
Up to 30,000 expected: Hīkoi numbers could dwarf 2022 Parliament protest
The hīkoi is expected to be on the scale of the seabed and foreshore hīkoi 20 years ago.
The hīkoi is expected to be on the scale of the seabed and foreshore hīkoi 20 years ago.
Up to 30,000 protesters are expected to descend on Parliament on Tuesday.
Some schools endorse the hīkoi, flouting rules on political neutrality, Act's leader says.
OPINION: The PM made the decisions that have caused so much fear and hurt.
'I would fight against it. Māori have every reason to fight against it.'
A heated session in Parliament took a sudden turn.
The House was suspended briefly after the haka disrupted voting.
Act leader David Seymour responds the Prime Minister's statement that the Treaty Principles Bill is simplistic. Video / Mark Mitchell
OPINION: Protesters have some heavyweight legal experts on their side.
OPINION: 'A fundamental question [about abuse in state care] remains largely unspoken.'
The bill's first debate is set for today but Act may be eyeing the 2026 election.
Hīkoi mō te Tiriti is being supported nationwide, with Dunedin also doing its part to protest. Video / Takuta Ferris
A large group of supporters have also gathered in Christchurch, backing the movement and message of Hīkoi mō te Tiriti. Video / Supplied
The convoy of demonstrators protesting Government policies affecting Māori has arrived in New Zealand’s largest city and “significant delays” are expected in Auckland today.
Groups left Cape Reinga and Bluff this morning, aiming to meet on the steps of Parliament in nine days' time. Video / TVNZ
Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick is calling for a conscience vote on the Treaty Principles Bill. Video / NZ Herald
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.
The bill is expected to be introduced about 2pm.
OPINION: Kamala Harris conceded with a speech full of soaring and meaningless rhetoric.
David Seymour, Nathan Guy, Samuel Whitelock, Phil Duncan.
One local supplier says 30 of its 37 staff members could lose their jobs.
Community group blindsided that their lunch contract is not being extended.
The Ka Ako school lunch programme is expected to benefit 10,000 2 to 5-year-olds in 2025.
Act leader David Seymour on the Government appointing an observer to the Wellington City Council. Video / Mark Mitchell
The new lunch programme starts in Term 1, 2025.
Act leader David Seymour speaks about issues with the Wellington City Council. Video / Mark Mitchell
The issue of sovereignty was threaded throughout the debate.
Act leader says NZ has not been this divided since the 1981 Springboks tour.
Act leader David Seymour will publicly debate his contentious Treaty Principles Bill for the first time tonight with iwi leader Helmut Modlik.