Māori, New Zealand

35,000 arrive at New Zealand parliament to protest controversial Māori treaty bill – live
Nine-day march across New Zealand culminates in Wellington as huge numbers gather to protest bill that opponents say seeks to dilute Māori rights
Livestream: Treaty Principles Bill hīkoi mō te Tiriti at Parliament
We are livestreaming the hīkoi at Parliament at the top of this page. You can follow our liveblog here. Thousands have marched through the streets of a capital and to the Beehive, to protest the ACT Party's Treaty Principles Bill.
Thousands of Māori bill protesters reach New Zealand parliament
Protesters have converged in the New Zealand's capital in protest of a bill which would reinterpret a 184-year treaty with the Māori people.
Māori community protests proposed law which would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty
A proposed law that would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty between the British Crown and Māori chiefs has triggered political turmoil and a march by thousands of people the length of the country to Parliament to protest it.
Live: 35,000 join as Treaty Principles Bill hīkoi reaches Parliament
The Treaty Principles Bill's architect made a brief appearance, and was met with chanting, as 35,000 people protesting overflowed from Parliament's lawn.
Thousands march to New Zealand's parliament in Maori rights protest
Booming Indigenous Maori "haka" chants rang out across New Zealand's capital on Tuesday, as thousands rallied against a conservative proposal accused of stoking racial divisions. Former conservative prime minister Jenny Shipley said the proposal threatened to "divide New Zealand in a way that I haven't lived through in my adult life".
Thousands protest in New Zealand
A proposed law that would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty between the British Crown and Māori chiefs has prompted protests.
Police Update #22: Hīkoi Mō Te Tiriti – Hīkoi Departs Parliament, Back To Waitangi Park
Police are expecting traffic, on foot and in vehicles, to get heavy in the city once again as Hīkoi mō te Tiriti departs Parliament and the CBD. Wellington District Commander Superintendent Corrie ...
Hīkoi to Parliament live updates: Tens of thousands descend on Wellington in historic day of mass protest
Parliament grounds are completely full and there are thousands of people spilling onto surrounding streets in Wellington. A protester was condemned by members of the hīkoi for letting off a flare as ...
Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti: The final day march to Parliament in photos
Police say about 2000 people are walking from Petone to the Wellington train station along State Highway 2 this morning, as part of the hīkoi mō Te Tiriti. The group set off at 4am, with cars ...
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Hīkoi mō te Tiriti brings 35,000 to Parliament
Wellington.Scoop As the leaders of the hikoi arrived at Parliament this morning, the march stretched back through the CBD to ...
'They don't want a dialogue': ACT's David Seymour defends refusal to address hīkoi
It's a big day for ACT's David Seymour, as the hīkoi marching down the country to oppose the Treaty Principles Bill arrived in Wellington today. Tens of th ...
Education minister says kids should be in school instead of at hīkoi
But the son of a haka expert, travelling down with students from Huntly, says "this is all part of our learning, this is ...
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Police Update #21: Hīkoi Mō Te Tiriti – Hīkoi Arrives At Parliament Grounds
Parliament grounds has reached capacity as more than 35,000 people are estimated to be participating in the Hīkoi mō te ...
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Hīkoi mō te Tiriti reaches Waitangi Park
"Hīkoi mō te Tiriti has reached Waitangi Park, with Police reporting no issues from this morning’s movements. "Another group of about 2000 people from the Hutt Valley began arriving at the Wellington ...
Hīkoi expected to have a "low impact" on Wellington businesses
The Hīkoi mō te Tiriti march has arrived in Wellington and will soon march to Parliament, but businesses are anticipating a peaceful protest.
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Hastings school holds mini march to support Hīkoi mō te Tīriti in Wellington
A small school in rural Hastings couldn’t take their pupils down to Wellington to show their support for Hīkoi mō te Tīriti ...