Maori Protest Bill That Is Part of Sharp Rightward Shift in New Zealand
Two small populist parties are responsible for accelerating the shift, which has been felt acutely by the Indigenous Māori.
Māori rights protests in New Zealand draw tens of thousands : NPR
Indigenous Māori gather outside Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand on Tuesday. Mark Tantrum/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Tantrum/AP WELLINGTON, New Zealand — As tens of thousands of marchers 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 […]
Maori protest as hikoi reaches Wellington
Watch: New Zealand’s Māori protests explained More than 35,000 people have protested outside New Zealand’s parliament against a proposed bill seeking to reinterpret the country’s founding document between British colonisers and Māori people. Tuesday’s demonstration marked the end of a nine-day hīkoi, or peaceful protest, that had made its way through the country. The hīkoi […]
New Zealand Parliament Suspended as Maori Lawmakers Perform Haka to Protest Bill
Opposition lawmakers performed the traditional dance during a reading of a bill that would redefine the country’s founding treaty with its Indigenous people.