The Treaty Principles Bill has been put to rest. It won’t move forward. And maybe that’s a good thing – not just because of ...

A controversial bill seeking to reinterpret New Zealand's founding document, which established the rights of both Māori and ...

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

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.

A bill that sought to redefine the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand's founding document, and take that new definition to a referendum has been voted down in the country's parliament. The bill ...

New Zealand politicians broke out in song Thursday ... the MP who led the parliamentary haka during the earlier debate. The Treaty Principles Bill sought to define the principles of the Treaty ...

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 ...

They included Luxon’s early support for the Treaty Principles bill, although the New Zealand leader always said he would later oppose it. Luxon’s opponents on Thursday derided his political ...