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

Controversial bill that sparked Maori rights protests heavily defeated in New Zealand parliament - Lawmakers break into Maori ...

New Zealand's Parliament Thursday rejected a bill targeting Maori rights that sparked protests. The Treaty Principles Bill was voted down 112-11 after a government committee recommendation against it.

New Zealand lawmakers dealt an overwhelming defeat Thursday to a controversial proposed law seeking to redefine the cou ...

Maori have been protesting in large numbers, in a 9-day hikoi or march of defiance, walking from the top of New Zealand down to the capital Wellington, joined by non-Maori supporters too. They’re ...

The controversial Treaty Principles Bill which sought to redefine New Zealand's founding document has been voted down in a highly anticipated day in the country's parliament. The bill needed a simple ...

A controversial bill that had set off New Zealand’s largest-ever Maori rights protest was heavily defeated in parliament on Thursday. The Treaty Principles Bill died in its second reading ...

A controversial bill that had set off New Zealand’s largest-ever Maori rights protest was heavily defeated in parliament amid fears it would erode indigenous rights. The Treaty Principles Bill ...