By Damian Flanagan One of the memorable highlights for me last year was that moment in the New Zealand parliament when a Maori MP suddenly transformed ...

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A new bilingual waiata has been released to mark the first Anzac Day without any living members of the 28th Māori Battalion, ...

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The bill would govern how the Treaty of Waitangi, signed in 1840 between the British Crown and Maori tribes, is interpreted in New Zealand law. Watch her speech here.

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There were celebrations in the House and the public gallery following the announcement of the defeat. A waiata, Tūtira Mai Ngā Iwi, was performed, and Speaker Gerry Brownlee criticized a haka ...

Controversial bill that sparked Maori rights protests heavily defeated in New Zealand parliament - Lawmakers break into Maori song after bill is ‘absolutely annihilated’ ...

The proposal made global headlines when a video went viral of the nation’s youngest legislator tearing the bill in two and leading a haka – a ceremonial Māori dance – in parliament.

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Before joining Raw Story, Brad Reed spent eight years writing about technology at BGR.com and Network World. Prior to that, he wrote freelance stories for political publications such as AlterNet ...