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Maori march against indigenous rights bill in one of New Zealand’s largest-ever protests
Haka chants rang out during the demonstration in Wellington on Tuesday - Mark Tantrum/AP Tens of thousands of people have marched on New Zealand’s capital against a bill to redefine Maori rights in one of the largest protests in the country’s history.
New Zealand's Cringe-Worthy Viral Haka Protest Is A Warning For The West
A recent protest in New Zealand's Parliament in which lawmakers broke into a Haka—a traditional Maori dance—has attracted global attention. One might wonder, what egregious measure under protest warranted such a dramatic show of opposition?
New Zealand MPs disrupt parliament with haka to protest Indigenous treaty bill
New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a contentious bill that would reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty between the British and Indigenous Maori.
Maori Protesters Lead March to New Zealand’s Parliament
Protesters dressed in traditional Māori attire performed hakas while marching alongside tens of thousands of people through the streets of the nation’s capital, Wellington, on Tuesday.
New Zealand parliament members cry out against bill threatening Maori communities
Members of New Zealand's parliament have rallied the international community in support of the island country's indigenous groups, as contentious legislation moves forward that could threaten Maori support systems.
New Zealand’s Maori oppose controversial bill
New Zealand's indigenous Maori people have expressed their opposition to a parliamentary bill that could alter their fate. The longstanding conflict between the Maori, who had controlled their lands for centuries, and Western settlers began when British naval officer James Cook arrived in October 1769 during his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean.
New Zealand Maori begin march on capital to protest Indigenous treaty bill
Hundreds of people on Monday set out on a nine-day march to New Zealand's capital of Wellington in protest over legislation that would reinterpret a treaty at the heart of race relations in the Pacific country.
Historic Māori Rights March Draws 42,000 to New Zealand's Parliament
Tens of thousands of New Zealanders confronted parliament to protest a law to redefine a treaty between the Maori and Britain.
New Zealanders march for Māori rights
The protests have evolved into “a celebration of a resurging Indigenous language and identity that colonization had once almost destroyed,” the Associated Press wrote.
Tens of thousands march in New Zealand Maori rights protest
Booming Indigenous Maori "haka" chants rang out across New Zealand's capital on Tuesday, as tens of thousands rallied against a conservative push to redefine the nation's founding treaty.
Why Māori are protesting in New Zealand
A controversial bill has ignited a 'flashpoint in race relations' as opponents claim it will undermine the rights of Indigenous people
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Why are New Zealand’s Maori protesting over colonial-era treaty bill?
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Tens of thousands march on New Zealand's parliament in support of Maori rights
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New Zealand: 42,000 demonstrate support for Maori rights
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More than 35,000 New Zealanders rally at parliament in support of Maori rights
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Did you know that this volcano in New Zealand has the same rights as humans?
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New Zealand’s post-Ardern populist pivot angers Maori community
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