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‘The government doesn’t care’: Māori greet New Zealand PM with indifference at muted Waitangi

Subdued tone as political leaders spoke on eve of Waitangi Day amid some fatigue in Māori communities over divisive coalition policies

The Guardian - AU

‘Reframes history’: fears Māori knowledge diluted in plan to revise New Zealand curriculum

‘Reframes history’: fears Māori knowledge diluted in plan to revise New Zealand curriculum

Minister rejects claims Māori history is being sidelined in rewrite which includes cutting some references to the Treaty of Waitangi

The Guardian - AU

Protests and a New Zealand leader's absence overshadow a day marking the founding treaty with Māori

Protests and a New Zealand leader's absence overshadow a day marking the founding treaty with Māori

The anniversary of New Zealand’s founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi, has passed in a muted fashion

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Māori protesters turn their backs on government ministers at Waitangi Day event

Anger at policies that roll back Māori rights surface as rightwing Act party leader David Seymour has microphone removed twice and protesters stage walkout

The Guardian - AU

Seymour enrages Maori as NZ leaders descend on Waitangi

The row over the role of the Treaty of Waitangi in modern-day New Zealand shows no sign of abating, with protests on the eve of the country's national day.

Waitangi Day: record crowds expected amid tensions over Māori policy in New Zealand

Event in February that commemorates signing of New Zealand’s founding document expected to draw tens of thousands but PM will not attend

The Guardian - AU

Why New Zealand’s Maori are fighting to save an 1840 treaty involving the Crown

Maori tribes call on King Charles to ensure the New Zealand government honours its Treaty of Waitangi obligations amid rising tensions over proposed legal changes

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Why are New Zealand’s Maori protesting over colonial-era treaty bill?

Why are New Zealand’s Maori protesting over colonial-era treaty bill?

Thousands are marching against a bill they believe undermines the Treaty of Waitangi and limits Maori rights.

What is the treaty principles bill and why is it causing controversy in New Zealand?

What is the treaty principles bill and why is it causing controversy in New Zealand?

Bill introduced in parliament this week wants to reinterpret Treaty of Waitangi, which upholds Māori rights

The Guardian - AU

Amid jeers and boos, strained Māori relations with government dominate national holiday

Amid jeers and boos, strained Māori relations with government dominate national holiday

Record crowds gather for country’s national day as fears of a wind back of Māori rights lead to angry exchanges

The Guardian - AU

Luxon strives for unity amid Waitangi Day unease

Luxon strives for unity amid Waitangi Day unease

New Zealanders are marking the 184th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi with their national day as PM Chris Luxon urges unity.

Waitangi flashpoint arrives for NZ's Luxon government

Waitangi flashpoint arrives for NZ's Luxon government

Tens of thousands of people are expected at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds for NZ's national day as the government is interrogated over policy for Maori.

Why has the Maori king of New Zealand called a national meeting?

Why has the Maori king of New Zealand called a national meeting?

The gathering will discuss how Maori rights can be protected by upholding their interpretation of Treaty of Waitangi.

New Zealand smoking ban U-turn could be first of many steps to demolish Jacinda Ardern’s legacy

New Zealand smoking ban U-turn could be first of many steps to demolish Jacinda Ardern’s legacy

From housing reforms and workers’ rights to the Treaty of Waitangi, the new conservative coalition government is set to chip away at progressive policies enacted by the former prime minister, reports Maroosha Muzaffar

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History and myth: why the Treaty of Waitangi remains such a ‘bloody difficult subject’

The Treaty of Waitangi, the influential historian Ruth Ross (1920-1982) remarked in 1972, is “a bloody difficult subject”. She should have known – she devoted most of her working life to trying to make sense of it, especially the text in te reo Māori.

The Guardian - AU

Waitangi Day celebrations struggle to mute politics in heated election year

Questions of sovereignty, inequality and New Zealand history hang in the background as political speeches foreshadow a future in which relationship with Māori plays a central role

New Zealanders commemorate Waitangi Day

New Zealand is commemorating its national day - Waitangi Day - 183 years after the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.

The Guardian - AU

‘Like a forest without birdsong’: Waitangi Day becomes more reflective as Covid takes toll

As gatherings and speeches are moved online, the chairman of the Waitangi National Trust Board sees a chance for further thought and change

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