カテゴリー: New Zealand politics
Deputy press chief Michael Forbes quit after also allegedly photographing women at gym but has faced no chargesNew Zealand’s prime minister has suggested introducing new privacy laws after his deputy press secretary was allegedly caught making audio re…
In an interview with the Guardian, Winston Peters says the world faces the ‘most uncertain time’ in 80 years ahead of talks with Australia’s foreign ministerThe Pacific must be protected from becoming a military zone amid China’s growing push for influ…
The Waitangi Tribunal has had a significant impact on Indigenous rights and policy but as it marks its 50th anniversary its role is being questionedIn the 1980s, New Zealand’s department of Māori affairs set aside money for language groups to spend on …
The damage caused by the treaty bill to Māori relations will take time to repair and debate over the issue may spill into next year’s election campaignThe New Zealand parliament this week voted down the treaty principles bill – legislation that has cau…
Justice committee said the majority of public submissions oppose the legislation, which seeks to reinterpret the country’s founding document A parliamentary committee has recommended a bill that seeks to radically reinterpret New Zealand’s founding tre…
Dispute emerges after deputy prime minister Winston Peters questioned why MPs used the name Aotearoa in debatesThe speaker of New Zealand’s parliament has told lawmakers to stop complaining about the use of the Māori name for the country, after the dep…
1News Verian poll shows Christoper Luxon dropped 22% in the preferred prime minister stakes, his lowest result as leaderNew Zealand’s National-led coalition government is losing support among voters, new polling shows, amid frustrations over the econom…
Eru Kapa-Kingi has become the most recognised face of a movement against the government’s policy direction for MāoriMāori activist Eru Kapa-Kingi may have just led a historic march on Indigenous rights in New Zealand but he is reluctant to take credit …
The widely criticised bill aims to redefine Treaty of Waitangi principles that guide relations between Māori and ruling authoritiesNew Zealand’s Treaty of Waitangi explained in 30 secondsA controversial bill that seeks to radically change how New Zeal…
1News Verian poll comes amid growing concern the coalition’s policy direction will wind back Māori rightsNearly half of New Zealanders believe the government’s policies have increased racial tensions, new polling shows, as pressure mounts on the govern…
Experts say policy changes that include scrapping Māori-led programs will harm communities and put New Zealand’s ‘great reputation’ at riskRevealed: the impact of shifts to policies affecting MāoriLeading Māori figures from across New Zealand have soun…
Guardian analysis of changes in six key policy areas explains the coalition’s rationale for the shifts and provides expert views on how they will impact Māori‘Dangerous’ and ‘retrograde’: Māori leaders sound alarm over policy shifts in New ZealandAnaly…
Devastated colleagues and friends pay tribute to Collins as a ‘passionate advocate’ and a champion of fairness and equalityNew Zealanders, including leaders from across the political spectrum, have expressed shock and devastation at the sudden death of…
Record crowds gather for country’s national day as fears of a wind back of Māori rights lead to angry exchangesThe Treaty of Waitangi explained in 30 secondsAs the sun arced above the Waitangi grounds, boring down on the lush green peninsula where Māor…
Government to review principles of founding document, raising fears over rollback of Māori rightsThe Treaty of Waitangi / Te Tiriti o Waitangi – considered New Zealand’s founding document – was signed in 1840 by the British Crown and about 540 Māori ch…