New Zealand's Parliament overwhelmingly rejected the controversial Treaty Principles Bill, designed to redefine the Treaty of Waitangi, with a vote of 112 to 11. The bill sparked significant ...

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.

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 ...

The sweeping reinterpretation of the 1840 treaty signed by British representatives and 500 Māori chiefs during New Zealand’s colonization was never expected to become law.

A student opposing the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill sits outside New Zealand's Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, Thursday, April 10, 2025.(AP Photo/ Charlotte Graham-McLay) ...