Maori Protesters Lead March to New Zealand’s Parliament
Protesters dressed in traditional Māori attire performed hakas while marching alongside tens of thousands of people through the streets of the nation’s capital, Wellington, on Tuesday.
Why are thousands of people marching for Maori rights?
Tens of thousands of people have gathered in Wellington for the final stretch of a week-long protest that has spanned the length of the country. Here is why.
Tens of thousands crowd New Zealand's Parliament grounds in support of Maori rights
As tens of thousands crowded the streets in New Zealand's capital, Wellington, on Tuesday, the throng of people, flags aloft, had the air of a festival or a parade rather than a protest.      They were marching to oppose a law that would reshape the county's founding treaty between Indigenous Maori and the British Crown.
New Zealand Maori begin march on capital to protest Indigenous treaty bill
Hundreds of people on Monday set out on a nine-day march to New Zealand's capital of Wellington in protest over legislation that would reinterpret a treaty at the heart of race relations in the Pacific country.
Haka erupts in New Zealand Parliament: Maori fight for their rights | The Culture Project
In an extraordinary display of unity and defiance, Maori MPs and spectators erupted into a powerful haka in New Zealand's parliament, protesting a controversial bill threatening Indigenous rights.
Tens of thousands crowd New Zealand's Parliament grounds in support of Māori rights
As tens of thousands of marchers thronged the streets in New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, the column of people, flags aloft, had the air of a festival or a parade rather than a protest
Tens of thousands march on New Zealand's parliament in support of Maori rights
Tens of thousands of people marched on New Zealand's parliament to oppose a bill that would reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty signed between the British and Indigenous Maori.
Protesters march against bill they say will redefine New Zealand’s treaty with Māori people
A proposed law that would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty between the British Crown and Māori chiefs has triggered political turmoil and a march by thousands of people the length of the country to Parliament to protest against it.
New Zealand's founding treaty is at a flashpoint. Why are thousands protesting for Māori rights?
Police say tens of thousands of people have arrived at New Zealand’s Parliament in protest of a proposed law that would redefine the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Māori and the Briti
35,000 crowd New Zealand’s Parliament grounds in support of Māori rights
What was likely the country’s largest-ever protest in support of Māori rights followed a long tradition of peaceful marches the length of the country that have marked turning points in the history of modern New Zealand.
Thousands flock to NZ capital in huge Māori protests
The bill, introduced by the Act political party, which is part of the country's ruling coalition, argues that New Zealand should reinterpret and legally define the principles of the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi,
Historic Maori rights demonstration in New Zealand draws 35,000 people
As tens of thousands of marchers crowded the streets, the throng of people with flags had the air of a festival rather than a ...
Crowds throng New Zealand’s Parliament grounds in support of Maori rights
The marchers oppose a law that would reshape the county’s founding treaty between the nation’s Maori people and the British ...
What is the Maori Haka dance, which New Zealand’s MPs performed in parliament in protest of a bill?
The haka, often associated with New Zealand’s All Blacks rugby team, is much more than a pre-game ritual; it is a cornerstone ...