A controversial bill seeking to reinterpret New Zealand's founding document, which established the rights of both Māori and ...

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

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

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

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters is continuing to demand a police investigation of Doyle based on fascistic and totally ...

Te Pāti Māori is urging people to remain vigilant for other Government policies it believes are harmful, saying Thursday’s voting down of the Treaty Principles Bill is only “one battle won”. The ...

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 lawmakers dealt an overwhelming defeat Thursday to a controversial proposed law seeking to redefine the country's founding treaty between Maori tribes and the British Crown.     The ...

Most visa inquiries so far have come from Americans, the New Zealand government told BI. Americans jarred by political tumult may be drawn to New Zealand's lifestyle, safety, and stability.

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

New Zealand politicians broke out in song Thursday after striking down a right-wing-backed proposal that opponents feared would erode indigenous rights. Tens of thousands of people ...