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New Zealand parliament votes down contentious “Treaty principles” bill
Popular opposition to the far-right ACT Party’s bill was channelled into a campaign promoting national “unity” and denying ...
New Zealand rejects rights bill after widespread outrage
"Instead of dividing and conquering, this bill has backfired and united communities across the motu [country] in solidarity ...
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New Zealand rejects proposed law to redefine treaty principles bill
New Zealand legislators dealt an overwhelming defeat to a controversial proposed law seeking to redefine the country’s ...
Tamatha Paul’s police comments, Treaty bill dies, Winston Peters turns 80: A week in NZ politics - The Front Page
Someone who’s seen his fair share of political scandal is Winston Peters, who turns 80 today - and celebrated his birthday ...
New Zealand parliament votes down bill targeting Maori rights
April 10 (UPI) -- New Zealand's Parliament Thursday rejected a bill targeting Maori rights that sparked protests. The Treaty ...
New Zealand's Controversial Treaty Principles Bill Rejected In Parliament
At its second reading on April 10, only members of the right-wing ACT Party, which introduced the bill, voted in its favor.
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New Zealand politicians sing as bill that sparked massive protests is ‘annihilated’
New Zealand politicians broke out in song Thursday ... the MP who led the parliamentary haka during the earlier debate. The Treaty Principles Bill sought to define the principles of the Treaty ...
New Zealand lawmakers reject proposed law to redefine the Treaty of Waitangi
New Zealand's Parliament overwhelmingly rejected the controversial Treaty Principles Bill, designed to redefine the Treaty of ...
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New Zealand rejects proposed law to redefine treaty principles bill
Members of parliament celebrate as the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi bill was rejected in a 112 to 11 vote in Wellington, New Zealand (Robert Kitchin/AP) Redress efforts have bolstered a ...