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

The bill was proposed by the right-wing Act Party to define the principles of the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi, considered New Zealand’s founding document for upholding Maori rights. The treaty ...

New Zealand's population has surged to over 5.3 million, marking a significant growth of 1.3% since 2018, fueled primarily by ...

New Zealand’s government plans to have 1 million Kiwis speaking basic te reo – the language of New Zealand’s indigenous Maori population – by 2040. There are also calls to make the ...

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

A Maori folk song rang through New Zealand's parliament on Thursday after lawmakers ... and protect the interests of the Maori community. Maori today remain far more likely to die early, live in ...

April 10 (UPI) --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 ...

New Zealand lawmakers have dealt an overwhelming defeat to a controversial proposed law seeking to redefine the country’s ...

The contentious "Treaty Principles Bill" sought to redefine the principles of New Zealand's founding document, signed between ...

New Zealand politicians broke out in song Thursday ... Tens of thousands of people – predominantly from the Māori community – had already taken to the streets to oppose the bill, which ...