Treaty of Waitangi

It’s estimated around 42,000 people have marched to Parliament’s steps in Wellington, to conclude the final leg of the ninth-day march, Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti.

With the Hīkoi mō te Tiriti only halfway to Parliament, ACT Leader David Seymour’s controversial Treaty Principles Bill is going through its first reading.

The Toitū te Tiriti Hīkoi saw an estimated 5000 people join in Tāmaki Makurau, with many people from different ethnicities and cultures supporting the movement.

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

There has been an immediate reaction to the coalition government's early introduction of the Treaty Principles Bill.

Taiwanese elder Laising Sawawan believes the geothermal land of his people holds greater potential than just a spa.

A new comedic advertising campaign suggests the bill is culturally embarrassing and belongs in the 1970s.

The hīkoi will begin on 10 November with marchers gathering at Pōtahi Marae in Te Kāo, before setting off from Cape Reinga the next day.

A former chief Crown negotiator on Treaty of Waitangi claims and settlements, Sir Brian Roche, has been appointed as the new Public Service Commissioner.

Goldsmith visited Te Tii for Te Kotahitanga o ngā hapū Ngāpuhi’s October meeting, amidst efforts to get Ngāpuhi hapū together to work towards treaty settlement.