Cheers and applause erupted before legislators and the public sang a waiata – a traditional Maori song – after the result was ...

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

April 10 (UPI) -- New Zealand's Parliament Thursday rejected a bill targeting Maori rights that sparked protests. The Treaty ...

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

They included Mr Luxon’s early support for the Treaty Principles bill, although the New Zealand leader always said he would later oppose it. Mr Luxon’s opponents on Thursday derided his ...

Members of parliament celebrate as the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi bill was rejected in a 112 to 11 vote in Wellington, New Zealand (Robert Kitchin/AP) Redress efforts have bolstered a ...

Members of parliament in New Zealand celebrate as the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi bill was rejected in a 112 to 11 vote in Wellington (Robert Kitchin/AP) New Zealand legislators dealt an ...

The Treaty Principles Bill passed its first reading in November, with support from National - the dominant party in New Zealand's ruling coalition - who had promised to back it as part of a ...

New Zealand legislators dealt an overwhelming defeat to a controversial proposed law seeking to redefine the country’s founding treaty between Maori tribes and the British Crown. The Principles ...