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 ...