Explainer: The path ahead for the Treaty Principles Bill - 1News
7 hours 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.
Treaty Principles Bill passes first reading amid haka interruption
1 day ago · The Government's Treaty Principles Bill has passed its first reading in Parliament, with ACT leader David Seymour's legislation facing heated opposition. MPs who opposed the Bill described it as being "divisive", a "wrecking ball" to Crown-Māori relations, and "amounting to a dictatorship of the majority". Labour MP Willie Jackson was booted ...
Treaty Principles Bill debate: How the world reacted - 1News
7 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 ...
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 ...
How the world reacted to the Treaty Principles Bill debate
11 hours ago · Australia's ABC News called it a " landmark vote" on the Treaty Principles Bill on Thursday. International news agency Reuters said Parliament was "briefly suspended as people in the gallery joined in, and shouting drowned out others in the chamber". "The controversial legislation, however, is seen by many Māori and their supporters as ...
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 ...
15 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 ...
Maori haka in NZ parliament to protest at bill to reinterpret …
21 hours ago · BBC News. 1 hour ago. New Zealand's parliament was brought to a temporary halt by MPs performing a haka, amid anger over a controversial bill seeking to reinterpret the country's founding treaty ...
What is the Treaty of Waitangi and why is it sparking huge Māori ...
2 days ago · The Treaty Principles Bill was introduced into parliament this week and after a first reading on Thursday, will go to a select committee for a six-month consultation process.
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.
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