New Zealand's parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members staged a haka to disrupt the vote on a ...

Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke of Te Pāti Māori stood and began a rhythmic Māori chant of challenge, which swelled to a roar as ...

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The bill objects to certain to "ethnic quotas in public institutions," arguing protections for Māori culture defy "the ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A vote ... who is Māori — said no law or court had actually settled for good a definition of the ...

Labour's Māori Development spokesperson was the first to be ejected from the House after calling David Seymour a "liar" - breaking Parliament's rules.

Roger Partridge, chair of pro-market think-tank the New Zealand Initiative has released a report titled, “Who Makes the Law? Reining in the Supreme Court”. Photo / Getty Images Recent ...

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New Zealand's Government Introduces Bill ... "The principles of the Treaty are not going anywhere. Either Parliament can define them, or the courts will continue to meddle in this area of critical ...

Te Pāti Māori's extraordinary display of protest - interrupting the first vote on the Treaty Principles Bill - has ...

Parliament and the Supreme Court in a tug-of-war which the court seems to be winning, writes Roger Partridge. Photo / NZME Roger Partridge is chair and a senior fellow at The New Zealand Initiative.