Te Pāti Māori files complaint against Gerry Brownlee as coalition targets haka
Debbie Ngārewa-Packer says the Speaker has exercised an overuse of power.
Debbie Ngārewa-Packer says the Speaker has exercised an overuse of power.
OPINION: 'Should [PM] kill the bill now or endure six months of divisive discussion?'
OPINION: Behind all the mud-slinging and nonsense, some interesting questions have arisen.
OPINION: Treaty principles need to remain tied to the historical Treaty.
OPINION: Everyone, from Labour, the Greens, the unions and every demographic represented.
MP's haka against Treaty Principles Bill gains a world wide audience
OPINION: 'Instead of empty rhetoric, the Government needs to take action – now.'
OPINION: The gang patch law kicks in on Thursday but let's wait for the reactions.
OPINION: Why wait half a year for a bill which is going nowhere?
Announcements about the first new schools are expected next month.
OPINION: We all have tino rangatiratanga, the right to self-determine, not only Māori.
OPINION: 'Is it now time for our Parliament to accept the occasional haka?'
The hīkoi is expected to be on the scale of the seabed and foreshore hīkoi 20 years ago.
AT introduced a de facto travel-free policy in 2020, says Act MP Parmjeet Parmar.
Some schools endorse the hīkoi, flouting rules on political neutrality, Act's leader says.
OPINION: The hīkoi is the opposite of organic. It’s a Māori Party protest.
OPINION: The PM made the decisions that have caused so much fear and hurt.
OPINION: The first debate on the Treaty Principles Bill was always going to deliver drama.
The House was suspended briefly after the haka disrupted voting.
Question Time and Act’s Treaty Principles Bill introduced
The contentious bill will have its first reading in Parliament this afternoon.
Police say 5000 people crossed the Auckland Harbour Bridge on journey to Wellington.
The hīkoi's purpose is to show unity against proposed policy changes.
The bill's first debate is set for today but Act may be eyeing the 2026 election.
Police estimate 5000 people crossed the bridge in two hours today.
It's only day two but the Government is already nervous, hīkoi organisers say.
Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti will be in Heretaunga on Friday as it makes its way to Wellington.
The protest hits Auckland on Wednesday, disrupting motorways and the Harbour Bridge.
OPINION: PM might think Seymour is an ungrateful sod after his Treaty Bill antics.