New Zealand politicians broke out in song Thursday after striking down a right wing-backed proposal that opponents feared would erode indigenous rights.

A controversial bill that had set off New Zealand ’s largest-ever Maori rights protest was heavily defeated in parliament on ...

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's Treaty Principles Bill has been voted down in the country's parliament, killing off the controversial piece of proposed legislation.

New Zealand's Parliament Thursday rejected a bill targeting Maori rights that sparked protests. The Treaty Principles Bill was voted down 112-11 after a government committee recommendation against it.

(CNN) — New Zealand politicians broke out in song Thursday after striking down a right-wing-backed proposal that opponents feared would erode indigenous rights. Tens of thousands of people ...