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New Zealand parliament votes down contentious “Treaty principles” bill
Popular opposition to the far-right ACT Party’s bill was channelled into a campaign promoting national “unity” and denying ...
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New Zealand Parliament Votes Down Contentious “Treaty Principles” Bill
A bill which sought to “reinterpret” New Zealand’s Treaty of Waitangi ... The second reading on April 10 of the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill concluded more than a year of ...
Te Pāti Māori MPs' Haka sparks debate on Māori rights in Parliament
Te Pāti Māori MPs boycotted a hearing regarding their haka protest against the Treaty Principles Bill, citing unfair ...
How Atlas Network amassed a global network of free market think tanks and reached into Australia and New Zealand
In New Zealand, there is now a conversation about an organisation called Atlas Network and whether or not it has influenced ...
'Me tū, me haka!': Te Pāti Māori MPs defend haka in Privileges Committee written submissions
Te Pāti Māori MPs say their haka protest during the Treaty Principles Bill debate was an expression of tikanga, not a breach ...
Te Pāti Māori MPs will not attend Privileges Committee hearing, citing lack of fairness and disregard to tikanga
Te Pāti Māori MPs have again declined to turn up to a hearing over their haka protest, but this time they have lodged a ...
Te Pāti Māori judgment day over House haka to land alongside party’s ‘independent’ hearing
Te Pāti Māori is likely to find out if three of its MPs will face punishments for performing a haka in the House, in the same ...
Te Pāti Māori judgment day over House haka to land alongside ‘independent’ hearing
Te Pāti Māori is likely to find out if three of its MPs will face punishments for performing a haka in the House, in the same ...
Christian broadcaster Rhema expanding, bucking the media trend
The country's main Christian broadcaster is revamping and expanding its output, even as its target market shrinks and ...