42,000 join as Treaty Principles Bill hīkoi reaches Parliament
13 hours ago · Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is considering how to address the hīkoi when it arrives at Parliament. A spokesperson said a small delegation of National MPs will be available to meet the hīkoi. The Treaty Principles Bill architect, ACT leader David Seymour, says he supports the right to protest, but thinks participants are misguided and ...
Massive crowds march on New Zealand parliament protesting Māori bill …
3 hours ago · The Treaty Principles Bill was introduced by David Seymour, leader of the right-wing ACT New Zealand Party, which is a junior coalition partner with the ruling National and New Zealand First parties.
Explainer: The path ahead for the Treaty Principles Bill - 1News
5 days ago · The Bill's introduction comes as a nationwide hīkoi winds its way to Wellington to protest the proposed legislation.. A Waitangi Tribunal report in August found the Bill would "undermine social cohesion".It added this month that the Bill "would be the worst, most comprehensive breach of the Treaty/te Tiriti in modern times" if enacted.
The Treaty Principles Bill has been released: Here's what's in it
Nov 6, 2024 · The four-page Treaty Principles Bill has been introduced and will be debated in Parliament next week. As with all bills, the text begins with an explanatory note, includes links to some of the advice provided about it, such as a regulatory impact statement, and sets out the specific wording the law would change if enacted.
New Zealand's founding treaty is at a ... - Associated Press News
1 day ago · How were treaty rights revived? Prompted by a surging Māori protest movement, for the past 50 years the courts of New Zealand, lawmakers and the Waitangi Tribunal -– a permanent body set up to adjudicate treaty matters -– have navigated the differences in the treaty’s versions and tried to redress breaches by constructing the meaning of the treaty’s principles in their decisions.
Livestream: Treaty Principles Bill hīkoi mō te Tiriti at Parliament
12 hours ago · We are livestreaming the hīkoi at Parliament at the top of this page. Thousands have marched through the streets of a capital and to the Beehive, in a protest against the ACT Party's Treaty Principles Bill. A hīkoi against the controversial legislation reached Wellington on Tuesday. Green Mp Tamatha Paul said those gathering were united in ...
Revealed: the full text of David Seymour’s Treaty Principles Bill
Nov 6, 2024 · The full legislation, now available at legislation.govt.nz, also reveals the finalised proposed principles by which David Seymour wants Aotearoa to interpret the Treaty with, as well as the question he would like to ask in a Treaty principles referendum in 2026.
Treaty Principles Bill passes first reading amid haka interruption
5 days ago · The Government's Treaty Principles Bill has passed its first reading in Parliament, with ACT leader David Seymour's legislation facing heated opposition. MPs who opposed the Bill described it as being "divisive", a "wrecking ball" to Crown-Māori relations, and "amounting to a dictatorship of the majority". Labour MP Willie Jackson was booted ...
What is the Treaty of Waitangi and why is it sparking huge Māori ...
6 days ago · Mr Seymour has introduced a bill to reinterpret the treaty, sparking fierce opposition from Māori leaders, who argue it will be destructive to Māori life, institutions and culture.
Govt to introduce controversial Treaty Principles Bill this ... - 1News
Tue, Nov 5. The Government will introduce the controversial Treaty Principles Bill this Thursday, Acting Leader of the House Simeon Brown has confirmed to 1News. It comes ahead of a national hīkoi opposing the Bill next week. The Bill was originally set to be introduced on November 18. The Waitangi Tribunal alerted lawyers to the development ...