The ACT Party fought to have a Treaty of Waitangi clause stripped out of amended education legislation - but was overruled.

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 Waitangi Tribunal is considering a claim filed by south Taranaki iwi Ngāti Ruanui concerning a (TTR) shallow-seabed ...

The Government maintains it wants to settle with Ngāpuhi by 2040, amid warnings a New Zealand First bill forcing the iwi into ...

The Government maintains it wants to settle with Ngāpuhi by 2040, amid warnings a New Zealand First bill forcing the iwi into ...

Under the RMA’s replacement laws, Māori had expanded roles via regional planning committees and iwi partnership mechanisms. The new changes: Remove or downgrade co-governance arrangements. Shift from ...

Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith has confirmed the Government would prefer a single commercial settlement with the iwi, but is open to smaller groupings. It's after debate over a clause in ...

Deputy PM hits back at criticism of his flagship bill, defending it against claims it breaches Treaty of Waitangi principles.

Opposition MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, who started the traditional dance, was suspended for seven days, while her party's co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer were banned for 21 days.

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 ...

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 ...

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.