Seymour unveils Treaty Principles Bill
This afternoon, Associate Justice Minister David Seymour released his Treaty Principles Bill. This afternoon, Associate Justice Minister David Seymour released his Treaty Principles Bill. Principle One: The government has full power to govern, and parliamentarians have full power to make laws.
Protests erupt in New Zealand over Treaty Principles Bill
Nearly ten thousand people took to the streets in New Zealand to protest the introduction of the controversial Treaty Principles Bill in Parliament. Critics said the bill, if passed, could reverse the rights and other protection mechanisms for the Indigenous Māori people.
NZ’s Treaty Principles Bill ‘inviting civil war’, says former PM Shipley
Her comments come after Prime Minister Christopher Luxon called the bill “simplistic” and “unhelpful”, and former Treaty Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson — who negotiated more settlements than any other — said letting it pass its first reading would do “great damage” to National’s relationship with Māori.
Treaty Principles Bill will greatly damage National’s relationship with Māori – former minister
The former National government Treaty negotiations minister Chris Finlayson says Act leader David Seymour misunderstands what his principles bill represents The post Treaty Principles Bill will greatly damage National’s relationship with Māori – former minister appeared first on Newsroom.
New Zealand's Youngest MP Performs Haka, Rips Apart Treaty Principles Bill In Parliament - VIDEO
The vote on the Treaty Principles Bill was interrupted on Thursday in new Zealand's Parliament after the country's youngest MP Hana-Rawhiti Kareariki Maipi-Clarke, staged traditional Maori dance and ripped apart a copy of a contentious bill.
Treaty Principles Bill haka highlights tensions between Māori tikanga and rules of Parliament
Te Pāti Māori's extraordinary display of protest interrupted the first vote on the Treaty Principles Bill.
"Do not negate 184 years of debate": Bill rolling back Māori rights in New Zealand faces backlash
Protests erupted inside and outside of New Zealand’s parliament this week as the country’s far-right ACT New Zealand Party ...
Treaty Principles Bill: Senior lawyers call for David Seymour’s Treaty Bill to be abandoned
Members of the King’s Counsel, some of New Zealand’s most senior legal minds, say the Treaty Principles Bill “seeks to ...
The Treaty Principles Bill is already straining social cohesion – a referendum could be worse
The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill will likely die after it goes to select committee – or will it? A possible ...
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Treaty Principles Bill Passes First Reading, Promises Debate on Foundational Document
Associate Justice Minister David Seymour has announced that the Treaty Principles Bill has passed its first reading ...
Treaty Principles Bill: National spooked as Te Pāti Māori’s parliament haka delivers more grist to Act’s David Seymour - Claire Trevett
Act’s Treaty Principles Bill passed its first reading in Parliament on Thursday with support from National, Act and NZ First.
Māori lawmakers in New Zealand interrupt vote on controversial bill with Haka
Māori lawmakers interrupted a New Zealand parliamentary vote with a Haka to protest a law that would erode the land and ...
Treaty Principles Bill hīkoi organiser rejects David Seymour's offer to meet
The ACT leader is open to meeting with organisers of the protest, but they say they are not at his "beck and call".