The voting down of the controversial Treaty Principles Bill has garnered the attention of international media. The bill - which sought to redefine the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi - sparked ...

You can get in touch with Joe by emailing [email protected] President Donald Trump has accused Mexico of stealing water from Texas, citing a 1944 treaty. The president said on Thursday that ...

A Former Treaty Negotiations Minister believes taking the Treaty Principals Bill to a referendum is a prescription for disaster. Parliament has voted down the contentious bill spearheaded by David ...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has made his first public comments about the demise of the Treaty Principles Bill after it was voted down in the House yesterday. Speaking in Hamilton, Luxon said ...

The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi bill was rejected by Parliament in a 112 to 11 vote in Wellington, halting its progress to a third and final vote. Listen to Story Principles of the Treaty of ...

Every party except Act is expected to vote down the controversial Treaty Principles Bill this afternoon on a occasion one senior minister has described as “cremation day.” Parliament will hold ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand lawmakers dealt an overwhelming defeat Thursday to a controversial proposed law seeking to redefine the country’s founding treaty between Māori ...

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The sweeping reinterpretation of the 1840 treaty signed by British representatives and 500 Māori chiefs during New Zealand’s colonization was never expected to become law.