Waitangi Tribunal calls for immediate halt to changes to education legislation affecting Treaty

The Waitangi Tribunal has recommended an immediate halt to draft legislation weakening government obligations to the Treaty ...

Renowned academic and Ngāti Porou leader Tā Tamati Reedy dies aged 89

Tamati Reedy, a Ngāti Porou leader and celebrated academic, has died aged 89. Reedy, who was knighted for his services to ...

Government targets 19 pieces of legislation for Waitangi Treaty amendments

The government has agreed to amend references to the Treaty of Waitangi across 19 pieces of legislation. Justice Minister ...

Labour Will Restore Te Tiriti Commitment In Schools

A future Labour Government will restore the commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi in Aotearoa New Zealand’s schooling system.

Dr Claire Charters: Waitangi Tribunal tells govt to stop planned changes to education law

The Waitangi Tribunal is calling on the Government to immediately stop its planned changes to the education law.  The ...
Massey UniversityOpinion

Kiwi or not to be: can a citizenship test really measure what it means to be a New Zealander?

At one level, this makes sense. If someone wishes to become a citizen of New Zealand, it seems reasonable to expect them to ...

Anti-War Aotearoa And Greenpeace Announce A March For Peace

Anti-War Aotearoa and Greenpeace have announced a joint March for Peace, calling on New Zealanders to gather at Aotea Square ...

Labour admits it will not release ‘cornerstone’ policy costing and job modelling until after the election, blames Treaty of Waitangi concerns

Labour has admitted key details about its Future Fund, including the cost to the Crown and which state assets will be rolled ...

Govt agrees to change or scrap Treaty of Waitangi references in 19 laws

The Government will change or remove references to the Treaty of Waitangi that are included in 19 pieces of legislation. In a ...
Opinion

Will weakening Treaty provisions in NZ law create more problems than it solves?

On the face of it, the government’s desire to make references to te Tiriti o Waitangi consistent across all legislation sounds reasonable. As Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith argued, current laws ...