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New Zealand parliament votes down bill targeting Maori rights
April 10 (UPI) -- New Zealand's Parliament Thursday rejected a bill targeting Maori rights that sparked protests. The Treaty ...
Controversial bill that sparked Maori rights protests heavily defeated in New Zealand parliament
A controversial bill that had set off New Zealand ’s largest-ever Maori rights protest was heavily defeated in parliament ...
New Zealand rejects proposed law to redefine treaty principles bill
Cheers and applause erupted before legislators and the public sang a waiata – a traditional Maori song – after the result was ...
Six people arrested for dumping 'blood-red dye' in U.S. Embassy pond in London
A top ranking official with Greenpeace UK has been arrested for dumping 'blood-red dye' in fountain outside the U.S. Embassy ...
New Zealand MP who took world by storm with Maori ‘haka’ dance speaks on treaty principles bill
New Zealand MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke on April 10 spoke in Parliament over a controversial proposed law that would redefine New Zealand's founding document. The bill would govern how the Treaty of ...
New Zealand parliament rejects controversial indigenous law
New Zealand's parliament on Thursday comprehensively rejected a bill aimed at reinterpreting the principles of the country’s ...