In New Zealand, thousands of indigenous Maori are protesting the new conservative government's plans to review a treaty that was signed by British colonists and Maori chiefs almost 200 years ago.

On February 6, 1840, the Treaty of Waitangi, also called Te Tiriti o Waitangi or just Te Tiriti, was signed between the British Crown and around 500 Maori chiefs, or rangatira.

Opposition MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, who started the traditional dance, was suspended for seven days, while her party's ...

A Maori reacts outside New Zealand’s parliament to protest against a proposed law that would redefine the country's founding agreement between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown in ...

The 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori lays out how the two parties agreed to govern, promising the Maori rights to their lands and giving other protections in exchange ...

New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that would reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty between the ...

First signed in 1840 between the British Crown and more than 500 Maori chiefs, the treaty lays down how the two parties agreed to govern. The interpretation of clauses in the document still guides ...

In reality, the British pillaged Māori lands throughout the 19th century and nearly eliminated them through displacement, disease, and warfare.

Decapitated, dried, and tattooed Maori heads are on display at various European museums, including the British Museum. The Maori used chisels to carve into men's skin, then filled the grooves with ...

How controversy over Maori haka sparked chaos in New Zealand parliament - The haka is a cherished cultural symbol, but this one has ignited a fiery debate ...

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, a Maori politician in New Zealand, sees her attire as a way to reclaim the era when her ancestors first interacted with British colonizers in the early 1800s.