The Treaty of Waitangi, which is the focus of the proposed bill, dates back to 1840 and is considered New Zealand's founding ...

A former prime minister has warned the ACT Party is "inviting civil war" with its attempt to define the principle of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in law. The party's controversial Treaty Principles Bill ...

Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke of New Zealand’s Māori party rose and began a Haka, tearing a copy of the proposed law in half.

The controversial Treaty Principles Bill would end the Māori right of self-determination outlined in a nearly 200-year-old ...

Clarke's viral protest inside New Zealand's parliament was an objection to a piece of legislation that is "looking for a ...

New Zealand's parliament witnessed dramatic scenes as a controversial bill proposing to redefine the country's founding ...

The haka was led by Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, the country’s youngest Member of Parliament. She has since been suspended from Parliament for the act of protest. A viral photo of her tearing up the ...