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 ...

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 ...

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

The Treaty Principles Bill was voted down 112 votes to 11 ... It is the largest response to proposed legislation that the New Zealand parliament has ever received. While the principles of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 of the ...