'We are not divided, but united.' | Treaty Principles Bill Second Reading highlights

'We are not divided, but united.' | Treaty Principles Bill Second Reading highlights

Every party except Act is expected to vote down the controversial Treaty Principles Bill this afternoon on a occasion one senior minister has described as “cremation day.”

New Zealand Lawmakers Reject Bill to Roll Back Māori Rights

In New Zealand, a hotly contested bill which would have rolled back Indigenous Māori rights has been defeated. The measure, which sought to reinterpret the Treaty of Waitangi, was met with widespread protests, both on the streets and inside Parliament, led by Indigenous lawmakers.

Treaty Principles Bill scrapped but the fight for Te Tiriti is just beginning - lawyers and advocates say

Legal experts and Māori advocates say the fight to protect Te Tiriti is only just beginning - as the controversial Treaty Principles Bill is officially killed in Parliament.

Why the ‘cremated’ Treaty Principles Bill won’t go away, and how it will rise again

ANALYSIS: The Treaty Principles Bill will not be left to rest. It is worth too much to two parties, writes Glenn McConnell.

A shallow, unconscionable political stunt

“The drafters of the bill were appallingly ignorant,” writes historian Vincent O’Malley. (Photo supplied) Historian Vincent O’Malley on the end of the Treaty principles bill.   The odious Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill has finally been consigned to the dustbin of history, where it firmly belongs. It won’t be the end of race-baiting politicians seeking to stir up division for the sake of a few points in the polls. But it is an an impor…

‘Delusional’ Treaty Principles Bill scrapped but fight for Te Tiriti just beginning, say lawyers and advocates

By Layla Bailey-McDowell, RNZ Māori news journalist Legal experts and Māori advocates say the fight to protect Te Tiriti is only just beginning — as the controversial Treaty Principles Bill is officially killed in Parliament. The bill — which seeks to redefine the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi — sparked a nationwide hīkoi and received more than 300,000 written submissions — with 90 percent of submitters opposing it. Parliament confirmed the…