Hikoi starts march to Parliament from Waitangi Park

[rickford66]

Maori protest of change in treaty. This is in support of the protest in Parliament.

https://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=165675

Fifteen thousand people this morning gathered in Waitangi Park, armed with red, white and black flags, to join Hīkoi mō te Tiriti as it began its march through Wellington to the grounds of Parliament.





I have a couple relatives in this march.

[mwmisses4289]

1. Not being from NZ,

What is the Treaty Bill?

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2. Here's some info

...First signed in 1840 between the British Crown and more than 500 Maori chiefs, the Treaty of Waitangi lays down how the two parties agreed to govern. The interpretation of clauses in the document still guides legislation and policy today.

Rulings by the courts and a separate Maori tribunal have progressively expanded Maori rights and privileges over the decades. However, some argue this has discriminated against non-Indigenous citizens.

The ACT New Zealand party, a junior partner in the ruling center-right coalition government, last week unveiled a bill to enshrine a narrower interpretation of the Waitangi treaty in law...

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/14/world/new-zealand-haka-parliament-indigenous-bill-intl-latam/index.html

This was the haka in the NZ parliament:

Wikipedia entry on the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principles_of_the_Treaty_of_Waitangi