Treaty Principles Bill passes first reading amid haka interruption
1 day ago · Labour MP Duncan Webb said the Treaty Principles Bill took a "wrecking ball" to Crown-Māori relations. "This is a damaging piece of legislation that this Government, Christopher Luxon, is taking a wrecking ball to the work that has been done by successive governments over the past 50 years since the Waitangi Tribunal was established," he said.
Treaty Principles Bill debate: How the world reacted - 1News
5 hours ago · The Guardian reported the Treaty Principles Bill sought to remove "a set of well-established principles that has flowed from New Zealand's founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi".. It said there had been "significant public backlash" to the Bill and covered the national hīkoi en route to Wellington. "New Zealand's parliament has erupted into fiery debate, personal attacks and a haka over a ...
Live: The Treaty Principles Bill has passed its first reading
1 day ago · The Treaty Principles Bill has passed its first reading and will now go to the Justice Committee for consideration. Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke was suspended from the house following a haka. Maipi-Clarke interrupted the vote on the Treaty Principles Bill's first reading with a haka taken up by members of the opposition and people in the public ...
Explainer: The path ahead for the Treaty Principles Bill - 1News
1 day ago · The Bill's introduction comes as a nationwide hīkoi winds its way to Wellington to protest the proposed legislation.. A Waitangi Tribunal report in August found the Bill would "undermine social cohesion".It added this month that the Bill "would be the worst, most comprehensive breach of the Treaty/te Tiriti in modern times" if enacted.
NZ’s Treaty Principles Bill passes first reading after Māori MP …
1 day ago · RNZ News. New Zealand’s controversial Treaty Principles Bill passed its first reading in Parliament today and will now go to the Justice Committee for consideration as the national Hīkoi continued its journey to the capital. Opposition Te Pati Māori’s Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke was suspended from the House following a haka.
Treaty Principles Bill vote: How the fiery debate led to MP being ...
13 hours ago · Act leader David Seymour’s contentious Treaty Principles Bill passed its first vote in Parliament on Thursday, but not until after a fiery, impassioned debate that saw one Te Pāti Māori MP ...
How the world reacted the to Treaty Principles Bill debate
10 hours ago · "New Zealand's parliament has erupted into fiery debate, personal attacks and a haka over a controversial bill that proposes to radically alter the way New Zealand's treaty between Māori and the crown is interpreted," it reported. Australia's ABC News called it a " landmark vote" on the Treaty Principles Bill on Thursday.
Maori haka in NZ parliament to protest at bill to reinterpret …
1 day ago · Act, the political party that introduced the bill, argues there is a need to legally define the principles of the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi, which has been fundamental to race relations in New Zealand.
The Treaty Principles Bill has been released: Here's what's in it
Nov 6, 2024 · The principles set out in the bill as introduced are: Principle 1: The Executive Government of New Zealand has full power to govern, and the Parliament of New Zealand has full power to make laws, (a) in the best interests of everyone; and (b) in accordance with the rule of law and the maintenance of a free and democratic society.; Principle 2: (1) The Crown recognises, and will respect and ...
Treaty Principles Bill: PM Christopher Luxon claps back at ... - NZ …
23 hours ago · There was always going to be anger, fireworks and haka but the dramas around the first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill have ensured that all sides can declare victory – of sorts. Act ...