Te Aniwaniwa Paterson

As the Hīkoi mō te Tiriti moves through Aotearoa rangatahi from Ngāti Whakaue made a petition to throw out David Seymour’s Treaty Principles Bill.

The fast-track bill advances, raising concerns for tangata whenua and climate activists.

Two Māori musicians said they were motivated to join the hīkoi because of their own children, future generations, and the tupuna who came before.

Police estimated 5000 people are prepared to embark on the hīkoi across Auckland’s Harbour Bridge.

Te Ao Māori News has live coverage as participants in Hīkoi mō te Tiriti move in groups to cross the Harbour Bridge in Tāmaki Makaurau.

Te Ao Māori News spoke to Kaipara Māori Ward councilor, Ihapera Paniora (Te Roroa, Ngāti Whātua) from Tunatahi who said it was a beautiful day to celebrate being Māori.

Shaquille Shortland questions the Prime Minister’s authority to decide for Māori, emphasising the importance of Te Tiriti and Māori sovereignty.

Hīkoi mō te Tiriti protestors have departed from Lauri Park in Whangārei heading for Tunatahi (Dargaville).

The Green Party has written to the Speaker of the House to request a conscience vote on the Treaty Principles Bill on both first reading and the select committee referral motion.

Greenpeace condemns the fast-track bill as a war on nature, warning it harms Māori rights and the environment, with seabed mining and irrigation worsening pollution.