New Zealand lawmakers have dealt an overwhelming defeat to a controversial proposed law seeking to redefine the country’s founding treaty between Māori tribes and the British Crown.

Popular opposition to the far-right ACT Party’s bill was channelled into a campaign promoting national “unity” and denying ...

New Zealand's Treaty Principles Bill has been voted down in the country's parliament, killing off the controversial piece of proposed legislation.

A separate Māori Health Authority has been dismantled, for example. It was set up by the previous centre-left government to tackle health inequalities that mean indigenous people live seven years less ...

New Zealand's Waitangi Tribunal will mark 50 years. It was formed to uphold the Treaty of Waitangi. The treaty guaranteed ...

This e-book explores the patterns of Māori utilisation of health and mental health services, identifying barriers and ...

It is time to reflect on what happened with the Atlas Network and the Treaty Principles Bill. In January last year in this ...

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Members of Parliament celebrate as the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi bill was rejected by Parliament in a 112 to 11 vote in Wellington, New Zealand, Thursday, April 10, 2025. Credit ...

But its defeat did not spell the end for scrutiny of Māori rights in New Zealand law. What is the Treaty of Waitangi? The Treaty guides the relationship between the government and Māori ...

Luxon also agreed to consider and either replace or repeal mentions of the Treaty of Waitangi throughout most New Zealand laws.