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 ...

The anniversary of New Zealand's founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi, has passed in a muted fashion.

Why New Zealand’s Maori are fighting to save an 1840 treaty involving the Crown Maori tribes call on King Charles to ensure the New Zealand government honours its Treaty of Waitangi obligations ...

The reviewers of all Treaty of Waitangi clauses in legislation include three lawyers and a director, and will be expected to ...

A bill which sought to “reinterpret” New Zealand’s Treaty of Waitangi, signed between Māori tribal leaders and the British Crown in 1840, has failed in parliament by 11 votes to 112. The ...

Simpson has served as a trustee of the Waitangi National Trust since 2017 and as deputy chair since 2021, representing the descendants of the chief Pomare. Like Tipene, she too is approaching the nine ...

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.

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. (Robert ...

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.