New Zealand's Parliament voted down a bill that sought to redefine the role of its founding treaty agreement, signed between the Indigenous Māori people and the British Crown. The controversial ...

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

New Zealand's parliament on Thursday comprehensively rejected a bill aimed at reinterpreting the principles of the country’s ...

A controversial bill seeking to reinterpret New Zealand's founding document ... with most major political parties committed to voting it down. Members of the right-wing Act Party, which tabled ...

The Treaty Principles Bill, proposed by the Act Party, faced defeat in Parliament. Only Act MPs supported it. National and ...

The controversial Treaty Principles ... in front of the parliament 'Beehive' building. New Zealand has entered a period of right-wing politics, but the next generation of Māori activists are ...

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum ... of the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi, considered New Zealand’s founding document for upholding Maori rights.

New Zealand's Parliament overwhelmingly rejected the controversial Treaty Principles Bill, designed to redefine the Treaty of ...

Labour MP Willie Jackson says even at 80, Winston Peters is still using old political tricks and stirring controversy to chase votes. Peters is marking his 80th birthday on a cross-party Pacific trip ...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's parliament on Thursday comprehensively rejected a bill aimed at reinterpreting the principles of the country’s founding agreement following months of protest ...