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Goldsmith on Finlayson's Treaty Principles Bill comments
Former MPs sometimes feel they can chip in and tell current ones what to do, the Treaty Negotiations Minister says. Audio
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10,000 join hīkoi as Treaty bill protest heads south
15 Nov 2024Hīkoi mo te Tiriti participants have turned out in force on foot and horseback in central Rotorua.
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Treaty bill will greatly damage National's relationship with Māori - former minister
15 Nov 2024"The National Party today are more concerned about their careers than about the history," Chris Finlayson says. Audio
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Watch: Haka interrupts Treaty Principles Bill voting
14 Nov 2024As Opposition MPs and the public gallery stood to perform Ka Mate, Speaker Gerry Brownlee suspended the sitting.
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Bill of Rights Act advice on Treaty Principles law 'damning' - expert
14 Nov 2024"The government's own lawyers recognise the bill would at first blush undermine Māori people's rights," a law professor says. Audio
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Waitangi Tribunal demands release of Te Aka Whai Ora documents
A treaty lawyer says she can't recall the tribunal issuing a directive like this before. Audio
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D-Day for government's Treaty Principles Bill
14 Nov 2024The legislation is up for its first reading after Question Time this afternoon. Audio
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Retracing the footsteps of past Māori protest movements
14 Nov 2024As the nationwide hīkoi for Te Tiriti made its way through Auckland it stopped at two sites synonymous with Māori resistance - Bastion Point and Ihumātao.
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Senior lawyers call for Treaty Principles Bill to be abandoned
14 Nov 2024Members of the King's Counsel say the coalition's Treaty Principles Bill "seeks to rewrite the Treaty itself" and would have the "opposite effect of its stated purpose". Audio
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As it happened: Hīkoi mō te Tiriti leaves Dargaville, headed for Auckland
12 Nov 2024Kaipara Māori Ward councillor Pera Paniora urged locals to join the hikoi and take the fight for their rights to Parliament..
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Hīkoi mō te Tiriti's stop in Kaipara district to mark loss of Māori ward
12 Nov 2024The hikoi will detour from its route in the footsteps of Dame Whina Cooper's 1975 land march to stop in the Kaipara District today. Audio
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National hīkoi arrives in Whangārei
11 Nov 2024Thousands have turned out in Whangārei, the first city on the hīkoi.
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Hundreds pay final respects to Sir Robert Gillies
11 Nov 2024Mourners, politicians and representatives of the NZ Army have been welcomed onto Te Papaiouru marae in Rotorua.
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Flags to fly at half-mast following death of Sir Robert Gillies
11 Nov 2024All government and public buildings will fly the New Zealand flag at half-mast on Tuesday to mark the burial of Sir Robert Gillies.
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People from across the motu farewell final member of Māori Battalion
10 Nov 2024Te Papaiouru marae in Rotorua is welcoming manuhiri from across Aotearoa to say their final goodbyes to Sir Robert "Bom" Gillies.
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'It's all about being one': Preparing for the arrival of Hīkoi mō te Tiriti
13 Nov 2024First Person - Just before the hīkoi reached Tāmaki Makaurau, First Up's Leonard Powell popped over to the Te Kamaka Marae for a look behind the scenes. Audio
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Hīkoi to cross Auckland's Harbour Bridge, delays expected
13 Nov 2024Two northbound lanes will be closed until the convoy is across and Auckland commuters are advised to plan ahead.
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Pharmac axes Māori advisory group
12 Nov 2024Input from Pharmac's Māori advisory group will be replaced by outside partnerships, Pharmac has said.
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Buck Shelford among thousands farewelling Sir Robert Gillies
12 Nov 2024When the service for Tā Bom ends, he will be carried away from his marae and taken inside St Faith's Church where a gun salute will follow behind.
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Apologise, then act: What Māori survivors of abuse want
12 Nov 2024One says it's just words. Another calls it a "waste of space". But the survivors RNZ spoke to all say one thing about today's national apology: don't stop there. Audio
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Thousands expected to farewell Sir Robert Gillies today
12 Nov 2024'Bom' - the last surviving member of the 28th Māori battalion - will be buried in Rotorua on Tuesday. Audio
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Independent report on rainbow survivors of abuse in care released
12 Nov 2024As the government prepares to deliver its apology to those who experienced abuse in state and faith based care, an independent report is putting the voices of rainbow survivors at...
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'Lets make this hīkoi build a nation'
12 Nov 2024From the misty peaks of Cape Reinga to the rain-soaked streets of Kawakawa, the national hīkoi rolled through the north.
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Meeting with Seymour 'pointless', hīkoi organiser says
11 Nov 2024The ACT leader is open to meeting with organisers of the protest, but they say they are not at his "beck and call".
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