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Do the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi really give Māori too much power – or not enough?

This week parliament acted urgently to disestablish the Māori Health Authority. The hurry was to circumvent an urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearing on whether the proposal breached te Tiriti o Waitangi ...
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Land of opportunity or bicultural nation? Twin visions of national identity face off over the Treaty principles

The controversial Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill is being presented by its architect, ACT Party leader David Seymour, primarily as a matter of lawmaking – a clarification through ...
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New Zealand lawmakers reject proposed law to redefine the country's founding Treaty of Waitangi

WELLINGTON – New Zealand lawmakers dealt an overwhelming defeat Thursday to a controversial proposed law seeking to redefine the country’s founding treaty between Māori tribes and the British Crown.
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Why are New Zealand’s Maori protesting over colonial-era treaty bill?

A fight for Maori rights drew 42,000 protesters to the New Zealand Parliament in the capital Wellington on Tuesday. A nine-day-long hikoi, or peaceful march – a tradition of the Maori – was undertaken ...
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Waitangi Treaty, Māori dropped from new English, maths curriculums, teachers say

Teachers and principals warn the government is scrubbing Māori words and ideas from education documents. At an urgently convened conference in Wellington this week, educators said mention of the ...