Māori, New Zealand

Mass protests against New Zealand’s effort to weaken Māori rights — and hurt the planet
Mass protests were held in New Zealand this week over an effort to weaken the rights of the Maori, who often serve as environmental stewards.
Why Māori are protesting in New Zealand
A controversial bill has ignited a 'flashpoint in race relations' as opponents claim it will undermine the rights of Indigenous people
Massive crowds march on New Zealand parliament protesting Māori bill. Here’s what to know
Tens of thousands of people have marched on the New Zealand parliament in Wellington to protest against a bill that critics say strikes at the core of the country’s founding principles and dilutes the rights of Māori people.
New Zealand: Over 42,000 protester descend on Wellington in support of Māori rights
Over 42,000 protester descend on Wellington in support of Māori rights - People crowded streets of the capital Wellington with flags aloft on Tuesday
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.
New Zealand’s founding treaty is at a flashpoint. Why are thousands protesting for Māori rights?
Thousands of people are marching the length of New Zealand in protest of a proposed law that would redefine the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown.
Historic Māori Rights March Draws 42,000 to New Zealand's Parliament
Tens of thousands of New Zealanders confronted parliament to protest a law to redefine a treaty between the Maori and Britain.
Māori Lawmakers Perform Traditional Haka Dance to Protest New Zealand Bill
Māori lawmakers performed a traditional haka dance to protest a New Zealand bill that could redefine the country's relationship with Indigenous people.
Tens of thousands crowd New Zealand’s Parliament grounds in support of Māori rights
As tens of thousands of marchers thronged the streets in New Zealand’s capital Wellington, the column of people, flags aloft, had the air of a festival or a parade rather than a protest.
Maori march ends in rally against rights-diluting bill in New Zealand
A nine-day march by Maori ended in a Wellington rally to protest a bill said to weaken Maori rights. Protesters wore traditional attire or shirts with 'Toitu te Tiriti' (honour the treaty), highlighting calls to respect the Treaty of Waitangi.
New Zealand: Thousands Protest In Wellington Over Maori Rights
Wellington, New Zealand Video Recording Date/Time 19, 2024 Tens of thousands of people gathered outside Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, on Tuesday, November 19, as part of a nine-day ±hikoi¼ protest advocating for the rights of indigenous Maori people and opposing a proposed bill to reinterpret the 19th-century Treaty of Waitangi between the British Crown and the Maori.
Iwi of Origin: Calling all Māori across Tāmaki Makaurau to celebrate your health and wellbeing – Mere Rangihuna
Calling all whānau across Tāmaki Makaurau to Bruce Pulman Park on Saturday for Iwi of Origin. I’ve come to realise how hard ...
Postvention as prevention: A Māori approach to suicide support
When tragedy strikes and a young person commits suicide it creates a ripple effect in their home – and sometimes those ...
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Project creates new Māori vocabulary for geothermal sciences
The Waiwhatu Project has created or expanded the definitions of six words in te reo Māori — the language of the Indigenous ...
Youth suicide inquest: Kaupapa Māori response filling gap in Northland suicide intervention
When tragedy strikes and a young person commits suicide it creates a ripple effect in their home – and sometimes those ...
Hīkoi hats: Why are so many people wearing red berets?
For the march to Parliament, many young wahine donned a red beret. It's a pōtae steeped in history and symbolism.