The ACT Party fought to have a Treaty of Waitangi clause stripped out of amended education legislation - but was overruled.

The Waitangi Tribunal has officially accepted Ngāti Ruanui’s claim challenging the fast‑tracking of seabed mining approvals ...

The Waitangi Tribunal has granted iwi a hearing into the way the Fast-track Approvals Act has been used to seek approval to mine the seabed off Pātea.

The NZCTU opposes the Regulatory Standards Bill in the strongest terms.The "principles of responsible regulation" set out in the Bill reflect the ...

Monday 23 June 2025 marks the closing of the select committee submission period on the controversial Regulatory Standards ...

The law would also set up a Regulatory Standards Board, which would respond to concerns raised around the consistency of ...

Waitangi Tribunal Already Doing Exactly What It Was Originally Intended To Do, Treaty Law Experts Say Wednesday, 14 May 2025, 5:53 pm Article: RNZ ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...