that sparked massive protests is ‘annihilated’
New Zealand politicians broke out in song Thursday ... the MP who led the parliamentary haka during the earlier debate. The Treaty Principles Bill sought to define the principles of the Treaty ...