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The Treaty principles bill is gone; now Govt’s real Treaty agenda picks up pace
The list of Treaty-related policies on the coalition agenda is as long as its arm, even without the Treaty Principles Bill, writes Laura Walters.
New Zealand politicians sing as bill that sparked massive protests is ‘annihilated’
New Zealand politicians broke out in song Thursday after striking down a right wing-backed proposal that opponents feared ...
The Unusual Death Of The Treaty Principles Bill
The demise of the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill was a very rare beast in Parliament - a government bill that was ...
Treaty Principles Bill: Parliament votes down controversial policy at second reading
Act leader David Seymour has vowed to reignite the issues in his controversial Treaty Principles Bill, saying his party would ...
Treaty Principles Bill scrapped but the fight for Te Tiriti is just beginning - lawyers and advocates say
Legal experts and Māori advocates say the fight to protect Te Tiriti is only just beginning - as the controversial Treaty Principles Bill is officially killed in Parliament.
Live: MPs react after Treaty Principles Bill voted down in Parliament
Every party except Act is expected to vote down the controversial Treaty Principles Bill this afternoon on a occasion one ...
Treaty Principles Bill: Act’s David Seymour set to face bill’s demise without PM Christopher Luxon or deputy PM Winston Peters
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Deputy PM Winston Peters – are not expected to be in the House for the second reading of ...
New Zealand Parliament votes against ACT's Treaty Principles Bill: The controversy and public response
The Treaty Principles Bill, proposed by the Act Party, faced defeat in Parliament. Only Act MPs supported it. National and ...
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Treaty Principles Bill may be resurrected; the opposition is primed
David Seymour contentious bill ended with a whimper, this week. But the Act leader has spent the better part of two years thinking about different ways to achieve his vision for how the law views the ...
New Zealand lawmakers reject proposed law to redefine the country’s founding Treaty of Waitangi
New Zealand lawmakers have dealt an overwhelming defeat to a controversial proposed law seeking to redefine the country’s ...
Hipkins changes diary to vote down Treaty Principles Bill says PM should do the same
Labour leader Chris Hipkins has changed his diary to speak at the second reading of the bill and says Christopher Luxon ...