A controversial bill seeking to reinterpret New Zealand's founding document, which established the rights of both Māori and ...

New Zealand's parliament on Thursday comprehensively rejected a bill aimed at reinterpreting the principles of the country’s ...

New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters, leader of the right-wing nationalist NZ First Party, is continuing to ...

The Treaty Principles Bill, proposed by the Act Party, faced defeat in Parliament. Only Act MPs supported it. National and ...

New Zealand politicians broke out in song Thursday after striking down a right wing-backed proposal that opponents feared ...

Te Pāti Māori is urging people to remain vigilant for other Government policies it believes are harmful, saying Thursday’s voting down of the Treaty Principles Bill is only “one battle won”. The ...

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum ... of the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi, considered New Zealand’s founding document for upholding Maori rights.

Analysis: The first RNZ-Reid Research poll shows how powerful a good week can be in a razor-sharp electoral landscape, writes ...

Labour MP Willie Jackson says even at 80, Winston Peters is still using old political tricks and stirring controversy to chase votes. Peters is marking his 80th birthday on a cross-party Pacific trip ...

A controversial bill seeking to reinterpret New Zealand's founding document ... with most major political parties committed to voting it down. Members of the right-wing Act Party, which tabled ...

New Zealand politicians broke out in song Thursday after striking down a right-wing-backed proposal that opponents feared would erode indigenous rights. Tens of thousands of people ...