Members of Parliament celebrate as the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi bill was rejected by Parliament in a 112 to 11 vote in Wellington, New Zealand, Thursday, April 10, 2025.

A bill which sought to “reinterpret” New Zealand’s Treaty of Waitangi, signed between Māori tribal leaders and the British Crown in 1840, has failed in parliament by 11 votes to 112.

Luxon’s comments follow the release of the Waitangi Tribunal’s report on the Bill last week, which describes how it undermines the constitutional place of Te Tiriti/Treaty and social cohesion.

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.

The bill's architect, David Seymour, argues the interpretation of the Treaty principles has been developed through the Waitangi Tribunal, courts and public service, and "New Zealanders as a whole ...

When speaker Gerry Brownlee asked Māori lawmaker Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke how her party voted in regards to the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill, she tore what appeared to be a copy of ...

NZ government introduces bill to reinterpret the Treaty of Waitangi. By Tracy Withers. November 7, 2024 — 3.19pm. Save. Log in, register or subscribe to save articles for later.

New Zealand’s coalition government has introduced legislation to define the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, the 1840 agreement between indigenous Māori and the British Crown that is ...

The Treaty principles, introduced in the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975, have historically provided a means to reconcile the differences between the te reo Māori and English texts of Te Tiriti and ...

Members of Parliament celebrate as the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi bill was rejected by Parliament in a 112 to 11 vote in Wellington, New Zealand, Thursday, April 10, 2025.

The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi bill was rejected by Parliament in a 112 to 11 vote in Wellington, halting its progress to a third and final vote. Cheers and applause erupted before ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand lawmakers dealt an overwhelming defeat Thursday to a controversial proposed law seeking to redefine the country’s founding treaty between Māori ...